Affiliate Newsletter Template | Tips on How, When and What to Include

If you are looking for a guide on how to format your next affiliate newsletter, you’ve come to the right place. I have been asked this question just today, and it occurred to me that this would make up a helpful blog post, especially for new affiliate managers. There are […]

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Affiliate Profiling Proving to be an Effective Technique

Much has been written about customer profiling, and the technique has been widely used for precision targeting in both online and offline marketing. Affiliate profiling is something I haven’t seen explicitly mentioned anywhere, but I am positive that many affiliate managers use this technique. Simply because it’s effective. Just as

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How To Recruit Affiliates?

One of the most burning questions every affiliate program manager has is “How does one effectively recruits quality affiliates?” I believe that that a successful affiliate recruitment campaign rests on six pillars. These are: Software Social Media Search Engines Second-Tier Affiliates Summits and Symposiums Symbiosis (or Recruitment Campaigns) I invite

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Affiliate Program Management: Areas of Responsibility

It is not unusual for an online merchant to wonder if they really should have a dedicated affiliate program manager, or if the responsibilities of the affiliate manager can be handled by an already employed member of their staff. To answer this question, you need to know what exactly an

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Is Poor Backlink Strategy Damaging Your Brand?

[The purpose of this post is to demonstrate a poor backlink “strategy” without bringing any particular brand into the spotlight. Therefore, all sensitive information is omitted.] Twelve days ago I received the following email: I am contacting on behalf of [hosting company’s name here] and firstly would like to thank

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James Martell Previews AM Days East 2012 on Webmaster Radio

Last week I had a good chat with one of the industry’s most famous veterans, James Martell, who hosts his Affiliate Buzz show on Webmaster Radio. We’ve discussed the upcoming Affiliate Management Days East 2012 at length, and you may find the full recording by clicking the image below: Here’s

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Gaiam Gives In-Depth Look at LinkShare New Advertiser Dashboard

A couple of days ago  (September  21, 2010) LinkShare affiliate network has announced its completely new advertiser dashboard. To find out a merchant opinion on it, and get a little in-depth here, we chatted with one of LinkShare’s top advertisers — that also made the 2009 Internet Retailer’s 2009 Hot

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