Marketing fraud ─ including skewed analytics, ad fraud, affiliate fraud and lead fraud ─ is a growing problem for online businesses in every industry, and it’s more pronounced over the busy holiday shopping season. Juniper Research estimates that in 2019, advertisers around the world will lose $42 billion of ad spend to fraud.
The affiliate industry is nuanced. There are many players, layers, and moving parts. While some of these nuances are what make the affiliate model unique and valuable, such as connecting compensation to outcomes, there are others that are less desirable. Here are three dangers of affiliate marketing to look out for.
Retargeting is a great way to stay top of your customer’s mind. But bad retargeting restrains the relationship you have with your customer. Here’s a look at how one licensed sports apparel seller isn’t in sync with its customer or its inventory, and three things merchants can do to get retargeting done right.
The truth is that affiliate programs are intimately connected to the rest of your digital marketing efforts. In fact, maintaining a healthy affiliate program might actually improve your SEO and your PPC ROI. Here’s how.
Affiliate marketing has been evolving at a rapid pace for the last few years and this year looks like it will be no exception. This article identifies five trends that you should watch for in 2015 and some best practices to keep in mind as you develop your affiliate marketing strategy.
When the parent company of an affiliate network also buys one of the largest affiliates in the space, it raises a lot of red flags and also leads to an important question: Is an affiliate program and its data the property of the retailer, the affiliate and/or the network, and who can it be shared with?
Answering that question requires creating more transparency in the affiliate industry. For many retailers that means transitioning from Generation 1 to Generation 2 affiliate programs and ensuring that, first and foremost, their best interests are being represented.