This week in FMTC’s Affiliate Roundup: Much more data about the year’s biggest sales is here — showing consumers took advantage of some great deals. We also have some key tips from experts about online coupons, affiliate management, social commerce, and influencer partnerships.
Best Practices, Explainers, & Opinions
How influencer-couple brand partnerships can amplify your reach
Take advantage of the audience size and rapport for your affiliate efforts.
Source: impact.com
3 Lessons for Affiliate Managers
Lee-Ann Johnstone gives three expert tips.
Source: Affiverse
We need to talk about coupon/voucher popups.
Making a case for coupons and affiliate to work hand in hand, not against one another.
Source: James Little
Case Studies, Profiles, & Awards
Flash Report: Affiliate Sales Up for Cyber Weekend
Among the insights: BNPL (buy now, pay later) was up 32% from last year.
Source: Martech Record
Ecommerce Holiday Results: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Cyber Week
Visualize e-commerce data with these charts and stats.
Source: Digital Commerce 360
Events, Webinars, & Podcasts
Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast — 5 Things To Do Right Now With Your Affiliate Program
One key tip: Streamline affiliate approvals (FMTC can help push your deals out to affiliates!)
Source: RSS.com
Affiliate-Adjacent
Social Commerce Is Trending, But Brands Have To Get Serious About Driving Purchases
Leverage brand trust to create an authentic “experience” on social.
Source: AdExchanger
Holiday Shopping Soars As Sellers See Their Prices Hit Rock Bottom
From the article: “To reach a new customer, are you better off spending another dollar on advertising or dropping your price by $1?”
Source: AdExchanger
92% of top online retailers offer Cyber Monday promotions
Compared to last year’s 79.5%, a whopping 93% of retailers offered discounts this year.
Source: Digital Commerce 360
Mastercard launches Shopping Muse, an AI-powered shopping assistant
The trend of AI-assisted app shopping continues.
Source: TechCrunch