Partnership Marketing Tips
We collected the most interesting news in affiliate this week, including a few on partnership marketing — explainers, tips, and strategies.
Best Practices, Explainers and Predictions
NerdWallet’s IPO proves you can write your way to a unicorn valuation
NedWallet’s content strategy — recommendations on products it deems “best,” regardless of commission — seems to pay off.
Source: TechCrunch
TikTok Analytics: What Affiliate Marketers Need to Know
An overview of TikTok analytics, including how to access it and which metrics to pay attention to.
Source: Geniuslink
Should Influencers Be Affiliates or in Your Affiliate Program?
Why you should consider having influencers in your affiliate program — and two reasons why you shouldn’t.
Source: Adam Riemer Marketing
How to determine customer lifetime value
How to calculate customer lifetime value and tips on building long-term relationships with customers.
Source: ShareASale
How to Succeed at Affiliate Marketing
An introduction to affiliate marketing: definitions and best practices for those just starting out.
Source: TechFunnel
The need to redefine affiliate marketing for Web3
The challenges of transitioning affiliate marketing from Web2 to Web3.
Source: ITProPortal
M&A, New Entrants and Features
Rakuten Advertising’s “Accelerate” helps in affiliate marketing
Accelerate is an affiliate marketing program managed by analysts, using Rakuten’s first-party data and insights to determine campaign strategies.
Source: Martech Cube
Successful Partner Marketing In Q4 And Beyond
An explanation of types of partnerships, choosing the right partners, and how to work with creators.
Source: CommerceNext
Button’s Tap pushes into the Card Linked Offers space, a move to supercharge mobile commerce for top fintech brands.
Button’s Tap partners with Cash App’s Boost program.
Source: Button
Instagram now lets all users share links in Stories via Link Stickers
Link Stickers feature is now available for all users, no longer just business and high-profile creators, which is good news for small or new publishers.
Source: TechCrunch
Case Studies, Profiles and Awards
Partner How-To: Negotiating Holiday Collaborations with Your Favorite Brands
Five tactics for collaborating with brands.
Source: Partnerize
10 High Potential Publishers to Partner with in Q4
A roundup of high potential publishers that can be found on the CJ dashboard.
Source: CJ
Events, Webinars and Podcasts
The Partnership Economy Podcast Launch
David A. Yovanno and Todd Crawford of impact.com host a new podcast series that explores the latest trends and opportunities in partnerships.
Source: Spotify
Upcoming impact.com events
impact.com hosts a happy hour (and golf clinic) on Tuesday, November 2 from 6:30-9:30pm at TopGolf Las Vegas, for those already in the area attending ASW.
It is also hosting People in Partnerships, a virtual webinar on partnership marketing.
Source: impact
Affiliate Adjacent
YouTube’s Chief Business Officer: E-Commerce Will Become Creator ‘Juggernaut’
Creator economy’s future seems bright thanks to e-commerce, according to YouTube’s Robert Kyncl.
Source: The Information
This new checkout technology is revolutionizing how people shop
Fast’s one-click payment button provides a solution for cart abandonment.
Source: RetailWire
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