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This week in FMTC’s Affiliate Roundup: Learn best practices for tracking in your affiliate program as well as what new iOS updates could mean. Plus, two major platforms announce new monetization models.
Best Practices, Explainers, and Opinions
iOS 17 Won’t Destroy Affiliate Marketing
The industry prepares for Apple’s tighter privacy protections and what they may mean for tracking.
Source: Hello Partner
6 affiliate tracking methods [+ the outcomes of getting it right]
Check out these best practices for effective tracking in your affiliate program.
Source: impact.com
The Battle for Middle Earth: A Performance Marketer’s Guide to the Affiliate Channel’s Savings Space
Greg Kim walks us through the four major “kingdoms” in the industry.
Source: Martech Record
Case Studies, Profiles, and Awards
How Ziff Davis And Black Enterprise Bring In Revenue With Commerce Content
Affiliate links are the bread and butter of Ziff Davis’s portfolio, but “the real opportunity is in branded content that tells a story.”
Source: AdExchanger
Affiliate Adjacent
YouTube is lowering the barrier to be eligible for its monetization program
The YouTube Partner Program is now open to those with 500 subscribers, down from the prior requirement of 1,000.
Source: TechCrunch
Twitch’s new Partner Plus program offers some streamers a 70/30 revenue split
Twitch introduces a new monetization tier for creators that mirrors an old model but with a twist.
Source: TechCrunch