CAKE's parent company, Constellation Software, is acquiring TUNE. The announcement yesterday means that two of the biggest network and partner … Continue Reading
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Dietary Supplement Marketing and Earnings Claims Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Unsubstantiated marketing claims that exploit consumer anxiety amid the coronavirus pandemic are a top priority for private class action … Continue Reading
Blue Book
California Redefines Analysis of Independent Contractor Classification
In September 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new measure (AB 5) that essentially redefines businesses classify employees and independent contractors. The legislation, as drafted, will result in a … Continue Reading
What Advertisers & Publishers Should Be Doing Now
We are now six weeks into the coronavirus crisis. The dust is settling a little and it is beginning to be possible to see the contours of what lies ahead for the economy and the affiliate marketing industry. Let's … Continue Reading
Performance Marketing Provides Stability & Measurable Returns In A Crisis
When discussing how the ongoing pandemic could influence performance marketing, I think it’s important to first recognize the potential complexity of that influence. By that I mean consumers, affiliates, … Continue Reading
In Performance Marketing, Relationships And People Are At The Core Of All That We Do
During a crisis, leaders should lead from the front, and during the good times, leaders should lead from behind. We are working at SmarterChaos to "lead from the front" as we pivot towards affiliate marketing offers … Continue Reading
Revenue
NY AG Focused on Price Gouging During COVID Outbreak
The New York Office of the Attorney General is actively investigating the advertising or offering for sale of necessary consumer goods at unconscionably excessive prices during the period of market disruption caused … Continue Reading
Affiliate Marketing in a Time of Coronavirus
What Now For Affiliate Marketing? On the down side, consumer spending has gone through the floor. Travel, retail, entertainment and restaurants have all been hit hard. Many merchants have seen big drop-offs over … Continue Reading
No-BS Coronavirus Tips
We read epidemiology reports so you don’t have to… There’s a lot of information on Covid-19 that doesn’t seem to get much play in the news so, in case you are not yet corona-ed out, a few notes on what the experts … Continue Reading
eCommerce
8 Ways To Find Super-Customers
The 80:20 rule applies to most things in life. Customer spend is often one of them: in most businesses, 20% of customers provide 80% of the sales revenue. This group of “super-customers” are the key to growing your … Continue Reading
The Most Important Marketing Metric (And It’s Not CPA)
How much can you afford to spend to acquire a new customer? It's a big question, and one I see people getting wrong every day. The reason? They have no idea what their Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) is. CLV is the … Continue Reading