Imagine you are a newbie affiliate entering the industry today. Which vertical would you choose? What would be your strategy for success? As a new affiliate I would identify up and coming niches that don’t have much competition. It’s almost pointless to compete in verticals with high competition because those markets are already saturated. Very specific niches with a bit of … [Read more...]
Jackie Bates on Affiliate MarTech Opportunities
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been raised by AdTech startups over the last few years, and now there is much talk of AdTech being consolidated into the larger concept of MarTech. If MarTech is the future of marketing, will affiliate networks be included, or will they stand apart? Jackie Bates: MarTech presents a huge opportunity for affiliate marketers. Networks that … [Read more...]
Blue Ribbon Panel: Interview Melissa Feemster
Does the difficulty in predicting which creatives will be accepted to run by Facebook and other social platforms make them still useful or too much bother? Why? While there are certainly very specific ad requirements enforced by Facebook, the platform itself is a critical component for brands. Facebook’s ad restrictions have been put in place to increase performance, which … [Read more...]
Blue Ribbon Panel: Q&A with JP Sauve
Imagine you are a newbie affiliate entering the industry today. Which vertical would you choose? What would be your strategy for success? My strategy for success would involve learning as much as I could about the industry, choosing a vertical and traffic source, and then signing up to a reputable network like MaxBounty. From there I would try my best to stick to a singular … [Read more...]
Blue Ribbon Panel Interview: Cristian Miculi
Hundreds of millions of dollars have been raised by AdTech startups over the last few years, and now there is much talk of AdTech being consolidated into the larger concept of MarTech. If MarTech is the future of marketing, will affiliate networks be included, or will they stand apart? Cristian Miculi: I don’t see why affiliate networks would not be part of this. After all, … [Read more...]
Q&A: Geno Prussakov on Affiliate Marketing Hot Topics
Imagine you are a newbie affiliate entering the industry today. Which vertical would you choose? What would be your strategy for success? Evgenii “Geno” Prussakov: In late 2015 we conducted a comprehensive analysis of 550 top affiliate programs across 6 major U.S. affiliate networks (CJ, Rakuten, ShareASale, AvantLink, Affiliate Window, and LinkConnector) which revealed that … [Read more...]
Blue Ribbon Panel Interview: Nicolas Chrétien
Interview: Nicolas Chrétien How is big data going to impact the performance marketing industry? I don't agree with the future-tense implication that big data hasn't yet made its impact—because it has. It's impacting the performance marketing industry everyday. Indeed, it’s more than an impact — one might even say it’s a revolution. Business intelligence and big data has … [Read more...]
Clickbooth Continues to Fight for Affiliate Marketing
Press Release Invalidates Essociate Affiliate Pooling Patent Claims Again! Sarasota, FL - Clickbooth is pleased to announce that on March 11, 2016, during the appeal of the Essociate, Inc. v. Clickbooth.com, LLC suit, the Federal Circuit Panel unanimously affirmed the prior decision in favor of Clickbooth which effectively invalidated Essociate’s affiliate pooling … [Read more...]
Parent Company of CrakRevenue Wins Appeal in Patent Fight Against Essociate
Press Release QUEBEC CITY, QC, March 15, 2016. On Friday, March 11, 2016, the US Federal Circuit unanimously affirmed U.S. District Judge James V. Selna’s ruling confirming the unpatentability and invalidity of Essociate’s patent. Last February, the parent company of CrakRevenue won the first round of a hard-fought patent battle filed by Essociate, Inc. Essociate claimed … [Read more...]
MarTech Hits Affiliate Marketing
The rapid implementation of big data-driven analytics, programmatic tools and automated marketing technologies is going to transform the affiliate marketing industry. Look around: most of the customer journeys that we create via the affiliate marketing business model are ripe for optimization-by-computer. It has already happened in many isolated places without many of us … [Read more...]