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11 Ways to Optimize Your Affiliate Website for Conversions

October 19, 2020 by Avangate Affiliate Network

You’ve created a website with valuable, sticky content and you still don’t have as many conversions as you would like? We can offer you 11 ways to help you get closer to your target. Your goal as an affiliate is to make as much money as possible by selling the products you are promoting on your affiliate website. In order to achieve your goal, you have to drive traffic and … [Read more...]

Advertiser and Network Responsibilities for What Others Say in Social Media

August 28, 2020 by Richard B. Newman

FTC

As previously blogged about here, the FTC actively continues its assault on paid-for rankings, ratings and review websites. The FTC’s Endorsement Guides provide that if there is a “material connection” between an endorser and an advertiser – in other words, a connection that might affect the weight or credibility that consumers give the endorsement – that connection should … [Read more...]

What Advertisers & Publishers Should Be Doing Now

April 22, 2020 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

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 review what we know and what looks likely, and what it means for your business. What Is Working? In talking to people around the industry I'm impressed with how … [Read more...]

Performance Marketing Provides Stability & Measurable Returns In A Crisis

April 16, 2020 by MaxBounty

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, advertisers, and networks are all likely to be impacted differently and to varying degrees. The way they’re individually affected also inherently impacts their relationship … [Read more...]

The affiliate marketers blueprint to futureproof your business

October 1, 2019 by Alexandra Forsch, president of Awin US

Awin

The affiliate channel has always had a chameleon like ability to adapt to its environment. However, as consumer and regulatory concerns about privacy and data escalate, brands ramp up their demands for transparency and tech giants clampdown on what can be tracked online. As such, affiliate marketing is faced with an influx of new challenges. In 2020, what should brands be … [Read more...]

Ten Tips on How to BE A CONTENT CREATOR in Affiliate Marketing

September 11, 2019 by Avangate Affiliate Network

content creation

Content creators are taking the lead. After 20 years of affiliate revenue being dominated by the coupon and loyalty space, power is shifting to content creators.  A content creator is any person or company that creates content to inform and attract an audience and shares that content through a variety of distribution channels, usually on their own website, blog, … [Read more...]

Federal Auto Renewal Legislation Proposed

August 3, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC

While FTC attorneys continue to focus upon recurring payment issues and aggressively enforce ROSCA compliance, a number of states have recently enacted or supplemental legislation on automatic renewal contracts (e.g., California, North Dakota, Vermont and Washington D.C.).  Federal lawmakers may now be getting into the oversight act. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) recently … [Read more...]

Federal Court Holds TCPA Plaintiff Did Not Adequately Allege ATDS

July 2, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC

In Bader v. Navient Solutions, LLC (N.D. Ill. June 14, 2019), the North District of Illinois dismissed a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) plaintiff’s claims on the basis that the complaint did not possesses sufficient facts to plausibly allege the defendant had used an automated telephone dialing system (ATDS), consistent with post-ACA International v. Federal … [Read more...]

How Deceptive User Interface Design Increases E-Commerce Sales

June 26, 2019 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

 A fascinating Princeton study found hundreds of examples of deceptive "dark patterns" on e-commerce websites. Dark patterns are user interface features that, often deceptively, steer customers into making unintended decisions. The report has a great run-down of the various tricks that marketers are employing together with a list of various software vendors that enable … [Read more...]

Top Pay-Per-Call Verticals For 2019

May 29, 2019 by Aragon Advertising

Admitad

Updated: May 29th, 2019 As the #1 rated Pay-Per-Call network, Aragon has made it a priority to provide their affiliates and advertisers with a clear path to ROI in mobile marketing, especially in Pay Per Call. Pay-Per-Call works across a wide range of verticals. Here are the top three verticals that have shown the strongest growth and deliver the highest … [Read more...]

Telephone Consumer Protection Act Update – TCPA

May 28, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

FTC

FCC Commissioner Delivers Pro-Telemarketer TCPA Speech - May 2019 FCC Commissioner Michael O’Reilly recently delivered a telemarketer defense-oriented speech at an event in Washington D.C.  One of the many issues he addressed was the continuing landslide of frivolous Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits. Commissioner O’Reilly made his opinion clear – the … [Read more...]

New York Becoming Leader of Financial Consumer Protection

May 15, 2019 by Richard B. Newman

The state of New York has long been considered a leading advocate of consumer protection, particularly when it comes to regulating the financial services industry.  In 2014, New York’s  Department of Financial Services adopted regulatory rules for debt collectors.  In 2017, NYDFS issued its cybersecurity rules for financial services. Last month, New York’s … [Read more...]

Can Affiliate Marketing Networks Build Transparency Through Events?

April 4, 2019 by mThink

Transparency

By Chris Trayhorn, CEO and Founder, mThink/Blue Book Most affiliate marketing networks are pretty cautious about connecting their advertisers directly with publishers. The risk of them setting up a direct business relationship - cutting the network out of the deal - is real. This kind of disintermediation is a major risk to the revenue streams of networks and … [Read more...]

CrakRevenue Introduces the ACH Payment System for Its Affiliates

January 17, 2019 by mThink

ACH

QUEBEC CITY - CrakRevenue, which recently secured the 7th position out of the world’s best CPA networks according to mThink’s Blue Book 2019, is pleased to announce the availability of automated clearing house (ACH) transactions on its platform. Affiliates from all around the world can choose this new payment method right now. With the added benefits of ultra fast … [Read more...]

TCPA News for Telemarketers

November 19, 2018 by Richard B. Newman

FTC

SCOTUS Grants Certiorari in TCPA Case Following the ACA International decision from the D.C. Circuit, it was a matter of when, not if.  The deepening splits of opinion regarding interpretation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act have resulted in the U.S. Supreme Court granting certiorari to a case that could determine whether the  judicial system or the Federal … [Read more...]

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