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Jackie Bates of LinkConnector: Riding or Missing the Q4 Wave

October 30, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Put yourself in the position of a clothing or cosmetics advertiser CMO coming into the holiday season.  What are the main points of your plan for the next four months? By how much should your media budget increase? What kind of return should you expect? Riding—or missing—the Q4 wave has big implications. Last year, total online sales jumped roughly 18% according … [Read more...]

Adam Weiss of Rakuten: Shaping Your Plan for Q4 2017

October 23, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Put yourself in the position of a fashion- or beauty-focused publisher CMO coming into the holiday season. What are the main points of your plan for the next four months?  Adam Weiss:  Planning for fourth quarter requires an analysis of what worked and what didn’t in 2016 as well an understanding of the trends that have surfaced in 2017.  Look at your data to understand the … [Read more...]

Interview With Peerfly’s Director of Marketing on Conversions

October 19, 2017 by mThink

If you were going to launch a business as a publisher today, what business model would you adopt to make money? Luke Kling: Everything is going mobile so I would focus on how people are consuming content on their mobile devices and try to figure out how I can provide value to them in exchange for their attention. There is a ton of opportunity with mobile messaging. What … [Read more...]

Merchant CMO Tips From Erin Cigich, CEO of Clickbooth

October 10, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Does a merchant or an advertiser need a digital marketing/ad agency in addition to their normal affiliate network partner? It definitely depends where the brand is in their life cycle. Affiliate network partners should be the driving force purely for traffic, while the agency helps set an overall tone of the advertiser’s creative vision. When agencies and networks coordinate … [Read more...]

Adam Weiss of Rakuten: “The Keys to Developing a Strong Digital Marketing Strategy”

October 4, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Does a merchant or an advertiser need a digital marketing/ad agency in addition to their normal affiliate network partner? Adam Weiss:  As with any aspect of developing a strong digital marketing strategy, this largely depends on the needs of the advertiser, as well as the strengths of the network with which they work. The most important thing to consider is that when a … [Read more...]

Gus Brito of FlexOffers on Outsourcing for Success

October 3, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Does a merchant or an advertiser need a digital marketing/ad agency in addition to their normal affiliate network partner? The world is full of talented people, so it’s better to get expert assistance with a project and have it done right the first time. It will take them less time to complete the job and you won’t go through the hassle of learning how to do an "adequate" … [Read more...]

Interview with Blue Ribbon Panelist Gus Brito

May 16, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Interview With Gus Brito – Director of Network Development, Flexoffers.com Should advertisers or publishers care about whether their network partner(s) are investing in new technology or are innovating? [GB] Both aspects are equally important to ensure our industry continues to grow exponentially. I believe advertisers and publisher should definitely have an interest in … [Read more...]

ROAS: Why Performance Marketing Out-Performs Display

May 5, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Interview with Erin Cigich, CEO of Clickbooth Should advertisers or publishers care about whether their network partner(s) are investing in new technology or are innovating? First and foremost advertisers and affiliates should be focused on the results their partners are driving. This is, after all, performance marketing. While Clickbooth has invested and continues to … [Read more...]

There’s A Place For Large & Small Networks – Innovation Is Key

March 13, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Interview with Axel Vézina, COO of CrakRevenue An increasing number of networks have major new-investor money behind them, funding more sophisticated technology and greater scale. Are networks inevitably going to get bigger, and will small networks be driven out? Whatever industry you look at, whether retail, grocery, e-commerce,  or CPA networks, each one experiences the … [Read more...]

The Hidden Story Behind Clickbooth’s Blue Book Win

March 1, 2017 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

The contest for Best CPA Network this year was the most competitive ever. With several networks investing big money into new technology, the migrations of support from one network to another by advertisers and publishers were more significant than we have previously seen in the seven year history of the Blue Book. No network saw a greater increase in year-on-year support … [Read more...]

Advertisers Find Affiliate Marketing Very Lucrative

February 6, 2017 by mThink

Interview with Ricky Ahuja, Affiliate Director at Nutryst What should an advertiser using performance marketing be thinking about in 2017?  Advertisers have come a long way in this industry and their arsenal of tools available to them make it a very lucrative and attractive sector to be in. However, many of them have a long way to go. It seems quite evident many of them do … [Read more...]

Performance Marketing Trends 2017

February 3, 2017 by mThink

Interview with Erin Cigich, CEO of Clickbooth An increasing number of networks have major new-investor money behind them, funding more sophisticated technology and greater scale. Are networks inevitably going to get bigger, and will small networks be driven out? As we’ve shared with partners, Clickbooth completed a transaction 8 months ago to a private equity company. … [Read more...]

Advertiser and Affiliate Perspectives

November 1, 2016 by mThink

Interviews with Lee Aho, Executive VP of Advertisers at Clickbooth, and Brad Dobbins, Executive VP of Affiliates at Clickbooth REGARDING ADVERTISERS & MERCHANTS Imagine a new advertiser coming to you to launch a new product. What's the process between contract and launch? LA: The online performance space is extremely fluid.  As a result, time is critical and speed … [Read more...]

CPA Networks: How to Manage Advertiser Relationships

October 10, 2016 by Chris Trayhorn, Publisher of mThink Blue Book

Imagine a new advertiser coming to you to launch a new product. What's the process between contract and launch? For every new advertiser, we first discuss their brand needs and goals to make sure they align with ours. We also have to insure that their product or service meets the quality and ethical standards set forth by our board. We won’t promote offers such as e-cigs, … [Read more...]

INTERVIEW WITH ANTOINE MOREAU, CEO – MOBIDEA

September 30, 2016 by mThink

Antoine Moreau is the commander-in-chief of Mobidea, a technology-driven network in the mobile affiliate marketing industry. Trusted by over 40.000 affiliates, Mobidea is specialized in mobile subscriptions, pin submits, sweepstakes and app install offers, on a global scale. Antoine’s team has one goal: to work along with affiliates in the struggle for monetization success. … [Read more...]

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