The commission wars: why advertisers are quietly cutting publisher rates
A margin squeeze across retail is forcing programs to rethink payouts — and the biggest content sites are pushing back hard.
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Google’s reviews system rewards proof of use. We spoke to four sites that survived — and the workflows that saved them.
Brand-to-brand deals are the fastest-growing channel nobody is measuring
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CAGR of partnership channel
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Of advertisers running a program
38%
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The advertisers who win the next decade will treat their affiliates like a media portfolio, not a discount channel.”Elena Vásquez, Chief Partnerships Officer, Meridian Commerce Group
The former network executive on why in-housing is overrated, how to price a partnership, and the metric she thinks the whole industry is measuring wrong.
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From zero to a $4.1m affiliate channel in 18 months
How a bootstrapped skincare brand built a creator-led program that now drives a third of new-customer revenue — with a payout model competitors call reckless.
The B2B SaaS that turned its customers into a $9m referral engine
Referral, affiliate and partner programs are converging. Inside the operating model one category leader used to merge all three without cannibalising sales.
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