According to Hitwise, the recession is driving ecommerce growth. As consumer budgets tighten, shoppers are turning online to shop, compare, and save.
With growth, however, comes increased competition, so it’s going to that much more important to step up your online marketing campaigns and target them better. One of the ways that an etailer can do [...]
It’s been a while since I last contributed to my blog and so I thought I would do coffee on the go
Q: What is the most important consideration for affiliate marketing and the software that powers those programs?
A: The important thing to consider with affiliate marketing is that it’s really performance-based marketing. [...]
Almost every affiliate has the potential to make a full-time career out of their online marketing activities. In this episode, I explore what’s involved in taking that step from being a part-time to being a full-time affiliate, including experience, the leap of faith, and their passion.
Although affiliates are often used primarily for acquistion, they also have a lot of potential for retaining customers. In this episode, I discuss how merchants can work with their affiliates for retention purposes and convert one-time buyers into repeat customers.
The software that powers a merchant’s affiliate program also reflects on their brand. The features and tracking offered through their chosen software tells affiliates how serious the merchant is about their affiliate program and the business relationships they build with affiliates. In this episode, I explore what those features are, and how merchants can better [...]
Affiliates rely on the software that powers a program to track and calculate their revenue. In that respect, the software powering the programs they promote is their life-blood. In this episode, I discuss exactly what affiliates should look for in the software that powers the programs they promote — from overall transparency to the specific [...]
When the economy slows down, marketing becomes an even more important investment. After all, with consumer dollars in circulation, capturing every dollar you can not only adds to your profitability, but to your competitive edge. Of course, with fewer consumer dollars in circulation, controlling your marketing expenditures and maximizing ROI is also more important than [...]
A couple weeks ago, I attended Podcamp Toronto and delivered a session titled Monetizing Communities: Ethics and Strategies. In fact, my experience at Podcamp was the inspiration behidn my last blog post. Well, the footage of that session has finally been posted, so I wanted to share it with everyone who could be there in [...]
I recently wrote about the difference between markets and communities on OneDegree.ca, and explored how brands should approach online communities, but it’s also occured to me that there is little said about how community hosts (such as bloggers, forum moderators, and podcasters) could effectively monetize. In other words, how do these individuals generate a return [...]
If an affiliate program is part of your online marketing strategy, then it’s important to approach your affiliates similar to how you would any other business partner. Since an affiliate program is about building partnerships, then, the key to a productive affiliate program is establishing strong relationships with your affiliates. So it makes sense to [...]
