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#292 - Mustafa Saeed - How The Best Brands Run Affiliate Marketing
DTC POD: How The Best Brands Are Built
English - September 28, 2023 15:43 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 54 ratingsSociety & Culture Business social media marketing creator marketing email marketing nik sharma emmett shine creators founder cpg marketing dtc tips brand awareness Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this episode of DTC pod we cover:
Timestamps
4:20 Brand growth, affiliate strategy, initial setup.
5:10 Affiliate marketing popular, but brands frustrated.
8:51 Independent media buyers bring valuable expertise. Large or small creators offer loyal audiences.
12:42 Influencers demand upfront fees for branded content. Instead, opt for performance-based payments.
18:30 Custom discount codes, tracking links, attribution, platforms.
19:29 Monitoring platforms, optimizing traffic, adjusting payouts.
23:29 Importance of many creatives, leveraging brand, optimizing landing pages for affiliates.
30:02 “Affiliate credits lost, but exclusive offers help.”
32:27 Media buyers rely on affiliates for insights. Content affiliates less important but provide incentives.
35:20 Different responsibilities: media buyer, affiliate, guidelines.
40:00 Affiliate compliance is challenging, human errors inevitable.
43:38 Marketplaces for cash back include student, executive, and medical worker focus. Coupon-based cash back not preferred. Incentivized traffic uses rewards for desired actions.
45:57 Affiliate monitoring: historical partnerships, transparency, referrals.
49:48 Whitelisting is important for improving brands’ conversion rates and ad performance.
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