# JEBCommerce > Affiliate Marketing Agency + Digital --- ## Pages - [PPM Guest Details](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/ppm-guest-details/): - [Let's Talk – Complete Affiliate Marketing Solution](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/complete-affiliate-marketing-solution/): Let’s Talk Complete Affiliate Marketing Solution Running an affiliate program involves a combination of strategic planning, relationship management, and data... - [Let's Talk – Content Affiliates and Influencers](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/content-affiliates-and-influencers/): Let’s Talk Content and Influencer Partnerships When it comes to working with content and influencer affiliates, scaling partnerships requires a... - [Let's Talk – Coupon and Deal Sites](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/coupon-and-deal-sites/): Let’s Talk Coupon and Deals Sites When it comes to working with coupon sites, strategic partnerships are key to driving... - [Let's Talk – Affiliate Channel Budget](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-channel-budget/): Let’s TalkBudget Flexibility In the current retail environment, it’s essential to have a flexible approach to budget allocation, one that... - [Let's Talk – Full Funnel Affiliate Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/full-funnel-affiliate-strategy/): Let’s Talk Path to Purchase In today’s competitive retail landscape, it’s essential to have a holistic approach to the entire... - [Let's Talk – Incrementality in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/incrementality-in-affiliate-marketing/): Let’s Talk Incrementality in Affiliate Marketing We understand the need to track incrementality in your affiliate program and can help... - [Business Review Questionnaire](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/business-review-questionnaire/): - [Elements](https://jebcommerce.com/services/elements/): Discover The Formula For Success Struggling to find the right balance in your affiliate program, everything from managing the day-to-day,... - [Travello/ Backpacker Deals Make-A-Page Example](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/data-feed/): Data Feed - [Affiliate and PR Crossover Insights](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-and-pr-crossover-insights/): Affiliate and PR Crossover Insights - [Unsubscribe](https://jebcommerce.com/unsubscribe/): Find your affiliate marketing news, data, trends, tips, and strategies in the JEBCommerce Newsletter! 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If you don’t have quick and... - [The Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Survive and Thrive in the Current Climate](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-marketing-strategies-to-survive-and-thrive-in-the-current-climate/): Most likely, you were sent here by someone you trust, someone who thought you’d find this information valuable where you... - [15 Point Affiliate Program Crisis Checklist](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/15-point-affiliate-program-crisis-checklist/): Download our free checklist that affiliate managers are utilizing – in the middle of an economic crisis and global pandemic... - [18 Point Affiliate Program Accelerator Checklist](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/18-point-affiliate-program-accelerator-checklist/): Scalable revenue. You need it now. But is your affiliate program, and your management of your affiliate channel in a... - [Travel Industry Articles](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/travel-industry-articles/): Princess Cruises cancels sailings until mid-December because of the pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit the travel industry hard — especially... - [Schedule](https://jebcommerce.com/schedule/): Schedule time with an expert Ready to speak with one of our experts about your company’s digital and affiliate marketing... - [Strategies to Lower Customer Acquisition Costs](https://jebcommerce.com/lp/strategies-to-lower-customer-acquisition-costs/): Strategies to Lower Customer Acquisition Costs with Your Affiliate Channel As industries age and mature, the e-commerce environment is definitely... - [Affiliate Marketing Accelerator](https://jebcommerce.com/services/affiliate-marketing-accelerator/): Ramp up your affiliate team with JEBAccelerator Add experienced, award winning, and extremely successful affiliate managers to your team with... - [Affiliate Program Strategy Development](https://jebcommerce.com/services/affiliate-program-strategy-development/): Strategies to Scale Your Affiliate Program Are you taking a strategic approach to growing your affiliate channel beyond a basic... - [Conversion Rate Audit](https://jebcommerce.com/services/conversion-rate-audit/): Make every visit (and dollar) count Wish your website was able to turn more visitors into customers? 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This incredible honor... - [JEBCommerce Honored with Golden Link Award Nomination for Agency of the Year!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-honored-with-golden-link-award-nomination-for-agency-of-the-year/): Exciting news! JEBCommerce is honored to be nominated for Rakuten Advertising's Golden Link Award for Agency of the Year. 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A travel partner saw traffic soar by 103%, orders by 45%, and... - [In the News: Silver Jeans 'The One' in Quest for Perfect Denim](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-silver-jeans-the-one-in-quest-for-perfect-denim/): DailyMail. com writer Julia Remillard chronicles her search for the perfect jeans, ultimately declaring Silver Jeans Co. 'the one. '... - [Revitalizing Mature Programs: Foundational Tactics 245% Drive Growth](https://jebcommerce.com/revitalizing-mature-programs-foundational-tactics-245-drive-growth/): Strategic partnerships and CPA optimization drove 245% and 66% revenue increases with key affiliates, revitalizing a client's mature affiliate program.... - [Strategic Partnership and Persistence Results in 45% MoM Revenue Growth](https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-partnership-and-persistence-results-in-45-mom-revenue-growth/): Partnerships in affiliate marketing can transform businesses. JEBCommerce helped boost a fashion client's reach and revenue by 44. 98% MoM... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the CanvasDiscount affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-canvasdiscount-affiliate-program/): Introducing CanvasDiscount, where your most cherished photos hang out... quite literally! This creative powerhouse specializes in transforming your digital memories... - [125% Revenue Growth in Just 30 Days!](https://jebcommerce.com/125-revenue-growth-in-just-30-days/): JEBCommerce drove a 125. 85% revenue increase for a luxury client using data-driven strategies, optimized affiliate partnerships, and impactful placements.... - [In the News: Silver Jeans Doubles Down on Denim in New Campaign](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-silver-jeans-doubles-down-on-denim-in-new-campaign/): Silver Jeans launches 2025 spring campaign featuring celebrity cast and rock 'n' roll-inspired denim styles with silver accents. - [Driving Growth with Smart Conversion Optimization](https://jebcommerce.com/driving-growth-with-smart-conversion-optimization/): JEBCommerce's affiliate strategy in the food & beverage sector boosted revenue by 63% and orders by 65% in just three... - [In The News: Jean Dousset’s New Storefront Is A Masterclass in Luxury Retail Design](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-jean-doussets-new-storefront-is-a-masterclass-in-luxury-retail-design/): Discover the elegance of Jean Dousset's jewelry boutique, featured on Archinect for its stunning design and exceptional luxury retail experience. - [Affiliate Marketing Is a Powerhouse—Time to Start Treating It Like One](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-is-a-powerhouse-time-to-start-treating-it-like-one/): Affiliate marketing has evolved beyond last-click conversions—it’s now a full-funnel powerhouse. Learn why brands must invest in partnerships, strategy, and... - [How a New Affiliate Program Achieved 80% Revenue Growth in Just 90 Days](https://jebcommerce.com/how-a-new-affiliate-program-achieved-80-revenue-growth-in-just-90-days/): Launched 4 months ago, the affiliate program exceeded targets, achieving over 10% e-commerce revenue attribution in 90 days and attracting... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Xhibition affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-xhibition-affiliate-program/): Partner with Xhibition and JEBCommerce for an enticing affiliate opportunity in streetwear and contemporary fashion. Leverage a diverse range of... - [Driving 20% NTF Growth In Just One Month!](https://jebcommerce.com/driving-20-ntf-growth-in-just-one-month/): We optimized an affiliate channel for a pet care client, achieving a 20% increase in new customers and 38% YoY... - [Affiliate Marketing 2025: Why the Best Days Are Still Ahead](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-2025-why-the-best-days-are-still-ahead/): Discover why affiliate marketing is thriving in 2025. Explore its adaptability, strategic value, and the innovations shaping the future of... - [Big Wins, Bigger Growth: Affiliate Channel Success This Cyber Week](https://jebcommerce.com/big-wins-bigger-growth-affiliate-channel-success-this-cyber-week/): Cyber Week fueled exceptional client revenue growth in affiliate channels, with notable YoY increases: Home Decor (1,107%), Luxury Goods (348%),... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the The Center for Medical Weight Loss affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-the-center-for-medical-weight-loss-affiliate-program/): Join The Center for Medical Weight Loss affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce, offering non-surgical weight loss solutions. Promote high-protein... - [Jake Fuller Elected to PMA Board of Directors](https://jebcommerce.com/jake-fuller-elected-to-pma-board-of-directors/): Jake Fuller, CEO of JEBCommerce, joins the PMA Board of Directors, alongside newly elected industry leaders, to advance the future... - [Transforming 1822 Denim’s Affiliate Program with Rakuten Advertising and JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/transforming-1822-denims-affiliate-program-with-rakuten-advertising-and-jebcommerce/): 1822 Denim boosted revenue by 134% with Rakuten Advertising’s technology and JEBCommerce’s Accelerator program. Learn how this affiliate transformation unfolded. - [In The News: Princess Cruises on the Travel Trends Podcast](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-on-the-travel-trends-podcast/): Dive into Princess Cruises' marketing strategies with Nick Charrow, Director of Media, on the Travel Trends podcast with Dan Christian.... - [In the News: Two Bitch Spirits Limited-Edition Holiday Bonbons](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-two-bitch-spirits-limited-edition-holiday-bonbons/): Indulge in Two Bitch Spirits’ holiday Bourbon Bonbons, featuring bourbon-infused chocolates handcrafted by Tandem Chocolates. Limited quantities—order now! - [In the News: Surgent Launches First-Ever Knowledge Summit](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-surgent-launches-first-ever-knowledge-summit/): Surgent's inaugural Knowledge Summit celebrates International Accounting Week with expert-led webinars covering AI, blockchain, and crucial tax updates. Find out... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Yamazaki Home affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-yamazaki-home-affiliate-program/): Yamazaki Home teams up with JEBCommerce to launch an affiliate program focusing on minimalist design and functionality. Join now to... - [Find Out How We Unlocked New Customer Growth While Increasing Revenue 343%](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-unlocked-new-customer-growth-while-increasing-revenue-343/): Affiliate marketing efficiently scales brand reach and customer acquisition. Our targeted incentive program identified top affiliates who significantly boosted NTF... - [How Strategic Moves Boosted Revenue 45%](https://jebcommerce.com/how-strategic-moves-boosted-revenue-45/): Optimizing our sporting goods client’s program led to a 45% revenue increase by increasing CPA and securing strategic placements, driving... - [In the News: Jean Dousset Stuns with Beyoncé's Bespoke Diamond Ring](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-jean-dousset-stuns-with-beyonces-bespoke-diamond-ring/): Jean Dousset creates a stunning horse-shaped diamond ring for Beyoncé, blending playful design with lab-grown diamond luxury. - [Find Out How We Increased Revenue 75% Just 10 Days After Launch!](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-revenue-75-just-10-days-after-launch/): Achieved outstanding results in just 10 days for a fitness client: 75% increase in revenue, 20% more productive publishers, 10%... - [Heritage and Storytelling: The Linz Shop’s Secret to Standing Out](https://jebcommerce.com/heritage-and-storytelling-the-linz-shops-secret-to-standing-out/): The Linz Shop merges family history with cutting-edge eCommerce to redefine premium beef delivery through heritage storytelling and "Conception to... - [In the News: Incase Launches iPhone 16 Case Collection Focused on Style and Sustainability](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-incase-launches-iphone-16-case-collection-focused-on-style-and-sustainability/): Incase launches an all-new iPhone 16 case collection, combining sustainable materials, modern protection, and timeless style for today's creatives. - [In The News: Princess Cruises Hosts World's Largest Pizza Party](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-hosts-worlds-largest-pizza-party/): Princess Cruises sets a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the World's Largest Pizza Party with over 60,000 slices served... - [The Rise of Influencer and Content Affiliates (and How to Accurately Measure their Value)](https://jebcommerce.com/the-rise-of-influencer-and-content-affiliates/): Maximizing influencer and content affiliates could mean changing the way you pay them. Come find out what JEBCommerce CEO Jamie Birch recommends. - [Strategic Affiliate Engagement Leads to 68% Revenue Increase Week-Over-Week](https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-affiliate-engagement-leads-to-68-revenue-increase-week-over-week/): Affiliate marketing success hinges on providing the right incentives and tools. Our warehouse clear-out sale led to a 68% week-over-week... - [In the News: The Linz Shop Wins BigCommerce 2024 Customer Award](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-the-linz-shop-wins-bigcommerce-2024-customer-award/): The Linz Shop (Meats by Linz) wins BigCommerce 2024 Customer Award, recognizing their innovation and excellence in eCommerce and customer... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Move affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-move-affiliate-program/): Move, the trailblazer in foot comfort, partners with JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program. Affiliates can enjoy top-tier commissions, exclusive... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Jean Dousset affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-jean-dousset-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce welcomes the Jean Dousset affiliate program! Discover timeless elegance with Jean Dousset, offering bespoke, luxurious engagement rings and fine... - [Key Partnership Leads to 318% Revenue Growth!](https://jebcommerce.com/key-partnership-leads-to-318-revenue-growth/): Partnering with a cart-abandonment tech enhanced our fashion client's revenue by 318% YoY, proving the transformative power of strategic alliances... - [The Affiliate Management Formula for Success](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-management-formula-for-success/): Wondering what variables go into affiliate management success? Hint, time has a huge impact. See what else you can do to ensure success! - [Should I launch my affiliate program on a private network or create my own?](https://jebcommerce.com/should-i-launch-my-affiliate-program-on-a-private-network-or-create-my-own/): Learn the key differences between private and public affiliate networks, and when launching on a private platform could save costs... - [Find out how we increased revenue 50% and click rate over 100% in just one month!](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-revenue-50-and-click-rate-over-100-in-just-one-month/): An apparel industry partner saw a 50% revenue increase and 111% higher click-through rates in their affiliate program's first month,... - [The Perfect Affiliate Recruitment Email](https://jebcommerce.com/the-perfect-affiliate-recruitment-email/): Recruiting beyond the top coupon and loyalty sites ensures a vibrant program. Reach out to new partners with the perfect affiliate recruitment email. - [Increasing Revenue 118% Without Flat Fee Placements](https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-revenue-118pct-without-flat-fee-placements/): Leveraging data, fostering strategic partnerships, and employing standardization lead to significant revenue growth over pre-pandemic levels. - [Top 10 things to ensure affiliate channel success in Q4](https://jebcommerce.com/10-things-ensure-successful-q4/): Affiliate marketing begins and ends with the fundamentals, and your affiliate channel’s success relies on those building blocks. - [Inspired: Exploring Trends and The Evolution of Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-exploring-trends-and-the-evolution-of-affiliate-marketing/): Discover insights on affiliate marketing's growth, technological advancements, and future trends from experts Jamie Birch and Cary Pierce of Rakuten... - [In The News: Princess Cruises Teams Up with World-Renowned Pizza Chef](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-teams-up-with-world-renowned-pizza-chef/): Experience award-winning pizza onboard Princess Cruises with new partnership with Chef Tony Gemignani. Learn from the master himself and indulge... - [In The News: A Brand-New Culinary and Artistic Experience Aboard Sun Princess](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-a-brand-new-culinary-and-artistic-experience-aboard-sun-princess/): Indulge in a unique dining experience on Princess Cruises' Sun Princess ship with the Love by Britto collaboration. A blend... - [How Affiliate Marketing Boosted a Special Event with 40% Revenue Increase](https://jebcommerce.com/how-affiliate-marketing-boosted-a-special-event-with-40-revenue-increase/): Boost special event success with affiliate marketing. Our health & nutrition client saw a 40% revenue increase and 25% post-event... - [In The News: Economica Highlights KnowledgeHut in DevOps Certification Market Analysis](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-economica-highlights-knowledgehut-in-devops-certification-market-analysis/): In an article by Economica KnowledgeHut is featured as a key player in the DevOps certification industry, highlighting market trends... - [In The News: Free Range Equipment's Innovative Packs Reviewed](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-free-range-equipments-innovative-packs-reviewed/): Discover Free Range Equipment's rugged and versatile backpacks, expertly reviewed by Switchback Travel for their unique features and durability. - [In The News: Targus' New Five-Year Warranty on Universal Docking Stations](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-targus-new-five-year-warranty-on-universal-docking-stations/): Upgrade your workspace with Targus' industry-leading docking stations today and enjoy the peace of mind provided by their new five-year... - [How to Choose an Affiliate Network](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-choose-an-affiliate-network/): Check out our guide on to choose the best affiliate network for your brand by considering cost, market reach, features,... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Two Bitch Spirits affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-two-bitch-spirits-affiliate-program/): Discover Two Bitch Spirits, a hidden gem of premium small-batch whiskeys with exquisite blends and personality. Now partnering with JEBCommerce... - [Increasing Conversion Rates Above Industry Standards](https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-conversion-rates-above-industry-standards/): Through targeted optimization and consistent management, we helped an e-learning client achieve notable conversion rate improvements. Come find out how! - [In The News: New Meats by Linz Plant Boasts Largest Dry-Age Room in the World](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-new-meats-by-linz-plant-boasts-largest-dry-age-room-in-the-world/): Meats by Linz's new $52M Hammond, IN plant features the world's largest dry-age room, boosting production for top steakhouses worldwide. - [In The News: Princess Cruises' Commitment to Sustainable Food Waste Management](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-commitment-to-sustainable-food-waste-management/): In a piece for AFAR Magazine travel journalist Fran Golden reveals how Princess Cruises is tackling the issue of food... - [Find Out How We Increased Affiliate Revenue 85% with Our Expert Strategies](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-affiliate-revenue-85-with-our-expert-strategies/): Our expertise drove a 53% MoM and 85% YoY revenue increase for our food and beverage client’s affiliate program through... - [In The News: Insights from CEO Suzanne Silverstein on the Retail Industry and Staying True to Your Values](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-insights-from-ceo-suzanne-silverstein-on-the-retail-industry-and-staying-true-to-your-values/): Silver Jeans CEO Suzanne Silverstein shares her insights on the fashion industry and the success of the brand in a... - [In The News: Meats by Linz Opens New Headquarters and Production Facility](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-meats-by-linz-opens-new-headquarters-and-production-facility/): Help us congratulate Meats by Linz for opening new headquarters and production facility in Crown Point, Indiana. With state-of-the-art technology... - [New Partnership Announcement: The Linz Shop Launches Affiliate Program with JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-partnership-announcement-the-linz-shop-launches-affiliate-program-with-jebcommerce/): The Linz Shop Launches New Affiliate Program with JEBCommerce - [In The News: Princess Cruises' Sun Princess: A Culinary Journey at Sea](https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-sun-princess-a-culinary-journey-at-sea/): Join Matador Network reviewer Morgane Croissant and discover the diverse and exquisite dining options aboard Princess Cruises' Sun Princess, from... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the 1822 Denim affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-1822-denim-affiliate-program/): 1822 Denim, now partnering with JEBCommerce, offers a fantastic affiliate program with competitive commissions, exclusive discounts, and a 10-day cookie... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the RSS.com affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-rss-com-affiliate-program/): Join the RSS. com affiliate program and earn 50% commissions with a 60-day cookie window. Partner with JEBCommerce for expert... - [Inspired: Affiliate Marketing's Tools, Trends, and Tactics](https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-affiliate-marketings-tools-trends-and-tactics/): Explore key insights and expert commentary from Parrish Essell on the evolving landscape of affiliate marketing. Learn how to navigate... - [Inspired: Marketing As An Act of Love](https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-marketing-as-an-act-of-love/): Explore the secrets of marketing with Princess Cruises’ Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff as they share their perspective on empathy... - [Incipio Joins Forces with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/incipio-joins-forces-with-jebcommerce/): We're excited to announce that Incipio, a leading brand in innovative tech accessories, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Free Range Equipment affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-free-range-equipment-affiliate-program/): Introducing Free Range Equipment, Earth-inspired bags made beautiful by artists who live to get lost in the mountains. Join now... - [Reaching Discount Audiences Without Sacrificing Margins](https://jebcommerce.com/reaching-discount-audiences-without-sacrificing-margins/): Discover how you can reach discount audiences without compromising your current revenue streams. Learn about the essential technology, strategic approaches,... - [Incase Joins Forces with JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/incase-joins-forces-with-jebcommerce/): Monetize your online presence with the Incase affiliate program by JEBCommerce on Awin. Earn Commission promoting premium tech accessories! - [Tech and Strategic Partnerships Yield 328% Revenue Increase (and Win Award)](https://jebcommerce.com/tech-strategic-partnerships-yield-328pct-revenue-increase/): Discover how JEBCommerce, LinkConnector, and Surgent transformed their affiliate program, achieving remarkable success and winning the Partnership Awards. - [7 Reasons You Can't Afford Not to Have an Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/7-reasons-you-cant-afford-not-to-have-an-affiliate-program/): Affiliate marketing is no longer an option—it's a necessity for businesses. Unlock the full potential of your business with an... - [Conversion Rates Skyrocket Over 300% - Find Out How](https://jebcommerce.com/conversion-rates-skyrocket-300pct/): Q1 performance growth of 300. 74% YoY was achieved in the fashion verticle, thanks to focused optimization efforts with key... - [9 Key Affiliate Management Practices You Can't Afford to Ignore](https://jebcommerce.com/9-key-affiliate-management-practices-you-cant-afford-to-ignore/): Incorporating these 9 key strategies can revolutionize your program's success. From optimizing creative assets and data feeds to nurturing affiliate... - [Increasing Revenue While Reducing Costs by 28% – Find Out How!](https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-revenue-reducing-costs-28pct/): JEBCommerce analyzes clients' advertising budgets to optimize spend. See how we helped one client significantly increase revenue while reducing costs... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Gigs affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-gigs-affiliate-program/): Partner with JEBCommerce to manage Introducing Gigs' affiliate program! Monetize your online presence and earn commissions by promoting this innovative... - [JEBCommerce Welcomes the KnowledgeHut Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-knowledgehut-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce and KnowledgeHut have partnered to bring exceptional online learning courses to learn the skills for tomorrow's jobs. - [The Power of Compound Efforts Leads to 350% Revenue Growth](https://jebcommerce.com/compound-efforts-leads-to-350pct-revenue-growth/): Discover how a comprehensive strategy lead to 350% YoY revenue growth in the affiliate channel! - [Maximizing Affiliate Partnerships: 6 Strategies for Success](https://jebcommerce.com/maximizing-affiliate-partnerships-6-strategies-for-success/): Learn 6 strategies to maximize affiliate partnerships. Drive sales, cultivate loyalty & grow your brand. Contact us for more! - [From Dormant to Dominant: Maximizing Affiliate Potential Yields 1375% Rev Increase!](https://jebcommerce.com/maximizing-affiliate-potential-yields-1375pct-rev-increase/): With regular monitoring, our team was able to quickly identify potential gains, negotiate favorable terms, and execute a strategy that... - [Find Out How We Achieved 400+% Revenue Increase in Q1 With Optimized Partnership](https://jebcommerce.com/400pct-revenue-increase-q1-with-optimized-partnership/): Achieved stunning YoY revenue increases of 400. 62% in January and 445. 83% in February for our sporting goods client.... - [A New Year, A Bigger Boom: Find Out How Extending a Promotion Led to 57% MoM Revenue Growth](https://jebcommerce.com/extending-promotion-57pct-revenue-growth/): In the education vertical, our strategic planning and optimization prowess shine. 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The client realized... - [A Strategic Partnership Yielded 1692% Revenue Increase YoY](https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-partnership-1692pct-revenue-increase/): We struck gold testing email placements with a potent travel publisher, yielding a remarkable 1692% YoY revenue boost and an... - [Network migration yielded 362% growth](https://jebcommerce.com/network-migration-yielded-362pct-growth/): Transforming a consumer tech client's fortunes, we shifted from a domestic to a European network, adding 200+ publishers in a... - [Consistant servicing and team collaboration yields 170% revenue growth](https://jebcommerce.com/consistant-servicing-and-team-collaboration-yields-170-revenue-growth/): Discover how our client in the apparel vertical achieved a 170% revenue growth in two months. Learn more about our... - [Strategic recruiting generated 9% of total channel revenue in 2 weeks](https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-recruiting-generated-9pct-channel-revenue/): Discover how we rapidly grew a client's revenue by 9% in two weeks, adding five figures. Our secret? Quick identification,... - [JEBCommerce Welcomes New Ownership for Future Growth](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-new-ownership-for-future-growth/): In the most recent episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast, Jamie Birch, the founder of JEBCommerce, introduced a new... - [Unleashing the Power of Affiliate Marketing: Mastering Incrementality and Boosting Profits](https://jebcommerce.com/power-of-affiliate-mastering-incrementality-boosting-profits/): Discover the game-changing tools and strategies to tackle the age-old challenge of affiliate marketing—incrementality. Learn how leading networks empower advertisers... - [Key Collaborations Lead to Increased Conversion Rates](https://jebcommerce.com/key-collaborations-lead-to-increased-conversion-rates/): JEBCommerce helped correct the dip in an education sector affiliate program, achieving nearly 40% YOY and almost 60% last quarter... - [Unlocking success: affiliate channel outperformed other channels during Cyber Week](https://jebcommerce.com/unlocking-success-affiliate-channel-outperformed-other-channels-during-cyber-week/): Despite economic turbulence, our client's tech affiliate program thrived post-Black Friday. Discover our success formula—global recruitment, strategic partnerships, and customer-centric... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Moment affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-moment-affiliate-program/): Partnered with JEBCommerce, Moment's affiliate program offers wellness enthusiasts a chance to promote healthy, guilt-free beverages. Join us! - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Cleverman affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-cleverman-affiliate-program/): Introducing a groundbreaking partnership with Cleverman, brought to you by JEBCommerce. Elevate your grooming routine with Cleverman: a brand that... - [Travello/Backpacker Deals now on Commission Factory for AU/NZ Affiliates!](https://jebcommerce.com/travello-backpacker-deals-now-on-commission-factory-for-au-nz-affiliates/): We are thrilled to announce that the Travello/Backpacker Deals affiliate program is now available on the Commission Factory network for AU/NZ affiliates! - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Event Tickets Center affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-event-tickets-center-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with Event Tickets Center to bring their top-tier event ticket service to the affiliate space. - [JEBCommerce welcomes the WuKong Education affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-wukong-education-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with WuKong Education to bring their Chinese educational courses to the affiliate space. - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Era Organics affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-era-organics-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with Era Organics to bring their top of the line natural and organic skin care products... - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Princess Cruises Australia affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-princess-cruises-australia-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with Princess Cruises Australia to bring their unforgettable travel experiences to the affiliate space. - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Surgent affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-surgent-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with Surgent CPA to bring their top-tier education and exam review program to the affiliate space. - [Brands are losing the loyalty fight to affiliates – how to set yourself up for success](https://jebcommerce.com/brands-losing-loyalty-fight-set-up-for-success/): How do affiliate marketing loyalty tactics drive consumer spending? Knowing the answer is key to success online. Ready to find out? - [JEBCommerce welcomes the Nextbase affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-nextbase-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has joined with Nextbase North America to bring their award winning dash cams, rear camera modules, and accessories to... - [New partner enters the top 5 performers list](https://jebcommerce.com/new-partner-top-5-performers/): See how we used our method of working individually with publishers to create a top 5 performer in just 45... - [Adding an additional 10% revenue production through optimization of one affiliate](https://jebcommerce.com/adding-10pct-revenue-optimization-one-affiliate/): The optimization of one affiliate partnership resulted in a 10% jump in incremental revenue within a mature program. Check out... - [How Affiliate Marketing is Changing the Dynamic of Digital Marketing Budgets](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-changing-digital-marketing-budgets/): Affiliate marketing placements are requiring budgets typically earmarked for paid media. - [93% New Customer Acquisition through the Affiliate Channel? You read that right!](https://jebcommerce.com/93pct-new-customer-acquisition-affiliate-channel/): Finding the right strategy begins with understanding the client and their goals. Find out out we leveraged that information into... - [Agency-wide Gap Analysis leads to 15% increase in 30 days. The power of working with an agency!](https://jebcommerce.com/gap-analysis-15pct-increase-30-days/): We help affiliates achieve success as well! See how we were able to help one affiliate go from 0 to... - [Gearharts Fine Chocolates Partners with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/gearharts-fine-chocolates-partners-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce has teamed up with Gearharts Fine Chocolates to bring their hand-crafted world-class chocolates to the affiliate space. - [Travello/Backpacker Deals Partners with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/travello-backpacker-deals-partners-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce has joined with Travello/Backpacker Deals to bring their curated travel experiences to the affiliate channel. - [Targus and Sena Cases Partners with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/targus-and-sena-cases-partners-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce has joined with Targus and Sena Cases to bring their superior technology accessories to the affiliate channel. - [One new affiliate publisher becomes the top performer in the program, in under 30 days](https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-becomes-top-performer-in-30-days/): Effective publisher recruitment can breath life into any affiliate channel, bring new revenue, acquire new customers, and gain market share.... - [Consistent affiliate communication leads to 146% increase in revenue in the first 30 days](https://jebcommerce.com/consistent-communication-146pct-increase-revenue-30-days/): We realized a 146% revenue growth within 30 days with a global infant and toddler brand. Check out how we... - [Interview – Building an Affiliate Program and Best Strategies for Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/interview-building-an-affiliate-program-and-best-strategies-for-affiliate-marketing/): John Corcoran, of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, recently interviewed Jamie about affiliate marketing and the best strategies for building... - [Cast your vote for our SXSW panel](https://jebcommerce.com/cast-your-vote-sxsw-panel/): Affiliate marketing and PR are merging, vote for our panel at SXSW discussing this new phenomenon. - [Migrating an affiliate program to another network and beating growth goal by 236% in 90 days!](https://jebcommerce.com/migrating-network-and-beating-goal-236pct/): Our time-tested processes helped beat the client's initial 6 month goal by 236% in just 2 months ... while migrating... - [A solid onboarding process with structured strategy leads to a quick 94% increase in revenue](https://jebcommerce.com/onboarding-strategy-quick-94pct-increase-in-revenue/): Rapid revenue growth and improvement in the overall health of your affiliate program is achievable with the right agency, the... - [Welcome the Qapital affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-the-qapital-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has joined with Qapital to bring their financial services to the affiliate channel. - [KPIs Need to Change With the Merging of PR and Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/kpis-need-to-change-with-the-merging-of-pr-and-affiliate-marketing/): Affiliate Marketing KPIs are now being shared by Public Relations (PR). How can their KPIs can evolve together? - [Affiliate Marketing Can Boost the Speed of Public Relations](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-can-boost-the-speed-of-public-relations/): When Public Relations (PR) happens, Affiliate Marketing can help take the moment into sales and maximize client opportunities. - [Welcoming Public Relations to the Affiliate Marketing Party](https://jebcommerce.com/welcoming-public-relations-to-the-affiliate-marketing-party/): Two big players in the digital marketing space, namely Affiliate Marketing and Public Relations (PR) are currently undergoing a significant... - [Affiliate Recruitment and PR Pitching Have a Ton in Common](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-recruitment-and-pr-pitching-have-a-ton-in-common/): Learn how Affiliate Marketing recruitment goes hand in hand with Public Relations (PR) pitching. We can help brand stories shine! - [Technology Available to PR Teams Through Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/technology-available-to-pr-teams-through-affiliate-marketing/): Public Relations (PR) agencies can partner with Affiliate Marketing teams for better campaign tracking. The industry is founded on it! - [Performance Marketing Glossary – a Free Resource From The PMA](https://jebcommerce.com/performance-marketing-glossary-free-resource-pma/): Check out The PMA's (Performance Marketing Association) handy glossary of 300+ affiliate marketing definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations. Free! - [How To Start An Affiliate Marketing Program For eCommerce Brands And Stores](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-start-an-affiliate-marketing-program-for-ecommerce-brands-and-stores/): Read Benjamin Boman's interview with Jamie Birch, a dive deep into they "why" and "how" of starting an affiliate program... - [Going into Orbitz, Social and Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/going-into-orbitz-social-and-affiliates/): Listen as Blagica Bottigliero, Jill Royce, and Marty Kihn dive into digital marketing and more in a recent interview for... - [TruthFinder Partners with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/truthfinder-partners-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce has joined with TruthFinder to bring their lookup services to the affiliate channel. - [The Rise of the Affluencer](https://jebcommerce.com/the-rise-of-the-affluencer/): Affiliate Marketing Trend to Watch: Affluencers Take Center Stage - [JEBCommerce’s 2022 Affiliate Marketing Trend Alert](https://jebcommerce.com/2022-affiliate-marketing-trend-alert/): As we begin another year in the pandemic, we took a closer look at the 2021 trends across JEBCommerce’s family... - [JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Everyday Dose affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-the-everyday-dose-affiliate-program/): Everyday Dose, the Mushroom Latte Coffee Alternative, has joined forces with JEBCommerce! Come check out the particulars of their affiliate... - [JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Revival Animal Health affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-revival-animal-health-affiliate-program/): Dedicated to creating Healthy Pets and Delighted Customers, Revival Animal Health has teamed up with JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate... - [JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Evenflo affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-evenflo-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce has joined with Evenflo to bring their trusted car seats, strollers and travel systems, as well as high chairs,... - [JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Cotopaxi affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-cotopaxi-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Cotopaxi as an affiliate client! We’ve teamed up with AvantLink to grow the program and... - [Budget management results in 24% revenue growth, lower absolute cost](https://jebcommerce.com/budget-management-results-in-24-revenue-growth-lower-absolute-cost/): Wish your affiliate program could make more AND spend less? Let us show you how we helped a client increase... - [JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Hypeach Boutique affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-hypeach-boutique-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is stoked to welcome Hypeach Boutique to our portfolio! - [The Biggest Mistakes in Affiliate Marketing and How to Avoid Them](https://jebcommerce.com/the-biggest-mistakes-in-affiliate-marketing-and-how-to-avoid-them/): Do you know about the biggest mistakes in affiliate marketing and how to avoid them? If not, listen as Jamie... - [JEBCommerce Team Includes Certified CJ Ambassadors](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-team-includes-certified-cj-ambassadors/): Help us in congratulating our team for having completed the 2021 CJ Ambassador Program! - [JEBCommerce is excited to now be managing the Lime Crime affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-lime-crime-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is delighted to welcome Lime Crime to our portfolio! - [JEBCommerce is now managing the FOCL Affiliate Program at Impact](https://jebcommerce.com/managing-the-focl-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to manage the FOCL affiliate program. FOCL offers premium CBD gummies, drops and topicals that work! - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Lindt Chocolate Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-lindt-chocolate-affiliate-program/): The Lindt Chocolate Affiliate Program is now being managed by JEBCommerce on the Pepperjam Affiliate Network. - [Strengthening partnership integrity, the proper strategy, and massive recruitment lead to 256% increase in sales](https://jebcommerce.com/partnership-strategy-recruitment-lead-to-256pct-increase/): Want to find out how we achieved 256% growth in a program that only values new customers? Click here to... - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the InchBug Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-inchbug-affiliate-program/): InchBug’s fun, colorful, and life proof labels are now being promoted by JEBCommerce. - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Brightside affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-brightside-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to welcome Brightside to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow this new program in 2021 on Impact,... - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Princess Cruises Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-princess-cruises-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Princess Cruises Affiliate Program - [Data Driven Decisions](https://jebcommerce.com/data-driven-decisions/): JEBCommerce uses data to make informed decisions for their affiliate programs and affiliate partners. - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Soundstripe Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-soundstripe-affiliate-program/): Soundstripe’s radio-quality royalty free music and sound effects affiliate program is now being managed by JEBCommerce. - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Healthycell Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-healthycell-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Healthycell Affiliate Program - [Affiliate Channel Incremental Sales Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-incremental-sales-strategy/): Without a solid strategy to drive INCREMENTAL sales through your affiliate channel, you'll fail. Learn more in our article. - [How to Detect Brand Bidding in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/detect-brand-bidding-in-affiliate-marketing/): Are affiliates bidding on your brand in search engines? Learn how to find out here. - [Affiliate Brand Bidding Best Practices](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-brand-bidding-best-practices/): How you allow affiliates to engage in paid search activity on your behalf is an important question. Check out these... - [Where to Find Affiliate Marketers for Your Product](https://jebcommerce.com/find-affiliate-marketers-for-your-product/): Finding and recruiting new affiliates to your affiliate program is a vital activity for growth. Check out these 11 ways... - [How to Calculate Incremental Revenue of an Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-calculate-incremental-revenue-of-an-affiliate-program/): Ensuring your affiliate program is driving new incremental customers and revenue is vital. Check out this guide on how to... - [How to Find Super Affiliates that Skyrocket Revenue](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-find-super-affiliates/): Super affiliates can skyrocket your revenue quickly. In this guide we outline what they are and how to find them... - [JEBCommerce is now managing the ConvertKit Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-convertkit-affiliate-program/): ConvertKit allows creators to easily share ideas, connect with an audience and earn an income. - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Mobile Edge Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-mobile-edge-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Mobile Edge to our portfolio! - [JEBCommerce is now managing the M.S Skincare Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-m-s-skincare-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the M.S Skincare Affiliate Program! The brand offers skincare products with a unique formula made from Ayurvedic principles. - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Dr. Squatch Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-dr-squatch-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Dr. Squatch to our portfolio! - [New Position Open - Part Time Affiliate Program Launch Specialist](https://jebcommerce.com/new-position-open-part-time-affiliate-program-launch-specialist/): Affiliate Program Launch Specialist(s) needed for JEBCommerce. - [JEBCommerce is now managing the NutraOne Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-nutraone-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the NutraOne Affiliate Program - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Anabolic Warfare Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-anabolic-warfare-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Anabolic Warfare Affiliate Program - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Exam Edge Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-exam-edge-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Exam Edge Affiliate Program - [JEBCommerce is Hiring - Assistant Affiliate Manager](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring-assistant-affiliate-manager/): We are looking for smart, humble, and hungry individuals that want a fast paced environment. - [154% YoY growth for health and beauty client](https://jebcommerce.com/700pct-yoy-growth-health-and-beauty-client/): Find out how JEBCommerce leverage their relationship with an influencer network to grow Year-over-year revenue by 700% in November. - [Affiliate Marketing Guide to Trademark Bidding](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-trademark-bidding/): There are many different strategies affiliate partners use to promote an advertiser’s brand, product or seasonal promotions. One of the... - [Publisher Optimizations led to 55% YoY Growth in November 2020](https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-optimizations-led-to-55-yoy-growth-in-november-2020/): Data driven approach to optimization leads to a 55% year over year increase in revenue for one of our Health & Wellness clients. - [JEBCommerce is now managing the BioSkin Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-bioskin-affiliate-program/): BioSkin’s breathable, effective, and colorful face masks are now being promoted by JEBCommerce. - [Affiliate Program Management: How to Manage Affiliates like a Pro](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-management-tips/): Affiliate program management takes a comprehensive strategy to increase revenue. Read this article for insider secrets to managing affiliates like a pro. - [64% YoY Growth for a Subscription Merchant Attributed to Merchandising Efforts, Without Additional Spend](https://jebcommerce.com/64-yoy-growth-for-a-subscription-merchant-attributed-to-merchandising-efforts-without-additional-spend/): Learn how JEBCommerce leveraged optimization efforts with content publishers to drive 64% YoY increase in revenue with a subscription-based merchant in the - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Frontpoint Security Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-frontpoint-security-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Frontpoint Security Affiliate Program - [Announcing the launch of the Cafe Last affiliate program on LinkConnector!](https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-cafe-last-affiliate-program-on-linkconnector/): JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Cafe Last to our portfolio and are excited to help launch their brand on LinkConnector! - [Publisher Diversification leads to 161% YoY Conversion Rate Increase for a Subscription Based Merchant](https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-diversification-leads-to-161-yoy-conversion-rate-increase-for-a-subscription-based-merchant/): Publisher Diversification leads to increased conversion rates, find out how in this mini case study from JEBCommerce - [Tech brand sees a $55k day from a strong Best of Web placement](https://jebcommerce.com/tech-brand-sees-a-55k-day-from-a-strong-best-of-web-placement/): JEBCommerce was able to generate $55k in ONE DAY for one of our Tech and Accessory clients using a Best of Web placement strategy. - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Juice Beauty](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-that-we-are-now-managing-the-affiliate-program-for-juice-beauty-2/): About Juice Beauty: Juice Beauty brings clinically validated skincare expertise from Northern California with authentically organic formulas which are powered... - [Find out how we drove a 107% increase in revenue without discounts and coupon affiliates.](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-drove-a-107-increase-in-revenue-without-discounts-and-coupon-affiliates/): Are you looking for ways to grow your affiliate program revenue without relying on coupons and coupon affiliates? Well, we... - [Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program is now LIVE](https://jebcommerce.com/mimeo-photos-affiliate-program-is-now-live/): The Mimeo Photos Affiliate program is perfect for those offering content about premium quality, custom made products, family + parenting, gifting, photography, DIY, home decor, travel, technology and general lifestyle topics. - [Now Hiring - Director, New Business Acquisition](https://jebcommerce.com/now-hiring-business-development-manager-2/): We are looking for the next great leader of our sales team! - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-mimeo-photos-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program - [Having the best year ever?](https://jebcommerce.com/having-the-best-year-ever/): Hi, this is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce coming to you with another video! Today, I want to talk to those... - [JEBCommerce is now managing the MIKO Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-miko-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is now managing the MIKO Affiliate Program - [JEBCommerce is now Managing the Hairstory Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-hairstory-affiliate-program/): What is Hairstory? Hairstory creates hair care products, best known for their shampoo-free hair cleanser, New Wash, which cleans hair... - [127% increase in revenue and 23% increase in producing publishers.](https://jebcommerce.com/127-increase-in-revenue-and-23-increase-in-producing-publishers/): You need advanced strategies to grow your affiliate program. We utilized auto usage coupons and higher level discussions with ppc... - [Positioning a program for maximum growth leads to 159% YoY increase.](https://jebcommerce.com/positioning-a-program-for-maximum-growth-leads-to-159-yoy-increase/): Positioning an in demand product is still important even when demand increases. See how our team took advantage of an... - [Customized Promotions and Affiliate Optimization leads to 79% revenue increase in mature affiliate program](https://jebcommerce.com/customized-promotions-and-affiliate-optimization-leads-to-79-revenue-increase-in-mature-affiliate-program/): A focus on new publishers and conversion rate optimization lead to a 78% YoY increase in a very mature program.... - [74% active publishers in month 5 with a 38% increase in revenue MoM](https://jebcommerce.com/74-active-publishers-in-month-5-with-a-38-increase-in-revenue-mom/): 3 new affiliates, 74% active publishers, key strategic negotiations and major placements continue to lead this month over month growth! - [Increasing affiliate program revenue rapidly! Over 21% increase in first two weeks with lower spend!](https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-affiliate-program-revenue-rapidly-over-21-increase-in-first-two-weeks-with-lower-spend/): 21% growth in the first two weeks, our 6 step Client Success Map allows our clients to see rapid growth... - [68% increase over previous monthly high in the affiliate program during an economic downturn.](https://jebcommerce.com/68-increase-over-previous-monthly-high-in-the-affiliate-program-during-an-economic-downturn/): 68% increase in an affiliate program during an economic downturn? The JEBCommerce team did just that. - [5 Must-Take Actions For Affiliate Success In The New Normal - Webinar](https://jebcommerce.com/5-must-take-actions-for-affiliate-success-in-the-new-normal-webinar/): 5 Must-Take Actions for Affiliate Success in the new Normal - An affiliate marketing webinar from PerformanceIn, JEBCommerce and Partnerize. - [What is the CCPA and how does it impact me?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-the-ccpa-and-how-does-it-impact-me/): Learn what CCPA means and the potential impacts your business now as well as going forward as other states may likely follow suit. - [10 Obscure Ways to Increase eCommerce Sales Fast](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-increase-ecommerce-sales-fast/): Bit short of monthly, or yearly, revenue forecast? Try these 10 tried-and-true strategies to increase e-commerce sales fast. - [JEBCommerce is now Managing the RSS Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-rss-affiliate-program/): The RSS Podcast Hosting affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce. Interested in the details? Find out more! - [Expert Tips to Increase Sales in 2020](https://jebcommerce.com/expert-tips-to-increase-sales-in-2020/): We asked industry leaders how they plan to increase sales in 2020. These are the top tips from Groupon, LinkConnector, Publisher Discovery, JEBCommerce. - [What is Driving E-Commerce Sales Right Now?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-driving-ecommerce-sales-right-now/): With half of the year behind us, JEBCommerce rounds up what is driving e-commerce sales right now and how to turn these changes into long-term strategies. - [Protect Your Brand from Affiliate Hijacking](https://jebcommerce.com/protect-your-brand-from-affiliate-hijacking/): Who’s keeping an eye on your trademark terms in paid search? Here are three things you can start doing now to identify and prevent affiliate ad hijacking. - [Finding Focus in the Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-finding-focus/): To help CMOs find focus in a time of rapid change JEBCommerce released an 18 step checklist. Identify where your affiliate channel focus should be. - [Marketing Managers Weekly Work Plan](https://jebcommerce.com/marketing-managers-weekly-work-plan/): Marketing managers are juggling a lot of channels and responsibilities. We are all trying to navigate the unknown – it... - [How to Manage Coronavirus Impact on Retail Inventory Levels](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-manage-coronavirus-impact-on-retail-inventory-levels/): This is what you do when inventory levels are shrinking and you do not know when products will be restocked. - [Affiliate Marketing Guide to Profitability: ROI and Commission Rates](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-guide-to-profitability-roi-and-commission-rates/): Affiliate marketing is built for rough economies. Read this guide about affiliate costs and how to set proper commission rates to ensure max profitability. - [Affiliate Marketing Drives Higher ROI for Online Retailers](https://jebcommerce.com/higher-roi-for-online-retailers/): Retailers need to increase sales without sacrificing profits in a “race to the bottom” price war with their competitors. So how can you drive higher ROI? - [Improve Affiliate Marketing Program ROI](https://jebcommerce.com/improve-affiliate-marketing-program-roi/): Are you getting the highest return on investment possible from your affiliate partnerships? Here are 9 helpful tips to improve affiliate marketing program ROI. - [How to Calculate Affiliate Marketing ROI](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-calculate-affiliate-marketing-roi/): Today, more than ever, CMOs have to prove the ROI of affiliate marketing efforts in order to keep the program funded. Here's how to do it. - [Increase Sales with your Affiliate Program Now.](https://jebcommerce.com/increase-sales-with-your-affiliate-program-now/): Many retailers are trying to figure out, “how can we increase sales right now? ” The answer may be waiting... - [Affiliate Program Missed Payments: Help is Here](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-missed-payments/): A train is coming down the affiliate tracks that all players in the channel need to be ready for: advertisers not being able to pay their affiliate commissions. - [How to Attract Media Affiliate Publishers](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-attract-media-affiliate-publishers/): You have found a really great media publisher for your affiliate program, time to recruit! JEBCommerce shares how to attract non-traditional publishers. - [How to Recruit Affiliates like a Pro](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-recruit-affiliates-like-a-pro/): The world is becoming immune to sales pitches. A cookie cutter approach to recruiting affiliates will not cut it. So, how do you recruit? - [How to Find New Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-find-new-affiliates/): One of the biggest dangers in the affiliate channel is stagnation, or letting it run on auto-pilot. Learn how to find new affiliates to keep momentum going. - [The Best Affiliate Recruitment Tools and How to Use Them](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-recruitment-tools/): JEBCommerce has been managing affiliate programs for over 15 years and with that experience we have found these 8 affiliate recruitment tools really work. - [Increasing affiliate revenue by 4000% and 80% New Customers!](https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-affiliate-revenue-by-4000-and-80-new-customers/): Scaling an affiliate program happens through optimization of individual partnerships. Read about how our team increased revenue by 4000% and... - [Are Affiliate Recruitment Services Really All You Need?](https://jebcommerce.com/just-recruit-affiliates-thats-all-we-need/): Affiliate recruitment is important. You always need new affiliates but to be successful program affiliates need to produce revenue. - [New Customers vs. Returning Customers](https://jebcommerce.com/new-customers-vs-return-affiliate-channel/): What percentage of customers coming through your affiliate program should be incremental and is there value in returning customers? - [Launching an affiliate program during COVID-19 and beating forecasts.](https://jebcommerce.com/11438-2/): It is entirely possible to launch an affiliate program in times of crisis and succeed. Affiliate program management isn't magic,... - [New Customer Acquisition: Strategies for the Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-new-customer-acquisition/): Learn the basics of new customer acquisition in the affiliate channel: what is a new customer and how to acquire new customers. - [How do you grow your affiliate program during the pandemic by more than 263%?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-you-grow-your-affiliate-program-during-the-pandemic-by-more-than-263/): Can you grow your affiliate program during the COVID-19 pandemic or any other uncertain and challenging time? You sure can!... - [What is Affiliate Management and How Does it Work?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-are-the-major-components-of-affiliate-management/): Deciding how to structure the growth and management of your affiliate program is a huge decision. Start here by learning the terminology. - [Why homeTRADER.ca chose JEB to Manage Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-hometraderca-outsourced-affiliate-program-management/): homeTRADER.ca, a leader in the real estate market, selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the CJ Affiliate Network. - [Customer Acquisition and Retention with Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/retention-vs-acquisition-in-the-affiliate-channel/): When the goal is to get in front of as many eyeballs as you can do you focus on new customer acquisition or customer retention? - [Rapidly increasing conversion rate leads to a rapid increase in revenue!](https://jebcommerce.com/rapidly-increasing-conversion-rate-leads-to-a-rapid-increase-in-revenue/): Your conversion rate is not out of your control. Your affiliate program can grow significantly when you increase the conversion... - [Affiliate Crisis Marketing: Are You Paying for Canceled Orders?](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-crisis-marketing-canceled-orders/): Do you know how canceled orders are submitted to your affiliate network? This video talks about ensuring you are not paying commission on canceled orders. - [Affiliate Crisis Marketing: Losing Orders to Broken Links](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-crisis-marketing-broken-links/): Do you know if the text links and landing pages you provide affiliates are up-to-date? This video talks about ensuring you are not losing orders to broken links. - [Affiliate Marketing Cart Abandonment](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-cart-abandonment/): You already have users on your website, why not make sure they convert? This software can decrease cart abandonment and increase sales. - [Affiliate Landing Pages: Turning Clicks into Customers](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-landing-pages-turning-clicks-into-customers/): If the main landing page in your affiliate program is the homepage - and that’s it - then there is room for improvement. Here's how to turn clicks into customers. - [Coupon Marketing Strategy: Go Where Your Audience Is](https://jebcommerce.com/covid-coupon-marketing-strategy/): In the following video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to retail marketing managers about working with coupon affiliates during Covid 19. - [COVID-19 Motivation for Retail Marketing Managers](https://jebcommerce.com/covid-motivation-retail-marketing-managers/): Juggling clients, staff and home. Read these tips for managing the paralysis and overwhelm that comes with being a marketing manager during covid 19. - [Affiliate Channel Innovation: How Retailers are Thriving during COVID-19](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-innovation/): As you read this, affiliates are testing offers and creatives for retailers. If you aren’t talking with them, they are not testing these things for your brand. - [Should Retailers Pause Affiliate Programs during a Downturn?](https://jebcommerce.com/retailers-pause-affiliate-programs/): Are you considering pausing or suspending your affiliate program? This video talks about how to maintain employees and a positive industry reputation. - [How Retailers can Lower Commission Rates without Losing Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/lower-commission-rates-without-losing-affiliates/): Would you change a partner's invoice and only tell them after it is sent? This video talks about how to retain affiliates when lowering commission rates. - [5 Words to Strengthen Affiliate Relationships](https://jebcommerce.com/5-words-to-strengthen-affiliate-relationships/): Affiliate marketing is 100% about relationships. Affiliates will remember the advertisers who weren’t true partners during this time and reward those who were. - [How to Work with Coupon Affiliate Sites](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-work-with-coupon-affiliate-sites/): Even if you have a solid network of influencers promoting your brand, there is more you can do right now to reach the right customers. Here's how to do it. - [Amazon Cuts Commissions, Affiliates Here Is What You Can Do](https://jebcommerce.com/amazon-cuts-commissions-affiliates-here-is-what-you-can-do/): Affiliates here is what you can do to make sure that the changes Amazon is making to commissions has a smaller impact on your business. - [Looking to see how we beat our own launch forecasts for new clients?](https://jebcommerce.com/11305-2/): Scaling an affiliate program quickly is paramount, especially when you are paying an affiliate OPM to do the job. Check... - [How did we grow a program by 503% in the first 3 months?](https://jebcommerce.com/11300-2/): How do we generate more than 500% lift in the first three months? Check out this mini case study. - [Coupon Affiliate Marketing More Important as Economy Swings Down](https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-sites-more-important-as-economy-swings-down/): The 7 best coupon affiliate marketing strategies backed by data from consumer behavior on coupon affiliate sites. Get them here. - [The Truth About Coupon Affiliate Programs](https://jebcommerce.com/the-truth-about-coupon-affiliates/): Spoiler: data us shows a different story than the one you've been told about coupon affiliates. But don't take our word for it, come find out for yourself! - [Solid Tactics and Merchandising lead to 22% Lift over Best Month](https://jebcommerce.com/solid-tactics-and-merchandising-lead-to-22-lift-over-best-month/): How can you grow your affiliate program during the most challenging times? JEBCommerce teams are doing just that. Read this... - [100 in 100 days?](https://jebcommerce.com/100-in-100-days/): Scaling an affiliate program quickly takes the right strategy and the right level of resource deployment. Our step 2 in... - [Gotta put the work in to get the results - Affiliate Relationships](https://jebcommerce.com/gotta-put-the-work-in-to-get-the-results-affiliate-relationships/): Affiliate marketing is powered by relationships. Sometimes they take time to develop so we can test and trust. Here is... - [Is an Affiliate Management Agency The Right Choice?](https://jebcommerce.com/is-an-affiliate-management-agency-the-right-choice/): Today, you are looking for ways to acquire new customers and maximize your marketing budget. You have heard that the... - [Outsourced Affiliate Management Lowers Affiliate Channel Costs](https://jebcommerce.com/outsourced-affiliate-management-lowers-affiliate-channel-cost/): Affiliate Channel slowing down? Here is how to turn your affiliate program into a cash machine while reducing overall costs. - [Rapid Scale to Double Digit Percentage of Ecommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/rapid-scale-to-double-digit-percentage-of-ecommerce/): Scaling your affiliate program quickly can lead to bringing in double digit percentages of your total ecommerce revenue. If you... - [Preparing Your Digital Marketing for a Larger Scale Pandemic](https://jebcommerce.com/preparing-your-digital-marketing-for-a-larger-scale-pandemic/): With several states’ announcements that they are closing restaurants, gyms and any group of 50 or more, it’s clear we... - [Don’t stare directly at these results, you go blind they are so bright!](https://jebcommerce.com/dont-stare-directly-at-these-results-you-go-blind-they-are-so-bright/): New customer acquisition of 90%, that is right. Check out this mini case study from the leading affiliate OPM, JEBCommerce - [Affiliate OPM: Experience to Stay Ahead of Change](https://jebcommerce.com/why-work-with-an-opm-2-collaboration-and-experience/): Partnering with an Affiliate OPM allows for the ability to leverage existing agency partnerships and reduce overall cost of customer acquisition. - [How to Acquire New Customers with Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/acquire-new-customers-with-affiliate-marketing/): By using a combination of the following methods, you can start securing the prime real estate necessary to get in front of the millions of visitors every day. - [Affiliate Managers with a Marketing Budget Should Calculate Customer Acquisition Cost](https://jebcommerce.com/calculate-customer-acquisition-cost/): This simple but effective metric tells digital retail managers which channels are performing and which need a fresh strategy. - [How Affiliate Marketing Can Reduce Customer Acquisition Costs](https://jebcommerce.com/reduce-customer-acquisition-costs/): 6 ways your affiliate program can reduce customer acquisition costs. Find these strategies and more at JEBcommerce.com - [Customer Acquisition Strategies for Digital Retailers](https://jebcommerce.com/customer-acquisition-strategies-for-digital-retailers/): Insider tips from the fastest-growing digital retailers in beauty, travel, outdoors, and fashion. Get 3 proven strategies to increase customer acquisition. - [JEBCommerce Managing US Doctors’ Clinical Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-managing-us-doctors-clinical-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the U.S. Doctors’ Clinical Affiliate Program. - [The First 30 Days - Wow!](https://jebcommerce.com/the-first-30-days-wow/): Scaling an affiliate program quickly can happen! Here is one mini case study showing how much we exceeded our client's... - [Affiliate Management Company: Do you Need One?](https://jebcommerce.com/10-reasons-to-work-with-an-outsourced-affiliate-management-company/): Partnering with an affiliate marketing company is the secret to scaling e-commerce revenue. But that doesn’t mean every retailer needs to work with an agency. - [Taking on Affiliate Summit West 2020 - JEBCommerce Goes to Vegas](https://jebcommerce.com/taking-on-affiliate-summit-west-2020/): What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Not when it comes to the lessons that the JEBCommerce team was able to take away from the Affiliate Summit West event. In January 2020, JEBCommerce sent a team to the ASW conference. - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture affiliate programs!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-scandinavian-designs-and-dania-furniture-affiliate-programs/): JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow these two new programs in 2020 on Impact, and we’re looking for unique and innovative ways to do so. - [JEBCommerce Managing NatureWise Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-managing-naturewise-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the NatureWise Affiliate Program. - [5 Ways to Drive Revenue Leveraging Publisher Payouts](https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-drive-revenue-with-publisher-payouts/): Stephen Robinson shares his latest from ASW20: 5 tactics to drive affiliate program revenue using publisher payouts and minimal client resources. Read on! - [JEBCommerce is now Managing the Enfamil Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-enfamil-affiliate-program/): The Enfamil Affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce helping support childhood caregivers. Interested in the details? Find out more! - [What to Ask on Affiliate Discovery Calls](https://jebcommerce.com/what-to-ask-on-affiliate-discovery-calls/): Initial discovery calls with affiliate partners can be intimidating. We go through some of the best questions to ask to set both parties up for success! - [4 Ways to Increase The Efficiency Of Spend In Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/4-ways-to-increase-the-efficiency-of-spend-in-your-affiliate-program/): Here are 4 ways you can increase the efficiency of spend in your affiliate program without sacrificing scale. Interested? Come find out more! - [JEBCommerce Managing Speck Travel Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/managing-speck-travel-affiliate-program/): The Speck Travel Affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce, bringing the ability to infuse more inspiration into work travel. - [5 Mindsets for Success in Managing an Apparel Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/5-mindsets-for-success-in-managing-an-apparel-affiliate-program/): Here are five mindsets we recommend you consider when managing your own fashion and apparel affiliate program! Read more about it. - [FMTC: A Datafeed Solution for Publishers, Agencies/OPMs and Merchants](https://jebcommerce.com/fmtc-a-datafeed-solution-for-publishers-agencies-opms-and-merchants/): FMTC provides solutions for publishers, merchants and Agencies/OPM looking to save time providing their site visitors with up-to-date deals and much more. - [Affiliate Sweepstakes & Giveaways – What To Include](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-sweepstakes-giveaways-what-to-include/): Running a sweepstakes with affiliates can be daunting, here is a list of things to make sure that all aspects of your promotion are covered. Read on! - [5 Things to Consider when Choosing an Affiliate Network](https://jebcommerce.com/5-things-to-consider-when-choosing-an-affiliate-network/): Choosing an affiliate network is vital to the success of your affiliate program. There are 5 main aspects to consider when evaluating an affiliate network. - [Have You Heard? JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Havenly Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-havenly-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce announces management of the Havenly affiliate program. The go-to source for professional interior design online! - [Auto Parts GALORE! JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Part’s Geek Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-parts-geek-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce announces management of the Part’s Geek affiliate program! The go-to source for the highest quality auto parts. Check it out! - [Elite level affiliate marketing or just good enough?](https://jebcommerce.com/elite-level-affiliate-marketing-or-just-good-enough/): From ensuring the right technology is deployed to providing the right partner mix, elite-level affiliate marketing should provide multiple benefits. More... - [Agency vs. In-House: It Comes Down to Results](https://jebcommerce.com/agency-vs-in-house-it-comes-down-to-results/): How can an award winning affiliate management agency outperform an in-house team? Our article on the topic highlights a few compelling areas. Read more... - [How Does Negotiation Work in Affiliate Marketing?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-does-negotiation-work-in-affiliate-marketing/): Negotiation can be a big unknown in the world of affiliate marketing. We shed some light on this topic to clear things up! - [The Fatal Conceit Of "Free Affiliate Sales"](https://jebcommerce.com/the-fatal-conceit-of-free-affiliate-sales/): “Free” affiliate sales – when advertisers try to harness affiliate traffic without fairly attributing commissions to contributing affiliates. - [Best Affiliate Program Management: JEBCommerce is OPM/Agency of the Year](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-wins-opm-agency-of-the-year-at-ase-2019/): Award-Winning Agency Brings Home Industry’s Top Prize at Affiliate Summit - JEBCommerce Named Pinnacle Awards’ 2019 OPM/Agency of the Year. - [Changes to Ensure Success with Content and Niche Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/changes-to-ensure-success-with-content-and-niche-affiliates/): If you value content and niche affiliates in your affiliate program you need to change these two things in order to set them up for success. - [Keeping Consistency Through Personnel Changes in Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/keeping-consistency-through-personnel-changes-in-your-affiliate-program/): Find out how to keep your affiliate program moving forward even during personnel changes by creating a few simple tools now. - [Chrome and Firefox: Browser Privacy & What It Means to You](https://jebcommerce.com/chrome-and-firefox-browser-privacy-what-it-means-to-you/): Find out the latest changes and updates to browser privacy and how you can be sure your program is prepared for the changes ahead. - [5 Point Affiliate Program Health Check](https://jebcommerce.com/5-point-affiliate-program-health-check/): Finding the answers to these 5 simple things can help you determine whether your affiliate program is headed towards health or illness. Read more! - [ITP 2.2 is Here, How Will it Impact Your Affiliate Channel?](https://jebcommerce.com/itp-2-2-is-here-how-will-it-impact-your-affiliate-channel/): Apple ITP 2.2 is here and it could impact revenue if you're not prepared for it. Have affiliates stopped promoting your program? Find out more here. - [Announcing: Our New Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager](https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-our-new-senior-affiliate-marketing-manager/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce Chris Park as our new Senior Affiliate Manager. Please join us in welcoming him to the team! - [2019 Affiliate Marketing Market Size](https://jebcommerce.com/2019-affiliate-marketing-market-size/): Affiliate marketing is a large, dynamic, and global force. Check out our piece on the affiliate marketing market size in 2019...the details my surprise you! - [Program Launch - How We Ensure Fast Ramp Up](https://jebcommerce.com/program-launch-how-we-ensure-fast-ramp-up/): How would you execute a new affiliate program launch so it starts producing results right away? No need to wonder, come check out our process... - [Developing ROI on Placements – A Request to Publishers](https://jebcommerce.com/developing-roi-on-placements/): From the advertiser side, any ROI numbers, projected revenue or makegood promises that a publisher can make are what will sell your placements! - [Your First Day Checklist to Start Managing Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/checklist-to-start-managing-affiliate-program/): A checklist to help you tackle your first day after you inherit the affiliate channel for your company and a secret trick to put you on a path to success. - [Launching an affiliate program: What you need to know](https://jebcommerce.com/launching-an-affiliate-program/): Launching an affiliate program, but not sure if you are ready? Check this out article before going live to make sure you are set up for success! - [Five B’s of Building Strong Affiliate Relationships](https://jebcommerce.com/building-strong-affiliate-relationships/): Don’t know how to build those strong affiliate relationships? We showcase five different ways on how to do just that in our article featuring the Five B’s! - [A Career in Affiliate Marketing: What to Expect in the First Three Months](https://jebcommerce.com/first-three-months-career-in-affiliate-marketing/): Just starting a career in affiliate marketing? Come find out about the key things you’ll need to know in the first 90 days. - [Using Tiered Commissions to Increase Affiliate Channel Revenue](https://jebcommerce.com/using-tiered-commissions-to-increase-affiliate-channel-revenue/): Interested in driving incremental revenue through your affiliate channel? Try offering tiered commissions to your publishers. Find out more... - [My JEB Journey](https://jebcommerce.com/my-jeb-journey/): As I finish out my first month here at JEBCommerce, I think back to how much has changed for me... - [Apple's ITP 2.1 is here. Are you ready?](https://jebcommerce.com/itp-2_1-is-here-are-you-ready/): Apple's updated ITP 2.1 (Intelligent Tracking Prevention) is here! Check out our tips on how to make your site compliant and the reasons it needs to be. - [14 Steps To Grow Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/14-steps-to-grow-your-affiliate-program/): These simple steps will go a long way toward helping you build your affiliate program into the revenue generating machine it should be! - [Why Aren’t They Accepting My Affiliate Program Application? (2019 edition)](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-application-2019-edition/): Find out what not to do when filling out your affiliate program application along with recommendations on how to avoid being rejected. - [Affiliate Marketing Program Budgeting and Communicating with Internal Teams](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-program-budgeting-and-communicating-with-internal-teams/): The affiliate marketing channel needs a budget and our CEO lays out a simple plan to create one along with a template to get you started. - [Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws 2019 – Keeping Your Affiliates in Current Tax Climate](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws-keeping-affiliates/): Concerned nexus tax legislation will impact your e-commerce channel? Learn how to grow revenue in your affiliate programs despite these recent changes. - [Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws II - How to Keep Your Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws-ii-keep-affiliates/): The reason I have written a SECOND post about this topic, is because most affiliate programs are not addressing this potentially ruinous issue. - [Why You NEED Affiliates Bidding on TM+](https://jebcommerce.com/why-you-need-affiliates-bidding-on-tm/): If you aren’t allowing Affiliates to bid on TM+ keywords, you could be missing out on incremental revenue in your... - [The Essentials of Incrementality: Why It Matters and How It Works](https://jebcommerce.com/the-essentials-of-incrementality/): Determining whether your affiliate channel sales are incremental (meaning you would only have realized them with the assistance of your... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-were-now-managing-the-kelbyone-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [5 Reasons You Should Outsource Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/5-reasons-you-should-outsource-your-affiliate-program/): 5, ok maybe 7, reasons to hire an agency to manage your affiliate program so you can ramp up more... - [Managing the Silver Jeans Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/managing-silver-jeans-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Silver Jeans Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [Announcing: Our New Director of Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-our-new-director-of-affiliate-marketing/): What’s old is new again Well that happened quickly. It feels like a few days ago I was planning our... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the MyWit Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-mywit-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [Supreme Court overturns Nexus Law](https://jebcommerce.com/supreme-court-overturns-nexus-law/): In June, the Supreme Court overturned the Quill decision, allowing states to collect sales tax from out of state retailers.... - [Millionaire Interviews Podcast: 6 Lessons from Jamie Birch](https://jebcommerce.com/millionaire-interviews-podcast-6-lessons-jamie-birch/): Our Founder and CEO, Jamie, recently appeared on the Millionaire Interviews podcast to talk about our company’s growth, his entrepreneurial... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We are Now Managing the Saatva Dreams Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-saatva-dreams-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Saatva Dreams affiliate program! Learn more about Saatva and our partnership. - [JEBCommerce are Thrilled to Announce We are Managing the Trask Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-trask-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Trask Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [Find out how likely you are to be driving incremental sales through your affiliate channel](https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-likely-you-are-to-be-driving-incremental-sales-through-your-affiliate-channel/): If you are in affiliate marketing, you are probably trying to determine if your sales through this channel are incremental... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the GlobeIn Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-globein-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the GlobeIn Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [Zulily Affiliate Program Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/zulily-affiliate-program-is-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to be partnering with Zulily to manage their affiliate program on the ShareASale network. - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We’re Now Managing the U by Uniworld Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-u-by-uniworld-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the U by Uniworld Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We’re Now Managing the Uniworld Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-uniworld-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Uniworld Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [TV is Dead. Long Live YouTube.](https://jebcommerce.com/tv-dead-long-live-youtube/): TV is dead. Or more accurately, it’s dying and not coming back. According to Nielsen, over the last five years,... - [AdWords Changes Through the Years](https://jebcommerce.com/adwords-changes-years/): Ah, 2003. Back then, the RIAA was suing music sharers, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California, Yahoo! was still... - [Now Managing Zenhaven Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-zenhaven-affiliate-program/): Zenhaven joins its sister brands, Saatva and Loom & Leaf also under JEBCommerce management. - [JEBCommerce now managing Loom & Leaf Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-loom-leaf-affiliate-program/): Loom & Leaf joins its sister brands, Saatva and Zenhaven also under JEBCommerce management. - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the Saatva Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-saatva-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Saatva Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [What to Look For When Choosing Networks](https://jebcommerce.com/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-networks/): One of the most important steps in launching an affiliate program is choosing the right network for your affiliate channel.... - [The security showdown is coming...are you ready?](https://jebcommerce.com/the-security-showdown-is-coming-are-you-ready/): A battle is brewing in the land of online security and it has the potential to catch your website in... - [Black Friday and Mobile Monday](https://jebcommerce.com/black-friday-and-mobile-monday/): Insights from the past Black Friday to Cyber Monday Shopping Period As a web analyst, I often prepare myself for... - [The Power of Cross-Device Solutions in a Results-Driven Affiliate Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/power-cross-device-solutions-results-driven-affiliate-strategy/): the affiliate channel is often misunderstood as a necessary evil at best and a pariah at worst In September of... - [ONEBLADE Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/oneblade-affiliate-program-now-live/): The OneBlade affiliate program is live on the Pepperjam network and we are looking for new affiliates. About OneBlade: OneBlade... - [CleverYoga Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/cleveryoga-affiliate-program-launched-by-jebcommerce-2/): The CleverYoga affiliate program is live on the ShareASale network and we are looking for new affiliates. About CleverYoga: The... - [MotivX Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/motivx-affiliate-program-now-live/): The MotivX affiliate program is live on the AvantLink network and we are looking for new affiliates. About MotivX: The... - [American Childhood Cancer Organization & Amazon GO GOLD®](https://jebcommerce.com/american-childhood-cancer-organization-amazon-go-gold/): The Amazon + American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) GO GOLD® campaign is creating history and transforming the future of awareness... - [WeeSprout Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/weesprout-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for WeeSprout! - [Chloe Feed Assembler Now Supports Shopify!](https://jebcommerce.com/chloe-feed-assembler-now-supports-shopify/): Chloe Feed Assembler now supports Shopify! As Shopify surges in popularity, we saw an opportunity to offer our popular data... - [My Adidas - Influencer Marketing's Roots](https://jebcommerce.com/my-adidas-the-start-of-influencer-marketing/): It was July 19th, 1986. Madison Square Garden. Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons & Jam Master Jay stood before thousands and... - [3 Ways Amazon Changed the Affiliate Marketing Industry](https://jebcommerce.com/3-ways-amazon-changed-the-affiliate-marketing-industry/): Affiliate marketing has deep roots dating back to the late 1980’s. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in growing the... - [Mopnado Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/mopnado-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Mopnado has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! - [Coop Home Goods Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/coop-home-goods-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Coop Home Goods has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! - [Navigating the Conversion Funnel](https://jebcommerce.com/navigating-purchase-funnel/): The conversion funnel helps illustrate a consumer journey from awareness to conversion. This is what made marketing “click” for me,... - [How to Crush a Kick-Off Call](https://jebcommerce.com/crush-kick-off-call/): Your company just landed a new client, congratulations! The next thing you do will set the tone for what is... - [The Rise of Video Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/rise-video-marketing/): When I was in the sixth grade, Greg Hession was the ‘guy’. And for the life of me I couldn’t... - [The Nourish + Bloom Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/nourish-bloom-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we have just launched the affiliate program for Nourish + Bloom on the Pepperjam network. - [5 Keys to Achieving Good Company Culture](https://jebcommerce.com/5-keys-to-achieving-good-company-culture/): For those who visit our office, it never fails, “woah, you have a ping pong table in your office? !... - [No Effort Datafeeds - From Site to Platform with Zero Effort](https://jebcommerce.com/no-effort-datafeeds-from-site-to-platform-with-zero-effort/): For 7 years we have been developing our own reporting, CRM and task management tool we call Chloe. For those... - [Leftovers anyone? Residual Income With Influencer Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/who-wants-leftovers-residual-income-in-influencer-marketing/): Everyone has that one favorite recipe they love to make. You know the one – you can make it in... - [Entrepreneur Announces Top Company Cultures](https://jebcommerce.com/entrepreneur-announces-top-company-cultures/): For the past two years, Entrepreneur has partnered with Culture IQ to find the best office cultures in America. This... - [Meet the Newest PMA Board of Directors Member, Jamie Birch](https://jebcommerce.com/meet-the-newest-pma-board-of-directors-member-jamie-birch/): JEBCommerce is proud to announce that Jamie Birch is the newest member of the PMA’s Board of Directors. The PMA... - [Choosing the Right Social Influencer](https://jebcommerce.com/choosing-right-social-influencer/): Social influencers have been a hot topic in the affiliate industry as of late. Search just about any vertical and... - [Usability Testing Plays a Vital Role in the CDC’s Vaccine Management Technology Redesign Efforts](https://jebcommerce.com/usability-testing-plays-vital-role-cdcs-vaccine-management-technology-redesign-efforts/): In 2016, Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC) was awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to redesign... - [2016 Recap - A Year Of Growth For JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/2016-a-year-of-growth-for-jebcommerce/): Now that the wine is drunk and the remains of the trays and trays of shrimp cocktail have been thrown... - [Pandora Wants a Subscription Box](https://jebcommerce.com/pandora-wants-subscription-box/): Does everyone remember the tale of Pandora and her box of surprises? According to Greek mythology, Pandora was said to... - [Negotiating a Tug-of-War](https://jebcommerce.com/negotiating-tug-war/): Working BOTH sides of the table: A Brand and an Influencer Definition of “Tug-of-war”: Firmly dig your feet into the... - [How Millennials Are Influencing the Market](https://jebcommerce.com/how-millennials-are-influencing-the-market/): More and more people are avoiding the long lines and choosing to shop online. The holiday season is here. A... - [Why Your Affiliate Program Can’t Run on Auto-Pilot](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-cant-run-auto-pilot/): It’s important to have dedicated account managers monitoring the affiliate account every day for fraud/brand protection, affiliate communication and more. - [Mobile Engagement Trends – A Meridian Speaker Panel & Demo](https://jebcommerce.com/mobile-engagement-trends-a-meridian-speaker-panel-demonstration/): Last week I had the privilege of moderating a panel discussion focused on the latest trends in mobile engagement. It... - [How Many Affiliate Networks Should I Have?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-affiliate-networks-should-i-have/): Many companies wonder if they should add another network to their affiliate program to allow them to reach more affiliates and, in turn, increase sales. - [The Violet Vixen Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/violet-vixen-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Violet Vixen on the ShareASale network. - [Conversion Rate is Crap](https://jebcommerce.com/conversion-rate-is-crap/): I hate conversion rate. OK, hate is a bit strong. But I’m tired of how haphazardly it’s thrown around in... - [butter LONDON Affiliate Program is Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/butter-london-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): butter LONDON Affiliate Program Managed by JEBCommerce - [The Journey Ends: The Social Media Influencer Campaign (Part 3)](https://jebcommerce.com/the-journey-comes-to-an-end-the-social-media-influencer-campaign-part-3/): There’s no place like home or the end of a journey. After dousing the witch, Dorothy secured the broom that... - [CJU16 Recap - We have to get better at selling the Affiliate channel](https://jebcommerce.com/cju16-recap-we-have-to-get-better-at-selling-the-affiliate-channel/): On September 14, 2016, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking at Commission Junction’s annual conference for the affiliate industry,... - [The Discipleship Repository - A Powerful Employee Development Tool](https://jebcommerce.com/the-discipleship-repository-a-powerful-employee-development-tool/): Several months ago I sat down to write my position agreement, the CEO’s position agreement. The intention wasn’t necessarily to... - [JEBCommerce To Attend CJU16!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-to-attend-cju16/): The time has come for the CJ University 2016 Conference. What makes this year’s conference even more exciting will be... - [Speck Products Now Working With JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/speck-products-now-working-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Speck Products Affiliate Program! About Speck Products: Speck Products offers... - [Tiered Commissions - The Good, the Bad, and the Wasting Money](https://jebcommerce.com/tiered-commissions-good-bad-wasting-money/): Many affiliate programs utilize a tiered commission structure, continue reading to learn why this may be giving money away and... - [Promoting Your Affiliate Program On Social Media](https://jebcommerce.com/promoting-affiliate-program-social-media/): The impact social media has had on society is undeniable. For most it is the first thing we check when... - [The Journey Continues: Influencer Test (Part 2)](https://jebcommerce.com/the-journey-continues-the-influencer-test-part-2/): Last month, I wrote about how I wanted to investigate if Influencer Marketing was nothing more than smoke and mirrors... - [JEBCommerce Now Manages Tailor Brands' Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-manages-tailor-brands-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Tailor Brands Affiliate Program! About Tailor Brands: Tailor Brands offers... - [Omni-Channel Marketing - How Do Affiliates Fit?](https://jebcommerce.com/omni-channel-marketing-affiliates-fit/): Consumers can find what they are looking to purchase across multiple devices. How does this affect your marketing efforts and where do affiliates fit? - [Creating SMART Goals For Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/creating-smart-goals-for-your-affiliate-program/): Picture yourself, Monday morning rolls around and you head off to work. Like most, you grab your cup of coffee... - [The Influencer Marketing Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/influencer-marketing-strategy/): At the end of the movie, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy stands in the Emerald City trembling before a massive,... - [The JEB Parental Leave Policy - It's about family.](https://jebcommerce.com/the-jeb-parental-leave-policy-its-about-family/): Today we released our new Parental and Medical Leave policy to our staff. I’m really proud of this one. As... - [Work/Life Balance: How My Life Has Changed for the Better Since Coming to JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/worklife-balance-life-changed-better-since-coming-jebcommerce/): Growing up, my grandparents owned a service station and quick mart in the little town of Sandpoint. My grandfather would... - [Growing Affiliate Programs With Minimal Optimization Tools](https://jebcommerce.com/growing-affiliate-programs-minimal-optimization-tools/): Last winter I was attempting to work on my truck because both the starter and the alternator needed to be... - [Lessons I’ve Learned from My Dog that Apply to Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/lessons-ive-learned-dog-apply-affiliate-marketing/): Being so close to my dog has taught be a lot of valuable lessons. Many of these can apply to my job as an affiliate manager. - [The Affiliate Menu: Variety is the Spice of Life](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-menu-variety-spice-life/): So they say, “Variety is the spice of life. ” Really? First of all, who is ‘they,’ and did ‘they’... - [How Einstein’s Riddle Explains Channel Diversification](https://jebcommerce.com/einsteins-riddle-explains-channel-diversification/): I am always on the lookout for great thought experiments. I love them, and I can often use them for... - [Proper Affiliate Distribution is Like Weight Lifting](https://jebcommerce.com/proper-affiliate-distribution-is-like-weight-lifting/): There are tons of affiliates out there, so getting the right publishers in the program will be instrumental in the... - [How to best utilize affiliate/vendor partners – A total Ecommerce perspective](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-best-utilize-affiliatevendor-partners-a-total-ecommerce-perspective/): I was speaking with an advertiser the other day, and they asked about how non-traditional affiliates fit within the affiliate... - [Your Affiliate Program Strategy is Like Smoking a Brisket](https://jebcommerce.com/your-affiliate-program-strategy-is-like-smoking-a-brisket/): Gotta love the spring and summer time. Which means it’s time to bust out my smoker! Although bar-be-que’n is fun,... - [How Taking Accountability Will Improve Your Work and Personal Life](https://jebcommerce.com/taking-accountability-will-improve-work-personal-life/): Holding yourself accountable in both professional and personal situations will transform your life and your relationships with those around you. - [9 Ways an Affiliate Manager Can Prepare for the Launch of a New Program](https://jebcommerce.com/9-ways-affiliate-manager-can-prepare-launch-new-program/): There is a lot that goes into a successful new program launch. Here are some things that you can do to set a new affiliate program up for success! - [Chasing Fireflies Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/chasing-fireflies-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Chasing Fireflies Affiliate Program. About Chasing Fireflies: Chasing Fireflies celebrates... - [5 Ways To Suck At Managing Overwhelm](https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-suck-at-managing-overwhelm/): Something I have noticed with a lot of people recently is that everyone works very hard to make sure they... - [How to Optimize Health and Fitness Clients in Q1](https://jebcommerce.com/optimize-health-fitness-clients-q1/): If you’re like me then you have probably noticed a few more unfamiliar faces in the gym over the last... - [The Mountain Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/mountain-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Mountain. - [The Biggest Mistake in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/the-biggest-mistake-in-affiliate-marketing/): Now that the rush of Q4 is behind us, and many of you have been able to settle in to... - [Affiliate Marketing – A Marathon Not a Sprint](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/): Often times I hear the question from advertisers, “Why does it take so long to gain traction in the affiliate... - [What You Can Learn from Looking At Competitors’ Affiliate Programs](https://jebcommerce.com/what-you-can-learn-from-looking-at-competitors-affiliate-programs/): One of the first and most important things we do when onboarding a new client at JEBCommerce is take a close look at their top 5-10 competitors’ affiliate programs. - [The Power of a Team in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/power-team-affiliate-marketing/): While there are benefits to having remote employees, at JEBCommerce we see the value in having all of our employees work in the same office together - [Eggnog + conference calls = success](https://jebcommerce.com/eggnog_plus_conference_calls_equals_success/): Conference calls suck. Especially big ones with large groups of people. I have always been a fan of in-person or... - [Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws - "The Monster Lurking Under the Bed"](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws/): You have likely heard about the Nexus tax laws (or Amazon tax) that seem to be cropping up every month.... - [Optimizing in Q4 Without a Paid Placement Budget](https://jebcommerce.com/optimizing-in-q4-without-a-paid-placement-budget/): How do I optimize in Q4 without a paid placement budget? This can sometimes be a difficult question to answer... - [Mozcon Local Analytics Questions Answered](https://jebcommerce.com/mozcon-local-analytics-questions-answered/): I had the privilege of presenting at Mozcon Local yesterday. I’ve been looking forward to this event for a while... - [The Publisher Mantra: I Know My Value. Do You?](https://jebcommerce.com/the-publisher-mantra-i-know-my-worth-do-you/): Publisher Development Observations Quotes are my thing. Well-formed, issue-directed, vernacularly blessed phrases that make a point so much better than... - [Slot Machines, Stilettos and Stretch Marks. Oh My!](https://jebcommerce.com/slot-machines-stilettos-stretch-marks-oh/): Slot machines, stilettos, and stretch marks, Oh MY! Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas My “baptism by fire” is complete.... - [Grand European Travel Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/grand-european-travel-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Grand European Travel! - [Insight Vacations Affiliate Program Now Live by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/insight-vacations-affiliate-program-now-live-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Insight Vacations! - [Trafalgar Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/trafalgar-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Trafalgar Tours has launched their new affiliate program on CJ! - [JEBCommerce Expands Services with Acquisition of Sixth Man Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-expands-services-with-acquisition-of-sixth-man-marketing/): I couldn’t be more excited to share this news with you today. On January 1, 2016, we completed our acquisition... - [Flower Delivery Express Now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/flower-delivery-express-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Flower Delivery Express! - [Using the Same Store Concept to Measure Affiliate Channel Performance](https://jebcommerce.com/using-the-same-store-concept-to-measure-affiliate-channel-performance/): How are you measuring your affiliate channel’s performance? This question has come up quite a bit over the last week... - [Contiki Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/contiki-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Contiki! - [Bliss Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/bliss-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Bliss. - [Le Tote Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/le-tote-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Le Tote. - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Steals.com!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-excited-announce-now-managing-affiliate-program-steals-com/): About Steals. com: Steals. com offers women a first-class boutique experience with killer deals up to 80% off on quality brands,... - [“You Want to Talk to Me? Really? Me?”](https://jebcommerce.com/want-talk-really/): In a rather puzzled tone, those were the exact words I heard expressed by a publisher at the end of... - [Affiliate programs are like big wheels](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-launched-3-months-ago-no-revenue/): You just brought your new baby home from the hospital. You’re freaked out a little, but at the same time... - [How a Whiteboard Kept Me Sane](https://jebcommerce.com/whiteboard-kept-sane/): Have you ever had so many things to do at work that you can’t stay focused? You start working on... - [Optimal Cookie Duration for my Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/optimal-cookie-duration-for-my-affiliate-program/): A cookie is just one or more pieces of information stored as text strings on your machine. When launching an... - [Folica Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/folica-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Folica! About Folica: Folica is your... - [How JEB is Saving My Life](https://jebcommerce.com/how-jeb-is-saving-my-life/): Wow, that is quite the title! Are you intrigued? My blog post this month was supposed to be about the... - [CJU 2015: Ignite Connections](https://jebcommerce.com/cju-2015-ignite-connections/): Last month, I had the opportunity to represent JEBCommerce at CJU in sunny and unseasonably humid (did I mention HUMID?... - [Q4 vs Q1: What To Plan For And What To Accomplish?](https://jebcommerce.com/q4-vs-q1-plan-accomplish/): Now that we are knee deep in the trenches of Q4 for 2015, what do you remember from the beginning,... - [I Don't Want to Go to Work!](https://jebcommerce.com/i-dont-want-to-go-to-work/): It’s Sunday night. You’re laying in bed and trying to go to sleep. But you can’t. Your mind is racing,... - [It's Official - Our Publisher Development Department is Rocking!](https://jebcommerce.com/its-official-our-publisher-development-department-is-rocking/): Many of you may have already had a phone call from or been introduced to our new Publisher Development Specialist,... - [Of All the Fish in the Sea, I'm So Glad You Swam to Me](https://jebcommerce.com/of-all-the-fish-in-the-sea-im-so-glad-you-swam-to-me/): PubDev is about relationship... . which involves three things: Connection, Listening, Follow-up Publisher Development Relationships It may be safe to... - [Dr. Fuhrman Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/dr-fuhrman-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Dr. Fuhrman! About Dr. Fuhrman: Dr.... - [Creepiness, Value, Paranoia, and Adoption of Technology](https://jebcommerce.com/creepiness-value-paranoia-and-adoption-of-technology/): The hook is shiny enough that this fish is more than happy to bite it. Every. Single. Day. Ok, so... - [Making the Transition from Technician to Manager](https://jebcommerce.com/making-the-transition-from-technician-to-manager/): I can honestly say I learn something new every day I am here and grow in my role. There is... - [Three Quick Tips for Google Analytics Insights](https://jebcommerce.com/three-quick-tips-for-google-analytics-insights/): Analytics can seem overwhelming for those not taking deep dives into the data on a daily basis. But it doesn’t... - [How to Maximize Q4 in the Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-maximize-q4-in-the-affiliate-channel/): Now that Q4 is upon us, you are no doubt reviewing your final plans to knock the last 3 months of 2015 out of the park! Here are a few things that we have.. - [The Affiliate Activation Life Cycle](https://jebcommerce.com/the-affiliate-activation-life-cycle/): Like a light switch or a faucet, you simply turn on the affiliate channel and sales flow like electricity to... - [Setting The Tone: Account Management Tactics to Ensure Excellent Service to Your Clients](https://jebcommerce.com/setting-tone-account-management-tactics-ensure-excellent-service-clients/): We are all excited when we get a new account at JEB! We cannot wait to show them our capabilities... - [AllergyBuyersClub Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/allergybuyersclub-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for AllergryBuyersClub. - [Loyalty Affiliates - The Pants Analogy](https://jebcommerce.com/loyalty-affiliates-the-pants-analogy/): Channel mix is an increasingly important topic for CMOs, Marketing Directors and any digital marketer. Where to put resources and... - [RefrigiWear Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/refrigiwear-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for RefrigiWear About RefrigiWear: RefrigiWear, Inc. ,... - [NY Fashion Center Fabrics Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/ny-fashion-center-fabrics-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for NY Fashion Center Fabrics. About NY... - [Sport Chalet Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/sport-chalet-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Sport Chalet has launched their affiliate program on the AvantLink network! - [Dean & DeLuca Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/dean-deluca-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Dean & Deluca hase launched their affiliate program on the LinkShare network! - [Eleventh Avenue Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/eleventh-avenue-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for SuperJeweler - [JEBCommerce Named AvantLink Industry Champion of 2015!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-named-avantlink-industry-champion-of-2015/): The AvantLink Best of 2015 Award winnners were announced at the AvantExpo 2015 in Park City, Utah. The ‘Industry Champion... - [SuperJeweler Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/superjeweler-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for SuperJeweler - [Oops…We Did It Again! JEBCommerce is a 2015 Finalist for Rakuten’s Agency of the Year Golden Link Award](https://jebcommerce.com/oopswe-did-it-again-jebcommerce-is-a-2015-finalist-for-rakutens-agency-of-the-year-golden-link-award/): JEBCommerce is humbled and excited by our recent nomination as a finalist for the 2015 Rakuten’s Golden Link Awards for... - [5 Ways to Optimize Your Affiliate Agency Relationship](https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-optimize-your-affiliate-agency-relationship/): You have just hired an outsourced affiliate management agency, or are already working with one. You have spent hours of... - [New Clients for 2015...So Far!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-clients-for-2015-so-far/): We’re really excited by what’s happening here at JEBCommerce so far in 2015. We have many new, exciting clients that... - [Every 90 Days Something Wants to Trip You Up](https://jebcommerce.com/every-90-days-something-wants-to-trip-you-up/): This past February (I can’t believe it’s been that long) I published a blog post about my health transformation and... - [Paul Fredrick Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/paul-fredrick-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Paul Fredrick. - [All I care about is content publishers, the rest are junk!](https://jebcommerce.com/all-i-care-about-is-content-publishers-the-rest-are-junk/): Brief synapsis of the benifits of publisher diversity within an affiliate program. - [Cycle Gear Now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/cycle-gear-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Cycle Gear! - [JHawk Takes On Imagine Commerce 2015](https://jebcommerce.com/jhawk-takes-on-imagine-commerce-2015/): Imagine Commerce 2015: A 3 day ecommerce event sponsored by Magento and eBay, and held at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Informative, inspiring, and fun! - [Vanity is a Good Thing with URL Shorteners](https://jebcommerce.com/vanity-is-a-good-thing-with-url-shorteners/): Make short, friendly, branded URLs for your website or blog using open source software! - [Bob’s Stores Affiliate Program is Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/bobs-stores-affiliate-program-is-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Bob’s Stores has launched their affiliate program on the AvantLink network. About Bob’s Stores:... - [JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Juice Beauty](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-that-we-are-now-managing-the-affiliate-program-for-juice-beauty/): About Juice Beauty: Juice Beauty brings clinically validated skincare expertise from Northern California with authentically organic formulas which are powered... - [Rediscovering the Greatest Weapon in Business: Paper and Pen](https://jebcommerce.com/rediscovering-the-greatest-weapon-in-business-paper-and-pen/): Constantly learning is one thing that separates excellent affiliate management and marketing from just getting the job done. Publisher Development focused. - [dietDirect Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/dietdirect-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for dietDirect. About dietDirect: The products we... - [WonderSlim Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/wonderslim-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for WonderSlim. About WonderSlim: WonderSlim is a... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Bodybuilding.com Affiliate Window Global Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-bodybuilding-com-affiliate-window-global-program/): The leading online supplement store in the world is launching a second network in the US and UK markets by... - [Competition Used to Scare Me](https://jebcommerce.com/competition-used-to-scare-me/): In October of last year, JEB reached our tenth year of operating since my wife and I started this agency.... - [Know your Why - High School Reverse Job Fair Edition](https://jebcommerce.com/know-your-why-high-school-reverse-job-fair-edition/): I had the fortunate opportunity of being a volunteer interviewer for the Post Falls High School reverse job fair this... - [Can affiliate marketing cause my email marketing campaign to get blacklisted?](https://jebcommerce.com/can-affiliate-marketing-cause-my-email-marketing-campaign-to-get-blacklisted/): Wow, what an amazing question. Kudos to the advertiser that popped this one to our business development team last week.... - [I enabled anti-cart sniping amazingness, why would they even want to be in my program?](https://jebcommerce.com/i-enabled-anti-cart-sniping-amazingness-why-would-they-even-want-to-be-in-my-program/): I’m going through a series of typical questions we receive during the evaluation process with new potential clients. Last week... - [Two things I use to increase productivity and....](https://jebcommerce.com/two-things-i-use-to-increase-productivity-and/): Not many individuals would accuse me of being cool, hip, or well, cool. This blog post is probably going to... - [Questions about Coupon Sites and my Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/questions-about-coupon-sites-and-my-affiliate-program/): Coupons! Coupons! Coupons! Yes Jan, we are going to talk about coupon sites today. And yes, we are going to... - [Future of Affiliate - AvantLink / JEBCommerce / ShopStyle and Vegas Baby!](https://jebcommerce.com/future-of-affiliate-avantlink-jebcommerce-shopstyle-and-vegas-baby/): Earlier this week I wrote about some of the things we discussed at AvantLink’s Future of Affiliate networking event in... - [Future of Affiliate - AvantLink Networking Event](https://jebcommerce.com/future-of-affiliate-avantlink-networking-event/): On February 19th, several of my team members and I flew down to Las Vegas to take part in Avant... - [Knowledge Bomb the JEB Way](https://jebcommerce.com/knowledge-bomb-the-jeb-way/): Knowledge is truly king and the pursuit of knowledge is a very noble pursuit. The ever constant push to continuing... - [48 Publisher Development Blitz: Austin, Texas](https://jebcommerce.com/48-publisher-development-blitz-austin-texas/): affiliate meetings in Auatin Texas, Publisher Development, JEBCommerece, Greg Powell - [That "One Thing" that will change everything in 2015](https://jebcommerce.com/that-one-thing-that-will-change-everything-in-2015/): Now that January 2015 is almost in the books, and will be by the time you read this, it’s time... - [Persunmall.com Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/persunmall-com-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): We're thrilled to be managing one of China's biggest brands and we hope you'll join us in celebrating the partnership! - [The 10 most common affiliate management mistakes you'll make this Q4](https://jebcommerce.com/the-10-most-common-affiliate-management-mistakes-youll-make-this-q4/): I’ve made them. You’ve probably made them, and to be honest, I’ll be probably make them again. I asked my... - [Principle of Diminishing Marginal Utility in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/principle-of-diminishing-marginal-utility-in-affiliate-marketing/): “Spend more! Spend more! We need more sales and we have to hit these numbers. If you need more cash,... - [Legacy. Publisher Development and what really makes an affiliate program thrive](https://jebcommerce.com/publisherdevelopment/): “Do something you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. ” Cliché? These were the words of... - [JEBCommerce is proud to announce the launch of the Bodybuilding.com UK Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/bodybuilding-com-uk-launch/): The leading online supplement store in the world is now launching their affiliate channel across the pond in the UK... - [Affiliate Marketing Sucks. It's a Scam.](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-sucks/): Affiliates do nothing and get commissions. Affiliates steal orders from other channels. Affiliates don’t do real marketing. Affiliates provide absolutely... - [CHOiES Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/choies-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): Choies. com is a global website destination for fashion-forward and IN girls to shop clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories. Our... - [JEBCommerce now managing the Nitro-Pak affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-the-nitro-pak-affiliate-program/): What is Nitro-Pak? Nitro-Pak is the best source of high-quality, long-term emergency preparedness kits, disaster supplies, 72 hour kits, 1... - [Global E-commerce and Affiliate Expansion Part II - How to start.](https://jebcommerce.com/global-e-commerce-and-affiliate-expansion-part-ii-how-to-start/): In our second post in our series on Global Affiliate Expansion, When, Where Why How, our VP of Global Performance... - [JEBCommerce is now managing the Bulu Box affiliate program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-bulu-box-affiliate-program/): We are excited to announce our newest partnership – Bulu Box! About Bulu Box: Bulu Box is the first health,... - [Global Expansion - When, Where, Why, How...](https://jebcommerce.com/global-expansion-when-where-why-how/): In her first of a multi-part series, our Vice President of Global Performance Marketing, Joanna Culbertson, takes on why to... - [The Marketplace at The Blaze Affiliate program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/the-marketplace-at-the-blaze-affiliate-program-now-live/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the The Marketplace by TheBlaze affiliate program on the LinkShare network! JEBCommerce... - [JEBCommerce is Now Managing the TravelSmith Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-travelsmith-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is so excited to announce that we are now managing the TravelSmith affiliate program. About TravelSmith: We started TravelSmith in... - [Our Work & Your Work is Important](https://jebcommerce.com/our-work-your-work-is-important/): Is summer in full swing already? Well yes it is and I am glad for it! We’ve waited through a... - [Rakuten LinkShare OPM Agency of the Year Finalist, 2014.](https://jebcommerce.com/rakuten-linkshare-opm-agency-of-the-year-finalist-2014/): Wow, what a year 2014 has been for JEBCommerce! We are honored, excited and humbled to announce that JEBCommerce has... - [JEBCommerce is Now Partnering with Sunglasses Shop on the ShareASale Network!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-partnering-with-sunglasses-shop-on-the-shareasale-network/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce our partnership with Sunglasses Shop! A little bit about Sunglasses Shop: Sunglasses Shop is number one... - [JEBCommerce Launches the Shinola Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-the-shinola-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce Launches the Shinola Affiliate Program on LinkShare! We are excited to announce the launch of the Shinola affiliate program... - [JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Joyus Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-joyus-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Joyus affiliate program! About Joyus: Joyus is the web’s... - [Bodybuilding.com Now Managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/bodybuilding-com-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Bodybuilding. com! About Bodybuilding. com: We are Bodybuilding. com. We change lives.... - [How to: deep links in Linkshare](https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-deep-links-in-linkshare/): With the recent launch of our client Flight Club New York, Zak. com and JumpinJammerz. com, we have had a... - [LiveWatch Affiliate Program Launched!](https://jebcommerce.com/livewatch-affiliate-program-launched/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the LiveWatch affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! A little about... - [What is a good relationship in affiliate marketing?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-a-good-relationship-in-affiliate-marketing/): It’s about relationships right? This industry we are in, isn’t it? I hear it all the time, in fact I... - [Zak Designs Affiliate Program Launched!](https://jebcommerce.com/zak-designs-affiliate-program-launched/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Zak Designs affiliate program on the LinkShare network! A little about... - [3 Things You Should Have in Your Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions](https://jebcommerce.com/3_things_terms_and_conditions/): We been launching and growing affiliate programs since 2004 with over 100 under our belts. I lost count at that... - [Jumpin Jammerz Now LIVE on LinkShare](https://jebcommerce.com/jumpin-jammerz-now-live-on-linkshare/): JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Jumpin Jammerz launched an affiliate program on the LinkShare network! JumpinJammerz. com is... - [Some thoughts on measuring New to File (new customer acquisition) in Online Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/measuring_new_customer_acquisition/): At JEBCommerce we focus heavily on profitability, new customer acquisition, and increasing the margin for our clients in this channel.... - [Some very cool new ShareASale Tools](https://jebcommerce.com/some-very-cool-new-shareasale-tools/): SHAREASALE recently came out with some great new tools for advertisers. Ok, I had this in my task list to... - [9 things to check in your affiliate program to get "unstuck".](https://jebcommerce.com/9-things-to-check-in-your-affiliate-program-to-get-unstuck/): It’s early in the day on any given Monday and you grab a cup of coffee, sit down at your... - [Customer Lifetime Value - How to Calculate it.](https://jebcommerce.com/customer-lifetime-value-how-to-calculate-it/): One of the best ways I come up with content ideas for this blog is to answer questions our clients... - [Country Outfitter Affiliate Program Now Managed JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/country-outfitter-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Country Outfitter Affiliate Program! JEBCommerce is so excited to announce that we are now managing... - [Omni Channel - Affiliate marketing needs a seat at this table.](https://jebcommerce.com/omni-channel-affiliate-marketing-needs-a-seat-at-this-table/): Last month, Shawn Collins posted on his blog the infographic from cheifmartec. com you see to the right outlining all... - [New Customer Acquisition Certification and more! Continuing Ed. at JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/new-customer-acquisition-certification-and-more-continuing-ed-at-jebcommerce/): “Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back. ” ~ Chinese Proverb. I’m not sure if... - [NEW Tampa Bay CityPASS!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-tampa-bay-citypass/): We have very exciting news regarding the CityPASS affiliate program! CityPASS has JUST announced a new city! Tampa Bay, Florida!... - [New Program - Flight Club Launched on LinkShare!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-flight-club-launched-on-linkshare/): JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Flight Club has launched an affiliate program on the LinkShare network! About... - [2014 E-Commerce Predictions - What are others saying?](https://jebcommerce.com/2014-e-commerce-predictions-what-are-others-saying/): 2014 is finally here, and it will go bye like every other year, in the blink of an eye. Towards... - [2014 E-commerce Conferences](https://jebcommerce.com/2014-e-commerce-conferences/): As we are putting the final touches on our team(s)’ travel for 2014 and planning for several new additions to... - [2014 - What's Coming - Affiliate Marketing and Beyond](https://jebcommerce.com/2014-whats-coming-affiliate-marketing-and-beyond/): 2103 brought so much to JEB and this industry. I was blessed with an invitation to join a fantastic PMA... - [2013 Most Popular Blog Posts](https://jebcommerce.com/2013-most-popular-blog-posts/): Every year we try to produce relevant, useful content on the JEBCommerce Blog Post. Stuff you can use whether you... - [Recapping a great year - Thanks 2013!](https://jebcommerce.com/recapping-a-great-year-thanks-2013/): Now that 2013 is behind us, and there is at least a few days breathing room from Q4, it’s time... - [Solar VPS affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/solar-vps-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is very excited to introduce you to our newest managed client, SolarVPS. com. About Solar VPS: Solar VPS is... - [2013 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Affiliate Performance Infograph](https://jebcommerce.com/2013-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-affiliate-performance-infograph/): TechCrunch, Comscore and a host of other organizations reported huge increases in sales online in 2013. Retailers are seeing more... - [NewDayCigs.com affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/newdaycigs-com-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is happy to announce that we are now managing the NewDayCigs. com affiliate program on the ebay enterprise affiliate... - [CityPASS Mobile Certified in Commission Junction](https://jebcommerce.com/citypass-mobile-certified-in-commission-junction/): CityPASS is now Mobile Certified in Commission Junction! There is a growing mobile presence in the affiliate space and more... - [Affiliate Summit East 2013](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-east-2013/): Affiliate Summit East 2013... What a great event! As an affiliate manager for over 3 years now, I’ve had the... - [Charlotte Russe Selects JEBCommerce, an Affiliate Marketing Agency to Grow Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/charlotte-russe-selects-jebcommerce-an-affiliate-marketing-agency-to-grow-affiliate-marketing/): Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, September 4th, 2013 – Charlotte Russe, headquartered in California, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage and grow their... - [Lifetime Value - What is it - Why is it important and what do you do with it.](https://jebcommerce.com/lifetime-value-what-is-it-why-is-it-important-and-what-do-you-do-with-it/): More and more profitability is being discussed within the affiliate marketing industry. Incremental sales, new customer acquisition, cart sniping etc,... - [Your affiliate program may need a chiropractic adjustment](https://jebcommerce.com/your-affiliate-program-may-need-a-chiropractic-adjustment/): “Those sales are great, but the margin was low. ” “Great revenue month, but we sold new product and still... - [360Connect Affiliate Program Launched by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/360connect-affiliate-program-launched-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is very excited to announce the launch of another great affiliate program. The 360Connect (360Partners) affiliate program. 360Partners is... - [Using Cart Sniping to Your Advantage](https://jebcommerce.com/using-cart-sniping-to-your-advantage/): Addressing the challenge of cart sniping in affiliate marketing, this article highlights a strategic approach to turning it into a... - [REDBUBBLE Affiliate Program now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/redbubble-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great client to our list of managed affiliate programs – REDBUBBLE. com REDBUBBLE helps... - [Google Affiliate Network Migration Timeline](https://jebcommerce.com/google-affiliate-network-migration-timeline/): We’ve had many conversations this last week, as I’m sure many of you have had as well, regarding the migration... - [How do I migrate my affiliate program off of the Google Affiliate Network](https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-migrate-my-affiliate-program-off-of-the-google-affiliate-network/): The shock of this week’s news is now settling in and advertisers and affiliates alike are getting to the business... - [Google Affiliate Network Shutting Down](https://jebcommerce.com/google-affiliate-network-shutting-down/): Good morning performance marketing industry! If you had taken a poll on what industry news you’d wake up to this... - [Now Hiring - Business Development Manager](https://jebcommerce.com/now-hiring-business-development-manager/): Business Development Manager – B2B Online Marketing Services JEBCommerce is growing faster than ever and looking for more great sales... - [Incremental Sales Part 5 - How to guide for tracking](https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-sales-part-5/): Have you increased affiliate sales dramatically and you are still getting the grumpy cat from the CEO? Than you have... - [Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 4](https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-4/): This is the 4th part in a 5 part series on incremental sales in affiliate marketing. Catch up on Part... - [Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 3](https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-3/): This is the 3rd part in a 5 part series on incremental sales in affiliate marketing. Catch up on Part... - [Exciting news from Funsational!](https://jebcommerce.com/exciting-news-from-funsational/): JEBCommerce is happy to share some exciting news from our long time client Funsational. com. On February 18th, Funsational rolled... - [Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 2](https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-2/): This is the second part in a 5 part series on Incremental sales. Haven’t read the first part, click here.... - [Incremental Affiliate Sales - It's Coming](https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-its-coming/): Many years ago I was involved in a profitability rationalization project at a large retailer. The assumption was made, by... - [Jamie Tapia - Linkshare Certified!](https://jebcommerce.com/jamie-tapia-linkshare-certified/): Jamie Tapia earned her Linkshare Certification and we want to make sure you all know about it! We are proud... - [EliteHotelBooking.com announces partnership with JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/elitehotelbooking-com-announces-partnership-with-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is happy to announce that we are now managing the EliteHotelBooking. com affiliate program on Impact Radius and LinkShare!... - [JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We're Now Managing the Johnston & Murphy Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-johnston-murphy-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - [How many networks should my affiliate program be in?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-networks-should-my-affiliate-program-be-in/): This subject can really bring about some heated debate. I wouldn’t say it’s controversial, but there definitely seems to be... - [Goals Affiliate Managers Should Set for Themselves in 2013](https://jebcommerce.com/goals-affiliate-managers-should-set-for-themselves-in-2013/): The Thanksgiving leftovers are pretty much gone, Black Friday has come and gone (hopefully you avoided the melee at your... - [Affiliate Manager Lessons - Training](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-lessons-training/): The need for affiliate manager lessons and training has gotten more coverage this year than any other. As our industry... - [Incoco Affiliate Program now managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/incoco-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great beauty client to our list of managed affiliate programs – Incoco. com! Now... - [How do I plan for Q4 success in my affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-plan-for-q4-success-in-my-affiliate-program/): We have been asked multiple times over the last week about planning for Q4 and what you should be doing... - [Why Affiliate Marketing?](https://jebcommerce.com/why-affiliate-marketing/): Affiliate marketing has proven to be an incredibly valuable channel to drive new customer acquisition and overall online revenue. Over... - [What commission amount should I pay my affiliates?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-commission-amount-should-i-pay-my-affiliates/): A: As much as you can B: As little as possible C: As much as your biggest competitor D: As... - [Business to Business Affiliate Programs - do they work?](https://jebcommerce.com/business-to-business-affiliate-programs-do-they-work/): We are approached by many different kinds of advertisers each and every week. One type that is consistently at our... - [CityPASS Now Partnered with JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/citypass-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/): Starting Oct. 1st JEBCommerce is excited to announce a partnership with CityPASS! CityPASS: Experience a city’s top attractions while saving... - [Most common question - How do I know what you are doing to manage our affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-question-how-do-i-know-what-you-are-doing-to-manage-our-affiliate-program/): Working with vendors and agencies can be incredibly fruitful for all types of organizations. Getting experts in the field, and... - [How many affiliates should I have in my affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-affiliates-should-i-have-in-my-affiliate-program/): We answer the "how many affiliates do I need" question, highlighting that success in affiliate marketing isn't solely about numbers... - [How do I find more of {insert type of affiliate here} affiliates for my affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-find-more-of-insert-type-of-affiliate-here-affiliates-for-my-affiliate-program/): We recently finished another round of our MyAffiliateCoach affiliate manager training, and without doubt this question was probably the very... - [EzyDog now partnered with JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/ezydog-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/): Starting September 28th JEBCommerce is excited to announce a partnership with EzyDog! EzyDog makes a line of products encompassing the... - [Who are you reaching out to?](https://jebcommerce.com/who-are-you-reaching-out-to/): Friday is always a good day to talk about things you’ll need to be doing next week. I like taking... - [Can I push offers to consumers and not to affiliates? - Most Common Questions](https://jebcommerce.com/can-i-push-offers-to-consumers-and-not-to-affiliates-most-common-questions/): One of the most common questions we receive from our clients, and a significant percentage of advertisers looking to launch... - [What kind of offers work in the Affiliate space?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-kind-of-offers-work-in-the-affiliate-space/): Another question we get often, usually during our first week working with our clients, our on-boarding period, is what offers... - [Most common affiliate management questions - What info do I need to distribute to affiliates about our promos?](https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-affiliate-management-questions-what-info-do-i-need-to-distribute-to-affiliates-about-our-promos/): I asked my staff last week to list out all the most common questions we received from our clients and... - [Most Common Questions - How often should I update my affiliate creative?](https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-questions-how-often-should-i-update-my-affiliate-creative/): One question we get quite often around here, whether from current clients or potential clients is: when is the right... - [DealDecor Affiliate Program now Live!!](https://jebcommerce.com/dealdecor-affiliate-program-now-live/): Deal Decor is live and disrupting the $80bn furniture industry by offering factory-direct furniture at 30-70% off products seen at... - [Egnyte HybridCloud Rated #1 Best Online File Sharing Service & New Commission Structure](https://jebcommerce.com/egnyte-hybridcloud-rated-1-best-online-file-sharing-service-new-commission-structure/): Egnyte is more than just a cloud, Egnyte is known for helping small and medium sized businesses with their critical... - [Our Client's Success, it speaks for itself - New Infographic](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients-success-it-speaks-for-itself-new-infograph/): Performance really does speak for itself. We’ve put together a cross section of our clients’ performance into an easy to... - [JEBCommerce the 2012 Rakuten Linkshare OPM/Agency of the Year!](https://jebcommerce.com/2012_agency_of_the_year/): 2012 Rakuten LinkShare Agency of the Year The Annual Rakuten LinkShare Golden Link Awards were held during the Rakuten LinkShare... - [Join the DoneRight.com Affiliate program today!](https://jebcommerce.com/join-the-doneright-com-affiliate-program-today/): Affiliate Program What is Done Right! ? Done Right! is your trusted partner in home improvement! It’s the easiest way... - [Get to know the DownEast Basics Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-the-downeast-basics-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great client to our list of managed affiliate programs – DownEast Basics! Now live... - [Affiliate Marketing Market Size Infograph](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-market-size-infograph/): Have you ever asked yourself how big the affiliate marketing is? We have, many times. So have our clients, potential... - [Get to know GreenCupboards](https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-greencupboards/): JEBCommerce is excited to introduce one of our newest managed programs, GreenCupboards, which is now live on the Linkshare Network... - [Get to know the Funsational Inc Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-the-funsational-inc-affiliate-program/): Meet one of our newest managed affiliate programs – Funsational Inc. Now live in the ShareASale and LinkShare networks. The... - [New Clients for 2012](https://jebcommerce.com/new-clients-for-2012/): The team here at JEBCommerce is thoroughly excited to announce our current round of affiliate programs now managed by JEBCommerce!... - [The Importance of Affiliate Communications - practical ecommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/the-importance-of-affiliate-communications-practical-ecommerce/): Communications with your affiliate partners is one of the most, if not THE most important part of your strategy to... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading - May 10, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-may-10-2012/): Over the last few days, all of us here at JEBCommerce have bounced around the topic of what the general... - [Attribution - Great Series by Lisa Picarille](https://jebcommerce.com/attribution-great-series-by-lisa-picarille/): If you haven’t heard about “attribution” recently, then I highly suggest you head on over to the Performance Marketing Association’s... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading - May 2, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-may-2-2012/): JEBCommerce is fortunate to be located in one of the most beautiful areas of Northern Idaho; Coeur d Alene. Now,... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading - April 20, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-april-20-2012/): The new google glass! See the article below! We here at JEBCommerce all look forward to our weekly team meetings... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading April 13, 2012"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-april-13-2012/): Welcome to another episode of “What is JEBCommerce Reading – April 13, 2012”! April met all of us in the... - [Don't overlook affiliate marketing.](https://jebcommerce.com/dont-overlook-affiliate-marketing/): I was forwarded a great article yesterday by a member of our advisory board and I’d like to share it... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading - March 26,2012"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-march-262012/): We are a bit delayed in our posting of this week’s episode of “What is JEBCommerce Reading” as we have... - [What Merchants Want from Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/what-merchants-want-from-affiliates/): I’m now working on my 13th year in the online marketing field. I really don’t feel that old, but wow,... - ["What Is JEBCommerce Reading March 7, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-march-7-2012/): The Pacific Northwest woke up today to beautiful sunny skies and nice cool temps. Dare we ask? Dare we question?... - [Why Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Management Agency - Our 8 Part Series](https://jebcommerce.com/why-hire-an-outsourced-affiliate-program-manager-our-8-part-series/): At the beginning of every year we receive a lot of inquiries about our fully outsourced affiliate management programs. Many... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading - February 29, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-29-2012/): Happy Leap Day on this North Idaho Snowy Wednesday! All of us in the Northwest woke to snow levels of... - ["What is JEBCommerce Reading- February 22, 2012?"](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-22-2012-2/): As we were gathering the articles for this week’s installment of “What is JEBCommerce Reading- February 22, 2012”, we came... - [What is JEBCommerce Reading February 15, 2012?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-15-2012/): For this Valentine’s week, we found the weather in Coeur d’ Alene cold and icy. A mixture of snow, ice... - [What is JEBCommerce Reading February 8, 2012?](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-8-2012-6/): The team is back from our off site meeting held in snowy Sandpoint, ID. We spent two days at the... - [Part 8 - Why work with an OPM? - Well, it's simply worth the money.](https://jebcommerce.com/part-8-why-work-with-an-opm-well-its-simply-worth-the-money/): We’ve discussed reach and exposure, collaboration and economies of scale. We’ve talked about productivity, quality and flexibility. All leading up... - [Part 6 - Why Should I Hire an Affiliate Management Agency - an OPM?](https://jebcommerce.com/part-6-why-should-i-hire-an-affiliate-management-agency-an-opm/): In our ongoing series on hiring an OPM, today let’s discuss core competencies. Your core competencies to be precise. Your... - [#5 in our Why Hire an Outsourced Program Management Agency - Speed and Flexibility](https://jebcommerce.com/5-in-our-why-hire-an-outsourced-program-management-agency-speed-and-flexibility/): I hope you enjoyed our brief video in Part 4 of this series. If you haven’t seen it yet, click... - [Part 4 - Why hire an OPM - Exposure](https://jebcommerce.com/part-4-why-hire-an-opm-exposure/): The number of people on your team promoting and working your program is vital to its growth. Having a team... - [Economies of Scale - Part 3 of Why work with an OPM](https://jebcommerce.com/economies-of-scale-part-3-of-why-work-with-an-opm/): Today we continue to explore reasons why advertisers choose to work with Outsourced Program Managers, or Affiliate Agencies. We’ve discussed... - [What is JEBCommerce Reading , January 18th Edition](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-january-18th-edition/): The holidays are finally over and the entire team is back from the Affiliate Summit, and all our 2012 plans... - [Join the 99designs and Egnyte Affiliate Programs](https://jebcommerce.com/join-the-99designs-and-egnyte-affiliate-programs/): There has never been a better time to join these programs. The first quarter of the New Year is when... - [JEBCommerce's New Office!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerces-new-office/): Probably the largest change we went through in 2011, outside of new employees and new clients, has to be our... - [What is JEBCommerce Reading, November 29th Edition](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-november-29th-edition/): Today’s meeting was filled with news of our upcoming 2012 planning, our company off-site meeting in January, conference schedules, team... - [2012 Internet Marketing Conferences](https://jebcommerce.com/2012-internet-marketing-conferences/): December is usually a time where I do quite a bit of planning for the following year. I do my... - [What is JEBCommerce Reading, First Edition](https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-first-edition/): Every Tuesday morning the JEBCommerce team gets together to talk about our clients, our affiliate partners and share strategies and... - [How can you use 99designs?](https://jebcommerce.com/how-can-you-use-99designs/): When it is appropriate, we use our clients’ services and products at every chance we get. One of our newest... - [MotoSafety.com and LinxUp.com Launching on the Linkshare Network.](https://jebcommerce.com/motosafety-com-and-linxup-com-launching-on-the-linkshare-network/): Friday, October 14th, 2011. We are very excited to announce that our newest client – MotoSafety. com and LinxUp. com... - [99designs Affiliate Program now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/99designs-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): Wednesday, September 21st, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that 99designs has selected JEBCommerce to... - [Egnyte Affiliate Program now LIVE! and managed by JEBCommerce!](https://jebcommerce.com/egnyte/): Wednesday, Sept 7th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, proudly announces, that Egnyte has selected JEBCommerce to optimize... - [Cruiser Customizing, Inc. now managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/cruisercustomizing/): Monday, August 15th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that Cruiser Customizing, Inc. has selected... - [MyAffiliateCoach Testimonial](https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-testimonial-2/): We just wrapped up another MyAffiliateCoach training/mentoring session. We had some great students that made amazing headway into their programs.... - [New Program - Concur!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-concur/): We are pleased to announce the launch of the Concur Affiliate Program. Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel... - [Affiliate Manager Question - Should I Clean Out Affiliates?](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-question-should-i-clean-out-affiliates/): We had a great MyAffiliateCoach session last week and our one-on-one’s with our student affiliate managers were awesome. I always... - [Redesigned Affiliate Newsletters](https://jebcommerce.com/redesigned-affiliate-newsletters/): You may have noticed several changes here at JEBCommerce over the last several months. In March we released our new... - [MyAffiliateCoach Recent Question - Which Email Address?](https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-recent-question-which-email-address/): One feature of our MyAffiliateCoach program that our students tend to really enjoy are our one-on-one sessions each week. Each... - [Plastic Jungle Selects JEBCommerce to Manage Affiliate Program!](https://jebcommerce.com/plasticjungle_affiliate_program/): Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that Plastic Jungle has selected JEBCommerce... - [JEBCommerce Welcomes Charisma Brands and Paradise Galleries](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-charisma-brands-and-paradise-galleries/): Wednesday, April 13th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces with excitement, that Charisma Brands / Paradise... - [$1,500 off MyAffiliateCoach Affiliate Manager Training Program](https://jebcommerce.com/1500-off-myaffiliatecoach-affiliate-manager-training-program/): The MyAffiliateCoach affiliate manager training and mentoring sessions will be opening up again next week. We have a few spots... - [Are you making these relationship mistakes with your affiliate partners?](https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-making-these-relationship-mistakes-with-your-affiliate-partners/): We are getting geared up to run our next MyAffiliateCoach training sessions starting later this week and I was just... - [Warning, if you don't have most of these 12 items in your affiliate marketing plans, you are missing sales.](https://jebcommerce.com/warning-if-you-dont-have-most-of-these-12-items-in-your-affiliate-marketing-plans-you-are-missing-sales/): Q1 is wrapping up, can you believe that? I often marvel at how quickly time flies. Just this weekend I... - [3 ways to serve your affiliates more effectively.](https://jebcommerce.com/3-ways-to-serve-your-affiliates-more-effectively/): We are always looking for ways to better service our affiliate partners. Happy affiliates that have everything they need to... - [3 Most Frequently Asked Questions about MyAffiliateCoach](https://jebcommerce.com/3-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-myaffiliatecoach/): Our affiliate manager coaching and training program has really taken off in the last 6 months. Not only are affiliate... - [Hearst Ranch Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/hearst-ranch-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/): Wednesday February 23rd, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate management agency, today announces that Hearst Ranch, the nation’s largest single source... - [$5 bounty on all Free Trials now - LiveChime Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/5-bounty-on-all-free-trials-now-livechime-affiliate-program/): LiveChime News – New $5 Free Trial Bounty! Many affiliates have requested a free trial bounty option for earning commissions... - [Orabrush Receives Large Investment](https://jebcommerce.com/orabrush-receives-large-investment/): According to TechCrunch. com, True Ventures has invested $2. 5 million in the JEBCommerce client, Orabrush. True Ventures must like... - [The Tax Man Cometh - Idaho](https://jebcommerce.com/the-tax-man-cometh-idaho/): The online state tax issue surrounding the affiliate industry hasn’t gone away. We keep up with this issue as closely... - [Eight things you need to know about your affiliate partners.](https://jebcommerce.com/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-affiliate-partners/): At the Affiliate Summit I was on a panel discussing ways to build better relationships with your affiliates and your... - [Question of the day - Why are those promotions so short?](https://jebcommerce.com/question-of-the-day-why-are-those-promotions-so-short/): Today I received a great question from an affiliate. They were asking us about the short duration of some of... - [Here is a method we use to run better affiliate promotions.](https://jebcommerce.com/here-is-a-method-we-use-to-run-better-affiliate-promotions/): I’m a huge fan of planning, processes, systems and worksheets. In your day to day life, especially at work, there... - [Linkshare Symposium West - 2011, a brief recap.](https://jebcommerce.com/linkshare-symposium-west-2011-a-brief-recap/): Maryellen Garasky, Danielle Dougherty and myself had the good fortune to attend the Linkshare Symposium West last week in San... - [Customized Promotions for More Revenue](https://jebcommerce.com/customized-promotions-for-more-revenue/): This month we’ve been talking about affiliate promotions. It’s a suiting subject at the beginning of the year as many... - [Proper Alignment in Your Affiliate Promotions](https://jebcommerce.com/proper-alignment-in-your-affiliate-promotions/): Lately we have been talking about best practices in affiliate promotions. We’ve been writing here on our blog as well... - [Are you making any of these common mistakes?](https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-making-any-of-these-common-mistakes/): We recently walked our new staff through Module 7 of our My Affiliate Coach training program – Effective Affiliate Promotions.... - [The Importance of Your Quarterly Plan](https://jebcommerce.com/the-importance-of-your-quarterly-plan/): Are you wondering through the forest of affiliate management, knowing where you want your program to be, but having no... - [Most Popular JEBCommerce Posts of 2010](https://jebcommerce.com/most-popular-jebcommerce-posts-of-2010/): Each new year we look back, as many do, at the year prior. We review what we’ve done well, what... - [Affiliate Summit West 2011 - Meet JEBCommerce in Vegas baby!](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-west-2011-meet-jebcommerce-in-vegas-baby/): Will you be in Las Vegas for the Affiliate Summit next week? The JEBCommerce team will be! The Affiliate Summit... - [Murals Your Way Selects JEBCommerce's Outsourced Program Management](https://jebcommerce.com/murals-your-way-selects-jebcommerces-outsourced-program-management/): Tuesday, November 9th, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that Murals Your Way, the leading wallpaper... - [JEBCommerce Speaking at Affiliate Summit West 2011](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-speaking-at-affiliate-summit-west-2011/): Jamie Birch, CEO of JEBCommerce, is honored and excited to be speaking at the Affiliate Summit West 2011 in Las... - [Win $500 in OfficeFrog Products!](https://jebcommerce.com/win-500-in-officefrog-products/): Join JEBCommerce and make your office more earth friendly! We have partnered with one of their newest clients, OfficeFrog. com... - [Veer.com Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/veercom-affiliate-program-now-live/): It’s been a very exciting summer for us, and the fall is starting to be just as exciting! Today, JEBCommerce... - [Limelight (songclearance.com) Now Live on Linkshare](https://jebcommerce.com/limelight-songclearancecom-now-live-on-linkshare/): We are extremely excited to start off the month of October with another great new affiliate program launch. The Limelight... - [OfficeFrog.Com Affiliate Program is now live on ShareASale!](https://jebcommerce.com/officefrogcom-affiliate-program-is-now-live-on-shareasale/): We are thrilled to announce that the OfficeFrog. Com affiliate program is now live on ShareASale. OfficeFrog is your home... - [3 Reasons Your Affiliate Program Should Have a Written Communication Plan](https://jebcommerce.com/3-reasons-your-affiliate-program-should-have-a-written-communication-plan/): I tend to consider myself a bit of an entrepreneur, always have. I can remember reading my dad’s business magazines... - [FAQ - How will My Affiliate Coach help me avoid making mistakes in my affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/faq-how-will-my-affiliate-coach-help-me-avoid-making-mistakes-in-my-affiliate-program/): I remember, vaguely, my first few years in affiliate management as a series of less then intelligent, or correct, decisions... - [MusicFactoryDirect.com Select JEBCommerce's Outsourced Affiliate Management](https://jebcommerce.com/musicfactorydirectcom-select-jebcommerces-outsourced-affiliate-management/): Tuesday, September 21st, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that MusicFactoryDirect. com, a leading musical instrument... - [Ligonier Now Live on CJ!](https://jebcommerce.com/ligonier-now-live-on-cj/): Yesterday JEBCommerce announced that it has launched the Ligonier Ministries Affiliate Program on the Commission Junction Network! To join the... - [20 things you need to do to prepare for the 2010 Christmas Season](https://jebcommerce.com/20-things-you-need-to-do-to-prepare-for-the-2010-christmas-season/): Now that the kids are back in school, and I’m spending Thursday nights watching my son play center for his... - [MyAffiliateCoach Testimonial](https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-testimonial/): One of our first students of our affiliate manager training program, MyAffiliateCoach, was Shane from Dean & Deluca. Shane went... - [RightsFlow Selects JEBCommerce to Launch LimeLight Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/rightsflow-selects-jebcommerce-to-launch-limelight-affiliate-program/): Wednesday, September 15th, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that RightsFlow, a leading mechanical licensing... - [4 Ways to build trust with your affiliates.](https://jebcommerce.com/4-ways-to-build-trust-with-your-affiliates/): Any parent out there can really relate to this photo. I love it. I think of any one of my... - [Warning: Your follow up may be killing your affiliate relationships.](https://jebcommerce.com/warning-your-follow-up-may-be-killing-your-affiliate-relationships/): Is the Grim Reaper at the door of your affiliate relationships? I’m being a bit dramatic here, but is it?... - [JEBCommerce is Hiring!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring-2/): JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have one position open. Assistant – Affiliate... - [Using the "same store" concept from retail in affiliate marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/using-the-same-store-concept-from-retail-in-affiliate-marketing/): One of the things I learned from working at and with several large, national, multi channel retailers, was the concept... - [Affiliate Summit East 2010 Un-Recap](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-east-2010-un-recap/): JEBCommerce wasn’t able to attend the Affiliate Summit in NYC this year. We very much wanted to, but we are... - [Warning, not assessing your affiliate program is hurting you.](https://jebcommerce.com/warning-not-assessing-your-affiliate-program-is-hurting-you/): I put this little video together this morning after driving my favorite vehicle to work. Yes that is a two-tone,... - [Outstanding Customer Service - Thank you iPlayerHD](https://jebcommerce.com/outstanding-customer-service-thank-you-iplayerhd/): From time to time, we have the good fortune to work with companies that really go above and beyond to... - [Here is something that is helping our MyAffiliateCoach members grow their affiliate programs](https://jebcommerce.com/here-is-something-that-is-helping-our-myaffiliatecoach-members-grow-their-affiliate-programs/): I honestly can’t believe we are almost in September. My evenings are starting to fill up with my kids extra... - [3 mistakes you may be making in developing your forecasts](https://jebcommerce.com/3-mistakes-you-may-be-making-in-developing-your-forecasts/): Sunny with a slight chance of failure? Does that sound like a forecast you have been putting together for your... - [Stephen Robinson Featured on Relevantly Speaking](https://jebcommerce.com/stephen-robinson-featured-on-relevantly-speaking/): Stephen Robinson, Director of Affiliate Relations for outsourced program management agency, JEBCommerce, talks to MediaTrust about the concerns big brands... - [How S.M.A.R.T Goals made me a better affiliate manager](https://jebcommerce.com/how-smart-goals-made-me-a-better-affiliate-manager/): I remember a time, farther back than I care to mention, when I managed programs, well, from the hip. Runnin’-n-Gunnin’... - [Affiliate Manager Coaching Workbook](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-coaching-workbook/): Last week we launched our affiliate management coaching and mentoring program, MyAffiliateCoach. A few days later we received our first... - [Why are you making it hard for your affiliates???](https://jebcommerce.com/why-are-you-making-it-hard-for-your-affiliates/): Guest Post – Joe Sousa “From time to time, we have the good fortune of having a well respected, successful... - [Warning - if you aren't using a scorecard, you aren't being as effective as you could be.](https://jebcommerce.com/warning-if-you-arent-using-a-scorecard-you-arent-being-as-effective-as-you-could-be/): Just a few moments ago, I wrapped up a meeting with our Director of Affiliate Management and all our affiliate... - [Are you an "Ideal Affiliate Manager"?](https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-an-ideal-affiliate-manager/): Are you an ideal affiliate manager? We have been working with affiliate programs since 1999 and at times, we made... - [Affiliate Manager Coaching and Mentoring - New JEBCommerce Service](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-coaching-and-mentoring-new-jebcommerce-service/): We’ve been asked, here at JEBCommerce, for some time to offer a training, coaching and mentoring program for new and... - [An Interview with AFFMETER](https://jebcommerce.com/an-interview-with-affmeter/): A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of jumping on the phone with the founder of AFFMETER, Firuze Gokce.... - [Planning for the holiday season.](https://jebcommerce.com/planning-for-the-holiday-season/): GetElastic, an enterprise ecommerce solution provider, recently posted about preparing for the ever-important Christmas and holiday season. I honestly can’t... - [Roots Canada, Ltd. Select JEBCommerce](https://jebcommerce.com/roots-canada-ltd-select-jebcommerce/): Thursday, July 8th, 2010 JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that Roots Canada, Ltd. , a... - [Coldwater Creek Goes Mobile](https://jebcommerce.com/coldwater-creek-goes-mobile/): I love to see the companies I have worked with in the past announce new things, today is no different... - [New Program Announcement: Ligonier.org](https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-announcement-ligonierorg/): JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that Ligonier Ministries, a leading Christian resource organization, has chosen... - [Referral Laundering and more, my interview with Dave at Brandverity](https://jebcommerce.com/referal-laundering-and-more-my-interview-with-dave-at-brandverity/): Jamie and David Naffziger, of BrandVerity, discuss referral laundering, geotargeting and other things affiliate managers should be looking out for... - [It's not just us, Chef Ramsay is popular - free SEO webinar](https://jebcommerce.com/its-not-just-us-chef-ramsay-is-popular-free-seo-webinar/): For a while I thought maybe my wife and I were the only ones watching Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen nightmares.... - [Affiliate Question of the Day - Where do I start?](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-question-of-the-day-where-do-i-start/): Where do I start to become an affiliate? That is a great question. In this post we talk about three... - [Interview with Matthew Bredel](https://jebcommerce.com/interview-with-matthew-bredel/): Last week I had the good fortune to sit down with a good friend, super affiliate, and overall great guy,... - [New company, new product, affiliate program?](https://jebcommerce.com/new-company-new-product-affiliate-program/): A very typical phone call we receive, and probably at least one each week, is one from a new merchant... - [Is it time to plan?](https://jebcommerce.com/is-it-time-to-plan/): I was reading an article on InternetRetailer. com this morning titled Penny’s billion-dollar bet. Penny’s, one of the earliest adopters... - [Differentiate yourself against your competition](https://jebcommerce.com/differentiate-yourself-against-your-competition/): Zak Stambor wrote a great article at InternetRetailer. com about online office supply retailer Shoplet. com and their amazing feat... - [AffiliateBenchMarks](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliatebenchmarks/): AffiliateBenchMarks is looking for affiliates, agencies and advertisers to fill out their 5 minute survey on the affiliate industry and... - [No Clicks, No Sales, No Impressions? Don't Remove](https://jebcommerce.com/no-clicks-no-sales-no-impressions-dont-remove/): I saw this response on ABestWeb a while back, and apologize that I don’t have that thread included here, sorry.... - [Performance Marketing Association Working Groups](https://jebcommerce.com/performance-marketing-association-working-groups/): The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) just announced new working group structures. I was fortunate enough to work on one of... - [Multi Channel Retail Affiliate Program Optimization](https://jebcommerce.com/multi-channel-retail-affiliate-program-optimization/): 4 things every multi-channel retail affiliate manager should be looking at to optimize their affiliate program. From new to file... - [Getting the most out of your affiliate manager, comments on Logan Thompson's post.](https://jebcommerce.com/getting-the-most-out-of-your-affiliate-manager-comments-on-logan-thompsons-post/): Getting the most out of your affiliate manager - Logan Thompson's blog post and Jamie Birch's comments. A few notes... - [What you can learn from Hell's Kitchen](https://jebcommerce.com/what-you-can-learn-from-hells-kitchen/): Early in 2009 I believe, I wrote a series of blog posts regarding one of my favorite shows, Hell’s Kitchen.... - [Our first LiveChime Chat](https://jebcommerce.com/our-first-livechime-chat/): add live chat with livechime - [Try Out LiveChime](https://jebcommerce.com/try-out-livechime/): Our newest client, Livechime, provides simple and easy to use live chat technology easy enough for anyone to use. We... - [LiveChime Affiliate Program Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/livechime-affiliate-program-now-live/): We are super excited to announce today that the LiveChime affiliate program is now live in Linkshare. LiveChime is a... - [JEBCommerce selected by OfficeFrog.com - outsourced affiliate management](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-officefrogcom-outsourced-affiliate-management/): Wednesday, May 26, 2010 JEBCommerce, today announces that OfficeFrog, an online vendor of earth friendly products for the office, has... - [JEBCommerce selected by LiveChime - outsourced affiliate management](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-livechime-outsourced-affiliate-management/): Monday, May 24, 2010 JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that LiveChime, a leader in innovative... - [JEBCommerce selected by Amy Adele - outsourced affiliate management](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-amy-adele-outsourced-affiliate-management/): Wednesday, May 5, 2010- JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that AmyAdele. com, a leader in hand-made,... - [The Elance Affiliate Program is Now Live on CJ!](https://jebcommerce.com/the-elance-affiliate-program-is-now-live-on-cj/): We are excited to announce that the Elance Affiliate Program has re-launched on the Commission Junction network. Elance, the world’s... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - LuggagePoint.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-luggagepointcom/): One of our longest standing clients sent us the following testimonial today. We love working with Sumit and the rest... - [JEBCommerce is hiring!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring/): JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have two positions open. Assistant Account Manager... - [Internet Marketing From the Real Experts](https://jebcommerce.com/internet-marketing-from-the-real-experts/): Recently, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit released a new book – Internet Marketing from the Real... - [Idaho update - advertising tax](https://jebcommerce.com/idaho-update-advertising-tax/): Idaho Advertising Tax Update JEBCommerce is located in Coeur d’Alene Idaho. We’ve been watching, supporting and learning about the advertising... - [Favorite Blog Posts from 2009](https://jebcommerce.com/favorite-blog-posts-from-2009/): I’ll be honest, I’m a little late with this one... We wanted to put together some of our favorite JEBCommerce... - [Meet Jeff Nilges](https://jebcommerce.com/meet-jeff-nilges/): Many of you have may have already met one of our affiliate managers, Jeff Nilges, at Affiliate Summit West last... - [Shannon Simmons in Issue 9 of FeedFront Magazine](https://jebcommerce.com/shannon-simmons-in-issue-9-of-feedfront-magazine/): Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 8 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I... - [Meet Us At The Affiliate Summit West in Vegas!](https://jebcommerce.com/meet-us-at-the-affiliate-summit-west-in-vegas/): On January 17-19th, the JEBCommerce team will be attending the premier affiliate marketing conference – Affiliate Summit West, 2010 in... - [Alex's Coupons Wins Good Morning America Contest](https://jebcommerce.com/alexs-coupons-wins-good-morning-america-contest/): Over the years we have been fortunate and blessed to not only work with so many great affiliates, but also... - [Listen to our Affiliate Audit Preview Call](https://jebcommerce.com/listen-to-our-affiliate-audit-preview-call/): Does your affiliate program need an audit? This preview call, recorded on November 2nd, 2009, walks merchants and advertisers through... - [Join us on our preview call for our affiliate audit.](https://jebcommerce.com/438-2/): Equip Your Affiliate Program for Explosive Growth in Q4 and 2010! Is your affiliate program optimized to ensure your best... - [FeedFront Article Issue 8 now available - Stephen Robinson contributes on page 4.](https://jebcommerce.com/feedfront-article-issue-8-now-available-stephen-robinson-contributes-on-page-4/): Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 8 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I... - [drop.io featured on our local TV station - KXLY](https://jebcommerce.com/dropio-featured-on-our-local-tv-station-kxly/): drop. io featured on KXLY Spokane - [CJU Wrap Up](https://jebcommerce.com/cju-wrap-up/): Last week I went to CJU in Santa Barbara with our owner and CEO Jamie Birch. This was my first... - [Downturn requires more analysis and accountability, enter affiliate marketing.](https://jebcommerce.com/downturn-requires-more-analysis-and-accountability-enter-affiliate-marketing/): “Widespread budget cuts in 2009 and demands from top management to do more with less have forced corporate marketers to... - [drop.io's Attach Large Files app now available to Yahoo! Mail Users](https://jebcommerce.com/dropios-attach-large-files-app-now-available-to-yahoo-mail-users/): We have big news! We get so excited here at JEBCommerce when our clients and partners announce big news, and... - [JEBCommerce at CJU - September 15-16](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-at-cju-september-15-16/): Are you attending the Commission Junction University next week in beautiful Santa Barbara California? WE ARE! Stephen, our Director of... - [Changing the commission rate of your affiliate program.](https://jebcommerce.com/changing-the-commission-rate-of-your-affiliate-program/): I recently wrote an article for FeedFront magazine titled “7 Essentials When Making Affiliate Program Changes” where I outlined a... - [drop.io Affiliate Program Launch Party](https://jebcommerce.com/dropio-affiliate-summit-party-soho-house-new-york-monday-night/): Monday 9:30pm – Affiliate Program Launch Party The Affiliate Summit is right around the corner! Are you ready for 3... - [JEBCommerced Twitter Accounts](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerced-twitter-accounts/): Now that JEBCommerce is growing quite a bit and we have several new employees and web properties, it is a... - [FeedFront Magazine Issue 7 Now Available -Check out our article.](https://jebcommerce.com/feedfront-magazine-issue-7-now-available-check-out-our-article/): Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 7 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I... - [Speaking at the Affiliate Summit East 2009](https://jebcommerce.com/speaking-at-the-affiliate-summit-east-2009/): Jamie Birch of JEBCommerce will be speaking at Affiliate Summit East 09 - [philosophy affiliate program is now live!](https://jebcommerce.com/philosophy-affiliate-program-is-now-live/): philosophy. com affiliate program is now live! we invite you to submit your application for this highly anticipated program. the... - [the drop.io Affiliate Program is Now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/the-dropio-affiliate-program-is-now-live/): The drop. io Affiliate Program is Now Live! We are excited to announce that the drop. io affiliate program is... - [philosophy.com selects jebcommerce to launch and manage affiliate program](https://jebcommerce.com/philosophycom-selects-jebcommerce-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program/): Tuesday June 23, 2009 – JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that philosophy. com, a premier... - [JEBCommerce selected by drop.io to launch and manage Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-dropio-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program/): Monday, June 15, 2009 – Today JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, announces that drop. io, a simple... - [JEBCommerce selected by QualitySmith to Manage Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-qualitysmith-to-manage-affiliate-program/): Thursday, June 11, 2009 – JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that QualitySmith. com, the premier... - [iFloor Affiliate Program is now Live!](https://jebcommerce.com/ifloor-affiliate-program-is-now-live/): The iFloor affiliate program is now live and ready for you int he Google Affiliate Network! You can join today... - [JEBCommerce Selected by OverstockDrugstore.com to Grow Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-overstockdrugstorecom-to-grow-affiliate-program/): EBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that OverstockDrugstore. com, the premier online destination for savings on... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - CouponCraze.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-couponcrazecom/): One of the top coupon and deal sites on the internet is CouponCraze. com. We are proud to have received... - [JEBCommerce selected by iFloor to Launch and Manage Affiliate Program on the Google Affiliate Network](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-ifloor-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program-on-the-google-affiliate-network/): Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that iFloor, the premier online... - [JEBCommerce is now hiring!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-hiring/): It’s been a truly amazing 2009 so far. JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - Zappos.com / 6pm.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-zapposcom-6pmcom/): JEBCommerce Testimonial from Ned Farra of Zappos. - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - Shopping-Bargains.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-shopping-bargainscom/): From time to time, our colleagues, friends and clients send us endorsements and testimonials. We like to share those with... - [A conversation with Paul Nichols - Niche Merchants and Affiliate CMS](https://jebcommerce.com/a-conversation-with-paul-nichols-niche-merchants-and-affiliate-cms/): Today I spoke with Paul Nichols, you may remember him from his eBates days. Paul now owns and operates PublisherFocus,... - [6pm.com - A Conversation with Ned Farra](https://jebcommerce.com/6pmcom-a-conversation-with-ned-farra/): We have had many questions regarding the 6pm. com weekly promotions. Questions like "why are they only one day? "... - [JEBCommerce Weekly Update - Affiliate Programs](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-weekly-update-affiliate-programs/): Get the latest information on all the affiliate programs managed by JEBCommerce. I talk about the manyoffers available at 6pm... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - CouponCraze.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-couponcrazecom-2/): “I have worked with Jamie and JEBCommerce for many years now and each and every program he has been a... - [How do I get started as an affiliate? - JEBCommerce Question of the Week](https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-get-started-as-an-affiliate-jebcommerce-question-of-the-week/): This week an old friend of mine asked me the following question: "We talked years ago about starting a retail... - [JEBCommerce Weekly Affiliate Update March 30th, 2009](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-weekly-affiliate-update-march-30th-2009/): Our first in a weekly series offering news, insight and promotions for all the JEBCommerce managed affiliate programs. Learn about... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - 1800Pharmacy.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-1800pharmacycom/): Testimonial from Jonathan Tanner of 1800Pharmacy. com. - [10 Reasons to Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Program Manager](https://jebcommerce.com/10-reasons-to-hire-an-outsourced-affiliate-program-manager/): 10 Reasons to Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Program Management Company - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - Jim Kukral](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-jim-kukral/): A testimonial from Jim Kukral. - [JEBCommerce now managing 6pm.com.](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-6pmcom/): JEBCommerce has been working closely with the Zappos team on their affiliate program for some time now. With both excitement... - [JEBCommerce Testimonial - Paul Nichols - PublisherFocus.com](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-paul-nichols-publisherfocuscom/): A testimonial from Paul Nichols of PublisherFocus. com - [Learning from Chef Gordon Ramsey - Know Your Competition](https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chef-gordon-ramsey-know-your-competition/): Whether you are a local restaurant, like in the video below, or you run a niche retail site, knowing how... - [New NewsForAffiliate Merchants!](https://jebcommerce.com/new-newsforaffiliate-merchants/): We have had many new affiliate programs sign up and start posting news about their company and their programs this... - [Are You Adding Value - Something Unexpected?](https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-adding-value-something-unexpected/): Are you adding value to your customers and to your merchant patners? This is a short video shot from my... - [Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - #4 in series - Your Affiliate Account.](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-4-in-series-your-affiliate-account/): The information you put in your affiliate account is represented in your application to each program. As I laid out... - [Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - #3 in series - Choosing a network.](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-3-in-series-choosing-a-network/): The main thing isn't so much the networks, and maybe that is what I'm trying to get across to you.... - [Clean Data - Why it's important to honor coupon policies.](https://jebcommerce.com/clean-data-why-its-important-to-honor-coupon-policies/): Affiliates - there are a lot of great and respectable coupon sites that I have not only been fortunate and... - [And The Winner Is... Pinnacle Awards - Affiliate Summit West](https://jebcommerce.com/and-the-winner-is-pinnacle-awards-affiliate-summit-west/): I was sure they said Jamie Birch, but alas, Scott won the award. It was well deserved and now it... - [The offline/online bridge](https://jebcommerce.com/the-offlineonline-bridge/): There has been one wide gaping hole in affiliate marketing since I can remember, I've been involved in the space... - [NewsForAffiliates.com Takes Flight](https://jebcommerce.com/newsforaffiliatescom-takes-flight/): We are very excited to announce the launch of NewsForAffiliates. com. NewsForAffiliates. com provides a venue for all merchants to... - [Coupon Use - more stats from Internet Retailer](https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-use-more-stats-from-internet-retailer/): Internet Retailer released post Q4 information that I think adds even more food for thought for companies thinking of working... - [Affiliate Summit West - Las Vegas](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-west-las-vegas/): Will you be in Las Vegas next week? Will you be attending the Affiliate Summit? If you answered yest to... - [Learning from Chief Ramsey - You are only as good as your last service.](https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chief-ramsey-you-are-only-as-good-as-your-last-service/): There are certain basic foundations of running an affiliate program such as timely checks, clear terms and conditions, consistent, acurate... - [Press Release - CollegeGolfCamps.com Launches](https://jebcommerce.com/press-release-collegegolfcampscom-launches/): “FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE” College Golf Camps of America launches www. CollegeGolfCamps. com College Golf Camps of America proudly announces the... - [JEBCommerce now managing the Doba Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-the-doba-affiliate-program/): JEBCommerce is excited and proud to announce that starting today, we are now managing the Doba Affiliate Program! "Doba simplifies... - [Learning from Chef Gordon Ramsey - Focus on the basics first.](https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chef-gordon-ramsey-focus-on-the-basics-first/): I love to cook. I don’t mean every day cooking like meatloaf and such. I mean elaborate meals for all... - [Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - The Networks #2 in Series](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-the-networks-2-in-series/): So that is pretty much my brief run down of the networks I think you should get started with. I... - [Coupon sites becoming increasingly important - #3 in series](https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-sites-becoming-increasingly-important-3-in-series/): Overall, I hope this series has shown that you can't outright dismiss the importance of this group of affiliates. They... - [Online Traffic to Coupon Sites Increases - 2nd in Coupon Research Series](https://jebcommerce.com/online-traffic-to-coupon-sites-increases-2-in-coupon-research-series/): It is becoming increasingly important to participate on these websites and take care of these partners. It's not so much... - [Monetizing Your Blog with Affiliate Programs](https://jebcommerce.com/monetizing-your-blog-with-affiliate-programs/): Many of us in the affiliate community noticed that "affiliate marketing" was relatively new to this audience of bloggers. Some... - [JEBCommerce is excited to be working with Zappos.com!](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-be-working-with-zapposcom/): So, if you are not working with Zappos, let's get started today! Here is what you do, you can email... - [AvantLinks' Advanced Link Encoder - One Cool Tool](https://jebcommerce.com/avantlinks-advanced-link-encoder-one-cool-tool/): And there is the second benefit for affiliates, and merchants. Since the affiliate can use a direct link, they can... - [Why should affiliates share their contact info?](https://jebcommerce.com/why-should-affiliates-share-their-contact-info/): Recently I had a discussion with my fellow panelists on our Pubcon panel and this issue was brought up. One... - [Affiliate Applications Continued - Recommended Improvements](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-applications-continued-recommended-improvements/): That got me thinking about all the modifications the networks could make to the affiliate application process and approval queue.... - [Why Aren't They Accepting My Application?](https://jebcommerce.com/why-arent-they-accepting-my-application/): Along with the known affiliates applying to your program, there are hundreds and thousands of applications that come through that... - [Affiliate Links Counted in Search Algorithms?](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-links-counted-in-search-algorithms/): that if affiliate links came from valuable, relevant, trust-worthy sources - bloggers endorsing a product, affiliates of high quality, etc.... - [Jamie Birch Speaking at PubCon](https://jebcommerce.com/speaking-at-pubcon/): On November 11th through the 14th, I will be speaking on a panel at PubCon in Las Vegas. The conference,... - [JEBCommerce Launches LuggagePoint.com Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-luggagepointcom-affiliate-program/): We are very excited to announce the launch of the LuggagePoint. com affiliate program. Now availabe in the Commission Junction... - [One Big Mistake with Corporate Twitter Account](https://jebcommerce.com/one-big-mistake-with-corporate-twitter-account/): This one gets me every time. Your watching your Twitter stream, maybe on the web or through Tweetdeck or some... - [Blog World Recap](https://jebcommerce.com/blog-world-recap/): Blog World Expo 2008 proved to be one of the best conferences I have been to in a long time.... - [Affiliate Program Audit](https://jebcommerce.com/new-affiliate-program-audit/): Is your affiliate program as effective and efficient as possible? Is it as successful as you hoped it would be?... - [JEBCommerce Launches BCG Blog](https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-bcg-blog/): In August, JEBCommerce launched the Plan, Do, Check, Act! blog for a national Continuous Improvement consultancy, BCG. BCG contracted with... - [Affiliate Summit Social Media 2008 Conference](https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing/): Affiliate Summit will be hosting a Social Media Conference in NYC on October 5th, 2008. See you there! - [Heading to Blog World Expo](https://jebcommerce.com/blogworldexpo/): I’m heading to BlogWorld on September 19th in Vegas. I’d love to meet you if you are in the area... - [](https://jebcommerce.com/marketing-expertise/): What are the earmarks of a successful Affiliate Program that allows you to stay a step ahead of your competition?... --- ## Case Studies - [From Stagnant to Standout: How Strategic Management Revived a Luxury Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/strategic-management-revived-luxury-affiliate-program/): Discover how JEBCommerce helped a luxury jewelry brand revive its stagnant affiliate program, achieving 167% revenue growth, 451% increase in... - [Rapidly Growing Food and Beverage Brand Gets an Affiliate Refresh](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/rapidly-growing-food-and-beverage-brand-gets-an-affiliate-refresh/): Revitalize your affiliate program! JEBCommerce's Accelerator service led to 103% revenue growth for a food & beverage brand in just... - [Travel Case Study: The Power of Collaboration and Partnership](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/travel-case-study-the-power-of-collaboration-and-partnership/): Princess Cruises and JEBCommerce revitalized their affiliate program post-COVID, achieving significant growth and winning the 2024 GoldenLink Award. - [The Collaborative Effort Behind Surgent's Affiliate Turnaround Story](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-collaborative-effort-behind-surgents-affiliate-turnaround-story/): Transforming Surgent's affiliate program with LinkConnector & JEBCommerce: 328% revenue boost, 189% more converting affiliates, 285% rise in active affiliates.... - [Successful Travel Affiliate Marketing Management](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/successful-travel-affiliate-marketing-management/): We’ve generated over $500M in revenue for our travel clients and have helped millions of global travelers explore the world.... - [Rapid affiliate program launch growth with JEBCommerce and LinkConnector](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/rapid-growth-with-jebcommerce-and-link-connector/): Launching an affiliate program and quickly achieving goals takes the right strategy, the right technical solution, the right team, and... - [CDC](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/cdc/): The Situation Every day, thousands of healthcare providers across the United States order and manage their state and federally supplied... - [Advanced tactics to grow a men’s apparel program through change](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/advanced-tactics-to-grow-a-mens-apparel-program-through-change/): Sometimes even when you do everything right, there are factors outside of your control on the client side that impact... - [How User Testing unveiled the best Paid Search Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/how-user-testing-unveiled-the-best-paid-search-strategy/): In today’s online advertising landscape, we’re bombarded with more data than ever before. But if you don’t know how to... - [A Boost in User Experience](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/a-boost-in-user-experience/): In today’s digital world, user experience (UX) is a non-negotiable element of success. If your brand’s website offers a strong... - [Analytics Training and User Testing](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/north-idaho-family-physicians-analytics-training-user-testing/): North Idaho Family Physicians is a cooperative which provides necessary support to independent family physicians. NIFP was formed out of... - [How User Testing and UI/UX redesign boosted leads and reputability](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/how-user-testing-and-ui-ux-redesign-boosted-leads-and-reputability/): The Problem Universal Funding came to JEBCommerce searching for a solution to a paid search issue. “For months our site... - [Cart Abandonment Issue](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/cart-abandonment-issue/): Work began with a full analysis of their website. Within minutes, our testing uncovered a major red flag: Since launching... - [Affiliate Program Management for The Mountain](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/affiliate-program-management-for-the-mountain/): The Mountain defines themselves as an eco-friendly apparel manufacturer from the moment their very first t-shirt ran through the screen... - [The Success of Influencer Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-success-of-influencer-marketing/): In today’s content-driven digital world, gaining visibility among competitors demands the right partners. A brand’s growth is often determined by... - [Trademark Plus Bidding – An Affiliate Boosting Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/trademark-plus-bidding-affiliate-boosting-strategy/): Learn how JEBCommerce helped a major outdoor retailer develop a strategy that utilized Trademark Plus (TM Plus) to triple its... - [Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales Lift](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-sales-lift/): Client Success Stories Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Few words inspire more excitement and anticipation in Ecommerce retailers, and for good... - [Coupon Affiliate Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/coupon-affiliate-strategy/): We often hear stories of how coupon affiliates can steal sales or deplete a brand’s value. This view is often... - [An ROI Focused Affiliate Marketing Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/an-roi-focused-affiliate-marketing-strategy/): Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective ways to grow your eCommerce business. However, without an ROI focused strategy,... - [Speck YouTube Advertising](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/speck-youtube-advertising/): Company Bio Speck products is a leading phone and laptop case retailer. Since 2001 Speck has been creating award-winning cases... - [Influencer Affiliate Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/influencer-affiliate-strategy/): Bodybuilding. com is a well-known online retailer of sports, dietary and body building supplements. The companies focus is on changing... - [Using Coupon Affiliates, Without Discounts](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/using-coupon-affiliates-without-discounts/): Affiliate marketing can be intimidating. Especially in the travel industry where large coupon and loyalty publishers make it appear as... - [New to File Affiliate Strategy](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/new-to-file-affiliate-strategy/): An online health and fitness brand with 50M visitors each month had been successfully managing its affiliate program in-house. However,... - [The Value of the Affiliate Marketing Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-value-of-the-affiliate-marketing-channel/): Introduction In today’s digital marketing world, analytics and a strong understanding of data analysis can make or break your business.... - [JEBCommerce Vs. Network Management](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/jebcommerce-vs-network-management/): Company Profile Our client is an international lifestyle brand that celebrates feeling well and living joyously through their large line... - [Beauty and Skincare](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/beauty-and-skincare/): While many retail categories either shrink or find it difficult to grow, the beauty and skincare vertical continues to buck... - [Increasing Revenue while Reducing Spend](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/increasing-revenue-while-reducing-spend/): Company Bios Our first company is a category leading beauty and skincare company. They are a multi-channel retailer that generates... - [Missed Forecast by 6 Figures, Recovered in 7 Days](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/missed-forecast-by-6-figures-recovered-in-7-days/): The Problem(s) Each and every week our team compares our clients’ progress month to date compared with their forecast. With... - [Driving 2,931% revenue growth](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/process-driven-approach-to-crazy-revenue-increases/): The Challenge When the retailer enlisted JEBCommerce to help them raise the benchmark for its affiliate results, we approached the... - [Stories of Scale](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/stories-of-scale/): When we take over a client’s affiliate program it’s always a balance of setting realistic growth expectations and excitement to... - [$350M in Apparel and Fashion Sales](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/350million-in-apparel-and-fashion-sales/): There’s no denying Amazon’s presence—or power—in the eCommerce landscape. But despite the Amazon ecosystem’s astonishing scope and scale, there’s at... - [Optimizing Mobile Conversion](https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/optimizing-mobile-conversion/): The Challenge Our client, an online retailer specializing in selling refurbished and pre-owned smartphones, was experiencing a low conversion rate... --- ## Podcast Episodes - [Navigating Affiliate Tracking & Consent Laws with Steven Brown](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/navigating-affiliate-tracking-consent-laws-with-steven-brown-with-steven-brown/): Explore affiliate tracking's future with insights on consent laws and Google policy shifts from the pros! Listen now on Profitable... - [Mastering Online Experiences for Today’s Digital Shoppers with Jeremy Aaronson](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-online-experiences-for-todays-digital-shoppers-with-jeremy-aaronson/): Discover how personalization transforms consumer experiences in the digital age with insights from Jeremy Aaronson on the PPM Podcast. - [Amazon, Affiliates, andAdvertisers: The Next Big Move with Owen Guetschow](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/amazon-affiliates-andadvertisers-the-next-big-move-with-owen-guetschow/): Unlock Amazon affiliate success! Discover new strategies, insights, and the scoop on Amazon's recent changes with Jake Fuller and Owen... - [Referral Programs Unplugged: Boosting Your Brand's Network](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/referral-programs-unplugged-boosting-your-brands-network/): Discover strategies to boost your ecommerce game with Jake & Will Fraser, Head of /advocate at impact. com, as they... - [Affiliate Mastery: Building Connections, Avoiding Mistakes with Tara McCommons](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-mastery-building-connections-avoiding-mistakes-with-tara-mccommons/): Explore affiliate marketing insights with Jake Fuller and Tara McCommons—success strategies that are sure help you sidestep those rookie mistakes... - [Mastering Coupons: Your Brand's Secret Weapon with Brook Schaaf](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-coupons-your-brands-secret-weapon-with-brook-schaaf/): Unlock the secrets of coupon sites in affiliate marketing and learn how to wield them like a pro, avoiding common... - [Bridging PR and Affiliate Marketing for ROI Gold with Sophie Toporoff](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/bridging-pr-and-affiliate-marketing-for-roi-gold-with-sophie-toporoff/): Discover how PR and affiliate marketing merge for scalable success in this episode of Profitable Performance Marketing with Sophie Toporoff. - [Mastering Affiliate Recruitment with a Personal Touch with Dustin Howes](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-affiliate-recruitment-with-a-personal-touch-with-dustin-howes/): Unlock affiliate success with Jake Fuller and Dustin Howes as they reveal recruitment secrets and the power of partnerships in... - [The Evolution of Affiliate From Underdog to E-Commerce Essential with Adam Weiss](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-evolution-of-affiliate-from-underdog-to-e-commerce-essential-with-adam-weiss/): Join Jake & Adam Weiss to uncover affiliate marketing’s evolution—from underdog to essential channel—and the tech that’s transformed it. Listen... - [Staying Current (or Ahead) in Affiliate Marketing with Tricia Meyer](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/staying-current-or-ahead-in-affiliate-marketing-with-tricia-meyer/): Join Jake Fuller and Tricia Meyer as they unpack the evolving world of affiliate marketing on Profitable Performance Marketing! Don't... - [Runway and Access: The Publisher’s Dilemma with Jamie Birch](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/runway-and-access-the-publishers-dilemma-with-jamie-birch/): Jake Fuller and Jamie Birch dive into the challenges publishers face within the affiliate marketing channel on this insightful episode.... - [The Emergence of AI & Affiliate Marketing with Cary Pierce](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-emergence-of-ai-affiliate-marketing-with-cary-pierce/): AI & affiliate marketing: Dive in with Cary Pierce and Jake Fuller; see how Rakuten Advertising's machine learning tools can... - [Affiliate Marketing's Tools, Trends, and Tactics with Parrish Essell](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketings-tools-trends-and-tactics-with-parrish-essell/): Discover expert insights on affiliate marketing strategies and tools. Join Jamie Birch and Parrish Essell in this illuminating conversation! - [Versatility, Leadership, and Self-Awareness in Marketing with Sal Conca](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/versatility-leadership-and-self-awareness-in-marketing-with-sal-conca/): Join Jamie Birch and guest Sal Conca, CEO of AmazingAds as they reveal insights spanning over 23 years of collaboration,... - [5 Things Networks and Advertisers Are Doing to Stifle Innovation](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-things-networks-and-advertisers-are-doing-to-stifle-innovation/): This episode is a candid look at some of the frustrations and challenges stifling innovation in the affiliate marketing industry.... - [Then and Now: Martech Record's Impact and Affiliate B2B with Michael McNerny](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/then-and-now-martech-records-impact-and-affiliate-b2b-with-michael-mcnerny/): In this episode, Michael McNerny, founder of Martech Record, explores the future of B2B affiliate marketing, discussing AI in reviews,... - [The Quickest Way to Increase New Customer Acquisition in the Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-quickest-way-to-increase-new-customer-acquisition-in-the-affiliate-channel/): In this episode, JEBCommerce founder Jamie Birch, lays out a 5 step plan to increase your new customer acquisition percentage... - [Purpose and Intentionality in Digital Marketing with Kevin Strawbridge](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/purpose-and-intentionality-in-digital-marketing-with-kevin-strawbridge/): Affiliate marketing budgeting, working with your other channels, deal and coupon vitality and more, our conversation with long time industry... - [5 Key Strategies for Newcomers](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-key-strategies-for-newcomers/): Are you new to affiliate marketing? Check out the 5 key strategies you need to know about in today's episode. - [Marketing As An Act of Love and Other Concepts with Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff of Princess Cruises](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/marketing-as-an-act-of-love-and-other-concepts-with-nick-charrow-and-emma-wolff-of-princess-cruises/): Did you know that marketing can be an act of compassion and love? In today's conversation with Nick Charrow and... - [The Importance of Affiliate Channel Alignment and Equipping Your Publishers](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-importance-of-affiliate-channel-alignment-and-equipping-your-publishers/): Do you have the right tools for your affiliates to achieve your goals with your affiliate program? Jamie Birch, 24... - [From DC to Park City - An Affiliate Marketing Journey with Vanessa Isaacson](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-dc-to-park-city-an-affiliate-marketing-journey-with-vanessa-isaacson/): Use EPC to attract top tier publishers! This topic and more on this episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast... - [Product-based Commissioning in Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/product-based-commissioning-in-your-affiliate-program/): Our host, Jamie Birch, talks about ways that the team at JEBCommerce leverage product-based commissioning to maximize growth and profitability... - [EPC and How to Use it in the Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/epc-and-how-to-use-it-in-the-affiliate-channel/): Explore EPC (Earnings Per Click) in affiliate marketing with Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce. Learn how to calculate and leverage... - [The Complex World of Affiliate Compliance - Get To Know Your Liabilities](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-complex-world-of-affiliate-compliance-get-to-know-your-liabilities/): Explore the world of affiliate marketing compliance with Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce, on this solo podcast episode. Delve into... - [Affiliate Program Management Agency JEBCommerce Acquired by Executive Team - An Interview with Jake, Nicole and Gabe](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jebcommerce-acquired-by-executive-team/): Founder Jamie Birch and JEBCommerce's new executive team discuss the exciting future direction of the agency and the affiliate marketing... - [Shifting the Landscape: Exploring Affiliate Trends with Cary Pierce](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/shifting-the-landscape-exploring-affiliate-trends-with-cary-pierce/): Looking for unique ways to target new customers through your affiliate marketing channel? Then you definitely want to listen to... - [9 Often Overlooked Affiliate Management Basics](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/9-often-overlooked-affiliate-management-basics/): Are you handling the fundamentals of affiliate management well or are you making these common errors? Listen to this episode... - [Press Record: A Dialog on Marketing Strategies and Success with Matthew Ray Scott](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/press-record-a-dialog-on-marketing-strategies-and-success-with-matthew-ray-scott/): In this episode we dive into the power of a daily scorecard, video marketing strategies, and the role belief and... - [5 Things To Do Right Now With Your Affiliate Program](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-things-to-do-right-now-with-your-affiliate-program/): Not sure what you should be doing with your affiliate program? Jamie walks you through 5 fundamentals you should look... - [The affiliate channel is complex, don't make this mistake with it](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-affiliate-channel-is-complex-dont-make-this-mistake-with-it/): Don't make the mistake most affiliate managers and digital marketers make by managing your program as one, homogenous thing. You... - [Mass Media Publishers and Affiliate Marketing with Nick Marchese](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mass-media-publishers-and-affiliate-marketing-with-nick-marchese/): Everyone wants mass media publishers. Today we talk to Nick Marchese about these publishers, his experience within this type of... - [Affiliate Marketing and Search Engine Marketing - Can they work together?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-and-search-engine-marketing-can-they-work-together/): Let's talk about utilizing SEM affiliates to gain more customers, reduce costs and augment your budgets. Affiliate marketing is complex,... - [Is it Possible to Maximize PR and SEO with Affiliate Offers?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/is-it-possible-to-maximize-pr-and-seo-with-affiliate-offers/): Can affiliate channels be leveraged to help support PR and SEO campaigns? Heck yeah they can! Jamie Birch, host and... - [Affiliate publisher extensions, budgets, and Google Analytics with Choots Humphries](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-publisher-extensions-budgets-and-google-analytics-with-choots-humphries/): Jamie Birch and Choots Humphries talk all things affiliate marketing on today's episode. From browser extensions to variable budgets within... - [Program application approvals - I have to review these?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/program-application-approvals-i-have-to-review-these/): Do you have hundreds of affiliate applications waiting for you in your program? Well, let this be a slap to... - [Punch-Out!!, Jimmy Page, and Partnerships with Blake Cantrell](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/punch-out-jimmy-page-and-partnerships-with-blake-cantrell/): Good partnerships are the lifeblood of any affiliate marketing channel. Today we talk to one of the premier partner-makers in... - [Reaching discount buyerswithout risking full-margin acquisition](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/reaching-discount-buyerswithout-risking-full-margin-acquisition/): Have you been trying to figure out how to reach new discount buyers without risking full-margin acquisition? In this episode,... - [Can the affiliate channel help move overstocked and discounted inventory?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/can-the-affiliate-channel-help-move-overstocked-and-discounted-inventory/): Can the affiliate channel support your company's need to move overstocked items? Not only is the answer a resounding yes,... - [What should my affiliate newsletter and overall communication cadence be?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-newsletter-and-communication-cadence/): How often should I communicate with my affiliates? Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce and host of the Profitable Performance Marketing... - [Season 3 is coming soon!](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/season-3-is-coming-soon/): Welcome to Season Three of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast! Join us for fresh insights and engaging discussions with industry... - [Sales Are The New Likes, Views, and Clicks with Andy Hohl](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/sales-are-the-new-likes-views-and-clicks-with-andy-hohl/): PR and Affiliate Marketing continue to integrate and today we talk to Andy Hohl of MagicLinks, an influencer platform, on... - [Affiliate Marketing in a Recession or Economic Downturn](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-in-a-recession-or-economic-downturn/): Is affiliate marketing vital during a recession and economic downturn? Heck yeah it is! Jamie Birch talks about the reasons... - [Build it and they won't come – Affiliate Marketingis hard](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/build-it-and-they-wont-come-affiliate-marketingis-hard/): Is affiliate marketing a set it and forget it channel? In a word, no, it is not. Our host outlines... - [Scaling Your Program With a Sub-Affiliate Network with Nick Baker](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/scaling-your-program-with-a-sub-affiliate-network-with-nick-baker/): Are you thinking about including a sub-affiliate network in your affiliate program? Then you need to listen to today's episode... - [Get Affiliates to Join and Generate Sales](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/get-affiliates-to-join-and-generate-sales/): Ever wonder how to recruit more affiliates and get them active when your current affiliates aren't doing anything? We lay... - [A Deep Dive Into Coupon Affiliates with Tiara Rea-Palmer](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-deep-dive-into-coupon-affiliates-with-tiara-rea-palmer/): Coupon affiliates have always been a hot topic and many brands have a love/hate relationship with them. Today we dive... - [The Merging of PR and Affiliate with Cristina Velocci](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-merging-of-pr-and-affiliate-with-cristina-velocci/): Cristina Velocci has had an exciting career and a timely transition from editorial to content. She's been at the forefront... - [Lexus Nexus to Rewards in Affiliate Marketing with Tricia Meyer](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/lexus-nexus-to-rewards-in-affiliate-marketing-with-tricia-meyer/): From hardwired Lexus Nexus terminals to one of the most well known affiliate rewards sites and Executive Director of the... - [Digital Entrepreneurship, Travel Marketing, and Snowboarding with Dan Christian](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/digital-entrepreneurship-travel-marketing-and-snowboarding-with-dan-christian/): Influencers, Affiliates, Travel Digital Marketing and the Free The Snow movement of the early 2000s? Yes, today we are talking... - [From ABC to Evenflo with Josh Reed](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-abc-to-evenflo-with-josh-reed/): Digital transformation, the dredging of the Hudson River, the need for generalization in the early 2000s and how Evenflo uses... - [PR and Affiliate Marketing are Merging, a discussion with Blagica Bottigliero](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/pr-and-affiliate-marketing-are-merging-a-discussion-with-blagica-bottigliero/): PR and Affiliate Marketing are now dancing together, and to the same music, like never before. This is a tremendously... - [A Deep and Technical Dive into Affiliate Marketing with Samantha Morris](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-deep-and-technical-dive-into-affiliate-marketing-with-samantha-morris/): On today's episode we interview one of our Sr. Affiliate Managers, Samantha Morris. We dive into the deep end of... - [Promotional and Coupon Integrity in Your Affiliate Channel](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/promotional-and-coupon-integrity-in-your-affiliate-channel/): How do you ensure that coupons and promotions end up in the right hands and that other channel offers don't... - [Affiliate Marketing, Leadership, and a Commodore 64 with Richard Dennys](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-leadership-and-a-commodore-64-with-richard-dennys/): Richard Dennys and Jamie Birch talk leadership in turbulence, the importance of always learning, the impact education can have, influencer... - [Commerce Content and Working With Wirecutter with Leilani Han](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/commerce-content-and-working-with-wirecutter-with-leilani-han/): Today's guest is Leilani Han, Executive Director, Commerce at Wirecutter, a Commerce Content publisher. Our conversation ranges from how the... - [Affiliate Program Tracking Testing](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-program-tracking-testing/): Affiliate programs are often not tracking all of their orders. You should have an extensive tracking testing protocol. Jamie Birch... - [Affiliate Marketing Paid Placements](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-paid-placements/): Paid placements are a great way to grow your affiliate program revenue. - [From Affiliate Manager to C-Level Executive with Jared LaMantia](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-affiliate-manager-to-c-level-executive-with-jared-lamantia/): From affiliate manager to VP and GM, Jared LaMantia and I discuss his career path, project management, how to effectively... - [Focus on Performance Over Categories](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/focus-on-performance-over-categories/): Stop evaluating an affiliate partner's performance based on how you categorize them. Coupon, loyalty, cashback, or reward, that doesn't matter.... - [Affiliates Got the Power](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliates-got-the-power/): Still treating affiliates as if you are the more powerful one in the conversation? Well times have changed and affiliates... - [Affluencer vs Influencer and the Importance of Representation with Blagica Bottigliero](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affluencer-vs-influencer-and-the-importance-of-representation-with-blagica-bottigliero/): Entrepreneur, digital marketing veteran, and internet trailblazer Blagica Bottigliero joins Jamie for a riveting discussion covering topics from the rise... - [The Rise of the Affluencer](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-affluencer/): PPM is back and we're diving into the topics you want and need to know about. In this episode, we... - [Season 2 is coming back!](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/season-2-is-coming-back/): The second half of Profitable Performance Marketing season 2 is getting started! We've got great new guests and a bunch... - [Getting Down to Reality (and whisky) with Chris Tradgett](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/getting-down-to-reality-and-whisky-with-chris-tradgett/): Entrepreneur and industry long-timer Chris Tradgett joins Jamie from across the pond for a good natured, multi-themed discussion. Don’t miss... - [Managing Through Turbulence](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/managing-through-turbulence/): Like so many, the pandemic tested our ability to react to sudden (and dramatic) change. Here’s the method we used... - [Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Acquire New Customers](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-strategies-to-acquire-new-customers/): Everything you need for a robust new customer acquisition initiative is available within the affiliate channel. In today’s episode Jamie... - [Don't Remove Dormant Affiliates From Your Program](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dont-remove-dormant-affiliates-from-your-program/): Removing unproductive affiliates from your program limits your future growth, masks other issues you may have with managing your affiliate... - [Treasure What You Measure – KPIs in Business and Work-life](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/treasure-what-you-measure-kpis-in-business-and-work-life/): With the right tools, making predictions in business and work-life may just be possible. Listen in as Jamie reviews the... - [It's Going to Be All Right, a Conversation with April Spigarelli](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/its-going-to-be-all-right-a-conversation-with-april-spigarelli/): April and I talk about all things affiliate marketing, specifically the 7 rules she has for creating a quarterly plan... - [Is Your Product Good Enough?](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/is-your-product-good-enough/): The race to the bottom game is one you probably can't win. And why would you want to? Here's another... - [The Value of Building Relationships and Much More with Chris Park](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-value-of-building-relationships-and-much-more-with-chris-park/): Ready for a treat? Jamie talks shop with one of JEBCommerce’s own, Affiliate Marketing legend Chris Park. Listen in as... - [3 Changes Your Affiliate Program Needs to Work with Influencers](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/3-changes-your-affiliate-program-needs-to-work-with-influencers/): Want to insure your influencer relationships are successful? You won't want to miss our latest episode outlining the 3 Changes... - [KPIs, Data, and Conflict in Marketing with Faheem Dayala](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/kpis-data-and-conflict-in-marketing-with-faheem-dayala/): Tune in as Jamie interviews Faheem Dayala, Chief Digital Strategist at Shayr Digital. They cover pitfalls today’s marketers face, the... - [Why You Can't Afford Not to be in Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/why-you-cant-afford-not-to-be-in-affiliate-marketing/): Looking to maximize marketing spend, reach new customers, or make your business more resilient? Listen up for 7 reasons why... - [A New Season is Coming Soon!](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-new-season-is-coming-soon/): We're excited to announce that a new season of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast is coming soon! We hope you'll... - [Finding Balance in the Work From Home Era with Karen Fong Snyder](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/finding-balance-in-the-work-from-home-era-with-karen-fong-snyder/): Work From Home is great in many ways, but the mid- to long-term effects are still unknown. Karen Snyder and I discuss these issues and more! - [Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - A discussion with Michele Shelton CDP, CPC](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-a-discussion-with-michele-shelton-cdp-cpc/): On today's episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast we talk about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or DEI with Michele... - [Affiliate Marketing, the wage gap, the importance of flexibility and more with Julia Hochstein of Zoro](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-discussion-on-affiliate-marketing-the-wage-gap-the-importance-of-flexibility-and-more-with-julia-hochstein-of-zoro/): Today I sit down and chat with Julia Hochstein, Senior Affiliate Manager at Zoro.com. We talk about the wage gap, the importance of flexibility for working moms and affiliate marketing! - [One Important Question to Ask as an Affiliate Manager with Matt McWilliams the Affiliate Guy](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/one-important-question-to-ask-as-an-affiliate-manager-with-matt-mcwilliams-the-affiliate-guy/): Matt McWiliams and Jamie Birch talk all things affiliate marketing including working with affiliates and more. - [Mike McNerney Publisher, Martech Record - Affiliate Marketing is good for democracy? And more!](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mike-mcnerney-publisher-martech-record-affiliate-marketing-is-good-for-democracy-and-more/): Mike McNerney from Martech Record joins us today. We talk everything from his high school radio show, to how his publishing and sales background led to Martech record and to how the affiliate channel is really only getting started. - [Talking biscuits, football and affiliate marketing optimization tactics with Joe Sousa, Affiliate Manager, North America at Fanatics, Inc](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/talking-biscuits-football-and-affiliate-marketing-optimization-tactics-with-joe-sousa-affiliate-manager-north-america-at-fanatics-inc/): Jou Sousa, Affiliate Manager North America at Fanatics, Inc talks to our Jamie Birch, CEO of JEBCommerce, about affiliate marketing optimization! - [Beth Kirsch - VP Marketing and Growth - Pipedrive - Lead Gen, B2B and International Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/beth-kirsch-vp-marketing-and-growth-pipedrive-lead-gen-b2b-and-international-affiliate-marketing/): Beth Kirsch, veteran B2B and lead generation marketer talks to us about all things lead gen, B2B marketing and global affiliate marketing - [Award winning affiliate marketer - Wade Tonkin, Director, Global Affiliate Marketing - Fanatics, Inc](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/award-winning-affiliate-marketer-wade-tonkin-director-global-affiliate-marketing-fanatics-inc/): Affiliate recruitment, global affiliate marketing and more in my discussion with Wade Tonkin, Director, Global Affiliate Marketing at Fanatics, Inc. - [Search Marketing and Affiliates - My interview with Tony Pantano, CEO of IMWave](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/search-marketing-and-affiliates-my-interview-with-tony-pantano-ceo-of-imwave/): Talking about paid search and affiliate marketing today with Tony Pantano, CEO of IMWave. How to utilize affiliates in your paid search channel. - [Diana Gee-Calingo, Sr. Affiliate Manager for Tailored Brands - Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/diana-gee-calingo-sr-affiliate-manager-for-tailored-brands-mens-wearhouse-and-jos-a-bank/): Today I speak with Diana Gee-Calingo, Sr. Affiliate Manager of Tailored Brands. We talk about keys to working remotely and how to navigate an affiliate program through bankruptcy. - [Candice Nobles - A discussion on marijuana marketing, digital marketing and the intersection of race, work and life](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/candice-nobles-a-discussion-on-marijuana-marketing-digital-marketing-and-the-intersection-of-race-work-and-life/): Today's episode features Candice Nobles, Chief Marketing Office at Papers and Ink. We talk about marketing in the marijuana arena, digital marketing and race and the workplace. - [Dan Amarquaye - Affiliate Marketer, From Door-to-Door Salesman to multiple startup founder](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dan-amarquaye-affiliate-marketer-from-door-to-door-salesmen-to-multiple-startup-founder/): Dan Amarquaye, co-founder of Publisher Discovery and current Head of Partnerships at Envolve Tech talks about affiliate marketing. - [Jacob Fu - On being a successful travel affiliate](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jacob-fu-from-localadventurer-com-talks-about-being-a-successful-travel-affiliate/): Continuing our Travel Affiliate Marketing series with an interview of Jacob Fu, Co-founder of LocalAdventurer.com. - [Todd Crawford - Co-Founder at Impact, first CJ employee and long time affiliate marketing industry thought leader](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/todd-crawford-co-founder-at-impact-first-cj-employee-and-long-time-affiliate-marketing-industry-thought-leader/): Today we talk to Todd Crawford a Co-Founder at Impact about partnerships and partnership marketing. Todd is a long time thought leader in the affiliate marketing space. - [Cary Pierce - The future of affiliate marketing, insight and tips for newcomers](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/cary-pierce-the-future-of-affiliate-marketing-insight-and-tips-for-newcomers/): Today Jamie Birch, Founder of JEBCommerce, talks affiliate marketing with Cary Pierce of Rakuten Advertising. Find tips for newcomers here. - [Chelseah Murphy - Working with a Trademark Plus Affiliate](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/chelseah-murphy-working-with-a-trademark-plus-affiliate/): Should I work with a Trademark Plus affiliate and how do I do I that. Episode 21 with Chelseah Murphy of Wickfire. - [Don Batsford Jr. - Let People Be People, Let Computers Do Division](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/don-batsford-jr-let-people-be-people-let-computers-do-division/): Today's episode is a conversation with long time digital marketing expert, Don Batsford Jr. , the current Head of Industry... - [Terry Adelman - Influencer Marketing with premier men's influencer agencies](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/terry-adelman-influencer-marketing-with-premier-mens-influencer-agencies/): - [Jamie (Tapia) Barr – Affiliate Manager Extraordinaire](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jamie-tapia-barr-affiliate-manager-extraordinaire/): - [Tara McCommons - Influencers, Non-traditional Affiliates](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/tara-mccommons-influencers-non-traditional-affiliates/): - [Alan Rapoport - Selling your company then buying, selling it again](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/alan-rapoport-selling-your-company-then-buying-selling-it-again/): - [Brian Marcus - Partnerships, Incrementality, and TUNE](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/brian-marcus-partnerships-incrementality-and-tune/): - [Lisa Riolo – The Rise of Affiliate Brands, Future of Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/lisa-riolo-the-rise-of-affiliate-brands-future-of-affiliate-marketing/): - [Cormac Jonas - Driving Profitable Customer Acquisition](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/cormac-jonas-driving-profitable-customer-acquisition/): - [John Toskey - A Global Perspective on Affiliate Marketing](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/john-toskey-a-global-perspective-on-affiliate-marketing/): - [Renee Silverman - Hold on, Stay Connected and Stay Relevant](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/renee-silverman-hold-on-stay-connected-and-stay-relevant/): - [Erin Killian - Change, Coupon, Loyalty, and Content Sites](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/erin-killian-change-coupon-loyalty-and-content-sites/): - [Nicole Lewis - Travel Blogger and Wildlife Vet](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/nicole-lewis-travel-blogger-and-wildlife-vet/): - [Sarah Beeskow Blay - Affiliate Marketing Superstar](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/sarah-beeskow-blay-affiliate-marketing-superstar/): - [Mustafa Mirreh – Performance Marketing, Diversity and Inclusion](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mustafa-mirreh-performance-marketing-diversity-and-inclusion/): - [Corey Michael van der Laan – Quit my job and traveled the world](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/corey-michael-van-der-laan-quit-my-job-and-traveled-the-world/): - [Dave Naffziger - Founder of Brandverity](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dave-naffziger-founder-of-brandverity/): - [Steve Denton – Industry Veteran and Exceptional Leader](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/steve-denton-industry-veteran-and-exceptional-leader/): - [Choots Humphries - LinkConnector](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/choots-humphries-linkconnector/): - [Adam Weiss - Weiss Digital Consulting](https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/adam-weiss-weiss-digital-consulting/): --- # # Detailed Content ## Pages ### PPM Guest Details - Published: 2024-08-07 - Modified: 2024-08-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/ppm-guest-details/ --- ### Let's Talk – Complete Affiliate Marketing Solution - Published: 2024-05-20 - Modified: 2024-05-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/complete-affiliate-marketing-solution/ Let's Talk Complete Affiliate Marketing Solution Running an affiliate program involves a combination of strategic planning, relationship management, and data analysis to ensure success. We understand the complexities and challenges of affiliate marketing, and want to demystify the process for you. Use this resource to get started and know we are here to help every step of the way. Let's get going! 1. Program Setup Launching an affiliate program is the first step towards expanding your brand's reach and boosting sales. We'll help you choose an affiliate network like LinkConnector, AWIN/ShareASale, Rakuten, Impact, and handle the setup process for you. From configuring program settings to integrating tracking mechanisms, we'll ensure your affiliate program is up and running smoothly, allowing you to focus on growing your business. 2. Commission Structure Design Designing the right commission structure is essential for attracting and retaining top-performing affiliates. We'll work closely with you to develop a commission plan that aligns with your business goals and budget. Whether you're looking to reward affiliates for sales, leads, or clicks, we'll create a competitive commission structure that incentivizes affiliates to drive results for your business. Flexing Your Budgeting Muscle Ever found that your hard-fought marketing dollars don't always return as much you'd like? Implementing a strategic approach to budget planning can both improve ROI and expand your reach with affiliates. It's not exactly magic, but the results can be enchanting. Have a look at our approach. Explore Affiliate Channel Budgeting "I've worked with Jamie and the JEBCommerce team... --- ### Let's Talk – Content Affiliates and Influencers - Published: 2024-03-02 - Modified: 2024-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/content-affiliates-and-influencers/ Let's Talk Content and Influencer Partnerships When it comes to working with content and influencer affiliates, scaling partnerships requires a strategic approach, cost-effective strategies, and realistic expectations. Follow along as we outline the opportunities and successes in this affiliate category. Understanding Pain Points We start by understanding the pain points that content and influencer affiliates may face, such as time constraints, resource limitations, and audience engagement. By empathizing with their challenges, we can tailor our strategies to address their needs and build mutually beneficial partnerships. Cost-Effective Strategies We develop cost-effective strategies for scaling content and influencer partnerships, focusing on maximizing ROI while minimizing expenses. This may involve leveraging user-generated content, repurposing existing assets, or negotiating performance-based compensation models. By optimizing our approach, we can achieve scalability without breaking the bank. Setting Expectations We set realistic expectations for content and influencer partnerships, taking into account factors such as audience size, engagement rates, and conversion metrics. While content and influencer marketing can drive significant results, it's important to understand that success may take time and require ongoing optimization. By setting clear goals and benchmarks, we can measure progress and adjust our strategies as needed. Building Relationships We prioritize building strong relationships with content creators and influencers, based on trust, transparency, and mutual respect. This includes providing support, feedback, and recognition for their contributions, as well as fostering open communication and collaboration. By nurturing these relationships, we can maximize the impact of our partnerships and drive long-term success. Optimizing Performance We continuously monitor... --- ### Let's Talk – Coupon and Deal Sites - Published: 2024-03-02 - Modified: 2024-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/coupon-and-deal-sites/ Let's Talk Coupon and Deals Sites When it comes to working with coupon sites, strategic partnerships are key to driving sustainable results. Our experience can help determine how best to work with publishers in this category and the value they bring to your affiliate program. Assessing Value We start by assessing the value that coupon sites can bring to your affiliate program. While coupon sites can drive traffic (even new-to-file) and conversions, it's important to evaluate whether they align with your brand's goals and target audience. We look for coupon sites that attract relevant, high-intent shoppers and offer value beyond just discounts. Strategic Partner Selection We strategically select coupon sites that align with your brand and target audience. This may involve partnering with niche coupon sites that cater to specific demographics or verticals, rather than generic coupon aggregators. By working with the right partners, we can ensure that coupon promotions are targeted and effective. Negotiating Terms We negotiate terms with coupon sites to ensure that promotions align with your brand's objectives and budget. This can entail setting limits on discount codes, specifying tracking requirements, or negotiating commission rates based on performance. By establishing clear expectations upfront, we can maximize the value of coupon partnerships while mitigating potential risks. Monitoring Performance We closely monitor the performance of coupon promotions to evaluate their impact on your affiliate program. This includes tracking key metrics such as traffic, conversions, and ROI, as well as analyzing the quality of traffic generated by coupon sites. By... --- ### Let's Talk – Affiliate Channel Budget - Published: 2024-03-02 - Modified: 2024-05-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-channel-budget/ Let's TalkBudget Flexibility In the current retail environment, it's essential to have a flexible approach to budget allocation, one that allows for both CPA increases and flat fee placements, as well as CPC testing with select affiliates. We're equipped and ready to help strategically plan your channel budget to drive exceptional results. Here's a peek at how we do it. Understanding Channel Budget Dynamics We start by analyzing your business goals, target audience, and competitive landscape to develop a comprehensive understanding of your channel budget needs. By taking a data-driven approach, we can identify opportunities for optimization and growth. Strategic CPA Increases and Flat Fee Placements We strategically allocate budget for both CPA increases and flat fee placements to diversify your affiliate marketing efforts. This allows us to incentivize high-performing affiliates with increased commissions while also securing placements on top-performing sites for guaranteed exposure. CPC Testing with Affiliates We embrace innovation by testing CPC (Cost Per Click) models with affiliates to drive targeted traffic and maximize conversions. For example, by paying affiliates based on the number of clicks generated rather than completed transactions, we can explore new acquisition channels and optimize campaign performance. Budget Allocation Flexibility We maintain flexibility in budget allocation to adapt to changing market conditions, seasonal trends, and campaign performance. This allows us to reallocate budget towards high-performing initiatives and scale up successful campaigns for maximum impact. Performance Monitoring and Optimization We continuously monitor campaign performance and identify the most effective strategies for driving results. By leveraging... --- ### Let's Talk – Full Funnel Affiliate Strategy - Published: 2024-03-02 - Modified: 2024-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/full-funnel-affiliate-strategy/ Let's Talk Path to Purchase In today's competitive retail landscape, it's essential to have a holistic approach to the entire customer journey, from initial awareness to conversions. We can help you craft a winning affiliate strategy that drives results at every stage of the funnel. Understanding the Funnel The marketing funnel typically consists of several stages: awareness, consideration, conversion, and retention. We find the most successful affiliate strategies address each stage of the funnel to guide potential customers seamlessly through their journey. Fostering Affiliate Diversity Partnering with a diversity of affiliates opens up new avenues for reaching and engaging your target audience. Here's a few we work with & how: Content Creators Content creators such as bloggers, vloggers, and niche website owners can help build awareness and consideration through informative and engaging content. We work with them to create sponsored posts, product reviews, or educational content that resonates with their audience. Influencers Influencers have a significant impact on their followers' purchasing decisions. We have working relationships with influencers whose audience aligns with your target market to create authentic endorsements, sponsored content, or product placements. Coupon and Deal Sites Coupon and deal sites can bring in more than just discount and promotion seekers. We partner with them on exclusive deals, discounts, or promotions to drive conversions and incentivize purchases, and, in many cases, to build brand awareness. Cash Back and Loyalty Sites Cash back and loyalty sites reward users for making purchases through their platform. Lean on our long-standing relationships with... --- ### Let's Talk – Incrementality in Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2024-02-23 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/incrementality-in-affiliate-marketing/ Let's Talk Incrementality in Affiliate Marketing We understand the need to track incrementality in your affiliate program and can help ensure every click leads to real, measurable growth. Let's explore how we can drive distinct affiliate channel conversions that resonate with your audience. Ready to get started? Understanding Your Audience Our first step is to deeply understand your target audience and their pain points. By identifying their needs and motivations, we can tailor our strategies to resonate with them on a deeper level. Strategic Partner Selection We believe in the power of strategic partnerships. We carefully select affiliates whose audience aligns with yours, ensuring that each collaboration has the potential to drive truly incremental revenue. Sophisticated Attribution Gone are the days of guesswork. We leverage sophisticated attribution models to accurately measure the impact of each affiliate and campaign. This allows us to allocate resources more effectively and optimize your affiliate marketing strategy for incremental sales and maximum ROI. Continuous Optimization Our work doesn't stop once the campaign is launched. We continuously monitor and analyze performance data, making adjustments in real-time to ensure we're driving the best possible results. Transparent Reporting Transparency is key to building trust. We provide clear, comprehensive reports that outline the success of each campaign, so you can see exactly how your investment is paying off. Partnering for Success We're more than just a service provider - we're your partner in success. We're committed to helping you unlock the full potential of your affiliate marketing efforts and... --- ### Business Review Questionnaire - Published: 2024-01-31 - Modified: 2024-03-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/business-review-questionnaire/ --- ### Elements - Published: 2023-07-10 - Modified: 2025-02-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/elements/ Discover The Formula For Success Struggling to find the right balance in your affiliate program, everything from managing the day-to-day, to optimizing for long-term growth? We get it. Pick a service and let's transform your pain into prosperity. Trusted by well-known brands around the world FAQ What is affiliate program management, and why do I need it? Affiliate program management involves overseeing and optimizing your affiliate marketing initiatives. It helps you build and nurture partnerships with affiliates, leading to increased brand exposure, more website traffic, and higher sales. Effective management ensures your program runs smoothly, maximizing its potential for success. How does affiliate marketing work? Affiliate marketing is a performance-based model where affiliates promote your products or services. When a visitor referred by an affiliate makes a purchase, the affiliate earns a commission. This collaborative approach allows you to leverage the affiliate's audience to grow your business. What are the benefits of an affiliate program for my business? Affiliate programs offer numerous benefits, including cost-effectiveness, as you only pay for results. They expand your reach to a broader audience, improve SEO through backlinks, and enhance brand credibility through third-party endorsements. How can professional affiliate program management benefit my business? Professional management ensures your program operates efficiently, recruits quality affiliates, and monitors performance. It optimizes commission structures, tracks sales accurately, and resolves any issues promptly, leading to higher conversions and ROI. What are some essential elements of successful affiliate program management? Key elements include strategic affiliate recruitment, personalized partner communications, regular... --- ### Travello/ Backpacker Deals Make-A-Page Example - Published: 2022-10-26 - Modified: 2022-11-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/data-feed/ Data Feed --- ### Affiliate and PR Crossover Insights - Published: 2022-08-10 - Modified: 2022-08-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-and-pr-crossover-insights/ Affiliate and PR Crossover Insights --- ### Unsubscribe - Published: 2022-07-08 - Modified: 2022-07-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/unsubscribe/ Find your affiliate marketing news, data, trends, tips, and strategies in the JEBCommerce Newsletter! Sorry to see you go! Please enter your email below to unsubscribe. Removal will be processed within 48 hours. --- ### Content, Commerce and PR > JEB Commerce has been the affiliate management agency of choice for some the world's top companies. Learn more about how we drive revenue for our clients. - Published: 2022-07-07 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/content-commerce-and-pr/ Content, Commerce, and Public Relations Ensuring efficiency in your marketing spend is paramount in today's highly competitive digital landscape. Understanding what is converting, who your customers are and their behavior is now possible in your PR, Content, and Commerce campaigns with the help of JEBCommerce's suite of services. Our team of experienced affiliate marketing, relationship builders and PR pros have over 125 years of combined experience developing solid partnerships across channels in a trackable and profitable manner. Let us help you coordinate your PR, Content, Commerce, and Affiliate channels. Banner brochure vector created by katemangostar - www. freepik. com Understand Your Performance Tracking user behavior, campaign success has always been vital to any channel's success, but elusive in the PR channel. But to be successful, you truly have to understand and track what users are doing with each and every campaign you execute. JEBCommerce uses tried and true affiliate marketing models, technology, and systems to ensure all your social and PR campaigns and partnerships are fully tracked through the click path. Utilizing advanced tracking technology we also follow users outside of traditional last click models across channels and devices, especially mobile. This allows us to report on and optimize all Content, Commerce, and PR campaigns and partnerships. We work hand in hand with PR agencies to ensure their campaigns are measured and they are deployed rapidly with greater reach than ever. Public Relations and Affiliate Marketing Education The team at JEBCommerce has been a key thought leader in the partnership... --- ### Influencer Outreach - Published: 2021-10-13 - Modified: 2022-04-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/influencer-outreach/ Interested in reviewing products? Looking for premium retailers to work with? Please fill out the form at right and we'll pair you up with those that would make a great relationship. --- ### Get the latest episodes delivered - Published: 2021-08-18 - Modified: 2021-12-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/podcast-signup/ Like the podcast? We deliver! "HIGHLY RECOMMEND this podcast! Great conversations with the guests and Jamie does a great job asking great questions. Very entertaining and informative for sure! " - E. Allen Keep upand save time We know you're busy, so we'll come to you. Tell us where to send episodes as soon as they drop! --- ### Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Statement - Published: 2021-03-10 - Modified: 2024-07-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/company/diversity-equity-inclusion-statement/ Code of Conduct and Equity Statement Let's succeed together. We believe diversity is fundamental to innovation and growth, and a key component to our success story. We're building an inclusive culture where craftsmanship and partnership are top values. We embrace diversity of thought and experience, and strive for a productive impact on others' success. We work together, listen to each other's perspective, share openly, have vulnerable conversations, and treat each other with respect and dignity. Each person, whether a team member or a client, is a valuable member of our work. We strive to take meaningful action to promote equity and support members of our BIPOC community. This allows us and our partners to achieve goals, pursue passions, and to discover the best version of ourselves. A diverse team achieves success to a greater degree, and we welcome the opportunity to grow, together. Diversity Statement Differences are not a barrier to opportunities. JEBCommerce believes that Equal Opportunity is important to its continuing success. In accordance with state and federal law, the JEBCommerce will not discriminate against an employee or applicant for employment because of race, disability, color, creed, religion, sex, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, veteran's status, sexual orientation, or non-job related factors in hiring, promoting, demoting, training, benefits, transfers, layoffs, terminations, recommendations, rates of pay, or other forms of compensation. Opportunity is provided to all employees and applicants based upon qualifications and job requirements. JEBCommerce welcomes applications from people with disabilities and does not discriminate against them... --- ### COVID-19 Articles - Published: 2020-12-03 - Modified: 2020-12-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/covid-19-articles/ Princess Cruises cancels sailings until mid-December because of the pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit the travel industry hard — especially cruise ship operators. Case in point: Princess Cruises has announced it is canceling all its sailings worldwide until mid-December with only one notable exception. Read More → Preparation for Travel Brands and the Affiliate Channel Post-COVID-19 Brands who proactively make these changes will be the first to attract a new breed of customer and cater to the needs in the new normal of post COVID-19 travel.  Even though the interest in travel was still present in the minds of consumers, severe restrictions on travel caused this shift in consumer spending. Read More → Emirates will pay for your medical treatment, if you catch COVID-19 while traveling Emirates has a new strategy for boosting passenger demand in the midst of a global pandemic: coronavirus insurance.  If one of its passengers is diagnosed with COVID-19 during their journey, the Dubai-based airline will cover their medical expenses. Read More → River cruises exempt from blanket travel ban following pressure from Telegraph River cruises are not covered by the blanket guidance advising against cruise ship travel, the Foreign Office (FCO) has confirmed, paving the way for Britons to enjoy a holiday on the water this summer. Voyages on rivers are generally considered more low-risk than rather than ocean cruises. Read More → Resurgence of the coronavirus forces Greece, Australia and other countries to reimpose restrictions Countries around the world are reimposing lockdowns and implementing new... --- ### Reduce Customer Acquisition Cost and Increase Revenue - Published: 2020-12-02 - Modified: 2024-04-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/reduce-customer-acquisition-costs/ Reduce Customer Acquisition Costand Increase Revenue Get the customer acquisition strategies your competitors are using What's Included in theCustomer Acquisition Case Study? AdvancedCommissionStructures Our first study is a category leading beauty and skincare company. They are a multi-channel retailer that generates $250,000,000 annually. Problem: With one year of stagnant growth and the ever changing retail climate, they were experiencing pressures from all sides. They needed to increase: their overall sales, new customer acquisition and market share, while spending less overall and less per acquisition. Learn which commission structures reduce cost and increase ROAS. InnovativeTechnology Our second strategy features a men's clothing and shoe retailer with catalog, brick and mortar retail locations and an Internet Retailer 500 advertiser. Problem: Were they spending money on commissions for orders they would have gotten without the affiliate being involved? Paying unnecessarily for orders where the affiliate partner provided little to no value inflates the overall customer acquisition cost Make sure you are only paying for sales that are truly incremental. PromotionalStructures andPlanning Third strategy worked wonders for a well-known retailer with stores in 45 states. Problem: Need an affiliate marketing strategy that effectively utilized their budget without following their competitors in a race to the bottom, offering deep discounts all over the web and severely impacting their margins. How to plan promotional calendars that reduce affiliate channel costs. Spoiler Alert! 46% increase in ROI through the channel and a 31% cost reduction For practical advice on how to scale up revenue, download "The Cost... --- ### Reduce Customer Acquisition Cost and Increase Revenue - Published: 2020-12-02 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/reduce-customer-acquisition-cost/ Reduce Customer Acquisition Costand Increase Revenue Get the customer acquisition strategies your competitors are using to reduce cost and increase revenue. Get the Case Study What's Included in theCustomer Acquisition Case Study? Advanced Commission Structures Learn which commission structures reduce cost and increase ROAS. Innovative Technology Solutions Make sure you are only paying for sales that are truly incremental. Promotional Structures and Planning How to plan promotional calendars that reduce affiliate channel costs. Spoiler Alert! Efforts in year 1 produced a 46% increase in ROI through the channel and a 31% overall cost reduction For practical advice on how to scale up revenue, download "The Cost of Customer Acquisition. " Testimonials "Like most other companies, we at Bodybuilding. com look to increase profitability through our marketing channels. However, our company also strives to change as many lives as possible, where revenue is not always the most important metric. Especially within our customer acquisition channels, we greatly value tools and ideas that allow us to constantly reach new customers and demonstrate the multitude of resources our company has to offer. Our partnership with JEBCommerce has allowed us to achieve success with each one of these targets, as we have witnessed productivity in new customer acquisition, site traffic, profitability, and continued progress with flexible and unique promotion/product schedules. "- Hank Kvamme, Affiliate Marketing Manager, Bodybuilding. com "JEB provide expertise in affiliates landscape not just as an agency but a true business partner. Their team becomes an extension of the in-house digital marketing... --- ### Get your free copy of our Affiliate Program Crisis Preparedness Checklist - Published: 2020-11-18 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-appraisal-crisis-prep/ Get your free copy of our Affiliate Program Crisis Preparedness Checklist Download our free checklist that affiliate managers are utilizing to ensure their affiliate program is positioned to help them succeed, produce revenue and gain new customers. Not only do our clients survive, but they thrive in times like these. This checklist will help you do the same. Get your Checklist Flip the switch from doubt to clarity Is your offer competitive? We use analytics, network and market trend data to make sure you're paying commission only where it's due. Publishers not performing? Diversify your affiliate mix and increase revenue, all with the confidence that actionable data drives your every move. Not enough customers? Tap into an affiliate strategy that recruits loyal customers who drive sales and build lasting trust in your brand. Slow channel growth? Partner today with an affiliate dream team as committed to your success as you are. Get your Free Checklist Now! Join our family of trailblazing digital brands Successful Travel Affiliate Marketing Management There is no way to overestimate the impact that 2020 and the COVID pandemic has had on our global health ... Read More Rapid affiliate program launch growth with JEBCommerce and LinkConnector launching an affiliate program and waiting six months or more to reach your goals can be frustrating, not to ... Read More Advanced tactics to grow a men's apparel program through change Sometimes even when you do everything right, there are factors outside of your control on the client side... --- ### Cookie Policy (US) - Published: 2020-11-12 - Modified: 2023-12-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/company/cookie-policy-us/ --- ### Do Coupon Affiliates Drive Any Value? - Published: 2020-08-21 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/do-coupon-affiliates-drive-any-value/ What's included in the Coupon Affiliate Case Study? Coupon Affiliates fall into 3 groups Grouping all coupon-type affiliates into one coupon category really no longer works. Coupon aggregators, who supply consumers with ALL the coupons; these are traditionally what people think of when they say "coupon sites. " Paid search arbitrators with coupon sites, which includes affiliates who want trademark terms to bid on and drive the vast majority of their traffic this way; a better way to describe them may be "search affiliates. " "Best of web" deal sites, which cultivate the best deals on the web for many categories; these guys rely on this cultivation to create an environment where consumers discover new brands and products. Advertising waste Why is this a problem worthy of discussion rather than just a common grievance? According to a Rakuten Marketing report, "Waste is still prominent in marketing spend in 2018. According to our study, marketers estimate they waste 26% of their marketing budget on the wrong channels or strategies. Advocates exceed this figure by 2%, while Architects are only prepared to admit to wasting 18% of budget. Incremental customer acquisition Comscore and Google released a much-anticipated study at CJU that spoke to this very issue (thanks to CJU for supplying this). In the study, Google shared that 94% of transactions driven by coupon affiliate paid search ads were incremental-meaning, the customers were not already on the retailer's site before they searched for a coupon. Just 6% of purchasers were already on... --- ### Newsletter Signup - Published: 2020-08-20 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/newsletter-signup/ Find your affiliate marketing news, data, trends, tips, and strategies in the JEBCommerce Newsletter! Get the most up-to-date industry info Find your affiliate marketing news, data, trends, tips, and strategies in the JEBCommerce Newsletter! --- ### 9-Point Website Optimization Checklist - Published: 2020-08-20 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/9-point-website-optimization-checklist/ Is your website performing its best at converting visitors into customers? Are you sure? If you don't have quick and positive answers to both of those questions, we've developed this rapid assessment tool just for you. Our 9-Point Site Optimization Checklist will give you a better understanding of the overall health of your site and the general areas of opportunity. The best part: It's free and will only require a few minutes of your time. Need help? Schedule 15 minutes to speak with one of our experts --- ### The Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Survive and Thrive in the Current Climate - Published: 2020-08-18 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/affiliate-marketing-strategies-to-survive-and-thrive-in-the-current-climate/ Most likely, you were sent here by someone you trust, someone who thought you'd find this information valuable where you are right now. And I'm really glad you're here. I'm going to share with you a multitude of strategies and tactics you can employ now in your affiliate program to survive and thrive in this challenging environment. I hope you find the value you were looking for, and if you do, please share with 2 or 3 people you know that might benefit from these concepts. Now is the time to do two things with your digital marketing: shore up the foundations, and identify areas to grow and innovate in every possible way. Many of us are paralyzed, not sure what to do, cutting everything we possibly can in hopes we'll make it to the other side of this. None of that will work. You have to be able to stabilize and grow to make it. I'm going to outline a few strategies you can implement right now to accomplish both of these things. And make no mistake, you can stabilize and set the stage for growth right now, opportunities are out there. This guide contains the 19 strategies and tactics you can employ now to make sure your program is in the best possible shape to get you through our current situation. It covers how to address your commission structure, your coupon strategies, 10 questions you need to ask to identify strategic opportunities, and the many ways you can... --- ### 15 Point Affiliate Program Crisis Checklist - Published: 2020-08-18 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/15-point-affiliate-program-crisis-checklist/ Download our free checklist that affiliate managers are utilizing - in the middle of an economic crisis and global pandemic - to ensure their affiliate program is positioned to help them succeed, produce revenue and gain new customers. Not only do our clients survive, but they thrive in times like these. This checklist will help you do the same. --- ### 18 Point Affiliate Program Accelerator Checklist - Published: 2020-08-18 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/18-point-affiliate-program-accelerator-checklist/ Scalable revenue. You need it now. But is your affiliate program, and your management of your affiliate channel in a position to scale revenue? We've created this checklist to help you find out. Profitable scalability in your affiliate channel is possible. Download our free Affiliate Marketing Accelerator Checklist to see how your program measures up! --- ### Travel Industry Articles - Published: 2020-08-17 - Modified: 2020-12-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/travel-industry-articles/ Princess Cruises cancels sailings until mid-December because of the pandemic The Covid-19 pandemic continues to hit the travel industry hard — especially cruise ship operators. Case in point: Princess Cruises has announced it is canceling all its sailings worldwide until mid-December with only one notable exception. Read More → Preparation for Travel Brands and the Affiliate Channel Post-COVID-19 Brands who proactively make these changes will be the first to attract a new breed of customer and cater to the needs in the new normal of post COVID-19 travel.  Even though the interest in travel was still present in the minds of consumers, severe restrictions on travel caused this shift in consumer spending. Read More → Insight Vacations Introduces Small Private Group Journeys Insight Vacations is recognizing travelers’ desires for more intimate travel experiences and is introducing a new small, private group option for 12 guests or more.  Travelers can create travel bubbles on select fall, winter and spring itineraries to Europe, the Eastern Mediterranean and North America with 38 trips available in the collection. Read More → Emirates will pay for your medical treatment, if you catch COVID-19 while traveling Emirates has a new strategy for boosting passenger demand in the midst of a global pandemic: coronavirus insurance.  If one of its passengers is diagnosed with COVID-19 during their journey, the Dubai-based airline will cover their medical expenses. Read More → Brits in Spain are ordered into 14-day quarantine on their return Thousands of UK holidaymakers were returning home to two weeks stuck in... --- ### Schedule - Published: 2020-08-17 - Modified: 2021-04-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/schedule/ Schedule time with an expert Ready to speak with one of our experts about your company's digital and affiliate marketing needs? Use the scheduler below to set up a meeting. We look forward to speaking with you! Loading calendar, please wait ... --- ### Strategies to Lower Customer Acquisition Costs - Published: 2020-08-11 - Modified: 2020-08-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lp/strategies-to-lower-customer-acquisition-costs/ Strategies to Lower Customer Acquisition Costs with Your Affiliate Channel As industries age and mature, the e-commerce environment is definitely feeling the pinch. Especially as large aggregators like Amazon, Walmart, Ebay and others increase their efficiencies. It is vital for a vibrant and growing digital retailer to pay attention to lowering CAC. Affiliate marketing is the best channel to accomplish this goal. Because you can manage the cost of each partnership individually. Allowing you to closely manage the cost of acquisition by partner. Unlike other channels, you have a direct 1-1 relationship from activity to results. It’s a direct response marketing channel. Meaning you only pay for results. Affiliate marketing management makes it very simple to ensure you are hitting customer acquisition cost goals. How do successful digital retailers acquire new customers while reducing CAC? Here are 4 proven affiliate channel strategies to lower customer acquisition costs: 1 Unique Commission Structure that Aligns with Company Goals Most affiliate programs simply provide commission on all sales. This can be a great strategy if your goal is revenue production and you have very few other channels competing for revenue. If your affiliate program operates within a robust marketing climate, then you have many different ways to commission. One way we recommend is new vs. existing customers. A new customer is most often valued at a higher rate. An existing customer is valued lower, usually the assumption is that the existing customer had other resources directed to them in order to have them... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Accelerator - Published: 2020-08-11 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/affiliate-marketing-accelerator/ Ramp up your affiliate team with JEBAccelerator Add experienced, award winning, and extremely successful affiliate managers to your team with no long term commitments, HR expenses, or long on-boarding times. Set up a time to discuss how we can help your affiliate program scale right now. Our team deploys immediately to help you grow your revenue through the affiliate program Increasing revenue and new customer acquisition through your affiliate channel takes time, and the right people and processes. But you may not always have those things. Now you can with our JEBAccelerator program. We add the right resources to your affiliate program to recruit, activate, and grow revenue. The JEBAccelerator Program provides... Affiliate partner Gap Analysis to identify the key affiliates in your vertical that should be in your program Top affiliate recruitment outreach to all top affiliates as well as non-enrolled affiliates identified in Gap Analysis Comprehensive activation of dormant affiliate partners enrolled in your program Paid placement negotiations, testing, and deployment Consumer offer testing and deployment Increased exposure negotiations with all publishers Development and execution of a tiered affiliate incentive program Text link and creative audit Text link testing and creation Communication plan and execution Our Performance Speaks for Itself Discover our award-winning approach Many agencies will tell you they "do" affiliate. At JEBCommerce, we live and breathe it. With more than 75 years of combined affiliate management experience and an award-winning team, it's no surprise that we consistently deliver triple-digit growth for our clients. And we do... --- ### Affiliate Program Strategy Development - Published: 2020-08-10 - Modified: 2024-04-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/affiliate-program-strategy-development/ Strategies to Scale Your Affiliate Program Are you taking a strategic approach to growing your affiliate channel beyond a basic coupon affiliate strategy and driving incremental sales? Do you have the right technology, partners, and promotional strategy to hit your goals this year, in good times and in bad? Are you getting the highest ROAS and lowest customer acquisition cost possible? Let our award-winning team answer those questions for you with our Program Assessment and Strategic Roadmap. Strategy development begins with a comprehensive audit by our award winning affiliate managers Our experienced team analyzes more than 20 aspects of your affiliate program, technical setup, policies and procedures, and more to establish how it measures up to our industry leading and award winning standards and to clearly identify opportunities for growth. Our goal is to provide you with a strategy document that protects your bottom line and positions your affiliate channel for revenue growth, liability reduction and protection, and incremental profitability. Your bespoke roadmap will provide ideal strategies for ... Current Affiliate Network setup and Optimization to ensure highest likelihood to reach your revenue and profitability goals. Network evaluation - are you on the right network given your goals, cross-channel environment, channel attribution and growth and profitability goals. Returned Order Setup. Do you have the right process to ensure you are not paying commissions on orders that were returned or not processes. Competing brands' programs are compared with your current program. What are the commonalities? What are the biggest differences between... --- ### Conversion Rate Audit - Published: 2020-08-10 - Modified: 2024-05-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/conversion-rate-audit/ Make every visit (and dollar) count Wish your website was able to turn more visitors into customers? Good news is you're not alone and our Conversion Rate Audit service was created to help. Let our pros show you the magic - and the science - behind higher conversions. Ready to find out if a Conversion Rate Audit is right for you? Vector image created by katemangostar - www. freepik. com Improve conversion by 50% Our Conversion Rate Audit service is a holistic evaluation leveraging a variety of disciplines, all aimed at helping improve your bottom line. Whether you're experiencing common or complex challenges on the way to maximizing conversion, JEBCommerce is skilled at identifying the multitude of reasons your website isn't achieving its potential. We go beyond simply knowing whether your website's goals are succeeding or failing. We determine how and why. Our Conversion Rate Audit service is a holistic evaluation leveraging a variety of disciplines, all aimed at helping improve your bottom line. We know that accurate, insightful, and actionable data improves the performance of each channel and allows for more effective resource allocation and maximum results. Let us help you achieve your goals and increase growth. Request a 15 minute call with one of our experts to see if our service is right for you. Obsessed with Results At the heart of all our efforts is our Client Services Roadmap, a six-step process for turning traffic into revenue. 1 Dive deep into consumer behavior Analyze current consumer behavior... --- ### Podcast - Published: 2020-08-06 - Modified: 2020-08-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/ --- ### Case Studies > Want to increase your online sales? See case studies on how we help leading brands exceed their goals. Be sure to get in touch...we can help you, too! - Published: 2016-03-08 - Modified: 2024-07-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/ The results speak for themselves We pride ourselves on strong client partnerships fueled by undeniable results. But don't just take our word for it; check out these case studies for a glimpse into how we help leading online brands boost their online performance. Get Specific Looking for something in particular? Try filtering: By Category By Service Plan Get more information about our service plans! Travel Case Study: The Power of Collaboration and Partnership Overview Over the past 15 years, travel companies continued to find new ways in connecting with consumers to be a ... Read More The Collaborative Effort Behind Surgent’s Affiliate Turnaround Story Overview Surgent Accounting & Financial Education (Surgent) is a leading provider of certification exam preparation and continuing education courses for ... Read More Successful Travel Affiliate Marketing Management There is no way to overestimate the impact that 2020 and the COVID pandemic has had on our global health ... Read More Rapid affiliate program launch growth with JEBCommerce and LinkConnector launching an affiliate program and waiting six months or more to reach your goals can be frustrating, not to ... Read More Beauty and Skincare While many retail categories either shrink or find it difficult to grow, the beauty and skincare vertical continues to buck ... Read More New to File Affiliate Strategy An online health and fitness brand with 50M visitors each month had been successfully managing its affiliate program in-house. However, ... 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--- ### Careers - Published: 2015-01-12 - Modified: 2024-07-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/company/careers/ No matter where you're at in your career we're looking for talented people to join us as we redefine the Performance Marketing industry. Sorry, no positions currently open There are currently no open positions at JEBCommerce. However, if you would like to leave us your information we'll contact you when a role you're interested in becomes available. Private: Assistant Affiliate Manager Location: US; remote | Posted on: March 7, 2022 We’re hiring! Looking to start a career in Affiliate Marketing? Check out our Assistant Affiliate Manager position. We are looking for people who are humble, hungry, and smart that thrive in a fast paced environment. If that describes you, apply now! View Position Private: Affiliate Manager Location: US; remote | Posted on: March 1, 2022 We’re hiring! Interested in a new challenge and already have marketing experience? Our Affiliate Manager position may be right for you! We are looking for people who are humble, hungry, and smart that thrive in a fast paced environment. If that describes you, apply now! View Position Private: Senior Affiliate Manager Location: US; remote | Posted on: November 12, 2021 We’re hiring! Interested in a new challenge and already have marketing and account management experience? Our Senior Affiliate Manager position may be right for you! We are looking for people who are humble, hungry, and smart that thrive in a fast paced environment and are able to work with and lead a team that manages multiple clients in affiliate marketing. If that describes you, apply... --- ### Our Clients - Published: 2014-12-31 - Modified: 2024-08-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/client-roster/ --- ### Affiliate Management > JEB Commerce has been the affiliate management agency of choice for some the world's top companies. Learn more about how we drive revenue for our clients. - Published: 2014-12-31 - Modified: 2024-05-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/services/affiliate-program-management/ Affiliate Management Services JEBCommerce helps forward-thinking brands lower customer acquisition costs and sky rocket revenue with award-winning affiliate management services. We add $10M of revenue in 3 years for Fashion, Beauty and Skincare, Outdoor and Gear, and Travel brands, as well as other verticals, without incurring unearned affiliate commission costs. Explore our service plans Vector image created by katemangostar - www. freepik. com Plan for Success It takes more than promises and hype to deliver success needed for continued growth. Success doesn't just happen - it's the result of a solid plan coupled with a clear, proven system and consistent execution. This is why we put our award winning affiliate management services into a step-by-step action plan, a systematic and holistic way to refine affiliate programs, something we call the JEBCommerce Client Success Map. Our Client Success Map delivers triple digit growth in revenue production, profitability, and new customer acquisition. To see if our 5 step Client Success Map is right for your program, explore our service plans at a time that works best for you. Your path to incremental and profitable affiliate channel growth You wouldn't plan a trip without knowing where you're going and how you will get there, so why manage your affiliate program that way? We've used our years of experience to create the most effective, efficient, and profitable system to consistently grow revenue and new customer acquisition through the affiliate channel. Our 5 step process focuses not only on top line revenue production, but also... --- ### Connect - Published: 2014-12-04 - Modified: 2024-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/company/connect/ We welcome your questions and feedback! If you need something in a hurry, please call 1 (800) 208-6215 or email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. We'll reply within 24 hours. Otherwise, get in touch using the form at right. We'll help you connect! Looking for top-tier brands to promote? Our client roster is chock full of high-converting programs, all wanting new affiliate partners. Fill out the form and let us know how we can help. Let's work together! Looking for an award-winning agency to help you exceed your revenue goals? Call 1 (800) 208-6215 to schedule a meeting, or send us a message to get started. We're ready! Talk to an expert Schedule a 15 minute call today! --- ### About Us - Published: 2014-12-02 - Modified: 2024-07-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/company/about-us/ Nestled in the scenic resort town of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, JEBCommerce is more than just an award-winning affiliate marketing agency-we're your dedicated partner in success. Since our founding in 2004, our journey has been fueled by a passion for innovation, a commitment to excellence, a relentless pursuit of results, and an unwavering focus on the fundamentals of affiliate marketing. But our story isn't just about where we've been; it's about where we're going and why it matters. Why Choose Us? At JEBCommerce, we don't just manage affiliate programs-we cultivate profitable relationships, deliver measurable results, and execute time-tested strategies that yield immediate wins and, more importantly, lay the groundwork for long-term growth and stability in the channel. But don't just take our word for it, take a moment to read what our clients and industry partners have experienced. "We work with JEBCommerce for several reasons. They're innovative. They educate us by explaining what needs to be done & why. They're highly experienced. And finally, they're flexible, knowledgeable about our business, and willing to work with us to maximize results for our company. "- Ned Farra, Zappos. com "The JEB team provided quality service, knowledgeable recommendations and managed our business with great detail and care. They steered us in the right direction to continually grow our program, gain market share over competitors and drive strong sales and return on investment. As a result, the affiliate business has grown to be one of our largest and most productive digital marketing channels. " -... --- ### Home > JEB Commerce is an affiliate marketing agency with a full-service digital marketing team to maximize sales, leads, and overall revenue for our clients. - Published: 2014-11-23 - Modified: 2025-05-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/ Award-Winning Affiliate Channel Management Where Affiliate Programs Come To Thrive Achieving sustainable, long-term success in the affiliate channel requires your valuable time and focus. Free up those resources by harnessing our decades of experience cultivating healthy, vibrant programs of all shapes and sizes. Ready to get started? Services and Pricing Read about our 2025 Golden Link Awards win for "Agency of the Year"! Read about our 2025 US Partnership Awards win in the "Best Affiliate and Partner Marketing Agency" category! "Twelve months ago, we didn't know if this channel was viable for the transformative growth needed. Our partnership with LinkConnector and JEBCommerce has excelled and beaten expectations. As we look ahead to 2024, it's more than clear that we must prioritize our budget and focus on the continued expansion and strategy of the affiliate channel. "- Tina Tuccillo, CMO at Surgent Let's Talk IncrementalityUnderstanding incrementality in your affiliate program is essential for driving real, measurable growth. Our approach ensures that every click leads to increased revenue & ROI. Learn how we can help unlock the full potential of your affiliate program. Learn More Let's Talk Budget FlexibilityManaging your affiliate program budget can be challenging, especially when you're trying to maximize ROI. Our approach to budget flexibility ensures that every dollar spent delivers measurable results. Learn how we can help you optimize your budget for maximum impact. Learn More Let's Talk Content Affiliates and InfluencersPartnering with content creators and influencers can help you reach and engage your target audience more effectively.... --- ### Blog - Published: 2014-11-23 - Modified: 2022-06-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/blog/ --- --- ## Posts ### JEBCommerce Named Agency of the Year! - Published: 2025-05-30 - Modified: 2025-05-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-named-agency-of-the-year/ - Categories: Company News, News WE WON! JEBCommerce is thrilled to be named Rakuten Advertising's 2025 Golden Link Agency of the Year! This incredible honor reflects our team's dedication to client success, innovation, and powerful partnerships. Read more about this amazing achievement! We're still buzzing with excitement and immense pride! Last Tuesday, at the fantastic awards ceremony during Rakuten Optimism in Carlsbad, California, JEBCommerce was honored to receive the Golden Link Award for Agency of the Year! This is an incredible moment for our entire team, and we are so grateful for this prestigious recognition. More Than Just a Trophy: A Nod to Our Core Values The Rakuten Advertising Golden Link Awards celebrate the best and brightest in the performance and digital marketing industries, focusing on outstanding achievements, collaboration, creativity, and innovative partnerships. Being named Agency of the Year signifies that our commitment to these very principles is making a real impact. For us, this award is a powerful validation of our approach: Client-Focused Strategies: We pour our energy into understanding our clients' goals and crafting bespoke affiliate programs that deliver. Team Dedication: This win belongs to every single member of the JEBCommerce team. Their passion, expertise, and relentless pursuit of excellence are what make us shine. Powerful Partnerships: We believe in the power of collaboration – with our clients, with affiliate partners, and with industry leaders like Rakuten Advertising. Thank You! We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Rakuten Advertising and the esteemed panel of judges for this incredible honor. A huge, heartfelt thank you goes out to our dedicated team – your hard work and commitment are truly inspiring. And, of course, to our amazing clients: your trust and partnership are the bedrock of our success. This win is... --- ### JEBCommerce Honored with Golden Link Award Nomination for Agency of the Year! - Published: 2025-05-13 - Modified: 2025-05-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-honored-with-golden-link-award-nomination-for-agency-of-the-year/ - Categories: Company News, News Exciting news! JEBCommerce is honored to be nominated for Rakuten Advertising's Golden Link Award for Agency of the Year. This recognizes our team's dedication to client success and innovative affiliate strategies. Learn more about this prestigious nod! We're over the moon to share that JEBCommerce is a finalist for Rakuten Advertising's prestigious Golden Link Award for Agency of the Year! Being recognized by Rakuten Advertising is a huge deal, and honestly, we're bursting with pride. If you're in the affiliate world, you know the Golden Link Awards celebrate top-notch work, fresh ideas, and strong partnerships. So, being named an Agency of the Year finalist? It tells us our team's hard work, our creative strategies, and the real results we get for our clients are truly making an impact. This isn't just about us though; it’s a shout-out to the strong connections we build – with our amazing clients and with great network partners like Rakuten Advertising. We genuinely love figuring out new ways to make affiliate marketing work for brands, and this nomination shows we're on the right track. Thank you to Rakuten Advertising for this nomination – it’s a real boost for our whole team and a great reminder of the trust our clients put in us. We’re definitely looking forward to the awards! And to our incredible team and clients: you’re the ones who make all this possible and so rewarding. When you win, we win! --- ### Persistence Fuels Performance: How Three Brands Built Affiliate Momentum Over Time - Published: 2025-05-07 - Modified: 2025-05-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/persistence-fuels-performance-how-three-brands-built-affiliate-momentum-over-time/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce demonstrates how consistent strategy and collaboration foster long-term affiliate marketing success, with remarkable growth stories from the food, apparel, and home goods sectors, showcasing significant revenue increases and efficient returns on ad spend. In affiliate marketing, momentum doesn’t happen overnight. It’s built—brick by brick—through consistent strategy, relationship building, and a shared commitment to long-term growth. At JEBCommerce, we’ve seen firsthand how persistence pays off, and we’re proud to partner with brands that trust the process and invest in their programs. Today, we’re highlighting three clients who did just that. They came to us with different goals, challenges, and timelines—but they all had one thing in common: a willingness to stay the course and build something lasting. Client A: Building from the Ground Up in the Food Industry When Client A partnered with us a year ago, they were starting from scratch. No affiliate program, no infrastructure—just a strong brand with a clear goal: grow awareness and drive revenue. We collaborated to design and launch their affiliate program from the ground up, aligning strategy with their business goals and carefully recruiting partners who could speak authentically to their audience. And then—we waited, watched, and optimized. Twelve months later, the results speak for themselves: Revenue increased 1,496. 8% YoY after the initial onboarding period, with an average of 39. 1% MoM growth Active affiliates steadily grew with an average of 13. 26% MoM and productive publishers increased an average of 20. 03% MoM The affiliate program is very efficient with 1,189. 9% ROAS That kind of return doesn’t come from quick wins. It comes from doing the work—week after week—to build something meaningful. Client B: Scaling Smart in the Apparel Vertical Client B joined us... --- ### JEBCommerce Earns US Partnership Awards Podium Finish - Published: 2025-04-28 - Modified: 2025-04-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-earns-us-partnership-awards-podium-finish/ - Categories: Company News, Conferences, News JEBCommerce is proud to announce our podium finish for “Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - Boutique” at the US Partnership Awards! Discover what this recognition of our client results, strategic execution, and team success means for your brand's growth. We're incredibly honored and excited to share some great news! JEBCommerce recently achieved a podium finish at the prestigious US Partnership Awards, specifically in the "Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - Boutique" category. While industry recognition is always rewarding, what truly excites us is what this award signifies for our clients and partners. It's validation of the dedication and strategic focus we bring to every affiliate program we manage. What This Award Means for You The US Partnership Awards recognize excellence in the performance marketing industry. The criteria for this category delve deep into areas crucial for client success: Client Wins and Retention: This highlights our focus on building long-term, successful partnerships that consistently deliver results. Smart Execution: The judges look for agencies demonstrating exceptional strategic thinking and execution – turning insights into tangible growth for clients. Team Achievements & Culture: Our team is our biggest asset. This award reflects their expertise, collaborative spirit, and commitment to going the extra mile for your program's success. Being acknowledged specifically as a boutique agency underscores our commitment to personalized service. It means we combine deep affiliate marketing expertise with the agility needed to tailor strategies precisely to your brand's unique goals. Partnership-Driven Success This recognition reinforces our belief that true affiliate marketing success is built on strong partnerships, strategic management, and a relentless focus on driving measurable results. We're proud of this achievement because it reflects the success stories we help create alongside our clients every day. Thank you to our... --- ### Smart Spending, Soaring Results: Driving Efficient Growth in Travel! - Published: 2025-04-24 - Modified: 2025-04-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/smart-spending-soaring-results-driving-efficient-growth-in-travel/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Platinum Strategic investment in affiliate programs yields impressive returns. A travel partner saw traffic soar by 103%, orders by 45%, and revenue by 80.87% through targeted placements and promotions, showcasing enhanced efficiency and effective collaboration over 20 years of experience. Investing strategically in your affiliate program can yield incredible returns! We recently collaborated closely with a valued travel partner on a strategic increase in their YoY affiliate ad spend. This targeted investment, based on shared insights, focused on securing key placements aligned with major travel events, participating in high-impact cashback promotions, and enhancing retargeting efforts, all through dedicated VIP affiliate partners. We're excited to share the results of this focused, collaborative effort: Traffic skyrocketed by 103%! Orders climbed by 45%! Revenue surged by an impressive 80. 87%! What's particularly exciting is the efficiency of this growth: the substantial 80. 87% revenue surge significantly outpaced the increased investment, demonstrating enhanced program efficiency and a powerful return from these specific initiatives. With over 20 years of experience managing affiliate programs (since 2004! ), we know that combining smart, data-driven investments—like targeted placements and partner strategies—with strong collaboration is key. As your seasoned affiliate marketing partners, let's work together to map out a strategy that drives meaningful, efficient growth for your brand. Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In the News: Silver Jeans 'The One' in Quest for Perfect Denim - Published: 2025-04-18 - Modified: 2025-04-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-silver-jeans-the-one-in-quest-for-perfect-denim/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management DailyMail.com writer Julia Remillard chronicles her search for the perfect jeans, ultimately declaring Silver Jeans Co. 'the one.' Read our take on this glowing review highlighting the brand's exceptional fit, comfort, unique sizing, and powerful customer connection. Finding that perfect pair of jeans often feels like an elusive goal, a sentiment shared by countless shoppers. That’s why it was fantastic to see our client, Silver Jeans Co. , featured so positively in DailyMail. com. Writer Julia Remillard shared her personal story, declaring she'd finally found "the one" in her search for the ideal denim – a wonderful testament to the brand! In her piece, "After searching high and low for the perfect jeans, I think I've finally found 'the one'," Remillard, a fashion and beauty writer based in NYC, recounted her long and relatable journey. She described testing numerous brands only to face the "dreaded denim debacle" – jeans that were too stiff, too stretchy, or simply didn't fit right, likening it to a "'Goldilocks' moment. " Just when she felt resigned to a life of sweatpants, she discovered Silver Jeans Co. Remillard highlights that the Canadian-founded brand "has finally gotten it right," praising the "ultra-soft feel and seamless fits" across their denim range. A major selling point for her was their approach to sizing, using exact measurements rather than the standard even numbers common in U. S. charts, leading to a better fit. She emphasized how rarely she finds jeans that fit well all around (length, waist, thighs) but her Silver Jeans "have fit every single time no matter the style. " The comfort and lack of restriction were key – she loved that the jeans "hug every curve effortlessly" while allowing movement, feeling like a... --- ### Revitalizing Mature Programs: Foundational Tactics 245% Drive Growth - Published: 2025-04-17 - Modified: 2025-04-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/revitalizing-mature-programs-foundational-tactics-245-drive-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Accelerator, Gold Strategic partnerships and CPA optimization drove 245% and 66% revenue increases with key affiliates, revitalizing a client's mature affiliate program. Foundational tactics like partner management and commission optimization remain crucial for sustained growth in affiliate marketing. When a food and nutrition client’s affiliate program hit a plateau, we knew it was time to shake things up. Recognizing the long-term value of strategic alliances, we implemented a targeted optimization strategy centered around two key VIP partners. By focusing on collaborations with coupon and deal-focused affiliates and implementing strategic CPA increases, we achieved consistent and significant sales growth. The results have been outstanding: Our partnership with Partner A has yielded an incredible 245% year-over-year revenue increase! Partner B has also delivered exceptional results, achieving a 66% year-over-year lift in revenue! This success underscores a key principle: foundational affiliate marketing tactics, like strategic partner management and optimized commission structures, remain powerful tools for revitalization, even for mature programs. As seasoned affiliate marketing partners, we know that consistent attention to program foundations is crucial for sustained success. Let's work together to ensure your program, no matter its age, is built on a foundation that drives meaningful growth. Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Strategic Partnership and Persistence Results in 45% MoM Revenue Growth - Published: 2025-04-10 - Modified: 2025-04-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-partnership-and-persistence-results-in-45-mom-revenue-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Gold Partnerships in affiliate marketing can transform businesses. JEBCommerce helped boost a fashion client's reach and revenue by 44.98% MoM through strategic collaborations, exemplifying the power of strategic planning and perseverance in creating high-value, sustainable affiliate programs. In affiliate marketing, the right partnerships can make all the difference—but they don’t always happen overnight. For our client in the fashion industry, we saw an opportunity to collaborate with a leading financial rewards partner. We knew this partnership had the potential to be a game-changer, but getting them onboarded took strategy and persistence. With consistent outreach and relationship-building, we successfully brought them into the program. The results? They quickly became a Top 2 performer, expanding the client’s customer reach and driving significant revenue - increasing 44. 98% MoM. This win is a testament to the power of perseverance, strategic alignment, and the impact of high-value affiliate partnerships. At JEBCommerce, we don’t just look for quick wins—we build sustainable, high-performing programs. Looking for a team that goes the extra mile for your brand? Let’s talk. Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the CanvasDiscount affiliate program! - Published: 2025-03-25 - Modified: 2025-03-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-canvasdiscount-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Introducing CanvasDiscount, where your most cherished photos hang out... quite literally! This creative powerhouse specializes in transforming your digital memories into stunning wall art that turns any room from drab to fab. With a panoramic spread of services from photo canvases to personalized gifts, they're on a mission to add a splash of YOU to every corner of your space. Born from a love of stunning visual experiences, CanvasDiscount blends cutting-edge print technology with handcrafted quality, but what makes them truly special is their commitment to making art personal and accessible; your photos, your style, no gallery fees included! So, why keep your favorite snapshots locked away in your phone when your walls are craving a new conversational piece? Why publishers should join Join the CanvasDiscount Affiliate Program and start earning by helping others transform their cherished snapshots into sensational wall art! As a partner with one of the most dynamic brands in personalized decor, affiliates get to promote a delightful array of products—from stunning photo canvases to custom-crafted gifts—all backed by cutting-edge print tech and artisanal quality. Picture this: your audience lapping up these offerings like art critics at a gallery opening, while you rake in commissions for every conversion. Think of it as curating your very own modern art collection... minus the snooty curators and sky-high price tags! CanvasDiscount affiliate program details Earn a competitive 5% commission on sales Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at CanvasDiscount@jebcommerce.... --- ### 125% Revenue Growth in Just 30 Days! - Published: 2025-03-06 - Modified: 2025-03-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/125-revenue-growth-in-just-30-days/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Gold JEBCommerce drove a 125.85% revenue increase for a luxury client using data-driven strategies, optimized affiliate partnerships, and impactful placements. Discover how we're able to elevate affiliate programs to new heights. When strategy meets opportunity, incredible things can happen! A client in the luxury goods vertical recently achieved a remarkable 125% month over month revenue increase, and we couldn't be more excited about their success! By leveraging data-driven insights, our team capitalized on a prime sales period to unlock maximum revenue potential. We focused on employing the fundamentals and tapping into our vast partner network to optimize partnerships with key affiliates, secure high-impact placements with a financial rewards provider, and implement conversion-enhancing tactics with a specialist partner. The result? A perfectly orchestrated campaign that drove significant sales growth. At JEBCommerce, we don’t just manage affiliate programs—we elevate them. Ready to take your program to the next level? Let’s talk! Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In the News: Silver Jeans Doubles Down on Denim in New Campaign - Published: 2025-02-27 - Modified: 2025-02-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-silver-jeans-doubles-down-on-denim-in-new-campaign/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Silver Jeans launches 2025 spring campaign featuring celebrity cast and rock 'n' roll-inspired denim styles with silver accents. Silver Jeans is celebrating its heritage with a new spring campaign that puts denim and silver front and center. As highlighted in the article by Women's Wear Daily, the campaign, which launched February 11, features a cast of celebrities and supermodels, including Levi Dylan, James Turlington, Lameka Fox, Tara Lynn, and Frida Aasen. According to Suzanne Silverstein, CEO of Silver Jeans, "It's a celebration of denim as a lifestyle. " The campaign showcases the brand's commitment to quality denim and its iconic silver accents. With the help of creative guru David Lipman, Silver Jeans has created a rock 'n' roll-inspired campaign that highlights the brand's unique styles, including denim bralettes and hot pants. Lipman notes that the goal was to capture the essence of denim and the name "Silver" and bring that vision to life. The result is a campaign that is both relatable and editorial in style. As Silverstein explains, "This is the first campaign we've done of this magnitude and with someone of David's caliber. " The brand is looking to raise its profile and showcase its premium denim at affordable prices. With a focus on quality, inclusivity, and value, Silver Jeans is poised to make a statement in the fashion industry. --- ### Driving Growth with Smart Conversion Optimization - Published: 2025-02-26 - Modified: 2025-02-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/driving-growth-with-smart-conversion-optimization/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce's affiliate strategy in the food & beverage sector boosted revenue by 63% and orders by 65% in just three months through conversion optimization, achieving a 2008.2% ROAS. At JEBCommerce, we know that the right affiliate partnerships can be game-changers for a brand’s growth. For one of our clients in the food & beverage vertical, we leveraged a strategic partnership with a conversion rate optimizing affiliate—and the results speak for themselves! With a multi-pronged strategy focused on reducing cart abandonment, increasing customer journey personalization, and redirecting bounce traffic, this affiliate helped capture and convert more engaged shoppers. The impact in just three months has been nothing short of incredible! This campaign produced: A 63% revenue increase A 65% increase in orders Additionally, the partnership has yielded a 2008% ROAS, making this a highly efficient strategy for the client. By focusing on enhancing the customer journey, our team turned missed opportunities into measurable wins. If you’re ready to transform your affiliate program and achieve similar results, let’s talk! Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In The News: Jean Dousset’s New Storefront Is A Masterclass in Luxury Retail Design - Published: 2025-02-18 - Modified: 2025-02-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-jean-doussets-new-storefront-is-a-masterclass-in-luxury-retail-design/ - Categories: Client News Discover the elegance of Jean Dousset's jewelry boutique, featured on Archinect for its stunning design and exceptional luxury retail experience. Step into Jean Dousset's eponymous jewelry boutique, and you'll be enveloped in a world of elegance and sophistication. Recently featured on Archinect, this stunning boutique is a testament to the brand's commitment to excellence and luxury. The article showcases the brilliant collaboration between Jean Dousset and the design firm, Design, Bitches, which resulted in a space that's as much a work of art as the jewelry itself. Every detail, from the carefully selected materials to the thoughtful layout, has been carefully crafted to create an unforgettable experience for customers. We're thrilled to see Jean Dousset pushing the boundaries of luxury retail design, and we're proud to partner with brands that share our passion for delivering exceptional customer experiences. With its exquisite jewelry and breathtaking boutique design, Jean Dousset is truly a gem in the world of luxury retail. --- ### Affiliate Marketing Is a Powerhouse—Time to Start Treating It Like One - Published: 2025-02-06 - Modified: 2025-02-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-is-a-powerhouse-time-to-start-treating-it-like-one/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Affiliate marketing has evolved beyond last-click conversions—it’s now a full-funnel powerhouse. Learn why brands must invest in partnerships, strategy, and budget. Affiliate marketing has come a long way. Once viewed as the scrappy, underappreciated kid brother in the marketing family, it’s now grown into a sophisticated powerhouse—capable of driving results across the entire consumer journey. Yet, despite its evolution, affiliate marketing still doesn’t always get the respect (or budget) it deserves. It’s time to change that narrative. From the Basement to the Boardroom In the early days, affiliate marketing was straightforward: offer a commission to partners who could drive a final sale, and watch the ROI roll in. Simple, right? Brands thrived with this “last-click” approach, which worked wonders in delivering results at the bottom of the funnel. But today, relying solely on a basic CPA model is like bringing a calculator to a coding competition—it’s functional, but woefully outdated. The consumer journey has become a labyrinth of touchpoints, and affiliate marketing has evolved into an ecosystem that spans from discovery to conversion. And guess what? It’s driving serious growth for brands that know how to play the game. Social Media as Affiliate Marketing’s New Frontier Social media has turned the affiliate space into the wild west of opportunity. Influencers, content creators, and even meme accounts are partnering with brands to create authentic connections that lead to sales. Instagram posts, TikTok challenges, and YouTube unboxings aren’t just content—they’re conversion engines. Want to see affiliate marketing in action? Look no further than TikTok, where a 30-second product demonstration can spark a frenzy. Case in point: those viral cleaning products or trending leggings... --- ### How a New Affiliate Program Achieved 80% Revenue Growth in Just 90 Days - Published: 2025-02-04 - Modified: 2025-02-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-a-new-affiliate-program-achieved-80-revenue-growth-in-just-90-days/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Accelerator Launched 4 months ago, the affiliate program exceeded targets, achieving over 10% e-commerce revenue attribution in 90 days and attracting 70 affiliates, 42 activated. Month-over-month revenues rose 20%-80%, showcasing its rapid success in performance marketing. Since its launch a mere 4 months ago, this client's affiliate program has been making waves in the performance marketing industry. With impressive month-over-month revenue increases ranging from 20% to 80%, the program has caught on rapidly. But it's not just about the revenue growth. In just 90 days, the program has already surpassed its goal of 10% total e-commerce revenue attribution. This is a huge achievement, considering the original target was set for 6 months. The success of the program can also be seen in the number of affiliates it has attracted. In just a short span of time, over 70 new affiliates have joined the program with 42 of them already activated, and 15 being productive within the first 60 days. This just goes to show the power of a well-executed affiliate program and the potential it holds for driving revenue and attracting new affiliates. With the right strategy and execution, our client's program has proven to be a success beyond all expectations. If you’re ready to transform your affiliate program and achieve similar results, let’s talk! Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Xhibition affiliate program! - Published: 2025-01-30 - Modified: 2025-01-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-xhibition-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Partner with Xhibition and JEBCommerce for an enticing affiliate opportunity in streetwear and contemporary fashion. Leverage a diverse range of products, competitive commissions, and dynamic marketing tools to captivate style-savvy audiences and boost your earnings. Discover the pulse of streetwear and contemporary fashion with Xhibition, where style continually evolves. This trend-savvy brand curates an ever-changing lineup of clothing, footwear, and accessories, spotlighting both established names and rising design talent. From statement-making pieces to enduring staples, Xhibition delivers a shopping experience that inspires and intrigues at every turn. Why publishers should join The Xhibition affiliate program invites content creators, influencers, and publishers to partner with a platform at the forefront of modern streetwear. Affiliates gain access to a diverse product range that appeals to fashion-forward audiences—supported by competitive commissions, robust marketing tools, and exclusive collaborations. As Xhibition’s collection constantly evolves with fresh, in-demand designs, your content stays relevant and engaging. This program is an ideal opportunity to harness the growing demand for distinctive apparel while aligning with a brand that’s redefining contemporary style. Xhibition affiliate program details Earn a competitive 3% commission on sales Enjoy a 14 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at Xhibition@jebcommerce. com Join on the Rakuten Advertising platform today! How to get started Join on the Rakuten Advertising platform today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about Xhibition, Rakuten Advertising, or have any questions, simply email us at Xhibition@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Driving 20% NTF Growth In Just One Month! - Published: 2025-01-23 - Modified: 2025-01-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/driving-20-ntf-growth-in-just-one-month/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver We optimized an affiliate channel for a pet care client, achieving a 20% increase in new customers and 38% YoY revenue growth through strategic partnerships, commission optimization, and data-driven decisions. This led to a 19% ROAS improvement and reduced acquisition costs. When our client in the pet care industry brought us a challenge, we were ready to help. They wanted to increase their new-to-file (NTF) customers while keeping the affiliate channel running efficiently. Our team developed a comprehensive strategy focused on achieving cost controls and measurable growth. Here’s how we tackled the challenge: Collaboration with Key Tech Partner We partnered with a key tech provider to increase new customer conversions by leveraging personalized tools to target new visitors to the site. The customized campaign exceeded expectations by delivering a NTF rate above and beyond the brand’s benchmark. High Activation Efforts with Top NTF Drivers We prioritized activation efforts among affiliates who had the strongest track records of driving NTF customers. This included personalized commission rates focused on new customer acquisitions, exclusive incentives, and collaborative goal setting. Affiliate Rebalancing By analyzing affiliate performance metrics, we identified affiliates who weren’t consistently delivering high NTF rates. We streamlined the program by focusing on affiliates who aligned with the client’s goals and discontinuing partnerships that no longer added value. Commission Optimization We audited and adjusted the overall commission structure to provide a greater motivation for all affiliates to prioritize NTF customers, thus aligning incentives with the client’s objectives. Network Fee Renegotiation To improve the client’s cost efficiency, we renegotiated the network fee, allowing a larger portion of the budget to be allocated toward affiliate incentives and other growth initiatives. Our efforts paid off, producing remarkable outcomes: 20% Increase in New Customers: By aligning with key... --- ### Affiliate Marketing 2025: Why the Best Days Are Still Ahead - Published: 2025-01-17 - Modified: 2025-01-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-2025-why-the-best-days-are-still-ahead/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Discover why affiliate marketing is thriving in 2025. Explore its adaptability, strategic value, and the innovations shaping the future of this powerful channel. Welcome to affiliate marketing in 2025, where the channel thrives as a dynamic, strategic force capable of solving diverse business challenges. At JEBCommerce, we believe affiliate marketing isn’t just a channel—it’s a partnership-driven, results-oriented powerhouse. When executed with the right blend of strategy, relationships, and adaptability, it delivers unmatched value. Yet, misconceptions persist. Some still view affiliate marketing as a one-dimensional “set it and forget it” tactic. Others assume it’s little more than a glorified last-click sales funnel. The reality? Affiliate marketing is nuanced, versatile, and capable of meeting brands where they are while helping them exceed their goals. Let’s explore why this channel remains a key driver of growth, the challenges and opportunities ahead, and how collaboration, education, and innovation will define success in 2025 and beyond. Debunking the "One-Size-Fits-All" Myth There’s a pervasive myth that affiliate marketing is a one-size-fits-all solution. In truth, it’s more like a Swiss Army knife—adaptable and capable of serving different needs depending on the scenario. The beauty of affiliate marketing lies in its flexibility and the ability to deliver results tailored to a brand’s specific objectives. Affiliate’s Versatility in Action Imagine a fitness brand launching a new high-tech treadmill. For top-of-funnel awareness, they partner with fitness influencers and bloggers to showcase the product’s sleek design and advanced features. At the mid-funnel stage, comparison websites highlight how it stacks up against competitors. And at the bottom of the funnel, cashback and deal affiliates provide discounts that incentivize purchase decisions. This isn’t hypothetical—it’s what we... --- ### Big Wins, Bigger Growth: Affiliate Channel Success This Cyber Week - Published: 2024-12-18 - Modified: 2024-12-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/big-wins-bigger-growth-affiliate-channel-success-this-cyber-week/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Cyber Week fueled exceptional client revenue growth in affiliate channels, with notable YoY increases: Home Decor (1,107%), Luxury Goods (348%), Niche Markets (485%), and Apparel (110%). Tailored strategies and partnerships drove these impressive results, highlighting our team's expertise. This year's Cyber Week brought excitement and exceptional performance for our clients, with many achieving remarkable revenue growth in the affiliate channel. Our dedicated Q4 efforts centered on impactful strategies, including securing key placements, negotiating competitive commission increases, and curating exclusive offers. These efforts, combined with strategic partnerships, produced thrilling outcomes across various verticals: Home Decor: One client in the home goods space achieved an extraordinary 1,107% YoY revenue increase, driven by diverse optimizations and prioritized partnerships. Shoppers enthusiastically took advantage of curated deals to find perfect gifts for their loved ones or to prepare for the post-holiday house reset. Luxury Goods: For a client in the luxury goods vertical, targeted audience efforts delivered a 348% YoY revenue increase, as shoppers turned to premium products for meaningful holiday gifting. This success underscores the value of aligning high-end offers with key audiences during peak seasons. Niche Market: A niche client saw their revenue soar with a 485% YoY increase, achieved through key optimizations and a strategic promotion that resonated with their unique audience. This result demonstrates the importance of personalized marketing in capturing seasonal enthusiasm. Apparel: An apparel client benefited from 110% YoY growth, propelled by strong publisher activity and a sharp focus on audience engagement. This success was a testament to the power of data-driven strategies and fostering active collaboration with affiliate partners. These results highlight how our team’s expertise and commitment to tailored strategies made Cyber Week a standout moment for our clients. As we close out Q4, we’re... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the The Center for Medical Weight Loss affiliate program! - Published: 2024-12-17 - Modified: 2024-12-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-the-center-for-medical-weight-loss-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze Join The Center for Medical Weight Loss affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce, offering non-surgical weight loss solutions. Promote high-protein meals and comprehensive plans to assist audiences on their health journey. Inspire healthier lifestyles with trusted, effective solutions. The Center for Medical Weight Loss (CMWL) stands as a pioneer in the realm of non-surgical medical weight loss since its inception in 2006. Known for its comprehensive and personalized approach, CMWL integrates nutritional products, GLP-1 medications, and lifestyle/behavioral plans to help individuals achieve long-term health success. Their high-protein meal replacements are celebrated not only for their effective weight management but also their delightful taste, making dietary adjustments both manageable and enjoyable. Add to this a well-structured system of medication and behavioral learning, and CMWL offers a solid framework for those committed to transforming their health journey. With a history of assisting over half a million patients, CMWL serves as a trusted ally for anyone looking to lose weight and maintain a healthier lifestyle. Why publishers should join The CMWL affiliate program presents an exceptional opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliates passionate about promoting health and wellness. Affiliates can leverage this program to support audiences seeking trustworthy, non-surgical weight loss solutions, while also benefiting from the highly competitive commission rates on sales and long cookie window. CMWL's trusted reputation and methodology make it a highly attractive partner for those aiming to inspire healthier lifestyles. The Center for Medical Weight Loss affiliate program details Earn a competitive 20% commission on sales Make an average of $8 commission on each sale Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at CMWL@jebcommerce. com Join on the Levanta platform today! How to get started... --- ### Jake Fuller Elected to PMA Board of Directors - Published: 2024-12-16 - Modified: 2024-12-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jake-fuller-elected-to-pma-board-of-directors/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, News Jake Fuller, CEO of JEBCommerce, joins the PMA Board of Directors, alongside newly elected industry leaders, to advance the future of performance marketing. We’re thrilled to announce that Jake Fuller, our CEO at JEBCommerce, has been elected to the Performance Marketing Association (PMA) Board of Directors! Jake’s deep industry expertise, passion for collaboration, and commitment to advancing the affiliate marketing channel make him an incredible fit for this leadership role. The PMA plays a vital role in shaping the future of performance marketing through education, innovation, and thought leadership. Jake is honored to join this esteemed group and is eager to work alongside his peers to drive the industry forward. Congratulations to all the newly elected board members, Jeannine Crooks, Ceres Cueva, Kerry Curran, Kelly Ground, Jade Mayberry, Tom Saulsbury-Hunter, and Piper Donnelly, and to the returning members serving their second year. We’re excited to see what this talented team will accomplish together! Read more about the announcement here: PMA Announces 2025 Board of Directors. --- ### Transforming 1822 Denim’s Affiliate Program with Rakuten Advertising and JEBCommerce - Published: 2024-12-10 - Modified: 2024-12-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/transforming-1822-denims-affiliate-program-with-rakuten-advertising-and-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Service Tiers: Bronze 1822 Denim boosted revenue by 134% with Rakuten Advertising’s technology and JEBCommerce’s Accelerator program. Learn how this affiliate transformation unfolded. In partnership with Rakuten Advertising, JEBCommerce is proud to showcase the transformation of 1822 Denim’s affiliate program. This collaboration combined Rakuten’s cutting-edge technology with JEBCommerce’s Accelerator program to address critical challenges, enhance performance, and position 1822 Denim for sustainable growth. The Challenge 1822 Denim, a premium and sustainable denim brand, faced obstacles in its affiliate program after the eCommerce boom of 2021/2022. With a heavy reliance on a few affiliates and a lack of diversification, the program needed a fresh strategy to regain momentum and drive revenue growth. The Solution: Advanced Technology Meets Strategic Expertise Our Accelerator program provided the foundation for a fresh start. Focused on fixing fundamental program gaps while prioritizing profitability, Accelerator delivers a cost-effective framework for success. Complementing this was Rakuten Advertising’s benchmarking technology which became the cornerstone of our efforts. Their innovative tools enabled us to identify performance gaps, recruit new affiliates, and communicate more effectively with existing partners. This dual approach ensured that 1822 Denim’s affiliate program wasn’t just adjusted—it was optimized for long-term success. The Results The results were immediate and impactful, with the revamped program delivering impressive growth within the first 90 days: 134% increase in revenue 79% improvement in conversion rate 151% increase in orders These achievements highlight the synergy of Rakuten’s advanced solutions and JEBCommerce’s strategic expertise, propelling 1822 Denim toward renewed success. Why This Partnership Stands Out By blending Rakuten Advertising’s world-class technology with JEBCommerce’s proven affiliate management processes, we built a robust program that positions 1822 Denim as... --- ### In The News: Princess Cruises on the Travel Trends Podcast - Published: 2024-12-03 - Modified: 2024-12-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-on-the-travel-trends-podcast/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Platinum Dive into Princess Cruises' marketing strategies with Nick Charrow, Director of Media, on the Travel Trends podcast with Dan Christian. Explore innovation, omnichannel insights, and emerging trends. JEBCommerce is proud to sponsor the Cruise Series of episodes on the Travel Trends podcast, hosted by the insightful Dan Christian. In the latest episode, Dan welcomes Nick Charrow, Director of Media at Princess Cruises, for an engaging conversation about the evolving landscape of cruise marketing. Episode Highlights: Nick Charrow takes listeners behind the scenes at Princess Cruises, sharing how the brand delivers unforgettable vacation experiences aboard its 16-ship fleet. A key focus is the Medallion Class product, a wearable technology that enhances every aspect of the guest journey—from effortless boarding to personalized service onboard. The conversation covers: Integrated Marketing Strategies: How Princess Cruises harmonizes traditional and digital media to connect with diverse audiences. Affiliate Marketing's Role: Insights into how affiliate channels drive sales and brand awareness in the competitive cruise industry. Social Media Influence: The impact of influencer marketing and moments of unexpected visibility—like Post Malone sporting a Princess pin! Emerging Trends: How Princess Cruises leverages data and innovative marketing approaches to stay ahead in the dynamic travel industry. Nick also provides advice for aspiring cruise industry professionals and reflects on his journey from creative marketing to a leadership role in one of the world’s most iconic cruise lines. Why You Should Tune In Whether you're a seasoned cruise traveler, an industry professional, or simply curious about how brands like Princess Cruises craft their marketing magic, this episode is packed with valuable insights. Nick's expertise and Dan Christian’s thoughtful questions make for a compelling listen that balances strategic depth... --- ### In the News: Two Bitch Spirits Limited-Edition Holiday Bonbons - Published: 2024-11-22 - Modified: 2024-11-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-two-bitch-spirits-limited-edition-holiday-bonbons/ - Categories: Client News - Service Tiers: Bronze Indulge in Two Bitch Spirits’ holiday Bourbon Bonbons, featuring bourbon-infused chocolates handcrafted by Tandem Chocolates. Limited quantities—order now! This holiday season, Two Bitch Spirits Ltd. is offering the ultimate indulgence for bourbon and chocolate lovers: limited-edition artisan Bourbon Bonbons. These handcrafted treats combine the award-winning flavor of Two Bitch™ Bourbon with the artistry of Master Chocolatier Phyllis Robinson of Tandem Chocolates. A Gourmet Experience in Every Bite Each bonbon is a masterpiece, carefully curated to deliver a sensory experience that pairs perfectly with Two Bitch™ Bourbon. The assortment includes six decadent flavors: Holiday in a Bonbon: Milk chocolate with a luscious Biscoff cookie butter ganache. Bourbon Pecan Pie: Featuring Two Bitch™ Bourbon, bourbon caramel with maple on a pecan base. The Pack Leader: Bourbon-infused dark chocolate perfection. The Old Fashioned: Bourbon caramel with cacao bitters, orange, and cherry for a classic cocktail-inspired flavor. Chocolate Toddy: Dark chocolate bourbon with honey ganache. Beignet á Bonbon: A delightful mix of cinnamon donut crunch, ganache, and marshmallow. Crafted without preservatives, these bonbons are shipped in premium packaging with Nordic Sweat-Free Cold Packs to preserve their freshness. Each box contains 12 exquisite pieces (two of each flavor) and makes for an unforgettable gift or indulgence. The Perfect Holiday Gift Pair these bonbons with a bottle of Two Bitch™ Bourbon for a holiday gift that exudes luxury and thoughtfulness. Whether for friends, family, or colleagues, these treats are designed to elevate the art of holiday gifting. Where to Buy: Order here. Free shipping is available for orders over $149. Quantities are extremely limited, so order now to secure your box of these one-of-a-kind... --- ### In the News: Surgent Launches First-Ever Knowledge Summit - Published: 2024-11-04 - Modified: 2024-11-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-surgent-launches-first-ever-knowledge-summit/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Surgent's inaugural Knowledge Summit celebrates International Accounting Week with expert-led webinars covering AI, blockchain, and crucial tax updates. Find out more! Surgent Accounting & Financial Education, a leader in continuing professional education, is hosting its inaugural Surgent Knowledge Summit to celebrate International Accounting Week. This exclusive series of live events runs from November 7–15, 2024, and aims to equip accounting and tax professionals with vital insights and essential CPE credits. The summit features a diverse lineup of sessions led by industry experts covering topics such as AI's impact on accounting, blockchain, post-election tax policy changes, and more. A Full Week of Learning and Growth The event kicks off on November 7 with a panel discussion on the state of the CPA exam, followed by expert-led webinars addressing upcoming tax policy shifts influenced by the 2024 election. Highlights include: November 13: Sessions on blockchain, AI, and how CFOs are leading organizational change. November 14: In-depth exploration of 2024 tax changes and year-end planning strategies. November 15: A mock CPA exam to help candidates assess their readiness. Why the Knowledge Summit Stands Out Liz Kolar, EVP of Surgent, notes the importance of continuous learning for staying competitive in the ever-evolving accounting field. By participating, professionals will not only earn valuable CPE credits but also stay updated on critical trends and innovations impacting the industry. About Surgent: Surgent has been at the forefront of accounting education for 35 years, known for their adaptive learning platforms that support exam readiness and ongoing professional development. For more information, visit Surgent's official site. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Yamazaki Home affiliate program! - Published: 2024-10-31 - Modified: 2024-10-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-yamazaki-home-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver Yamazaki Home teams up with JEBCommerce to launch an affiliate program focusing on minimalist design and functionality. Join now to promote products that transform chaos into chic. Earn by promoting elegant lifestyle upgrades with a minimalist flair! Step into the world of organizing bliss with Yamazaki Home, where minimalist design meets maximum functionality. Their inspired designers have mastered the art of turning clutter into chic simplicity. Originally carving out space in homes over a century ago—yes, they’ve been around for over 100 years! —Yamazaki Home combines traditional craftsmanship with contemporary flair. Each product narrates a story of innovation and practicality, challenging the mundane with a whisper of elegance. Whether it's a coat rack that doubles as a piece of art or a simple kitchen organizer, Yamazaki ensures every item is more than just decor—it's a lifestyle upgrade. Why publishers should join Join the Yamazaki Home affiliate program and help spread the philosophy of serene spaces! With over a century of expertise in harmonizing functionality and simplicity, this brand is your ticket to promoting products that transform chaos into chic. Affiliates will relish the opportunity to showcase items that not only serve a purpose but also tell a story of elegance and practicality. Yamazaki Home affiliate program details Earn a competitive 7% commission on sales Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at yamazakihome@jebcommerce. com Join on the Impact network today! How to get started Join on Impact today! Or, if you’d like to learn more about Yamazaki Home, Impact, or have any questions, simply email us at yamazakihome@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Find Out How We Unlocked New Customer Growth While Increasing Revenue 343% - Published: 2024-10-29 - Modified: 2024-10-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-unlocked-new-customer-growth-while-increasing-revenue-343/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver Affiliate marketing efficiently scales brand reach and customer acquisition. Our targeted incentive program identified top affiliates who significantly boosted NTF sales, demonstrating the power of strategic alignment and broad participation. Find out more! Affiliate marketing is a highly cost-efficient strategy to acquire new-to-file (NTF) customers while effectively scaling brand reach. Our team recently implemented a targeted approach to incentivize publishers to drive NTF customers for a client in the animal care vertical. In an effort to aggressively test which partners could optimize best for NTF, we rolled out an incentive bonus program. This initiative created a level playing field, motivating all affiliates to actively participate in the campaign and maximize their contribution toward new customer acquisition. At the conclusion of the test period, we successfully identified the affiliates that significantly impacted NTF customer sales. These high-performing affiliates will now become the focus of future optimization efforts. The results were remarkable. For example: Publisher A saw a 55. 71% revenue increase month-over-month, with 53% of transactions coming from new customers, a clear indication of their ability to target untapped audiences. Publisher B achieved an astonishing 342. 75% revenue increase month-over-month, with 43% of transactions being new customer sales, showcasing the power of broad affiliate participation and strategic partner alignment. These outcomes not only illustrate the strength of affiliate marketing in driving new customers but also highlight how carefully designed incentive programs can accelerate customer acquisition efforts and deliver measurable results. If you’re interested in growing your affiliate channel, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### How Strategic Moves Boosted Revenue 45% - Published: 2024-10-03 - Modified: 2024-10-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-strategic-moves-boosted-revenue-45/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze Optimizing our sporting goods client’s program led to a 45% revenue increase by increasing CPA and securing strategic placements, driving high-quality traffic and conversions. JEBCommerce's data-driven approach generates impressive results. During a regular review of program performance, our team identified an opportunity to optimize for our client in the sporting goods vertical. Concerned about flat performance, our team applied strategic adjustments that made all the difference. By increasing the CPA and implementing key optimization placements, our client saw a 45% increase in revenue month over month! Here’s how we achieved these impressive results: Increased CPA: This allowed us to attract and motivate high-performing affiliates to promote the brand more aggressively. Strategic placements: We secured key placements that aligned perfectly with the client’s target audience, driving a surge in high-quality traffic and conversions. At JEBCommerce, we understand that even established programs sometimes need a fresh approach. Through data-driven decisions and smart optimization, we helped this client get back on track and achieve significant revenue growth. Ready to optimize your affiliate program and unlock your business’s potential? Let’s talk about how we can help! Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In the News: Jean Dousset Stuns with Beyoncé's Bespoke Diamond Ring - Published: 2024-10-01 - Modified: 2024-10-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-jean-dousset-stuns-with-beyonces-bespoke-diamond-ring/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Gold Jean Dousset creates a stunning horse-shaped diamond ring for Beyoncé, blending playful design with lab-grown diamond luxury. Jean Dousset, the great-great-grandson of Louis Cartier, has once again proven his masterful craftsmanship with a custom-designed ring for Beyoncé. As this recent piece by Becky Stone for INSTORE Magazine highlights, the centerpiece of the ring is a lab-grown diamond shaped like a horse's head, crafted with such attention to detail that you can see the contours of the ears and jaw. Set in yellow gold, this equestrian piece is flanked by pavé diamonds and elegant embellishments, marking a playful yet glamorous celebration of personal expression. With this design, Dousset continues to push the boundaries of jewelry design, showing how the affordability of lab-grown diamonds opens the door to creative, novelty pieces. This trend has the potential to bring personalized diamond rings to the forefront of fashion, allowing customers to celebrate their passions in sparkling style. Whether it's a nod to Beyoncé’s love for horses or her country music ventures, this whimsical, equestrian bauble proves that lab-grown diamond jewelry can be both luxurious and fun. --- ### Find Out How We Increased Revenue 75% Just 10 Days After Launch! - Published: 2024-09-25 - Modified: 2024-09-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-revenue-75-just-10-days-after-launch/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver Achieved outstanding results in just 10 days for a fitness client: 75% increase in revenue, 20% more productive publishers, 10% higher AOV, 42% surge in clicks, and 60% rise in orders. JEBCommerce drives rapid growth and long-term success. We’re thrilled to share outstanding results we achieved just 10 days after onboarding a client in the fitness vertical. By applying targeted strategies and leveraging key affiliate relationships, we’ve seen remarkable growth in a very short time frame. 10 days after launch this program experienced: 75% increase in revenue: By connecting with high-value affiliates and optimizing performance, we’ve quickly driven significant revenue growth. 20% increase in productive publishers: With a proactive recruitment strategy, we onboarded and engaged new publishers who are actively contributing to the client’s success. 10% increase in Average Order Value (AOV): Strategic promotions and targeted content have resulted in a higher average spend per order, boosting overall program value. 42% increase in clicks: Increased engagement and traffic from new and existing affiliates have significantly expanded the program’s reach. 60% increase in orders: With optimized conversion paths and enhanced affiliate collaboration, we’ve seen a substantial boost in the number of orders generated. At JEBCommerce, we pride ourselves on driving impactful results from the start. By focusing on continuous optimization and strategic alignment with our client’s goals, we’ve been able to accelerate growth and establish a strong foundation for long-term success in this program. Looking to unlock rapid growth and sustainable success in your affiliate program? Our team is here to help you achieve measurable results. Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Heritage and Storytelling: The Linz Shop’s Secret to Standing Out - Published: 2024-09-18 - Modified: 2024-09-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/heritage-and-storytelling-the-linz-shops-secret-to-standing-out/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver The Linz Shop merges family history with cutting-edge eCommerce to redefine premium beef delivery through heritage storytelling and "Conception to Plate" transparency. As this piece by PYMNTS highlights, The Linz Shop, the direct-to-consumer arm of Meats By Linz, is making waves in the premium beef delivery space by blending its rich family history with modern storytelling techniques. As a fourth-generation family-owned business, The Linz Shop is using its heritage to connect with consumers while delivering top-tier steaks directly to their homes. With a unique "Conception to Plate" philosophy, the company ensures full transparency in its supply chain, guaranteeing consistency and quality from the farm to your table. This commitment to superior beef has set The Linz Shop apart from competitors, especially in a marketplace where premium products must continually prove their value. Kevin Sullivan, Director of eCommerce for Meats by Linz, highlights how their storytelling helps consumers relate to the brand’s journey and what makes their products exceptional. Sullivan also emphasizes the importance of technology, such as the BigCommerce-powered platform, in enhancing customer experience with features like internal search improvements, a rewards program, and mobile responsiveness. In a challenging economic environment, The Linz Shop continues to excel by staying competitive through transparency, sustainability, and continuous innovation. Their new website design and focus on addressing customer pain points have led to a seamless shopping experience. Future plans include expanding their product line to include new steak cuts, collaborating with influencers, and tapping into new global markets. --- ### In the News: Incase Launches iPhone 16 Case Collection Focused on Style and Sustainability - Published: 2024-09-12 - Modified: 2024-09-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-incase-launches-iphone-16-case-collection-focused-on-style-and-sustainability/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Incase launches an all-new iPhone 16 case collection, combining sustainable materials, modern protection, and timeless style for today's creatives. As a recent article in PR Newswire highlights, Incase, a leading brand known for its innovative designs and protective solutions, has introduced a new collection for the iPhone 16 series. This lineup emphasizes sustainable materials and modern protection, offering cases made from eco-friendly plant-based corn leather and vegan leather. The standout models include: ICON Case: Offers 12-foot drop protection and MagSafe compatibility with timeless aesthetics. City Case: Sleek, textured vegan leather with up to 10-foot drop protection. Level & Halo Cases: Artistic designs using advanced printing, 10-foot drop protection, and antimicrobial protection. Slim Case: The thinnest Incase option, perfect for minimalists, with 8-foot drop protection. A Focus on Design & Durability The collection incorporates the brand's hallmark attention to detail, combining durability with refined looks. Incase continues to push boundaries, offering products that cater to the evolving needs of today's creatives. Sustainability Meets Performance Incase ensures that all cases are created with a reduced environmental footprint, meeting today’s demands for eco-conscious tech accessories. Each case comes with a Limited Lifetime Warranty, ensuring long-lasting protection for your device while minimizing waste. Availability: The collection is available at Incase. com, Verizon, Best Buy, and select retailers across North America and globally. For more information and to explore the range, visit Incase. --- ### In The News: Princess Cruises Hosts World's Largest Pizza Party - Published: 2024-09-10 - Modified: 2024-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-hosts-worlds-largest-pizza-party/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Princess Cruises Princess Cruises sets a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS title for the World's Largest Pizza Party with over 60,000 slices served in collaboration with Chef Tony Gemignani. Find out more! As outlined in a piece published on PR Newswire, Princess Cruises has established a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS™ title for the "World's Largest Pizza Party" in celebration of a new partnership with Chef Tony Gemignani. This event took place across multiple venues aboard its fleet of Love Boats, with guests enjoying more than 60,000 slices of fresh pizza prepared by the line's master chefs. Highlights from the article include: Chef Tony Gemignani's Exclusive Pizzas As part of the collaboration, Chef Tony Gemignani has created two exclusive pizzas for Princess Cruises, featuring a blend of savory flavors and premium ingredients like Soppressata sausage, hot honey, agave pesto, and fresh goat cheese. Additionally, he provided recipes for three of his signature award-winning pizzas, enhancing Princess Cruises' reputation for offering the Best Pizza at Sea. The Record-Breaking Event Callie Smith, Adjudicator from Guinness World Records, expressed excitement about the event, noting the great enthusiasm on board as Princess Cruises set the new record. Chef Gemignani’s pizzas will debut at Alfredo’s onboard the new Sun Princess, with plans to expand to the rest of the fleet. Chef Gemignani personally trained Princess chefs at his renowned Tony’s Pizza Napoletana in San Francisco and onboard Princess ships to ensure the pizzas are prepared to his high standards. Chef Tony Gemignani's Accomplishments Chef Tony Gemignani is a highly decorated pizzaiolo in American history. He is an award-winning chef, restaurateur, master instructor, philanthropist, founder of Slice House by Tony Gemignani, and author of several pizza-themed books. His first... --- ### The Rise of Influencer and Content Affiliates (and How to Accurately Measure their Value) > Maximizing influencer and content affiliates could mean changing the way you pay them. Come find out what JEBCommerce CEO Jamie Birch recommends. - Published: 2024-09-09 - Modified: 2024-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-rise-of-influencer-and-content-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Influencers, content publishers, and niche affiliates are hot these days. Advertisers consistently want to move beyond coupon, loyalty, and the standard top 20 producers to expose the brand to new customers and incremental profit. However, there are real issues to solve before jumping in. Learn about the program and mindset changes that should be considered when working with these types of affiliates. When marketers aren’t paying influencers and content affiliates what they should be, we run the risk of these affiliates not engaging heavily in affiliate marketing as a whole. For at least the last five years, influencer and content affiliates have represented the Holy Grail of affiliate recruiting success. This type of affiliate has become an increasingly important component of a growing, vibrant affiliate program. As such, a tremendous amount of effort has been applied to recruiting and optimizing these relationships. But as the demand for influencer and content affiliates continues to grow, the ability to measure their ROI has fallen short. When marketers aren’t paying them for the value they provide, we run the risk of these affiliates not engaging heavily in affiliate marketing as a whole. Here are some things to keep in mind if you value this type of affiliate and the sales potential they bring. The Growing Demand for Influencers and Content Affiliates At JEBCommerce, almost all our new clients and prospects are asking for a broader diversification of affiliate partners outside of the normal coupon and cashback Top 20 partners. This very issue was written about by Henry Prevette at Impact. As Henry writes, "Every day, I receive requests from some of the biggest brands that are looking for outsourced partner management (OPM) services. These include agencies that will: Help us diversify our partners with more content and upper-funnel relationships Bring on more strategic partners that will really drive growth Help us recruit and engage influencers... --- ### Strategic Affiliate Engagement Leads to 68% Revenue Increase Week-Over-Week - Published: 2024-09-05 - Modified: 2024-09-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-affiliate-engagement-leads-to-68-revenue-increase-week-over-week/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze Affiliate marketing success hinges on providing the right incentives and tools. Our warehouse clear-out sale led to a 68% week-over-week performance boost, driven by re-engaging affiliates with exclusive deals and creating urgency to elevate promotional efforts. In the world of affiliate marketing, success often hinges on giving affiliates the right incentives and tools to promote products effectively. This was clearly demonstrated during our client's recent warehouse clear-out sale, where we saw an impressive 68% week-over-week (WoW) increase in performance. The key to this success was not just the timing of the sale but how we engaged our affiliate partners during this critical period. The Challenge: Increase Affiliate Motivation The affiliate program was performing consistently, with untapped potential for even greater success. By introducing new offers and compelling reasons for affiliates to promote the products more enthusiastically, we saw an opportunity to elevate performance to the next level. The Turning Point: Introducing the Warehouse Sale The warehouse clear-out sale presented a perfect opportunity to re-energize the affiliate program. By creating a sense of urgency and offering exclusive deals, we gave affiliates a powerful reason to ramp up their promotional efforts. The Results: A 68% WoW Increase The impact was immediate. Affiliates responded enthusiastically, leveraging the unique offers and exclusive deals to attract their audiences. The result was a 68% increase in week-over-week sales—a significant jump that not only cleared out inventory but also revitalized the affiliate program as a whole. This experience underscored the importance of continuously providing affiliates with fresh, exciting content and incentives. By aligning affiliate promotions with strategic sales events like a warehouse clearance, you can create win-win scenarios where both your business and your affiliate partners thrive. If you would like help growing... --- ### In the News: The Linz Shop Wins BigCommerce 2024 Customer Award - Published: 2024-09-04 - Modified: 2024-09-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-the-linz-shop-wins-bigcommerce-2024-customer-award/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver The Linz Shop (Meats by Linz) wins BigCommerce 2024 Customer Award, recognizing their innovation and excellence in eCommerce and customer experience. Please join us in congratulating them on the win! The Linz Shop (Meats by Linz), a leader in premium beef production and distribution, has been recognized by BigCommerce with a prestigious 2024 Customer Award. This award celebrates their excellence in eCommerce innovation, particularly highlighting their commitment to delivering a top-tier online shopping experience. The Linz Shop's dedication to quality, customer service, and technological advancement in the digital marketplace has earned them this distinguished honor. Congratulations to The Linz Shop for setting a high standard in the industry! For more details, visit the Business Wire article. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Move affiliate program! - Published: 2024-09-03 - Modified: 2024-09-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-move-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Service Tiers: Silver Move, the trailblazer in foot comfort, partners with JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program. Affiliates can enjoy top-tier commissions, exclusive discounts, and access to cutting-edge products. Share the luxury of Move insoles and boost your earnings today! Meet Move, the brand that's revolutionizing the way you think about foot comfort. Born from a passion for both science and style, and backed by NBA-star Damian Lillard, Move insoles seamlessly blend cutting-edge biomechanics with trendy designs—so, you can strut your stuff without sacrificing comfort. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a boardroom blazer, or professional athlete these insoles are engineered to keep you light on your feet. So, step up your shoe game with Move and feel the difference every step of the way! Why publishers should join Step into something special with Move's affiliate program! Perfect for content creators, influencers, and affiliates who love combining style and science, Move offers top-tier commissions, exclusive discounts, and early access to innovative products. Share the joy of unparalleled foot comfort with your audience, and watch your earnings soar. Join Move's affiliate family today and let's make strides together! Move affiliate program details Earn a competitive 5% commission on sales Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at MoveInsoles@jebcommerce. com Join on the ShareASale network today! How to get started Join on ShareASale today! Or, if you’d like to learn more about Move, ShareASale, or have any questions, simply email us at MoveInsoles@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Jean Dousset affiliate program! - Published: 2024-08-29 - Modified: 2024-08-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-jean-dousset-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Gold JEBCommerce welcomes the Jean Dousset affiliate program! Discover timeless elegance with Jean Dousset, offering bespoke, luxurious engagement rings and fine jewelry rooted in Cartier's legacy. Affiliates can promote unmatched craftsmanship and unique customization. Start promoting today! Meet Jean Dousset: where unparalleled craftsmanship meets timeless elegance. Born into a lineage of legendary jewelers, Jean Dousset, the great-great-grandson of Louis Cartier (yes, that Cartier), has turned bespoke engagement rings and fine jewelry into an art form. Each piece is a masterclass in luxury, blending classic aesthetics with modern flair. What sets Jean Dousset apart? Their innovative approach to customization offers clients meticulously crafted pieces that are as unique as their love stories. Ready to discover the sparkle of your dreams? Why publishers should join Elevate your affiliate game with Jean Dousset's affiliate program, where timeless elegance meets modern innovation. As an affiliate, you'll partner with a brand born from the legendary Cartier legacy, offering your audience bespoke engagement rings and fine jewelry that redefine luxury. Whether you're a content creator, influencer, or blogger, you can shine even brighter by promoting pieces that are universally admired for their impeccable craftsmanship and unique customization options. Join us in making diamonds not just forever, but unforgettable. Jean Dousset affiliate program details Earn a competitive 5-15% commission on sales Enjoy a 90 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at JeanDousset@jebcommerce. com Join on the Ascend network today! How to get started Join on Ascend today! Or, if you’d like to learn more about Jean Dousset, Ascend by Partnerize, or have any questions, simply email us at JeanDousset@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Key Partnership Leads to 318% Revenue Growth! - Published: 2024-08-29 - Modified: 2024-08-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/key-partnership-leads-to-318-revenue-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze, Silver Partnering with a cart-abandonment tech enhanced our fashion client's revenue by 318% YoY, proving the transformative power of strategic alliances in affiliate marketing. Leverage key partnerships to boost conversions and optimize your program. Find out how! In the competitive landscape of affiliate marketing, finding and leveraging the right partnerships can truly transform a business's performance. One striking example of this is when we collaborated with a cutting-edge cart-abandonment technology partner for our client in the fashion vertical. This strategic alliance not only enhanced the shopping experience but also directly impacted the bottom line, leading to an astonishing 318% increase in channel revenue year-over-year. This underscores the immense potential of thoughtfully selected partnerships in driving substantial growth and staying ahead in the market. Integrating a key partner can enhance your affiliate program by boosting conversions, increasing AOV, and providing valuable insights for ongoing optimization. If you would like help growing your affiliate program, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### The Affiliate Management Formula for Success > Wondering what variables go into affiliate management success? Hint, time has a huge impact. See what else you can do to ensure success! - Published: 2024-08-27 - Modified: 2024-08-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-management-formula-for-success/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Discover the formula for success in affiliate marketing, balancing time, partner relationships, and fraud protection for optimal growth. Come see how it could help your program! Let's get one thing out in the open right from the beginning. I'm not a mathematician. Although I dealt with large formulas in many Macro Economics classes to finish college, I once had to use my 14 year old son (at the time) to help me and my team reverse engineer a revenue number from a commission percentage. My skills generally lie elsewhere (I've been told I make a mean Mai Tai and can waltz with the best of them). But, I am going to venture near the world of mathematics and lay down a formula on you today. That formula? The formula for success for your affiliate marketing channel. A field of dreams it can be, but Kevin Costner's plan doesn't quite get the job done when it comes to affiliates. Why a formula? Well, there is always a bit of confusion with the affiliate channel and what needs to go into it to make it successful. A field of dreams it can be, but Kevin Costner's plan doesn't quite get the job done when it comes to affiliates. A lot more goes into driving good incremental sales through this channel than simply making it available. That is probably the single biggest error advertisers make when getting into this channel - I'll just put it out there and affiliates will flock to me. It rarely happens. The amount and type of work that goes into a successful result is specific, varied and dependent truly on one variable that we'll... --- ### Should I launch my affiliate program on a private network or create my own? - Published: 2024-08-27 - Modified: 2024-08-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/should-i-launch-my-affiliate-program-on-a-private-network-or-create-my-own/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: private network Learn the key differences between private and public affiliate networks, and when launching on a private platform could save costs and drive success. Read When advertisers begin their planning for their affiliate marketing channel, they often make a stop at JEBCommerce and have a long list of questions, concerns, ideas and a whole list of preconceptions about the channel. We do our best to walk them through each of those preconceptions, educating them when we can and always steer them in the right direction. Many of their questions are similar, and when they are similar, I think "BLOG POST! " This question is one of the most common ones we get from advertisers/merchants who are starting from scratch with no affiliate program and they have a huge concern about cost. "Why don't I just launch on a private platform to save costs? " Ah yes, there it is. The networks charge fees, usually a percentage of sales, and many advertisers do not want to pay them. Maybe you are in the same boat, so let's chat shall we? What are the differences between private and public networks? Let's start here. When people in our space say public network, they usually mean Ascend, LinkConnector, Commission Junction, LinkShare, AWIN/ShareASale, AvantLink, Impact and similar organizations. These public networks are amazing marketplaces, bringing together many merchants/advertisers and hundreds of thousands of affiliates in one marketplace. Affiliates integrate with one network and receive easy opportunities to work with many advertisers. Advertisers get access to these affiliates without requiring them to integrate yet again. There are also huge tech advantages as the networks work on tools and features to enable... --- ### Find out how we increased revenue 50% and click rate over 100% in just one month! - Published: 2024-08-22 - Modified: 2024-08-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-revenue-50-and-click-rate-over-100-in-just-one-month/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze, Silver An apparel industry partner saw a 50% revenue increase and 111% higher click-through rates in their affiliate program's first month, thanks to our strategic recruitment, content optimization, and partnership enhancements. Get the details here! When our new client in the competitive apparel industry approached us, they were eager to revitalize and accelerate their affiliate program. They needed a partner who could not only bring fresh energy to their existing efforts but also implement strategic changes that would drive substantial growth in a short period of time. Phase 1: Strategic Onboarding and Initial Assessment During the initial onboarding period, our team conducted a thorough audit of the client's existing affiliate program. We identified key areas for improvement, including affiliate recruitment, optimization of current partnerships, and ensuring that all sales and promotions were effectively communicated to partners. Understanding the importance of having a strong affiliate network, we focused on affiliate recruitment as a top priority. By identifying and onboarding high-potential partners, we laid the groundwork for the program's accelerated growth. Simultaneously, we optimized relationships with existing affiliates by providing them with updated marketing materials and insights into upcoming promotions. Phase 2: Leveraging Editorial Coverage and Content Optimization To maximize the program’s reach, our team conducted an in-depth analysis of the client’s current and past editorial coverage. We discovered numerous opportunities where the client had been featured but wasn’t fully capitalizing on the exposure. Our team worked diligently to update links in these articles, ensuring they directed traffic to the latest offers and promotions. This not only revitalized older content but also generated additional traffic to the client's site, boosting overall performance. Phase 3: Strategic Partnerships and Commission Enhancements Recognizing the power of strategic partnerships, we engaged... --- ### The Perfect Affiliate Recruitment Email > Recruiting beyond the top coupon and loyalty sites ensures a vibrant program. Reach out to new partners with the perfect affiliate recruitment email. - Published: 2024-08-13 - Modified: 2024-08-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-perfect-affiliate-recruitment-email/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment - Tags: affiliate recruitment, affliliate marketing, email The perfect affiliate recruitment email can be easy to write and super effective, but you have to put the time into it or it will fall flat. Our CEO, Jamie Birch, updated a previous post on our blog helping you to craft the perfect affiliate recruitment email. Content creation is taken seriously at JEBCommerce. Our team ensures that everything our partners see is engaging and informative, drawing from years of collective experience in writing, editing, and following time-tested processes. We believe so strongly in good communication being a key to success, that we wanted to share what we've discovered about creating the perfect affiliate recruitment email. It occurred to us that this could be a really useful blog post for affiliate managers just starting out and a good refresher for the experienced among us. So here it goes. Think About the Recipient First Think about the person you are contacting first. We tend to think only of ourselves, our pressures, and our needs when doing nearly anything, but there is inherent danger in that. We serve a function as affiliate managers, and if you aren’t thinking of those you are serving, you are going to miss their needs and how you can help fulfill them. By missing this you may spend time contacting affiliates that you really don’t need to, ones that won’t work with you and who can tell you aren’t thinking of their interests. Your communications will fall flat, feel inauthentic, and won’t get a response. To counter this, spend time looking at the affiliates’ web properties and try to identify what they need, then determine how you can help them satisfy that need. Focus on them. It sounds simple, but it isn’t always easy. Keep it Short and Sweet Have you ever read that long email... --- ### Increasing Revenue 118% Without Flat Fee Placements - Published: 2024-08-08 - Modified: 2024-08-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-revenue-118pct-without-flat-fee-placements/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Platinum Leveraging data, fostering strategic partnerships, and employing standardization lead to significant revenue growth over pre-pandemic levels. COVID-19 disrupted much of the last few years, but sticking to our core values of Craftsmanship, Partnership, Accountability, and Data-Driven Decision Making allowed us to increase revenue for a brand in the Men's and Women's Shoe and Apparel vertical by 118%, all without flat fee placements. Here is how we grew the brand from $6M pre-pandemic to $15M post-pandemic: Dedicated time to learn new industry and consumer trends Optimized with Coupon, Loyalty, and Content Partners Activated a dormant Coupon partner utilizing remnant placements Tested commission increase opportunities with Coupon and Card Linked Offer partners Seeded product in exchange for blog reviews By staying standardized, crafting strategic partnerships, and using data to make informed decisions we created growth in this client's Affiliate Program. If you would like to hear more about how we can do this for you, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Top 10 things to ensure affiliate channel success in Q4 > Affiliate marketing begins and ends with the fundamentals, and your affiliate channel’s success relies on those building blocks. - Published: 2024-08-07 - Modified: 2024-08-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/10-things-ensure-successful-q4/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips Q4 is upon us. Here are 10 things you can do now to ensure that your affiliate program is as successful as possible. Marketing channel fundamentals remain as important as ever, especially in affiliate It seems that the ever-important 4th quarter is expanding each and every year. The start of this season is no longer confined to the day after Thanksgiving. Its importance continues to grow. Success during this period is vital to your annual goals, and given the uncertainty in the economy, having all your ducks in a row for this potential windfall is an imperative. Marketing channel fundamentals remain as important as ever, especially in affiliate. So, what can you do now to ensure that your affiliate and partner marketing channel is ready for success in Q4? Below is a brief outline of 10 things you can do now to make sure you don’t miss a thing this year. Identify top performers Assemble marketing assets Schedule face time Optimize creative Review product performance Recruit new affiliates Ready exclusive offers Increase commissions Prepare placement budgets Connect with current affiliates 1. Identify top performers Review previous performance to develop your list of top partners (need a bigger or better list? Check out our article on How to Find Super Affiliates). When we talk about future planning, we talk first of low hanging fruit. This list of your top partners is just that, easy pickin’. These are partners that performed for you in the past and most likely you can count on to provide those same results in the future. This is your first list of partners to reach out to and discuss their... --- ### Inspired: Exploring Trends and The Evolution of Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2024-07-31 - Modified: 2024-08-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-exploring-trends-and-the-evolution-of-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Inspired Discover insights on affiliate marketing's growth, technological advancements, and future trends from experts Jamie Birch and Cary Pierce of Rakuten Advertising. Read on! The affiliate marketing landscape is experiencing transformative changes driven by technology, market dynamics, and evolving consumer behavior. In a recent conversation between Jamie and Cary Pierce, Senior Director of Agency Services at Rakuten Advertising, topics including key trends, challenges, and innovations within the industry were expertly explored. This write-up summarizes their discussion, highlighting some of the most important aspects of affiliate marketing today. The Growth of Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing has witnessed impressive growth over recent years. As Cary and Jamie discussed, this growth is not limited to specific regions or verticals but spans across various sectors and geographies. Global Expansion and Regional Focus Cary highlighted the significant expansion in the APAC region, noting it as a major growth area for affiliate marketing. The growth isn’t just limited to APAC but includes other regions like Europe and North America. However, the dynamics of cross-regional partnerships present challenges, especially when aligning offers with local preferences and currencies. “Canada to US, very tough. It doesn’t cross south as much as we cross north. So to that end, if that’s where that publisher is, it’s gonna be hard for you to not get a partnership with them unless you’re also showing that you are established within that region and you have an audience for that region that’s specialized for that region. ” Adapting to Publisher Dynamics Cary and Jamie discussed how publishers’ evolving needs and preferences impact advertisers. Understanding these dynamics is crucial for successful affiliate marketing partnerships. The Shift from Brand Control... --- ### In The News: Princess Cruises Teams Up with World-Renowned Pizza Chef - Published: 2024-07-29 - Modified: 2024-07-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-teams-up-with-world-renowned-pizza-chef/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Princess Cruises Experience award-winning pizza onboard Princess Cruises with new partnership with Chef Tony Gemignani. Learn from the master himself and indulge in delicious creations at Alfredo's Pizzeria and other dining venues. Princess Cruises has revealed an exciting new collaboration with 13-time World Pizza Champion, Chef Tony Gemignani. This partnership is set to elevate the cruise line's already acclaimed pizza offerings, ensuring guests enjoy the best pizza at sea. Highlights from the PR Newswire article: Elevating the Pizza Experience As reported by PR Newswire, Princess Cruises is known for its exceptional culinary experiences, and this new partnership aims to enhance that reputation further. Chef Tony Gemignani, renowned for his pizza-making skills and multiple world titles, brings his expertise to the fleet, promising to take the pizza offerings to new heights. About Chef Tony Gemignani Chef Tony Gemignani is a celebrated figure in the culinary world, particularly in the realm of pizza. With 13 world championship titles under his belt, he has mastered the art of pizza-making, earning accolades and recognition globally. His dedication to authenticity and quality makes him an ideal partner for Princess Cruises. New Menu Offerings The collaboration will introduce a new pizza menu aboard Princess Cruises ships, featuring Chef Gemignani's signature recipes. Passengers can look forward to a variety of pizza styles, including classic Neapolitan, Sicilian, and California-style pizzas. Each pizza will be crafted using the finest ingredients and traditional techniques, ensuring an authentic and delectable dining experience. Enhancing Guest Experience John Padgett, President of Princess Cruises, expressed excitement about the partnership, highlighting how it aligns with the cruise line's commitment to providing exceptional culinary experiences. "We are thrilled to welcome Chef Tony Gemignani to the Princess family. His... --- ### In The News: A Brand-New Culinary and Artistic Experience Aboard Sun Princess - Published: 2024-07-25 - Modified: 2024-07-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-a-brand-new-culinary-and-artistic-experience-aboard-sun-princess/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Princess Cruises - Service Tiers: Gold Indulge in a unique dining experience on Princess Cruises' Sun Princess ship with the Love by Britto collaboration. A blend of fine dining and art awaits! Princess Cruises has introduced a unique culinary and artistic experience aboard the Sun Princess, featuring the vibrant and iconic artwork of Brazilian artist Romero Britto. As detailed by Jenni Fielding at Cruise Mummy, this innovative dining venue, called "Love by Britto," merges art with cuisine in a way that promises to delight all senses. Highlights from the article: The Vision Behind "Love by Britto" The Sun Princess, part of Princess Cruises' fleet, has been enhanced with this new dining experience. Romero Britto's colorful and joyful art style is the centerpiece, creating an immersive environment where guests can enjoy both visual and culinary arts. Britto’s work, known for its bright colors and bold designs, aims to evoke happiness and warmth, complementing the dining atmosphere. An Immersive Dining Experience "Love by Britto" offers an exclusive menu designed by Rudi Sodamin, head of culinary arts for Princess Cruises, to pair perfectly with the surrounding art. The dishes are crafted not only to taste delicious but also to reflect Britto's artistic vision. The culinary team on the Sun Princess has worked closely with Britto to ensure that the food presentation and flavors align with his vibrant style, providing a feast for both the eyes and the palate. Art Meets Technology Adding to the immersive experience, the venue incorporates advanced technology, including augmented reality elements that bring Britto's artwork to life. Guests can use their smartphones or provided tablets to see Britto’s art animated, adding an interactive layer to their dining experience. This fusion of... --- ### How Affiliate Marketing Boosted a Special Event with 40% Revenue Increase - Published: 2024-07-25 - Modified: 2024-07-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-affiliate-marketing-boosted-a-special-event-with-40-revenue-increase/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Gold Boost special event success with affiliate marketing. Our health & nutrition client saw a 40% revenue increase and 25% post-event growth. Affiliate marketing can be a powerful tool for promoting merchant special events. It can help in several ways via: Increased Reach – Affiliates have their own established audiences. By leveraging these networks, merchants can reach a broader and more diverse audience. Targeted Promotions – Affiliates often specialize in specific niches. This allows for highly targeted promotions, ensuring that special events are advertised to the most relevant audiences. Enhanced Credibility – Affiliates typically have built trust with their audiences. When they promote a merchant’s event, it carries more credibility and can lead to higher conversion rates. Creative Campaigns – Affiliates often bring fresh ideas and perspectives to marketing campaigns. They can create unique content, such as blogs, videos, and social media posts, that highlight the special event in engaging ways. Our client in the health and nutrition vertical recently ran a special event, and through the affiliate channel our team was able to increase revenue 40%. Added bonus: the activation and optimization efforts done for this special event helped increase brand awareness, and revenue continued to grow 25% after the event ended. By effectively managing affiliate relationships and leveraging their strengths, we were able to enhance the success of our client's special event. If you're interested in growing your affiliate channel, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In The News: Economica Highlights KnowledgeHut in DevOps Certification Market Analysis - Published: 2024-07-24 - Modified: 2024-07-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-economica-highlights-knowledgehut-in-devops-certification-market-analysis/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: KnowledgeHut - Service Tiers: Silver In an article by Economica KnowledgeHut is featured as a key player in the DevOps certification industry, highlighting market trends and competitive strategies. Find out more! In a recent article published by Economica, KnowledgeHut has been highlighted as a key player in the DevOps certification service industry. The report, titled "DevOps Certification Service Industry Research Study," provides an in-depth analysis of the market, featuring prominent companies such as KnowledgeHut, PeopleCert, and Red Hat. Some highlights from the article: KnowledgeHut's Market Position KnowledgeHut, known for its comprehensive training programs and certifications, continues to make significant strides in the industry. The article emphasizes the company's commitment to providing high-quality education and certification services, catering to the evolving needs of IT professionals and organizations. Key Drivers of Demand Economica's analysis includes insights into the various factors driving the demand for DevOps certification services. These factors include the increasing adoption of cloud technologies and the need for efficient software development and delivery processes. Competitive Strategies The article also explores the competitive strategies employed by leading companies in the market, with a particular focus on KnowledgeHut's innovative approach to training and certification. KnowledgeHut’s offerings are designed to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge required to excel in the rapidly changing IT landscape. Future Outlook The report concludes with a discussion on the future outlook of the DevOps certification service industry, highlighting the potential for continued growth and expansion. Economica's study underscores the importance of ongoing education and certification in maintaining a competitive edge in the ever-evolving IT industry. --- ### In The News: Free Range Equipment's Innovative Packs Reviewed - Published: 2024-07-22 - Modified: 2024-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-free-range-equipments-innovative-packs-reviewed/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze Discover Free Range Equipment's rugged and versatile backpacks, expertly reviewed by Switchback Travel for their unique features and durability. In a 2019 article by Switchback Travel, Free Range Equipment, a Bend, Oregon-based company, was highlighted for its exceptional locally manufactured outdoor gear and unwavering commitment to sustainability. Here are a few details from the piece: Sustainability at the Core As Switchback Travel reports, sustainability is a cornerstone of Free Range Equipment's mission. The company prioritizes eco-friendly materials and local sourcing to minimize environmental impact. By manufacturing all products locally in Bend, Free Range Equipment reduces carbon emissions associated with transportation and supports local artisans. Local Manufacturing and Craftsmanship The article underscores the significance of local manufacturing for Free Range Equipment. All gear is crafted in Bend, ensuring high quality and allowing for quick adjustments based on customer feedback. This local approach supports the community and strengthens the company's connection with outdoor enthusiasts. Diverse Product Line Free Range Equipment offers a diverse range of outdoor gear, including backpacks, climbing gear, and accessories. Each product is designed with functionality and durability in mind, incorporating feedback from outdoor professionals to enhance performance in real-world conditions. Eco-Friendly Materials Switchback Travel highlights Free Range Equipment's commitment to using eco-friendly materials such as recycled and recyclable components. This ensures that the company maintains high environmental standards without compromising product quality. Engaging with the Community The article also notes Free Range Equipment's active engagement with the Bend community. By collaborating with local organizations and participating in outdoor events, the company stays connected with its customer base and better understands their needs. Continuous Improvement Free Range Equipment... --- ### In The News: Targus' New Five-Year Warranty on Universal Docking Stations - Published: 2024-07-18 - Modified: 2024-07-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-targus-new-five-year-warranty-on-universal-docking-stations/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Targus - Service Tiers: Bronze Upgrade your workspace with Targus' industry-leading docking stations today and enjoy the peace of mind provided by their new five-year warranty! In a recent press release, Targus, a leading provider of laptop bags and accessories, recently announced an industry-first five-year warranty on select best-in-class universal docking stations. This move makes Targus' docking stations an even more attractive option for businesses and individuals looking for reliable and high-quality docking solutions. Significant Warranty Increase The new five-year warranty is a significant increase from the previous three-year warranty offered by Targus. This move demonstrates the company's commitment to providing customers with products that are built to last and withstand the demands of everyday use. With a longer warranty period, customers can have peace of mind knowing that their Targus docking station is covered for an extended period. Seamless and Efficient Connections Targus' universal docking stations are designed to provide a seamless and efficient connection between laptops and peripherals. With the rise of remote work and the need for flexible work setups, docking stations have become an essential tool for many professionals. Targus' docking stations offer a one-cable connection for laptops, providing users with the ability to connect multiple monitors, keyboards, and other peripherals with ease. Compatibility with Windows and Mac One of the standout features of Targus' docking stations is their compatibility with both Windows and Mac laptops. This versatility makes them an ideal choice for businesses with a mix of devices or individuals who frequently switch between different operating systems. Features of Select Docking Stations The new five-year warranty is available on select Targus docking stations, including the popular Universal USB 3. 0... --- ### How to Choose an Affiliate Network - Published: 2024-07-17 - Modified: 2024-07-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-choose-an-affiliate-network/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Check out our guide on to choose the best affiliate network for your brand by considering cost, market reach, features, support, and affiliate types. Excitement is building, you’ve outlined a solid business case for your brand to start working with affiliates, and the decision has been made to launch an affiliate program. But then the toughest question rears its head: with numerous affiliate networks available, which is best? The answer to that question is complicated and depends on a variety of factors unique to your business and brand’s needs. It’s also one we answer frequently for our clients which is why we thought it might be helpful to create a primer on the topic. Getting Started There are many considerations when selecting an affiliate network. Should the program be launched on multiple networks or just one? Which network has the desired affiliates? What features are crucial? How does pricing compare? The answers to these questions depend on the brand, strategy, and vertical. Each network will serve your brand’s needs differently, so let's explore what to consider when choosing an affiliate network. Understanding the Role of an Affiliate Network Affiliate networks are technology platforms that connect advertisers/brands (merchants) and affiliates (publishers) through affiliate programs. They provide a unified tracking solution and act as intermediaries to assist both parties in managing their affiliate activities. Key Considerations for Selecting an Affiliate Network 1. Budget and Cost Model Preferences Cost is a critical factor when launching a new channel, and the network choice impacts the program's ROI and profitability as it matures. Different pricing models are available, including: Traditional SaaS Model: A set monthly fee regardless of performance,... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Two Bitch Spirits affiliate program! - Published: 2024-07-17 - Modified: 2024-07-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-two-bitch-spirits-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Bronze Discover Two Bitch Spirits, a hidden gem of premium small-batch whiskeys with exquisite blends and personality. Now partnering with JEBCommerce for their affiliate program, offering lucrative commissions, exclusive marketing materials, and dedicated support for seamless promotion. Join now! Have you ever discovered a hidden gem that made you feel like you struck gold? Allow us to introduce Two Bitch Spirits, a delightful brand that brings you premium small-batch whiskeys with personality and flair. Known for their craftsmanship and exquisite blends, they offer a unique experience for both seasoned connoisseurs and curious newcomers alike. Dive into the world of Two Bitch Spirits and savor the artistry in every sip. Why publishers should join The Two Bitch Spirits affiliate program offers a lucrative opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliates to partner with a premium spirits brand renowned for its unique, high-quality bourbons. By joining the program, affiliates can earn generous commissions on sales driven through their channels, leveraging the brand's distinctive appeal and compelling storytelling. The program also provides affiliates with exclusive marketing materials and dedicated support, ensuring seamless promotion and maximized earning potential. Two Bitch Spirits affiliate program details Earn a competitive 5% commission on sales Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at TwoBitchSpirits@jebcommerce. com Join on the Awin platform today! How to get started Join on Awin today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about Two Bitch Spirits, Awin, or have any questions, simply email us at TwoBitchSpirits@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Increasing Conversion Rates Above Industry Standards - Published: 2024-07-11 - Modified: 2024-07-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-conversion-rates-above-industry-standards/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Service Tiers: Silver Through targeted optimization and consistent management, we helped an e-learning client achieve notable conversion rate improvements. Come find out how! Our client in the education vertical was struggling with a below-average conversion rate. Through a series of targeted optimizations and consistent management, we achieved notable improvements that have significantly enhanced the program's results. Key Actions Take Strategic Optimizations: Our team implemented several crucial optimizations tailored to the client's specific needs. These changes were designed to enhance overall program efficiency and effectiveness. Consistent Management: We maintained a consistent approach in our efforts to stabilize and grow the program. Our dedication to continuous improvement has been a critical factor in achieving sustained success. Affiliate Monitoring and Removal: By closely monitoring affiliate activities, we identified and removed affiliates that were driving excessive clicks but not contributing to conversions. This proactive measure helped in improving the overall quality of traffic. Results Achieved Increased Conversion Rate (CR): One of the most significant achievements has been increasing the critically low conversion rate. Through our efforts, we have elevated the CR to an impressive 5. 65%. Growth in Performance: The program has shown considerable revenue growth both month over month and year over year as well. These improvements are a testament to the effectiveness of our strategies and processes. Stability and Scalability: The program is now more stable and better positioned for continued growth. Our systematic approach has laid a strong foundation for future success. To improve the performance of an affiliate program, establishing the right partnership relationships, along with consistent management, is the key to success. If you'd like help with your affiliate program, contact us... --- ### In The News: New Meats by Linz Plant Boasts Largest Dry-Age Room in the World - Published: 2024-07-09 - Modified: 2024-07-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-new-meats-by-linz-plant-boasts-largest-dry-age-room-in-the-world/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: The Linz Shop Meats by Linz's new $52M Hammond, IN plant features the world's largest dry-age room, boosting production for top steakhouses worldwide. As a recent piece in NWI Times noted, Meats by Linz (The Linz Shop), a renowned name in the meat industry, has recently expanded its operations with a cutting-edge facility in Hammond, Indiana. This new plant represents a significant advancement for the company. Here are a few highlights from the article: The Largest Dry-Age Room in the World Hammond, once known as State Line Slaughterhouse, is embracing its historical roots with the opening of a new $52 million meat processing plant by Meats by Linz. This state-of-the-art facility, spanning 120,000 square feet, significantly enhances the company's production capacity. The new plant can process up to 1,000 cases of fillets per week, supplying premium steaks to renowned steakhouses worldwide, including STK Steakhouse, Kinzie Chophouse, St. Elmo's Steakhouse, Harry & Izzy's, and Rosebud Steakhouse. Maintaining a constant temperature of 33 degrees, the refrigerated plant ensures optimal meat preservation, with workers donning embroidered puffy jackets for warmth while working. A Legacy of Excellence and Innovation Rob Ferrino of 219 Development highlighted the plant's potential for global recognition, stating "It was less than two years ago that we were standing here with shovels and broke ground. " Ferrino continued, "Chefs and restaurateurs from all over the world will be coming to this facility in Hammond. The notoriety is going to be incredible. The facility will literally process tens of millions of dollars of the best beef in the world. It boasts of the largest dry age room in the world. " With over 50... --- ### In The News: Princess Cruises' Commitment to Sustainable Food Waste Management - Published: 2024-07-03 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-commitment-to-sustainable-food-waste-management/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Princess Cruises In a piece for AFAR Magazine travel journalist Fran Golden reveals how Princess Cruises is tackling the issue of food waste on their ships through a comprehensive management program and sustainable initiatives. Read on! Cruise ships, known for their luxury and abundant dining options, face significant challenges in managing food waste. According to Fran Golden's article in AFAR Magazine, Princess Cruises, under the parent company Carnival Corporation, has taken proactive steps aboard its Sun Princess to revolutionize how food waste is processed and managed. Here's what she found: Innovative Technologies on Sun Princess On the expansive lower decks of the 4,300-passenger Sun Princess, as reported by Golden, innovative biodigesters and food dehydrators are at work, transforming food waste into environmentally friendly byproducts. The biodigesters mimic natural digestion processes using bacteria, significantly reducing food volume and its impact on ocean ecosystems. Meanwhile, food dehydrators convert challenging leftovers into dry, easily manageable remnants. AI and Manual Tracking for Waste Reduction Princess Cruises, as highlighted in the article, leverages AI technology to monitor guest dining habits, optimizing menu offerings to minimize leftovers. Additionally, diligent manual tracking by crew members, as reported by the author, ensures accurate reporting and continuous improvement in waste reduction strategies. Environmental Benefits and Achievements These advancements, as detailed in the piece, have yielded substantial environmental benefits. Princess Cruises reports a remarkable 40% reduction in food waste per person compared to 2019 levels, surpassing their 2025 targets ahead of schedule. Golden mentions that Princess Cruises aims for a 50% reduction by 2030, setting a new standard for sustainability in the cruise industry. Future Sustainability Initiatives Looking ahead, Princess Cruises remains committed to enhancing sustainability across its fleet. Plans include exploring new uses for processed... --- ### Find Out How We Increased Affiliate Revenue 85% with Our Expert Strategies - Published: 2024-06-27 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-increased-affiliate-revenue-85-with-our-expert-strategies/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages, Health, Wellness and Fitness - Service Tiers: Bronze Our expertise drove a 53% MoM and 85% YoY revenue increase for our food and beverage client’s affiliate program through strategic optimizations and partnerships. Find out how! Our client in the food and beverage vertical was looking for additional revenue growth in their affiliate program. With our team's experience and knowledge, revenue grew 53% Month over Month, and 85% Year over Year! To help revitalize this client's program, our team has focused on: program clean up, removing non-performing affiliates partnering with VIP affiliates to offer exclusive codes optimizing with key coupon and loyalty partners, and maintaining optimizations each month. activating a trusted technology partner, yielding incredible results incentivizing partners with a strategic commission structure ensuring publishers have correct tracking links issuing regularly updated newsletters to affiliates, providing program details and information about evergreen and special offers performing continuous audit of inactive or low to mid-quality publishers With dedicated focus and consistent program upkeep, as well as testing with key tech partners, our team has driven steady growth for the client. Rapid improvement and revenue growth in the affiliate channel is attainable with the right agency, strategy, and partners. If you’d like to talk about growth for your affiliate program, contact us today at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### In The News: Insights from CEO Suzanne Silverstein on the Retail Industry and Staying True to Your Values - Published: 2024-06-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-insights-from-ceo-suzanne-silverstein-on-the-retail-industry-and-staying-true-to-your-values/ - Categories: Client News - Tags: Silver Jeans Silver Jeans CEO Suzanne Silverstein shares her insights on the fashion industry and the success of the brand in a competitive market. Learn about the company's approach to customer satisfaction, quality products, and sustainability. Read on! In a recent interview with Women's Wear Daily, Silver Jeans CEO Suzanne Silverstein shared her insights on the fashion industry and the success of the brand. For the 103-year-old Western Glove Works, operator of Silver Jeans, it’s time to get its denim story out in a telling way. Suzanne Silverstein, the newly appointed CEO of Silver Jeans and its sister brand Jag, has been leading rebranding efforts and making digital and merchandise changes since starting last July. Silverstein, who succeeded former CEO Michael Silver, aims to better connect with customers by telling the company’s rich story. Leadership Transition and Vision Silverstein, a fashion and retail veteran, is the first non-Silver family member to run Western Glove Works. Michael Silver, the former CEO, remains on the board, while his brother Bob serves as president and chairman. Silverstein’s vision for the company involves leveraging its history and customer loyalty to enhance brand awareness, particularly in the U. S. Increasing Brand Awareness Despite being a significant player in the denim market, Western Glove Works has struggled with brand awareness. Silverstein highlights the company's strengths in inclusivity, offering multiple inseams and fits for various body types, including plus-size, tall women, and men. She notes the need for increased marketing efforts to share these strengths with a broader audience. Rebranding and Digital Transformation Since Silverstein joined, the company has partnered with the Thinkingbox brand agency to relaunch its website and social media platforms. Silver Jeans has expanded its presence on Instagram and launched on TikTok,... --- ### In The News: Meats by Linz Opens New Headquarters and Production Facility - Published: 2024-06-25 - Modified: 2024-06-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-meats-by-linz-opens-new-headquarters-and-production-facility/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, News - Tags: The Linz Shop Help us congratulate Meats by Linz for opening new headquarters and production facility in Crown Point, Indiana. With state-of-the-art technology and a commitment to sustainability, they are expanding to better serve their customers and the local community. Learn about it here! Meats by Linz, a family-owned meat processing company, has opened its new $52 million headquarters and production facility in Hammond, Indiana. According to Kerry Sapet's piece in the Northwest Indiana Business Magazine, the new facility includes 80,000 square feet of operational space, a 4,000 square foot dry-aging room, offices, and a test kitchen. This move brings over 300 jobs to the area and marks a significant milestone in the company's growth since its founding in 1963. The event was celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by community leaders and company executives. Here are some of the other important takeaways: Key Highlights Significant Investment: The new facility represents a $52 million investment, highlighting Meats by Linz’s commitment to expanding its operations and improving its service capabilities. Expanded Space: The facility boasts 80,000 square feet of operational space, providing ample room for production activities. It also features a 4,000 square foot dry-aging room, which will enhance the quality of their meat products. New Headquarters: Moving the global headquarters to Hammond is a significant economic boost for the city. Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr. emphasized the positive impact on local development. Job Creation: The transition of over 300 jobs to the new location will provide significant employment opportunities for the local community, supporting economic growth. State-of-the-Art Features: The new headquarters includes offices and a test kitchen, which will allow Meats by Linz to innovate and improve its product offerings. Family Legacy: Founded in 1963 by the Linz family, the company has grown significantly while... --- ### New Partnership Announcement: The Linz Shop Launches Affiliate Program with JEBCommerce! > The Linz Shop Launches New Affiliate Program with JEBCommerce - Published: 2024-06-25 - Modified: 2024-06-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-partnership-announcement-the-linz-shop-launches-affiliate-program-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now partnering with The Linz Shop to launch their affiliate program in Rakuten. Promote premium quality meats and earn a commission! We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between JEBCommerce and The Linz Shop! This collaboration marks the beginning of an exciting journey as we launch The Linz Shop's affiliate program, bringing premium quality meats and seafood directly to consumers' doorsteps. The Linz Shop: A Legacy of Excellence The Linz Shop’s story begins in 1963 when Martin Linz, a skilled butcher, opened Linz Meats in Calumet City, Illinois, with winnings from a dice game. Decades later, this humble butcher shop has evolved into Meats by Linz, one of the world's largest independent meat purveyors, renowned for its Linz Heritage Angus beef and other premium proteins. Today, Meats by Linz serves esteemed establishments globally while remaining proudly family-owned. With the launch of the new Linz Shop, consumers can now enjoy the same high-quality meats and seafood delivered directly to their doorstep. Why Affiliates Should Join The Linz Shop Affiliate Program The Linz Shop affiliate program presents an excellent opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliate marketers to promote a brand synonymous with quality and tradition. By joining the program, affiliates can earn commissions on every sale generated through their referral links while promoting a product that resonates with consumers seeking premium meats and seafood. Program Highlights: Earn a 5% commission Enjoy a 30 Day Cookie Window. Dedicated support from the proactive team at JEBCommerce, always available to assist you! Promote a family-owned brand with a storied legacy and commitment to excellence. Join on the Rakuten platform today! How to Get Started... --- ### In The News: Princess Cruises' Sun Princess: A Culinary Journey at Sea - Published: 2024-06-20 - Modified: 2024-06-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/in-the-news-princess-cruises-sun-princess-a-culinary-journey-at-sea/ - Categories: Client News, Managed Clients, News - Tags: Princess Cruises Join Matador Network reviewer Morgane Croissant and discover the diverse and exquisite dining options aboard Princess Cruises' Sun Princess, from elegant dining rooms to casual eateries and specialty restaurants. Princess Cruises, a leader in luxurious and unforgettable travel experiences, offers a diverse array of dining options that cater to every palate. In a recent article by Morgane Croissant for Matador Network, the dining delights aboard the Sun Princess cruise ship are explored in detail. Here are some highlights: Elegant Main Dining The main dining room on the Sun Princess offers guests a multi-course meal with a rotating menu that changes nightly. Croissant highlights the high-quality food and exceptional service, creating an elegant and memorable dining experience. Specialty Dining: Sabatini's and Sterling Steakhouse For a more intimate and upscale dining experience, the Sun Princess features two specialty restaurants: Sabatini's, serving traditional Italian cuisine, and Sterling Steakhouse, offering a variety of premium cuts of meat. Croissant praises both restaurants for their delicious food and impeccable service. Casual and Unique Dining Options The Sun Princess boasts a variety of casual dining options, including the Horizon Court buffet with a wide range of international dishes, and the Trident Grill, perfect for a quick burger or hot dog. A unique highlight is the "Chef's Table Lumiere" experience, where guests dine in a private room with a glass table lit from below. Croissant describes this as a "culinary journey" with personalized menus and wine pairings. Bars and Lounges The ship also features several bars and lounges, such as the Wheelhouse Bar with its classic pub atmosphere, and a poolside bar for enjoying a refreshing drink in the sun. Croissant notes that these venues enhance the... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the 1822 Denim affiliate program! - Published: 2024-06-14 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-1822-denim-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management 1822 Denim, now partnering with JEBCommerce, offers a fantastic affiliate program with competitive commissions, exclusive discounts, and a 10-day cookie duration. Content creators and influencers in the fashion niche can promote a sustainable and fashionable brand while earning generous commissions! Introducing 1822 Denim, an innovative and stylish brand that brings comfort and quality to your denim collection. With a wide range of sizes and styles, 1822 Denim aims to make everyone feel confident and fashion-forward. Their commitment to inclusivity ensures that all body types can find the perfect fit, while their attention to detail guarantees a durable and long-lasting product. Explore the trendy and affordable denim options at 1822 Denim today! Why publishers should join The 1822 Denim affiliate program offers a fantastic opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliates in the fashion niche. As a popular denim brand that focuses on inclusivity, sustainability, and affordable pricing, 1822 Denim stands out among its competitors. Affiliates can promote a wide range of high-quality denim apparel for men and women, including various sizes and fits, making it appealing to diverse audiences. With competitive commission rates, exclusive discounts, and a 10-day cookie duration, affiliates can earn generous commissions while promoting a brand that values both style and sustainability. 1822 Denim affiliate program details Earn a competitive 4% commission on sales Enjoy a 10 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at 1822Denim@jebcommerce. com Join on the Rakuten LinkShare platform today! How to get started Join on the Rakuten LinkShare platform today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about 1822 Denim, Rakuten LinkShare, or have any questions, simply email us at 1822Denim@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the RSS.com affiliate program! - Published: 2024-06-10 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-rss-com-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Join the RSS.com affiliate program and earn 50% commissions with a 60-day cookie window. Partner with JEBCommerce for expert support. We are thrilled to announce that JEBCommerce has partnered with RSS. com, a leading podcast production and hosting platform! RSS. com provides creative individuals with the tools to distribute, monetize, and analyze their podcasts, making it easier than ever to share their voices and grow their personal brands. Why publishers should join The RSS. com affiliate program offers an excellent opportunity for content creators and marketers to earn significant commissions. Affiliates will receive a generous 50% commission on every sale, with a 60-day cookie window ensuring ample earning potential. Additionally, the proactive team at JEBCommerce is available to guide you every step of the way, ensuring your success in the program. Join us and start monetizing your content with RSS. com today! RSS. com affiliate program details Earn a competitive 50% commission on sales Enjoy a 60 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at RSS@jebcommerce. com Join on the Rewardful platform today! How to get started Join on the Rewardful platform today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about RSS. com, Rewardful, or have any questions, simply email us at RSS@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Inspired: Affiliate Marketing's Tools, Trends, and Tactics - Published: 2024-06-05 - Modified: 2024-06-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-affiliate-marketings-tools-trends-and-tactics/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Inspired, Podcast Interview Explore key insights and expert commentary from Parrish Essell on the evolving landscape of affiliate marketing. Learn how to navigate challenges, leverage technology, and foster strong partnerships for success. As practitioners in the digital marketing space, we always find it fascinating when sitting down with experts and digging into the nuances of the industry. Affiliate marketing, in particular, has been a hot topic lately, with its landscape evolving rapidly to keep pace with changing consumer behaviors and technological advancements. In a recent conversation with Parrish Essell, Global Agency Director at ShareASale. com, we quickly discovered her wealth of experience in affiliate and digital marketing, and through that lens explored various industry-related subjects. From changes in affiliate partnerships to the role of PR in shaping marketing strategies, our discussion covered a wide range of topics that shed light on the current state of affiliate marketing and where it's headed. Summary: Consumer behavior is evolving, with consumers increasingly drawn to influencers and reward systems. PR teams are recognizing the potential of affiliate marketing in amplifying their efforts and reaching a broader audience. Effective communication is crucial at every stage of the affiliate marketing process, from managing client expectations to coordinating with development teams. Platforms like AWIN and ShareASale offer solutions to technical challenges, ensuring seamless and reliable performance. Agility is key to success in digital marketing. Strong partnerships with affiliate networks are essential for driving successful campaigns and delivering results for clients. Key Takeaways: Embrace Change: Stay informed about emerging trends and technologies to remain agile and adaptable. Prioritize Communication: Clear and transparent communication is essential for successful affiliate marketing campaigns. Leverage Technology: Use tracking solutions offered by affiliate platforms to... --- ### Inspired: Marketing As An Act of Love - Published: 2024-05-22 - Modified: 2024-05-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/inspired-marketing-as-an-act-of-love/ - Categories: Inspired, Podcast Interview, Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast Explore the secrets of marketing with Princess Cruises’ Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff as they share their perspective on empathy and psychology in marketing, and the art of guiding consumer behavior. In this interview we embark on a behind-the-scenes exploration of the enigmatic world of marketing with Princess Cruises’ Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff, two seasoned professionals who help us demystify the art and science behind the scenes, and in the process, reveal some of the secrets to their success. Marketing as an Act of Love One of the most intriguing revelations from our discussion is the concept of marketing as an act of love. Emma brings this notion to light, emphasizing that at its core, marketing is about understanding and serving people's needs and desires. It's about connecting with consumers on a deeper level, empathizing with their aspirations, and enriching their lives through meaningful experiences. In essence, marketing becomes a vehicle for compassion, a way to express care and affection for those we serve. The Psychology of Marketing and Tapping into Emotion Nick and Emma shared how marketing goes beyond just selling products; it's about understanding and connecting with people on a deeper level. By tapping into the emotions and experiences of their customers, they aim to create meaningful and fulfilling experiences. For them, it's not just about a transaction but about enhancing people's lives. This approach aligns closely with their belief that marketing is an act of love, where they genuinely care about their customers' happiness and well-being. Whether it's a memorable vacation or a heartfelt moment, Nick and Emma strive to craft campaigns that resonate with people on a personal level, making their product an integral part of... --- ### Incipio Joins Forces with JEBCommerce - Published: 2024-05-20 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incipio-joins-forces-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management We're excited to announce that Incipio, a leading brand in innovative tech accessories, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program on the Awin platform! At Incipio, they are transforming the tech accessory market with their sleek and functional products designed for modern lifestyles. Whether it’s protective cases or stylish bags, Incipio seamlessly merges innovation with design, improving how you interact with your devices. We are delighted to welcome Incipio to the JEBCommerce family and look forward to redefining tech accessory experiences together, empowering users around the globe! Why Affiliates Should Join The Incipio affiliate program offers a fantastic opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliate marketers to monetize their platforms. By promoting Incipio products, affiliates can earn commissions on every sale made through their referral links. With a wide range of high-quality accessories and a strong reputation for excellence, Incipio is a brand that connects with tech-savvy audiences worldwide. Program Highlights Earn competitive commissions on every successful referral Dedicated support from the proactive team at JEBCommerce, always available to assist you! How to Get Started Ready to embark on this exciting journey with us? Join the Incipio affiliate program on the Awin platform today! If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out to us at incipio@jebcommerce. com for personalized support from our program management team. Let’s team up and unlock new possibilities in the tech accessory market with Incipio and JEBCommerce on Awin! --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Free Range Equipment affiliate program! - Published: 2024-05-09 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-free-range-equipment-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Introducing Free Range Equipment, Earth-inspired bags made beautiful by artists who live to get lost in the mountains. Join now and earn generous commissions promoting eco-friendly products! Introducing Free Range Equipment. We produce Earth-inspired bags made beautiful by artists who live to get lost in the mountains. A portion of each sale goes directly back to the artist who painted/illustrated/imagined your print to support them on their own adventure. Free Range exists to act as a catalyst for freedom, creativity and community in the mountains and life. Why publishers should join The Free Range Equipment affiliate program is a fantastic opportunity for content creators, influencers, and other affiliates in the outdoor and adventure industry. With a focus on sustainably-made, high-quality gear, Free Range Equipment offers a unique selling point that appeals to environmentally conscious consumers. Affiliates can promote a wide range of outdoor equipment and accessories, from backpacks and tents to hiking gear and camping essentials. The program provides generous commission rates, a user-friendly affiliate dashboard, and extensive marketing support, ensuring affiliates can effortlessly monetize their content while promoting eco-friendly products they can genuinely stand behind. Free Range Equipment affiliate program details Earn a competitive 10% commission on sales (5% on coupons) Enjoy a 30 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at FreeRangeEquipment@jebcommerce. com Join on the AvantLinkplatform today! How to get started Join on the AvantLink platform today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about Free Range Equipment, AvantLink, or have any questions, simply email us at FreeRangeEquipment@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Reaching Discount Audiences Without Sacrificing Margins - Published: 2024-05-08 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/reaching-discount-audiences-without-sacrificing-margins/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Customer Acquisition, Outsourced Affiliate Management Discover how you can reach discount audiences without compromising your current revenue streams. Learn about the essential technology, strategic approaches, and ongoing testing required to expand your customer base while safeguarding your profits. Expanding your customer base while maintaining the loyalty of your existing shoppers can be a delicate balancing act. It's a challenge many businesses face, but with the right approach, it's entirely achievable. Let's get a brief look at some of the tech and strategy used to reach discount audiences without jeopardizing your current revenue streams. Technology Solutions First and foremost, having the right technology infrastructure in place is crucial. You need the capability to offer coupons, but with the ability to target them specifically to certain affiliates. This ensures that you're attracting discount-minded shoppers without diluting the value for those who are willing to pay full price. Additionally, having mechanisms in place to refuse commissions on unapproved coupon use and safeguard against cart sniping are essential to protecting your margins. Strategy Recommendations But technology alone isn't enough. Your strategy plays a pivotal role in the success of your efforts. Clear and comprehensive terms and conditions outlining what is and isn't commissionable are a must. Working closely with specific affiliates who are willing to collaborate on targeting discount shoppers can yield significant results. Negotiating increased cash back incentives with these partners can further incentivize them to focus on this segment of the market. Implementing a Test-Driven Approach Testing is another critical component of your strategy. One-off tests aren't sufficient. You need to conduct thorough and ongoing testing across different offers, partners, and timeframes to identify what resonates best with your target audience. This iterative approach allows you to refine your tactics... --- ### Incase Joins Forces with JEBCommerce! > Monetize your online presence with the Incase affiliate program by JEBCommerce on Awin. Earn Commission promoting premium tech accessories! - Published: 2024-05-07 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incase-joins-forces-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management We're excited to announce that Incase, a leading brand in innovative tech accessories, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program on the Awin platform! We are thrilled to announce that JEBCommerce has partnered with Incase to elevate their affiliate program! At Incase, they're revolutionizing the tech accessory industry, offering sleek and functional solutions for modern lifestyles. From protective cases to stylish bags, Incase products seamlessly blend innovation and design, enhancing the way you interact with your devices. Join us in welcoming Incase to JEBCommerce family, as we embark on a journey to redefine tech accessory experiences and empower users worldwide! Why Affiliates Should Join The Incase affiliate program presents a golden opportunity for content creators, influencers, and affiliate marketers to monetize their online presence. By promoting Incase products, affiliates can earn commissions for every sale generated through their referral links. With a diverse range of high-quality accessories and reputation for excellence, Incase is a brand that resonates the tech-savvy audiences worldwide. Program Highlights Earn competitive commissions on every successful referral Dedicated support from the proactive team at JEBCommerce, always available to assist you! How to Get Started Ready to embark on this exciting journey with us? Join the Incase affiliate program on the Awin platform today! If you have any questions or need further assistance, feel free to reach out to us at incase@jebcommerce. com for personalized support from our program management team. Let's team up and unlock new possibilities in the tech accessory market with Incase and JEBCommerce on Awin! --- ### Tech and Strategic Partnerships Yield 328% Revenue Increase (and Win Award) - Published: 2024-05-02 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/tech-strategic-partnerships-yield-328pct-revenue-increase/ - Categories: Client Wins - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, E-Learning, Technology - Service Tiers: Gold Discover how JEBCommerce, LinkConnector, and Surgent transformed their affiliate program, achieving remarkable success and winning the Partnership Awards. In response to unprecedented challenges within the accounting education ecosystem, Surgent Accounting & Financial Education (Surgent) faced the critical need to diversify their affiliate program. In an effort to transform the program, Surgent partnered with JEBCommerce and LinkConnector and was able to achieve extraordinary results. Facing issues such as over-reliance on specific affiliates, restrictions for coupon affiliates, and budget limitations for strategic growth levers, the trio found innovative solutions through the collaboration. Leveraging LinkConnector’s AI recruitment tools, they targeted relevant affiliates, while utilizing Naked Coupon tech minimized friction with non-traditional affiliates. Customized commission increases for highly valued affiliates offset budget limitations, resulting in significant growth. Recognized by Partnership Awards for their outstanding achievements, this collaboration serves as a testament to the transformative power of strategic partnerships. With a 328% revenue increase from focus and new affiliates, Surgent's affiliate program showcases the value of innovation, collaboration, and dedication in achieving remarkable success. If you’d like to talk about growth for your affiliate program, contact us today at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### 7 Reasons You Can't Afford Not to Have an Affiliate Program - Published: 2024-05-01 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/7-reasons-you-cant-afford-not-to-have-an-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing ROI, Outsourced Affiliate Management Affiliate marketing is no longer an option—it's a necessity for businesses. Unlock the full potential of your business with an effective affiliate program. Find out more! In today's rapidly evolving e-commerce landscape, businesses are constantly seeking effective strategies to drive revenue, acquire new customers, and expand their reach. Among the plethora of marketing channels available, affiliate marketing has emerged as a powerful tool that businesses simply cannot afford to overlook. In this article, we'll explain why having an affiliate program is not just an option but an imperative for your business. We'll explore a few key reasons why you need to engage affiliate marketing right away and how it can significantly impact your bottom line. 1. Affiliate Marketing Is A Budget Multiplier Let's start with a fundamental truth: your marketing budget is finite. Whether you're a small startup or a large enterprise, you likely have a limited budget allocated for various digital marketing channels. The challenge lies in maximizing the impact of this budget across multiple channels without spreading it too thin. This is where affiliate marketing comes into play. Unlike traditional marketing channels that require upfront investment with uncertain returns, affiliate marketing operates on a pay-for-performance model. You only pay for actual sales generated through the affiliate channel, making it a highly cost-effective option for reaching your target audience. Next Steps It's essential to have a flexible approach to budget allocation within the channel. We’re equipped and ready to help strategically plan your channel budget to drive exceptional results. Ready to find out more? 2. Affiliates Have Built Their Own Brands Affiliates are no longer just passive promoters of your products or services. They have... --- ### Conversion Rates Skyrocket Over 300% - Find Out How - Published: 2024-04-24 - Modified: 2024-04-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/conversion-rates-skyrocket-300pct/ - Categories: Client Wins Q1 performance growth of 300.74% YoY was achieved in the fashion verticle, thanks to focused optimization efforts with key publishers. Come see how we did it! Our client in the fashion vertical has experienced remarkable Q1 performance growth of 300. 74% YoY. This is the result of our team's focused optimization efforts with key publishers driving increased conversion rates. Two key partnerships played pivotal roles in this success. By tailoring an exclusive code for Publisher A and leveraging Publisher B's cashback offerings, we saw impressive spikes in conversion rates: +293% for Publisher A (with exclusive code) +331% for Publisher B (with cashback offers) This data is impressive and showcases the power of optimization and collaboration. If you’re looking to enhance the performance of your affiliate program, having the right partnership relationships in place will improve strategy. If you’d like to talk about growth for your affiliate program, contact us today at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### 9 Key Affiliate Management Practices You Can't Afford to Ignore - Published: 2024-04-18 - Modified: 2024-05-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/9-key-affiliate-management-practices-you-cant-afford-to-ignore/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Tips, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services Incorporating these 9 key strategies can revolutionize your program's success. From optimizing creative assets and data feeds to nurturing affiliate relationships and tailoring commission strategies, there's no shortage of opportunities to enhance your program's performance. In any endeavor, mastering the fundamentals is key to success. Whether it's team sports or affiliate marketing, focusing on the basics lays the foundation for excellence and if you're looking to up your affiliate marketing game, you've come to the right place. In this article, we're dishing out 9 powerhouse strategies that are often overlooked (full Profitable Performance Marketing episode) but can make a world of difference in how your affiliate program performs. From sprucing up your creative assets to nurturing those all-important affiliate relationships, we've got the inside scoop on how to supercharge your affiliate program and drive some serious results. Let's dive in! 1. Rotation of Creative Assets: Keeping Content Fresh Just like a basketball team practices basic skills regularly, businesses must ensure their creative assets are up to date. Text links, banners, and data feeds are the lifeblood of affiliate marketing, yet many businesses neglect to refresh them regularly. Imagine running a TV commercial promoting outdated products—it simply doesn't work. To stay competitive, businesses should rotate their creative assets seasonally at a minimum, if not more frequently. By consistently updating content, businesses can keep affiliates engaged and drive more conversions. 2. Datafeed Management: The Backbone of Affiliate Marketing A data feed is a comprehensive list of products and their details, crucial for affiliates to effectively market products. However, many businesses either lack a data feed altogether or fail to update it regularly. Without an updated data feed, affiliates struggle to promote products accurately, leading to missed opportunities... --- ### Increasing Revenue While Reducing Costs by 28% – Find Out How! - Published: 2024-04-04 - Modified: 2024-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-revenue-reducing-costs-28pct/ - Categories: Client Wins - Merchant Categories: Leisure, Travel & Tourism JEBCommerce analyzes clients' advertising budgets to optimize spend. See how we helped one client significantly increase revenue while reducing costs through commission structure adjustment and bringing in VIP publishers. At JEBCommerce, we continually analyze our clients' advertising budgets and look for ways to optimize spend. We help ensure our clients get the most for their advertising dollars. To help one client achieve a cost-reduction goal in Q1 of this year, our team negotiated a commission structure adjustment that resulted in a 28% cost savings in network fees and commissions. During the same period, the team worked to bring in VIP publishers to produce a 17% revenue increase from Q4. The client experienced reduced costs while increasing revenue. Developing a program focused on specific KPIs, such as lowering costs, can be challenging. Fortunately, the JEBCommerce team has a wealth of expertise to share. Crafting and implementing strategies that effectively address this challenge, drive growth, and enhance both top and bottom-line results is simply part of our daily routine. If you would like to learn more about optimizing your affiliate program, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Gigs affiliate program! - Published: 2024-04-04 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-gigs-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Partner with JEBCommerce to manage Introducing Gigs' affiliate program! Monetize your online presence and earn commissions by promoting this innovative platform connecting businesses with freelancers. With reliable tracking tools and a wide range of promotional materials, the Gigs affiliate program offers a fantastic chance to earn passive income. Join now and start thriving! We're thrilled to announce our newest partner, Gigs! At Gigs, they're transforming the job-seeking landscape for hourly workers, offering personalized earnings and career guidance like never before. Their platform connects employers with top-notch candidates, prioritizing not only job placements but also personal and professional growth journeys. Forget traditional job boards – Gigs is all about transparency and success. They're tackling hiring challenges head-on, ensuring that both employers and job seekers have an exceptional experience. Join us in welcoming Gigs to the family, and let's together redefine the job search experience into an exciting exploration of skills, aspirations, and growth opportunities! Why publishers should join The Gigs affiliate program offers content creators, influencers, and other affiliates a unique opportunity to monetize their online presence. By promoting Gigs, affiliates can earn commissions for using their referral link. This innovative platform connects businesses with freelancers for short-term projects, making it an attractive option for those seeking flexible work opportunities. With a generous commission structure, reliable tracking and reporting tools, and a wide range of promotional materials, the Gigs affiliate program presents an excellent chance for affiliates to earn passive income while helping others find freelance work. Gigs affiliate program details Earn a competitive commission on driving traffic (EPC) Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at Gigs@jebcommerce. com Join on the Impact platform today! How to get started Join on the Impact platform today! Or, if you'd like to learn more about Gigs, Impact, or have any questions, simply... --- ### JEBCommerce Welcomes the KnowledgeHut Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce and KnowledgeHut have partnered to bring exceptional online learning courses to learn the skills for tomorrow's jobs. - Published: 2024-04-01 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-knowledgehut-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients We're excited to announce that KnowledgeHut, a leading provider of online learning, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program in the LinkConnector platform! We're excited to announce that KnowledgeHut, a leading provider of online learning, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program in the LinkConnector platform! A Perfect Partnership KnowledgeHut is renowned for its extensive library of high-quality courses, catering to a global audience of learners seeking to develop in-demand skills. Their commitment to excellence aligns perfectly with JEBCommerce's dedication to providing exceptional affiliate management. Why Join the KnowledgeHut Affiliate Program? When you join the KnowledgeHut affiliate program, our dedicated affiliate management team will work with you to optimize your campaigns and maximize your earnings. Program details: Simple and easy sign up on the LinkConnector Platform Earn a 6% commission on live course and a 20% commission on self-paced courses. Cookie window: 60 days Access to special offers and details Dedicated program management If you’re not already a member of the KnowledgeHut affiliate program, we encourage you to sign up today and start earning commissions on your referrals. If you have any questions or need assistance getting started, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team. Thank you for your continued partnership with JEBCommerce, and we look forward to working with you as a partner for the KnowledgeHut affiliate program! --- ### The Power of Compound Efforts Leads to 350% Revenue Growth - Published: 2024-03-28 - Modified: 2024-03-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/compound-efforts-leads-to-350pct-revenue-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins Discover how a comprehensive strategy lead to 350% YoY revenue growth in the affiliate channel! Success isn't always achieved by one single solution. Sometimes success happens because of the right combination of effort. A client in the apparel industry experienced incredible revenue growth as the result of our team's compound efforts. Our team focused on specific recruitment, optimization, and activation tactics that incurred significant impact YoY: Revenue grew by 350. 24% Orders increased by 339. 22% Conversion Rate increased by 355. 29% Managing this affiliate program from all angles allowed it to consistently show gains, with a continued positive trajectory for future growth. If you’re looking for a team to help grow your affiliate program, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Maximizing Affiliate Partnerships: 6 Strategies for Success - Published: 2024-03-14 - Modified: 2024-03-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/maximizing-affiliate-partnerships-6-strategies-for-success/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management Learn 6 strategies to maximize affiliate partnerships. Drive sales, cultivate loyalty & grow your brand. Contact us for more! Harnessing the power of affiliate partnerships is a pivotal strategy for brands seeking to expand their reach, drive sales, and cultivate brand loyalty. Amidst the dynamic landscape of online commerce, the affiliate marketing ecosystem thrives on innovation and adaptation, constantly evolving to meet the demands of both brands and consumers. Effective strategizing and enticing incentives are key elements in fostering fruitful collaborations between brands and publishers. Below are 6 strategies we implement to grow a successful cost-effective affiliate program.   Provide Exclusive Offers/Unique Codes Offer exclusive or unique promo codes with very selective publishers. These types of publishers offer a full funnel marketing solution because they provide valued and trusted content as well as verified offers and codes to incentivize readers to complete the purchase. Additionally, offering VIP loyalty partners unique codes will ensure publishers remain prominent. Offering exclusive codes also adds another layer of tracking optimizations with select publishers. Want even more? Check out our approach to working with coupon and deals sites. Attribution Model Set a rule within the network that puts parameters around how and when a publisher should be commissioned. Commission rules allow you to create flexible and custom payouts based on a condition. For example, a Coupon Late Entrance rule states an affiliate will not receive the commission on a sale if the click on the coupon happens within 5 minutes of the consumer being on their checkout page. Another common commission rule may reward a publisher higher commission (CPA) for driving new acquisition and... --- ### From Dormant to Dominant: Maximizing Affiliate Potential Yields 1375% Rev Increase! - Published: 2024-03-07 - Modified: 2024-03-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/maximizing-affiliate-potential-yields-1375pct-rev-increase/ - Categories: Client Wins With regular monitoring, our team was able to quickly identify potential gains, negotiate favorable terms, and execute a strategy that resulted in 1375% revenue increase! The successful activation of an affiliate demonstrates the importance of strategic analysis, proactive engagement, and ongoing support in maximizing potential gains for the channel. Through our weekly performance review process, our team observed a publisher who had not generated revenue for a client in the technology vertical. Knowing the publisher had potential to increase performance, our team reached out to reactivate the partner with a slight increase in CPA. Two months later, the publisher has generated revenue comparable to others that have taken longer to generate the same amount. Revenue has increased 1,375. 25% MoM. With regular monitoring, our team was able to quickly identify potential gains, negotiate favorable terms, and execute a strategy that has resulted in a client win as well as an affiliate win! If you're looking for a team to help grow your affiliate program, reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Find Out How We Achieved 400+% Revenue Increase in Q1 With Optimized Partnership - Published: 2024-02-22 - Modified: 2024-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/400pct-revenue-increase-q1-with-optimized-partnership/ - Categories: Client Wins Achieved stunning YoY revenue increases of 400.62% in January and 445.83% in February for our sporting goods client. How? Tailored optimization with top publishers, cash-back incentives, and strategic timing. Elevate your affiliate program with the right partnerships and strategies. You need the right partnerships and right strategies to grow your affiliate program. Our team provided both of those for a sporting goods client, and the results have been amazing: In January, revenue increased 400. 62% YoY In February, revenue increased 445. 83% YoY How did our team achieve these results? By implementing a new strategy with a top publisher. The team introduced a tailored optimization approach which: included a commission increase with placement options leveraged cash-back incentives did not require flat fee, hybrid, or onboarding fees This put our client in front of consumers that were already engaging with the brand and enticed them with cash back incentives. Implementing this strategy at the beginning of Q1, a time when sales usually return to normal after the Q4 frenzy, built on the Q4 momentum, and resulted in stunning YoY increases in Q1. If you're looking to enhance the performance of your affiliate program, having the right partnership relationships in place will improve strategy. If you’d like to talk about growth for your affiliate program, contact us today at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### A New Year, A Bigger Boom: Find Out How Extending a Promotion Led to 57% MoM Revenue Growth - Published: 2024-02-22 - Modified: 2024-02-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/extending-promotion-57pct-revenue-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins In the education vertical, our strategic planning and optimization prowess shine. Extending promotions, optimizing top publishers, and fostering strategic partnerships led to a remarkable surge in revenue, up 57.31% MoM and 22.24% YoY. Elevate your affiliate game with us! At JEBCommerce, we pride ourselves on turning challenges into triumphs for our clients, especially when we combine the power of strategic planning and consistent optimization. Our client in the education vertical faced a common challenge in the affiliate marketing channel – maximizing returns during peak seasons. Last year, despite running a successful New Year's campaign, potential gains were missed due to the limited duration of the client's promotion. They needed a strategy that could capitalize on their busiest month - January - to its fullest potential. Armed with insights from past performance data, our team devised a comprehensive plan for this client, with the recommendation to extend their New Year's promotion to run for two weeks instead of one. Moreover, our team strategically optimized our approach on two fronts: Publisher Optimization: We ensured that all top publishers were primed for success. This involved fine-tuning their CPA models and providing all top affiliates with the extended promotion code, maximizing their conversion potential. Strategic Partnerships: Building on our strong relationships with industry partners, we leveraged their expertise to enhance conversion rates and trademark protection. This collaborative effort began in late Q3 and bolstered our client's positioning in the market to pave the way for sustained growth. The results were nothing short of spectacular: Revenue was up 57. 31% MoM and 22. 24% YoY Active Publishers increased 10% YoY CR increased 11. 5% YoY Orders were up 36. 07% By implementing these strategic adjustments, this client witnessed a remarkable surge in performance. Our... --- ### Outperforming the Competition by Nearly 3x - Published: 2024-02-15 - Modified: 2024-02-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/outperforming-competition-nearly-3x/ - Categories: Uncategorized Amid economic turbulence, our travel client defies the norm with a +116.09% YoY revenue surge while competitors plummet. How? Strategic optimization, secure placements, and budget creativity drive success. Harness our expertise to elevate your affiliate revenue. During periods of economic instability, expenditure on luxury items such as vacations declines. However, this hasn't been the case for our client in the travel vertical. In fact, our client's affiliate channel has outperformed the competition in the same vertical! While the collective competitors' YoY sales dropped -65. 76% in January, our client's channel revenue was up +116. 09%. The month of February is forecasting a similar trajectory. What factors are at play here? It has been a lot of research and discussions with the affiliates we have great relationships with, creativity with the client's budget, and knowing our client's history and strengths. To drive this revenue, our team: focused optimization efforts with affiliates that perform well in this vertical secured placements with past successful affiliates negotiated flat fees and commissions to remain within the client's budget With our established partnerships and industry expertise, we were able to drive more revenue for our client, with stellar results. If you're looking to grow your affiliate channel revenue, our team is ready to help! Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### The Right Partnership Yielded A 1000% Revenue Surge - Published: 2024-02-01 - Modified: 2024-02-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/partnership-1000pct-revenue-surge/ - Categories: Client Wins A strategic Q4 push with a trusted tech partner paved the way for a phenomenal new year. The client realized a 1000% revenue surge along with significant increases in several other critical KPIs. Elevate your results with us! In preparation for a strong start in the new year for our client in the food and beverage vertical, we activated a trusted technology partner and pushed efforts in Q4 2023 towards recruitment and optimization. Laying that foundation yielded amazing results. One month into the new year our client has seen: 1000% revenue increase 131% CR increase 133% increase in active click-driving publishers 26% increase in productive revenue-driving publishers And the AOV has soared to an all-time YoY high with a 22% increase from month prior. Our team has the knowledge and connections to make a successful partnership! If you would like your affiliate program optimized to increase revenue in the channel, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. We'd love to help! --- ### A Strategic Partnership Yielded 1692% Revenue Increase YoY - Published: 2024-02-01 - Modified: 2024-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-partnership-1692pct-revenue-increase/ - Categories: Client Wins - Merchant Categories: Leisure, Travel & Tourism We struck gold testing email placements with a potent travel publisher, yielding a remarkable 1692% YoY revenue boost and an 87% YoY increase in AOV. Our collaborative approach and data-driven decisions redefine affiliate success. Elevate your strategy with us! The observation of a publisher's strength and success in the travel vertical prompted our team to explore potential collaboration opportunities for our travel industry client. Our team conducted a test email placement to gauge the effectiveness of the publisher's platform in reaching our client's target audience. The results of the test exceeded expectations. After analyzing the data, our team strategically aligned promotional efforts with our client's promotion peak times. We implemented dedicated and featured email placements during these strategically chosen time frames. This iterative and data-driven approach not only strengthened our partnership with the publisher but also enhanced the overall effectiveness of our email marketing strategy. By leveraging the publisher's expertise and aligning our promotional efforts with the unique characteristics of the travel vertical, we were able to optimize our campaigns and drive tangible results for our client, yielding a 1692% increase in revenue YoY, as well as 87% increase in AOV YoY. This collaborative and strategic approach exemplifies the power of data-driven decision-making and the importance of understanding and capitalizing on the strengths of key publishing partners. When you hire an agency to manage your affiliate program, you're hiring a network of relationships and expertise that can work to your advantage. Interested in learning what opportunities are available for your affiliate program? Reach out to us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Network migration yielded 362% growth - Published: 2024-01-24 - Modified: 2024-01-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/network-migration-yielded-362pct-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins Transforming a consumer tech client's fortunes, we shifted from a domestic to a European network, adding 200+ publishers in a month. Result? Q4 2023 goals smashed, and revenue quadrupled. Elevate your global game with us! When a client in the consumer technology vertical came to us they were looking to grow their European market. We recommended moving the client from a US-only network to a European-based network with more publishers and better access to the various European regions. Our team successfully migrated publishers from the US domestic network to the European network, and through focused recruitment, added over 200 new publishers to the program in one month alone. This strategic move saw Q4 2023 goals surpassed and revenue more than quadrupled in Q4. Matching your affiliate program to the right network is the key to success. If you are thinking of migrating an affiliate program, we can help! Contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. --- ### Consistant servicing and team collaboration yields 170% revenue growth - Published: 2024-01-18 - Modified: 2024-01-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/consistant-servicing-and-team-collaboration-yields-170-revenue-growth/ - Categories: Client Wins Discover how our client in the apparel vertical achieved a 170% revenue growth in two months. Learn more about our strategic approach to sustained success at JEBCommerce. Affiliate programs come with distinct requirements and strategies that demand ongoing attention and collaboration for sustained growth and success. Maintaining a consistent approach is crucial! Take, for example, our client in the apparel vertical. While they were busy managing other facets of their business, we focused on their affiliate program: We performed recruitment and application approvals We processed transaction inquiries We sent out regular newsletters We kept the affiliates engaged and taken care of, so they were primed to ramp back up when the client was ready to focus on the channel again. When the client had weekly promotions to share, the affiliate program was primed and ready to respond. And respond it did. The channel nearly tripled its revenue in two months, yielding 170% revenue growth! A robust recruitment strategy, coupled with a collaborative team, paves the way for success for our brands. If you'd like to learn more, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. We’d love to help! --- ### Strategic recruiting generated 9% of total channel revenue in 2 weeks - Published: 2024-01-11 - Modified: 2024-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/strategic-recruiting-generated-9pct-channel-revenue/ - Categories: Client Wins Discover how we rapidly grew a client's revenue by 9% in two weeks, adding five figures. Our secret? Quick identification, strong partnerships, and savvy negotiations. Elevate your affiliate game. A niche client wanted to focus on new affiliates to help increase site traffic. During our client performance analysis, we identified strong performing publishers missing from the program. Tapping into our established partnerships, we were able to quickly recruit and integrate a large-audience publisher into the program. The results were amazing! In just two weeks that publisher drove 9% of total channel revenue, netting a 5 figure lift for our client. We were able to achieve this rapid revenue growth by: quickly identifying opportunities relying on our strong partner relationships offering a competitive baseline commission negotiating savings on CPA increases and flat fees When you hire an agency to manage your affiliate program, you're hiring the relationships, knowledge, and expertise that can get you to your goals quicker. If you are having trouble optimizing your affiliate relationships or identifying partners you should be working with that increase revenue through the affiliate channel, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. We’d love to help! --- ### JEBCommerce Welcomes New Ownership for Future Growth - Published: 2024-01-10 - Modified: 2024-01-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-new-ownership-for-future-growth/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, News, Press Releases In the most recent episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast, Jamie Birch, the founder of JEBCommerce, introduced a new era for the company as he hands over leadership to Jake Fuller, Nicole Ripley, and Gabe Ripley. The trio, equipped with extensive experience, shared insights on the future direction of JEBCommerce and their commitment to core values. Jake, current CEO, emphasized the importance of focusing on affiliate marketing fundamentals amidst evolving trends. The introduction of service tiers and a spotlight on "incrementality" showcase the team's strategic approach. Jamie assured listeners of a smooth podcast transition, with Jake taking the reins in upcoming seasons. The episode encapsulates this transformative moment, highlighting JEBCommerce's anticipation of continued success under new ownership. Listen to the episode --- ### Unleashing the Power of Affiliate Marketing: Mastering Incrementality and Boosting Profits - Published: 2024-01-03 - Modified: 2024-01-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/power-of-affiliate-mastering-incrementality-boosting-profits/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Incremental Sales, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Reports Discover the game-changing tools and strategies to tackle the age-old challenge of affiliate marketing—incrementality. Learn how leading networks empower advertisers to optimize budgets, protect brands, and unlock new customer acquisition. Don't miss out on the essential insights that will transform your affiliate program into a profit-driving powerhouse. Over the last decade, the technological improvements made to the affiliate channel have been dramatic. Each and every network and platform has had a heavy focus on innovation and spent those energies on providing agencies, advertisers, and publishers with amazing tools to reach new customers, increase profits, analyze data, and make difficult decisions much easier, or, in some cases, possible where before it was not. Incrementality's Challenge 6 years ago we released an article on Internet Retailer, now DigitalCommerce360, titled “Affiliate Marketing’s Biggest Bugaboo and How to Tame It”. Don’t get too caught up on the title, that wasn’t my call (editors, am I right? LOL). The article was our attempt to shed light on the amazing tools that our network and platform partners released to help advertisers answer one of the biggest questions they still have to this day. Here is what I wrote back then: “What is this issue? Incrementality: your ability to determine what revenue would not have occurred without a particular affiliate, and allocate your budget (and commissions) accordingly. With the rise of cart sniping, stealing, and poor channel attribution, it has become increasingly difficult to ensure that the cost of acquisition for the affiliate channel is actually related to the sales that occur because of that particular affiliate. This leads to questionable profitability and an improper allocation of resources for affiliate programs. ” Incrementality raises a critical question for advertisers: Would these orders have occurred without the channel? Navigating the landscape gets trickier with cart... --- ### Key Collaborations Lead to Increased Conversion Rates - Published: 2023-12-21 - Modified: 2024-01-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/key-collaborations-lead-to-increased-conversion-rates/ - Categories: Client Wins JEBCommerce helped correct the dip in an education sector affiliate program, achieving nearly 40% YOY and almost 60% last quarter YOY growth in conversion rates. A client in the education sector was experiencing a dip in their affiliate program. The program's conversion rates declined, with a noticeable drop starting in Q3 2022. Our team dug in and found significant losses were attributed to underperforming big partners, as well as a key TM+ partner's performance sharply declining. To reverse the trend, our team: Ensured current affiliates were as optimized as possible Activated with cashback partners, niche sites, and social partners Recruited a key YouTube partner to the program Collaborated with a cart abandonment solution publisher to help improve conversion rates Through our strong industry relationships and focused efforts, this client's affiliate program performance experienced a rebound. Conversion rates increased by almost 40% YOY, and almost 60% in the last quarter YOY. Having a team that is dedicated to growing your affiliate program is important. If you’d like to learn more, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. We’d love to help! --- ### Unlocking success: affiliate channel outperformed other channels during Cyber Week - Published: 2023-12-14 - Modified: 2023-12-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/unlocking-success-affiliate-channel-outperformed-other-channels-during-cyber-week/ - Categories: Client Wins Despite economic turbulence, our client's tech affiliate program thrived post-Black Friday. Discover our success formula—global recruitment, strategic partnerships, and customer-centric offers. In uncertain times, leverage the power of affiliates for growth. With uncertain economic conditions, chaos around the globe, and consumers who just can’t quite figure out if they should spend money or how they should spend money, sometimes little wins now mean a lot more than big wins in the past. We are living in such times and our programs continue to perform for our clients. Recently, one of our clients in the consumer technology space suffered from a less than ideal Black Friday/Cyber Monday performance. The bright spot in this touch of grey? Their affiliate program. The affiliate channel was the only channel that actually saw growth and profitability. Here is how our team did it: Aggressive recruitment of new affiliates across global regions Hand-in-hand partnership with networks to identify and optimize new partners A smart consumer offer strategy that rewarded affiliates for participation and incentivized ideal customers to purchase A strategically designed commission structure to attract the right partners Adequate resourcing of agency team to make this happen Even in uncertainty, the affiliate channel can lead the way into the future with profit, growth, and new customer acquisition. If you are having trouble optimizing your affiliate relationships or identifying partners you should be working with through the affiliate channel, then reach out via email at gethelp@jebcommerce. com or schedule time to discuss your needs with us. We’d love to help! --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Moment affiliate program! - Published: 2023-09-12 - Modified: 2023-09-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-moment-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Partnered with JEBCommerce, Moment's affiliate program offers wellness enthusiasts a chance to promote healthy, guilt-free beverages. Join us! Introducing Moment – a refreshing approach to self-care and well-being. Moment is on a mission to make mindfulness and meditation accessible to everyone, even those who may have struggled in the past. With no added sugar and no preservatives, Moment offers a guilt-free way to prioritize your mental and physical health. Whether you're navigating a hectic workday or looking for a soothing evening ritual, Moment provides the perfect solution. Swap it in for caffeine during those chaotic afternoons, or savor it as a delightful alcohol alternative to unwind and take a Moment for yourself. Embrace the Moment and elevate your well-being today. Why publishers should join The Moment affiliate program offers content creators, influencers, and other affiliates a unique opportunity to promote a range of high-quality and healthy sparkling functional beverages. With Moment's focus on bettering mental and physical productivity, affiliates can tap into a growing market of health-conscious consumers looking for functional beverage options. The program provides affiliates with a generous commission structure, exclusive discounts, and a dedicated affiliate team to support them. With Moment's commitment to sustainability, affiliates can align their content with an environmentally friendly brand, resonating with eco-conscious consumers. Overall, Moment's affiliate program offers a compelling combination of health-focused products, generous rewards, and a commitment to sustainability, making it an appealing choice for content creators and influencers. Moment affiliate program details Earn a competitive 10% commission on sales Enjoy a 14 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Cleverman affiliate program! - Published: 2023-08-10 - Modified: 2023-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-cleverman-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Introducing a groundbreaking partnership with Cleverman, brought to you by JEBCommerce. Elevate your grooming routine with Cleverman: a brand that turns grooming into a statement. Cleverman isn't just grooming; it's a statement. This brand champions the idea that your style should amplify you. Picture this: grooming products that are not only tailor-made but also eco-friendly and ethical. Cleverman's philosophy is simple yet powerful - it's not just about looking good, but feeling confident in your own skin, all while giving a nod to the planet. This is grooming with a conscience, made for the modern man who knows that looking your best means being true to yourself and the world around you. Why publishers should join Cleverman is a New York City-based male grooming brand. We offer the most customized hair and beard color for men, shipped directly to your door.   How does it work? Customers take our quiz online. We then personalize color, care & tools. Finally, we ship it directly to their home, with customized instructions and at the frequency of their choice.   How are we different and why is this relevant? We are the only brand that will customize beyond color. While picking the right shade for you is important, so is having the right tools and technique to apply it, so that the result looks natural. Cleverman Affiliate Program Details: Earn a competitive 10% commission Enjoy a 14 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at Cleverman@jebcommerce. com Find more at our Affiliate Program Management service page. How to get started If you are interested in learning more about Cleverman, ShareASale, or have any... --- ### Travello/Backpacker Deals now on Commission Factory for AU/NZ Affiliates! > We are thrilled to announce that the Travello/Backpacker Deals affiliate program is now available on the Commission Factory network for AU/NZ affiliates! - Published: 2023-04-11 - Modified: 2023-04-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/travello-backpacker-deals-now-on-commission-factory-for-au-nz-affiliates/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Travello's new affiliate network on Commission Factory reinforces our commitment to providing the best travel experiences to our customers while empowering affiliates with innovative tools and resources to succeed in their online businesses We are thrilled to announce that the Travello/Backpacker Deals affiliate program is now available on both the Commission Factory network for our Australian and New Zealand affiliates, and SAS for our US affiliates.   This means that affiliates now have two great options to promote this amazing travel program! The Travello/Backpacker Deals affiliate program offers fantastic commission rates to affiliates who promote travel experiences and packages for backpackers and adventure seekers. With a wide variety of packages and destinations to choose from, affiliates can earn commissions by promoting trips to some of the most exciting and exotic locations in the world. Program details Here are the program details for each network: Commission Factory (AU and NZ affiliates) Commission rates: 4% - 12% commission on all sales Cookie duration: 90 days Our average order value is $400 for day tours and up to $3,500 for multi day tours. Promotional materials: Banners, text links, and exclusive coupon codes Sign up with Commission Factory SAS (US affiliates) Commission rates: 4% - 12% commission on all sales Cookie duration: 90 days Our average order value is $400 for day tours and up to $3,500 for multi day tours. Promotional materials: Banners, text links, and exclusive coupon codes Sign up with ShareASale Join now and earn commissions Backpackerdeals. com’s new affiliate network with Commission Factory reinforces our commitment to providing the best travel experiences to our customers while empowering affiliates with innovative tools and resources to succeed in their online businesses. We’re confident that our... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Event Tickets Center affiliate program! - Published: 2023-03-28 - Modified: 2023-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-event-tickets-center-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with Event Tickets Center to bring their top-tier event ticket service to the affiliate space. Event Tickets Center connects audiences nationwide with the most sought-after tickets they need to create memories that last a lifetime - from sporting events to concerts to the hottest Broadway shows! Since 2005, ETC has used sophisticated marketing and advanced technology to gain an edge to succeed in a highly competitive market. It’s an edge that has made Event Tickets Center one of the largest ticket resale marketplaces in the nation. Why Publishers Should Join The Event Tickets Center affiliate program offers a lucrative opportunity for affiliates to earn money by promoting a reliable and reputable ticketing platform to their audience. And, with a vast inventory of tickets to various events across the United States, affiliates can promote a diverse range of ticket categories to their audience. Event Tickets Center Affiliate Program Details: Earn a competitive 3% commission on ticket sales. Enjoy a 14 day cookie window Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at EventTicketsCenter@jebcommerce. com Find more at our Affiliate Program Management service page. How to Get Started If you are interested in learning more about Event Tickets Center, Rakuten, or have any questions, simply email us at EventTicketsCenter@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the WuKong Education affiliate program! - Published: 2023-03-17 - Modified: 2023-03-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-wukong-education-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with WuKong Education to bring their Chinese educational courses to the affiliate space. WuKong Education is a world-leading EdTech company established in New Zealand. We deliver a one-stop online learning solution for 3-18-year-old students all over the globe, across Chinese, Math, and other subjects. Over 300,000 students are studying on WuKong online learning platform from 118 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, etc. At WuKong, we know learning changes life and we work hard to inspire learning by providing the best learning experience. It’s the guiding force behind over 4,000+ engaged WuKong employees and teachers from all over the world. We're a vibrant, collaborative, and innovative workplace focused on positive change for our customers and team. We empower employees to explore opportunities and face challenges by working in cross-functional teams that can take ownership of their ideas and outcomes. Why publishers should join WuKong Education Affiliate Program Details: Earn $5-$10 per free trial sign up on ShareASale Proactive team at JEBCommerce managing the affiliate program and always available at wukongeducation@jebcommerce. com High converting ad materials and content and 180 day cookie window Find more at our Affiliate Program Management service page. How to get started If you’re not already a member of the WuKong Education affiliate program, we encourage you to sign up today and start earning commissions on your referrals. If you have any questions or need assistance getting started, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Era Organics affiliate program! - Published: 2023-03-16 - Modified: 2023-03-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-era-organics-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with Era Organics to bring their top of the line natural and organic skin care products to the affiliate space. Era Organics offers a range of high-quality, organic, and natural skin care products that are highly sought after by consumers. As an affiliate of Era Organics, you can confidently promote these products, knowing that you are offering a reputable skin care brand. Why publishers should join As an Era Organics affiliate, you’ll have access to competitive commissions and a wide range of marketing materials to help you promote Era Organics to your audience. Our dedicated affiliate management team will work with you to optimize your campaigns and maximize your earnings. Program details: Simple and easy sign up on the LinkConnector Platform Earn a 10% commission on every sale Cookie window: 30 days Access to special offers and details Dedicated program management A brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started If you’re not already a member of the Era Organics affiliate program, we encourage you to sign up today and start earning commissions on your referrals. If you have any questions or need assistance getting started, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team. Thank you for your continued partnership with JEBCommerce, and we look forward to working with you as a partner for the Era Organics affiliate program! --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Princess Cruises Australia affiliate program! - Published: 2023-03-16 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-princess-cruises-australia-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with Princess Cruises Australia to bring their unforgettable travel experiences to the affiliate space. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Princess Cruises Australia has joined our list of esteemed clients, and we cannot wait to partner with them in providing unforgettable travel experiences to their customers. "Our team is delighted to welcome Princess Cruises Australia to our client portfolio. We look forward to building the PCL AU affiliate program and partnering with great publishers to create campaigns that highlight the unique features of their cruises, and we are confident that our partnership will bring great success. " – Britt Morrison, Affiliate Manager Why publishers should join Program details: Simple and easy sign up Rakuten Platform Earn up to 3% commission Cookie window: 45 day Access to marketing materials, including banners, links, and content, to help promote their cruises Dedicated program management A brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started Stay tuned for updates on our partnership and the exciting travel experiences that Princess Cruises Australia has to offer! If you would like to join, please visit the signup page. If you are interested in learning more about Princess Cruises - Australia , Rakuten, or have any questions, simply email us at princesscruises-australia@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. You can also see our Client Services page. --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Surgent affiliate program! - Published: 2023-03-14 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-surgent-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with Surgent CPA to bring their top-tier education and exam review program to the affiliate space. We are thrilled to announce that JEBCommerce is now managing the Surgent CPA affiliate program!   Why Publishers Should Join Surgent CPA offers high-quality CPA review courses and exam preparation materials that have helped thousands of students pass the CPA exam. With a pass rate of over 88%, Surgent CPA is a trusted name in the industry and a valuable resource for aspiring CPAs. These courses aren’t just ANY courses, they use adaptive technology. This means that someone takes a simple assessment, they ONLY take the classes you need to pass the exam.   As an affiliate of Surgent CPA, you'll have access to competitive commissions and a wide range of marketing materials to help you promote the courses to your audience. With our dedicated affiliate management team, we'll work with you to optimize your campaigns and maximize your earnings. We are committed to providing our affiliates with exceptional support, timely payments, and a transparent partnership. Join us in promoting Surgent CPA and help students achieve their dreams of becoming certified public accountants. Program details: Simple and easy sign up on the ShareASale platform Earn a 12-15% commission on every sale Cookie window: 30 days Access to special offers and details Dedicated program management A brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started If you're not already a member of the Surgent CPA affiliate program, we encourage you to sign up today and start earning commissions on your referrals. If you have any questions or need assistance... --- ### Brands are losing the loyalty fight to affiliates – how to set yourself up for success > How do affiliate marketing loyalty tactics drive consumer spending? Knowing the answer is key to success online. Ready to find out? - Published: 2022-11-14 - Modified: 2022-11-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/brands-losing-loyalty-fight-set-up-for-success/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Social Media Affiliate marketing sites are providing loyalty opportunities for online shoppers in more ways than ever before. Q4 shopping success will be determined by how brands provide these sites with consumer-friendly perks and exclusives. As a trusted source, the customer has a higher likelihood to try something new - especially with a cashback feature. There is a built-in affinity for Rakuten, Honey and other cashback sites enabling both new and repeat purchase. Affiliate marketing is a 20+ year practice that continues to innovate. Starting in 2021, we saw consumers shifting their online surfing loyalty from brands to affiliates. Before we go into that, let’s look at today’s economic trends.   We’ve all seen the headlines. As financial experts and elected leaders attempt to steer the economic ship, prices are going up. On November 2, the Federal Reserve increased rates for the 4th time, this time by three-quarters of a point. Research firm IRI released a report citing the increases in grocery staples, along with how consumers are opting for private labels. More time at home and dining in means more scrutiny on the overall household bill, from groceries to other everyday staples. Grocery stores, as an example, are providing additional options for shopping, increasing loyalty from their everyday shoppers. Aldi just announced that it will price their Thanksgiving items back to 2019 prices. Loyalty doesn’t start and stop with grocery stores or other brick and mortar businesses. Popular websites that advertise retailer products and services are gaining more market share and consumer interest. But in today’s world of online shopping, loyalty is shifting from the brand to publishers (aka affiliates) that built either incentives and/or trust with its digital community. Let’s explore. A Kickback... --- ### JEBCommerce welcomes the Nextbase affiliate program! - Published: 2022-11-07 - Modified: 2022-11-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-the-nextbase-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with Nextbase North America to bring their award winning dash cams, rear camera modules, and accessories to the affiliate channel. People all over the world value their possessions very differently, but most people value one possession more than almost everything else - their vehicles! Maintenance of a car is important. The better you take care of your car, the longer it will last, run, etc. There is another area of maintenance that is a key piece of keeping your car, and your pocketbook maintained, dash cams. Why publishers should join JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are managing the Nextbase affiliate program. Nextbase offers several top-of-the-line dash cams with many different features to keep you feeling confident about the protection of your vehicle. With dash cams of all price ranges, storage spaces, and picture qualities, Nextbase is here for the long-haul. Different cams in the Nextbase line of products have many unique features including Wifi and Alexa capability. Unlike other dash cam brands that slowly wake out of sleep mode, Nextbase dash cams have a built-in battery so your camera is always ready when you need it, car on or off!   Founded in the UK in 1999, Nextbase has 22 years of experience manufacturing in-car devices, and their sole focus is on driver well-being and safety. By documenting every part of your route, Nextbase products reduce anxiety and allow users to sit back and enjoy their travels. If you’re seeking to help others protect their vehicles the best that they can, sign-up for the Nextbase affiliate program today and encourage your readers to shop the best dash cams available.... --- ### New partner enters the top 5 performers list - Published: 2022-10-27 - Modified: 2022-10-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-partner-top-5-performers/ - Categories: Client Wins See how we used our method of working individually with publishers to create a top 5 performer in just 45 days! New partner recruiting is vital to the health of any affiliate program whether new or mature. But just getting that partner to join your affiliate program is just part of the battle, in fact it's where the journey really begins. Now you have to figure out how to make the partnership a successful win, win, win! For this baby and lifestyle brand, our team was able to identify a new partner, negotiate placements in return for additional revenue that fit within the clients goals. This particular client did not have budget for media spends or paid placements, so the affiliate needed to be optimized without an additional outlay of cash up front. Our team was able to negotiate: 2 priority category listings of our offers through the end of the year 2 featured logos in appropriate categories through the end of the year 1 newsletter inclusion each month for Q4 In the first 45 days, this partnership has generated an additional 5% of incremental revenue and broke through our top 5 performers for that time frame! Our team works with each publisher personally to learn about their audience, test placements and opportunities and create partnerships that fit within their cost requirements. This achievement was unlocked through a commission increase plus very clear opportunity to promote the brand in SEM activities. If you are having trouble adding new and producing affiliates to your program, we can help! Contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com today! --- ### Adding an additional 10% revenue production through optimization of one affiliate - Published: 2022-10-19 - Modified: 2022-10-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/adding-10pct-revenue-optimization-one-affiliate/ - Categories: Client Wins The optimization of one affiliate partnership resulted in a 10% jump in incremental revenue within a mature program. Check out how we did it! Would you be happy about a 10% lift in incremental revenue through one partner optimization opportunity? JEBCommerce and its clients sure are! That's exactly what happens time and time again with our team and our clients' programs. In this example, our team was able to increase incremental revenue by 10% for one of our men's apparel retailers. This particular program has been live for over ten years. So, let's ask the question again, but a slightly different way: Would you be excited about an instant 10% increase in revenue in an affiliate program that has been running for 10 years, actively managed for 10 years and continues to increase every year? Me too! Here is how our team did it. Each week our entire company meets and one team shares a challenge or obstacle they are encountering with one or more brands we manage During that meeting our entire company can identify and brainstorm ways we can solve that challenge or overcome that obstacle for that brand Many times we help each other identify new partners to work with and make introductions In this case our team needed new incremental sales and one team suggested a Card Linked Offer (CLO) affiliate and made an introduction Our team immediately set up a video call with this affiliate, presented the opportunity to our brand, and set about launching this slightly more sophisticated relationship Working with this affiliate for a few months to identify areas and opportunities that resonated with their consumers, they... --- ### How Affiliate Marketing is Changing the Dynamic of Digital Marketing Budgets > Affiliate marketing placements are requiring budgets typically earmarked for paid media. - Published: 2022-10-11 - Modified: 2022-10-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-changing-digital-marketing-budgets/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing ROI, Outsourced Affiliate Management Learn why your affiliate marketing program will require digital advertising dollars to compete. At one point in time, affiliate marketing sat within a digital marketing organization. It contributed to the 360 degree marketing mix, yet was expected to have a relatively small budget compared to its counterparts of paid search, social, and display advertising. Affiliate marketing budgets were to cover the chosen affiliate network, commissions, and potentially an agency. In some cases the budget would also cover a full-time or partial FTE to run the affiliate program within the company. With the convergence of commerce and content, this is all changing. In order to guarantee inclusion in some of the larger mass media publications, a paid placement, aka slotting fee, is required. It wasn’t often that digital media budgets would also include dollars for paid affiliate placements. This was considered a “media spend”, which was only reserved for traditional digital ads. In the earlier years, the traditional affiliate marketing model was able to drive enough sales, while continuing to drive a positive ROI: Offer > link on affiliate site > purchase by consumer > commission paid to affiliate  With the convergence of commerce and content, this is all changing. In order to guarantee inclusion in some of the larger mass media publications, a paid placement, aka slotting fee, is required. We recently talked about this on our podcast. Entities like Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Condé Nast all have commerce divisions of their editorial arms. As consumers’ daily reading habits turn to these sources, they are also turning to... --- ### 93% New Customer Acquisition through the Affiliate Channel? You read that right! - Published: 2022-10-07 - Modified: 2022-10-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/93pct-new-customer-acquisition-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Client Wins Finding the right strategy begins with understanding the client and their goals. Find out out we leveraged that information into 93% new to file, a 3x increase over the client's previous 8 year high! New customer acquisition is the holy grail for any digital marketing channel right now. As brands look to gain market share, rise out of the fog of the pandemic and push through what looks like an upcoming recession, acquiring new customers through the affiliate channel is a key target for many brands, including our client a top 5 consumer electronics brand. After years of working together new customer acquisition became the single goal for the entire organization. In the first 6 months of this year our team grew their percentage of new customers through the affiliate channel from 23% to 93% of all orders while growing top line revenue. Here is how we did it: Aggressive new publisher identification and recruitment. Realizing an increase in active publishers by 233% YoY from our recruitment efforts for the brand. Our process of identification of known affiliates, affluencers and following our process of reverse engineering the customer's path to purchase allowed us to identify the right partners and bring them in quickly. Relationship building. It's been talked about on our blog, our podcast and in the industry for 20 years, but strong relationships bread positive outcomes. Our team focused on strengthening the relationship of the brand with their top publishers to help them identify pockets of new audiences, provide them with the tools they need to be successful and helped them tweak their campaigns to get the desired results. Communication and customer service. Often times what leads to success isn't some new shiny... --- ### Agency-wide Gap Analysis leads to 15% increase in 30 days. The power of working with an agency! - Published: 2022-09-29 - Modified: 2024-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/gap-analysis-15pct-increase-30-days/ - Categories: Client Wins - Merchant Categories: Leisure, Travel & Tourism We help affiliates achieve success as well! See how we were able to help one affiliate go from 0 to 15% of channel sales in 30 days. Executing a solid strategy for any channel can take time, even in the real time world of digital marketing and affiliate marketing. Some tactics see results right away while others take time. During our onboarding of new clients, we create a strategy that identifies quick wins as well as the more marathon like strategies that lead to success in the long term. This particular client wanted heavy focus on affluencers, influencers, and content publishers, but also had aggressive goals to hit right away. So during our onboarding we perform a Gap Analysis against not only our current affiliate programs but many that we have managed in the past, looking for affiliates that fit both strategies. For this client, we identified several cash back and loyalty affiliates that, with the right integration, could generate revenue quickly. An integration fee was needed as is the case with many top partners. After that integration began and the results poured in quickly. This affiliate immediately started generating sales and new customer acquisition. After 30 days this affiliate is now 15% of their affiliate channel sales! Want to add new affiliates to your program quickly? Contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com today. --- ### Gearharts Fine Chocolates Partners with JEBCommerce - Published: 2022-09-28 - Modified: 2022-09-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/gearharts-fine-chocolates-partners-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has teamed up with Gearharts Fine Chocolates to bring their hand-crafted world-class chocolates to the affiliate space. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Gearharts Fine Chocolates Affiliate Program! Gearharts Fine Chocolates is proud to offer handmade, gourmet confections with unique and classic flavors inspired by the world, that you will not find at your local store! That is why we are expanding their online presence through strong affiliate partners! Why publishers should join Simple and easy sign up in the ShareASale platformEarn a 5% commission on every saleCookie window: 60 daysAccess to special offers and detailsDedicated program managementA brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started To become a Gearharts Fine Chocolates Affiliate simply submit an application through ShareASale. If you are interested in learning more about Gearharts Fine Chocolates or have any questions, please email us at GearhartsFineChocolates@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Travello/Backpacker Deals Partners with JEBCommerce - Published: 2022-09-26 - Modified: 2022-09-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/travello-backpacker-deals-partners-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with Travello/Backpacker Deals to bring their curated travel experiences to the affiliate channel. Backpacker Deals is committed to helping travelers book amazing travel experiences at the best price and get cash back on each booking for their next booking at backpackerdeals. com! We guarantee best in market commissions ranging from 4% to 12% on sales, with an opportunity to earn even more through sales bonuses. Our average order value is $400 for day tours and up to $3,500 for multi-day tours. We carefully curate the best travel experiences to feature on Backpacker Deals so your audience can book with confidence. We do this by building relationships with local tour operators who share our values. We learn about each tour and ensure that all of our partners are passionate about offering unique experiences while being aware of their impact on the environment. We're dedicated to finding extraordinary tours from around the world. When your customers book with us, they can expect guaranteed best price, excellent customer service, live availability, and instant confirmation. Unlike other sites, customers can chat live with us or call us if they require more information, helping to drive you drive more conversions and giving your users an amazing experience. By partnering with Backpacker Deals we consider you part of our team and we work closely with you to deliver success. Why publishers should join Exclusive excursions only available at backpackerdeals. comGreat commission rateCustomers receive cash back to be used on their next Backpacker Deals bookingHigh conversion ratesTravel is back and the demand is higher than ever beforeBest rates and dealsLast... --- ### Targus and Sena Cases Partners with JEBCommerce - Published: 2022-09-15 - Modified: 2022-09-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/targus-and-sena-cases-partners-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with Targus and Sena Cases to bring their superior technology accessories to the affiliate channel. Our electronic devices are increasingly important to our daily lives. And protecting them is just as important. We recently started managing an amazing affiliate program with many ways for our affiliates to earn - the Targus Affiliate Program! Let's outline the three different opportunities with this one company available now through Commission Junction and managed by JEBCommerce: Targus Technology is evolving at a crazy pace – yet one thing that’s remained constant is the inherent need to carry, connect, and protect it all. Regardless of which technologies come and go, Targus helps you seamlessly integrate tech into your lives to provide you with everything you need to live, dream, and do. For more than thirty-five years, Targus has been implementing purposeful solutions to provide you with the tools you need to succeed – from laptop bags to tablet cases to peripherals and universal docking stations. Sena Cases A leading designer and manufacturer of slim, functional, protective and luxurious genuine leather cases for today's most popular mobile devices. Sena Cases (a subsidiary of Targus) blends craftsmanship with the needs of the modern lifestyle. Craftsman who watch, listen and adapt to trends and customers to provide fashionable premium leather products that surprise and delight while offering highly-efficient function and utility for everyday life. Global reach Not only can you earn commissions by promoting the product of Sena and Targus in the US, but we ship to the UK, Germany, France and Spain! We are currently actively recruiting affiliates, publishers, and affluencers in... --- ### One new affiliate publisher becomes the top performer in the program, in under 30 days - Published: 2022-09-15 - Modified: 2022-09-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-becomes-top-performer-in-30-days/ - Categories: Client Wins Effective publisher recruitment can breath life into any affiliate channel, bring new revenue, acquire new customers, and gain market share. See how we did it! Many of our clients come to us with the need to recruit more publishers into their affiliate program. We totally get that. New blood can breath life into any affiliate channel, bring new revenue, help brands acquire new customers, and gain market share, putting more dollars into their bottom line. With this lifestyle brand, we brought on one publisher quickly and within 30 days of accepting our offer, they drove more than $50k in sales and became the brand's top monthly publisher, a designation they still carry today. How we did it: During the onboarding of new clients, we do a thorough gap analysis of top performing publishers in our universe against our client's affiliate program That process identifies the low hanging fruit; partners we have relationships with but the brand does not We utilize our entire team to recommend publishers for the program Through this process we identified this partner as a key prospect for the affiliate program The team member with the most fruitful relationship facilitated an introduction to the managing team We created a more suitable commission structure directly with this partner, working outside any known aggregators Provided the publisher with all the resources and collateral they needed Shared reporting weekly to identify further exposure opportunities The results were amazing and continue to be. A solid recruiting plan, combined with a team that collaborates with each other leads to success for our brands. Need help finding your next top partner? Email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com! --- ### Consistent affiliate communication leads to 146% increase in revenue in the first 30 days - Published: 2022-09-08 - Modified: 2022-09-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/consistent-communication-146pct-increase-revenue-30-days/ - Categories: Client Wins We realized a 146% revenue growth within 30 days with a global infant and toddler brand. Check out how we did it! In 2022, a global infant and toddler brand came to us with a goal to increase their revenue and reach through the affiliate channel. They were refocusing in the direct-to-consumer market and felt the affiliate channel and their publishers could help them increase market share and customer acquisition. And boy did we ever, and right out the gate. We realized a 146% revenue growth in the first 30 days with this brand through solid communication with publishers. Example of what we do during that time is: Weekly newsletter to our publishers featuring top products, promotions and suggestions for their marketing of the brand Updating offers, coupons and codes as well as links for our affiliate publishers weekly One-on-one meeting with top VIP publishers as they can often move the fastest Simple yet effective communication to the right publishers combined with accurate, up to date and frequently refreshed resources and collateral help us drive results for our clients fast! If you'd like to learn how we can do that for you, simply email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com! --- ### Interview – Building an Affiliate Program and Best Strategies for Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2022-09-01 - Modified: 2022-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/interview-building-an-affiliate-program-and-best-strategies-for-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Podcast Interview John Corcoran, of the Smart Business Revolution Podcast, recently interviewed Jamie about affiliate marketing and the best strategies for building an affiliate program. In the episode, Jamie explains the inner workings of affiliate marketing, how the tactic has evolved over the years, and how it has been impacted by social media. Please give it a listen at Smart Business Revolution. --- ### Cast your vote for our SXSW panel - Published: 2022-08-16 - Modified: 2022-08-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cast-your-vote-sxsw-panel/ - Categories: Company News Affiliate marketing and PR are merging, vote for our panel at SXSW discussing this new phenomenon. Our very own Director of Affiliate Marketing and Emmy winner Blagica Bottigliero has an amazing panel up for voting at SXSW and we need your help!  The panel is titled “The Commerce Merge of PR and Affiliate Marketing. " Please take a moment to cast your vote. Hope to see you there! Vote here, vote now! --- ### Migrating an affiliate program to another network and beating growth goal by 236% in 90 days! - Published: 2022-07-26 - Modified: 2022-07-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/migrating-network-and-beating-goal-236pct/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing ROI, Client Wins Our time-tested processes helped beat the client's initial 6 month goal by 236% in just 2 months ... while migrating networks. Here's how we did it. Anytime an advertiser or retailer signs a contract with a new vendor they are excited about the potential of that partnership and want to see a return on their investment quickly. Couple that with a migration from one affiliate network or platform to another and the need to get things done quickly, methodically, accurately, and the importance of how you start a relationship increases exponentially. Our client in the consumer electronics space had all this going on and more. Our time-tested launch and migration system allowed our team to beat the client's initial 6 month goal by 236% and in only 90 days' time! Almost 3x the revenue in half the expected time! Here is how we did it: Leveraged our deep knowledge of all the affiliate networks and platforms which allowed us to know all the tricks and tips to migrate the program and the technology available to integrate affiliates and optimize them quickly. Enacted a clear, comprehensive and concise communication and outreach plan for all current affiliates needing to be migrated; included email, phone, socials, and a migration webinar with clear how-tos for affiliates. Implemented a migration tracking system to ensure we knew who hadn't yet moved over to the new program. Provided clear incentives for affiliates to make the move. Developed a comprehensive optimization plan that included consumer offers, exclusive offers, and vanity codes to encourage affiliates to join quickly and promote to their consumers. A systemized way to launch a new client AND to handle a... --- ### A solid onboarding process with structured strategy leads to a quick 94% increase in revenue - Published: 2022-07-21 - Modified: 2022-07-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/onboarding-strategy-quick-94pct-increase-in-revenue/ - Categories: Client Wins, Managed Clients Rapid revenue growth and improvement in the overall health of your affiliate program is achievable with the right agency, the right strategy, and the right partners. Anytime you make a transition from one vendor to another, one service provider to another or one consultant to another you want to see change fast and you want to reach your goals as quickly as you can. Such was the case for one of our consumer electronics brands when they switched to JEBCommerce from a competing agency. This brand saw a 94% increase in sales, 52% increase in clicks, and a 40% increase in orders YoY after only 45 days with JEBCommerce! Rapid improvement realized from these tactics: Our New Client Onboarding process allows us to identify the right strategy for each brand quickly. In under 5 business days we go from contract signing to a structured strategy and to executing that strategy. Our process is comprehensive and allows us to move rapidly towards our brands' goals. A solid and comprehensive GAP analysis was performed where identified low hanging fruit level partnerships with publishers we had solid, long-term relationships with. Bringing previously uninterested publishers to the program allowed for quick growth. Restructured commission plan. The previous commission strategy was confusing, overly complicated, hard to understand by publishers, and was not aligned with the brand's overall goals. We streamlined this to a structure that was easy for publishers to understand, incentivized them to produce sales quickly and was, in a word, structured. Our team and our processes quickly built trust with the client and publishers. This allowed us to acquire what each team needed to be successful. Rapid improvement and... --- ### Welcome the Qapital affiliate program! - Published: 2022-06-27 - Modified: 2022-06-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-the-qapital-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with Qapital to bring their financial services to the affiliate channel. Many people all over the world are having trouble with their finances, especially within the last 2 years. Individuals struggle from lack of knowledge on how to save, invest, or how to organize their finances as a whole. JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Qapital affiliate program. Qapital offers subscriptions for multiple service levels starting at just $3/mo, saving their average basic member $1,500/year.  Their Premier membership is the ultimate way to save towards a financial goal with a partner, without losing control of your individual finances or account. Qapital’s goal is to create money happiness. They want to ensure that the pain of saving money, alone or with a partner, is made simple and easy. Co-founders Katherine Salisbury and George Friedman created a way to ease the stress of joint financial planning, and they want to help everyone accomplish their goal no matter the size. If you’re seeking to help others by easing their financial stress, sign-up for the Qapital program today and encourage your readers to sign-up for their 30-day free trial today. Why publishers should join Join the Qapital program on ImpactCommission: Varying structures available depending on partner typeCookie Window: 30 daysConversion Rate: 10% from account creation to linking a funded account “I just love the set it and forget it side of Qapital. I set up my rules and BAM, money saving machine is in place. The little reminders that pop up with what I've saved and the projections for the year... --- ### KPIs Need to Change With the Merging of PR and Affiliate Marketing > Affiliate Marketing KPIs are now being shared by Public Relations (PR). How can their KPIs can evolve together? - Published: 2022-06-17 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/kpis-need-to-change-with-the-merging-of-pr-and-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Public Relations - Tags: Public Relations Affiliate marketing KPIs are now being shared by multiple industries, including Public Relations. Impressions, brand awareness and views have been replaced with clicks, purchase intent and engagement. This welcome change helps brands make better decisions as it relates to performance marketing. First off, let’s review what a “KPI” refers to. A “KPI” is a Key Performance Indicator. In essence, it refers to whatever performance metric in which you can measure the success of your marketing campaign. Different marketing channels and campaigns all may have different KPIs depending on the end goal you have as a brand, company, or individual. KPIs and Digital Marketing  Since the dawn of the internet, digital marketing, and eCommerce, the almighty measurement of Key Performance Indicators KPIs) has been what determines the success, or conversely, failure of any marketing campaign. Traditionally, you would see main KPIs that were specific to a digital channel. This is simply because most digital marketing channels were segregated into their own efforts and had their own use case. Do you want to drive awareness? Run a banner ad. You want to push traffic to your new website? Ramp up your CPC budget. Looking to re-engage with consumers? Push out more email campaigns. So on and so forth. Here is a look at how each channel would typically evaluate success and which KPI is normally measured.   Search Marketing: Cost Per Click (CPC) is king.  Email Marketing: Open Rates, Reply Rates, Click Through Rates all share equal space in this channelBanner and Awareness Ads: Cost per Impression (CPM) and Click Through Rate (CTR) both determine how the ads are performingPR and Social/Influencer Placements: Site Traffic, Engagement, and Email Capture (LeadGen) have always been closely watched. Typically, the first 2 hold the most weight... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Can Boost the Speed of Public Relations > When Public Relations (PR) happens, Affiliate Marketing can help take the moment into sales and maximize client opportunities. - Published: 2022-06-17 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-can-boost-the-speed-of-public-relations/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Public Relations - Tags: Public Relations Affiliate marketing can quickly amplify a trend or pop culture moment, maximizing PR teams’ efforts to capitalize on a client opportunity. By now, it’s no surprise to most of us in the affiliate and public relations communities that these two channels are coming together in new and unique ways. With speed and velocity we haven’t seen in the affiliate space before.   Read more about the overlap of these two disciplines here. Helping PR At the Speed of the Click As both industries grapple with what this will look like and how they adjust, pivot and change to take advantage of these opportunities, we want to highlight one of the reasons the PR community should be looking at the affiliate channel to maximize their campaigns. Speed. We live in a real-time world and that is only getting more and more vital to advertisers. A trend that begins today on TikTok may be over by the week’s end. A trend that is all the rage can burn hot and burn out just as quick as it started. You need the reach as quickly as you can to take advantage of exposure opportunities. Affiliate Marketers and Immediate Content Promotion  Affiliates, like advertisers and most organizations, have spent the last two decades building up their own brand. They’ve been testing their unique value propositions and how they pitch themselves to their audiences, and really refining what audiences they are going to be serving. Because of that, they own those audiences and have garnered loyalty from those consumers. And if you want to get access to those users through a trusted source, you have to... --- ### Welcoming Public Relations to the Affiliate Marketing Party - Published: 2022-06-17 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/welcoming-public-relations-to-the-affiliate-marketing-party/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Public Relations - Tags: Public Relations Two big players in the digital marketing space, namely Affiliate Marketing and Public Relations (PR) are currently undergoing a significant and exciting shift, one that exposes ways each can help the other succeed, and unlock new opportunities for the brands they represent. In the last few years, the Affiliate Marketing industry has taken an exciting turn for the better! We are thrilled to welcome our Public Relations (PR) colleagues to one of the steadiest and challenging pieces of digital marketing.   As traditional advertising budgets shrank and brands shifted to a more extensive digital marketing strategy (especially mobile), publishers were also experiencing a shift in ad tracking, causing an immediate decrease in revenues.   The decrease in online advertising revenue made something else happen: the line between editorial and advertising evaporated. Publishers continued to include PR pieces about retail, technology, travel and a myriad of other topics, but there was an addition, namely commerce. Through trackable links, publishers could not only add new revenue streams to their bottom line, but it also added a new step for public relations professionals to take on: affiliate marketing. There are many commonalities and tactics/strategies shared between affiliate marketing and public relations. Relationship building being the most significant. Building strong PR relationships and pitching ideas to publishers and media is very similar to affiliate outreach and recruiting. What this means for Affiliate Marketing Once always considered a bottom of the funnel play, affiliate marketing is now considered a member of the top and middle of the funnel.  Affiliate marketers need to continue building their publisher relationships, however, more relationships will be built with content creators and commerce managers.   What this means for Public Relations Whether or not there is placement for a client’s products or... --- ### Affiliate Recruitment and PR Pitching Have a Ton in Common > Learn how Affiliate Marketing recruitment goes hand in hand with Public Relations (PR) pitching. We can help brand stories shine! - Published: 2022-06-17 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-recruitment-and-pr-pitching-have-a-ton-in-common/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Public Relations - Tags: Public Relations Affiliate marketing recruitment is similar to PR pitching - building relationships. Affiliate recruitment can add more outlets for brand stories to shine. For years the affiliate community has pushed and asked for a seat at the greater marketing table and we are now getting it! With that comes change, new trends, and new opportunities. The current trend in affiliate marketing, and the one that is getting a ton of press (no pun intended, ok it was intended), is the merging of public relations (PR) into the affiliate community. In fact it’s everywhere. At Affiliate Summit East. At Martech Record’s event, it is slated to be a huge topic in the remaining events in 2022 and all of 2023. This trend isn’t going away. Public Relations and Affiliates are merging in unique ways. Affiliate Marketing Recruitment & PR Pitches - Together in Harmony Everyone should be excited about this trend; these two channels have quite a bit in common. One of the largest similarities is in how we recruit, activate, and optimize affiliates and how the PR teams pitch their brands to publishers, authors, and content creators. Let’s talk about the pitch process and how similar it is to the affiliate outreach process. It all begins with relationships. Affiliate managers and PR professionals spend their entire careers networking, identifying new publishing partners for their content, building strong relationships over time, and leveraging those relationships for their clients. It’s nearly an identical process. Both identify potential partners, develop campaigns and strategies to reach them, and work with them over years to form successful, mutually beneficial relationships.   Successful managers in each channel spend significant... --- ### Technology Available to PR Teams Through Affiliate Marketing > Public Relations (PR) agencies can partner with Affiliate Marketing teams for better campaign tracking. The industry is founded on it! - Published: 2022-06-17 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/technology-available-to-pr-teams-through-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Public Relations - Tags: Public Relations PR agencies should consider partnering with affiliate marketers for optimal client tracking. There are many exciting developments in digital marketing these days. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in quite a number of changes in consumer behavior and how we work. With that came an acceleration in many trends that we were seeing prior to the pandemic. Things like: unique tracking technologies in the affiliate communitymore shopping online, and ship to store optionstrackingthe integration of affiliate marketing and public relations If you are in the PR world and reading this, you may want to read about how affiliate marketing can help the speed of public relations. Affiliate marketing offers some very unique ways to track and report on the success of any PR campaigns that have been unavailable to the channel in the past. All of these tracking methods are available through the major affiliate networks and platforms. Contact JEBCommerce at gethelp@jebcommerce. com to get a run down of all the options available to you. How Affiliate Marketing Tracking Works  First of all, affiliate tracking allows you to track sales from these campaigns and all partners. Whether it is tracking through a link or cookieless tracking through an offer, coupon or code, you’ll be able to see sales from your placements. And let’s talk about the more unique ways you can track. Most affiliate marketing tracking is done through cookies and a link. If you have been following privacy issues over the last 10 years, you know that following and tracking consumers through cookies is slowly going away. Outside of that, many of the... --- ### Performance Marketing Glossary – a Free Resource From The PMA - Published: 2022-05-25 - Modified: 2022-05-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/performance-marketing-glossary-free-resource-pma/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, FAQ, Misc Check out The PMA's (Performance Marketing Association) handy glossary of 300+ affiliate marketing definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations. Free! Ever scratched your head over some of the terms used by Performance Marketing wonks? Well today's your scalp's lucky day. Our friends at The PMA (Performance Marketing Association) have developed a handy glossary that includes more than 300 affiliate marketing definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations. The glossary represents countless hours of effort and the expertise of a variety of contributors. And because it is a "living" document, it promises to reflect changes in the industry, emerging technologies, and more. Oh, and did we mention it's free? Check it out now over at The PMA! --- ### How To Start An Affiliate Marketing Program For eCommerce Brands And Stores - Published: 2022-05-16 - Modified: 2022-05-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-start-an-affiliate-marketing-program-for-ecommerce-brands-and-stores/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Podcast Interview Read Benjamin Boman's interview with Jamie Birch, a dive deep into they "why" and "how" of starting an affiliate program for e-commerce brands. It's both insightful and entertaining, so make sure it's at the top of your reading list! Recently, our CEO and host of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast had the opportunity to discuss building eCommerce affiliate programs with Benjamin Boman. In this interview, Jamie covered the strategy behind affiliate marketing programs and the step-by-step process of developing one for an eCommerce brand or retailer. This interview also provided insights into the future of performance partnership marketing. You can read the full interview here. --- ### Going into Orbitz, Social and Affiliates - Published: 2022-04-26 - Modified: 2022-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/going-into-orbitz-social-and-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Social Media Listen as Blagica Bottigliero, Jill Royce, and Marty Kihn dive into digital marketing and more in a recent interview for Paleo Ad Tech. Our own Director of Affiliate Marketing, Blagica Bottigliero, recently had an opportunity to record an episode of the Paleo Ad Tech podcast hosted by Jill Royce and Marty Kihn. In 26 minutes and change, the trio cover a lot of ground starting roughly with the dot-com bomb through to today, and explore how the story of Blagica’s career was woven into the very fiber of the digital marketing industry. It’s a must-listen, and we encourage you to check it out over at Paleo Ad Tech’s site → --- ### TruthFinder Partners with JEBCommerce - Published: 2022-04-25 - Modified: 2022-04-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/truthfinder-partners-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with TruthFinder to bring their lookup services to the affiliate channel. JEBCommerce has joined with TruthFinder to bring their lookup services to the affiliate channel. TruthFinder uncovers information major search engines don’t. Scanning hundreds of millions of public records, social channels, and more. TruthFinder provides a detailed report about family and friends and anyone people are letting into their lives. Additionally, TruthFinder lets users take a more proactive protection approach that can prevent issues from ever happening and then dealing with the nasty consequences. TruthFinder helps ensure users are protected from predators, liars and shady characters looking to steal money, personal information and even their property. TruthFinder can be a valuable tool for: Finding lost love interests, old school friends, and military buddiesReconnecting with familyFilling out a personal address bookProtecting familyReputation management - seeing what public information is available about youChecking out potential online dates before meeting them in personSee if there are sex offenders in the areaDigging deeper on friends/ social media friendsUncovering marriage/ divorce recordsLearning more about new neighborsVetting parents of a child’s friendsUncovering past troubles of family membersLooking up somebody’s current address Protection from scammers (travel, financial, etc. ) Why publishers should join Simple and easy sign up on the Impact platformEarn a generous payout starting at $50 per saleCookie Window: 60 days Access to special offers and detailsDedicated program managementA brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started To become aTruthFinder affiliate simply submit an application through Impact.  If you are interested in learning more about TruthFinder or have any questions, please email us at truthfinder@jebcommerce. com for a personal response... --- ### The Rise of the Affluencer - Published: 2022-02-28 - Modified: 2022-12-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-rise-of-the-affluencer/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services, Social Media - Tags: Public Relations Affiliate Marketing Trend to Watch: Affluencers Take Center Stage Affiliate market’s next chapter is here Remember the days of visiting the site of one of your favorite bloggers? Perhaps you were looking up a recipe. Maybe you moved into a new home and need home decor ideas. Then again, you could have used a good laugh and tuned in to someone’s trials and tribulations of life, reading daily posts to escape for a bit. The Early Blogging Days Bloggers accepted samples of products in exchange for a write up or a mention. But this didn’t pay the bills. Slowly, those content creators were embedding images and loading text links into their posts, videos and social media links. Favorite products and services began appearing on the web, in the vein of monetizing the time these creators took to craft messages and opinions on a variety of topics. Initially, the practice of accepting payment for writing about a favorite product or service was looked down upon. Bloggers accepted samples of products in exchange for a write up or a mention. But this didn’t pay the bills.   That’s when many bloggers learned that there was a seamless way to promote a product, while not hindering the user experience of the reader. Enter affiliate marketing. Consumers click the link, a purchase is made, a commission would go to the content creator. Done and done.   The Earliest Adopters of Affiliate Marketing  Before the bloggers began creating their own media companies, hundreds of websites were crafted to highlight the best deals of the... --- ### JEBCommerce’s 2022 Affiliate Marketing Trend Alert - Published: 2022-02-16 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2022-affiliate-marketing-trend-alert/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: Public Relations As we begin another year in the pandemic, we took a closer look at the 2021 trends across JEBCommerce’s family of clients. From surprises of 2021 to program edits that we see heading strong into 2022. Let’s dive in!   Online Shopping Continues to Be Strong Consumer spending continued with strong trends towards online shopping. At-home delivery habits and typical quick delivery turnaround turned shoppers into holiday planners.  The security of having a gift in hand, versus potentially getting caught on in the global supply chain challenges drove consumers to shop earlier and more consistently in Q4. With online deals starting as early as October, consumers shopped over more days versus on Black Friday and Cyber Monday only. Overall Cyber Monday shopping was down 1. 4%.   Specific to JEBCommerce, here are some stats on our clients’ activities in Q4: Beauty client: 60% increaseTravel client: 178% increaseMen’s Grooming client: 85% increaseTech client: 61% increaseRetail client: 120% increaseHome Goods: 188% increase Website Usability  The increased competition of brands shifting to an online presence, in many cases, ONLY online, an efficient shopping cart experience is more paramount than ever. More and more products are launching with a direct to consumer strategy, especially Challenger brands. We are happy to see eCommerce and Usability teams working together to ensure an optimal outcome as it relates to click to browsing to consideration to purchase.   For clients who may not have a usability team or the bandwidth to conduct an in-depth audit of their stores, JEBCommerce’s... --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Everyday Dose affiliate program! - Published: 2022-02-08 - Modified: 2023-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-the-everyday-dose-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Merchant Categories: Health and Beauty - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Everyday Dose, the Mushroom Latte Coffee Alternative, has joined forces with JEBCommerce! Come check out the particulars of their affiliate program. JEBCommerce has joined with Everyday Dose to bring their nutrient-packed, healthy coffee alternative to the affiliate channel. Everyday Dose, the mushroom latte, is a comprehensive and convenient alternative to stimulants and highly caffeinated drinks. You drink it like coffee. So, the routine and taste you love and crave is still taking place. However, it has one-third of the caffeine found in an average cup of coffee. Combine that great coffee flavor with functional mushrooms, collagen and nootropics and it’s a healthy alternative that doesn't result in jitters and lets everyone feel good about what they are putting in their body. Whether you’re focused on innovative beverages, overall healthy living, better sleep, the healing properties of mushrooms, sustainability, or just cool new products, Everyday Dose will resonate with your audience. Why publishers should join Simple and easy sign up on the ShareASale platform Earn a baseline 8% commission on sale of Everyday Dose products Cookie Window: 30 days  Access to special offers and details Dedicated program management A brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started To become an Everyday Dose affiliate simply submit an application through ShareASale.  If you are interested in learning more about Everyday Dose or have any questions, please email us at everydaydose@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Revival Animal Health affiliate program! - Published: 2022-02-07 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/welcome-revival-animal-health-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Dedicated to creating Healthy Pets and Delighted Customers, Revival Animal Health has teamed up with JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program! Dr. Roy Nielsen, Jr. , started Revival Animal Health as a second career more than 30 years ago. The small business that began in Doc Roy's basement has since grown into a national pet health supply company with two locations, a state-of-the-art warehouse, and more than 75 employees. As we continue to grow we maintain our focus on industry-leading pet care knowledge and superior customer service. From our Pet Pros to our pharmacy staff, you'll find Revival employees are dedicated to creating Healthy Pets and Delighted Customers. Why publishers should join Simple and easy sign up in the CJ platformEarn a baseline 6% commission on sale of Revival productsCookie Window: 30 days Access to special offers and detailsDedicated program managementA brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started To become a Revival Animal Health Affiliate simply submit an application through CJ. If you are interested in learning more about Revival Animal Health or have any questions, please email us at revivalanimal@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Evenflo affiliate program! - Published: 2022-02-04 - Modified: 2022-02-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-evenflo-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with Evenflo to bring their trusted car seats, strollers and travel systems, as well as high chairs, gates and activity centers to the affiliate channel. We here at JEBCommerce are excited to announce that we are now managing the Evenflo Affiliate Program!   Evenflo is constantly pushing the boundaries in product design and safety innovation to meet parents right where they are -- and where they want to go next. They are your trusted go-to for carseats, strollers and travel systems, as well as high chairs, gates and activity centers. Evenflo is defined by these core elements: Safety Innovation, Thoughtful Design, Product Quality, Robust Features, Versatility & Extended Use, Everyday Convenience, and Lasting Comfort.   "As a parent myself, I know the numerous challenges parents can face when searching for quality, safe and convenient options for child products. Therefore, we are looking forward to working with this brand to help caregivers take one more thing off of their plate! "Erica Sorlie, Affiliate Manager Why publishers should join Simple and easy sign up in the ShareASale platformEarn a baseline 5% commission on sale of Evenflo productsCookie Window: 15 days Access to special offers and detailsDedicated program managementA brand this is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started To become an Evenflo Affiliate simply submit an application through ShareASale. If you are interested in learning more about Evenflo or have any questions, please email us at evenflo@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Cotopaxi affiliate program! - Published: 2021-12-07 - Modified: 2021-12-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-cotopaxi-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Merchant Categories: Sporting Goods - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Cotopaxi as an affiliate client! We’ve teamed up with AvantLink to grow the program and to promote their unique line of high-quality outdoor apparel, packs, and bags. There’s nothing better than promoting great quality products. Unless it’s high-quality outdoor apparel, packs and bags made from recycled, reclaimed and sustainable materials. Win-Win. JEBCommerce is thrilled to announce we are now managing the Cotopaxi affiliate program. Cotopaxi offers high-quality outwear, apparel, packs and bags that feature fun colors, unique designs, and a stylish retro vibe. Cotopaxi’s sustainably designed outdoor gear fuels both adventure and global change, by dedicating a percentage of its revenues to nonprofits working to improve the human condition. Cotopaxi’s “Do Good” mission permeates everything they create. Their promise is to make durable gear in the most ethically sustainable way possible and to use their revenue to develop and uplift communities. In short, Cotopaxi makes products that last—and have a lasting impact. Their commitment to give back, as well as high-quality products at affordable prices, and very competitive commission rates all set them apart from their competitors. If you’re a publisher that’s interested in the outdoor apparel vertical, then this is a program you’ll want to join and begin promoting immediately. High Level Program Information Cotopaxi Join Link: https://www. avantlink. com/signup/publisher-united-states/? mi=12733Commission: 4-12% based on affiliate type Cookie Window: 30 daysAverage Order Value: $150 + Conversion Rate: 4. 4% “Affiliates in the program are having great success and love promoting the “Do Good” vibes of the company. Plus, the products in Cotopaxi’s Del Dia collection are one-of-kind Literally, no two items are the same. So these are truly the most unique gifts of the season and one that will make the giver a... --- ### Budget management results in 24% revenue growth, lower absolute cost - Published: 2021-09-30 - Modified: 2021-10-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/budget-management-results-in-24-revenue-growth-lower-absolute-cost/ - Categories: Client Wins Wish your affiliate program could make more AND spend less? Let us show you how we helped a client increase revenue 24% and lower costs by nearly 8%. Increasing revenue is on everyone’s mind, not just now, but constantly. But doing so while decreasing absolute commission cost, well, that doesn’t happen very often.  Our team was effectively able to flip the script for a "best of both worlds" outcome with this education technology advertiser. Since taking over the program, our client has seen an increase in sales, while at the same time commissions have decreased. Though revenue has increased 24. 6% YoY, their publisher commissions have actually dropped 7. 6%.  JEBCommerce did this by adjusting their base commissions down and adding in tiered bonuses, lowering commissions for some publishers who would drive relatively the same amount of revenue regardless of commission and recruiting new publishers at the new lower commission. This allowed us to focus their budget on producers who can more directly impact their production, customer acquisition, and revenue generation by spending more with them and right-sizing commissions for the affiliates that don’t have that opportunity. Effective budget management through appropriate commission strategies allowed us to show true and absolute revenue growth and cost reduction. --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to welcome the Hypeach Boutique affiliate program! > JEBCommerce is stoked to welcome Hypeach Boutique to our portfolio! - Published: 2021-09-15 - Modified: 2021-09-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-welcome-the-hypeach-boutique-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Merchant Categories: Health and Beauty - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing JEBCommerce is stoked to welcome Hypeach Boutique to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow this program through the end of 2021 and beyond on Impact. Do you love to work in the high-quality fashion vertical? Then JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Hypeach affiliate program. This program is newer to the affiliate channel but is ready to make an impact and create high performing partnerships with publishers. Hypeach offers high-quality apparel at affordable prices to celebrate your uniqueness. Every piece in their collections are hand-selected and inspired by Southern California’s coastal lifestyle. Their mission is Fashion That Gives Back, so a portion of every purchase supports GlobalGirl Media, their charity partner. This female-run nonprofit works to empower young women from underrepresented backgrounds with digital journalism and skills.   Their commitment to give back, high-quality products at affordable prices, and commission rates all set them apart from their competitors. If you’re a publisher that’s interested in the fashion vertical, then this is an up and coming affiliate program, make sure to take advantage and join now! High Level Program Information Hypeach Join Link: http://app. impact. com/advertiser-advertiser-info/Hypeach-Boutique. brand Commission: 10% Baseline  Cookie Window: 30 days Average Order Value: $90 +  Conversion Rate: 1. 1% Feedback so far from publishers have been very positive as we are able to activate quickly and optimize so they see immediate traffic and increase results. We would love to work with you, whether you are a content, tool, loyalty or another unique site, please reach out to the managing team! We’re open to reviewing all partnerships.   “We are excited to partner with the Hypeach team to... --- ### The Biggest Mistakes in Affiliate Marketing and How to Avoid Them - Published: 2021-09-13 - Modified: 2021-09-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-biggest-mistakes-in-affiliate-marketing-and-how-to-avoid-them/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing Do you know about the biggest mistakes in affiliate marketing and how to avoid them? If not, listen as Jamie and Eric Stockton dive into this issue and more in a recent interview for Digital Marketing Swipe File, a SharpSpring podcast. JEBCommerce CEO Jamie Birch recently sat down with Eric Stockton of Digital Marketing Swipe File – a podcast by SharpSpring Ads – to discuss the importance of using testing and data analytics in developing an affiliate marketing strategy, leadership through being open and vulnerable, and lessons he's learned from mistakes made in both leadership and client management. --- ### JEBCommerce Team Includes Certified CJ Ambassadors - Published: 2021-09-09 - Modified: 2021-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-team-includes-certified-cj-ambassadors/ - Categories: Company News Help us in congratulating our team for having completed the 2021 CJ Ambassador Program! Commission Junction (CJ. com) is one of the original affiliate networks that was founded back in 1998 and claims to be the world's largest affiliate marketing ecosystem today. Although JEBCommerce was founded in 2004 and became an agency partner then, our veteran team members have been utilizing the CJ network for many years prior. Some of the affiliate programs that JEBCommerce currently manages on the CJ network include Exam Edge and Lime Crime. In 2017, CJ launched the CJ Ambassador Program, an annual exam for agency partners that ensures knowledge and proficiency in using the CJ network. Earning the CJ Ambassador badge validates individuals' expertise on a wide range of the platform's capabilities and comprehensive knowledge of CJ Affiliate. The challenging exam includes a range of topics including: LinksProgram TermsPublishersReportingSubscriptionsTracking The CJ Ambassador certification of our employees underscores our values of continuing to learn and grow as the industry and CJ platform evolves. It also highlights our expertise with the CJ platform, thus ensuring we make the best data-driven decisions for our clients based on our ability to do comprehensive reporting and analysis. Several of JEBCommerce's team members have completed the CJ Ambassador Program that proves they are truly experts on the CJ network. We congratulate the following team members who are now Certified CJ Ambassadors: Chris ParkDorothy DaltonShelby WalkerKyle DelvecchioTaylor WeibertStephen Robinson The team members listed above have the knowledge of navigating the CJ platform, accomplishing tasks, and optimizing within the network. We congratulate them on their accomplishments. --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to now be managing the Lime Crime affiliate program! > JEBCommerce is delighted to welcome Lime Crime to our portfolio! - Published: 2021-08-24 - Modified: 2021-08-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-lime-crime-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is delighted to welcome Lime Crime to our portfolio! We are working to grow this program in 2021 and beyond on Commission Junction. We are always continuing to strive to find fresh and original ways to do so. If you’re a publisher who loves being bold, vibrant and authentically yourself, then you’ll be just as excited as we are to hear that JEBCommerce is now managing the Lime Crime affiliate program! This program has been in the space for over three years and has been successful ever since, consistently setting goals and reaching them. Lime Crime is proud to bring vegan and cruelty-free makeup and hair care products to the beauty industry, one of the first brands to do so! They are never bland, never boring and never samey. Lime Crime continues to push the limits and urge people to be courageously themselves, to have fun with beauty, and to enhance, not cover up. Why should publishers join the program? We recommend getting in on their success now by joining the affiliate program as we ramp up towards some exciting product launches and an even more exciting Q4.   Join Link: https://signup. cj. com/member/signup/publisher/? cid=5080165Commission: 5% Baseline Average Order Value: $50+ Conversion Rate: 5. 9% Publishers that have joined the program so far have seen strong alignment with their audience, leading to high conversion rates and average order values. With positive feedback and great results, there is a lot of potential across partnerships with diverse types of affiliates, from content, social, loyalty, tool and more. We are open to looking at all partnerships and working with you in creative ways through this program.   “We are excited to partner with the Lime Crime team to grow their affiliate program. Lime... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the FOCL Affiliate Program at Impact > JEBCommerce is excited to manage the FOCL affiliate program. FOCL offers premium CBD gummies, drops and topicals that work! - Published: 2021-08-18 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/managing-the-focl-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is excited to manage the FOCL affiliate program. FOCL offers premium CBD products for Focus, Sleep, Relaxation, Recovery and Immunity. Whether consumers prefer Gummies, Drops or Topicals, FOCL has exactly the right product! FOCL delivers high-quality CBD products that work. They understand how important it is for consumers to know exactly what they’re putting into their body and what it will do. FOCL’s promise is to always be transparent with their products and prioritize certifications and testing. FOCL offers premium CBD products to aid in Focus, Sleep, Relaxation, Recovery and Immunity. Whether consumers prefer Gummies, Drops or Topicals, FOCL has exactly the right product! And best of all, FOCL products are top-rated when it comes to taste. After learning about FOCL’s high-quality products, fantastic customer service, great management and an affiliate program that truly rewards affiliates, JEBCommerce jumped at the chance to work with FOCL. If you have a website, blog, podcast or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to FOCL. com. The FOCL affiliate program is hosted on the Impact affiliate network. “FOCL is a great company to partner with! When it comes to CBD brands, consumers want to know that what goes into the products is high-quality and has been tested. FOCL hits the mark on both accounts. This is an exciting opportunity for both JEBCommerce and FOCL to create the premier CBD affiliate program. ”Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why Should publishers join the program? The Impact sign up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You earn a 25% commission on new customer sales, and 10% commission on sales to returning customers. You’ll have access to special offers and brand... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Lindt Chocolate Affiliate Program > The Lindt Chocolate Affiliate Program is now being managed by JEBCommerce on the Pepperjam Affiliate Network. - Published: 2021-08-03 - Modified: 2021-08-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-lindt-chocolate-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has partnered with Lindt Chocolate to manage their Affiliate Program on the Pepperjam Affiliate Network. Publishers partnering with Lindt can earn commissions on sales sent to Lindt from their websites and social media pages. Since 1845, Lindt Chocolates has been crafting chocolate with unrivaled skill and the highest quality ingredients.  The foundation for the incomparable Lindt taste comes from careful selection, in-house processing and blending of high-quality beans from the world’s most renowned origins.  With Lindt, you know you’re tasting the best chocolate the world has to offer. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to LindtUSA. com.  The Lindt affiliate program is hosted on the Pepperjam affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Lindt team to grow their affiliate program.  Who doesn’t like chocolate?  And... with Lindt, you know you’re getting the best the world has to offer! ”- Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Pepperjam sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 4% commissions for on all sales generated through your link. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? If you are interested in learning more about Pepperjam or have any questions, simply email us at lindt@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Strengthening partnership integrity, the proper strategy, and massive recruitment lead to 256% increase in sales - Published: 2021-06-08 - Modified: 2021-06-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/partnership-strategy-recruitment-lead-to-256pct-increase/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Marketing ROI, Client Wins Want to find out how we achieved 256% growth in a program that only values new customers? Click here to find out how we did just that with a well known lifestyle brand. Sometimes, it's not just one silver bullet that leads to success. Sometimes it's many individual activities that lead to one large increase in revenue. And that is exactly what has happened with this online lifestyle brand. They came to us after working with another management partner and were frustrated by the lack of growth. They had many constraints of who to work with and how to work with them. In the first 5 months, this brand grew their revenue by 256%, ROAS by 184%, new publishers by 35%, and overall satisfaction with their affiliate channel by a ton! Here is how we did it: Executed a New Customer Acquisition strategy that allowed for a more diverse array of affiliates while keeping a firm hold on KPIs to ensure those new sales were new customers Closely monitored User Generated Codes (UGCs) to ensure the integrity of the program and other channels Massive recruitment of new publishers and new publisher types Optimizing several different niches of existing affiliate partnerships like content and loyalty Adding a paid placement budget to ensure this brand was presented in the areas and in the way most effective for new customer acquisition Growing a program with specific KPIs like new customer acquisition can be challenging unless you have done it over and over again. And the JEBCommerce team has. So creating and executing a strategy that solved for that, created growth and contributed to the top and bottom line is just something we do every day! If... --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the InchBug Affiliate Program! > InchBug’s fun, colorful, and life proof labels are now being promoted by JEBCommerce. - Published: 2021-05-10 - Modified: 2021-05-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-inchbug-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with InchBug to bring their fun, colorful, and life proof labels to the affiliate channel. Helping caregivers keep track of all the items that keep their lives easy while on the go! We here at JEBCommerce are excited to announce that we are now managing the InchBug Affiliate Program. InchBug created the original Orbit Label and MyDrinky, solving one of the biggest challenges parents face – getting back the things they need to keep their kids on the go. They are committed to making sure everything that you love comes home from school, camp, or anywhere else it may travel. From Orbit Labels for bottles, to adhesive labels for lunchboxes, and even labels for clothing, InchBug has a solution to make sure your items come back to you. With the addition of the MyDrinky the team at InchBug created a product that stops kids from squeezing all of the juice out of the box or pouch. No longer are drinks sprayed across your car, on the floor, or anywhere else little hands are pointing the straw. “We are so excited to bring awareness to such a great brand. We know that parents face numerous challenges each day, so we are looking forward to working with this brand to help caregivers take one thing off of their plate, it definitely helps that every InchBug product is cute and appealing to kids as well! ”Taylor Weibert, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? Simple and easy sign up in the ShareASale platformEarn a baseline 10% commission on sales of InchBug productsAccess to special offers and dealsDedicated program managementA brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started? To become an... --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Brightside affiliate program! - Published: 2021-04-15 - Modified: 2021-04-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-brightside-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to welcome Brightside to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow this new program in 2021 on Impact, and we’re looking for unique and innovative ways to do so. If you are a publisher who loves to bring awareness to mental health and mental health services, then you’ll be excited to learn that JEBCommerce is now managing the Brightside affiliate program. This program is new to the affiliate community and has launched with Impact. The program is already off to a great start, growing considerably within the span of the past few months. Brightside exults themselves in providing expert online mental health services, with evidence-proven therapy and FDA-approved prescription options. They specialize in depression and anxiety, and have shown that 83% of Brightside users feel better within 12 weeks. No matter if it’s someone's first time, or something they have experienced before, Brightside uses evidence-based care, your unique data points and the support of qualified Doctors and Therapists to support you every step of the way. This expert in the field of online mental health services is already finding successes in the affiliate marketplace. As people look for support, especially after the difficult year that we have experienced, Brightside is ready to assist more people. High Level Program Information Join Link http://app. impact. com/campaign-campaign-info-v2/Brightside. brand Commission: 30% Baseline Average Order Value: $150Conversion Rate: 4. 4% Feedback from those that have joined the Brightside program has been very positive. They’re quickly seeing immediate results and traffic as clicks increase and those begin to convert. If you think there’s a potential fit with Brightside and your content, tool, loyalty or another unique site - please reach out to the team managing this... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Princess Cruises Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Princess Cruises Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-03-22 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-princess-cruises-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome the Princess Cruises brand to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow this program in 2021/22 as we partner with Rakuten Advertising, and we’re looking for unique and innovative ways to do so! Princess has been sailing around the globe since 1965, taking millions of guests on life-transforming journeys on board a fleet of 18 magnificent ships, to over 380 destinations. On board, you’ll be immersed in the culture, colors and flavors of the places you’ll visit, with authentic folkloric shows, regional cuisine and enlightening presentations by local experts. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sailed bookings referred to Princess. com. The Princess Cruises affiliate program is hosted on the Rakuten Advertising affiliate network and has Covid-19 guest protocols in place for a safe cruising experience. “We are excited to partner with the Princess Cruises team to grow their affiliate program. Princess Cruises is all about helping you truly discover the world’s great destinations, its best-kept secrets, and the soul of its people through travel. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of their cruises to people who are eager to travel again. ” – Dorothy Dalton, Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Rakuten Advertising sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 3% commissions for on all sailed bookings generated through your link. We have a 45-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 45 days after the initial click. Covid-19 guest protocols, enhanced environmental sanitation and ventilation, and the Princess Cruises MedallionClass Difference with everything touch-free from boarding to stateroom entry and payment gives travelers the peace of... --- ### Data Driven Decisions > JEBCommerce uses data to make informed decisions for their affiliate programs and affiliate partners. - Published: 2021-03-15 - Modified: 2021-03-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/data-driven-decisions/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing The JEBCommerce team leverages data from their affiliate programs to make informed and actionable decisions for both their clients and affiliate partners. It is through data that each partnership opportunity is grown and refined. How do you use data in your affiliate programs? We here at JEB get asked this on a pretty regular basis and our clients rely on us for data to make informed decisions. Well, buckle your proverbial seat belts because boy do I have a detailed, data-focused answer for you! In an effort to make this more easily digestible we are going to look at the ways our teams leverage data in relation to our client’s programs and how we leverage data when working with the affiliates. Both are integral to how we do our jobs here.   Affiliate Program Data  When it comes to the affiliate programs our teams manage, we are always looking for ways to make our programs bigger, better, and more efficient. To do this we are constantly curating tools to help us measure the health of a program and help us to look at our programs from different angles. One of these tools is a dashboard that was developed to look at a mature program with a variety of publishers and how they are contributing to the program as a whole.   To utilize this tool, we assign each affiliate to a category based on their primary marketing model. Our aim was to make sure that affiliates were categorized correctly without having too many sub-categories to make the analysis efficient – we landed on 6. These categories are: Content, Coupon, Deal, Loyalty, Sub-affiliate, or Tech/Other. This part of the process is the most time consuming... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Soundstripe Affiliate Program > Soundstripe’s radio-quality royalty free music and sound effects affiliate program is now being managed by JEBCommerce. - Published: 2021-03-02 - Modified: 2021-09-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-soundstripe-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: ShareASale JEBCommerce has joined with Soundstripe to bring their radio-quality, royalty-free music and sound effects to affiliates and creators. Soundstripe is how creators find radio-quality music royalty-free. Founded by three professional musicians, Soundstripe is obsessed with quality. Grammy-winning sound engineers ensure every song is exceptional and with worry-free licensing your membership covers the cost for every song – that means no more channel or media-specific fees, no recurring royalties, ever. That means you can create as many songs as you want and focus on what matters most, creating.   “We are looking forward to working with a brand that is committed to quality music and sound effects for creators. The affiliate program is an exciting way for creators to share with other creators an amazing resource for increasing the quality of their content. ”- Taylor Weibert, Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? Simple and easy sign up in the ShareASale platformEarn a baseline 30% commission on all salesAccess to special offers and dealsDedicated program management How to get started? If you are interested in learning more about Soundstripe or have any questions, simply email us at soundstripe@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Healthycell Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Healthycell Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-02-19 - Modified: 2021-03-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-healthycell-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the affiliate program for Healthycell, maker of next generation nutritional supplements. Healthycell is all about spreading the word about the next generation of nutritional supplements. Join us on the crusade to change the way more than 200 million Americans take supplements every day to feel healthier, perform better, and improve their lives. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Healthycell. com. The Healthycell affiliate program is hosted on the ShareASale affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Healthycell team to grow their affiliate program. Healthycell is about changing the way people take nutrition supplements around the world by leading innovation in the category of nutrition gels. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of their products to people who want healthier lives. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The ShareASale sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 20% commissions for on all sales generated through your link. We have a 90-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 90 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? If you are interested in learning more about Healthycell or have any questions, simply email us at healthycell@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Affiliate Channel Incremental Sales Strategy - Published: 2021-02-19 - Modified: 2024-04-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-incremental-sales-strategy/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Incremental Sales Without a solid strategy to drive INCREMENTAL sales through your affiliate channel, you'll fail. Learn more in our article. How do you know if a specific affiliate partner or campaign was effective? Can you tell which marketing affiliates have earned additional benefits? How do you determine when it is time to shift business resources to a new marketing channel? There is a KPI that covers all of these questions, one that paints the best picture of which marketing investments are working for you. That figure is known as incremental sales, it helps you know whether marketing efforts are really working. Here, you will get a high-level view of when to use an incremental strategy, who this type of strategy works best for, what data you will need and how to measure and commission affiliate partners.   It can take time to wrap your head around the concept of incremental sales. If you need help we would love to help you become more profitable, schedule a call here. When does an incremental sales strategy work?   There are multiple things to consider before deciding if optimizing for incremental sales will work well for an affiliate marketing program. Here are examples of companies JEBCommerce has focused on increasing incremental sales for - and one that was not ready yet. Retail affiliate program, operating for over 5 years with lots of promotional products and coupons B2B affiliate program, operating for over 5 years. Affiliate program that did not have time to manage partners and had a lot of nefarious behavior take control. Reduced the program to a handful of affiliate partners. The... --- ### How to Detect Brand Bidding in Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2021-02-18 - Modified: 2023-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/detect-brand-bidding-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Brand Bidding Are affiliates bidding on your brand in search engines? Learn how to find out here. Affiliate Marketing encompasses a broad range of marketing optimization tools to be aware of, understand and utilize in order to run a healthy channel - one that yields incremental growth. From emailers, to content producers, to standard loyalty and coupon affiliates and search, there are as many types of affiliates as types of advertisers. In this article, JEBCommerce is going to be focusing on brand bidding in affiliate marketing. Brand bidding is the practice where an affiliate, whether a couponer, search agency or other category of affiliate, uses their own funds to create and display ads. Displays Ads can be on Google, Bing and other search engines- anywhere that designates them to appear on consumer searches for your brand name and/or your brand name plus other terms. When those ads appear and a consumer clicks on them- the affiliate will receive a commission for orders placed from those links. For example a brand bidding affiliate may have search ads for these keywords: “disney”, “disney cruises”, “disney theme park” or “disney world coupon”.   Many affiliate programs have very specific guidelines on what affiliates are able to do in this area. And even more outlaw it completely. Your TM Bidding policy should reflect your unique situation. Why Should Brands Pay Attention to Affiliate Brand Bidding? Brand Protection Cost Control Channel Cannibalization Fraud Most advertisers have some sort of search program running currently and most likely begin with those brand terms. Combine that with the fact that the search engines only allow... --- ### Affiliate Brand Bidding Best Practices - Published: 2021-02-17 - Modified: 2021-02-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-brand-bidding-best-practices/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Brand Bidding How you allow affiliates to engage in paid search activity on your behalf is an important question. Check out these affiliate marketing best practices. Whether or not to bid on brand terms isn’t a global “yes” or “no” – the right answer for your affiliate marketing channel is going to depend on a series of conditions, determining brand bidding best practices. Allowing affiliates to bid on Trademark terms can help protect your brand, increase coverage for keywords, and increase conversion rate. By carefully selecting a group of your best affiliate partners, you can use this powerful affiliate marketing strategy to boost incremental sales. In this article, we map out the 5 best affiliate brand bidding practices: Bidding StrategyIdentifying Affiliate PartnersSetting the RulesAd MonitoringMeasuring Success Define a Bidding Strategy Defining your media strategy will help when setting Trademark Bidding rules, there are a few questions to ask yourself while defining a bidding strategy. Are you currently running ads through your own paid search channel? If so, be sure you’re clear on the strategy and goals of this channel before expanding with new partners. Laying a clear picture of your brands ad space and clearly communicating that to the partner will only help in creating a successful, sustainable partnership for both parties. Do you want to brand bid alongside partners? This is going to depend on your overall paid search strategy. As a brand, do you want to be present on “trademark + discount” search term results? Do you have the budget for those types of spots or would you rather conserve that budget for space in other pages? Again, knowing your channel goals and capabilities... --- ### Where to Find Affiliate Marketers for Your Product - Published: 2021-02-17 - Modified: 2021-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-affiliate-marketers-for-your-product/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment Finding and recruiting new affiliates to your affiliate program is a vital activity for growth. Check out these 11 ways to identify potential affiliates. eCommerce already knows affiliate marketing is one of the most cost-effective ways to increase sales in 2021. The ability to place your brand in front of new customers that are highly-interested is known to increase profitability quickly with minimal upfront costs.   Affiliate programs enable retailers to widen their audience reach, acquire new customers and increase revenue. A key component to continuously widening your audience reach is to find affiliates to sell your product. Finding affiliates takes a lot of time and there is a lot of information online about how to recruit high quality affiliates. When you find yourself stuck, wondering how do I find affiliate marketers for my product? Or, if the process of finding affiliates is just too time consuming, contact JEBCommerce and bookmark this article that covers 11 places to find affiliate marketers: Existing CustomersSuper affiliates may be right under your nose. Encourage your best customers to earn money by recommending your brand to their friends and family.  Link on WebsiteMake it easy to contact you. Affiliates will look on your website first for a link to more information about your program. Make sure the landing page has clear terms and makes the process easy. Email SignatureOn the same topic as a link on your website - add a link in your email signature, company wide. Affiliate NetworkAffiliate marketers looking to promote a new product often start by looking in an affiliate network. Make sure the terms of the program are clear and offer a competitive... --- ### How to Calculate Incremental Revenue of an Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-02-17 - Modified: 2021-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-calculate-incremental-revenue-of-an-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Incremental Sales Ensuring your affiliate program is driving new incremental customers and revenue is vital. Check out this guide on how to calculate incremental sales. Would you like to know how much the affiliate channel can increase incremental revenue? JEBCommerce made an affiliate revenue calculator to show exactly that.   The incremental benchmarking tool is a 7-step assessment that will send you a detailed report highlighting the areas you are well positioned for affiliate channel profitability and the areas you are not. In this article JEB outlines how to calculate incremental affiliate revenue. How is Incremental Revenue Calculated? I truly wish there was one simple formula that all advertisers used all the time. There isn’t.   Incremental is defined differently across industries and companies. Every company I have worked with in this regard has been completely different.   Some start and end with first click vs last click. Others care for nothing more than new vs existing users.   Still others follow the customer across all marketing channels and attempt to apply certain assumptions and models to determine what touch point(s) added value to their path to purchase and which ones did not.   Incremental revenue is not a simple formula and it usually starts with the inquirer’s marketing world view and the executives current sales and marketing push. Typically, if you grew up through the Search Marketing channel, you look at first click vs all other clicks.   If a purchase is made on a first click, it’s incremental, if not it isn’t.   Other companies are driven by new customers and so they place a higher value on acquiring new customers above all... --- ### How to Find Super Affiliates that Skyrocket Revenue - Published: 2021-02-11 - Modified: 2021-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-find-super-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment Super affiliates can skyrocket your revenue quickly. In this guide we outline what they are and how to find them to get them producing in your affiliate program. The golden age question is how to attract super affiliates into my affiliate program, how to make them provide incrementality and how to keep them happy. See below for our guide to a great relationship with affiliates that will drive strong revenue for your brand!   What is a Super Affiliate? A super affiliate is an insider term used to give a shout out to the best of the best affiliates in the industry.   What makes a super affiliate - well, super? Super affiliates are data-driven and know their audience, they are consistent in their content and communication.   And in 2020 they stepped up as extraordinarily creative and agile.   This trend of data-driven, audience-minded, consistent, creative and agile affiliate marketers will continue to be of great importance as we enter 2021 and beyond. How do I find Super Affiliates? As you may well know, super affiliates can be a bit elusive.   They’ve been pitched to the point where it’s become a “don’t call us, we’ll call you” situation. To find super affiliates you need to build a great affiliate program that they want to be a part of. What Makes an Affiliate Program Great? Every day thousands of affiliates are searching for new affiliate programs to work with.   JEBCommerce works with super affiliates in fashion, beauty and skincare, outdoor and gear, and travel.   Having managed affiliate programs for Zappos. com, Philosophy, The Mountain and TravelSmith we know a thing or two thousand about what... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the ConvertKit Affiliate Program > ConvertKit allows creators to easily share ideas, connect with an audience and earn an income. - Published: 2021-02-08 - Modified: 2021-02-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-convertkit-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News JEBCommerce is now managing the ConvertKit Affiliate Program! ConvertKit helps customers find their audience, turn them into true fans, and earn a living as a creator. ConvertKit helps customers find their audience, turn them into true fans, and earn a living as a creator with their audience building and email marketing software. Connect with fans faster, share a creative process, and inspire the next generation! If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on referrals to ConvertKit’s services. The ConvertKit affiliate program is hosted on the LinkMink affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the ConvertKit team to grow their affiliate program. ConvertKit allows creators to easily share ideas, connect with an audience and earn an income. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of these services to people who are interested in growing their businesses. ”– Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The LinkMink sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. For each account referred, affiliates will earn a recurring 30% of each payment ConvertKit receives from that customer. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become a ConvertKit affiliate, click here to apply through LinkMink. If you are interested in learning more about ConvertKit or have any questions, simply email us at convertkit@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from program management team. Join the program in LinkMink to start earning commissions today! --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Mobile Edge Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Mobile Edge to our portfolio! - Published: 2021-02-02 - Modified: 2021-02-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-mobile-edge-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Mobile Edge to our portfolio. We’re looking for quality tech-oriented partners to help us grow this awesome program! Join us and Mobile Edge on celebrating a new partnership between JEBCommerce and Mobile Edge — Get ready everyone, this affiliate program and brand is hip and on the cutting EDGE of coolness!   We’re looking to bring on board any partner that is interested in joining this program — ESPECIALLY if you are a tech aficionado. If you have a website, blog, podcast, social media page (or some other unique channel), be sure to join and earn commissions today! Program Join Link: https://avantlink. com/signup/affiliate/us? merchant=17401 Mobile Edge has been a leader and pioneer since their founding in 2002, producing the industry’s widest assortment of award-winning, durable, and protective laptop cases, messenger bags, backpacks, mobile power supplies, and more for busy professionals, road warriors, students, and gamers. Our cases are designed to carry and protect most PC laptops, MacBooks and gaming consoles, plus provide dedicated storage for mobile devices, digital media, power accessories, and various personal items. Why Should Publishers Join the Program? The Avantlink sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn an 8% commission on all Mobile Edge sales generated through your link. VIP Commission opportunities are available (Please reach out for more info! )  We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. Higher-than-usual AOV at $83. 13 per transaction! You will have access to special Mobile Edge offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the M.S Skincare Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is now managing the M.S Skincare Affiliate Program! The brand offers skincare products with a unique formula made from Ayurvedic principles. - Published: 2021-01-29 - Modified: 2021-01-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-m-s-skincare-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Company News JEBCommerce is now managing the M.S Skincare Affiliate Program! M.S Skincare is a clean beauty brand rooted in Ayurveda and herbalism. They use vegan, non-toxic active ingredients that meet the highest levels of purity and efficacy. M. S Skincare is a clean beauty brand rooted in Ayurveda and herbalism. They use vegan, non-toxic active ingredients that meet the highest levels of purity and efficacy. Every product is tried and tested for the results creator Anit Hora has researched and sought after for over 10 years. The powerful effects are seen in healthy, radiant skin. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to msskincare. co. The M. S Skincare affiliate program is hosted on the ShareASale affiliate network.   “We are excited to partner with the M. S Skincare team to grow their affiliate program. M. S Skincare offers skincare products with a unique formula made from Ayurvedic principles. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of these products to people who are interested in luxury skincare with ethically sourced ingredients. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager  Why should publishers join the program? The ShareASale sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10% commission on all sales generated through your link. We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become a M. S Skincare affiliate, click here... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Dr. Squatch Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Dr. Squatch to our portfolio! - Published: 2021-01-29 - Modified: 2021-01-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-dr-squatch-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Dr. Squatch to our portfolio! We’re looking for quality content pubs to join us in growing this exciting brand for men. Join us and Squatch Nation on celebrating a new partnership between JEBCommerce and Dr. Squatch natural soaps for men! Get ready everyone, this affiliate program and brand are FUN! Located on Pepperjam, we’re looking for social media influencers, content creators and mass media publications to join our exciting program. So, let’s talk about soap. Did you know, most men haven’t thought about the soap they buy since they were a child, if at all? It’s Dr. Squatch’s mission to wake men up and show them all-natural soap doesn’t have to be their girlfriend's flowery beauty concoction from the farmer's market. Dr. Squatch products will help you smell like the man you’ve always wanted to be, while leaving your skin so nourished you’ll make everyone question their own shower routines. Intrigued? Here’s all you need to know: https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=cjEK7qQKRDY!   High Level Program Information Join Link: https://ascend. pepperjam. com/affiliate/registration. php? refid=203365  Commission: 8% Baseline  Average Order Value: $40 Conversion Rate: 15. 9% Right now, Dr. Squatch is only working with new top-of-funnel publishers and VIP commission rates and samples are available for additional exposure opportunities. As a partner, we make sure regular promotional offers and new exciting product lines are pushed through Pepperjam regularly. “Dr. Squatch is a fun, trending brand that consumers really want to learn about. You can post engaging content that your followers are going to WANT to buy. Ladies and gents - Dr. Squatch is waiting for you to help join their Squatch Nation! ”... --- ### New Position Open - Part Time Affiliate Program Launch Specialist > Affiliate Program Launch Specialist(s) needed for JEBCommerce. - Published: 2021-01-26 - Modified: 2021-01-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-position-open-part-time-affiliate-program-launch-specialist/ - Categories: Company News We have an opening for a part time launch specialist for new clients coming online in Q1 and beyond! Is that you? JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have a part time position open for an Affiliate Program Launch Specialist. This is a remote position (aren’t they all now ;) ) JEBCommerce has many new clients launching in the coming quarter and year. We are looking for an experienced affiliate manager that can help us interface with our new client, launch their program with our team and position key accounts for success as they are handed off to our management teams. This position will interface with all our teams and report directly to the senior affiliate manager on the account. Duties will include Executing our initial audit and review Working with the team to develop the first year strategy for the account Setting up any network technology Presenting strategy plan to account lead Interfacing with client Ensuring the clients main critical issues are incorporated into the plan and daily work Set up initial recruitment and activation campaigns Ensure client is kept up to date on progress Follow our detailed processes for successful account launch Handle first month’s reporting on new accounts Interfacing with technology providers The following are desired qualifications: strong communications skills ability to work independently 5+ years of affiliate management experience Experience launching affiliate programs To apply -email me at jamie AT jebcommerce. com or DM me on Facebook, or LinkedIn. This position is located wherever you are! Let’s succeed together. We believe diversity is fundamental to innovation and growth, and a key... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the NutraOne Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the NutraOne Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-01-14 - Modified: 2021-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-nutraone-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the NutraOne Affiliate Program NutraOne offers high-quality products designed to help you at every stage of your fitness journey. Whether you are beginning, continuing, or aspiring to the next step, they have a product to fit your need. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Nutraone. com. The NutraOne affiliate program is hosted on the Impact affiliate network “We are excited to partner with the NutraOne team to grow their affiliate program. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of this product to people who are looking to further their healthy lifestyles. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Impact sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10%-20% commissions on all sales generated through your link. We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become a NutraOne affiliate, click here to submit an application through Impact. If you are interested in learning more about NutraOne or have any questions, simply email us at nutraone@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from program management team. Join the program on Impact to earn 10%-20% commission on all sales! --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Anabolic Warfare Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Anabolic Warfare Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-01-13 - Modified: 2021-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-anabolic-warfare-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the Anabolic Warfare Affiliate Program Anabolic Warfare is for the hardcore fitness enthusiast looking to push the boundaries with their goals. Supplements made for strength, power, energy, and focus. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Anabolicwarfare. com. The Anabolic Warfare affiliate program is hosted on the Impact affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Anabolic Warfare team to grow their affiliate program. Anabolic Warfare offers high-quality supplements, and the affiliate channel will help spread awareness of these to hardcore fitness junkies. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Impact sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10%-20% commissions on all sales generated through your link. We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become an Anabolic Warfare affiliate, click here to submit an application through Impact. If you are interested in learning more about Anabolic Warfare or have any questions, simply email us at anabolicwarfare@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from program management team. Join the program on Impact to earn 10%-20% commission on all sales! --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Exam Edge Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Exam Edge Affiliate Program - Published: 2021-01-12 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-exam-edge-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the Exam Edge Affiliate Program Exam Edge is an industry leader in preparing clients for their certification exams through the use of their proprietary online practice exams. Their practice exams are designed to feel like the real exams and give detailed explanations for every question once the exams have been completed. They offer practice tests in 20 different industries including healthcare, nursing, teaching, and business. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Examedge. com. The Exam Edge affiliate program is hosted on the Commission Junction affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Exam Edge team to grow their affiliate program. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of these practice tests in 20 different industries including healthcare, nursing, teaching, and business. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Commission Junction sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 15% commission on all sales generated through your link. We have a 60-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 60 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become an Exam Edge affiliate, click here to submit an application through Commission Junction. If you are interested in learning more about... --- ### JEBCommerce is Hiring - Assistant Affiliate Manager - Published: 2021-01-06 - Modified: 2021-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring-assistant-affiliate-manager/ - Categories: News We are looking for smart, humble, and hungry individuals that want a fast paced environment. JEBCommerce is a growing online marketing agency that needs more talented people right away. Located in the beautiful city of Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, JEBCommerce is a full service, online marketing agency that specializes in performance marketing. We service both large and small organizations with a heavy focus on affiliate program management. If you have a heart for service and are looking to start your career with a fast paced, fun company that will invest in you for the long run – then contact us today. We strive to do amazing things for our clients and are looking for individuals who want to do the same. We are looking for smart, humble, and hungry individuals that want a fast paced environment. Overall Responsibility: Assist the team and support the Affiliate Manager on client accounts and marketing initiatives. Key areas of responsibility Affiliate partner recruitment and list development Compiling of weekly client report Update HTML newsletter Text link creation and upload Creative uploading and removal Analysis and metric compilation Affiliate application approvals Activation list creation and tracking Perform monthly compliance audits Task list monitoring for affiliate manager Other as needed administrative support duties Qualifications/experience Ability to learn quickly on-the-job Account management experience a plus Ability to multi-task Strong organizational skills Detailed oriented Solid work ethic Comfortable using computer applications: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and other online tools Comfortable in the internet environment To apply, email your resume and a brief cover letter to nicole AT jebcommerce. com; Subject line: “Application for Assistant Manager... --- ### 154% YoY growth for health and beauty client > Find out how JEBCommerce leverage their relationship with an influencer network to grow Year-over-year revenue by 700% in November. - Published: 2020-12-18 - Modified: 2021-03-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/700pct-yoy-growth-health-and-beauty-client/ - Categories: Client Wins Learn how JEBCommerce leveraged influencer networks and a long-term promotional strategy to drive significant year-over-year revenue growth in November. Influencer network partnerships take time to develop and create trust and an understanding of a brand and their goals. Several months of relationship building and campaign optimizations with RewardStyle led to nearly $150,000 in revenue and 700% year-over-year growth last month. This was exciting for the publisher and the brand was thrilled with the additional exposure from influencer marketing. A strategic approach which included a long-term site wide promotional calendar helped drive new customers and brand awareness. A proactive approach to auditing these offers led to increased visibility from publishers. In order to ensure orders were properly discounted and attributed to the affiliate channel, we appended discounts in the UTM parameters in order to automatically apply discounts at checkout. This also lowered the barrier to adding a discount at checkout, while also preventing high jacking of coupon codes. If you would like to learn more about these optimization tactics and how to use them to grow your affiliate program, please email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com and we will set up a call to discuss strategy. --- ### Affiliate Marketing Guide to Trademark Bidding - Published: 2020-12-16 - Modified: 2021-02-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-trademark-bidding/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Brand Bidding There are many different strategies affiliate partners use to promote an advertiser’s brand, product or seasonal promotions. One of the pro-level strategies affiliates use is trademark bidding. JEBCommerce shares insider tips in this ultimate guide to Affiliate Marketing trademark bidding. Why Trademark Bidding? There are 5 main reasons advertisers engage in Trademark Bidding: Aggressively targeting new customer acquisitionGrowth focusedConcerned about how your brand is being perceived by your customersWant to control the costs of acquisition across all channelsWant to control as much of the narrative about your brand as possible Trademarks encompass your brand, the brands you sell, your company name, your website url, etc. If your brand is established, customers who already know you are beginning their research or shopping journey using those trademarks to find you and your products. But customers don’t stop there. Fickle and funny creatures they can be. They will augment their queries with additional terms. Things like “brand name coupon” or “brand name discount” or even “brand name reviews”. We call these things Trademark Plus bidding, the plus being an additional term to your brand name. Why Monitor Trademark Bidding? If you aren’t watching the trademark plus bidding digital landscape, you need to right away. There are really two reasons to monitor and engage your efforts in this area, the first is protection and the second is optimization. Brand Protection Oftentimes the search results pages (SERPS) are the most common or first interaction your customers have with your brand. What shows up in that... --- ### Publisher Optimizations led to 55% YoY Growth in November 2020 > Data driven approach to optimization leads to a 55% year over year increase in revenue for one of our Health & Wellness clients. - Published: 2020-12-15 - Modified: 2021-03-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-optimizations-led-to-55-yoy-growth-in-november-2020/ - Categories: Client Wins Optimizations, including a paid search test and creative audits, lead to 55% YoY increase in revenue for a Health & Wellness client. At JEBCommerce, our team takes a data-driven approach to optimization. Leveraging data with our processes helped us identify an opportunity to test a new TM+ partner with a client in the Health & Wellness vertical, driving 55% YoY increase in revenue in November 2020. Leveraging TM+ rights, our management team was able to negotiate additional placements, including a dedicated blog post, week-long top merchant placement on the homepage and a category sponsorship for the rest of the quarter.  This pivot led to $17,844 in revenue for the month of November from a dormant publisher who didn’t drive any traffic or revenue last year. Here are a few additional optimization tactics that led to strong YoY growth for this client: We tested a placement package with a coupon publisher that included a homepage placement, newsletter, and several social media posts, which helped drive $3,551 in revenue in November 2020 vs. $0 last year. Increasing revenue with a loyalty publisher led to a strong increase, driving $21,570 this year vs. $8,903 last year. A 2% commission increase with a sub-affiliate network led to significant YoY growthActivation efforts with new publishers led to 11 more publishers driving revenue this year vs. last year. Lastly, optimizing text link creative to focus on top selling products helped drive additional revenue. If you would like to learn more about these optimization tactics and how to use them to grow your affiliate program, please email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com and we will set up a call to discuss strategy. --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the BioSkin Affiliate Program > BioSkin’s breathable, effective, and colorful face masks are now being promoted by JEBCommerce. - Published: 2020-11-25 - Modified: 2020-12-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-bioskin-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce has joined with BioSkin to bring their breathable, effective, and colorful face masks to the affiliate channel. Helping people to do the right thing without compromising on comfort. We here at JEBCommerce are excited to announce that we are now managing the BioSkin Affiliate Program. BioSkin is a family-owned company and a world leader in orthopedic braces and sports medicine products. When the pandemic hit, they quickly pivoted to making face masks out of the same hypoallergenic materials they already used for their bracing products. The next step was to make sure that their breathable masks were also effective, thus they made sure to have the fabrics laboratory tested for filtration efficiency. What resulted were 3 extremely popular face mask styles that balance breathability and efficacy. So now customers can do the right thing with a breathable, effective, comfortable to wear, and colorful mask! “We are so excited to help drive awareness for masks that are comfortable, effective, and stylish so that customers can continue to do the right thing while they go about their daily lives. It really is a win-win all around. ” - Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? Simple and easy sign up in the ShareASale platform Earn a baseline 5% commission on all sales Access to special offers and deals Dedicated program management A brand that is committed to customer satisfaction How to get started? To become a BioSkin affiliate simply submit an application through ShareASale. If you are interested in learning more about BioSkin or have any questions, simply email us at bioskin@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Affiliate Program Management: How to Manage Affiliates like a Pro > Affiliate program management takes a comprehensive strategy to increase revenue. Read this article for insider secrets to managing affiliates like a pro. - Published: 2020-11-23 - Modified: 2020-12-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-management-tips/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips Successful affiliate programs that are vibrant, growing, and profitable don’t happen by accident. Gone are the days where Marketers would throw money at a campaign and cross their fingers that it will pay off. Today, there is far too much at stake. Affiliate program management takes a comprehensive strategy to drive profitable incremental revenue. Hitting ROAS goals require true relationships with top producing affiliates. JEBCommerce has been nurturing those relationships for over 15 years. In this article we are pulling back the curtain to share an insider secret to affiliate program management, how to manage affiliates like a pro. How to Manage Affiliates like a Pro: Deep understanding of what an affiliate program is. 3 Major Components to Managing an Affiliate Program. Affiliate Program Management Options Exclusive tips from award winning affiliate program managers. If you have any questions about this article or are looking to accelerate your affiliate channel revenue, contact JEBCommerce. What is an Affiliate Program? Affiliate Marketing is a branch of marketing (much like social, email or influencer marketing) where a third party source drives traffic to an e-commerce site, and commissions are paid to the third party page when their traffic helps convert a sale. Affiliate Marketing is considered a very important e-commerce revenue source for many brands who sell goods or services online. Traffic and conversions are tracked from a third party source to the e-commerce site paying commissions by what is referred to as a Network. This Network will provide unique code strings to each... --- ### 64% YoY Growth for a Subscription Merchant Attributed to Merchandising Efforts, Without Additional Spend > Learn how JEBCommerce leveraged optimization efforts with content publishers to drive 64% YoY increase in revenue with a subscription-based merchant in the - Published: 2020-11-11 - Modified: 2020-11-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/64-yoy-growth-for-a-subscription-merchant-attributed-to-merchandising-efforts-without-additional-spend/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing JEB Affiliate team leverages optimization tactics by focusing on merchandising and content publishers to drive 64% YoY growth and 44% increase in Average Order Value. Recently, we grew a subscription-based merchant within the art and DIY space, 64% YoY without any additional spend for paid media placements. A focus on merchandising, specifically highlighting the benefits of the most expensive annual plans helped drive the increase in revenue growth and a 44% YoY increase in AOV. One of the most successful optimization tactics we tried was with a conversion optimization platform, UpSellIt, which helped convert our AOV to a higher price point of $152. We were excited to see how well this test performed and will continue to optimize and test with this publisher in Q4. Our paid search partnership with CouponCause also attributed to performance increases in YoY revenue and AOV increases last month. Here are a few other tactics we executed that lead to YoY growth in October: A strong focus on content publishers driving at least 1 sale led to 1/3 of sales coming from this publisher category. Some of these content publishers included: Photoworkout. com, Elan Studio, and NewSpacePhoto. org Our renewed focus on stronger affiliate coupons has also reflected strongly in discount publishers: RetailMeNot moved into #2 this month, driving $933 in sales vs. $104 in October of 2019 (a nearly 800% spike! ) Skimlinks continues to top the channel for traffic, thanks to evergreen posts from mass media sites Business Insider and Thrillist Brand new loyalty partner Bing Rebates also made a big debut, driving 135 clicks and a sale. If you would like to learn more about these optimization tactics and how... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Frontpoint Security Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Frontpoint Security Affiliate Program - Published: 2020-11-10 - Modified: 2020-11-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-frontpoint-security-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the Frontpoint Security Affiliate Program Frontpoint keeps families safer and more connected in their everyday lives. We've been revolutionizing the home security industry for over a decade. And we're just getting started. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Frontpointsecurity. com. The Frontpoint Security affiliate program is hosted on the Pepperjam affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Frontpoint Security team to grow their affiliate program. Frontpoint Security offers safer, smarter, and simpler home security, all backed by the industry’s best service. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of this product to people who want a secure home for their loved ones. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Pepperjam sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn $125 commission on all sales generated through your link. We have a 20-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 20 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become a Frontpoint Security affiliate, click here to submit an application through Pepperjam. If you are interested in learning more about Frontpoint Security or have any questions, simply email us at frontpointsecurity@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from program management team.... --- ### Announcing the launch of the Cafe Last affiliate program on LinkConnector! > JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Cafe Last to our portfolio and are excited to help launch their brand on LinkConnector! - Published: 2020-11-06 - Modified: 2020-11-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-the-launch-of-the-cafe-last-affiliate-program-on-linkconnector/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome the Cafe Last brand to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow this new program in 2020/21 as we partner for the first time with LinkConnector, and we’re looking for unique and innovative ways to do so! If you are looking to promote high end coffee and espresso machinery, JEBCommerce is pleased to announce we have launched the Cafe Last affiliate program! This program is new to the affiliate landscape and has launched in partnership with LinkConnector. The brand has seen wonderful success in its initial months of business, and would love to partner with you to help duplicate that success with an affiliate program! We highly recommend getting in on this success as soon as you can. Unlike the big-box retailers, the mission with Cafe Last is to make the customer experience more personal and family-like (as if you were in a real-life cafe) by putting an emphasis on customer service before and after the sale. In addition to world-class customer service, they also offer the lowest prices of any online coffee retailer on the market, along with fast and free shipping, and a quality guarantee for all of their orders. “We here at JEBCommerce are excited to be working with Cafe Last, a new brand in the premium coffee & espresso space that provides high-quality machines at a lower cost. We cannot wait to help bring the great hospitality products Cafe Last offers, to the businesses and homes that need them! ” - Andrew Ferguson, Assistant Affiliate Manager Starting only with espresso machines and grinders, it’s the goal of Cafe Last to eventually become something larger than an online store and become a leader in the coffee industry as a whole. They have written many... --- ### Publisher Diversification leads to 161% YoY Conversion Rate Increase for a Subscription Based Merchant > Publisher Diversification leads to increased conversion rates, find out how in this mini case study from JEBCommerce - Published: 2020-10-22 - Modified: 2020-12-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/publisher-diversification-leads-to-161-yoy-conversion-rate-increase-for-a-subscription-based-merchant/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips Content placements with mass media publishers Business Insider and Thrillist continue to drive traffic for KelbyOne. Targeted placements lead to higher converting traffic. We often hear our clients asking about publisher diversification and reducing the risk of relying too heavily on one specific category of publishers. Recently, one of our teams was able accomplish 161% YoY growth in Conversion Rate by diversifying the publisher mix for one of our photography brands. Sub-affiliate networks, FlexOffers and Viglink, provided a strong boost in performance as top 10 performers in the month of September. Both of these sub-affiliate networks draw a large volume of high-quality content sites that led to the increase in clicks and orders. JEBCommerce was also able to leverage their partnership with UpSellit, who has been a top performer in this program, driving $3,600 in September revenue. Another newer publisher, Rakuten, drove sales volume at a 9% conversion rate which also attributed to the increase in overall conversions in September. With ongoing recruitment efforts, nearly 43% more affiliates drove at least 1 click for the program (70 in 2019 vs 100 in 2020) Exclusive codes have proven to be instrumental for this program, as the top 3 (UpSellit, CouponFollow, and Honey) all use KelbyOne exclusive offers with their audience. If you are interested in diversifying your publisher mix and increasing your conversions, we’d love to help out. Email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com and we will set up a call to discuss strategy. --- ### Tech brand sees a $55k day from a strong Best of Web placement > JEBCommerce was able to generate $55k in ONE DAY for one of our Tech and Accessory clients using a Best of Web placement strategy. - Published: 2020-10-08 - Modified: 2020-12-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/tech-brand-sees-a-55k-day-from-a-strong-best-of-web-placement/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Client Wins If you work in the affiliate space, you appreciate the perfect sale, on the perfect day, aligned with a well timed placement. That’s what the JEB team was able to accomplish for one of our tech accessory brands this September to achieve 1346% growth in one day! If you work in the affiliate space, you know that every so often a unicorn comes along where you see the perfect sale, on the perfect day, aligned with a well timed placement. That’s what the JEBCommerce team was able to accomplish for one of our tech accessory brands this September. When the brand announced a sale, our team sprung into action and made sure the sale was posted on all top affiliates. Additionally, they reached out to the account manager at Slickdeals and because of the sale strength were able to get the offer organically posted to the front page. Consumer up-votes did the rest, and Slickdeals drove over $23k in one day! Due to the successful campaign by the affiliate team, this client actually sold out of the sale products featured in this campaign! The channel drove over $55k in sales in one day, with a lift in sale performance following for several days after the sale. This was a record day for the client in question. The client worked closely with us to create a strategy, and our team was able to push this sale in front of the right publishers for ... a unicorn day! Would a Best of Web strategy be a fit for your brand? Email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com and we’ll set up a call. We’d love to discuss it with you! --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Juice Beauty - Published: 2020-10-05 - Modified: 2020-11-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-that-we-are-now-managing-the-affiliate-program-for-juice-beauty-2/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: JEB, JEB Team, jebcommerce, juice beauty About Juice Beauty: Juice Beauty brings clinically validated skincare expertise from Northern California with authentically organic formulas which are powered by a base of antioxidant-rich botanical juices combined with advanced active ingredients for proven results. Formulated with no added water and unadulterated by potentially harmful ingredients such as petrochemical-derived ingredients, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, silicones, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances, Juice Beauty’s products are formulated to work as well as – if not better than – conventional products because of the way we have radically transformed the chemistry of skincare. Join the Juice Beauty affiliate program on Rakuten LinkShare! Click Here! Juice Beauty affiliate program details 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Rakuten LinkShare network $75 AOV “The team at JEBCommerce is very excited to be partnering with Juice Beauty to grow their affiliate program. We enjoy working with clients who want to help their customers make healthier choices for life. The organic quality products align with our own high standards, and would could not be happier about the partnership“ Brian Secrist – Director of Accounts| JEBCommerce Contact the Juice Beauty affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Find out how we drove a 107% increase in revenue without discounts and coupon affiliates. - Published: 2020-09-24 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-we-drove-a-107-increase-in-revenue-without-discounts-and-coupon-affiliates/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: content affiliates, mass media affiliates, non-coupon affiliate revenue growth Are you looking for ways to grow your affiliate program revenue without relying on coupons and coupon affiliates? Well, we can do that! Check out this mini case study on how our Beauty and Skincare client realized a 107% increase in revenue without being discount-ish and without coupon affiliates. A health and beauty merchant wanted to grow their affiliate program through bloggers, mass media publishers and influencers partners. Our strategic plans led to a 107% increase in revenue, 130% increase in clicks, a 128% increase in productive publishers in two months. Here is how we achieved this growth so quickly: Tested paid email campaigns with Meredith (InStyle, People, RealSimple) Worked with their PR and social media teams to recruit bloggers, mass-media, and influencer partners into the affiliate program. Leveraged relationships with affiliates who performed well for similar industry verticals. Provided product samples in exchange for reviews Optimized with current nonperforming partners with commission increases to add affiliate links to existing branded content. *This growth was achieved without any coupon publishers. Affiliate program growth can come from strategic partnerships with the right content, mass media and influencers. If you would like to hear more about how we can do this for you, contact us gethelp@jebcommerce. com for a free 15-minute audit. Interested in more unique ways to deal with coupon affiliates? Read more in our affiliate channel case study on working with coupon affiliates without a discount. --- ### Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program is now LIVE > The Mimeo Photos Affiliate program is perfect for those offering content about premium quality, custom made products, family + parenting, gifting, photography, DIY, home decor, travel, technology and general lifestyle topics. - Published: 2020-09-03 - Modified: 2021-01-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/mimeo-photos-affiliate-program-is-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program The Mimeo Photos Affiliate program is perfect for those offering content about premium quality, custom made products, family + parenting, gifting, photography, DIY, home decor, travel, technology and general lifestyle topics. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Mimeophotos. com. The Mimeo Photos affiliate program is hosted on the Impact affiliate network. Why should publishers join the program? The Impact sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10% commission for new customers and 3% commission for returning customers on all sales generated through your link. We have a 15-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 15 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become a Mimeo Photos affiliate, click here to submit an application through Impact. If you are interested in learning more about Mimeo Photos or have any questions, simply email us at mimeophotos@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. Join the program in Impact to earn 3-10% commission on all sales! --- ### Now Hiring - Director, New Business Acquisition - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-hiring-business-development-manager-2/ - Categories: News We are looking for the next great leader of our sales team! Director, New Business Acquisition JEBCommerce is growing and we are looking for a proven sales professional who can help us take the next step. Do you have what it takes to be with the best of the best? Do you thrive on closing deals in a creative digital marketplace? Leading our sales team offers a financially rewarding opportunity for sales professionals with a proven track record exceeding quota in an online marketing/advertising sales environment. We are seeking a proven sales professional who excel in setting up and executing sales systems and closing new business accounts. Do you have prior success selling services to Presidents, Business Owners, Directors and Marketing Executives in a 1 to 6 month sales cycle. Do you naturally engage and build trust quickly? Are your questioning skills surpassed only by your listening skill? You must excel at finding and closing new opportunities. You love the hunt and have a strong ability to identify new markets, business opportunities and increase sales. New Business is your greatest passion in sales. You understand networking, building relationships, leveraging relationships and staying current to today’s trends is essential to growing sales. You are highly motivated, disciplined, goal oriented and work well as part of a team. You are a self-starter on-route to advance yourself to a next level in your career. Who We Are JEBCommerce is a privately owned, industry award-winning online marketing agency. Established in 2004 we offer a positive team-oriented environment comprised of talented and industry-experienced professionals who believe in... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program - Published: 2020-08-21 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-mimeo-photos-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the Mimeo Photos Affiliate Program Turn your most meaningful, joyous and hilarious moments into premium photo products you can touch, hold, or hang. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Mimeophotos. com. The Mimeo Photos affiliate program is hosted on the Impact affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the Mimeo Photos team to grow their affiliate program. Mimeo Photos offers premium photo products such as calendars, cards, photobooks, prints, and wall décor for all your meaningful moments. The affiliate channel will help spread awareness of those products to people who want to remember those moments. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The Impact sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10% commission for new customers and 3% commission for returning customers on all sales generated through your link. We have a 15-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 15 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? If you are interested in learning more about Mimeo Photos or have any questions, simply email us at mimeophotos@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the program management team. --- ### Having the best year ever? - Published: 2020-08-20 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/having-the-best-year-ever/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Hi, this is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce coming to you with another video! Today, I want to talk to those of you doing really well right now - affiliate managers, e-commerce vice presidents, etc. You may be having your best year ever, and we have clients who are having incredible years! Now is not the time to sit on your heels. I want to talk about a few things: Creative Updates. Make sure your creative and your text links are up to date and reflect what is going on in real time - especially with your top selling products. This is an area that typically gets lost when things move quickly. Product Inventory. Knowing what products you have, when they are coming in and their counts is important. Communicate this information to your affiliates. Don’t allow them to keep links up for products you no longer have. It’s important to make sure your affiliates are reflecting what products you currently have - that’s what good partnership is. Be transparent on what you have, what’s coming and what they should be preparing for. Success and winning can fix a lot of things but can also cover up problems you may be having. Don’t lose sight of your program’s goals. ROAS, ROI, profitability, margin contribution - all these things. Make sure to keep the rope tight in times like this so you make it through, continue to keep people employed and create profit. Wear your mask, social distance, wash your hands! We... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the MIKO Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is now managing the MIKO Affiliate Program - Published: 2020-08-10 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-miko-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is now managing the MIKO Affiliate Program Stay grounded with MIKO. Massage products can actually feel amazing, and look sexy. Your pleasure and the feng shui (Fung·shway) of your environment is at the heart of every product we design. Don't read about us. Experience us. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sales referred to Shopmiko. com. The MIKO affiliate program is hosted on the ShareASale affiliate network. “We are excited to partner with the MIKO team to grow their affiliate program. MIKO offers a line of home massagers that encourage wellness, relax your mind and help you melt away stress and the affiliate channel will help spread awareness of their product to people who need it. ” – Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The ShareASale sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 8% commission on all MIKO sales generated through your link. We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become an MIKO affiliate, click here to submit an application through ShareASale. If you are interested in learning more about MIKO or have any questions, simply email us at miko@jebcommerce. com for a... --- ### JEBCommerce is now Managing the Hairstory Affiliate Program - Published: 2020-08-10 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-hairstory-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate program management, new client, new program What is Hairstory? Hairstory creates hair care products, best known for their shampoo-free hair cleanser, New Wash, which cleans hair without stripping it of its natural, healthy oils. Spearheaded by CEO Eli Halliwell, previously of Bumble and bumble, the brand is committed to innovation and consistently pushes the haircare and styling boundaries to produce unique products that deliver, time and again. They use only natural ingredients and are the first beauty company to ever switch entirely to recyclable refill pouches. New Wash converts can also continue to take advantage of the brands subscription club and receive refillable aluminum dispensers with pouch-style refills to further cut down on packaging waste. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sign-ups referred to Hairstory. com. The Hairstory affiliate program is hosted on the ShareASale affiliate network. We are excited to partner with the Hairstory team to grow their affiliate program. Hairstory offers incredible products that are changing beauty regimes of hundreds of thousands of customers. I’ve tried it myself and love it! – Kenny Dodge, Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The ShareASale sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn 10% commission on all Hairstory sales generated through your link. We have a 30-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 30 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors.... --- ### 127% increase in revenue and 23% increase in producing publishers. - Published: 2020-08-06 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/127-increase-in-revenue-and-23-increase-in-producing-publishers/ - Categories: Client Wins You need advanced strategies to grow your affiliate program. We utilized auto usage coupons and higher level discussions with ppc partners to grow this program in a highly competitive market. Growing a large affiliate program in a hyper competitive market is difficult and takes dedication, time and expertise, but most of all relationships. We were able to increase sales YoY by 127%, producing affiliates by 23%, conversion rate by 14% and clicks by over 79% for this home goods advertiser this year. Here is how we did it: Changed the way the discounts were applied site wide so consumers automatically received the coupon when clicking on an affiliate link promoting it. This led to an increase in conversion rate and AOV Advanced notice to large media partners. Utilized several tools to incentivize media and large publishers to get more exposure Strategized with top PPC publishers and shared customer path to purchase data to allow them to better optimize their efforts to take market share from others and increase revenue and traffic dramatically Unique strategies are key to growth, and when you are in a hyper competitive market, you can't simply throw out a coupon and expect revenue increases and incremental sales. Want to hear more about how we can do that for you too? Contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com for a free 15 minute audit. --- ### Positioning a program for maximum growth leads to 159% YoY increase. - Published: 2020-07-30 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/positioning-a-program-for-maximum-growth-leads-to-159-yoy-increase/ - Categories: Client Wins Positioning an in demand product is still important even when demand increases. See how our team took advantage of an increase in working from home during the pandemic to realize a 159% increase for one of our clients. As the economy ebbs and flows and consumers' buying behaviors alter and change over time in response to the world out there, it is important to identify opportunities for your affiliate program to really see huge growth. During this time of pandemic some advertiser categories really take off. It's at these times that you position yourself to take advantage of the opportunity as best you can. Our team achieved a 159% increase in revenue by doing the following: Negotiating productive placements in affiliates that were reaching the client's audience at the right time Promoting faster shipping times than Amazon was able to provide with their delays Identifying new affiliates that have emerged recently You never stop optimizing and never stop looking for opportunities. If you need help, we have 15 minutes just for you, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. --- ### Customized Promotions and Affiliate Optimization leads to 79% revenue increase in mature affiliate program - Published: 2020-07-23 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/customized-promotions-and-affiliate-optimization-leads-to-79-revenue-increase-in-mature-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Client Wins A focus on new publishers and conversion rate optimization lead to a 78% YoY increase in a very mature program. Testing and optimization are vital to find growth! Can you still find growth in a program that you've managed for 8 years? Heck yeah you can. And in the fashion vertical, definitely. Our team uses our 6 step Client Success map to ensure the our clients' programs continue to grow, year after year. In fact step 5 is designed just for this type of situation! Here is how we achieved a 78% increase YoY during the pandemic: Continually testing with top partners to find opportunities in a dramatically changing global and economic environment. New publishers activated in the program Customized consumer offers intended to increase conversion rate from traffic levels already achieved. This lead to an increase in conversion rate from 5. 4% to 8. 7%! A focus on conversion rate is a unique feature with JEBCommerce. If you'd like to see how these strategies and others can help you get more out of your program, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com today for a free 15 minute audit! --- ### 74% active publishers in month 5 with a 38% increase in revenue MoM - Published: 2020-07-16 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/74-active-publishers-in-month-5-with-a-38-increase-in-revenue-mom/ - Categories: Client Wins 3 new affiliates, 74% active publishers, key strategic negotiations and major placements continue to lead this month over month growth! New publishers added to a program, percentage of publishers active and percentage of publishers producing are three KPI's you need to watch when working towards your affiliate program goals in any climate, especially our current one. With this retailer in the health and wellness category, we increased sales by over 28%, productive publishers by almost 39% and active publishers by 17%. Here is how we did it: Added a premier cart abandonment publisher with a cart upsell feature Integrated a paid search publisher that was strategically aligned with the client's overall search strategy to ensure revenue growth and cost reduction with no order cannibalization Added a premier super affiliate in the loyalty category after several months of negotiation with publisher Negotiated strong placements with two top ten affiliates Exclusive vanity codes with second tier publishers that enabled them to move into the top tier of revenue production 2 content/niche publishers added, activated and began producing Achieved 75% active publishers and 26% producing publishers in the program! Constant optimization, recruitment and negotiation is key to any programs viability and growth. So very proud of how our team is doing with this advertiser. If you'd like to learn more about how we did this and how you can to, contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com and we'll set up a free 15 minute audit of your activities and your programs. --- ### Increasing affiliate program revenue rapidly! Over 21% increase in first two weeks with lower spend! - Published: 2020-07-09 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-affiliate-program-revenue-rapidly-over-21-increase-in-first-two-weeks-with-lower-spend/ - Categories: Client Wins 21% growth in the first two weeks, our 6 step Client Success Map allows our clients to see rapid growth in their affiliate programs! Could you imagine buying a car and having to wait to drive it? I can't either. Increasing revenue after you hire an affiliate marketing agency like JEBCommerce is not different, you want to see sales right away! With this client, and many others, we saw a lift of over 21% within the first two weeks. Here is how we do that: Solid and extensive relationships with publishers. Our teams spend almost the entire time working with publishers across industries and verticals. These established and strong relationships allow us to bring in publishers and help them drive sales quickly 5 new performing affiliates acquired into the affiliate program and driving revenue within the first 5 days Creative refresh for all publishers. Old creative was stifling the program's growth and affiliates had nothing new to share with their audience New affiliate bonuses Capitalizing on past press exposure to entice affiliates to join the program Recruiting, recruiting, recruiting. Did I say recruiting? Our 6 step client success map is built around speed and profitability. If you'd like to hear about how our second step helps our clients generate substantial revenue increases rapidly, email us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com to schedule a free 15 minute conversation. --- ### 68% increase over previous monthly high in the affiliate program during an economic downturn. - Published: 2020-07-02 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/68-increase-over-previous-monthly-high-in-the-affiliate-program-during-an-economic-downturn/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate program, growth during covid-19, successes 68% increase in an affiliate program during an economic downturn? The JEBCommerce team did just that. Uncertainty is the word of the day currently. As economies change seemingly daily and retailers rush to react in the right way to this ever changing environment, the question of growth is squarely in the forefront of everyone's mind. Can digital sales and an affiliate program grow during a global pandemic? The answer is definitely yes! Our team worked with one of our Home and Garden advertisers to generate their best month ever in their affiliate program! It was a 68% increase over their previous high. Here are a few things that led to that increase: We worked with the client to auto-apply sitewide discounts so it made it easier for affiliates to promote and consumers to receive Our team worked overtime and on weekends to give advance notice to our media and content publishers so they had time to prepare their marketing plans for these offers We worked closely with those media partners and content publishers, providing custom commission schedules for better exposure to our client's ideal customers Reviewed and optimized the customer path to purchase with our PPC publishers that operate industry specific review sites to enable them to better promote our consumer offers With so much turbulence and uncertainty in the marketplace, you need a plan, you need strategy, you need a team with years of experience and all the relationships to make things work. I get so excited hearing stories like these, but to be honest, this is our norm. Want to learn more or get... --- ### 5 Must-Take Actions For Affiliate Success In The New Normal - Webinar - Published: 2020-06-30 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-must-take-actions-for-affiliate-success-in-the-new-normal-webinar/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing 5 Must-Take Actions for Affiliate Success in the new Normal - An affiliate marketing webinar from PerformanceIn, JEBCommerce and Partnerize. In case you missed it, recap on our webinar session on-demand with Cormac Jones of Partnerize and me, Jamie Birch of JEBCommerce as we discuss 5 actions merchants need to take to maximize success in the second half of 2020. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=Bwn-H7d2_-g&feature=youtu. be The COVID-19 pandemic has changed so many aspects of our lives and how we do business. As head straight into summer, there is a new normal we have to deal with. Advertisers are looking for ways to survive and thrive in this new ecosystem. More consumers are shifting their purchasing behaviors to online and that makes the affiliate channel even more important. Now is the time to lay the groundwork for a brighter future. Jamie Birch, Co-founder and CEO of leading agency JEB Commerce, and Cormac Jonas, Head of Partnerships – Americas at Partnerize discuss 5 actions merchants need to take to maximize success in the second half of 2020. In this webinar Learn how to: Create better partner relationships that grow commitmentEngage in recruitment of profitable, scalable new partnersAlign your commissioning strategies to your true KPIsUnlock the mobile commerce opportunity that will create an immediate revenue spikeConvince your company to invest much more in partnerships and affiliate --- ### What is the CCPA and how does it impact me? > Learn what CCPA means and the potential impacts your business now as well as going forward as other states may likely follow suit. - Published: 2020-06-23 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-the-ccpa-and-how-does-it-impact-me/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients If you are still unclear on what the CCPA is and whether or not your business will be impacted, then make sure to read this post to learn how to be prepared for the future. By now you have probably heard of the California Consumer Privacy Act, most commonly referred to as the CCPA. If you are like me, you are probably wondering what is the CCPA and is it something that impacts me or the advertisers I work with? There is a wealth of great knowledge to be found regarding this topic online, my hope is to shed some light on the history of the CCPA and its impact on websites and finally, our recommendation moving forward. History of the CCPA The CCPA passed in November of 2018, as a substitute bill for the Consumer Right to Privacy Act of 2018 that originated in early 2018. Interestingly enough, the CCPA is actually a pared down bill that was passed as part of an agreement to remove some of the more restrictive text from the original Consumer Right to Privacy Act. The CCPA was approved by the governor of California on June 28, 2018 and the bill goes into effect on January 1, 2020. This bill continues to evolve and may look a bit different by the time the California Attorney General can begin enforcement on July 1, 2020. You can read more about this here. The question many are asking is, does this bill apply to me? Should I even be concerned about it? If your business meets any of the criteria below, then you will be affected by the CCPA. Remember, if you are a business that has customers in California, then these... --- ### 10 Obscure Ways to Increase eCommerce Sales Fast > Bit short of monthly, or yearly, revenue forecast? Try these 10 tried-and-true strategies to increase e-commerce sales fast. - Published: 2020-06-19 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-increase-ecommerce-sales-fast/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, E-Commerce Sales Bit short of your monthly (or yearly) revenue forecast? Or, maybe the affiliate program is new, and you really want to show what it can do. Better yet, your company found some extra marketing budget and gave it to you to increase e-commerce sales. Whatever the reason, we all find ourselves looking for ways to drive fast revenue into our affiliate programs. JEBCommerce has been managing affiliate marketing programs since 2004 and have helped many national retailers do a quick turn with their ecommerce sales. Here are just a few of tried-and-true strategies that increase e-commerce sales fast. Some are obvious, some not-so-obvious and some are a little bit obscure. Offer a better than average promo for a short period of time. Shoppers LOVE a 72 hour sale! Increase commissions but be sure to get something for it! Send an email to non-productive publishers reminding them what’s great about your program, and offering to help them get started. Do you have a partner sending a small number of visitors with an extremely high conversion rate? See if they’d be willing to give you better positioning on their site to increase clicks and see if the conversion rate remains high. Do you have a publisher who’s sending a lot of traffic, but no sales? Help check that their tracking is set up correctly. Bite the bullet and sign an affiliate that charges an “integration fee”. Don’t forget to negotiate upfront costs and a “make-good. ” Work with a couple of your... --- ### JEBCommerce is now Managing the RSS Affiliate Program > The RSS Podcast Hosting affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce. Interested in the details? Find out more! - Published: 2020-06-19 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-rss-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate program management, new client, new program JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the Enfamil Affiliate Program. What is RSS? The RSS podcast hosting service allows podcasters to publish episodes simply with no technical skills necessary. With RSS, you can set up your podcast in less than 3 minutes. Fully customizable & Apple friendly. RSS is the best way to distribute podcasts reliably and quickly. If you have a website, blog, podcast, or social media page, you can earn commissions on sign-ups referred to RSS. com. The RSS affiliate program is hosted on the ShareASale affilliate network. “We are excited to partner with the RSS team to grow their affiliate program. RSS offers a great way for podcasters to host episodes and the affiliate channel will help spread awareness of this service to people who need it. ” – Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? The ShareASale sign-up process is simple and there are no fees to join the program. You will earn $10 commission on all RSS free trial sign-ups generated through your link. We have a 90-day cookie duration so you will receive commission up to 90 days after the initial click. You will have access to special offers and brand updates to share with your visitors. Our dedicated program management team is available to help you with all your affiliate program questions and needs. How to get started? To become an RSS affiliate, click here to submit an application through ShareASale. If you are interested in learning more about RSS or have any questions, simply email us at rss@jebcommerce.... --- ### Expert Tips to Increase Sales in 2020 > We asked industry leaders how they plan to increase sales in 2020. These are the top tips from Groupon, LinkConnector, Publisher Discovery, JEBCommerce. - Published: 2020-06-18 - Modified: 2021-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/expert-tips-to-increase-sales-in-2020/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips Top Tips from Affiliate Marketing Leaders I am sure you have asked yourself or have been asked this question more than once this year – How do we increase sales in 2020? To answer this question, we asked industry leaders in the affiliate marketing channel how they plan to increase sales amidst ongoing changes. These are the top tips from experts at Groupon, LinkConnector, Publisher Discovery and JEBCommerce. Consistency Katie M. at Groupon said, “I would say always and forever consistent marketing is a key driver for sales. A PPC campaign is a no brainer in this market to support consistent marketing without breaking the bank. ” Communication Tara M. at LinkConnector said, “Communication: Reach out to your affiliates and ask what they may need to take their performance to the next level. Communicate top selling products and promotions (existing and future ones ... recognizing the many holidays / seasons approaching in the 2nd half of this year). Communicate your availability to talk with them directly about areas for growth. Diversity Affiliate Diversity: These changing times have uncovered new customer demographics; merchants should revisit promotional types they may have previously undervalued (e. g. , Search Engine Marketing, Coupons, Loyalty) to develop new sources of sales growth with affiliates, added Tara M. from LinkConnector. “ Technology Chris T. at Publisher Discovery touched on the use of big data and machine learning in analyzing and understanding marketing analytics. The accelerated increase of data from affiliate revenues to relationship analysis and potential new... --- ### What is Driving E-Commerce Sales Right Now? > With half of the year behind us, JEBCommerce rounds up what is driving e-commerce sales right now and how to turn these changes into long-term strategies. - Published: 2020-06-18 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-driving-ecommerce-sales-right-now/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, E-Commerce Sales - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, ecommerce, incremental sales, Marketing, new customer acquisition What drives e-commerce sales has changed quickly in just 6 months. In January, we looked back at what worked the previous year, added upcoming opportunities and potential trends and wrapped up with a “here’s what is driving e-commerce sales in 2020! ” But that was 6 months ago. So much has already happened this year that has had major impacts on e-commerce. These changes are going to last for years. Companies have had to adapt quickly to the changes in the economy and consumer behavior and the most important thing to continue driving e-commerce sales is to understand how to turn these adaptations into long-term strategies. With half of the year already behind us, let’s take a look at some strategies driving e-commerce sales right now and what we can expect to finish out the year. Leaning into Ecommerce I recently heard from a client, “I don’t know if I should feel happy or guilty. I think we need to invent another emotion that describes what it feels like to benefit during a pandemic. ” I’m sure the success of Ecommerce year-to-date has many advertisers feeling like this online retailer. In many cases, online channels are the only bright spot in an otherwise very dismal 2020. eMarketer’s latest forecast sees Ecommerce rising by 18% while brick-and-mortar and total retail fall 14% and 10. 5% respectively, by the end of 2020. Quarter 1 and 2 has advertisers moving more budget, manpower, and resources into their Ecommerce channels and the next 6... --- ### Protect Your Brand from Affiliate Hijacking > Who’s keeping an eye on your trademark terms in paid search? Here are three things you can start doing now to identify and prevent affiliate ad hijacking. - Published: 2020-06-12 - Modified: 2024-05-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/protect-your-brand-from-affiliate-hijacking/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Brand Bidding, Video Who is keeping an eye on your brand trademark terms in paid search? Brand trademark terms are proven click-drivers, so you can bet other advertisers are looking for ways to use them. And they won't be kind enough to ask your permission. Ad hijacking is when an affiliate runs ads that look identical to the brand’s ads. Tricking unsuspecting users into clicking on their ad instead of the brand’s ads. A “rogue” or non-compliant affiliate can drive thousands of dollars of revenue from ad hijacking in a few hours. An affiliate earns commission on these purchases, which means they are stealing money in the form of unearned commissions. If you’re not on a 24/7 look-out for trademark violations, you might be paying to drive sales for other businesses. It has become much easier to protect your brand name from hijacking, thanks to enhanced agreements, better technology, proper screening of affiliates and vastly improved affiliate program management. Here are three things you can start doing now to identify and prevent affiliate ad hijacking: Update Affiliate Agreements The first line of defense against ad hijackers is to update affiliate agreements. Agreements need to outline what your brand trademark plus policies are and clearly state the consequences for violating these terms. Once you have updated your affiliate agreements be sure to communicate with your affiliates announcing the changes. Specify a due date to bring affiliate’s promotional efforts in compliance to updated terms. When the date has passed, enforce the new branding terms rigorously.... --- ### Finding Focus in the Affiliate Channel > To help CMOs find focus in a time of rapid change JEBCommerce released an 18 step checklist. Identify where your affiliate channel focus should be. - Published: 2020-06-12 - Modified: 2020-11-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-finding-focus/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Success within the affiliate channel comes when you have consistent focus on the right things at the right standard, over time. But, how do you know what the right things are - especially right now?   JEBCommerce withstood two events that greatly affected the affiliate channel: the. com bubble burst in 2001 and a recession in 2008. During these time periods, companies went out of business or filed for bankruptcy, and many affiliates did not get paid. To help CMOs find focus in a time of rapid change we created “The Crisis Checklist. ”  This checklist details 18 steps to take right now. In it we help you identify where your focus should be within your affiliate channel and to benchmark against best practices.   Download this free checklist now, and calculate your score. Video: Finding Focus in the Affiliate Channel Transcript of “Finding Focus in the Affiliate Channel” video: This is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce, coming at you from my home office with a brand new haircut! I was at a rodeo practice with my kids this week, and it had me thinking about how many of us have made changes during this time - whether it’s in our businesses or our homes. We made changes to identify what is necessary and find out what we want to focus on. For us, it was our horses and our rodeo practice. We spend a lot of time together during this, and it’s something all four of us get to do... --- ### Marketing Managers Weekly Work Plan - Published: 2020-06-12 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/marketing-managers-weekly-work-plan/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Marketing managers are juggling a lot of channels and responsibilities. We are all trying to navigate the unknown - it is normal to feel overwhelmed or unsure of where to start. Jamie Birch of JEBCommerce shares his process to planning an effective weekly work plan. For affiliate marketing hours or anyone in general planning out the main things you need to accomplish this week can be the single most effective hour you have. And don't forget if you would like help on finding the best way for you to plan your week, set 15 minutes up with Jamie here. Instead of diving into your Monday using your email inbox as your task list, grab a coffee and turn off everything else and start by looking at the biggest wins and accomplishments from the previous week.   Have a productive week by starting with reviewing the tasks you were unable to complete the previous week. Writing down any lessons learned. After that, write down what you would like to accomplish in the coming week. The idea is to plan time at the beginning of your week to make sure your calendar mimics your task list. Dedicating time on your calendar to get the right things done and save yourself from spinning your wheels in busy work. In the following video, Jamie talks directly to marketing managers on how to plan an effective work week that moves your company forward. Video: Marketing Managers Weekly Work Plan. Transcript of “Marketing Managers Weekly Work Plan”... --- ### How to Manage Coronavirus Impact on Retail Inventory Levels > This is what you do when inventory levels are shrinking and you do not know when products will be restocked. - Published: 2020-06-12 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-manage-coronavirus-impact-on-retail-inventory-levels/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video There are many new problems facing retailers during the Coronavirus pandemic. Some organizations (like the travel sector) are facing a lack of demand. Others are facing too high of a demand, creating strains on supply chains and inventory levels.   This morning during JEB’s office forum, someone asked “what do we do about dwindling inventory levels? We aren’t sure when products will be restocked. ”  This article will talk about # strategies to manage coronavirus impact on retail inventory levels. Communicate with Affiliates One big piece of advice for this situation is to communicate with affiliates. They will be promoting what works for their customer base. If they have a category of items selling well, and you know the inventory level is slipping, you need to let affiliates know right away. Affiliates get customer service complaints if an order never gets a ship date or has delays. During the coronavirus, over communication is the way to go. Slow Demand Slowing demand isn’t something we talk about a lot in the retail sector but unstable inventory levels causes consumer frustration. Which leads to an increase in costs associated with your customer service reps, and ultimately lost customers.   If consumers don’t know what’s going on, you will hear from them.   If you are managing the affiliate channel in-house, be sure you are doing everything you can to lower the cost of doing business through the channel.   Do not promote items that are out of stock, customers will go somewhere... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Guide to Profitability: ROI and Commission Rates > Affiliate marketing is built for rough economies. Read this guide about affiliate costs and how to set proper commission rates to ensure max profitability. - Published: 2020-06-02 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-guide-to-profitability-roi-and-commission-rates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing ROI - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate marketing profitability, affiliate program, ecommerce, jebcommerce, managing profitability in affiliate programs, profitability Affiliate marketing is built for profitability. It is performance based as the advertiser pays the affiliate a commission only once a sale has been made. So you are never paying for “potential sales” or impressions. One of the reasons CMO’s love the affiliate channel is because of this high return on investment (ROI. ) JEBCommerce wrote this guide so you can fully understand the costs and set proper expectations to ensure max profitability for your affiliate program. Or, download our free checklist to ensure the affiliate program is positioned to produce revenue and gain new customers. What is the Difference between ROI and ROAS? ROI (return on investment), is the calculation to determine how much you earned on a sale after the costs are subtracted. You simply take your overall revenue and subtract any costs associated with the product to determine your overall ROI. This can be very helpful in determining if an affiliate partner is profitable as an advertiser and how much you make on a given sale or campaign. ROAS (return on Ad spend) is another useful metric to track and, while it’s often used interchangeably with ROI, the two are completely different. Whereas ROI gives us a final dollar amount left over after a given placement or period, ROAS returns that performance as a ratio. ROAS can sometimes be more helpful than ROI when gauging the performance of an affiliate program because it gives us a consistent metric value to track across all types of campaigns. It... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Drives Higher ROI for Online Retailers > Retailers need to increase sales without sacrificing profits in a “race to the bottom” price war with their competitors. So how can you drive higher ROI? - Published: 2020-06-02 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/higher-roi-for-online-retailers/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing ROI Retailers are looking to increase sales without sacrificing profits in a “race to the bottom” price war with their competitors. Brands don't want to appear too promotional or rely solely on discounts to drive customers to their site. So how can you grow your affiliate program and drive higher ROI for online retailers? JEBCommerce worked with a retail client to help them do just that, our goal was simple, maintain a strong ROI to justify the spend for the affiliate channel. Here are 3 of the strategies used to meet company goals. Competitive Analysis Start with a competitive analysis to quickly learn the competitor's promotional strategy. An example may include steep holiday discounts. 70% off deals look hard to beat at first glance, but upon further research, you may learn these discounts are actually only applied to big ticket items. There may also be frequency and duration limitations tied to these promotions. Arm yourself with plenty of competitive intelligence, to be able to deploy the competitive strategies that drive ROI. Media Placement Media placement fees are higher during peak seasonal periods, including Black Friday and Cyber Monday. These premium placements often sell out quickly, so act fast and get a head start on competitors. Secure spend prior to peak campaign periods enables your team to negotiate discounted pricing with affiliates stretching marketing dollars ever further. Maximize spend by negotiating placements with top performing partners three to five months prior to campaign launch. This approach can lead to significant savings, up... --- ### Improve Affiliate Marketing Program ROI > Are you getting the highest return on investment possible from your affiliate partnerships? Here are 9 helpful tips to improve affiliate marketing program ROI. - Published: 2020-06-02 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/improve-affiliate-marketing-program-roi/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing ROI Affiliate marketing is a great channel for acquiring new customers and growing your company’s revenue. With the pay for performance model, there is a lot of potential for the affiliate channel to be a high ROI generating channel for your business. Are you getting the highest return on investment possible from your affiliate partnerships? Review this article on calculating affiliate marketing ROI first, it will help you generate a solid baseline before you start making adjustments to improve. Here are 9 helpful tips to improve affiliate marketing program ROI. Review Commission Structure Evaluate commission payouts to ensure you are using the technology your network provides as well as adjusting the rates based on how valuable the sale is. Take a high level look at your program and identify which sales provide the most value to your company so you can offer a higher commission for those. For example, you may want to pay out higher commission on specific products or categories since you have larger margins on them or you want to pay more for sales placed by new customers instead of returning. This is a great way to reduce costs and incentivize publishers to drive high-value sales. Evaluate Current Network The two main things to look for when determining if you have your affiliate program on the right network to maximize your ROI are the network’s commissioning capabilities and the fees you are being charged. Check that the affiliate network has the technology to allow you to execute the... --- ### How to Calculate Affiliate Marketing ROI > Today, more than ever, CMOs have to prove the ROI of affiliate marketing efforts in order to keep the program funded. Here's how to do it. - Published: 2020-06-01 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-calculate-affiliate-marketing-roi/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing ROI - Tags: affiliate management, jebcommerce, outsourced program manager, profit, profitable affiliate program, roi, successful management Answers to these questions will help you adequately plan for the performance of your affiliate program. But let's start with the ballpark figure that you might be looking for. Here is our basic rule - you shouldn't expect true performance and profitability before month 6. That is our general rule. Why? Managing an affiliate program takes time, it is resource intensive and you are dealing with a relationship based initiative. It takes time to identify partners, contact them, get them excited and get them optimized. ROI (return on investment) is likely the most important metric for just about every CMO. Naturally, the main reason you’d want to measure your ROI is to avoid spending money on marketing efforts that are not generating enough profit. Today, more than ever, CMOs have to prove the positive financial impact of affiliate marketing in order to keep the program funded. Measuring Affiliate Marketing ROI On the one hand, measuring your marketing ROI may not be so straightforward. What if your relationship with that partner was already bringing in revenue? What if the homepage placement you purchased lasted 10 days, and you averaged $100 per day in revenue both before and after the placement? If you assume that you would have seen $1,000 in revenue from this publisher without the placement ($100/day x 10 days), then your true ROI for the placement is 100%. When calculating the ROI for your entire affiliate program, remember that there are several other costs to consider in addition to commissions. There is most likely a network fee, and costs related to managing your program, whether it’s managed in-house or by an OPM (Outsourced Program Manager). Did you purchase any paid placements, or pay a fee to get on a publisher’s website? What about creatives? Do you outsource banner creation? All these costs need to be factored in to determine the exact ROI of your affiliate program. Simple Affiliate ROI Formula (Total Revenue - Total Costs)/Total Costs x 100 = ROI In its simplest form,... --- ### Increase Sales with your Affiliate Program Now. - Published: 2020-05-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increase-sales-with-your-affiliate-program-now/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Many retailers are trying to figure out, “how can we increase sales right now? ”  The answer may be waiting for you within your affiliate program. An electronics manufacturer, that JEBCommerce manages, increased their YoY net revenue by 263% by optimizing the affiliate channel– read the growth study here to see exactly how they did it. Or, keep reading to learn four things to start doing now that will help increase sales within your affiliate program: Affiliate Communication  Right now, successful affiliate programs are over-communicating. Because everything is changing so quickly, you have to be in constant communication with your affiliates.   This means regular newsletters, phone calls, social media and emails. Communicate the products that are selling well and any consumer behavior insights through all mediums possible. Affiliates are performing well for the advertisers that are communicating with them. Identify High Converting Affiliates Find out who the top converting affiliates are and optimize them. Look through your list of affiliates filtered by the highest conversion rate. You may find some tier 2, 3 or 4 affiliates in the list that are not optimized yet. Identify those affiliates, pick up the phone and ask, “How can I help you be more successful within the affiliate program? ”  This one simple question will change the success of your program. Review Fundamentals Confirm that your tracking is working, your look-back window is set correctly, and make sure all the basic things within the program are correct.   When was the last time... --- ### Affiliate Program Missed Payments: Help is Here > A train is coming down the affiliate tracks that all players in the channel need to be ready for: advertisers not being able to pay their affiliate commissions. - Published: 2020-05-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-missed-payments/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video In 2000 - 2001 and 2008 there were two events that affected the affiliate channel: the . com bubble burst and a recession.   During these time periods, companies went out of business or filed for bankruptcy, and many affiliates did not get paid. JEBCommerce has spoken with advertisers who have laid off 100% of their retail employees and 90% of their corporate staff, meaning there are only a handful of people running the entire company, as well as those packing and shipping products.   There is a train coming down the affiliate marketing tracks that all players in the channel must be ready for: advertisers not being able to pay their affiliate commissions. Our industry has always operated on trust. Talking about affiliate payments is vital to continued growth, sustainability and our ability to lead the country through this economy. Here is how each partner can help with the upcoming challenges of affiliate program missed payments: Affiliate Agencies Agencies, communicate with your clients. You are the proxy for your client. Make sure you know what hasn’t been paid and when it will be. Affiliate managers - do not brush this off - it is your responsibility to know where everyone stands and help facilitate a rebound. Affiliate Partners Affiliates, there is no way around this, it sucks. You aren’t the only one not getting paid. We feel your pain.   Please understand that when these decisions are made, it’s not personal. Many of these companies are just trying to... --- ### How to Attract Media Affiliate Publishers > You have found a really great media publisher for your affiliate program, time to recruit! JEBCommerce shares how to attract non-traditional publishers. - Published: 2020-05-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-attract-media-affiliate-publishers/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Twice a week affiliate managers at JEBCommerce have collaborative “water cooler talk” to ask questions, discuss concerns and brainstorm new ideas. In the following video, Jamie Birch shares a team conversation on how to get the attention of non-traditional publishers.   Non-traditional publishers would be any content or media publishers that use traditional advertising and are not responding well to your affiliate recruitment outreach.   Editors at major media conglomerates may not know how well affiliate marketing can benefit their business and are generally turned off by affiliate marketing language - dismissing any attempts at outreach as unwanted spam. The key to attracting media affiliate publishers is to recruit using the language they naturally use, through the channels they commonly communicate with. What language do media publishers use? Media publishers operate using terms like CPM (cost per thousand), CPA (cost per action), CPC (cost per click) etc.   So you will need to break down affiliate commissions into CPM. Use metrics from your affiliate program to calculate these terms for your programs as a whole.   When you talk to new potential affiliate partners that have yet to engage, turn it around and speak their language.   When you get interest from them in this regard, then you can show them the potential commissions they can earn.   You have found a really great potential media site for your affiliate program, time to recruit!   We help many clients recruit new affiliates successfully! Schedule time here to find out about... --- ### How to Recruit Affiliates like a Pro > The world is becoming immune to sales pitches. A cookie cutter approach to recruiting affiliates will not cut it. So, how do you recruit? - Published: 2020-05-21 - Modified: 2021-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-recruit-affiliates-like-a-pro/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate management agency, affiliate marketing, affiliate networks, affiliate program, affiliate recruitment, affiliates, jebcommerce, Marketing “Do you want to make money working from home and selling the products you already use? ” Most people would quickly delete this message. The world is becoming more and more immune to sales pitches and you’ll never get noticed with this cookie cutter approach to recruiting affiliates. So, how do you get noticed above all the other pitches? Provide value to the affiliate from the start. Affiliate programs are so contingent on relationship-building, you will find the most success using as much personal communication as possible. Building these relationships takes a lot of time and resources but it also determines how successful an affiliate program ultimately is. Unfortunately, when an affiliate manager gets too busy the first thing to get dropped is affiliate recruitment and with it, any chance of sustaining a successful affiliate program long-term. Because the process of recruiting can be so time consuming, it may be a better use of company resources to partner with an affiliate program management agency. JEBCommerce dedicates recruitment time into the weekly schedule so we’re always working to bring new affiliate partners into your program. An extra perk for partnering with an affiliate program management agency is they can introduce brands to top talent. Over the past decade we have nurtured relationships with major affiliates in the outdoor, beauty, fashion and apparel retail space. Having a close relationship with an entire pool of high-quality bloggers, influencers, and paid search partners we are able to get programs up to speed quickly. You... --- ### How to Find New Affiliates > One of the biggest dangers in the affiliate channel is stagnation, or letting it run on auto-pilot. Learn how to find new affiliates to keep momentum going. - Published: 2020-05-21 - Modified: 2024-08-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-find-new-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment - Service Tiers: Bronze Maximize affiliate program success with these recruitment strategies. Find out how to identify, recruit, and activate high-quality affiliates, or engage our Accelerator service! One of the biggest dangers in the affiliate channel is stagnation, or letting things run on auto-pilot. Since the channel is all about relationships and growth, a top priority for all affiliate programs is to find new affiliates and keep the momentum going. When performance isn’t improving (or worse, going downhill), this is a leading indicator that something needs to change and one of the best ways to turn things around is to bring in new affiliates to help offset that declining performance. Recruitment very well may be one of the most important aspects of a successful affiliate program, but if you don’t know where to look, the process of finding new affiliates can feel impossible. On average the process of finding new affiliates takes up to 60% of an affiliate manager’s time. This is why so many advertisers reach out to JEBCommerce for affiliate recruitment services. They either don’t have the manpower in-house or don’t have the budget to pay for a full affiliate program management service. Managing an affiliate program can be an overwhelming task especially when you’re juggling multiple channels.  We can help. Find out more about our Accelerator service and how it can help you recruit new affiliates now and grow your program with our short term engagement. One core aspect of the offering begins immediately with setting up the pillars of a successful affiliate program: gap analysis, identification, new affiliates recruitment and activation. The purpose of this article is to give you a sneak peak... --- ### The Best Affiliate Recruitment Tools and How to Use Them > JEBCommerce has been managing affiliate programs for over 15 years and with that experience we have found these 8 affiliate recruitment tools really work. - Published: 2020-05-21 - Modified: 2023-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-recruitment-tools/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment The process of finding new affiliates to join your program can be daunting. One of the most common challenges is where to find affiliates. The Internet is a big place, and many advertisers don’t know where to start or what to look for. JEBCommerce has been managing affiliate programs since 2004 and with that experience we have developed tried-and-true strategies to find new affiliates. Here are 8 affiliate recruitment tools that really work. Google SERPS This may be the most obvious, but stands the test of time as being one of the best tools to find affiliates to recruit. If you don’t know who your customer is or how they spend their time on the internet, this is a great first step. Start by finding the common search terms that are performing well for the brand via Google Search Console. Next, simply search the keyword on Google. For example, when recruiting for an outdoor retailer, search different variations of popular outdoor terms to see who pops up. When you come across new affiliate prospects, add them to your outreach list! Try mixing and matching words to see how results change. Starting broad and working your way down: “Outdoors” “Exploration” “Camping” “Backpacking” “Hiking” Google’s free Keyword Planner is also a fantastic way to generate related search terms. By searching these terms on Google, you are effectively recreating the consumer's path to purchase. We call this “owning your SERPs” because the more top search results sites become partners, the more coverage the brand... --- ### Increasing affiliate revenue by 4000% and 80% New Customers! - Published: 2020-05-21 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/increasing-affiliate-revenue-by-4000-and-80-new-customers/ - Categories: Client Wins Scaling an affiliate program happens through optimization of individual partnerships. Read about how our team increased revenue by 4000% and added 80% new customers during the COVID-19 crisis for our apparel retail client. Many of our clients and prospects want to know how to grow sales through the channel, but it’s really about growing sales through individual partners. Every partner is different and you have to optimize for each one differently, especially in a time of great challenge like we are experiencing now with COVID-19 reaching every corner of the globe. Our team worked with one affiliate partner for our leading men and women’s apparel client. They increased revenue by almost 4000% from one affiliate by: Identifying the type of offer individual partners need Combining two offers on our client’s site into one incredibly compelling offer that this particular partner would promote The offer created was sent to the partner. Because it was exactly what the community looked for, it was upvoted within 24 hours and received an incredible amount of of exposure And 80% of those users were new to the brand! It’s amazing to watch our team pull together just the right offer for each affiliate and see results like this, and in a super challenging economic time. If you need help with your merchandising and affiliate activation strategy so you can scale your affiliate program, sign up at calendly. com/jamiebirch for a 15 minute free consultation or contact us at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. --- ### Are Affiliate Recruitment Services Really All You Need? > Affiliate recruitment is important. You always need new affiliates but to be successful program affiliates need to produce revenue. - Published: 2020-05-19 - Modified: 2024-06-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/just-recruit-affiliates-thats-all-we-need/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Recruitment - Tags: affiliate recruitment, niche affiliates, recruit affiliates “Just recruit affiliates, that’s all we need. ” As an affiliate program management agency, we are often asked if we can offer affiliate recruitment services only. Although a very important task, recruiting affiliates is only one aspect to advancing long term growth. Often, advertisers want recruitment for their affiliate program because they don’t have the resources to do it themselves, don’t have the budget to pay for full service from their agency of choice, or they simply think that recruitment is all they need. What we encounter the most is the idea that all you need is affiliate recruitment services and a really great outreach email. Imagine you own a tire and auto repair shop. A local direct market has approached you with a killer way to reach all 20,000 drivers in your town with a solid message sure to bring them to your door. So, as any smart businessman would, you take part. The campaign is mailed, 500 customers call, stop by or bring their cars in, but you only get 2 new paying customers. This marketing strategy was a disaster and you vow to let that direct marketer have a piece of your mind. He sold you garbage and those two customers cost you $1,500 each to acquire! To you, this was a horrible campaign you will never do again. But there are problems in your shop. Your location is way out of the way. People called to get directions and decided not to come in. Those that... --- ### New Customers vs. Returning Customers > What percentage of customers coming through your affiliate program should be incremental and is there value in returning customers? - Published: 2020-05-17 - Modified: 2024-01-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-customers-vs-return-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate marketing programs, incremental affiliate sales, incremental sales, optimizing affiliate programs, outsourced affiliate marketing Many advertisers want to know what the affiliate channel should produce in terms of new vs. existing customers. We will break this down and look at the various ways to optimize for each. If you’ve ever had the perfect hamburger, you know there’s a desired meat-to-bun ratio. Likewise, your affiliate program should have a desired ratio of new and returning customers.   What percentage of customers coming through your affiliate program should be incremental and is there value in returning customers?   In the hamburger example, returning customers are like the bun, necessary, but not the star of the show. What is the ideal mix of new and returning customers? It depends on company goals. Many programs focus on driving new, incremental revenue through the affiliate channel, so let’s focus on that.   How many new customers are acquired by affiliate marketing channels is directly related to the levels of optimization that are happening with your affiliates.   Based on the retail programs JEBCommerce manages, these are very general new customer benchmarks: Coupon affiliates send about 50% new customers Deal affiliates can send up to 75% new customers Other segments (sub-affiliate networks, niche content / blogs) tend to be lower than 50%. Difference Between Low and High NTF Imagine you are a potential customer of Brand A. You are researching products that Brand A sells. A common mistake we see among retail companies is no optimization happening due to lack of relationships, no budget, etc. This leads to super low new-to-file (NTF) percentages, The effort given by an affiliate is proportional to the amount they get paid. Shocking, I know. So the affiliate is not placing Brand A in prime real estate locations... --- ### Launching an affiliate program during COVID-19 and beating forecasts. - Published: 2020-05-14 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/11438-2/ - Categories: Client Wins It is entirely possible to launch an affiliate program in times of crisis and succeed. Affiliate program management isn't magic, it takes intention, planning and the right team with years of experience to do it well and scale your affiliate program quickly. Learn how we did it with this client. When our client’s affiliate program launched in December of 2019, there were only far off conversations of COVID-19 and how it was impacting other countries. And I think most of us thought this would be like swine flu or H1N1. While it caused much heartache for those affected, it didn’t stop our economies or lead to shelter in place orders. Then COVID-19 came to America and work from home became a thing, and the economy took a huge hit, and continues to do so. Our highly experienced affiliate managers didn’t miss a beat. Here is how they met and beat every projection and forecast we and our clients had for this launch: They didn’t miss a beat. As the environment changed, they reviewed their Strategic Roadmap and identified the elements that were still relevant and the ones that weren’t. The tactics that no longer applied were dropped and a heavier emphasis was placed on the tactics that were. They performed a vulnerabilities assessment to identify the areas of weakness for the program. They created a mitigation plan for each of those vulnerabilities. Then they executed their new plan. Aggressively reached out to top partners to negotiate integrations, placements and exposure, integrating a top performing partner that had otherwise refused to partner, but by leveraging all our relationships our team got them on their site. Since this client had not yet focused on their SEM channel, the team used affiliate partners to fill the gaps by bringing in two ™+ partners... --- ### New Customer Acquisition: Strategies for the Affiliate Channel > Learn the basics of new customer acquisition in the affiliate channel: what is a new customer and how to acquire new customers. - Published: 2020-05-10 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-new-customer-acquisition/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Customer Acquisition One of the most difficult parts of scaling a business is figuring out which channel is actually sustainable for bringing in new customers. JEBCommerce focuses heavily on new customer acquisition and increasing profitability for our clients in the affiliate channel. New Customer Acquisition is one of the methods we measure affiliate programs by as well as a tactic to increase margin and overall success. In 2017, a Hubspot survey found that lowering the cost of customer acquisition and proving the ROI of marketing efforts are the two most important marketing priorities. In this guide, you’ll learn the basics of new customer acquisition in the affiliate channel: what is a new customer and how to acquire new customers. By the end, you’ll be ready to build a new customer acquisition strategy that will withstand the test of time and ever-changing trends. What is a new customer? What defines a new customer will differ for each company. Let’s take a look at three examples: Outdoor Gear Retailer: Client A sells outdoor gear and kayaks, etc. Some of their products their customers purchase every year, but many they purchase either once in a lifetime or every 5-10 years. They have 25 stores, mostly in one geographic area, and do not push out any catalogs. So, what is new to them? The most appropriate, determined by themselves, was anyone who hasn’t purchased at all in the last 8 years from any channel. So, if Lucy buys a kayak from their store today and then... --- ### How do you grow your affiliate program during the pandemic by more than 263%? - Published: 2020-05-07 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-you-grow-your-affiliate-program-during-the-pandemic-by-more-than-263/ - Categories: Client Wins Can you grow your affiliate program during the COVID-19 pandemic or any other uncertain and challenging time? You sure can! Read about how our team grew one of our electronics retailers by over 263% against last year's April numbers. Growth during a pandemic? Who would have thought that was possible? While many industries are not doing well, and others are looking to no growth as the “new growth”, many of our clients are seeing growth, like this electronics manufacturer. They have seen a 263% growth in April 2020 over April 2019. Here is how our team did it: We took advantage of two trends; retail locations being closed, and Amazon’s commission rate changes and their delayed shipping to encourage affiliates to post links for consumers to shop direct and receive their product sooner. Aggressive communication with affiliates. When our team saw that the above two changes could impact our client and affiliates positively, we got on the phone with our top producers and any affiliates that we thought could do well with this client. New offers. We created new consumer offers that we thought would productive. New creative and text links. We provided our affiliates with customized text links for each partner, with new landing pages featuring our ability to get product to them quicker than Amazon. Frequent outreach. By communicating with affiliates several times a week, we were able to identify additional ways to work together to get product out the door, increase productivity and hit that outrageous growth number! Our team is demonstrating right now how we are able to increase sales in this challenging and turbulent time. If you’d like to see how we can do this with your affiliate program, reach out to us at... --- ### What is Affiliate Management and How Does it Work? > Deciding how to structure the growth and management of your affiliate program is a huge decision. Start here by learning the terminology. - Published: 2020-05-05 - Modified: 2024-07-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-are-the-major-components-of-affiliate-management/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management New to the affiliate space? This article outlines what exactly is involved in affiliate management! Before we get into how affiliate management works it’s important to understand the definitions of common terms you will hear. Affiliate Marketing is a marketing channel where affiliates promote the goods or services of a merchant for a commission. Affiliate Management is managing the affiliates within the channel as a whole to promote the growth of the program for the brand or merchant. This can be done in-house or with an agency. Affiliate Managers act basically as middle-men between the client (merchant) and affiliates. This includes weekly or monthly reports, attending conferences, approving affiliates, maintaining creative and promotions, and having check-in calls with both clients and affiliates. Affiliates can be quickly defined as the partners that promote items or services sold by a merchant. They can be anything from coupon publishers, content publishers, loyalty publishers, etc. How Does Affiliate Management Work? Some marketing managers think the affiliate channel is something you can turn on and off like you can with paid search or paid social. It’s not, affiliate partnerships are built on transparency and real relationships, not one-off transactions. The overall goal of an affiliate program is to create a win-win framework for brands and their affiliate partners. When managed properly the affiliate channel can make up a significant portion of a brand’s online revenue, with high ROAS and low CPA. Here are a few of the major components affiliate management focuses on to drive revenue growth. Managing Affiliate Growth Affiliate management is a huge factor in how quickly the channel... --- ### Why homeTRADER.ca chose JEB to Manage Affiliate Program > homeTRADER.ca, a leader in the real estate market, selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the CJ Affiliate Network. - Published: 2020-05-03 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-hometraderca-outsourced-affiliate-program-management/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate management, Canada, Canadian real estate, hometrader, lead gen, trader.ca homeTRADER. ca, a leader in the real estate market, selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage the affiliate program. homeTrader. ca is Canada’s real estate destination. Users can find and post rental properties as well as properties for sale, both resale and new homes and condos. Publications include: New Homes, Renters News, Condo Guide, Home Renters Guide, Renovations, Home & Décor and many more loaded with content, tools and functionalities to tour properties and neighborhoods. Affiliates can leverage homeTRADER’s presence as the premiere real estate company in Canada to grow this affiliate program. Now affiliates are able to promote the homeTRADER. ca affiliate program on Commission Junction, managed by the JEBCommerce team. “We’re thrilled to launch this new initiative with JEB Commerce. We see this partnership as a great fit and opportunity for both of us. Leveraging their affiliate marketing expertise with our significant reach in the Canadian marketplace is something we see really contributing to our business. ” - Bryce Saunders, Senior Brand Manager – Real Estate at Trader Corp Stephen Robinson, Director of Affiliate Marketing at JEBCommerce (an outsourced affiliate management agency), looks to leverage homeTRADER’s presence as the leader in the Canadian real estate market and JEBCommerce’s experience in lead generation to grow this program quickly. “We are very excited to be working with homeTRADER. They are the leader in the Canadian real estate market and their robust multimedia package allows sellers to maximize the exposure of their listings to potential buyers. For over 15 years they have... --- ### Customer Acquisition and Retention with Affiliate Marketing > When the goal is to get in front of as many eyeballs as you can do you focus on new customer acquisition or customer retention? - Published: 2020-05-01 - Modified: 2023-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/retention-vs-acquisition-in-the-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Customer Acquisition, Testimonials It's not rocket science, but a successful affiliate channel does require having the right team, the right tools, and a well communicated strategy. Affiliate marketing is known as one of the most cost efficient channels to boost ecommerce because of its ability to both acquire and retain customers.   Which is more important for your company - new customer acquisition or customer retention?   The goal is to get in front of as many eyeballs as you can, which is difficult... What needs to be established, is the overall strategy. Once you have decided which aspect you want affiliates to focus on, you need to incentivize accordingly.   Aligning and communicating internal initiatives is critical to the success of the brand and success of the marketing channel.   If you want to drive more incremental revenue, then rolling out and executing a new-to-file strategy (NTF) for the channel would be the ideal way to align your goals with your affiliate marketing team. Here are a few of JEBCommerce’s insider tips to get new customers through an affiliate program: Creating a commission structure to incentivize your publishers to drive more new customers. Establishing a paid placement budget. Securing prime real estate in-exchange for exclusive coupons, or increasing commission in exchange for placements. Most importantly, identifying and recruiting affiliates that have been proven to drive a higher new to file ratio, is vital to your strategy if new customer acquisition is your goal.   You can expect to have more coupon affiliates than loyalty affiliates because coupon affiliates typically drive more new customers than loyalty publishers.   The goal is to get in front of... --- ### Rapidly increasing conversion rate leads to a rapid increase in revenue! - Published: 2020-04-30 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rapidly-increasing-conversion-rate-leads-to-a-rapid-increase-in-revenue/ - Categories: Client Wins Your conversion rate is not out of your control. Your affiliate program can grow significantly when you increase the conversion rate. Check out this mini case study of how we did just that. There are many levers to pull to grow a program, and do it quickly. Your conversion rate is one of those. It is an often overlooked aspect of an affiliate program as many affiliate managers believe a site’s conversion rate is out of their control. But the affiliate program conversion rate is not out of your control. Here are the things we did to impact the conversion rate: Audited all the text links and creative. We found these items hadn’t been updated in years, there were offers available that no longer worked and no text links for current top sellers. Created new text links and banners that focused on top sellers, current coupons and offers. Audited each and every affiliate that was driving clicks and called them. We ensured they had the best and current offers up. Landing page optimization - several of the landing pages for links no longer existed, made the customer make an additional choice to continue or simply not going to a high converting page. Performed a gap analysis and brought into the program top producing affiliates that always convert well. Our highly tested and optimized processes allow us to scale any affiliate channel quickly and reliably. If you’d like to see how we can do this with your affiliate program, reach out at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. --- ### Affiliate Crisis Marketing: Are You Paying for Canceled Orders? > Do you know how canceled orders are submitted to your affiliate network? This video talks about ensuring you are not paying commission on canceled orders. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-crisis-marketing-canceled-orders/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Affiliate marketing is incredibly resilient. The advantage this channel offers during a crisis is tenfold.   Unlike other advertising channels that measure cost per click or cost per impression, affiliate marketing is based on a cost per action (CPA) payment structure. Meaning you only pay for converted sales and leads ... well you should only be paying for converted sales and leads. In this video, Jamie of JEBCommerce explains that because supply chains are interrupted right now some consumers are finding their delivery time takes longer and are cancelling their orders.   Do you know how canceled orders are being submitted to your affiliate network?   If you don’t know, schedule time with Jamie to ensure you are not paying commission on canceled orders. Add time to his calendar here or email Jamie directly. Now is the time to work on efficiencies! Watch the Video: Paying for Canceled Orders? Transcript: Hi, this is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce! I want to talk with you about making sure all aspects of your affiliate program are working correctly, specifically around order processing and cancelled orders. Do you know how cancelled orders are being submitted to your network so you aren’t paying commission on them? If you don’t know, you should find out. You should also be sure the process is automated, as this isn’t something you should have to do manually. Make sure your cancelled orders are actually removed from the network so you aren’t paying those commissions. You also want to review... --- ### Affiliate Crisis Marketing: Losing Orders to Broken Links > Do you know if the text links and landing pages you provide affiliates are up-to-date? This video talks about ensuring you are not losing orders to broken links. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-crisis-marketing-broken-links/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Affiliate marketing is the perfect channel to help your brand survive and thrive in our current environment because it is flexible and cost effective. In this video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce talks about getting back to the basics – reviewing creative.   When JEB partners with a Brand, one of the first things we do is dig up all the out-of-date text links and/or incorrect landing pages for all affiliate marketing creative. Affiliate marketing creative includes the text links, banners and landing pages within your affiliate program.   A highly effective affiliate strategy is to look at the creative you are providing your affiliates. Here’s what to look for: Are you talking about current products and promotions? Do affiliates have a variety of options to use and a clear all to action? Are all your links to landing pages correct and active?  Test different verbiage within text links.   For example, instead of using “70% off,” try using “$50 off. ”  Wide variety of banner design.   You should have several sets of banners that feature promotions, clearance sections, certain products, etc.   We have seen that banners with a montage of products do well.   Do you know if the text links and landing pages you provide affiliates are up-to-date?   If you don’t know, I would love to spend some time with you to ensure you are not losing orders to broken links. Add time to my calendar here or email me directly. Now is the time to... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Cart Abandonment > You already have users on your website, why not make sure they convert? This software can decrease cart abandonment and increase sales. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-cart-abandonment/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video In the following video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to retail marketing managers about a solution for cart abandonment, UpSellit.   During this pandemic, we are seeing an increase in ecommerce traffic, but a decrease in conversion rates. Some brands are seeing cart abandonment rates as high as 65%.   One strategy to lower cart abandonment is to optimize affiliate landing pages and another is integrating software like UpSellit. UpSellit identifies areas in your consumers’ click stream and presents unique opportunities based on mouse movement.   The software can see the typical movements a consumer makes when he or she wants to leave your website.   For example, when moving the mouse toward the URL bar or red “X”, this can typically mean they will be exiting the page or going to a new one. You may have looked at other solutions similar to this and they can be expensive. UpSellit works on a pay-for-performance model, and they are a full-funnel conversion provider. Integrating this type of technology into your marketing strategies will help you identify consumer behavior and movements that lead to cart abandonment, so you can present offers or use other techniques to keep the sale.   You already have users on your website, why not make sure they convert? We have many clients using this technology successfully! Optimization is one of the key strategies to get through this challenging environment. Schedule time on Jamie’s calendar here to learn how to cut out the noise and turn your... --- ### Affiliate Landing Pages: Turning Clicks into Customers > If the main landing page in your affiliate program is the homepage - and that’s it - then there is room for improvement. Here's how to turn clicks into customers. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-landing-pages-turning-clicks-into-customers/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video It is important to maximize every bit of traffic your brand is receiving right now. Landing pages are one of the pillars of affiliate marketing and something that we can edit right now to increase sales.   What is an Affiliate Landing Page? An affiliate landing page is the web page a consumer sees after clicking on an affiliate link, paid search advertisement or another medium like organic search. These touch points must be correct and well-optimized. How do you optimize an affiliate landing page for conversion? Start with analytics. Dig in to your website's analytics and find out: What landing pages are seeing the most traffic? Which landing pages are the most effective in converting sales? Which landing pages are attracting new customers or a high AOV? Now that you have a list of your top performing web pages, compare this to the list of landing pages in your affiliate program.   After comparing the list, confirm that banners and text links are going to the appropriate landing page – whether it be an individual product page or category page.   If the main landing page in your affiliate program is simply the homepage - and that’s it - then there is room for improvement. Schedule time on Jamie’s calendar here to learn how to cut out the noise and turn your clicks into conversions. Video: Let's talk about landing page optimization. Transcript of “Let's talk about landing page optimization” video: Hi, this is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce! I... --- ### Coupon Marketing Strategy: Go Where Your Audience Is > In the following video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to retail marketing managers about working with coupon affiliates during Covid 19. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/covid-coupon-marketing-strategy/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Consumers seem to be planning for a prolonged downturn in the US economy and are using coupons in larger numbers. More and more consumers are not purchasing a product without researching to find the best deal. The good news is they continue to shop, just more wisely and making sure they have a discount prior to making that purchase. How does that relate to online coupon sites? Traffic to coupon sites are increasing dramatically.   Digital retailers can leverage this shift to weather the storm by taking advantage of the increased traffic to online coupon sites and developing a marketing strategy to increase sales. If your brand is sensitive to couponing, not wanting to offer coupons that may discount your brand, there are other ways to take advantage of the coupon trends outlined in JEBCommerce’s 7 Creative Coupon Strategies for Digital Retailers article. In the following video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to retail marketing managers about working with coupon affiliates during COVID-19. Video: Is your coupon-affiliate strategy still a good one? Transcript of “Is your coupon-affiliate strategy still a good one? ” video: Hi, this is Jamie Birch! I want to remind you that if you are struggling with anything digital marketing related, or find yourself out of work and want to know how to best position yourself for that next exciting role, I still have available times to meet at calendly. com/jamiebirch. Also, if you are an affiliate manager, director of e-commerce, vice president of e-commerce, or anyone... --- ### COVID-19 Motivation for Retail Marketing Managers > Juggling clients, staff and home. Read these tips for managing the paralysis and overwhelm that comes with being a marketing manager during covid 19. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/covid-motivation-retail-marketing-managers/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video In this video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to retail marketing managers and other professionals managing multiple channels (and life) during Covid 19. Every day brings new challenges. You may be burning the candle at both ends or you may have paused decision making unsure of where and how to begin. It may feel like there are too many problems to handle between clients, staff, home and a global pandemic. Using two movies: “World War Z” and “The Martian” as inspiration, Jamie offers motivational tips for retail marketing managers.   Here is how to tackle the overwhelm and paralysis that comes with managing an enterprise during an economic downturn: Movement is Life World War Z is likely not on the top of your watch list, all things considered, but the main protagonist (Brad Pitt) say’s something very important, “movement is life. ” You have to keep moving. You have to continue building plans to grow. Work the Problem One of the phrases during The Martian with Matt Damon is “work the problem. ” Outline the issues and obstacles that are in front of you - whether it be how to reduce cost per acquisition, how to manage budget over multiple channels, how to survive and keep your staff employed.   Science the Crap out of it Another key phrase Matt Damon says in The Martian is, “I am going to science the crap out of this. ” What data can you pull to help you understand which channels are delivering... --- ### Affiliate Channel Innovation: How Retailers are Thriving during COVID-19 > As you read this, affiliates are testing offers and creatives for retailers. If you aren’t talking with them, they are not testing these things for your brand. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-channel-innovation/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video There are two ways people naturally react to a challenge: isolate or innovate. Within the affiliate channel there are thousands of innovators to work with at your fingertips. Instead of isolating, call your affiliates. They are on the ground with consumers and ready to innovate. As you read this, affiliates are testing offers, merchandising and design creatives for a multitude of retailers. If you aren’t talking with them, they are probably not testing these things with your brand. Now - pick up the phone and call five affiliates. Ask them, “what are you seeing that’s working? ” and “How can I help you? ” If you don’t have a relationship like this with your affiliates, I would love to help you come up with a series of questions to ask a couple of contacts. Add time to my calendar here or email me directly. Now is the time to innovate! Video: Don’t Isolate. Innovate! Transcript of “Don’t Isolate. Innovate! ” video: Hey everyone, this is Jamie Birch! During these challenging times, our human nature is to isolate and spend time with ourselves, which can often times create more problems. There are three ways in which people react during a challenge like this: paralyze, contract, or pivot. There are certain times that warrant the first two, but there is also a time to pivot, act and experiment. That time is now. Within the affiliate channel, there are thousands of innovators (affiliates) to work with at our fingertips. Instead of isolating, take... --- ### Should Retailers Pause Affiliate Programs during a Downturn? > Are you considering pausing or suspending your affiliate program? This video talks about how to maintain employees and a positive industry reputation. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/retailers-pause-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video Are you considering pausing or suspending your affiliate program?   While working at Coldwater Creek right after 9/11, I learned that the work we do as affiliate marketers helps people stay employed.   During that time I saw other channels like retail and catalog laying off employees, while those investing in the affiliate channel did not. I want to help your business make it through this and keep everyone on staff.   If you are considering pausing or closing your affiliate program, here are a few things to think about. Revenue Now The affiliate channel provides retailers with revenue now - and cost later. Because you are receiving orders now and paying for them only after they happen, your invoice comes from the network at a later date. Allowing your online store to time-shift your cost, receiving revenue before you have to pay commissions and fees. Low-Risk Affiliate marketing is a low-risk way for you to continue communicating with your audience.   Unlike other advertising channels that measure cost per click or cost per impression, affiliate marketing is based on a cost per action (CPA) payment structure. Meaning you only pay for converted sales and leads. Reputation Another thing to think about is reputation. If you bring commission rates down to 0% or shut down the program, affiliates are talking about it.   This industry is, and always has been, about relationships. If you are concerned about what to do when this has passed, think about protecting your reputation and... --- ### How Retailers can Lower Commission Rates without Losing Affiliates > Would you change a partner's invoice and only tell them after it is sent? This video talks about how to retain affiliates when lowering commission rates. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lower-commission-rates-without-losing-affiliates/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video As markets fluctuate, one of the most common things retailers need to lower is their affiliate commission rates. When handled incorrectly, this change can lead to a reduction in performance - or worse affiliates leaving in droves and the downfall of an affiliate program. Affiliate commission rates are one of the first things marketing directors look at when the economy takes a hit. “How can we control costs? ” “How can we become more profitable? ” “Are we paying our affiliates too much? ” It’s inevitable, and honestly good business to evaluate all your cost structures to ensure the health of your affiliate program and company. There are a few key aspects to lowering affiliate commission rates without loosing affiliates:  Accurate Data  When making changes to commission rates be sure you are making decisions based on solid data. You need to know: Sales VolumeCost of Customer AcquisitionLifetime Value of Affiliate CustomersProfitability of Each Affiliate Partner Average Order Size of Each Affiliate PartnerNumber of Repeat Sales for Each Affiliate Partner Communicate with Affiliates Aside from poor data, the biggest mistake you can make is not communicating with your affiliate partners.   Call your producing affiliates as soon as you know you need to make a change. By involving them in the process you will gain their trust, help prepare them for the coming change and may even be able avoid the need for change in the first place. The economy is stumbling and you need every advantage you can get to be... --- ### 5 Words to Strengthen Affiliate Relationships > Affiliate marketing is 100% about relationships. Affiliates will remember the advertisers who weren’t true partners during this time and reward those who were. - Published: 2020-04-29 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-words-to-strengthen-affiliate-relationships/ - Categories: COVID-19, Video In the following video, Jamie Birch from JEBCommerce, speaks to digital marketing managers about how to strengthen affiliate relationships. In response to the current market retailers are lowering commission rates to 0%, pausing affiliate programs or otherwise not acting as true partners with their publishers.   Put yourself in the mind of an affiliate. What does their day look like at this moment?   They probably have hundreds of merchants calling and asking, “how can we lower commission rates and drive more sales? ” or “how can you possibly help me with what’s going on? ” - The focus is on “how can you help me? ” You have the opportunity right now to strengthen affiliate relationships by simply reaching out with these 5 words:  How can I help you? Affiliate marketing is 100% about relationships and how you treat your partners will be remembered.   Schedule time on Jamie’s calendar here to identify 3 ways in which your affiliate program may not be promoting true partnership, and 3 ways it can be improved. Now is the time to turn the tables and strengthen relationships with your publishers. Video: Strengthening Affiliate Relationships Transcript of “Strengthening Affiliate Relationships” video: Hey, this is Jamie Birch with JEBCommerce. I just finished more content for our PDF guide on surviving and thriving through this. I wanted to share something from that project, and it has to do with your affiliate relationships. Whether you have a vibrant, growing affiliate program or the company in general... --- ### How to Work with Coupon Affiliate Sites > Even if you have a solid network of influencers promoting your brand, there is more you can do right now to reach the right customers. Here's how to do it. - Published: 2020-04-28 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-work-with-coupon-affiliate-sites/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing A marketing manager’s guide to coupon affiliate success. We saw during the 2008 recession that affiliate marketing is very important when an economy swings down because consumer behaviors change and traffic to online coupon sites increase. Even if you already have a solid network of influencers promoting your brand, there is more you can do right now to reach the right customers. 97% of US consumers say they look for deals when they shop, and 92% say they are “always” looking for deals, according to a recent survey. Surprisingly, deal-seeking behavior is not limited to those who need to stick to a budget. In fact, 86% of respondents looking for deals reported annual household earnings of at least $200,000. If you’re wondering how coupons will fit into your marketing mix or are concerned about coupons diminishing brand perception, read JEBCommerce in-depth study to discover the truth about coupon affiliates. When you’re ready to build a coupon affiliate program this market manager’s guide will get you started in a big way. How do Coupon Affiliate Sites Work? Coupon sites come in many different shapes and sizes from the traditional coupon sites you’re familiar with, to cash back sites like Rakuten (previously Ebates) and browser extensions like Honey. From an advertiser’s standpoint one of the most appealing aspects of affiliate marketing is the minimal up-front cost and low-risk. Unlike traditional advertising, you do not pay for impressions or clicks that may or may not turn into sales, you only pay a commission... --- ### Amazon Cuts Commissions, Affiliates Here Is What You Can Do > Affiliates here is what you can do to make sure that the changes Amazon is making to commissions has a smaller impact on your business. - Published: 2020-04-27 - Modified: 2020-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/amazon-cuts-commissions-affiliates-here-is-what-you-can-do/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Managed Clients With Amazon recently cutting affiliate commissions, now is the time to diversify your affiliate income stream. Our team put together a list of alternatives for affiliates to promote in light of this Amazon change. The team at JEBCommerce have been working diligently through the current challenges our economy is facing to make sure that our programs are remaining strong. Part of doing this is making sure we are keeping up to date on changes that could impact our brands or affiliate partners. Which brings me to the changes that Amazon recently made in regard to their commission structure. This change poses challenges for affiliates but provides increased opportunities for relationships with brands. The Challenge Affiliates are faced with a new challenge if they participate in the Amazon Affiliate program that has cut commissions – do they continue to participate with a program that will pay a smaller rate for products with the potential for a high conversion rate or switch to building relationships with brands directly and earn more per sale of each item? By sticking with Amazon, affiliates may have the opportunity to still earn decent commissions due to product variety that can be included in a cart. However, affiliates remain at the mercy of a large organization making decisions that they really have no voice in. Amazon makes a change and affiliates have no leverage to change their own earnings. This leaves affiliates with sites that immediately drive less revenue from the same volume of traffic. Affiliates are still doing the same amount of work and are now being paid less for that work. Also problematic is routing all of the affiliate traffic from a site to only one retailer is the... --- ### Looking to see how we beat our own launch forecasts for new clients? - Published: 2020-04-23 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/11305-2/ - Categories: Client Wins Scaling an affiliate program quickly is paramount, especially when you are paying an affiliate OPM to do the job. Check out this mini case study if you want to see how our agency scales programs quickly. Scaling an affiliate program quickly is paramount to success. If you are looking for an affiliate OPM, you are wanting to know how quickly you’ll see success. This particular client, in the Health & Wellness category, realized growth over our goals in the first 3 months of an average of 134%. Here is how we did it: Identify the right affiliates for the right program early Utilizing our entire team to contact more affiliates than any other team is able to Adapting to changing environments quickly by focusing on the right products during a very rapidly changing economic environment Testing exclusive offers, vanity codes and commission increases quickly. Rapid scaling of your affiliate program is possible. If you’d like to talk about these methods of growth and get help with your program contact today at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. --- ### How did we grow a program by 503% in the first 3 months? - Published: 2020-04-16 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/11300-2/ - Categories: Client Wins How do we generate more than 500% lift in the first three months? Check out this mini case study. Every advertiser is looking to find growth in their affiliate channel, and rapid growth, when they work with an affiliate management OPM. The client above, in the Health & Wellness category, achieved just that while working with JEBCommerce, in fact they saw a 503% lift in the first three months of our engagement with them! Here is what we did to get that growth: Our methodology for scaling an affiliate program quickly is our called our Client Success Map. It is a detailed step by step way to methodically grow a program quickly. Sticking with this process allows us to create the strategy for growth quickly. Gap analysis - we immediately identified the top players in the space that is appropriate for this client and our team contacted them immediately. The 2nd step of our Client Success Map we call 100in100. We mobilize the entire JEBCommerce team around the top 100 recruiting targets, and each person contacts a portion of that list. This enables us to recruit and activate a larger number of affiliates AND get them producing much quicker than any one else by utilizing every single person at JEBCommerce. Merchandising - we focused on the top sellers for not only the program but for each affiliate and made sure they had the tools to highlight those All these tactics and more lead to predictable, reliable and large scale growth for affiliate channels. If you’d like to find out how we can execute these tactics to scale your affiliate... --- ### Coupon Affiliate Marketing More Important as Economy Swings Down > The 7 best coupon affiliate marketing strategies backed by data from consumer behavior on coupon affiliate sites. Get them here. - Published: 2020-04-15 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-sites-more-important-as-economy-swings-down/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate program and coupons, coupons, jebcommerce This has been a pretty tough year for our economy. It seems that every headline is worse than the last and every industry is needing to switch gears fast. I’ve met, and know personally, so many that are affected by the slumping economy, either with jobs lost or just general business downturn, it can be tough to swallow. As we gear up to shift marketing strategies, it is important to think first how consumer behavior is changing during. If 2008 taught us anything, it is that more consumers will be shopping with coupons. This means more online traffic to coupon sites will increase. Consumers will continue to spend, but they will be researching their purchase through coupon sites. They want to make sure they get a deal. The affiliate marketing team at JEBCommerce spent 2008 learning as much as we could on consumer behavior in an economic downturn. In this article, we will share the best coupon affiliate marketing strategies. Combining what we learned about consumer behavior during a poor economy with data from a survey polling the top coupon affiliate sites on the net. Fast forward to the 7 creative strategies for digital retailers. Consumer Behavior Changes “Consumers are looking for coping mechanisms,” says Lisa Klauser, vice president of consumer and customer solutions, at products company Unilever U. S. “Coupons are one way they are trying to make ends meet, get more bang for the buck. ” According to the Wall Street Journal, 2008 was the first year coupon... --- ### The Truth About Coupon Affiliate Programs > Spoiler: data us shows a different story than the one you've been told about coupon affiliates. But don't take our word for it, come find out for yourself! - Published: 2020-04-13 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-truth-about-coupon-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials Spoiler: data us shows a different story than the one you've been told about coupon affiliates. But don't take our word for it, come find out for yourself! I have had countless conversations with clients in which the entire focus quickly became how much they disliked, discredited and hated coupon affiliates Coupon affiliates. These two words alone are enough to drive some of us crazy. There is definitely a lot of emotion attached to coupon affiliate programs. Many ecommerce companies are annoyed that this category of affiliate marketing even exists. Now, there’s a lot of real-world experience that adds to the belief that coupon affiliates do not add any value. I’ve also been quite frustrated by coupon sites. we owe it to ourselves to explore the bigger questions about how we choose which affiliates to work with No matter where you currently fall on the “love-hate coupon affiliates” spectrum, we owe it to ourselves to explore the bigger questions about how we choose which affiliates to work with. Are we left to rely on feelings when evaluating partner performance and the overall value of an affiliate or even an entire affiliate category?   Is our gut the only thing we have at our disposal to help us make good budget allocation decisions? I know for me, in my own life, purely emotional decisions are usually reactive in nature. I end up missing quite a lot when I operate solely from an emotional mindset. I love using data for this reason. It’s clear, at least usually. It has no emotion tied to it. And when we look at it objectively, we usually make better decisions. The data on coupon... --- ### Solid Tactics and Merchandising lead to 22% Lift over Best Month - Published: 2020-04-09 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/solid-tactics-and-merchandising-lead-to-22-lift-over-best-month/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: affiliate marketing strategies, opm success stories, scale, scale affiliate program How can you grow your affiliate program during the most challenging times? JEBCommerce teams are doing just that. Read this simple and short case study with helpful tips on how to scale your affiliate program quickly. The past few months have been a challenging time due to the Coronavirus pandemic globally. Advertisers have struggled to find their footing amidst an ever changing economic market and health environment. The JEB team helped this Health & Wellness client have their biggest month ever in March, 2020, by doing the following things: Adapting our merchandising strategy rapidly. As we saw a different set of products in demand globally, we created a strategy to showcase our client’s products in that product category Creative and text links - we created new text links and banners to highlight those products Communication - We immediately informed our affiliates partners of this switch and created custom campaigns to highlight these products Consumer offers - We shifted our promotion strategy to focus on those products and highlight additional products to increase the cart size of the average customer These tactics led to the best month this client has ever had through their affiliate channel. Ask us how we can help you do the same at gethelp@jebcommerce. com. --- ### 100 in 100 days? - Published: 2020-04-02 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/100-in-100-days/ - Categories: Client Wins Scaling an affiliate program quickly takes the right strategy and the right level of resource deployment. Our step 2 in our Client Success Map ensures that our clients get all our resources on the program during the first 3 months, we call it 100in100. Step 2 of our Client Success Map employs the entire team at JEBCommerce to launch 100 affiliates in 100 days. This graph shows just how quickly this deployment of resources allows our clients’ programs to grow! This is in their first 3 months alone! --- ### Gotta put the work in to get the results - Affiliate Relationships - Published: 2020-03-26 - Modified: 2024-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/gotta-put-the-work-in-to-get-the-results-affiliate-relationships/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: affiliate marketing, great affiliate relationships, relationship building - Merchant Categories: Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Service Tiers: Silver Affiliate marketing is powered by relationships. Sometimes they take time to develop so we can test and trust. Here is a case study about how putting in the time, 2 months or more, led to a new affiliate becoming one of our client's top ten performers. Relationships take time, but the strongest ones put that time in! Here is one affiliate relationship that our team cultivated within the affiliate channel of a premier travel brand. The affiliate was identified as a prospect and then added to the program within 30 days. Through hard work and testing, this affiliate and our team were able to improve their performance to the 20 affiliates, then #6 and now hovering right around the top ten. All incremental sales! Relationships in affiliate marketing need to be cultivated. Love these results! --- ### Is an Affiliate Management Agency The Right Choice? - Published: 2020-03-25 - Modified: 2024-02-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/is-an-affiliate-management-agency-the-right-choice/ - Categories: Outsourced Affiliate Management Today, you are looking for ways to acquire new customers and maximize your marketing budget. You have heard that the affiliate channel is a cost effective way to improve cost per acquisition for e-commerce and subscription business models. Now you need to know – should you work with an outsourced affiliate management company? During my 20 years in affiliate management I have learned marketing managers prefer the overall higher quality output they receive when partnering with an affiliate management agency. What Do We Mean a Higher Quality Output? We’re talking about the additional perks you get working with a team of affiliate experts rather than putting all your eggs in one basket. Buyer behavior, the economy and the affiliate channel is changing at a pace reminiscent of 2008-09. With a drastic change in consumer buying behavior, disruption to manufacturing and logistics and more, it is imperative that your program is able to pivot quickly. We are talking about more than simply making sure your company stays within the lines of all 50 states’ tax codes. It is ok if you do not have the bandwidth to launch, manage and optimize an affiliate program in-house. One person can not have every experience, know every affiliate and stay on top of all these changes – but with an agency, it is possible for you to have a team that can. Affiliate Management Agency Partnering with an affiliate management agency allows for many advantages including the ability to leverage existing agency partnerships and reduce... --- ### Outsourced Affiliate Management Lowers Affiliate Channel Costs > Affiliate Channel slowing down? Here is how to turn your affiliate program into a cash machine while reducing overall costs. - Published: 2020-03-25 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/outsourced-affiliate-management-lowers-affiliate-channel-cost/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Outsourcing affiliate management takes the time and hassle out of your partnership program and turns it into a cash machine. If you’re a digital retail company looking to reduce customer acquisition costs, enter new markets or grow $10M in sales over the next 3 years - you will want to consider partnering with an Affiliate OPM. The affiliate marketing channel is known to generate a high ROI. Cultivating publisher relationships takes a time and a lot of effort so managing the affiliate program is also very resource-intensive. Many advertisers struggle with customer acquisition costs and end up relying far too heavily on coupon affiliates. Some digital retailers simply do not have the bandwidth to launch, manage and optimize an affiliate program. This is where we see a lot of affiliate channels with programs that have fallen flat with unnecessarily high cost per acquisition and very little ROI. Worse yet, many struggle to find the necessary talent to scale e-commerce sales quickly. This is where outsource affiliate management makes the largest difference. Mobilizing an experienced team of professionals on your affiliate program allows for the rapid scale sales you need right now by lowering the channel costs. How Outsourced Management Lowers Affiliate Channel Costs: Adding new partners through the affiliate agencies’ existing relationships and their active recruitment and development teams allows affiliate management agencies to find higher performing campaigns with a diverse sector of affiliate partners. An expert affiliate manager with 7-10 years of experience with demonstrated successes over multiple programs... --- ### Rapid Scale to Double Digit Percentage of Ecommerce - Published: 2020-03-19 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rapid-scale-to-double-digit-percentage-of-ecommerce/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: affiliate channel, percent of ecommerce, scale affiliate program Scaling your affiliate program quickly can lead to bringing in double digit percentages of your total ecommerce revenue. If you do the right things. Check out our mini case study where we show up to 12% of total ecommerce added by the affiliate channel in only 3 months! Many clients ask how quickly can the affiliate channel provide significant revenues and they measure that with the percentage of total ecommerce revenue metric. Check out this rapid scaling for a home goods company. And those are the first 90 days after the contract signed! And it took several weeks to integrate the tracking platform! --- ### Preparing Your Digital Marketing for a Larger Scale Pandemic - Published: 2020-03-16 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/preparing-your-digital-marketing-for-a-larger-scale-pandemic/ - Categories: News With several states’ announcements that they are closing restaurants, gyms and any group of 50 or more, it’s clear we need to be smart, stay vigilant and protect each other throughout this situation. The reality is now that this pandemic is affecting every part of our economy. It’s time we all take a look at how we are running our businesses and specifically what we should be doing to stay safe and to keep as many people employed as possible. This is unprecedented in our lifetimes but there are many things we can do to help our friends and families make it through this spring as best as possible. Adapting to this time from a business perspective is just one way we can. But first off, to those suffering through this, our hearts and prayers go out to you. Real people are being affected, real people are losing their jobs, and real people will be finding things quite difficult in the weeks to come. We are seeing more individuals impacted directly as this disease spreads and we all need to be diligent in doing our part to help as much as we're able. One way to help: Be intentional with where you get your news. Panic can spread when all your information is coming from the mainstream news. The CDC has a great guide that is well-reasoned and outlines what you should be doing and what you should be concerned about. Check that out here - https://www. cdc. gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index. html.... --- ### Don’t stare directly at these results, you go blind they are so bright! > New customer acquisition of 90%, that is right. Check out this mini case study from the leading affiliate OPM, JEBCommerce - Published: 2020-03-12 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dont-stare-directly-at-these-results-you-go-blind-they-are-so-bright/ - Categories: Client Wins - Tags: affiliate channel, affiliate marketing, new customer acquisition, new to file New customer acquisition through the affiliate channel continues to be a larger focus for all retailers. How would you like 90% of customers acquired through your affiliate program be new to your company! Check out mini case study where we show we did that with one of our premier home and decor clients. The holy grail of any new marketing channel is new customer acquisition. I’m always so excited to share numbers like these with our clients. The right affiliate strategy led to a rapid acquisition of new customers through the affiliate channel. What you don’t see here is we blew away their financial projects of year 2 in the first 3 months! --- ### Affiliate OPM: Experience to Stay Ahead of Change > Partnering with an Affiliate OPM allows for the ability to leverage existing agency partnerships and reduce overall cost of customer acquisition. - Published: 2020-03-10 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-work-with-an-opm-2-collaboration-and-experience/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, News Buyer behavior, the economy and the affiliate channel is changing at a pace reminiscent of 2008-09. With a drastic change in consumer buying behavior, disruption to manufacturing and logistics and more, it is imperative that your affiliate program is able to pivot appropriately. We are talking about more than simply making sure your company stays within the lines of all 50 states’ tax codes. It is ok if you do not have the bandwidth to launch, manage and optimize an affiliate program in-house. Not any one person can have every experience, know every affiliate and stay on top of all these issues, but with an agency, it’s possible for you to have a team that can. Partnering with an Affiliate OPM allows for many advantages including the ability to leverage existing agency partnerships and reduce overall cost of customer acquisition. When you begin working with an affiliate management company, like JEBCommerce, you join a higher tier of clients across industries, sectors and business models. Simply by being in this “club,” your program reaches the affiliates in all our programs. We are able to reach more affiliates every week by operating as a team on all the social networks and major affiliate forums. Along with collaboration amongst a large network of affiliates, Affiliate OPMs are able to offer a broad range of experience JEBCommerce has been managing affiliate programs for 20 years on more than 100 different programs. Winning OPM Agency of the year at the 2019 Pinnacle Awards. Growing old... --- ### How to Acquire New Customers with Affiliate Marketing > By using a combination of the following methods, you can start securing the prime real estate necessary to get in front of the millions of visitors every day. - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/acquire-new-customers-with-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management You are tasked with two things: acquire new customers and lower the customer acquisition cost across all channels. In other words, grow web sales and do it better than ever. Get our insider secret to acquiring new customers. As a digital marketing professional, you are tasked with two things: acquire new customers and lower the customer acquisition cost across all channels. In other words, grow web sales and do it better than ever. The affiliate channel is often seen as the most efficient digital channel, not as an avenue to reduce blended costs. But that doesn't mean we stop finding ways to make affiliate marketing even more efficient. Our insider secret to acquiring new customers is to secure prime affiliate real estate. Digital Retail Example Imagine you are a potential customer of a fashion retail Brand A. You are researching products that Brand A sells. Oftentimes when taking over management of affiliate programs there is no optimization happening due to lack of relationships, no budget, etc. It is important in the affiliate channel to know that the effort given by the affiliate is proportional to the amount they get paid. This article outlining 4 affiliate strategies to lower customer acquisition costs goes into further depth on developing commission structures that align with company goals. Shocking, I know. Due to the lack of relationship and budget the affiliate is not placing Brand A in prime real estate locations onsite. So the potential customer has to search directly for Brand A in order to find them on their favorite coupon or deal site. This will generate very low new customers, understandably. In scenario 2, we have a well-run affiliate program, that have the relationships, secured budget, etc. In this case,... --- ### Affiliate Managers with a Marketing Budget Should Calculate Customer Acquisition Cost > This simple but effective metric tells digital retail managers which channels are performing and which need a fresh strategy. - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/calculate-customer-acquisition-cost/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Your affiliate program can be a great source of spend efficiency and can help reduce the cost of acquisition if you are intentional, creative, and focused on these strategies. Too many programs are run on a set and forget model which breeds inefficiency and balloons your overall cost of acquisition. Managing a marketing budget effectively requires you to watch and manage many different metrics. One of the most important metrics is Customer Acquisition Costs. Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) tells you how much it costs to acquire an average customer through a channel, department, campaign or any other activity. If you need help determining your CAC strategy and how the affiliate program fits in with it, we’d love to help. How to calculate Customer Acquisition Cost Calculating customer acquisition cost is simple and effective. Start by using the following affiliate customer acquisition cost formula: Marketing Costs (MC) / Number of Customers or Orders Acquired (CA) = Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) For e-commerce retailers we divide all the sales and marketing costs by the number of customers or orders. Others may choose to use customers or households as they feel that more accurately reflects their CAC, but the simple way to calculate CAC is by orders. What are included in the Sales and Marketing costs? Affiliate Commissions Affiliate paid placements or inclusion fees Network technology fees (Impact Radius, Partnerize, LinkConnector, ShareASale, CJ, Awin, AvantLink, Pepperjam, Rakuten etc) Agency fees Affiliate bonuses Swag sent to affiliates And sometimes your marketing team’s internal costs, but not too often And any other fees directly related to the promotion of your products on affiliates’ sites Once you have all those costs you divide by the number of orders. Make sure your costs and your orders are from the same time period. Track this on a monthly... --- ### How Affiliate Marketing Can Reduce Customer Acquisition Costs > 6 ways your affiliate program can reduce customer acquisition costs. Find these strategies and more at JEBcommerce.com - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/reduce-customer-acquisition-costs/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Affiliate marketing is about partnerships. When you have strong partnerships you find many different ways to hit your goals, including CAC goals. If you aren’t spending time with your affiliate partners, sharing information, finding mutually successful strategies, then you are probably running at a much higher CAC than you could be. The cost of acquiring a customer is one of the most foundational metrics a department leader or channel manager should be using to ensure they are getting the most bang for their buck, the most customers for their marketing and sales dollars. Affiliate Marketing and affiliate managers can directly impact the overall corporate cost of acquisition (CAC) through several strategies that are unique to the affiliate channel. But first, what is CAC and how do you calculate it? To figure this out, and calculate your current affiliate program’s CAC. Now that you have that done, let’s talk about the 6 ways affiliate marketing can reduce customer acquisition costs: Paying Less for Existing Customers New customers vs. existing customers is an advanced strategy that is often overlooked. What you are essentially doing here is weighing new customers more greatly, reducing your cost of customers that are already familiar with your brand and incentivizing your affiliate partners to bring more new customers, which are typically more valuable. Lower Your Base Commission Rate Many affiliate programs determine their base commission rate by determining the highest commission rate they can afford. This is often done to entice the greatest number of affiliates to join your program. And it is most often done with affiliate programs where there is no active management. We often advise our clients to reduce the baseline commission rate so that we can use the difference between the highest commission rate that is profitable and that new low baseline to better... --- ### Customer Acquisition Strategies for Digital Retailers > Insider tips from the fastest-growing digital retailers in beauty, travel, outdoors, and fashion. Get 3 proven strategies to increase customer acquisition. - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/customer-acquisition-strategies-for-digital-retailers/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management We surveyed our fastest growing clients to share with your some of the best strategies for customer acquisitions. We include 3 short case studies that show you how advanced commission strategies, innovative use of technology and promotional structures and planning can help your customer acquisition strategy utilize the affiliate channel efficiently. JEBCommerce recently analyzed data from some of the fastest­-growing digital retailers online covering sectors from health and beauty, travel, sports/outdoors and fashion retailers. Our goal was to understand what makes these high performing digital retailers different than everyone else when it comes to customer acquisition costs and acquiring new customers. We also supplemented the quantitative findings with insights and advice shared by our very own affiliate program expert Jamie Birch, to provide three proven customer acquisition strategies digital retailers use: Advanced Commission Structures Our first CAC strategy comes from a leading beauty and skincare company. They are a multi-channel retailer that generates $250,000,000 annually. Using a comprehensive audit of the affiliate program, they found that the highest return on spend came from focused promotions and placements with a select group of affiliates. In order to leverage these findings, the health and beauty leader reduced the publicly available base rate commission from 10% to 5%. By focusing on an advanced commission structure strategy they were able to: strengthen partnerships with high producers lower the customer acquisition cost continue to grow the revenue driven through this channel Producing a 46% increase in ROI through the channel and a 31% overall cost reduction in the first year. One of the most important metrics is Customer Acquisition costs, learn what that means for marketing managers in this article about calculating CAC. Innovative Technology Our second strategy features a men’s clothing and shoe retailer with catalog, brick and mortar retail locations. After a full network review,... --- ### JEBCommerce Managing US Doctors’ Clinical Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the U.S. Doctors’ Clinical Affiliate Program. - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-managing-us-doctors-clinical-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing US Doctors’ Clinical Affiliate Program. What is US Doctors’ Clinical? U. S. Doctors’ Clinical isn’t just a brand, but a guarantee that you’re getting the best formula available to achieve your health and vitality goals. With an Advisory Board of dozens of physicians and health care professionals dedicated to developing, testing, and reviewing the high-quality formulations customers can know that they are receiving reliable products designed to deliver real results. Their products are made with premium- sourced ingredients to ensure maximum purity and effectiveness. U. S. Doctors’ Clinical Advisory Board - experts specializing in preventative, naturopathic, and chiropractic medicine, complemented by professionals in urology, podiatry, gastroenterology, and other divisions - is so confident in the products that they routinely recommend these to patients in their own practices. “To have a company that is backed by such a wide range of Advisors, JEBCommerce is thrilled to be bringing products to the market that are specifically designed to help customers achieve their health and vitality goals. ” – Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? We are excited to partner with Affiliates to bring such a great product to their customers knowing that they will be receiving products that are going to support their audience’s health goals. If you are interested in learning more or have any questions, simply email Kristin at usdc@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the team! Join the program in ShareASale to earn 8% commission on all sales! --- ### The First 30 Days - Wow! - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2020-12-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-first-30-days-wow/ - Categories: Client Wins Scaling an affiliate program quickly can happen! Here is one mini case study showing how much we exceeded our client's goals in the first 30 day and the first 3 months. Solid strategies and adequate resource deployment led to beating their goals by over 800%! Step two of our client success map ensures that all our agency’s resources are deployed to helping clients scale quickly. I’m so excited to see that this client’s expectations were shattered by over 800% in the first 30 days. Here is the first 3 months of reporting data. We launched in December and were still able to secure key positions! --- ### Affiliate Management Company: Do you Need One? > Partnering with an affiliate marketing company is the secret to scaling e-commerce revenue. But that doesn’t mean every retailer needs to work with an agency. - Published: 2020-03-05 - Modified: 2020-12-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/10-reasons-to-work-with-an-outsourced-affiliate-management-company/ - Categories: Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: reasons to outsource, why affiliate management agency Partnering with an affiliate marketing company is the insider secret to scaling e-commerce revenue. Mobilizing an experienced team of professionals on your affiliate program allows for many advantages including rapid scale, leveraging existing agency partnerships and lower affiliate channel costs. But that doesn’t mean that every digital retailer needs to work with an agency to manage their affiliate channel. Many digital retailers are in the midst of determining whether they want to hire a manager internally to run the affiliate program, or partner with a company that offers affiliate management services. It’s a very common question, so if you are reading this post, you are not alone. Who Does Not Need an affiliate agency? Advertisers that have multiple affiliate team members with varying experience and skill levels including extensive affiliate strategy experience and a broad array of established affiliate relationshipsAdvertisers that do not sell online nor collect leads onlineAdvertisers that have no marketing budget for commissions and vendor assistanceAdvertises who do not have an affiliate program in their digital marketing channel map Who Needs an Affiliate Management Company: Any advertiser that does not have budget to hire multiple FTE’s with varying skill levelsAny advertiser that needs to quickly scale their affiliate channelAny advertiser that has no bandwidth to launch, manage and optimize an affiliate programAny advertiser that is unable to find the necessary talent to scale quicklyAny advertiser that is struggling to find and develop strong relationships with a wide array of different affiliates and publishersAdvertisers struggling with their Customer Acquisition... --- ### Taking on Affiliate Summit West 2020 - JEBCommerce Goes to Vegas > What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Not when it comes to the lessons that the JEBCommerce team was able to take away from the Affiliate Summit West event. In January 2020, JEBCommerce sent a team to the ASW conference. - Published: 2020-03-03 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/taking-on-affiliate-summit-west-2020/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, right? Not when it comes to the lessons that the JEBCommerce team was able to take away from the Affiliate Summit West event. In January 2020, JEBCommerce sent a team of representatives to the ASW conference. When setting out on the event, our primary goals were as follows: Improve relationships and build new ones Catch up on industry trends Educate the industry about our experiences Bring value back to JEB When I asked the attending team if we met these goals, they responded with a resounding “YES! ” “Affiliate Summit West 2020 was the most valuable show I’ve attended in many years. I spent my time meeting with industry partners I have known for years, learning about new technologies and building a strategy for how JEB will approach 2020. My greatest takeaway was admiring how the industry continues to come together to support incremental growth within the channel. Let’s all work together to achieve success for the marketing channel world that we live in every day! ” – Jamie Birch, CEO “ASW was exciting this year. I always enjoy the opportunity to see old industry friends and make new ones at this event. I had the opportunity to present, for the first time, sharing how to leverage publisher payouts to drive additional revenue through the affiliate channel. (If you missed my presentation - you can check out my blog post about it HERE. ) My greatest takeaway from this year’s conference was excitement... --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture affiliate programs! > JEBCommerce is pleased to welcome Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture to our portfolio! We’re looking to grow these two new programs in 2020 on Impact, and we’re looking for unique and innovative ways to do so. - Published: 2020-03-03 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-scandinavian-designs-and-dania-furniture-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture Affiliate Programs. If you’re a publisher that loves to work within the furniture space, you’re in luck! JEBCommerce is pleased to announce we are now managing both the Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture affiliate programs. Both programs are new to the affiliate landscape and have launched in partnership with Impact. These programs are both off to an extremely successful start, and already have surpassed our goals for the first half of the year. We highly recommend getting in on this success as soon as you can. Both Scandinavian Designs and Dania Furniture pride themselves on providing contemporary home furnishings destination rooted in love for Nordic culture, modern design and quality craftsmanship. With an ecommerce presence and chains across the united states, these well known furniture brands are making a splash in the affiliate marketplace. High Level Program Information Commission: 3% BaselineAverage Order Value: $900 +Conversion Rate: 3. 1% Join the Scandinavian Designs affiliate program Join the Dania Furniture affiliate program Feedback to date has been extremely positive from publishers who have joined the program. They’re seeing immediate traffic and strong results. Whether you think there’s a potential to partner with your content, tool, loyalty or another unique site - please reach out to the team managing these two affiliate programs. We’re open to reviewing ALL partnership types if there is a fit. “Working with international brands, it’s not often that I get the opportunity to work closely on a program I can both manage online, and go visit their brick-and-mortar store on... --- ### JEBCommerce Managing NatureWise Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the NatureWise Affiliate Program. - Published: 2020-02-24 - Modified: 2020-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-managing-naturewise-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the NatureWise Affiliate Program. What is NatureWise? NatureWise is a supplement brand committed to providing quality products for their users’ health and wellness. They believe in working with nature, using only the highest quality raw materials in their product. All-natural, non-GMO, and made without artificial fillers, they obtain ingredients from certified organic and sustainable sources whenever possible. All of their supplements are third party tested, GMP Certified and Made in the USA. Each customer’s journey to health is important and NatureWise takes their part in that journey seriously. They are always listening and learning from their customers and providing quality support. NatureWise is a company that cares. “Working with a company that is committed to not only a high-quality supplement, but also a company that values their customers and their lives through their business model is an exciting venture for the team here at JEBCommerce. ” – Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? We are excited to partner with Affiliates to bring such a great product to their customers knowing that they will be treated well from start to finish. If you are interested in learning more or have any questions, simply email Kristin at naturewise@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the team! Join the program in ShareASale to earn 8% commission on all sales! --- ### 5 Ways to Drive Revenue Leveraging Publisher Payouts > Stephen Robinson shares his latest from ASW20: 5 tactics to drive affiliate program revenue using publisher payouts and minimal client resources. Read on! - Published: 2020-02-14 - Modified: 2020-12-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-drive-revenue-with-publisher-payouts/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Conferences, Outsourced Affiliate Management I recently spoke at Affiliate Summit West 2020, my first time speaking at an industry conference, on the topic of Driving Revenue Leveraging Publisher Payouts. This presentation was a career goal that I thoroughly enjoyed achieving. In case you missed ASW this year or were unable to catch my presentation never fear. I’ve summarized the take-aways below. The goal of my presentation, and of this post, is for you to walk away with 5 practical ways to drive more revenue by leveraging the tools you should already have available to you. Ideally, without too much effort or heavy lifting required by your advertiser. The goal of a tiered commission system is to drive incremental revenue. #1 Test Tiered Commissions to Incentivize Publishers I have a proven track record of success over my 12+ years in the affiliate space leveraging tiered commission payouts to drive additional revenue. Typically, I have used tiered commissions for: Activation campaigns Identify non-productive publishers, driving clicks, but not sales, over a specific time period, i. e. Year over Year in Q1, and offer a tiered commission plan based on performance KPI’s you are trying to increase. For example, your campaign could target publishers driving clicks, but 0 sales, etc. Recruitment campaigns Offer publishers who join an affiliate program a tiered commission over their first 90-days to help motivate them to put in the effort into promoting a new affiliate program. This may look like 2% increase for generating 5 sales in the first 30-days, 4% commission... --- ### JEBCommerce is now Managing the Enfamil Affiliate Program > The Enfamil Affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce helping support childhood caregivers. Interested in the details? Find out more! - Published: 2019-12-11 - Modified: 2023-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-enfamil-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the Enfamil Affiliate Program. What is Enfamil? Most parents know Enfamil. However, what they may not be aware of is the commitment that Enfamil has to nourishing children. Enfamil is committed to helping caregivers nourish children and experience the moments of wonder that come with raising a child. With products that cover the spectrum of child care including infant formulas, baby formulas, toddler formulas, doctor-recommended formulas, and vitamins Enfamil’s commitment to children is obvious. Nutritionally nourishing children can cause a lot of anxiety for caregivers, so Enfamil even provides resources for pregnant mothers, new parents, and on topics such as feeding and baby development. “Having the opportunity to work with such a trusted brand in child-care is an exciting partnership for the JEBCommerce team, we are looking forward to supporting caregivers every step of the way. ” – Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? We are excited to partner with Affiliates to bring such a well-known and trusted brand to customers. If you are interested in learning more or have any questions, simply email Kristin at enfamil@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the team! Join the program in ShareASale to earn 7% commission on all sales! --- ### What to Ask on Affiliate Discovery Calls > Initial discovery calls with affiliate partners can be intimidating. We go through some of the best questions to ask to set both parties up for success! - Published: 2019-11-18 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-to-ask-on-affiliate-discovery-calls/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management The initial discovery calls with affiliate partners can be intimidating. What should I ask? How do we implement proper goals and expectations? We go through some of the best questions to ask to set both parties up for success! At last, after much planning and re-aligning of calendars, the day has come for you to have that discovery call with an affiliate. You are excited for the partnership opportunities, as there seems to be a lot of potential synergy between the client you represent, and the media partner in question. After you log into the call, the affiliate contact joins. But alas, your mouth goes dry, and your mind goes blank. What were you supposed to ask? Panic settles in as you mentally scramble for questions. Admittedly, this was a rather dramatized version of what could happen when you are underprepared for that affiliate call. But in all actuality, it can be difficult to know exactly what questions to ask in those initial conversations. You have the goal in mind, which is to forge a mutually-beneficial partnership. But the way to navigate through these discussions and convey that goal can be somewhat nebulous. Fortunately, I’m here to help. After many calls with media partners across a wide spectrum of categories, I’ve come up with some great questions and topics to steer the conversation in your direction (and perhaps create a solid friendship along the way! ). Find Common Ground Your affiliate contact may want to get down to brass tacks right away, and that’s totally fine. Be prepared to read the room and react accordingly. But on a broad scale, most that dial into the call are like you and I – people with specific interests and specific circumstances.... --- ### 4 Ways to Increase The Efficiency Of Spend In Your Affiliate Program > Here are 4 ways you can increase the efficiency of spend in your affiliate program without sacrificing scale. Interested? Come find out more! - Published: 2019-11-14 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/4-ways-to-increase-the-efficiency-of-spend-in-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management Here are 4 ways to increase the efficiency of your spend in your affiliate program, without scaling the program back in any way. An Affiliate Channel is a very efficient way to spend your marketing dollars. In fact, a recent study found that the affiliate channel ranked #1 for Customer Acquisition. Pair that with the low cost-per-acquisition (CPA) structure of affiliate marketing, and you have an incredible model for incremental scalability. All that said, once your affiliate program is humming along, there’s always ways to maximize your affiliate budget and “trim the fat” of any excess spend that may be holding you back. Here are 4 ways to increase the efficiency of your spend in your affiliate program, without scaling the program back in any way. Work consistently with tried and true publishers As your program matures, you’ll have top performing affiliates rising to the top in terms of overall production and availability for your brand. Build these relationships up, then leverage them by running placements a few times over with them. This strategy brings a number of efficiencies to your program. It’s more efficient to focus on a producing publisher and run multiple tests with them, than it is to try a bunch of “one-and-done” placements with partners who may or may not perform for you. It also brings in the notion of “bulk discounts” for placements into your negotiations and potentially cuts costs for you that way. Because of your strong relationship, both parties are more open to negotiate these types of placements. They’re usually more receptive to CPA increases and hybrid models as well. Lastly, because of your long-standing relationship... --- ### JEBCommerce Managing Speck Travel Affiliate Program > The Speck Travel Affiliate program is now managed by JEBCommerce, bringing the ability to infuse more inspiration into work travel. - Published: 2019-11-11 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/managing-speck-travel-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that they are managing the Speck Travel Affiliate Program, bringing quality luggage to work travelers. What is Speck Travel Speck Travel is committed to opening up the possibilities of travel. Designed for business travelers who often have non-memorable work trips, Speck Travel is committed to packing more inspiration into business trips. This line of products was designed by travelers with travelers in mind, while keeping the quality and durability that Speck is known for. JEBCommerce is excited to partner with Speck Travel to bring their luggage to customers without the retail mark-ups and excellent customer service. “We here at JEBCommerce are so excited to be able to bring the great quality that customers have come to expect of Speck Products to the travel space with Speck Travel. We know that finding the balance of work and fun can be a challenge and we look forward to seeing how Speck Travel customers conquer this with the products. ” – Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager Why should publishers join the program? We are excited to partner with Affiliates to bring a quality product and strong brand recognition to the market, allowing Affiliates to truly stand behind a product that they are promoting. If you are interested in learning more or have any questions, simply email Kristin at specktravel@jebcommerce. com for a personal response from the team! Join the program on Linkshare to earn 5% commission on all sales! --- ### 5 Mindsets for Success in Managing an Apparel Affiliate Program > Here are five mindsets we recommend you consider when managing your own fashion and apparel affiliate program! Read more about it. - Published: 2019-10-31 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-mindsets-for-success-in-managing-an-apparel-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Here at JEBCommerce, we pride ourselves on being experienced in managing fashion and apparel affiliate programs. Check out these five mindsets we recommend you consider when managing your own fashion and apparel affiliate program! Here at JEBCommerce, we pride ourselves on being experienced in managing affiliate programs within the fashion and apparel industry. In fact, in the last 15 years, we’ve driven over 350 Million Dollars in affiliate channel revenue. We also pride ourselves on sharing our hard won knowledge with the industry. Check out these five mindsets we recommend you consider when managing your own fashion and apparel affiliate program: Don’t look at apparel as a saturated market for affiliates, think of it as having a larger resource base! Yeah, sure, if you’re looking for paid placements on the front page of one of the enterprise affiliate sites, apparel is going to be a pricey category. However, affiliates know there’s money to be made in apparel, and they leverage it. There are always innovations within the space. Sites such as Shoptagr, Stylinity, Indi. com and ShopStyle all saw opportunity and innovated. This innovation leads to more opportunity for your program! Know your demographics and how they shop. Fashion is not an all encompassing category. It can be VERY niche. Are the people buying your products 65+ year old men? Or are they 21-year-old women between jobs? Do your consumers shop on desktop or mobile? What time of day? What’s important to your consumer as far as branding? No matter who your consumer base is, there WILL BE a publisher for that market within the fashion and apparel category. Those are the publishers you want to recruit. Target your consumer specifically. The more of... --- ### FMTC: A Datafeed Solution for Publishers, Agencies/OPMs and Merchants > FMTC provides solutions for publishers, merchants and Agencies/OPM looking to save time providing their site visitors with up-to-date deals and much more. - Published: 2019-10-24 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/fmtc-a-datafeed-solution-for-publishers-agencies-opms-and-merchants/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management Did you know FMTC offers feeds for deals, special offers, last ship dates and more? Find out how FMTC can help you stay top of mind with publishers this holiday season. With Q4 in full swing, I find myself thinking of ways to help my team be as efficient as possible. We have retail merchants sending us new daily deals, flash sales, or really big site wide discounts and we want the quickest way to get these into the hands of our publishers. We can quickly upload offers, knowing they are automatically updated, same day, in some cases, in the same hour, by the larger publishers we work with who have FMTC subscriptions. “FMTC was the brainchild of Connie Berg (now Arnold), the owner of FlamingoWorld, one of the first major coupon sites. She approached Brook and Forrest Schaaf, who had Schaaf Consulting, one of the major OPMs at the time. (since sold)" - Brook Schaff, FMTC CEO This solution not only saves our affiliate time, but that of publishers and merchants. Read on to find out how. “FMTC is a unique deal aggregation service that takes care of the manual, monotonous, and time-consuming work of collecting thousands of affiliate links. Not only do we gather the deals from multiple networks for you, but each deal is tested to ensure the best quality data. Let us do the heavy lifting so that you can focus on growing your business” - Larissa Feuerstein, FMTC Merchant & OPM Liaison I always thought FMTC stood for “For Me To Coupon”, which was the original name the company found in 2007. Over time, FMTC has evolved, changing from a focus on coupons to offering more... --- ### Affiliate Sweepstakes & Giveaways – What To Include > Running a sweepstakes with affiliates can be daunting, here is a list of things to make sure that all aspects of your promotion are covered. Read on! - Published: 2019-10-18 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-sweepstakes-giveaways-what-to-include/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips Sweepstakes are genuinely a great way to engage a targeted audience, drive sales, and increase brand awareness. Working with an affiliate allows you the opportunity to work more closely and build a valuable relationship that is mutually beneficial. So, you want to do a product giveaway/sweepstakes with an affiliate, seems easy enough right? Wrong! Did you know you are potentially wading into a minefield of laws and regulations? Don’t worry, we are here to help. First off, I want to preface this all with I am not a lawyer so take this advice for what it is, we here at JEBCommerce are not legally responsible. With that out of the way, let’s get down to the details. Sweepstakes/Giveaway/Contest One of the most important things is to understand the difference between these terms legally. A Sweepstakes/Giveaway is an opportunity for a group of people to enter for a chance to win an item that is offered up by a sponsor, where a winner will be chosen randomly. The number of entries, methods of entry, and details collected will vary. A contest is a program that users submit content (art, photos, names, etc. ) in an attempt to win a prize for having the best content. The winner is not selected at random but is selected based on a set of criteria. Most of what you see is a Sweepstakes/Giveaway – random chance to win. If you are planning on a promotion, be sure to select the correct wording. Criteria This is potentially your most important portion of a sweepstakes. You need to not only know the legal rules, but also need to know nuanced rules. To be safe here are some basics: Must be 18 years of age at... --- ### 5 Things to Consider when Choosing an Affiliate Network > Choosing an affiliate network is vital to the success of your affiliate program. There are 5 main aspects to consider when evaluating an affiliate network. - Published: 2019-10-10 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-things-to-consider-when-choosing-an-affiliate-network/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management When launching a new affiliate program, you need to make sure the network you launch on best aligns with your program goals. Evaluating competitors, technology, support, pricing, and affiliate base will help you choose the right network. When you are launching a new affiliate program, a huge decision that impacts the success of your program is choosing an affiliate network. You need to make sure the network you choose best aligns with your program goals. There are 5 main aspects to consider when evaluating an affiliate network. You need to look at competitors, technology, support, pricing, and affiliate base. Competitors Before launching a new affiliate program, it is important to run a competitive analysis to make sure your brand is well positioned in the affiliate space compared to similar companies. You should look at what networks your competitors are on, what commission rate they are offering, and how they are promoting themselves to affiliates. If several competitors are on the same network, it doesn’t necessarily mean it is the right network for your brand, but it gives you a good starting point for which networks to research further. Technology Another important aspect to look at is the technology and tools that each network provides. Before you do this, you need to have a clear idea of the types of affiliate sales that you deem most valuable and how you would like to commission affiliates on those sales. Then, you can decide if you need to launch on a network that has advanced tracking and commissioning capabilities. For example, some networks have the ability to commission differently based on new vs. returning customers, first click, device type, product, etc. If coupon code leakage is an issue, some networks... --- ### Have You Heard? JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Havenly Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce announces management of the Havenly affiliate program. The go-to source for professional interior design online! - Published: 2019-09-25 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-havenly-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Havenly provides everything you need for a professional home redesign through a personalized online system. We are incredibly excited to be a part of such an innovative brand! We look forward to telling you more. Anyone who knows anything about Pinterest knows, interior design inspiration is HUGE right now. Do you ever browse inspiration online and think, “these ideas are great and all, but I wish I could have something designed specifically for my home”? If so, Havenly has you covered! Havenly provides custom interior design consultations tailored to meet your unique needs and provides sale links to every item the designers recommend 100% online. No trips to the hardware store required! They design by room and can help you with any project and incorporate any of your much-loved furniture/decorations that you desire. The ability to customize their proposals to meet your needs is exactly what makes Havenly different. JEBCommerce is honored to be the agency that helps take their affiliate program to the next level. Havenly Affiliate Program Details Baseline Commission $10 Per Consult 30 Day Cookie Last Click Model Pepperjam Network – PID: 8723 Primary Audience: United States So why should publishers join this program? Havenly is a brand on the fast track to success. Their services are quality, stand out above the competition and perfectly meet the needs of what today’s consumers are asking for. A partnership with Havenly is a partnership for success! The program is not discount focused, but instead our goal is to recruit quality publishers whose audience wants to learn more about how a Havenly consult can bring their home design to the next level! What consumers do or don’t do with the design proposed by Havenly designers... --- ### Auto Parts GALORE! JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Part’s Geek Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce announces management of the Part’s Geek affiliate program! The go-to source for the highest quality auto parts. Check it out! - Published: 2019-09-23 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-parts-geek-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Part’s Geek is the go-to source for anything auto parts related! We are incredibly excited to be managing this program and can’t wait to tell you all about it. Whether you’re working on a small DIY auto project because you want to learn how to change your own oil, or you’re a passionate mechanic, Part’s Geek is your source for auto parts. Part’s Geek is an online auto parts warehouse with everything you’ll need for your auto project (domestic or import) at a competitive price. Consumers can easily buy reliable car parts for up to 80% off dealer prices and their passion for this brand is sure to pay off when you join our affiliate program! Part’s Geek Affiliate Program Details Baseline Commission – 5% (with specialty coupon and content rates! ) 7 Day Cookie Last Click Model CJ Network – ID: 2477714 Primary Audience: United States So why should publishers join this program? If there is one word to describe the Part’s Geek consumer, it is, loyal. Auto consumers are extremely passionate about their cars and projects. A site like Part’s Geek provides them with over 10 million auto parts to choose from at competitive prices – they WILL be back! We’re looking for auto enthusiasts, mechanics and those with a passion for mechanical education to join our affiliate program. There’s huge opportunity with Part’s Geek and we are always looking for new affiliates with which to partner. If you’re interested in learning more about the program or if your site is a fit, we would love to hear from you. Please email PartsGeek@JEBCommerce. com and you’ll get a personal response directly from the team managing the program.... --- ### Elite level affiliate marketing or just good enough? > From ensuring the right technology is deployed to providing the right partner mix, elite-level affiliate marketing should provide multiple benefits. More... - Published: 2019-09-17 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/elite-level-affiliate-marketing-or-just-good-enough/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Much like endurance racing, what you put into affiliate marketing is what you get out of it. Are you investing into your program at an elite level? Elite or Good Enough to Survive my level of “coaching” was about the equivalent of reading a few articles online about affiliate marketing It was the summer of 2016. 5:30am on a June morning I stood on a beach about to plunge myself into 60-degree water alongside of 3,000 other people. It was at this point I realized that elite level Affiliate Marketing and elite level endurance racing had a very similar path to success. Ok, that wasn’t exactly what I was thinking, but hang with me. The 1. 2-mile swim was the first leg of the 70. 3-mile race that everyone was out here doing for “fun”. I thought back over the months of training that led up to this point and told myself “just don’t drown and you’ve got the rest of it”. I find that this is often the approach with the affiliate channel amongst many brands; just don’t drown. Now, in my mind, cycling and running is easy. I mean, you can breathe whenever the hell you want to in those events. Swimming is a different story. You have to be controlled and fully understand your limits. You have to understand the way your hand enters the water on each stroke in order to get optimal results for your effort. The positioning of your head in the water can’t be too high or too low either. Suffice it to say, endurance swimming is truly an art and one that I have never truly mastered. Spoiler, I... --- ### Agency vs. In-House: It Comes Down to Results > How can an award winning affiliate management agency outperform an in-house team? Our article on the topic highlights a few compelling areas. Read more... - Published: 2019-09-12 - Modified: 2023-10-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/agency-vs-in-house-it-comes-down-to-results/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services What can an agency do and what value do they provide that an in-house team managing your affiliate program would not provide? In this article we dive into a few ways an agency outperforms staff on hand. Over the 18 years that JEBCommerce has been in business, we’ve gotten one question more often than any other: “How and why can you get us better results than hiring an in-house team? ” It’s a valid question. There are pros and cons to both arrangements. Still, we know what we know: JEB has delivered greater results through the affiliate channel than our clients’ in-house teams time and time again. So when businesses ask why they’ll get the best results with us, we’re happy to engage in a transparent, honest dialogue that highlights the benefits we bring to the table. (One note: I started out on in-house teams at Netivation and TeamOn, and then was in-house at Coldwater Creek. If you’re an in-house team of one or running an in-house team, this is in no way baggin’ on you guys at all. Keep pushing! ) Putting in the Work to Build Affiliate Relationships I’ve personally been in the industry since 1999. (Yes, kids, we had internet back then, though my slog to school wasn’t uphill in the snow both ways. We had figured out that part way earlier. ) But I’m far from the only experienced marketer on the team. Combine my experience that with our seasoned managers, and you get a team with nearly 40 years of time on the track. Why does all that experience matter? Because we put it to work for you. Our experience allows us to easily identify partners that will work for our clients... --- ### How Does Negotiation Work in Affiliate Marketing? > Negotiation can be a big unknown in the world of affiliate marketing. We shed some light on this topic to clear things up! - Published: 2019-09-10 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-does-negotiation-work-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management How does negotiation apply to the world of affiliate? We break down this question and more with several top experts from different industries of affiliate marketing. What do you picture when you hear the word “negotiation? ” For some, it might be the interchange between a used car salesman and a potential buyer, trying to decide on a price mutually beneficial to both parties. For others, the word may invoke the image of an email chain between a new apartment tenant and a Craigslist seller looking to offload their old corduroy couch. But where exactly does the term “negotiation” apply to the world of affiliate marketing? When is it applicable? How do I negotiate within the affiliate space? The answers to all these questions are, at best, somewhat nebulous. So I thought I’d do a bit of detective work and get some concrete answers from veterans of various industries in the affiliate world. These veterans include: Media Partner – Darrell Allen, Capital Intellect (BeFrugal)Network – The Account Management Team, AvantlinkAffiliate Agency – Chris Park, JEBCommerce Without further ado, let’s dive into these burning questions as we begin our quest to understand the logistics of negotiations within the Affiliate Realm. What have you seen as successful negotiation tactics in the past? A successful negotiation is this: I have all the information I need right up front. From the affiliate side of things, these questions were contrived from the viewpoint of optimization: this includes placements, exposure options, co-branded landing pages, etc. I found one core tenet that resounded true across the board. Preparation is key. If expectations and goals aren’t set up front, you could instead be setting... --- ### The Fatal Conceit Of "Free Affiliate Sales" > “Free” affiliate sales – when advertisers try to harness affiliate traffic without fairly attributing commissions to contributing affiliates. - Published: 2019-08-29 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-fatal-conceit-of-free-affiliate-sales/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Managed Clients, Services What happens when an advertiser tries to cut CPA and use the affiliate channel to bring in “free” traffic and conversions? What happens when an advertiser tries to cut CPA and use the affiliate channel to bring in “free” traffic and conversions? Often times the draw of an affiliate channel is the Cost-Per-Acquisition (CPA) model of the channel - Advertisers only pay when a sale is made. But what happens when an advertiser tries to cut CPA and use the affiliate channel to bring in “free” traffic and conversions? In this post, we’re going to look at what a “free” sale is and how they impact the affiliate channel. Truth be told, “free” affiliate sales don’t actually exist. As Charles Portis noted in his epic book made feature-film, True Grit, “nothing is free except the Grace of God. ” What an advertiser means when they say “free” affiliate sales, is a sale driven by an affiliate that, for some reason or another, doesn’t earn a commission. The affiliate drove the click, the click converted, and the affiliate doesn’t get paid. There are a number of short and long-term effects that are result of this type of action, but first, let’s look at what would cause a sale to not earn commission. What would cause commission to not be paid? Occasionally advertisers will include restrictions that make an otherwise terrific program impossible to promote. There are a number of ways in which advertisers can establish rules to avoid paying out on particular sales. Some examples would be: cart-sniping prevention technology, invalid coupon code usage, non-commissionable SKU’s, short cookie duration, affiliate type (i.... --- ### Best Affiliate Program Management: JEBCommerce is OPM/Agency of the Year > Award-Winning Agency Brings Home Industry’s Top Prize at Affiliate Summit - JEBCommerce Named Pinnacle Awards’ 2019 OPM/Agency of the Year. - Published: 2019-08-27 - Modified: 2020-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-wins-opm-agency-of-the-year-at-ase-2019/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Conferences, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Press Releases JEBCommerce is thrilled to win one of the industry’s most prestigious awards, the Pinnacle Awards’ OPM/Agency of the Year at Affiliate Summit East 2019. Honored. Unable to contain their excitement. Motivated to continue raising the benchmark. These were just a few of the feelings around the office when the agency heard its name announced as the 2019 Pinnacle Awards’ OPM/Agency of the Year. Held during the annual Affiliate Summit, the Pinnacle Awards is the industry’s premier awards ceremony. The Pinnacle Awards’ OPM/Agency of the Year title is considered the highest honor for an affiliate agency, bestowed to a team who “has gone above and beyond to help achieve the best results for their customers,” according to the Pinnacle Awards website. “As you can imagine, we were, and are, so excited to win this honor. I am so proud of every single member of our team who has put their heart, soul, sweat and tears into our clients’ programs,” said Founder and CEO Jamie Birch. “We are truly humbled and ready to work even harder in the coming year to make it a repeat! ” Pinnacle Award winners are selected by a panel of judges that includes some of the biggest names in the affiliate landscape. The excitement of being recognized by industry leaders was palpable across the team, from longtime employees to new hires. Senior Affiliate Manager Chris Park, who attended the Pinnacle Awards ceremony in New York and accepted the award on the agency’s behalf, found a different way to share his excitement. He snapped photos of people posing with the award trophy on his journey from the ceremony to the airport before... --- ### Changes to Ensure Success with Content and Niche Affiliates > If you value content and niche affiliates in your affiliate program you need to change these two things in order to set them up for success. - Published: 2019-08-23 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/changes-to-ensure-success-with-content-and-niche-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Many times advertisers don’t align cookie days with their technology solutions and won't see results from the affiliates. If content affiliates are general introducers it may take months for users to convert to customers and if cookie days set for a shorter period sales may never be attributed to these affiliates. Everyone’s been talking about the need for more content and niche affiliates in their affiliate program. And I love that! The general idea is that content and niche affiliates reach more new users, introduce more users to your brand and the customers that come from content and niche affiliates are way more valuable then customers that come from coupon or loyalty sites and the more traditional VIP affiliates and affiliate marketing. To read more about assumptions made specifically about coupon sites, check out our analysis on the subject. Content and niche affiliates can definitely be successful and they can definitely provide you with new customers as well as introduce more customers to your sales funnel. But there are a few simple mistakes that most affiliate managers and advertisers make when dealing with content and niche producers/publishers that I want address here so you position your affiliate program for the greatest level of success with these partners. Cookie Days Let’s first talk about cookie days, or as some networks referred to it, return days. This is the time from the initial introduction and first click through from the affiliate to the final consumer purchase that the affiliate gets commission credit. For example if you have a three day cookie or three return days you’re allowing affiliates to get credit for a sale that happens within three days of that initial click from that affiliate. A strategy that many advertisers are using right now is to limit and lower the amount of... --- ### Keeping Consistency Through Personnel Changes in Your Affiliate Program > Find out how to keep your affiliate program moving forward even during personnel changes by creating a few simple tools now. - Published: 2019-08-20 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/keeping-consistency-through-personnel-changes-in-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management The key to protecting your affiliate program during personnel changes is to make sure that you create the right tools to make sure that the next person is well equipped to keep the program moving forward. “Change is the only constant in life” – Heraclitus Sorry to be philosophical right off the bat, but it’s true. Seasons change, weather changes, directions change, so many things change. From ITP updates, to affiliate changes, to brands adjusting their goals; change is constant and a near daily occurrence in Affiliate Marketing. It is what makes Affiliate Marketing so fun! However, it is also what can make it a big challenge. Not only are external forces changing, but sometimes there are personnel changes – whether internal or external - that you can’t plan for or have to put things together for in a quick change. If you take a few early steps to get your systems in place, then these will become a bit easier. Luckily you don’t need a professional organizer or a dedicated person, you can start right where you are. Create a File You need to include anyone and anything that might be important for your affiliate program. So, this one seems straight forward, but you would be surprised by how many people do not have a command folder on their Affiliate Program. This should hold all your most important documents – contracts with vendors, network contracts, contact info for key partners, etc. Really, think of what someone would need if they did not have access to your email or phone, now make sure to include it in this file. You need to include anyone and anything that might be important for your affiliate program. Great –... --- ### Chrome and Firefox: Browser Privacy & What It Means to You > Find out the latest changes and updates to browser privacy and how you can be sure your program is prepared for the changes ahead. - Published: 2019-08-16 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/chrome-and-firefox-browser-privacy-what-it-means-to-you/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management Browser Privacy is a continually evolving part of the digital marketing landscape, is your affiliate program ready for these changes? Browser Privacy - The Latest Scoop In my last post, “ITP 2. 2 is Here, How Will it Impact Your Affiliate Channel? ”, I briefly touched on browser privacy and I mentioned Google Chrome has added browser extensions and Mozilla Firefox has recently added their Enhanced Tracking Protection to give consumers more control over the collection of their data. Today I would like to dive into this topic further and discuss potential impact to your affiliate program. The best way to maintain tracking for your affiliate program is through the use of cookie-less tracking. Before we get started, I want to make sure we all understand what these browser tools/extensions, etc are trying to block. Apple ITP 1. 0 erased cookies after 30 days, with Apple ITP 2. 2, that window is cut to 24 hours for third-party cookies on the Apple Safari browser. These cookies are used to collect bits of personal data to help websites and apps remember who you are. This can be helpful in keeping you logged into your favorite websites. Advertisers use cookies to help track your behaviors and interests across all sites you visit online. Anyone else trying to earn your business online, who can use that information to serve ads based on the data collected. For example, if I am shopping for Samsung Galaxy Buds, I will see ads for these Galaxy Buds following me around on ESPN, Amazon. com, etc. While Apple’s Safari ITP 2. 0 was the first browser to block... --- ### 5 Point Affiliate Program Health Check > Finding the answers to these 5 simple things can help you determine whether your affiliate program is headed towards health or illness. Read more! - Published: 2019-08-09 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-point-affiliate-program-health-check/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management Like keeping your body and mind healthy, it's important to keep affiliate programs healthy. This can happen a number of different ways, but these 5 simple checks are a quick way to diagnose the health of your affiliate program. Like keeping your body and mind healthy, it’s important to keep affiliate programs healthy. What do you look for when evaluating your health? Do you look at the number on the scale, do you look at what you eat in a day, do you speak with a friend or doctor? Like keeping your body and mind healthy, it's important to keep affiliate programs healthy. This can happen a number of different ways, but these 5 simple checks are a quick way to diagnose the health of your affiliate program. Like keeping your body and mind healthy, it’s important to keep affiliate programs healthy. Looking at year-over-year growth. Is your program increasing year-over-year in revenue, orders, clicks, or average order value? By looking at this you can determine what your program needs - higher commission increases, more exclusive offers, testing flat fees, testing TM+, or better promotions for affiliates. Do you have up-to-date promotions (evergreen, free shipping, discount, exclusive codes, gift with purchase, category specific, etc. ) with text links and banners? Are your top affiliates promoting those promotions (if they are not then you know you have to call or email them)? By asking these questions you can determine a simple fix, that may just jumpstart your program again. When was the last time you looked at tracking? Was it the last time it broke or for an update that happened a year ago? Looking at affiliate program tracking is very important, as it can help diagnosis a problem with your affiliate program. Are... --- ### ITP 2.2 is Here, How Will it Impact Your Affiliate Channel? > Apple ITP 2.2 is here and it could impact revenue if you're not prepared for it. Have affiliates stopped promoting your program? Find out more here. - Published: 2019-08-06 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/itp-2-2-is-here-how-will-it-impact-your-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Do you know the impact Apple ITP 2.2 update will have on first-party cookies? What does this mean for web and mobile traffic? Make sure your site is set up for success. Is it me or are Apple’s ITP (Intelligent Tracking Prevention) updates being released at the same rate as the latest iPhone? Earlier this Spring Apple released ITP 2. 2 which capped first-party cookies from 7 days to 24 hours on their Safari browser when the following conditions have been met: A domain classified with cross-site tracking capabilities was responsible for navigating the user to the current webpage The final URL of the navigation mentioned above has a query string and/or a fragment identifier More info As you have probably heard by now, Chrome and Firefox are also taking steps with their browsers to help protect their users’ privacy. Google Chrome’s opt-in cookie control and browser extension were created to help their users have more control over the data collection and the ads that would typically be served. Firefox’s Private Browsing also adds a layer of protection by erasing all cookies, passwords and history of sites visited when the session has ended. What is the Impact? Publishers From a publisher perspective, these shorter windows can cause concern over losing credit and commissions for orders being sent to advertisers. When Apple ITP 2. 1 was rolled out, we were contacted by a handful of publishers threatening to stop promoting affiliate programs we managed until the advertiser’s site was updated. Fortunately, we were able to work with networks and our advertisers to get their site updated very quickly. A strong partnership with our network teams allowed us to get these programs updated without... --- ### Announcing: Our New Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager > JEBCommerce is excited to announce Chris Park as our new Senior Affiliate Manager. Please join us in welcoming him to the team! - Published: 2019-07-25 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-our-new-senior-affiliate-marketing-manager/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Press Releases Please join all of us at JEBCommerce in welcoming our latest hire, Chris Park, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager to the team! Meet our newest hire Recently we had the opportunity to add an industry vet to our affiliate team at JEBCommerce who has made an immediate impact. I had the pleasure of running into Chris Park at ASE18 and was impressed by his industry experience and knowledge, and it probably didn’t hurt that he is an all-around great guy. I was thrilled to find out we had a chance of hiring him, given his experience, 20 plus years, he adds immediate value to our fashion and retail brands. Chris is leveraging his travel and retail fashion experience serving as Senior Affiliate Manager providing strategy to Contiki, Trafalgar and Paul Fredrick. He has leveraged his relationships to bring new partnerships to all of the brands we manage. “I am so excited to have another twenty plus year veteran on our team. I can’t stress how much that level of experience can change the speed and efficacy that our teams operate. Chris has been a legend in the affiliate industry for two decades. There isn't much he hasn’t seen, and we are honored to have his expertise on our client accounts. Chris’s deep fashion affiliate program experience and his time inside Blair. com will be invaluable to many of our men’s and women’s fashion accounts. His deep travel experience can’t be overlooked either. Managing multiple programs like we do at JEB, is something Chris has shown a true knack for. We are so much better with him on our team. Welcome Chris! ”... --- ### 2019 Affiliate Marketing Market Size > Affiliate marketing is a large, dynamic, and global force. Check out our piece on the affiliate marketing market size in 2019...the details my surprise you! - Published: 2019-06-20 - Modified: 2020-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2019-affiliate-marketing-market-size/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Affiliate marketing is a large, dynamic, and global force. You many be surprised just how big it really is. Check out our findings here! Back in 2012 we created an infographic that attempted to show the full size of the affiliate marketing industry. It ended up being our most viewed and shared blog post! Since then we’ve had many requests to update this infographic. After lots of research, reading, and even some industry interviews, we were able to identify lots of great data to help you see just how big the affiliate industry is. Affiliate marketing is a large, dynamic, and global digital marketing force to be reckoned with. Below you’ll see info that describes the overall size and even specific real-life affiliate examples. We’ve also included links to all the reports and sources referenced. While it isn’t 100% comprehensive, it should give you a good idea of what this industry is like, its size, and some of the players in it. As more information becomes available we will update this information and maybe even add a few sections to it. But make no mistake, if you aren’t engaging in affiliate marketing, you’re truly missing out on a huge new customer source. If there are any reports or research that we missed please let us know. We’d love to update this with whatever you find. Digital ad spending to top traditional for first timeThe Awin ReportAffiliate Marketing Industry to Grow to $6. 8 Billion Over Next Five YearsHow Affiliate Networks Have Taken Affiliate Marketing MainstreamTHE AFFILIATE MARKETING REPORT: How mainstream publishers are turning performance-based marketing into a 'fine art'AffStat 2016 Affiliate Marketing Benchmark ReportThe State of the... --- ### Program Launch - How We Ensure Fast Ramp Up > How would you execute a new affiliate program launch so it starts producing results right away? No need to wonder, come check out our process... - Published: 2019-06-18 - Modified: 2021-03-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/program-launch-how-we-ensure-fast-ramp-up/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips When it comes time for a new program launch, we use processes and rely on our industry connections to get the program performing quickly. When it's time for a program launch, we use processes and rely on our industry connections to get the program performing quickly. So, you’ve decided to add another arrow to your marketing quiver, but you don’t have time to launch a successful affiliate program. That’s where we come in. Our team at JEBCommerce prides itself in getting a program producing quickly and effectively. We do this through a system of processes that we’ve used to launch hundreds of affiliate programs over the years. Many of these steps are taken directly from our internal process management software that we reference each and every time we take over a program. Of course, there are going to be variations based on the advertisers needs and wants for the program, but these are what we have found to be the most consistent attributes in any successful program launch. Schedule a “Kick-off Call” During our kick-off calls, you meet with the affiliate manager who will be overseeing your account and they ask you a series of questions. “What are your overall goals for this affiliate program? ”, “What are your KPI’s? ”, “What are your expectations? ”, etc. We want to be sure we’re all on the same page when it comes to managing the program and this is a perfect time to be open and honest about what you want from us. During the kick-off call, we’ll also ask questions regarding your brand, your products, and your customer demographics to help us in understanding... --- ### Developing ROI on Placements – A Request to Publishers > From the advertiser side, any ROI numbers, projected revenue or makegood promises that a publisher can make are what will sell your placements! - Published: 2019-06-13 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/developing-roi-on-placements/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management From the advertiser side, any ROI numbers, projected revenue or makegood promises that a publisher can make are what will sell your placements! Help us explore the different perspectives that can help making a placement calendar even easier for all parties. When I first joined the affiliate space, I was shocked at how many thousands of dollars go out for placements by simple email agreements, no contract and no specific numbers provided. For additional context, I came from the corporate world and no money ever changed hands without a signed contract that included an outline of deliverables and result goals, if not specific guarantees. So why is this not the case in the affiliate space? Publishers are great at providing deals, custom placement offers and many often have a beautiful Media Kit ready to pass along to our clients if they have any questions. However, understandably so, publishers are always resistant to make any promises of lift that this specific placement will provide to specific brands. My plea to you is to please work with us outside of your comfort zone to help us help you! Here’s why... . As agency managers, it’s our job to guide the program’s health and one of our tasks is to be the liaison between our publishers and our client contact. Let’s take a quick moment to consider everyone’s position within this small and relationship-based industry. These players are; the Agency Account Manager, the Publisher Contact and the Advertiser. The Brand: Must make money to justify their affiliate sales channel, their agency retainer and any investments put into the channel. Without profit, they will not and cannot reinvest. There is likely one VP within the company who is held responsible for the success of the... --- ### Your First Day Checklist to Start Managing Your Affiliate Program > A checklist to help you tackle your first day after you inherit the affiliate channel for your company and a secret trick to put you on a path to success. - Published: 2019-06-06 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/checklist-to-start-managing-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Misc Inheriting the affiliate channel can be a daunting prospect, but with a simple checklist and a secret trick you’ll be off to a running start! Okay, so you just inherited your company’s Affiliate Program. While it may feel like you are standing on the edge of a huge cliff, soon enough you will be balancing it all. So, take a deep breath, you’ve got this – and I am here to help! Since having a checklist is always smashing, I made you one for your first day as the new Affiliate Manager: Find out what network my program is in Your network is your missing piece to connecting with the affiliates, checking data, and managing your program. Reach out to the previous team member or someone in your organization to find out which one you are in. Your network is your missing piece to connecting with the affiliates, checking data, and managing your program. Some options could be: Partnerize, Commission Junction, ShareASale, Pepperjam, Rakuten, Impact, Awin, Avant Link, Commission Factory, etc. Once you have this information you can start on the next task! Check on current program metrics In case you are unsure of what these metrics may be, you should make sure to check out the below sub-tasks: Current Commission Rate Total Revenue per Month Total Revenue for the past 12 Months Number of Sales per Month Number of Clicks per Month Conversion Rate – sales/clicks = CR% Total Number of Affiliates Total Number of Affiliates Driving Sales Find your Top 25 Affiliates These are the people that you will want to be sure to reach out to ASAP! They will become your new... --- ### Launching an affiliate program: What you need to know > Launching an affiliate program, but not sure if you are ready? Check this out article before going live to make sure you are set up for success! - Published: 2019-05-24 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/launching-an-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Are you ready to launch your new affiliate program? If not, check this post out for some helpful hints. Now that you have decided that an affiliate program is right for you, what is involved in launching an affiliate program? I am glad you asked since there are several key things to consider. Our Senior Affiliate Manager, Kristin Wardwell, lays out 9 important things to keep in mind when launching a successful affiliate program in a previous post. My goal today is to highlight a couple additional tips to help your launch go as smoothly as possible. Why technology should help drive your network choice Perhaps the most important decision when launching an affiliate network comes down to selecting the right network. As Kristin mentions in her post, there are several key things to consider, with tech being at the top of the list. I would also include two incredibly important tools: attribution and commission payout models when evaluating networks. Publishers pay close attention to commission modeling, so making sure you are rewarding publishers based on their contribution to the sale is essential in recruiting the right partners to your program. You will need to look at the network fees, affiliate base, tools and technology available to determine the best fit for your company. Another consideration is whether or not the network you are considering offers click-path reporting or insight into the customer journey from the first click to the completed sale. In addition to driving your commission strategy, do you want to offer payouts on the 1st and/or last touch? Insight into the click path can help identify... --- ### Five B’s of Building Strong Affiliate Relationships > Don’t know how to build those strong affiliate relationships? We showcase five different ways on how to do just that in our article featuring the Five B’s! - Published: 2019-05-21 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/building-strong-affiliate-relationships/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Misc Building strong affiliate relationships is key to success - here we break down five different ways to foster those relationships. Coffee. Desk. Email. Lunch. Email. Clock out. Sleep. Like many industries, Affiliate Marketing can become rife with repetition and monotony. If you let it. In the day-to-day minutiae of tasks, it can be easy to become caught up in the numbers, reports and emails. While these are certainly important tools of the trade, affiliate marketing is not solely built on these things alone. Affiliate marketing is predominantly based on relationships. After spending a year in the affiliate headspace as an Assistant Manager here at JEBCommerce, this is the one core concept I come back to time and time again. With many hundreds of emails and calls to affiliates under my belt, I’ve picked up on some trends and traits to help build these strong relationships, what I’ve dubbed the “5 B’s:” Be Friendly This may seem like a no-brainer, but it’s astounding how much showing a drop of kindness can positively impact the conversation, and in turn, relationships. There’s probably a reason why there are literally hundreds of books and articles written on how to be a better communicator and effective listener - because it’s vital for success. In the affiliate world, friendliness can translate across any form of communication. For example: when hopping on an exploratory call with media partners, I make an effort to get to know the person on the other end of the line. It only takes a few minutes to ask about her day, or how the weather is treating him. It may seem trite,... --- ### A Career in Affiliate Marketing: What to Expect in the First Three Months > Just starting a career in affiliate marketing? Come find out about the key things you’ll need to know in the first 90 days. - Published: 2019-05-09 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/first-three-months-career-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management Thinking about beginning a career in affiliate marketing? This article outlines what to expect in the first three months! AOV, EPC, Vlookups, oh my! That was my general thought after my first day as an assistant affiliate manger. Venturing into a new career in this industry, too? To help combat that overwhelm, here are a few things you can expect in your first three months of working in affiliate marketing: New lingo – First and foremost, you’ll be inundated with a new vocabulary of technical terms, abbreviations and acronyms (CR, AOV, EPC, etc). Getting up to speed on this industry lingo will be one of the first (and most important! ) things you do. Now, learning to calculate the terms is a whole different story... Discovering what a great affiliate looks like - In the first 90 days, expect to go through hundreds of affiliate applications. Over time, you’ll learn how to spot a great affiliate. This also helps in the recruiting process. Learning which publishers best fit your brand’s needs is vital. Getting to know your clients – In the first couple weeks, it is crucial to set up client introductions to start building the foundations of a strong relationship. This is also a time to learn about hot button issues, key metrics and their goals. Are they focused on month over month or year over year growth? What quarter normally performs the best? Getting to know the networks – More than likely, all of your clients won’t be on the same network or platform. This means the first three months consist of navigating your way through each... --- ### Using Tiered Commissions to Increase Affiliate Channel Revenue > Interested in driving incremental revenue through your affiliate channel? Try offering tiered commissions to your publishers. Find out more... - Published: 2019-05-07 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/using-tiered-commissions-to-increase-affiliate-channel-revenue/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Looking to grow your affiliate channel revenue without spending inefficiently? Why not try a tiered commission strategy? Learn more here. There are many different opinions on the impact of using tiered commissions to increase revenue in the affiliate channel. Before I get into the potential impact of this tactic, let me take a step back to explain how this approach works. How it works is pretty simple, let’s say the baseline commission for an affiliate program is 2%, a tiered system would offer a commission increase based on performance, for example if an affiliate reaches a predetermined threshold of orders, their commission could increase by 1-2% percent. The higher the sales threshold reached, the higher the commission increase. The qualifier for a tactic like this may be year-over-year (YoY) revenue growth, month over month (MoM), quarter over quarter (QoQ) revenue growth target or new-to-file customers, etc. The goal of a tiered commission system is to drive incremental revenue. Now that we have established what a tiered commission is, let’s look at some of the use cases where this approach may make sense: Activation campaign – identify non-productive publishers, driving clicks, but not sales, over a specific time period, i. e. YoY in Q1, and offer a tiered commission based on performance: Generate 3 sales in month 1 and earn a 2% commission increase Generate 5 sales in month 1 and earn a 4% commission increase; this increase can either be offered retroactively to all sales in the month where sales were driven or in the current month or the month following, i. e. publishers who drive 5 sales in April... --- ### My JEB Journey - Published: 2019-04-25 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/my-jeb-journey/ - Categories: Misc As I finish out my first month here at JEBCommerce, I think back to how much has changed for me in these four short weeks. From the bustling environment of a martini bar to a desk and swivel chair, I can say quite a lot has changed and the difference in pace has created a positive new head-space for me to thrive in. While office life is quite different than restaurant life, some similarities prevail. While not as physically challenging as the customer service industry, the same level of social intellect is needed when engaging with clients - present or not. The digital marketing realm is a beast of its own and thankfully, I had a few tools at my disposal from tending bar. Strong conversational skills are needed to not only entice clients but properly educate them on the importance of a strong affiliate channel. Americans spend an average of 24 hours online in a week. With that has come a shift in how the market functions. Many of us still want somewhat of an authentic interface experience and content bloggers, influences and other affiliate platforms can do that. They tie in these social needs while creating marketing exposure. Relationally, JEBCommerce aids in this process and helps bridge the gap, building the brand-affiliate relationship acting as a liaison to assure everyone's best interest are carefully considered. Another facet of JEBCommerce is the devotion to learning and growth here. Nothing is stagnant, in my first week I was given a... --- ### Apple's ITP 2.1 is here. Are you ready? > Apple's updated ITP 2.1 (Intelligent Tracking Prevention) is here! Check out our tips on how to make your site compliant and the reasons it needs to be. - Published: 2019-04-18 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/itp-2_1-is-here-are-you-ready/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Services Apple's update to ITP (Intelligent Tracking Prevention) is here, are you ready? Apple ITP 2. 1 (Intelligent Tracking Prevention) beta rolled on March 26th and is currently live this month. With consumer privacy continually in mind, Apple’s latest update will remove first party cookies after seven days. In this post we will discuss the changes and how this may impact your affiliate program. Before I go on, here is a link to a video where I explained Apple ITP 2. 0. The consensus on Apple ITP 2. 1 is that it will have a minimal impact since the majority of Safari sales occur within 7 days, however below are a couple ways this update may potentially impact your site. Compliance with ITP 2. 1 Unique visits – first-party cookies used to track a website visitor’s on-site behavior can only be stored for seven days. As a result, you may begin to notice a spike in unique visits to your site, but this data could be heavily skewed by this update. Decrease in affiliate transactions – while the impact is not expected to be as large as it was for ITP 2. 0, since the majority of Safari sales occur within seven days, this is something to watch out for. Loss of affiliate commissions – make sure your affiliate program is set up to track in line with the changes to ITP 2. 1 to prevent a loss in affiliate commissions, which could also lead to publishers leaving your network. As a result this update may not be as high of a priority... --- ### 14 Steps To Grow Your Affiliate Program > These simple steps will go a long way toward helping you build your affiliate program into the revenue generating machine it should be! - Published: 2019-04-11 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/14-steps-to-grow-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management Is your affiliate program growing too slowly? Thought you were doing everything you could to grow your program? Looking for help? We've outlined some simple steps that will get you on the right track. Is your affiliate program not growing at the rate you had hoped? Or not at all? Are you doing everything you thought you could to grow your program but not succeeding? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then look no further. We’ve outlined some simple steps that will get you on track for growing your affiliate program. Audit of creative (text links and banners) - Make sure affiliates have the most current promotional, product, or general text links and banners. If you do not have the most current creative, then add text links that showcase top performing products or a specific category of product. Identify the top 10 performers for the program. When was the last time you spoke with them on the phone or via email? The affiliate channel is relationship based, so get to work on getting to know your affiliate partners on a more personal level. Identify affiliates that had over 100 clicks last month, but a conversion rate of less than 1%. After you have gathered those affiliates reach out to them and see if they can shed any light as to the low conversion rate. Identify affiliates with abnormally high conversation rates, but little traffic and sales. After you have this data you can reach out to these affiliates and ask about additional exposure as you know their audience is high converters. Check EPC (earning per click) - Commissions/(clicks/100). You can sometimes check competitor EPC within the network. Using this information, you... --- ### Why Aren’t They Accepting My Affiliate Program Application? (2019 edition) > Find out what not to do when filling out your affiliate program application along with recommendations on how to avoid being rejected. - Published: 2019-04-03 - Modified: 2024-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-application-2019-edition/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, FAQ, Outsourced Affiliate Management If you are an affiliate that seems to receive more denials than approvals when you apply to affiliate programs, this article will help you understand why as well as a few tips on how to get approved for more programs. If publishers aren’t nimble and willing to change with the times, they may be left wondering why their application was denied. As we continue to grow and launch affiliate programs we see changes in the industry that can directly impact affiliate applications. If publishers aren’t nimble and willing to change with the times, they may be left wondering why their application was denied. Whether you are launching a new affiliate program or relaunching an existing one, you’re likely to see a number of the same publishers always applying to new programs. In fact, most are what we industry veterans used to call “thin sites. ” I am not sure if that term is still a thing, but in affiliate marketing this typically refers to sites that lack content and provide little to no value. Coupon sites would often fall into this category, but I am getting ahead of myself. If you are an affiliate that receives more denials than approvals when applying to programs, this article is for you.  I’d like to highlight some of the things that you may be doing and need to avoid in order to get your applications approved. Let’s get started... Coupon Sites Without Content Why should consumers shop at your site? What can be done to show value both to the consumer and the merchant? I can’t believe how many sites I have gone through that don’t have any content at all. Basically banner farms, only with coupons. If you are not familiar with... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Program Budgeting and Communicating with Internal Teams > The affiliate marketing channel needs a budget and our CEO lays out a simple plan to create one along with a template to get you started. - Published: 2019-03-28 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-program-budgeting-and-communicating-with-internal-teams/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Misc Creating a budget for your affiliate marketing program can be difficult and time consuming, but it doesn't have to be! Our CEO outlines how to create one and highlights the importance of communicating budget details to internal teams. Our CEO, Jamie Birch, recently recorded a short video to discuss budgeting in your affiliate marketing program. We’ve included that video below along with downloadable template to help you get started creating an affiliate program budget. https://youtu. be/PUn8abnD7uE? rel=0 Download the starter budget worksheet --- ### Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws 2019 – Keeping Your Affiliates in Current Tax Climate > Concerned nexus tax legislation will impact your e-commerce channel? Learn how to grow revenue in your affiliate programs despite these recent changes. - Published: 2019-03-21 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws-keeping-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, FAQ, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management It is imperative to stay up to date on the ever-changing nexus tax laws. Find out how the recent changes may impact your business in 2019 and beyond in an updated post on our blog from our Director of Affiliate Marketing, Stephen Robinson. With 2019 in full swing, mostly likely your affiliate channel forecasts and annual plans are done and it’s back to the daily grind, I thought it would make sense to revisit Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws. Last year we saw a historic change to the internet tax laws that our CEO, Jamie Birch, shared about in a video in a previous post, “Supreme Court overturns Nexus Law. ” One of the biggest impacts from this new ruling is that sales taxes can now be collected in all states regardless of whether they have an affiliate in them. They no longer need an affiliate or office in those states to establish nexus. “This creates a burden and a liability for advertisers, who will now have to tax in all those states that passed those laws”- Jamie Birch, CEO, JEBCommerce. As a result, states who already had nexus laws in place will pass these new laws quickly. Other states may take more time to get these laws set up. Last month two more states, Georgia and Arizona, began considering bills that would require online retailers and marketplace facilitators, think Amazon Marketplace and Ebay, to collect and remit sales tax in Arizona. According to www. bookweb. org article on March 6, 2019, the proposed Arizona legislation would expand sales tax nexus to include online sellers with at least 200 transactions or gross more than $100,000 in Arizona. The internet’s prevalence and power have changed the dynamics of the national economy,” - Justice Anthony Kennedy... --- ### Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws II - How to Keep Your Affiliates > The reason I have written a SECOND post about this topic, is because most affiliate programs are not addressing this potentially ruinous issue. - Published: 2019-03-21 - Modified: 2021-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws-ii-keep-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, FAQ, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate nexus laws, affiliate program, affiliate program management, affiliate tax laws, jebcommerce news The reason I have written a SECOND post about this topic, is because most affiliate programs are not addressing this potentially ruinous issue. Here are a few ways that you could potentially keep working with affiliates in states with nexus tax laws. Because of the evolving nature of this topic, we wanted to provide an update for 2019. See the new article Well, here we are again, talking about affiliate nexus tax laws... why? The reason I have written a SECOND post about this topic, is because most affiliate programs are not addressing this potentially ruinous issue. There is so much information out there, that it makes having a full understanding very difficult for most program managers (and their bosses). If you haven’t yet read my previous post, “Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws – The Monster Lurking Under the Bed”, please start there. I’ll wait. Ok, great, you now know that having a tax professional review your tax liability in each state, and forming a plan to deal with each, is the best way to make sure your company is avoiding costly tax audits. Now that you have a list of states that you know will cause you to create a physical nexus, thus owing sales tax, you are going to have to just remove all of those affiliates in each state where this applies. Right? Well, here are a few ways that you could potentially (read: ask your tax team) keep working with affiliates in these states. Affidavit and Annual Certification of No Solicitation Some states will allow you to continue working with affiliates, so long as you certify that each affiliate is not engaging in direct, or indirect, solicitation of customers in that state. In most cases, this means that you will only be... --- ### Why You NEED Affiliates Bidding on TM+ - Published: 2019-03-01 - Modified: 2024-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-you-need-affiliates-bidding-on-tm/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Brand Bidding - Tags: affiliate marketing, Affiliate SEM, Affiliate tm bidding, SEM If you aren’t allowing Affiliates to bid on TM+ keywords, you could be missing out on incremental revenue in your Affiliate program. This post was originally written in 2016 and updated in 2019. When I first started in affiliate marketing back in 2005, I remember the “wild, wild, west of paid search”, more commonly referred to as “pay-per-click” or PPC back then. If I wasn’t diligent about checking search engines often, a “rogue” or non-compliant affiliate could drive thousands of dollars of revenue bidding on trademark terms without permission in a matter of days or sometimes hours. As a result, I quickly learned how to make sure affiliates were not bidding on our client’s trade mark plus terms (TM+) like “merchant name + coupon” or “merchant name + promotion code”. At the time, on a couple of our programs were allowing TM bidding of any kind, so we needed to make sure that it wasn’t happening. A strongly worded email with screen shots of the search engine results page (SERP) attached were typically the first line of defense. This email would demand the publisher cease and desist their paid search efforts and add our merchant name to their negative match list. If we didn’t hear back in 48 hours, they received a second email email threatening to remove them from the program. Fast forward to today, we still treat paid search violators in the same way, but with a few exceptions. Over the last few years, we have developed best practices for managing affiliates bidding on branded terms and developed great relationships with top publishers that excel at driving visitors, and incremental... --- ### The Essentials of Incrementality: Why It Matters and How It Works - Published: 2019-01-24 - Modified: 2024-04-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-essentials-of-incrementality/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Incremental Sales Determining whether your affiliate channel sales are incremental (meaning you would only have realized them with the assistance of your affiliates) can be a daunting and difficult task. Our CEO, Jamie Birch, outlines some main points and some mistakes to avoid. Data-driven performance marketing taught me that while it’s impossible to know everything about a given purchase and channel, there are many things we do know. Gaining sales through a channel may be the first, easiest and cheapest way to measure performance - but can also present you with the least accurate numbers and insights. While it's impossible to know everything about a given purchase and channel, there are many things we do know. I began my journey into data-driven performance marketing in 2001. Prior to that, I was a performance marketer specializing in SEO (I had the hip title of “Search Engine Guru” for Netivation. com, a company out of Post Falls, Idaho), then focused on affiliate marketing and customer retention at TeamOn. com. I settled in for a longer haul managing Coldwater Creek’s affiliate channel, email marketing and paid search campaigns. It was at Coldwater creek in (2001) where I was introduced to data-driven performance marketing and the importance of accountability to numbers. Insights from numbers. The holy grail of data-driven performance marketing. When insights are backed by sound data, they can uncover answers to crucial questions. Why are the things that are happening, happening? Where should I invest more money? Which marketing activities are increasing my cost but not my reach, margin and market share? How do I know that I need this marketing campaign, but this other campaign is redundant? The Search for Incrementality While at Coldwater Creek I was introduced to the concept of incrementality. Incrementality... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2019-01-23 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-were-now-managing-the-kelbyone-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the @KelbyOne affiliate program! For anyone who wants to learn ANYTHING about photography, KelbyOne is the perfect subscription-based learning service. Learn more about KelbyOne and our partnership. So, what is KelbyOne? In today’s day and age, you can learn almost anything online. That’s where KelbyOne comes in. KelbyOne is a fully online subscription-based service that provides access to over 700 photography courses! With subscriptions starting at $10 a month, KelbyOne’s industry leading teachers will take you step by step through everything you need to know about photography. Do you have a new camera? Are you starting your own photography business? Perhaps you’re a blogger who uses photography to support your business? KelbyOne is for you! “Not often do we get to promote a brand to publishers and have them be as excited to not only become a partner, but to become a fan! One of the best parts about such a high-class service as KelbyOne, is that you don’t have to jump in head first. They provide you access to their learning dashboard and 15 FREE starter courses to determine if the service is right for you before subscribing,” states Morgan Mittie, Affiliate Manager for the program. “Why wouldn’t everyone sign up for their free trial and sample what they could learn right this very minute? ! ” KelbyOne Affiliate Program Details Baseline 15% Commission on Annual Products (Ranging from $99 - $199)Baseline 50% Commission on Monthly Products (Ranging from $9. 99 – $19. 99)14 Day CookieLast Click ModelLinkShare Network – MID 43293 Why should publishers join this program? KelbyOne is an exciting and fun brand to promote! Our goal is to work very closely with each of... --- ### 5 Reasons You Should Outsource Your Affiliate Program - Published: 2019-01-18 - Modified: 2024-02-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-reasons-you-should-outsource-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips 5, ok maybe 7, reasons to hire an agency to manage your affiliate program so you can ramp up more quickly and profitably! Deciding how you are going to structure the growth and management of your affiliate program is a huge decision, and like buying a house, you make your money when you make the decision and the offer, not when you sell. Affiliate marketing is similar. Your decision on the front end – hire and train in-house staff, or work with an agency – will be a huge factor in how successful your channel is and how quickly it gets there. There are many things that enter into this discussion and many positives for both avenues. Today we are going to discuss some of the most impactful reasons you should consider working with an experienced affiliate marketing agency. 1. Experience/Expertise Hiring an outsourced agency to manage your program allows you to leverage decades of experience across multiple industry segments JEBCommerce's founder has been managing successful affiliate programs since 1999, right around when affiliate marketing became a thing. The staff at JEBCommerce has decades of additional affiliate and digital marketing experience combined. Our company has managed nearly 300 programs of all sorts and sizes. This tremendous amount of experience leads to vast expertise and deep knowledge of the channel. In order to get that experience and expertise, you would need to hire an entire team in-house, which is almost always not in the budget. Hiring an agency to manage your affiliate program allows you to leverage decades of experience across multiple industry segments and company size to grow your channel quickly! An agency’s breadth... --- ### Managing the Silver Jeans Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Silver Jeans Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-12-10 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/managing-silver-jeans-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Silver Jeans Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! About Silver Jeans Silver Jeans Co. is widely known in the fashion industry as the must-have brand for those who demand a perfect fit from their jeans – no matter what your size or style! They have a time-tested collection that blends modern and vintage details with intricate washes and creative designs. The Silver Jeans brand gives its fashion-savvy but cost-conscious fans the latest styles and best quality jean at an affordable price. Silver Jeans Affiliate Program details Earn 5% Commission30-day cookieDedicated Account ManagementPepperjam NetworkUpdates can be found through FMTC or by signing up for our Pepperjam newsletter The top selling category for Silver Jeans are their women’s jeans. Although sales are often seasonal, we welcome publishers to join our program and share one of our most popular evergreen offers: Link ID: 377813 A Good Pair of Jeans Will Never Go Out of Style - Check Out The Latest SALES on your Favorite Silver Jeans! SHOP NOW Join the Silver Jeans affiliate program “The JEBCommerce team is thrilled to bring Silver Jeans into the family of brands we manage! We’re honored to be handling a program with such a stellar reputation within the fashion industry and we look forward maximizing the potential of such an organically strong affiliate marketing program. ” Morgan Mittie – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Interested in learning more? Contact SilverJeans@JEBCommerce. com to learn more about the... --- ### Announcing: Our New Director of Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2018-12-07 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/announcing-our-new-director-of-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Press Releases What's old is new again Well that happened quickly. It feels like a few days ago I was planning our summer 2018 vacation and looking forward to the warm rays of the sun and now it is deep into Q4. Time sure does fly by each year. Not only are we hustling to take advantage of this season for all of you, our amazing clients, but we are already looking ahead at 2019 and planning for another successful year. We're not only planning for you but also planning for us! And we have some changes that will positively effect you, your JEBCommerce team, and your affiliate program that we want to share with you. The Big News You may recall that recently one of our long term employees, Jon Goodwin, found his next big adventure outside of the JEB walls. I’m happy to report he is doing an amazing job in his next big thing but misses all of you he did work with. Since his departure we’ve been looking for the perfect replacement as the Director of the affiliate management team here at JEBCommerce. We're happy to announce that we have found that person, and it’s an old friend of the company. This week we promoted Stephen Robinson to lead our entire affiliate management team. You may have heard his name in the industry before. A Little About Stephen Stephen has worked in affiliate marketing for 12 years and got his start with JEBCommerce way back in the day.... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the MyWit Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-11-15 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-mywit-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the MyWit affiliate program! Learn more about MyWit and our partnership. So, what is MyWit? So glad you should ask! MyWiT is an online retailer that specializing in selling refurbished and pre-owned smartphones at a friendly price for all consumer types. What makes MyWiT different, is that every phone on their site passes a 65+ point inspection and is graded based on cosmetic appearance, internal and external functions, buttons, battery, SIM card, camera and the health of the touch screen. When you buy a phone from MyWiT, you are guaranteed to purchase a high quality and functional piece of technology! MyWit Affiliate Program Details Baseline Commission 5%AOV of $57514 Day CookieLast Click ModelLinkShare Network – MID: 42535Primary Audience: United States Why should publishers join this program? MyWiT is a relatively young brand and is growing FAST! Join us in promoting something special and providing a non-traditional opportunity surrounding a smartphone purchase. According to Pew Research Center, as of 2018, 77% of Americans now own a smartphone. That’s over 228 MILLION people! The revenue potential for publishers within this program will only continue to grow over time. On top of the AWESOME products they sell, MyWiT approaches marketing with an open mind. They’re open to innovative publisher types and continually put forward exciting new promotions and inventory. If you run a technology blog, a cash back or discount site or perhaps a mass media site who would find technology trends interesting, we want you for the MyWiT Affiliate Program! If you’re interested in learning more about the program or if your site is... --- ### Supreme Court overturns Nexus Law - Published: 2018-08-02 - Modified: 2020-10-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/supreme-court-overturns-nexus-law/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate nexus laws, amazon tax, nexus In June, the Supreme Court overturned the Quill decision, allowing states to collect sales tax from out of state retailers. Our CEO recorded a short video explaining how this new nexus law effects online retailers, affiliate programs and the affiliate channel as a whole. https://www. youtube. com/watch? v=PUv_cmlUpwE&rel=0 For more information: Decision - https://www. supremecourt. gov/opinions... NY Times - https://www. nytimes. com/2018/06/21/us... Digital Commerce 360 - https://www. digitalcommerce360. com/20... Interested in learning more about this topic or how we can help? Let us know and we'll contact you to set up a meeting time. --- ### Millionaire Interviews Podcast: 6 Lessons from Jamie Birch - Published: 2018-08-01 - Modified: 2020-10-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/millionaire-interviews-podcast-6-lessons-jamie-birch/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News Our Founder and CEO, Jamie, recently appeared on the Millionaire Interviews podcast to talk about our company’s growth, his entrepreneurial journey and tips for entrepreneurs serious about success. If you haven't had a chance to catch the podcast yet, listen to it here—and check out the key takeaways from his interview below. On learning to hustle Growing up, business development was a family affair. When Jamie’s father found himself looking for his next career opportunity in manufacturing and energy consulting, the entire family would get involved. He and his sisters would help find more contacts for the prospect list while his dad “dialed for dollars,” as Jamie puts it. And his mother would be the voice of encouragement, motivating them to meet their daily goals. That’s how his dad always found his jobs, and it’s exactly how Jamie secured his first clients for JEBCommerce. “I did what my dad taught me,” Jamie says when asked about the company’s early days. “You go through all your contacts and build your contact list. Then you make another list of who you want to work with and get those contacts. Every day, you have a goal, and you don’t stop ‘til you reach that goal for the number of people you’ve called and the number of conversations you’ve had. ” On being a single dad entrepreneur Jamie says it’s a misconception that being an entrepreneur means you don’t have a boss. That doesn’t happen, because when you work with clients you actually have... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We are Now Managing the Saatva Dreams Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Saatva Dreams affiliate program! Learn more about Saatva and our partnership. - Published: 2018-07-09 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-saatva-dreams-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Saatva Dreams affiliate program! Learn more about Saatva and our partnership. What is Saatva Dreams? Saatva Dreams is a luxury bedding brand. Their products vary from sheets, to pillows, to mattress toppers, and more! Even better is Saatva Dreams commitment to affordable luxury by sourcing the highest quality organic cotton, correctly compensating factory workers and cutting out the middle man to bring their products directly to you. Their cotton is grown in healthy soil free of GMOs, insecticides and pesticides, making their products better for everyone from start to finish. Top it all off with leading-edge technology, cutting-edge design, and eco-responsible practices from meticulous craftsmen creates superior bedding for your best sleep. “It is tough to find bedding that ships directly to you and trust that the quality you are getting is worth the money. With Saatva Dreams customers don’t have to sacrifice money for assurance that they are getting a quality product, now they can get quality bedding for an affordable price. ” - Taylor Weibert, JEBCommerce Why Should Publishers Join the Program? Saatva Dreams offers publishers to bring a high-quality bedding option to their audience. We work with each publisher to make sure that they have what they need to be successful. If you are interested in learning more, we welcome any questions you may have. Just email us at saatva@jebcommerce. com and you’ll get a personal response from one of the Saatva Dreams management team! Everything You Need to Know to Get Started: Join Program: HERE Saatva Dreams Website: www. saatvadreams. com Questions, Comments or Optimization Ideas? Contact:... --- ### JEBCommerce are Thrilled to Announce We are Managing the Trask Affiliate Program > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Trask Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-07-05 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-trask-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management What Makes Trask Special? It all starts with the story of a man who followed a river and found his dream. The story is not just the story of one man, but the story of us, America. Trask questions the way it has always been done, asking what if and why not? They choose the higher road, leading the way, and making a mark. It may not be the fastest or easiest way, but it is certainly worth the extra effort. Trask makes choices not simply on what looks good, but what feels right, because like other things worth working for they don’t get old, they get better. Trask is committed to making timeless style, beyond trends, resistant to fads, and an icon that earned its reputation one step at a time. They create men’s and women’s leather goods, shoes, and more. They search beyond the plains for leathers and materials that meet their rigorous standards, leading them to some offbeat places around the globe. Each piece from Trask is crafted from hand-selected hides, giving each piece different properties because each leather is unique. From Bison to Elk, Trask works with each hide to enhance their unique beauty through their time-honored production process. Now they are offering their commitment to quality, standards, and products to Affiliates. They are partnering with people who know that sometimes the things worth the extra effort come from leading and not following. Affiliates can now join in this journey to bring items to their audience... --- ### Find out how likely you are to be driving incremental sales through your affiliate channel - Published: 2018-07-03 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/find-out-how-likely-you-are-to-be-driving-incremental-sales-through-your-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Services If you are in affiliate marketing, you are probably trying to determine if your sales through this channel are incremental or not.  We are fortunate now that there are many different technologies and strategies to increase the likelihood that you are driving those ever elusive sales and you are only paying for incrementality.  Check out the video below.  We recently released a benchmarking tool that will allow you to see how you stack up and will provide you a detailed report outlining what you can do if incrementality, channel attribution and cart sniping are issues you want to address.  Then check out our Affiliate Management Benchmarking tool. Is your affiliate program generating incremental sales? https://youtu. be/2o0NZU-ZnwM? rel=0 Interested in learning more about this topic or how we can help? Let us know and we'll contact you to set up a meeting time. --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the GlobeIn Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the GlobeIn Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-06-04 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-globein-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the GlobeIn affiliate program! Learn more about GlobeIn and our partnership. What is MyWit? GlobeIn is a subscription box service that brings fair-trade artisan goods to mindful consumers. Their mission is to provide revenue to under-developed communities in Africa, Central America, South America, and Asia. By providing a market place for artisans to sell their goods, GlobeIn is able to generate jobs for thousands of workers across the globe, support industries, and provide fair wages. In addition to jobs, opening up the marketplace for these artisan goods encourages the next generation to carry on learning the skills from their elders. Now subscribers do not just get a subscription box, they know that through their purchases they are doing good around the Globe by receiving a highlight of an artisan each month that has been supported by GlobeIn. Discover the soul of craft from ethically sourced artisan goods in each GlobeIn curated box. "We're very excited to be working with GlobeIn to bring their products and the products of artisans around the world to the wider market", says Kenny Dodge, affiliate manager of the GlobeIn program. "The subscription box industry is booming right now, and GlobeIn offers a very unique and refreshing take on the monthly subscription model. " If you are interested in learning more, we welcome any questions you may have. Just email us at globein@jebcommerce. com and you’ll get a personal response from one of the GlobeIn affiliate management team! Everything You Need to Know to Get Started: Join the program: Here Commissions: 8% shop products, $5 essential subscription,... --- ### Zulily Affiliate Program Managed by JEBCommerce > JEBCommerce is excited to be partnering with Zulily to manage their affiliate program on the ShareASale network. - Published: 2018-05-21 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/zulily-affiliate-program-is-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate program, affiliate program management, new client JEBCommerce is excited to announce our new partnership with zulily! We will be managing the affiliate program moving forward, don't hesitate to contact the team for more details. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now partnering with Zulily to manage their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! About Zulily: “Something Special Every Day” – Zulily constantly helps their customers uncover the unexpected. Zulily’s buyers search far and wide for unique products from up-and-coming brands—unique items customers won’t see anywhere else. Zulily also features household-name brands in categories like women’s, men’s, kid’s, as well as home décor, health and beauty. Zulily believes value means great products priced well and provides up to 70% off of items on the site. Products are available for a limited time, typically three days, and new sales open every day at 6am PT. Zulily Affiliate Program Details: Earn up to 10% commission 7 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network Daily sale events AOV $55 “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with Zulily! They have been really great to work with so far and we are looking forward to helping them drive more new customers and grow the affiliate program. If you haven’t discovered Zulily yet, I highly recommend it! “ Geoff Marshall - Senior Affiliate Manager at JEBCommerce If you have any questions about managing your affiliate program, please send a note to our affiliate management team and we’ll quickly respond. 2020 Update: JEBCommerce is no longer managing the Zulily affiliate program. --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We’re Now Managing the U by Uniworld Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the U by Uniworld Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-05-04 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-u-by-uniworld-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management So, what is U by Uniworld? U by Uniworld is a new take on experiential travel, with cruises designed for those with a passion for exploring and a taste for authentic adventures. We at U have always believed that travel should be relaxing, exhilarating, convenient and tailored to your interests — all at the same time. U by Uniworld offers lush river cruises through Europe that are part boutique hotel, part yacht, and part local hotspot. “We are thrilled to partner with a newer brand such as U by Uniworld that brings a new way of river cruising to the 21st century. Their commitment to their customers is unparalleled and speaks for itself,” states Dorothy Dalton, Affiliate Manager for the program.  “We are excited to leverage affiliates to help bring in new customers and spread awareness for the U by Uniworld brand. ” U by Uniworld Affiliate Program Details Earn 5% commission rate with possibility of higher rates30 day cookieDedicated account management$3,000 AOVCommission Junction Network - 5050150 Why should publishers join this program? U by Uniworld’s, The A ship was named ONE of the “World’s Greatest Places” in 2018 by Time Magazine. With a dedicated program management team, we are available to make sure that each publisher has everything that they need to succeed. U by Uniworld offers monthly promotions, custom creative upon request, and the chance to promote lush river cruises. If you’re interested in learning more about the program, we encourage you to email ubyuniworld@jebcommerce. com and you’ll get... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We’re Now Managing the Uniworld Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Uniworld Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-04-15 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-uniworld-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management So, what is Uniworld? Award-winning Uniworld—the world's ONLY authentic boutique cruise line™—offers itineraries in spectacular destinations throughout Europe, Russia, and Asia. The company’s European fleet features luxurious ships with an average capacity of 130 guests, the highest staff-to-guest ratio in the river cruise industry, enticing shore excursions, world-class gourmet cuisine, impeccable hospitality, and numerous other all-inclusive benefits. Uniworld takes pride in its long-lasting relationships with guests, for whom there is “No request too large, no detail too small. ” “We are thrilled to partner with such an Award-Winning boutique cruise line such as Uniworld. Their commitment to their guests is unmatched and speaks volumes to their returning guests,” states Dorothy Dalton, Affiliate Manager for the program.  “We are excited to leverage affiliates to help bring in new customers and spread awareness for the Uniworld brand. ” Uniworld Affiliate Program Details Earn 5% commission rate with possibility of higher rates90 day cookieDedicated account management$10,000 AOVCommission Junction Network - 4647697 Why should publishers join this program? Uniworld was voted the “#1 River Cruise Line” in the World’s Best Awards 2018 by Travel & Leisure AND “Best in European River” by Cruises’ Choice Cruise Critic 2018. With a dedicated program management team, we are available to make sure that each publisher has everything that they need to succeed. Uniworld offers regular promotions, custom creative upon request, and the chance to promote boutique river cruises. If you’re interested in learning more about the program, we encourage you to email uniworld@jebcommerce. com and you’ll get a... --- ### TV is Dead. Long Live YouTube. - Published: 2018-03-15 - Modified: 2020-10-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/tv-dead-long-live-youtube/ - Categories: Analytics TV is dead. Or more accurately, it’s dying and not coming back. According to Nielsen, over the last five years, traditional TV watching has declined 44% for viewers 18-24 years old and 32% for viewers 25-34 years old. Online video streaming paints a very different picture. In 2017, 59% of American households had a streaming video subscription, compared to just 38% in 2014. We haven’t seen this kind of shift since TV began eclipsing radio in the 1950s. So we know that television is way down and video is way up. Unsurprisingly, the lion’s share of this growth has gone to YouTube. The online video giant gets more than 30 million visitors daily. That means almost 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every single day. Seeing where YouTube is today, it’s easy to overlook its humble origins. When three ex-PayPal employees launched YouTube in 2005, its “office” was located above a Japanese restaurant in San Mateo, California. But it didn’t stay that way for long. Just a year later, around mid 2006, the site was receiving millions of video views per day. By November of that same year, Google had made an offer to buy the company for $1. 65 billion. Today, YouTube appears poised to overtake cable TV in its entirety. But the implications aren’t just for home viewers. This shift has also sent major ripples through the advertising industry. And that’s a good thing. Behold, the many benefits of YouTube advertising YouTube provides a strong alternative to TV... --- ### AdWords Changes Through the Years - Published: 2018-02-12 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/adwords-changes-years/ - Categories: Analytics Ah, 2003. Back then, the RIAA was suing music sharers, Arnold Schwarzenegger was elected Governor of California, Yahoo! was still a real competitor to Google, and web page indexes with funny names like HotBot and Altavista were flourishing. And I was taking my first steps into the world of PPC. At the time, paid placement in search results was just a few years old. Still, I had landed my first major client, a video editing school in Los Angeles that was looking for an increase in prospective students. Although there weren't a lot of resources available to teach me the ropes of PPC, I took what I had learned about web usability and dove in. I spent days researching Jakob Nielsen's usability studies, and redesigned my client's website to include things like a legible font size, easy forms and clear calls to action. We saw a 30% increase in form submissions in the week after the redesign. With that momentum, I was able to convince my client's executive team to approve some budget for paid search-first with Overture and, later that year, with AdWords. Needless to say, my expertise (and the PPC landscape) have both evolved significantly since the dinosaur days of 2003. Here's my take on how Overture, AdWords and analytics have changed over the last 15 years. Search engine marketing was a relatively new phenomenon in 2003, which means that best practices hadn't yet been spelled out. On the one hand, it was a fun time because most... --- ### Now Managing Zenhaven Affiliate Program! > Zenhaven joins its sister brands, Saatva and Loom & Leaf also under JEBCommerce management. - Published: 2018-02-12 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-zenhaven-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Zenhaven Affiliate Program! About Zenhaven Sleep is one of the best things for your health, why not sleep the way nature intended? With Zenhaven, customers can sleep on a 100% pure Talalay latex mattress, delivered with free white glove delivery. JEBCommerce is excited to be managing the Zenhaven Affiliate program. Zenhaven mattresses are made with a natural latex that is naturally hypoallergenic and antimicrobial. The mattresses being made out of all-natural latex, they are free of toxins and chemical odors common in synthetic bedding foams. The latex is wrapped in 100% organic New Zealand wool to keep the layer from shifting and covered by an organic cotton cover. Talalay latex cells are larger and allow for greater airflow resulting in a breathable mattress, providing a cooler night’s rest. Talalay latex is made using a specialized process that utilizes a vacuum and flash freezing to provide customers with a more elastic, “springier” material, giving a more comfortable and more luxurious feeling. Best of all, you get two levels of firmness in one mattress! One side provides luxury plush conforming and supporting your body effortlessly, while the other side is gentle firm providing a slightly firmer feel with pressure-free support. Affiliates are now able to promote a mattress that they can stand behind as being a great all in one product for any customer looking for a natural mattress. “Most mattresses that you buy online you have to select your level of... --- ### JEBCommerce now managing Loom & Leaf Affiliate Program! > Loom & Leaf joins its sister brands, Saatva and Zenhaven also under JEBCommerce management. - Published: 2018-02-12 - Modified: 2020-10-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-loom-leaf-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management About Loom & Leaf Memory foam, cooling layers, and breathable organic cotton covering sounds like the perfect start to a great night’s sleep to us! That is why we are excited to announce that we are now managing the Loom & Leaf Affiliate Program. Loom & Leaf brings all of these great features to their customers and now they are bringing them to Affiliates as well. Offering handcrafted layers of organic cotton, a cooling zone gel with breathable foam, eco-friendly 5 lb. premium foam, all supported by a multi-layer breathable support foam Loom & Leaf delivers mattress quality you are used to without all the retail markups and store visits. With a 120 Day trial and two comfort levels everyone is sure to find their mattress. Now Affiliates can bring a high quality, USA made mattress with white glove delivery to their audience along with Loom & Leaf’s sister brands, Saatva and Zenhaven! “We are really excited about the ability to offer a high quality mattress with everything that customers have enjoyed, such as white glove delivery, without the need to go to a mattress store and pay retail markups. ” Taylor Weibert – JEBCommerce The Loom & Leaf affiliate program is managed in Partnerize. Why Should Publishers Join This Program? Many people are looking to improve their quality of sleep, from better mattresses, to darker rooms, and quiet environments sleep hygiene is top of mind. With a dedicated program management team, we are available to ensure that each publisher... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce, We're Now Managing the Saatva Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Saatva Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2018-02-07 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-saatva-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management What Makes Saatva Mattresses Special? Saatva Mattresses, along with their partner brands Loom & Leaf and Zenhaven, are committed to producing luxury mattresses without the mattress store cost. From luxury inner spring mattresses, to memory foam, and an improved latex mattress Saatva has your best nights sleep in mind. Saatva is committed to using eco-responsible materials in their mattresses with covers made from organic cotton, inner springs recycled from steel rods, and reducing their carbon footprint by not operating stores. From Loom and Leaf, their memory foam mattress even includes a cooling layer to keep you comfortable all night long over a 12” thick mattress. Zenhaven brings you an all-natural latex mattress that fits your budget. Constructed from handcrafted 100% American Talalay latex and layered with breathable organic wool, their mattress takes you to new heights of comfort. The luxury from Saatva doesn’t stop at just their mattress. They are committed to bringing you luxury at every stop along the way to your best nights sleep, they offer free white glove delivery of your new mattress and will remove your old mattress so you don’t have to worry about anything. All followed up with a 120-night home trial so you can make sure that you are getting the most comfortable sleeping surface. Saatva even went so far in their commitment to your sleep that they even offer luxury bedding from Saatva Dreams. You can now not only have your mattress delivered, but also premium organic cotton sheet sets, pillows, mattress... --- ### What to Look For When Choosing Networks - Published: 2018-01-30 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-to-look-for-when-choosing-networks/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management One of the most important steps in launching an affiliate program is choosing the right network for your affiliate channel. Often times, I come across affiliate programs that are just not on the appropriate network. Whether it's a reporting and functionality issue, or customer service problems, if you don't properly vet out all the possible networks, and align your internal goals and initiatives with the tracking platform, then you may be set up for failure. All in all, each network is great in their own right, and positions themselves uniquely against one another. There are so many networks to choose from, so it's highly important to take your time when considering all the services the networks offer. Below are some questions to think about when shopping around networks for your affiliate program. Does the network philosophically align with your goals, and initiatives? Does the network have technological capabilities that will help measure metrics you are accountable for? Does the network have the functionality to pull specific reports that you'll need? What type of publishers are on the network? Does it fit what you're trying to accomplish in the affiliate program? What are the costs associated with launching and managing a network? Does the network have exceptional customer support to answer any inquires you'll have? How's the user experience? Is it easy to navigate throughout the network dashboard? Ultimately, picking the right network has to align with your internal strategy. Don't rush, take your time, and vet all the possible networks... --- ### The security showdown is coming...are you ready? - Published: 2018-01-15 - Modified: 2020-10-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-security-showdown-is-coming-are-you-ready/ - Categories: Web Development A battle is brewing in the land of online security and it has the potential to catch your website in its fury. The good news is that there's still time to get clear of its path and we'll share a few resources to help if its headed your way. Read on to find out what you can do, but first, let's get a little backstory on where this all started, define some terms, and finally share some resources for making sure you go unscathed. The SSL Brawl - A Very Brief History In the middle of January, 2017 a high-profile security newsgroup brought to light a series of potentially problematic website authentication certificates (SSL Certificates) issued by Symantec Corporation's public key infrastructure (PKI). Soon after the finding, Google's Chrome team and the broader PKI community developed a plan to mitigate the risk to consumers using the Chrome browser through ramping down trust in Symantec's infrastructure. Once the plan was finalized and circulated late 2017, Symantec announced that competitor DigiCert would purchase and overhaul the website security portion of their business. That leads us up to today. SSL Certificates 101 So, what exactly is a Secure Socket Layer (SSL) Certificate and why should you care? Let's go with a classroom analogy to describe what it is. Picture yourself back in the classroom where you (your computer) and your best friend Maurice (a remote web server) are separated by an entire column of your classmates (roughly the internet), and you're desperate to... --- ### Black Friday and Mobile Monday - Published: 2017-12-21 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/black-friday-and-mobile-monday/ - Categories: Analytics, Services Insights from the past Black Friday to Cyber Monday Shopping Period As a web analyst, I often prepare myself for the time it takes to discover new insights. I have my method – A process of going through Google Analytcs data for our clients to discover what’s working and what’s not. It normally give myself a good amount of time to go through the data. It’s a thorough and detailed process that I’ve found produces the best results, and one I’ve grown to enjoy over the years. But time is something not in abundance between Black Friday and the final shipping day before Christmas. Our team needs to find insights and provide actionable recommendations as fast as humanly possible to maximize the number of days these changes are live before the last shipping day of the season. Mobile has been a priority of ours for several years now. But this Holiday season was the largest year-over-year mobile increase we’ve ever seen. More importantly, it’s the year people were trying to actually make purchases via their mobile devices. The example shown above is from one of our consumer tech clients. They’re certainly more technical than the average buyer, but we saw large increases for all of our clients. The data above shows the increase an overall drop in sessions of 5. 8%. But a closer look shows a year-over-year increase of more than 17% increase via mobile and a 23% drop in desktop. This example is from a travel website focusing... --- ### The Power of Cross-Device Solutions in a Results-Driven Affiliate Strategy - Published: 2017-10-12 - Modified: 2021-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/power-cross-device-solutions-results-driven-affiliate-strategy/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services, Social Media the affiliate channel is often misunderstood as a necessary evil at best and a pariah at worst In September of last year I had the good fortune to speak at CJ Affiliate's annual conference, CJU. I was talking about what I think is the biggest problem facing the performance marketing channel and ways to fix it: the fact that the affiliate channel is often misunderstood as a necessary evil at best and a pariah at worst, by those in charge of other digital channels and marketing decision makers. I offered several ways we, as a channel, can counter this perception. The most impactful method, and the one I see employed more than any other, is the development, deployment and execution of data and technology to showcase the effectiveness of the affiliate channel. This topic continues to be top of mind and discussed industry wide. Many networks have released exciting new features and data suites to address the issue. Today I'd like to spotlight CJ Affiliate and their Cross-Device tracking solution. During my presentation at CJU16, I offered 5 things we can do to change the view of our industry. One of the most important was to scrutinize our channel ourselves. A big part of that scrutiny is simply being able to see what is going on. It begins with visibility and transparency. Visibility into the complete effects and contributions of an affiliate channel is vital. But every tracking and marketing method has leaks. Affiliate marketing has been no different. To... --- ### ONEBLADE Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2017-09-29 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/oneblade-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate, affiliate managment, affiliate marketing, blade, Marketing, one, oneblade, razors The OneBlade affiliate program is live on the Pepperjam network and we are looking for new affiliates. About OneBlade: OneBlade is the first company in decades to introduce real innovation to the shaving market. Spending multiple years and millions of dollars in research and development, their team of world-class designers and engineers tested thousands of iterations of razor prototypes in pursuit of a system that could provide the perfect shave, every time. OneBlade offers a complete shaving system to deliver the closeness and efficiency of a straight razor shave and the convenience and comfort of a cartridge razor shave. Ultimately, OneBlade successfully developed this patent-pending and now award-winning razor, for which they have sold thousands of units to men across the world. The team is headquartered in Austin, Texas, and the new CORE Razor is proudly made in the USA. About the OneBlade® Razor: The head geometry of the OneBlade® Razor is an open framework, designed to be easy to rinse and maintain. OneBlade uses single-edged Japanese blades, made by the finest shaving blade maker in the world.  The loading and unloading of this blade was a carefully considered user experience: the blade is slipped into an opening in the rear of the razor head and snaps into place with an audible click. The open handle design allows for a substantial handle volume while still maintaining a proper weight and balance. In addition, the OneBlade® Razor has a unique suspension and head geometry that provides safety and comfort to complement an... --- ### CleverYoga Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2017-09-14 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cleveryoga-affiliate-program-launched-by-jebcommerce-2/ - Categories: Managed Clients The CleverYoga affiliate program is live on the ShareASale network and we are looking for new affiliates. About CleverYoga: The Clever Yoga team aims to bring you the very best yoga products on the market so that you can get the most out of your own personal yoga journey. Their entire team are all passionate yogis who are completely committed to the yoga lifestyle. They understand what yogis look for in their products and accessories. Their mission is to provide products, service and benefits to their community with honesty and integrity, and from the moment you purchase a product you’ll sense their warmth and collective passion. Clever Yoga offers their “Namaste warranty” where they will gladly refund your money or replace your products if you are not completely head over heels in love. Join the CleverYoga affiliate program on ShareASale today! Click here! “We’re excited to be working with the team at CleverYoga and to be managing their affiliate program! The program is now live on the ShareASale network, please contact us today if you are interested in being part of the program. ” Alex Pounds–Assistant Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce CleverYoga affiliate program details: Earn 10% Commission VIP Rates Available 90 Day Cookie Dedicated Account Management ShareASale Network Contact the CleverYoga affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### MotivX Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2017-09-11 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/motivx-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients The MotivX affiliate program is live on the AvantLink network and we are looking for new affiliates. About MotivX: The mission of Motivx Tools is to provide the ultimate solution to our customer’s problems with a combination of knowledge and quality products. They want their customers to have the confidence they need to do the job and know it was done right. Motivx Tools is a specialty automotive tool company, but it's about more than just tools. Anyone can make and sell tools, in fact a search for "automotive tools" on Google returned over 100 Million results. That's a lot of tools, and a lot of options where you can spend your hard-earned money. The MotivX team is committed to a better way of doing things, things that can mean the difference between success and failure. They have a vision of perfection, where quality is an obsession and customer service exceeds expectations. At Motivx Tools they don't just deliver good tools, they deliver a great experience. Join the MotivX affiliate program on AvantLink today! Click here! “Our team is excited to be working with the team over at MotivX. ! The program is now live on the AvantLink network. If you’re interested in joining this program, please contact our management team. ” Tyler Johnson– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Motivx Tools Program Highlights: Commission is 10% on all products with VIP rates available 60-day cookie window Dedicated program management: Your success is our success and we promise to work hard to meet any... --- ### American Childhood Cancer Organization & Amazon GO GOLD® - Published: 2017-09-11 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/american-childhood-cancer-organization-amazon-go-gold/ - Categories: Company News The Amazon + American Childhood Cancer Organization (ACCO) GO GOLD® campaign is creating history and transforming the future of awareness surrounding childhood cancer as a national health priority. To spread awareness, they have created a month-long campaign called, PJammin®. https://youtu. be/oxZ7WH0DdsA PJammin® was inspired by the children who tirelessly battle cancer each and every day. Pajama’s are the battle uniforms for children with cancer. Unfortunately, this can be a lonely battle fought in isolation within hospital rooms or confined to staying at home for months, even years. To show our support for these children, we’re asking everyone to accept the Dare to Wear PJammin® challenge. Here’s how you can help: Accept the DARE TO WEAR PJammin® challenge and post a selfie in your pajamas to social media! #PJamminChallenge all of your friends, family, co-workers, athletic teams, schools, churches on social media to do the same by tagging and sharing. How businesses can help PJammin® at work encourages employers to allow employees to wear pajamas on a designated day then make an individual contribution, matched by the company. How schools can help PJammin® at school encourages students to make a donation and then wear their PJ’s to school to show support for other children fighting for their lives. JEBCommerce and Mojo Lab are honored to partner with Amazon. com and ACCO to lead the marketing efforts for this nationwide campaign. For more information on ACCO, the #PJammin campaign, or to make a donation, check out their site: https://acco. org --- ### WeeSprout Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2017-09-05 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/weesprout-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate program, management, Network, program, weesprout JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for WeeSprout! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for WeeSprout! About WeeSprout: WeeSprout is passionate about providing healthy and natural alternatives to the mainstream and that is why they created the highest quality baby and toddler products that are healthy for our children and the planet. They are designed to make your life easier and are made of only the highest quality and most natural materials available. Enjoy an easier, healthier lifestyle while saving the planet! Join the WeeSprout affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! WeeSprout affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale Junction network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with WeeSprout to manage their affiliate program! WeeSprout is all about healthy, natural, and safe product choices for mothers of baby’s and toddlers. We see a lot of potential with this brand and are excited to help launch them in the affiliate channel! “ Dorothy Dalton– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce --- ### Chloe Feed Assembler Now Supports Shopify! - Published: 2017-08-21 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/chloe-feed-assembler-now-supports-shopify/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: bots, chloe, data, datafeed, feed, integration, product, shopify Chloe Feed Assembler now supports Shopify! As Shopify surges in popularity, we saw an opportunity to offer our popular data feed service so users can pull data from Shopify sites without the need for any tech resources. For those not familiar, Shopify offers users a complete ecommerce solution to set up an online store where you can sell your goods. Shopify’s interface allows users to customize their storefront, accept credit card payments and track orders with ease. In short, Shopify takes the stress out of running an ecommerce business. If you’ve used Chloe Feed Assembler in the past, the process for pulling data from your Shopify site works the same. Once you create your account, the Chloe Feed Assembler gets started. Our bot will crawl your Shopify site and grab all the necessary information to complete a full product data feed. From here, our team will map the information on your site to the information needed in most feeds. Each day you need your feed generated, the Chloe Feed Assembler will crawl your site, map your information, create your feed and upload it to your network(s) of choice. You also get a copy for validation. We’ve made integration easy. Chloe Feed Assembler can export and automatically upload product data feeds to any of the major affiliate networks and shopping aggregators. As Shopify continues to grow in popularity, we’re excited to be able to offer our services to those who need it. If you have any questions about how the Chloe... --- ### My Adidas - Influencer Marketing's Roots - Published: 2017-08-01 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/my-adidas-the-start-of-influencer-marketing/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: Adidas, influencer, Marketing, RUN DMC, social influencer It was July 19th, 1986. Madison Square Garden. Darryl McDaniels, Joseph Simmons & Jam Master Jay stood before thousands and made one simple request, “hold up your sneakers”. When people think of influencer marketing they think of popular YouTube stars, Instagram followings & monthly unique visitors. And they’re not wrong, that is exactly influencer marketing as we know it today. But when I think of influencer marketing I think of that night in New York City. Granted I hadn’t been born yet and wouldn’t be for another 3 years. And wouldn’t have the slightest concept of Influencer marketing for another 26 years. So, let me back up. RUN DMC, arguably one of the most influential hip-hop groups in the 1980s came out with the smash hit, “My Adidas”. The group, in a time where rap was considered a cultural danger, wanted to showcase on stage how they dressed in the streets. But the song, less about the shoes, broke down negative misconceptions about young black youth & proved they were a positive influence in their community. The song was so popular RUN DMC jokingly sent a video to the executives of Adidas telling them they wanted $1 million dollars for all the hard work they had done, correlating the sales of Adidas shoes to the popularity of their song. You have to remember that this was coming at the time of a huge cultural movement. When it was abnormal for athletic shoes to be worn more for style rather than... --- ### 3 Ways Amazon Changed the Affiliate Marketing Industry - Published: 2017-06-30 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3-ways-amazon-changed-the-affiliate-marketing-industry/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate, affiliate program, Amazon, Associates Program, commission junction, Jeff Bezos, Marketing, online, retail, William Tobin Affiliate marketing has deep roots dating back to the late 1980’s. Arguably, one of the biggest contributors in growing the industry was Amazon in 1996. While Amazon wasn’t the first to pioneer affiliate marketing, they were a definitive milestone in the process. I'll outline 3 different ways Amazon has helped to change the affiliate industry. A Brief History on Amazon Jeff Bezos idea to create Amazon came in 1994 after finding out how quickly the internet was growing. Bezos began exploring entrepreneurial opportunities and decided to start his own online business. After collecting $1million dollars from family and friends, Bezos set up shop in Seattle working out of his garage. He came up with a list of products he thought would sell online. After reviewing the list, Bezos decided that books would be the most logical choice. In his mind, brick and mortar stores could only stock a few hundred thousand titles but an online store could potentially stock millions. In 1995, Amazon officially opened, dubbing themselves “The World’s Largest Bookstore. ” Bezos vision came true, stocking over 1 million titles. Amazon Adopts the Affiliate Model The affiliate model was adopted by Amazon in 1996, with the launch of their “Associates Program. ” At the time, Amazon only offered books, movies and music to their customers. Affiliates could join their program and earn anywhere from 5% - 15% commission on sales they generated. Unlike the payment methods we use today, commission was paid out to affiliates in the form of... --- ### Mopnado Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Mopnado has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! - Published: 2017-06-26 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/mopnado-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate program, clients, new client JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Mopnado has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! About Mopnado: Mopnado is the latest in Spin Mop Technology. Saving you time, money, and making the chore of mopping more fun than ever. The Mopnado Walkable Spin Mop is both easy to use and extremely effective. The large wheels and self-retracting handle make mobility while cleaning a breeze. Experience a cleaner mop head with the handle driven spin function and an industry leading mop head agitator. Watch this video to find out why the Mopnado Spin Mop trumps any other mop on the market. Join the Mopnado affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! Mopnado affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission on sales (with VIP rate available) 60-day cookie Products available for review Dedicated account management ShareASale network “JEBCommerce is very excited to begin working with Mopnado and to launch their affiliate program! Mopnado is the best spin mop on the market and the affiliate channel will be a great way to reach new customers. We’re looking forward to ramping up the affiliate program! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Mopnado affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Coop Home Goods Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Coop Home Goods has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! - Published: 2017-06-26 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/coop-home-goods-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate program, clients, new client JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Coop Home Goods has launched their affiliate program on the ShareASale network! About Coop Home Goods: Coop Home Goods is a family owned business that delivers innovative and high quality home goods at affordable prices. Their first product, the Shredded Memory Foam Pillow, launched in 2013 and quickly took off. Coop Home Goods is always innovating, learning and growing to find new products to share. By bettering your every day products, Coop Home Goods elevates your every day living. Join the Coop Home Goods affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! Coop Home Goods affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission on sales (with VIP rate available) 60-day cookie Products available for review Dedicated account management ShareASale network “The team here at JEBCommerce is so excited to be partnering with Coop Home Goods to launch a new affiliate program! We are eager to help get the word out about Coop Home Goods‘ innovative products that help people get a better night sleep. We can’t wait to get things started and see the growth of their affiliate program! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Coop Home Goods affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Navigating the Conversion Funnel - Published: 2017-06-01 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/navigating-purchase-funnel/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Customer Acquisition - Tags: advertising, adwords, blog, case studies, content, conversions, Marketing, podcast, remarketing, sales, social media, video, webinar The conversion funnel helps illustrate a consumer journey from awareness to conversion. This is what made marketing “click” for me, and led me to pursue a career in the industry. Fast forward 10 years and I still use it to identify different marketing objectives I want to accomplish. Like a machine, the funnel has multiple moving parts that help lead someone to convert. In this article, I’ll describe how each stage works and share ideas I have used to drive people down the funnel. Awareness The first stage of the funnel is generating awareness. This could be the first and only interaction you have with the consumer, so making a good first impression is important. Communicate who you are and what it is you do. For example, if you own a restaurant, what’s the name of the restaurant? What type of cuisine is it? You could be the solution to someone's need or desire, so make that clear upon finding you. Which methods work the best depends on your audience. Here are a few ways I have been able to gain awareness: Blog posts – At the awareness stage, you're looking to identify a problem someone is dealing with. For example, a blog post titled, "5 Ways the Purchasing Funnel can Drive More Leads," is intended for someone looking to drive more leads. If they view this as a possible solution to their problem, you have successfully driven them to the next stage. Social Media – Social media can be an effective... --- ### How to Crush a Kick-Off Call - Published: 2017-05-26 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/crush-kick-off-call/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate, affiliate program, Client, management, Marketing Your company just landed a new client, congratulations! The next thing you do will set the tone for what is hopefully a long, profitable relationship. The first call, or kick-off call, is crucial to building trust and creating a great environment to work with your new client. How do you make sure that you crush this call, ensuring that you have a client for the long-term? Do Your Homework The foundation for crushing a kick-off call with your new client is spending as much time as you possibly can to learn the client’s business, history, plans for the future, and competitive environment. Learn their product offerings, study their website, and in general, pretend you are doing a research project on them. Spend as much time doing this research as you did selling them on your services. Convey the importance of having a long-term relationship by understanding the business before you head into this first meeting. Build Rapport  In a perfect world, you are able to meet in person. Ask for a few hours to meet with the client and anyone that has a stake in the project. This is the time where you establish commonalities that can help create a relationship that will allow you to freely communicate during difficult times – because there WILL be some. What do you have in common with them? What shared thoughts or philosophies do you have in common? Ask Great Questions This is similar to building rapport, but straddles the personal and professional... --- ### The Rise of Video Marketing - Published: 2017-05-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rise-video-marketing/ - Categories: Publisher Development, Social Media When I was in the sixth grade, Greg Hession was the ‘guy’. And for the life of me I couldn’t figure out why. He had that ‘blonde hair/blue eye’ thing going on, I’ll give him that. But Robert Moerhing in the SEVENTH grade really knew how to work that angle (but that’s another story) Yet, all the girls in my class drooled over Greg. I just scratched my head. He wasn’t overtly athletic. A solid B+ kid as was I at the time. Polite, respectful, but nothing that would make you stop dead in your tracks or cause you to burst into giggles if he looked your way. Which seemed to be the immediate response from every 12-year-old, Catholic school girl around me. Until one day when Mrs. Wheeler rearranged the seating order, and I ended up sitting next to Greg. And in two short weeks, that boy and I got busted for laughing too much in class. (Do realize up till that moment, I had NEVER gotten in trouble at school). What I didn’t know about Greg was that he had the most wicked sense of humor of anyone I had ever met, and I could match him jab per jab. We had made a connection. Recess, math, Jim Froliech’s sneezes, first Friday mass - nothing was immune from our adolescent buffoonery. We clicked. I had a similar experience with video marketing. Currently, It’s the ‘guy’ in the marketing world, and this time I wanted to figure out why.... --- ### The Nourish + Bloom Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we have just launched the affiliate program for Nourish + Bloom on the Pepperjam network. - Published: 2017-04-18 - Modified: 2020-09-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/nourish-bloom-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate program, new client, Pepperjam network JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we have just launched the affiliate program for Nourish + Bloom on the Pepperjam network. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that the Nourish + Bloom affiliate program is now live on the Pepperjam network! About Nourish + Bloom: Nourish + Bloom is a collection of premium wellness supplements and an extensive lifestyle app created by a team of better-living experts, including nutritionists, personal trainers, instructors, and yogis. We're obsessed with quality. And we want to prove it. Every ingredient and every process has met our high standards. We’ve worked hard to select manufacturers who share the same beliefs that we do and remained closely involved in every aspect of bringing this product to life. Our vision is to refashion women's health and wellness. To do it, we've made products that are developed with organic whole foods so that you have a natural experience, not one that's full of artificial ingredients and chemicals. Your body is singular and sacred. We promise to treat it as such. Join our affiliate program on Pepperjam! Click Here! The Nourish + Bloom affiliate program details: Earn 15% commission on sales (with VIP rate available) 60-day cookie Exclusive coupons available Products available for review Dedicated account management Pepperjam network Click here to join the program today! “Nourish + Bloom is thrilled to be working with JEBCommerce. We’re confident our partnership will help us grow and reach our full potential. This is the beginning of a beautiful friendship! ” Makenzie Lee – Director of Sales and Marketing | Nourish + Bloom “JEBCommerce is very excited to begin working with Nourish & Bloom!... --- ### 5 Keys to Achieving Good Company Culture - Published: 2017-04-17 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-keys-to-achieving-good-company-culture/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: agency, benefits, company, company culture, culture, jebcommerce, Marketing, personal developement, teamwork For those who visit our office, it never fails, “woah, you have a ping pong table in your office? ! You must have an amazing company culture! ” Wait, what? How has the ping pong table become synonymous with company culture? Don’t get me wrong, the fact that we can decompress and play a game adds to our culture. Ping pong is by no means what defines our culture. From a company that’s been nationally ranked for our culture, I wanted to share 5 important qualities that help us stand out. It’s often difficult to pin point what makes a company’s culture stand out. We are quick to point out assets that one company has over another, such as the ping pong table or maybe a shiny new urinal (that was a claim to fame for a previous company I worked for). In my opinion, what truly builds a solid culture are the intangible items. 1) Personal development Looking back at every boss I’ve ever had, the ones that stuck out were those who mentored me. In fact, those who were mentors in my life gave me a look of disgust when I would refer to them as my “boss. ” A company that values personal development shows they value their employees. For many, feeling valued gives them the drive to excel at their job. 2) Benefits & Compensation You can have the best job in the world, but if your needs aren’t being met (both compensation & benefits), you’re... --- ### No Effort Datafeeds - From Site to Platform with Zero Effort - Published: 2017-03-22 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/no-effort-datafeeds-from-site-to-platform-with-zero-effort/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate, chloe, data, datafeed, feed assembler, management For 7 years we have been developing our own reporting, CRM and task management tool we call Chloe. For those "24" fans, you'll recognize where we got the name. It's been a fun, exciting, frustrating and invigorating project. Our team has been using this to manage affiliate programs for years. And from time to time we develop one off software projects that are available to anyone who may be in need of one. The Chloe Feed Assembler is just one of those projects and it's been available at www. chloeassembler. com for some time. Somehow I didn't update ya'll here on the JEB blog. The Feed Assembler was born out of necessity. One of the most common struggles we have in growing our clients marketing campaigns and the traffic to their site lies in the area of their in-house technical resources. Some struggle for months to get a pixel integration in the IT team's pipeline. So it is even more difficult at times to get their time and attention directed towards datafeeds. Affiliate product datafeeds as well as feeds for paid search, Facebook and more. It always seemed to take months, years, or even never, to happen, when we have to work our project in amongst and entire company's list of priority 1 projects. And we get that, it can be very hard to work something like that in. Usually the tech team doesn't have a good understanding of what is needed and why, and thus the creation of a... --- ### Leftovers anyone? Residual Income With Influencer Marketing - Published: 2017-03-17 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/who-wants-leftovers-residual-income-in-influencer-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Social Media - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, Marketing Everyone has that one favorite recipe they love to make. You know the one - you can make it in your sleep. No need to measure ingredients. You can alter it a smidge, but your culinary confidence is solid. It’s your ‘go to’ meal when friends pop over or when you head out to a potluck. Mine is huevos con chorizo y tortillas (it's a mouth full, literally). I grew up watching my father make it on the weekends. The dish makes me think of my grandmother, my culture, and my family. It’s my favorite. And when I make this particular dish, I make plenty of it. Why? Leftovers! It always seems to taste better later in the day with a cold beer. An affiliate/brand relationship had been forged, and the key Influencer Marketing components were already on the table. That’s how it was when an Influencer came to me and said, “Let’s make a fitness video or two. ” He and I had been at this exact spot less than a year before and back then it had been our first time trying out this “recipe” - a collaboration with a menswear client - and there had been a great deal at stake. But this time the feeling was different. The stakes were still high. Two videos not one. Double the fee. Yet there was an ease to the whole process. An affiliate/brand relationship had been forged, and the key Influencer components were already on the table. As I... --- ### Entrepreneur Announces Top Company Cultures - Published: 2017-02-23 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/entrepreneur-announces-top-company-cultures/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: Agility, Collaboration, communication, culture, Entrepreneur, Innovation, jebcommerce, Marketing, Mission, Performance Focus, Responsibility, Support, Value Alignment, Wellness, Work Environment For the past two years, Entrepreneur has partnered with Culture IQ to find the best office cultures in America. This list recognizes companies that have successfully instilled a high-performance culture in their workplace. JEBCommerce, a performance marketing agency based in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho was honored to be ranked number 19 in the nation. JEBCommerce joins two other companies based in Seattle to represent the Pacific Northwest. The list is compiled of small-sized companies (25 – 49 employees). Industries spanned from PR to technology and anything in between. Rankings were based on 10 core categories and were scored on a scale from 1 – 10 (10 being the best). Below are the categories: Collaboration Innovation Agility Communication Support Wellness Mission Value Alignment Work Environment Responsibility Performance Focus Company culture translates into happy employees and a productive and engaging work environment. The team at JEBCommerce has always put culture in high regard when building their team. “In the end, it all boils down to this. Being recognized by one of the largest online publications validates why we emphasize the importance of maintaining our company culture. We work in a highly competitive industry so it’s important to have an environment that people enjoy working in. ”   Cody Hanson – Marketing Manager, JEBCommerce “I've been working in tech for many years, and it is a rare thing indeed to be involved in a company like this. I'm more productive here than I've ever been, it's a great culture. ” Sam Moore – Senior... --- ### Meet the Newest PMA Board of Directors Member, Jamie Birch - Published: 2017-02-16 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/meet-the-newest-pma-board-of-directors-member-jamie-birch/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, board of directors, Industry, jebcommerce, Marketing, performance marketing association JEBCommerce is proud to announce that Jamie Birch is the newest member of the PMA’s Board of Directors. The PMA or Performance Marketing Association, is a non-profit trade association founded in 2008. Their mission is to champion and protect accountable performance marketing. The main goals are to promote growth within the industry, help model standards and best-practices and advocate on behalf of the businesses that comprise the performance marketing industry. Jamie comes into this position having been in affiliate marketing since 1999 as an in-house manager and more recent, owner of JEBCommerce. He also has unique insight into our industry, where we fit within the broader landscape and our unique challenges and opportunities. Jamie mentioned, “I have been involved with the PMA in committees as a member since the inception of the organization. I’ve also been very involved in the nexus issue which continues to affect our industry. I believe my success in this field and my experience suits me well for this position. ” This is an exciting time for JEBCommerce, as the PMA helps play a vital role in growing the performance marketing industry. We look forward to having his voice be a part of the PMA. Jamie’s position on the Board of Directors is effective immediately. For more information about the PMA visit their website: https://thepma. org/ --- ### Choosing the Right Social Influencer - Published: 2017-02-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/choosing-right-social-influencer/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Social Media - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, branding, facebook, followers, hashtags, influencer, instagram, social influencer, social media Social influencers have been a hot topic in the affiliate industry as of late. Search just about any vertical and you’ll find thousands of social influencers. We’ve personally seen how they increase brand awareness, but the cost to work with them has gone up recently as well. With so many influencers out there, how do you find the ones most likely to provide the upside you’re looking for? Here are a few tips from a local that’s been there. We have a saying around our office, “Is the juice worth the squeeze? ” As our publisher development team can attest, building an influencer campaign is A LOT of work! It’s hard to be sure that your campaign will be effective. But there are ways to put the odds in your favor. Let’s dive in. Having thousands of followers doesn’t make you a great influencer. There, I said it. When you see an influencer with a lot of followers, be curious. How did they get a large following? Are they posting interesting or valuable content, or did they pay their way to the top? Paying for followers is fine, but ask yourself, will those followers bring value to your brand? You want people to be genuinely interested in your product or service. Look at the quality of the content they’re publishing. Have they worked with any other brands in the past? Are followers engaging with them? These are all great questions to ask when filtering out influencers. Check for proper use... --- ### Usability Testing Plays a Vital Role in the CDC’s Vaccine Management Technology Redesign Efforts - Published: 2017-01-30 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/usability-testing-plays-vital-role-cdcs-vaccine-management-technology-redesign-efforts/ - Categories: News - Tags: center for disease control, Marketing, scientific technologies corporation, site navigation, testing, usability, website In 2016, Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC) was awarded funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to redesign its Vaccine Order Management System. As part of this year-long project, STC partnered with JEBCommerce to plan, coordinate, and conduct multiple rounds of usability testing during the development cycle. Read the case study. We recently interviewed STC’s product manager, Matt Halloran, about the experience of incorporating usability as part of the process and how it impacted the final product and the company’s thinking about usability. Tine Reese, JEBCommerce: This was an exciting project to be a part of because our usability work spanned many months and included field visits, observational interviews, prototype creation, and user testing. Had STC or the CDC done usability testing before? Matt Halloran, STC: No, we had never done usability testing. It was something we had talked about at STC, but we’d never had a precipitating event to spur it. When we received the funding from the CDC to redesign our inventory management application, they explicitly required usability testing as part of the project. At that time, the CDC hadn’t done usability testing either and didn’t truly understand the impact it would have on this project or the overall process. TR: In the end, what did the CDC think of usability testing? MH: The CDC was ecstatic. They had never gone to medical providers and observed them interacting with the Vaccine Order Management System (VOMS). Previously, they just talked to state administrators, doing the equivalent of... --- ### 2016 Recap - A Year Of Growth For JEBCommerce - Published: 2017-01-05 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2016-a-year-of-growth-for-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News Now that the wine is drunk and the remains of the trays and trays of shrimp cocktail have been thrown out, it’s time to concentrate on writing 2017 on all our checks! Wait, does anyone use checks anymore? Well, anyway... Happy New Year and welcome to 2017! As I perused Facebook and Twitter the last few days of 2016, I saw so many individuals, and myself at times, just clamoring for 2017 to get here as they looked back on what was a very difficult 2016 for them. It seemed to overwhelm social media. A tough year it definitely was for so many in our country and around the globe. And it was for me as well. We said goodbye to our family dog we had for years and even our brother in law who went too soon. A tough year it was. But so many great things also happened in 2016. JEB grew by acquiring a search, analytics and conversion optimization company - SixthManMarketing. We added numerous new clients, new employees and added new space to our always growing office and so much more! We share many of those things in our newsletter today. As you look back on 2017, like many of us, I’m sure you’ll see struggle, heartbreak and loss. But I hope that you’ll also be able to see the many good things that I’m 100% confident you experienced in the last twelve months as well. But not only that, I hope you look forward to... --- ### Pandora Wants a Subscription Box - Published: 2017-01-02 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/pandora-wants-subscription-box/ - Categories: E-Commerce Sales Does everyone remember the tale of Pandora and her box of surprises? According to Greek mythology, Pandora was said to be the first woman on Earth. She was created by Hephaestus and Athena on instructions from Zeus. Once formed of clay, one-by-one each of the gods gave Pandora gifts, such as femininity, craft making, stubbornness and curiosity, thus, her name in Greek means “the one who bears all gifts”. If Pandora were around today, she would go WILD over subscription boxes - a monthly 'gift from the gods' you sign up for via a website that caters to your every hobby, interest or fetish which then arrives right to your door. SO many boxes... . so little time. Beauty - The Birch Box Toothbrush - Mable Perfume - Scentbird Foodie - Hello Fresh! Chocolate - Treatsie Kids Learning - Kiwi Crate Geeks - My Geek Box Plus size Divas - Gwynnie Bee Vinyl Records (remember those) - Vinyl Me, Please Shave Gear - Dollar Shave Club Finding Aida - Can't find anything with your name on it! (That would be my box. ) So what does Pandora have to do with subscription box publishers? Well, let’s put it this way. There's a deliberate process to insure that when a monthly subscriber opens their coffer of delights, “illness and hardship” don't come flying out but rather “hope" - hope of makeup, hair products, nerdy toys, superhero t-shirts, beard grooming accessories, the hottest shoes, and stylish jewelry. I think the idea is... --- ### Negotiating a Tug-of-War - Published: 2016-12-07 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/negotiating-tug-war/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing Working BOTH sides of the table: A Brand and an Influencer Definition of “Tug-of-war”: Firmly dig your feet into the ground when you pull. Use your arm muscles and leg muscles to pull as hard as possible. When told to 'pull', do so in unison. No one person, no matter how strong, can win a tug of war by themselves. No. 4 on the list is what I would like everyone to focus on. "No ONE person can win a tug of war by themselves. " Work as a team or perish. In publisher development, 'team' is crucial in the process. What if we partner an ideal Influencer to promote an ideal product to launch at the ideal moment, incentivize with a killer discount promotion and then release a sexy video which drives the consumer to a logo-emblazed landing page... . for the ideal outcome - they BUY! Does that sound like a great deal of work? Welcome to the world of Publisher Development. Don’t get me wrong I love my job yet there is a constant push-me-pull-you aspect to it. Why? Because in my heart, I can relate and respect both ends of this collaborative ‘rope'. Influencer: I admire this breed of Internet aficionado. One day they determine a niche. A very selective niche that they can write, review, photograph, and video about three, four or seven times a week. Consistently producing quality content to ensure they deliberately begin to gather an army of advocates. Trust is developed. Interest is desired so an Influencer must strive for more growth. Brand:... --- ### How Millennials Are Influencing the Market - Published: 2016-11-23 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-millennials-are-influencing-the-market/ - Categories: News - Tags: black friday, cyber monday, Market, Marketing, Millennials, Trend More and more people are avoiding the long lines and choosing to shop online. The holiday season is here. A time for peace on Earth, goodwill to all, and maxing out the credit card. The hype around Black Friday (more recently known as “Gray Thursday”) is starting to fizzle. More and more people are avoiding the long lines and choosing to shop online. Don’t get me wrong, Black Friday is still a “thing. ” However, in the last three years, the number of Black Friday shoppers has decreased from 92 million in 2013 to just over 74 million in 2015. It’s not that shoppers are spending less. As a matter of fact, holiday spending has actually been on the rise. In just the last few year’s consumers have increased their average spending from $700 to just over $850 per household. A Generation of Change The generation of change is upon us. Gen X’ers are no longer the ones calling the shots when it comes to the market. The little neighbor boy you once knew is all grown up now, and he’s making more than just a weekly allowance. Millennials are becoming the driving force in today’s market. With over 200 billion dollars in annual buying power, they have the ability to influence how brands market themselves. Before we go any further, it’s important to understand who millennials are. The majority are highly educated, career-driven, politically progressive, and despite popular belief, tend to be brand loyal when presented with a quality... --- ### Why Your Affiliate Program Can’t Run on Auto-Pilot > It’s important to have dedicated account managers monitoring the affiliate account every day for fraud/brand protection, affiliate communication and more. - Published: 2016-11-16 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-cant-run-auto-pilot/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Account Management, Affiliate communication, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate program management Imagine you just opened a small bakery but you aren’t getting many customers. You realize a good way to get more business would be to tell your friends to spread the word about your bakery and you’ll give them a share of your sales from the customers they bring in. At first you’re really picky about which friends are referring you customers because you want to make sure the customers are high quality. But soon, you are so consumed with your business you don’t have time to monitor who is sending customers your way and who you are sharing your profits with. You start seeing some shady figures visiting your shop and you’ve even had some people pay with counterfeit bills. Referral setups like this can spiral out of control quickly if they aren’t being constantly monitored. This is the same case with online affiliate program. The mindset that affiliate programs run on their own without dedicated account managers is a common misconception we have come across when talking to potential clients. Many assume that having their program hosted on an affiliate network will provide all the program management they need. However, the job of the affiliate network is to provide the merchant with tracking, reporting, and payment solutions with the rest of the responsibilities falling on the affiliate program management team. There are many reasons that having a dedicated account management team is not only important, but also absolutely vital to the success of your affiliate program. Here are... --- ### Mobile Engagement Trends – A Meridian Speaker Panel & Demo - Published: 2016-11-11 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/mobile-engagement-trends-a-meridian-speaker-panel-demonstration/ - Categories: Analytics Last week I had the privilege of moderating a panel discussion focused on the latest trends in mobile engagement. It was the final presentation of a great event from Aruba Networks Mobile Engagement Team at the Davenport Grand Hotel. Mobile engagement is an area most companies haven’t figured out yet, so I was excited to be part of the discussion, hear from industry leaders in the space and get my hands on their Meridian Mobile App Platform to go for a test-drive. Companies miss the mark when it comes to mobile Actually, it’s worse than missing the mark. It’s an afterthought. It’s not a priority. And that needs to change. Most of the people we first talk with have ecommerce conversion rates via mobile that are ½ to 1/3 of desktop traffic. For those that let us help them, we’re often able to help them achieve ecommerce performance that equals their desktop channel. But this technology takes that to the next level. Street-level becomes feet-level Google Maps has fundamentally changed the way people find information about local businesses. I still remember when I saw the first Universal search result in that included Google Maps information. My first impression was, “This is gonna be a big deal. ” And it was. I have a similar feeling about the mobile engagement technology I saw from Aruba last week. It adds a much-needed layer that doesn’t currently exist. Here’s a look of how it was demonstrated at the Aruba event. An app was... --- ### How Many Affiliate Networks Should I Have? > Many companies wonder if they should add another network to their affiliate program to allow them to reach more affiliates and, in turn, increase sales. - Published: 2016-11-10 - Modified: 2021-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-affiliate-networks-should-i-have/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate networks, affiliate program Many clients we work with wonder if they should add another network to their affiliate program to allow them to reach more affiliates and, in turn, increase sales. While there are certain cases where multiple networks can add value, the majority of the time multiple networks add unnecessary admin work and raise costs without actually generating the boost in sales the client was hoping for. The main reason companies want to launch on multiple networks is to have access to more affiliates. While a few networks will have some affiliates on them that others don’t, most of the top earning affiliates work with all the major networks. Also, if you do find an affiliate you want to join your program but they aren’t in the network your program is on, they usually have no problem setting up an account on that network. In most cases, it’s more beneficial to focus on recruiting quality affiliates to the program on the current network and work on activating them rather than adding another network to the mix. Something else to consider when looking at launching on multiple networks is the additional admin work required. The increased work that comes with running an affiliate program on multiple networks can be difficult to manage. Each network will need to be monitored daily to approve or decline affiliates, monitor for fraud, and check sales. Also, separate newsletters will need to be created and sent and banners and text links will need to be updated across all... --- ### The Violet Vixen Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Violet Vixen on the ShareASale network. - Published: 2016-11-08 - Modified: 2020-09-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/violet-vixen-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate program, new client, ShareASale program JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Violet Vixen on the ShareASale network. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Violet Vixen! About The Violet Vixen: The Violet Vixen provides fashionistas, steampunkers, goth lovers and aspiring starlets with flavor rich attire for fun or for daily wear. As the first brand on the forefront of this new trend, we strive to combine class and imagination with captivating and unique designs that are perfect for classic burlesque acts, theatrical performances, renaissance productions and cosplay events. Join the Violet Vixen affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! The Violet Vixen affiliate program details: Earn up to 10% commission on sales (with VIP rate available) 90-day cookie Exclusive coupons available Products available for review Dedicated account management ShareASale network Click here to join the program today! “We are very excited to be working on The Violet Vixen affiliate program on the ShareASale network! This program has a ton of potential and we can't wait to see it grow. We are able to offer exclusive coupons, product reviews, giveaways, and more, so be sure to reach out and we can get something going! " Geoff Marshall – Senior Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Violet Vixen affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Conversion Rate is Crap - Published: 2016-10-30 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/conversion-rate-is-crap/ - Categories: Analytics I hate conversion rate. OK, hate is a bit strong. But I’m tired of how haphazardly it’s thrown around in marketing meetings. It’s typically a misguided security blanket or an unwarranted fire alarm. Rarely is it used as the insightful yardstick it was intended. To begin our dive let’s take a look at what it is. By the most basic of definition conversion rate is the percentage of website visitors who take a desired action. But there are a variety of ways this can go astray. Here are how two very different examples produce the same exact conversion rate. Company A aggressively advertises to reach pretty much everyone in the country. Even your grandma knows about their technology from their incessant advertising campaigns. But their in-house optimization team is amazing. They test and re-work landing pages, calls-to-actions, and are doing everything possible to convert this mountain of traffic. 5,000 desired actions / 500,000 unique visitors / month = 1% conversion rate Company B is conservative and intentional with their advertising campaign. They target to a fault attempting to market only to their ideal customers. But they don’t have the in-house resources to do testing of any kind and have a few landing pages they haven’t analyzed in years. 100 desired actions / 10,000 unique visitors / month = 1% conversion rate Both have a 1% conversion rate and as a stand-alone KPI it’s meaningless. We need to dig deeper. Unless real-world, business-savvy, “let’s-get-fo-real” questions are asked, it just paints a... --- ### butter LONDON Affiliate Program is Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > butter LONDON Affiliate Program Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2016-10-20 - Modified: 2020-09-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/butter-london-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate management agency, affiliate manager opm, affiliate marketing, Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate news, affiliate program, affiliate program management We are ecstatic to announce JEBCommerce is now managing the butter LONDON affiliate program! About butter LONDON: Founded in 2005 by British entrepreneur, Sasha Muir with the help of Nonie Creme, London's premier fashion manicurist, butter LONDON quickly became the world-renowned 3-Free nail lacquer brand. Today they continue to lead industry innovation with imaginative products, and good-for-you formulations in their expanded colour repertoire for eyes, lip & face using the same ingenious carcinogen-free Crafted with Care™ approach to formulations. butter LONDON is famous for unbridled creativity, self-expression, and unmistakable cheeky Brit wit. They are makeup royalty and wear it very well! Join the butter LONDON affiliate program on ShareASale! Click here! “The team at JEBCommerce is very excited to be working with butter LONDON. Their program is relatively new, but has a ton of potential for growth. We’re looking forward to managing and growing the program! ” Hannah Wilkerson–Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce butter LONDON affiliate program details: Earn 15% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network Contact the butter LONDON affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### The Journey Ends: The Social Media Influencer Campaign (Part 3) - Published: 2016-09-30 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-journey-comes-to-an-end-the-social-media-influencer-campaign-part-3/ - Categories: Social Media There’s no place like home or the end of a journey. After dousing the witch, Dorothy secured the broom that leads her back to Kansas, the Tin Man had a heart all along, the Lion humbly acknowledged his courage, and the Scarecrow became an academic. And like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, I learned some valuable lessons. I tapped my ruby slippers three times and repeated: Influencers have the power. At the beginning of the summer, I asked: Influencer Marketing: Friend or Foe? Mid-summer, I hit the yellow brick road by launching a side-by-side comparison test: Banner ads on an armed forces site vs. a YouTube Celebrity generated video for a menswear line. And as the summer drew to an end, I exhaled and repeated to myself, there’s no place like home. What is ‘home’ in the affiliate channel arena? For me personally, ‘home’ is seeking out like-minded publishers who are passionate about the brands I represent, who successfully leverage the trust they’ve earned with their subscribers, and who are vulnerable enough with their postings and reviews in order to connect with the demographic that I’m seeking. When I can uncover THAT publisher and partner them up with one of my clients ... Well, grab your ruby slippers and Toto cause Kansas, here we come. The YouTube Celebrity that had agreed to collaborate with our menswear line exceeded our wildest expectations. How? He understood that if he read off a script and crammed information down the throats of his... --- ### CJU16 Recap - We have to get better at selling the Affiliate channel - Published: 2016-09-19 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cju16-recap-we-have-to-get-better-at-selling-the-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, CJ, cju, commission junction, development, Marketing, Network, PPC, seo On September 14, 2016, I had the distinct pleasure of speaking at Commission Junction's annual conference for the affiliate industry, CJU. I was honored to be invited to share what I think is the biggest problem our industry faces and has faced for more than a decade - selling the channel to those outside the channel. There are many ways to prep for a presentation, I always choose to script out my entire preso. It helps me keep things flowing and allows me to really craft what I want to share with the audience. Below is that script. Now, it isn't the exact same thing as my presentation, once I get there I don't use the script, but it shares the same ideas and thoughts. I hope you enjoy it. Some of the humor loses its luster in text and you won't get to see me dance, but if we get the recording, we'll share that so you can take that all in. And please, read through to the end and join us in redefining affiliate marketing with the hashtag #affiliatemarketingis. Here you go! Good afternoon CJU! My name is Jamie Birch. I am the founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, a performance marketing agency. I stumbled into the affiliate space way back in 1999. For those of you under 30, yes we had the internet back then. You had to insert a CD_ROM, but we did have the internet. Anyway, I've been doing this performance marketing gig now for almost... --- ### The Discipleship Repository - A Powerful Employee Development Tool - Published: 2016-09-09 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-discipleship-repository-a-powerful-employee-development-tool/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: affiliate marketing, business, CEO, development, management, Marketing Several months ago I sat down to write my position agreement, the CEO's position agreement. The intention wasn't necessarily to write this for a future CEO, I'm having too much fun so I'm not going anywhere. The intention was to codify for myself what the CEO should be focusing on daily and what, when I get caught up in something else, I need to always fall back onto when it's time to refocus. Maybe this is revealing too much, but I don't think CEO's are any different from anyone else, there are times when I'm not quite sure what I should be doing next. There is such a breadth of options that I tend to get to something that makes me busy, and thus feeling like I accomplished something, instead of working on the things I need to be working on. I have to admit, after I put this together it has truly kept me focused and focused on the right things. It hangs on my wall. It is reviewed once or twice a week. If you haven't done this for yourself, I'd highly recommend it. As I set out to compile this agreement, the first thing, the most important thing was staring me in the face - Employee Development. For me, for JEBCommerce, and I think for any company that wants to go beyond financial success to something truly significant, Employee Development must play a vital role, if not the core role of the CEO and the organization. So... --- ### JEBCommerce To Attend CJU16! - Published: 2016-09-09 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-to-attend-cju16/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, business, cju, CJU16, commission junction, Industry, Mangement, Marketing, Network, publishers The time has come for the CJ University 2016 Conference. What makes this year’s conference even more exciting will be the fact that JEBCommerce’s CEO, Jamie Birch will be speaking about current issues happening within the affiliate industry today as well as solutions he feels will help address these issues. Other headlines this year will include the announcement for Agency of the Year. JEBCommerece is excited to have been nominated as a finalist for this award once again. So what makes this annual conference so important? For years CJU has been a popular destination for client’s, agencies and publishers to network under one roof. The attendance by vertical is wide spread and the opportunities are endless. This year’s theme at CJU16 will be “Transformation through Innovation. ” The focus will circulate on what is next for this dynamic industry. Attendees can expect to explore industry trends as well as how CJ’s refocus on innovation will help grow the affiliate marketing space. Alongside Jamie, Director of Accounts, Brian Secrist, will also be attending and facilitating times to meet with various partners at the event. “I always enjoy CJU and Santa Barbara,” Jamie said. “CJ has been an important partner for so many years and I could not imagine not having our agency represented there. We are super proud that CJ has chosen JEBCommerce as a finalist for the Agency of the Year award. It’s a tremendous honor to be recognized by one of the leaders in our space. ” JEBCommerce looks... --- ### Speck Products Now Working With JEBCommerce! - Published: 2016-08-22 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/speck-products-now-working-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, JEB, jebcommerce, Marketing, Speck, Speck Products JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Speck Products Affiliate Program! About Speck Products: Speck Products offers phone, tablet and laptop cases for brands such as Apple, Samsung, HTC and many more! Their award-winning products offer military grade protection, while improving the look of your valuable tech. To join the Speck Products affiliate program on LinkShare click here! Speck Products affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission 15 day cookie Dedicated account management LinkShare network “JEBCommerce is very excited to be managing the Speck Products affiliate program. They offer a fantastic product and we are excited to be a part of this growing program! ” Hannah Lewis – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Speck Products affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Tiered Commissions - The Good, the Bad, and the Wasting Money - Published: 2016-08-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/tiered-commissions-good-bad-wasting-money/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, News - Tags: affiliate marketing tips, optimizing affiliate programs, tiered commission structures, tiered commissions Many affiliate programs utilize a tiered commission structure, continue reading to learn why this may be giving money away and how to spend more effectively... Many affiliate programs utilize a tiered commission structure, whereby, different commission rates are offered to affiliates, based on revenue performance, or other metrics being optimized - like new-to-file customers. Usually, these commission structures are automated. For example, if an affiliate generates up to $10,000 they make the baseline 5%. For every additional $5,000 generated, they make an additional percentage point. So, if an affiliate generates $16,000 in a month, the program is set up to pay them 6% on the revenue generated, instead of the baseline 5%. This sounds like a good idea, right? You want your affiliates to promote your brand more, so offering them more commissions for higher performance seems like a no-brainer. Let’s break this down. The Good The good news is that you are placing an emphasis on growing your affiliate channel! This means that you have seen some good results and would like to generate more interest from your affiliates. By setting up a tiered commission structure, and communicating it effectively to your affiliates, you are showing that you value the channel, and are willing to pay more for better performance. Another benefit, mainly for the merchant, is that they are able to pay less for actions that are less ideal, and more for actions that they would like to see more of. For example, paying less for existing customers and more for new-to-file customers. Unfortunately, this is about as far as I can go in the “good” section. The only other potential benefit lies... --- ### Promoting Your Affiliate Program On Social Media - Published: 2016-08-09 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/promoting-affiliate-program-social-media/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Social Media - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, business, demographic, facebook, instagram, Marketing, snapchat, social, social media, twitter The impact social media has had on society is undeniable. For most it is the first thing we check when we wake up and the last thing we check before we go to bed. Ah yes, social media may consume our lives but no matter where you stand on the subject it has been a proven platform for many businesses to market their brand. Take Facebook for example, with over 1. 59 billion (yes that’s billion with a B) users per month or Twitter, which currently has over 305 million active users (Statista, Statistics and Facts about Twitter and Facebook, www. statista. com). These platforms have the ability to target virtually anybody in the world. Couple this with their ability to target consumers based on your unique demographic and you’re able to design campaigns custom to your audience. Affiliates have also found social media to be a valuable tool in reaching out to their customers. With a lot of the big names like RetailMeNot and Ebates utilizing social media you can now set up placements to promote your offers. Unlike a normal homepage placement or category placement, a social media placement is often times a simple post or tweet highlighting the offer you want to promote. The structure of the post depends on which platform you’re using so be sure to research any limitations before you submit your offer for approval. Once you commit to running a placement on social media you should confirm a few details. Most affiliates will... --- ### The Journey Continues: Influencer Test (Part 2) - Published: 2016-07-26 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-journey-continues-the-influencer-test-part-2/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Publisher Development - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate program management, affiliate programs, affiliate recruitment Last month, I wrote about how I wanted to investigate if Influencer Marketing was nothing more than smoke and mirrors (Part 1 Marketing Influencer: Friend or Foe? ). I compared it to Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and how, thanks to Toto, she and her companions uncovered that the Great and Powerful Oz was nothing more than a lost magician manipulating everyone via empty promises. Which led me to ask the question: Were social media celebrities really worth their exorbitant fees, subscriber numbers, and consumer leverage? Or had these guys’ “heads grown way too big? ” So we decided to run a Test: two different Influencers (Armed Forces and YouTube), two unique clients (Fitness and Menswear), two distinct demographics (18-45 vs. 40-65), and two contrasting areas (Banner ads vs. Vlogger). It took brains, heart and quite a bit of courage on everyone's part but we clicked our heels three times and set off. The first test launch was Fitness. As I mentioned in the previous post, negotiations with the Fitness Influencer were steady for over a month; conference calls and emails were constant. Weekly update calls were scheduled to review figures and status reports on which placements were generating clicks and (hopefully) revenue. But nothing was happening. Add to that, a week of trying to confirm the type of tracking link that could be utilized on the Influencer’s website, and be tracked by the client’s analytics team. And it was right at that point that I realized we were... --- ### JEBCommerce Now Manages Tailor Brands' Affiliate Program! - Published: 2016-07-15 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-manages-tailor-brands-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Press Releases, Publisher Development - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate management agency, affiliate marketing, JEB, new clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Tailor Brands Affiliate Program! About Tailor Brands: Tailor Brands offers branding options for any business. From custom logos and PowerPoint templates to social media covers and watermarking tools, Tailor Brands has everything needed for any size of business. Their custom logo creator allows for logo creation in under 10 minutes. To date, they have helped others create over 7. 5 million logos! To join the Tailor Brands affiliate program on ShareASale click here! Tailor Brands affiliate program details: Earn 15% commission 60 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network “The team at JEBCommerce is excited to manage Tailor Brands’ Affiliate Program. Their affiliate program has huge potential and we are very excited to be a part of it! ” Hannah Lewis – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Tailor Brands affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Omni-Channel Marketing - How Do Affiliates Fit? > Consumers can find what they are looking to purchase across multiple devices. How does this affect your marketing efforts and where do affiliates fit? - Published: 2016-07-12 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/omni-channel-marketing-affiliates-fit/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Company News, FAQ, News - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate program management, omni channel, omnichannel, omnichannel marketing The internet and various technologies have created an all-encompassing omni-channel, where consumers can find what they are looking to purchase in a brick & mortar location, via internet connected devices like the phone, laptop, tablet, desktop, and even smart watches! How does this affect your marketing efforts and where do affiliates fit? Imagine a world, in which you can browse an item online, try it on in the store, scour the web for the best possible offer, receive an email reminding you to purchase the item, see the exact same item in your facebook feed, then purchase the item from your phone. This is the world of omni-channel marketing, and it’s here! We have all likely been through the same purchase path, or something really similar. The days of attributing the sale to just one marketing channel are over. Many merchants are still living in the past, but some have recognized this behavior and are taking advantage. What does omni-channel mean? (also spelled omnichannel) Omni-channel is a multichannel approach to sales that seeks to provide the customer with a seamless shopping experience whether the customer is shopping online from a desktop or mobile device, by telephone or in a brick and mortar location. They key in this definition is “seamless shopping experience”. If you are not utilizing technology to create this seamless shopping experience, your competitors likely are. It’s a race to seamlessly integrate shopping across all possible paths to purchase. If you have deals available online, but aren’t accepted in-store... you’re missing out. Consumers are not only trained to look for the deals online, but are getting a seamless shopping experience across devices from SOME merchants, and if it’s not you, you have some work to do playing catch up. As we are affiliate marketers at heart, how does this affect... --- ### Creating SMART Goals For Your Affiliate Program - Published: 2016-06-28 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/creating-smart-goals-for-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate program, affiliate strategy, goals, management, program, smart goals, successful management, technique, time, time management Picture yourself, Monday morning rolls around and you head off to work. Like most, you grab your cup of coffee and start planning out the week ahead of you. Before you know it, Friday arrives, and you feel as though you barely accomplished anything during the week. Let’s face it, we have all been there and it is a very lackluster feeling as you leave to start your weekend with doubt on your mind: What exactly did I achieve this week? Rather than second guess your work habits, the real issue may be the goals you’re setting, or in some cases not setting, for yourself. To be sure, take a look at your goals. Ask yourself these five different questions. Are my goals specific? Are they measurable? Are they achievable? Are they realistic? Is there a deadline? The idea of setting up SMART goals isn’t a new concept, but for many it is an overlooked approach that could dramatically increase their productivity. In the case of affiliate marketing, setting goals is imperative when it comes to running a successful program. Without them, you can find yourself working twice as hard to achieve a fraction of the workload. Be Specific Not sure where to begin? Let’s start with analyzing your current goals. Are your current goals specific enough? In other words, could someone else look at your goal and be able to determine exactly what needs to be done? If the answer is no, try adding more detail so there is... --- ### The Influencer Marketing Strategy - Published: 2016-06-19 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/influencer-marketing-strategy/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Publisher Development, Social Media At the end of the movie, The Wizard of Oz, Dorothy stands in the Emerald City trembling before a massive, shadowy floating head. With the Wicked Witch of the West’s broom in one hand and surrounded by her 3 trusted companions, she humbly asks, “I’ve brought you what you wanted, now will you help me get home to Kansas? ” Flames ominously shoot out of the side columns, black and white smoke pour out for added effect, Dorothy’s knees shake as the booming voice of the Great and Powerful Oz hollers, “No, come back tomorrow! ” Upon hearing those words, Toto has had enough of this ‘wizard’. He heads straight to the glittery green curtain, yanks it back to reveal a well-dressed old man, frantically cranking this handle and turning that knob, speaking into a microphone, “Ignore that man behind the curtain. I am the Great and Powerful Oz! ” At the end of this epic tale, the great and powerful was nothing more than smoke and mirrors. What is a Marketing Influencer? And that is exactly how I felt a few months ago as I listened to pitch after pitch from the ‘Great and Powerful’ in the social media arena: Influencers - these ‘warlocks’ of YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter. These “Pied Pipers” who were touting that they could generate a phenomenal amount of traffic, clicks, and revenue to my client’s site, if only I bought into the hype and pay a substantial fee. Initially, I was like... --- ### The JEB Parental Leave Policy - It's about family. - Published: 2016-06-13 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-jeb-parental-leave-policy-its-about-family/ - Categories: Company News Today we released our new Parental and Medical Leave policy to our staff. I'm really proud of this one. As business owners, we get to have an extensive impact on the lives of our team members, both at work and at home. I don't take that responsibility lightly, in fact, that is precisely what gets me going every morning. The last words of our Values Statement really say it all: "JEB is driven by a deep sense of shared success—the kind that strengthens your client partners, your colleagues, your family and your community. Join us as we change our lives and others'. " We do way more than affiliate marketing, paid search analytics and our other services, we change lives. And through policies like this one we get to do just that. So what is the policy? I'll break the main points down for you here: 3 months (12 weeks) of paid leave at 100% of an eligible employee’s current pay and continued health care coverage. An additional, optional, 3 months (12 weeks) of paid leave at 25% of an eligible employee’s current pay. An additional non-paid 6 months leave is offered to our team members, guaranteeing a position and their salary on the day they left upon their return. This goes for mothers and fathers. For medical emergencies/sickness we offer one month at 100% of an eligible team members current pay for approved circumstances. One thing is very important to me personally and that is family. I believe that... --- ### Work/Life Balance: How My Life Has Changed for the Better Since Coming to JEBCommerce - Published: 2016-06-08 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/worklife-balance-life-changed-better-since-coming-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: culture, JEB Team, jebcommerce Growing up, my grandparents owned a service station and quick mart in the little town of Sandpoint. My grandfather would work long hours ensuring the family business was successful and able to not only provide for he and my grandmother but also my Dad and a handful of other employees. My Dad worked hard to provide for us and more often than not took on extra jobs plowing snow, delivering gas and mowing lawns. Some might think my Dad did this because he couldn’t support his family of 4 on a mechanics salary alone, but I know he did this because he watched his parents do the exact same thing. Fast forward 19 years and I get my first “real” job at Coldwater Creek. I thrived on working long hours in customer service and learning several different aspects of the company. I spent a a few years in customer service and was always one of the first people to work extra hours, take on special projects and lend a hand whenever/wherever I was needed. I then moved onto the fast-paced eCommerce department where again I spent long hours testing the website, creating promotion codes, being the customer service liason and eventually sending 5 million+ promotional emails a day. I honestly can’t remember how many hours a day I worked and it didn’t matter. I was contributing to the success of a Fortune 500 company and I felt like a millon bucks. And then, it happened... Coldwater Creek went bankrupt. For... --- ### Growing Affiliate Programs With Minimal Optimization Tools - Published: 2016-05-31 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/growing-affiliate-programs-minimal-optimization-tools/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Last winter I was attempting to work on my truck because both the starter and the alternator needed to be replaced. It did not go smoothly or quickly to say the least, but eventually, with several uses of certain words I won't mention here, I was able to get it done. (Not to mention I had a decent amount of help from some family members with more automotive experience then myself). There were 2 things that delayed me getting this done much. . much sooner. 1. My experience level and 2. The tools I had available to get the job done. Sure I had the bare minimum tools that I absolutely NEEDED, but it could have been so much quicker and more efficient if I had all of the right tools. If you've ever worked on vehicles then you know what I'm talking about. Haha Now the other part of this story, growing an affiliate program with a similar situation to me and my 93 Ford Ranger (luckily I have a lot more experience growing affiliate programs vs. auto work). Not all programs or companies are going to be able to provide you with all the tools you’d “like” to have in an ideal world to grow the affiliate program. (In fact the vast majority won’t), but you still need to deliver results. Before I go to much further, the optimization tools I’d like to have in an ideal world are. 1. Paid Placement Budget 2. Commission Increases 3. Exclusive... --- ### Lessons I’ve Learned from My Dog that Apply to Affiliate Marketing > Being so close to my dog has taught be a lot of valuable lessons. Many of these can apply to my job as an affiliate manager. - Published: 2016-05-26 - Modified: 2020-10-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lessons-ive-learned-dog-apply-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate program management, clients I would definitely call myself a dog person. I love dogs because they are always positive and happy to see you. They can sense when you are feeling down and comfort you. My dog Watson is hand down my best friend and has brought so much joy to my life. Being so close to my dog has taught me a lot of valuable lessons. Many of these can apply to my job as an affiliate manager. I’m going to share a few of the main lessons I’ve learned with you. Greet Newcomers Anytime a new person comes in to my house, you better believe Watson is the first one to greet them! Sometimes with a bark, usually a wagging tail, and a big hug if you are one of his favorites! No one gets left out (whether they like it or not). Dogs never make you guess how they feel, they are openly affectionate! This applies to affiliate programs too. When we have new affiliates join one of our clients’ programs, we should reach out and welcome them and see if they need any help getting started. With affiliates who have been in the program a while and are performing well, we should reach out and tell them we appreciate them promoting our clients! A quick personal email can make a big difference. Be Dependable You can always count on your dog to be there when you need them. They enjoy routine and their behavior is pretty predictable, which is... --- ### The Affiliate Menu: Variety is the Spice of Life - Published: 2016-05-25 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-menu-variety-spice-life/ - Categories: Publisher Development So they say, “Variety is the spice of life. ” Really? First of all, who is ‘they,’ and did ‘they’ ever realize that these days you can walk into any superstore and come face-to-face with a 20-foot aisle consisting of 8 shelves to your right AND 8 shelves to your left of nothing but ... salad dressings. Yes, salad dressings. Even if I ate a tossed salad every day for a year, I would still only make it to about ¾ of the way down that aisle. Honestly, spinach and I are just not that close. Salad dressings aside, we all love options whether they be in our coffee drinks, diaper brands, celebrities, dog breeds, chicken feed, but lately I noticed you can say the same for affiliate/advertiser collaborations. Sure you could do the ‘affiliate channel’ day in and day out. And there are a phenomenal amount of publishers doing just that, while making a ton of money and increasing an advertiser’s reach daily. These hardcore bloggerati’s are writing, posting pictures, detailing reviews, creating content as they travel the globe, cook up gumbo, or showcase the best menswear available at $699. 00. But what else is there? What other options do advertisers have to grab the attention, and the dollars, of consumers who hunger for that ever elusive “it” product they are just dying to have? Let me highlight two unique campaigns I’ve encountered. Brand "Experience" Affiliate Recapitulation I recently had the ‘experience’ described to me by the managing director... --- ### How Einstein’s Riddle Explains Channel Diversification - Published: 2016-05-19 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/einsteins-riddle-explains-channel-diversification/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Publisher Development - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate programs, incremental sales, jebcommerce I am always on the lookout for great thought experiments. I love them, and I can often use them for metaphors for affiliate program management. It’s a great teaching tool, a lot of fun to talk about, and a great way to merge two really fun topics. While I am not a big fan of riddles, there is one that I really enjoyed solving. Maybe it’s because it’s more logic based than the typical riddle, but either way, I think it’s great. I am of course referencing the title of this post. Einstein’s Riddle is famous. Not only because it’s Einstein, but also because he claimed that only 2% of the world’s population could solve it. If you are up for a break and want to give it a try, here it is: There are five houses in five different colors in a row. In each house lives a person with a different nationality. The five owners drink a certain type of beverage, smoke a certain brand of cigar and keep a certain pet. No owners have the same pet, smoke the same brand of cigar, or drink the same beverage. Other facts: The Brit lives in the red house. The Swede keeps dogs as pets. The Dane drinks tea. The green house is on the immediate left of the white house. The green house's owner drinks coffee. The owner who smokes Pall Mall rears birds. The owner of the yellow house smokes Dunhill. The owner living in the center... --- ### Proper Affiliate Distribution is Like Weight Lifting - Published: 2016-05-18 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/proper-affiliate-distribution-is-like-weight-lifting/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, FAQ, Misc, News, Publisher Development - Tags: affiliate blend, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate recruitment, JEB, jebcommerce, training There are tons of affiliates out there, so getting the right publishers in the program will be instrumental in the success of the channel, similar to lifting weights properly. Who doesn’t enjoy waking up before dawn, and getting their fitness on right? Well I do! I thoroughly enjoy waking up super early, getting my lifting or cardio on, whether that’s climbing 100+ floors of stairs or simply pushing some good old fashion weight, I love being in the gym and working on building a healthier life, before I head to work. It sets the tone in my day, and gives me the right energy to get my morning started at work; on top of that I don’t have to worry about working out after work, and I can spend that time with my family, so it’s a win-win for me. There are so many things that are involved when you’re at the gym trying to create the physique you want. Do I work out back and legs at the same time, should I superset, dropset, am I hitting a plateau, or do I want this week to be a power week or just focus on high reps? It’s all good, but you can get somewhat lost if you don’t have the right fitness strategy to accomplish what you want your body to look or feel like. So you must figure out what you want your body to transform into. Very similar in having the right affiliate distribution in a program. There are tons of affiliates out there, so getting the right publishers in the program will be instrumental in the success of the channel. Very similar to weight lifting,... --- ### How to best utilize affiliate/vendor partners – A total Ecommerce perspective - Published: 2016-05-04 - Modified: 2016-05-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-best-utilize-affiliatevendor-partners-a-total-ecommerce-perspective/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, FAQ, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Publisher Development - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate program management, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news I was speaking with an advertiser the other day, and they asked about how non-traditional affiliates fit within the affiliate program. It's a great question, and one that we get often. The reason it's a great question is that often there is an untapped segment of affiliates who can help with more than just driving traffic. They can help with site optimization, funnel optimization, SEM, email, social, cart abandonment, and provide affiliate tools. Which is why I call them vendor/affiliates. They provide more than a link on a website to drive traffic. This post is about those types of affiliates. One of the coolest parts about affiliate marketing is how it can bridge traffic across the whole ecommerce platform. You might be thinking that is a bad thing, and sometimes labeled as cannibalism. Handled incorrectly, it can earn that moniker. Handled correctly, it has proven to be a very effective and incremental conversion funnel. All on a performance basis. I am sure you are familiar with the typical affiliate categories: Content/niche Coupon Loyalty All well known affiliate types who are common players in the affiliate space. Each type having their own strengths and weaknesses. There is a whole other segment of affiliates who do not fit within those three categories. I call them vendor/affiliates. Kind of like those animals that are two things. You know... Manbearpigs or Tasseled Wobbegongs. Yes, that is a thing. What many who manage an online marketing website don’t realize is that the affiliate channel can... --- ### Your Affiliate Program Strategy is Like Smoking a Brisket - Published: 2016-04-21 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/your-affiliate-program-strategy-is-like-smoking-a-brisket/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: Account Management, affiliate marketing, Brisket, Client Services, Digital Marketing, Marketing, online marketing, smoked brisket Gotta love the spring and summer time. Which means it’s time to bust out my smoker! Although bar-be-que’n is fun, there is just something about smoking foods, that get’s me all giddy. The process is lengthy, and you have to have a well-thought out approach to ensure you achieve the right taste, texture, and smoke. What makes it so fun for me is the preparation: picking out meats, the research, the rub, the patience, tactics, and rest. All that hard work and wait is worth it, when you slice into a nicely smoked brisket, for the perfect taste, to remind you a little bit of Texas. There are 2 things that I thoroughly enjoy, (outside of being a loving family man) that share common similarities with one another. One, smoking foods and building / creating an affiliate strategy for my clients. They both require extensive research, different strategies, execution, patience, testing, and optimization. There has been a few times when I smoked a brisket that completely failed. I either wasn’t patient enough, or my brisket dried out. Smoking the toughest piece of meat requires you to have a well thought-out strategy, similar to making an affiliate program successful. Here’s a recipe to build the right affiliate strategy: Picking out the meat! – There are tons of affiliate networks in the industry, and picking the right one, that fits your strategy, will be vital to the growth of the program. Utilizing the right rub for your brisket – There are thousands... --- ### How Taking Accountability Will Improve Your Work and Personal Life > Holding yourself accountable in both professional and personal situations will transform your life and your relationships with those around you. - Published: 2016-04-19 - Modified: 2020-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/taking-accountability-will-improve-work-personal-life/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: accountability, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program management, training Holding yourself accountable in both professional and personal situations will transform your life and your relationships with those around you. If you aren’t familiar with the term accountability, a simple way to think about it is a mindset where you acknowledge the role you play in certain outcomes (positive or negative) instead of thinking things are happening to you from external sources to cause those outcomes. If you take accountability, you don’t blame others if things go wrong or play the victim role, you realize there are always things you could have personally done to change the outcome of the situation. It is not useful to dwell on the actions of others since the only person whose actions you can control is yourself. I wrote this post to share with you the importance of accountability in workplace culture and how changing your mindset to own your role in different situations will benefit your home life as well. When you hold yourself accountable, your performance at work and your personal relationships will improve, people’s respect for you will increase, and you will provide a great example for others to follow. Holding yourself accountable allows you to become more dependable and trustworthy. Now that you are familiar with the term accountability your next question may be “How can I start holding myself accountable? ” The answer is simple! Just having the mindset that you are at least partially responsibly for everything that happens in your life is the first step. Once you... --- ### 9 Ways an Affiliate Manager Can Prepare for the Launch of a New Program > There is a lot that goes into a successful new program launch. Here are some things that you can do to set a new affiliate program up for success! - Published: 2016-04-19 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/9-ways-affiliate-manager-can-prepare-launch-new-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate program management, new program Launching a new affiliate program is an exciting time but there is a lot that goes into a successful new program launch. As an affiliate program manager, your hands are tied in a lot of ways with waiting on contracts and technical integration. However, there are a lot of things you can personally do that will help get things moving along as quickly as possible. Below is a quick overview of some things that you can do to set a new affiliate program up for success! 1. Choose an Affiliate Network The first thing you will need to do before you can start the launch process of your affiliate program is to pick an affiliate network to launch on. There are quite a few factors that come into play when making this decision. You will need to look at the network fees, affiliate base, tools and technology available to determine the best fit for your company. You also will need to look at your top competitors and see which networks they are on. If they are all on one network there is probably a good reason and that network may be the best option for you. 2. Determine Commission/Cookie Days You will also need to determine the commission and cookie days that are best for your program. This is another aspect where it is useful to look at competitors programs to see what they are offering affiliates. You want to make sure your company is in line with or above... --- ### Chasing Fireflies Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2016-04-01 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/chasing-fireflies-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Publisher Development - Tags: Account Management, affiliate management, affiliate management agency, affiliate marketing, JEB, new clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the Chasing Fireflies Affiliate Program. About Chasing Fireflies: Chasing Fireflies celebrates childhood and the bond between parents and their children by selecting magical children’s products that will surprise and delight young and old alike. From party dresses to costumes, you are sure to find the perfect something for the special little one in your life. Join the Chasing Fireflies affiliate program on eBay Enterprise network! Click here! “Chasing Fireflies is excited to be working with JEBCommerce on the launch of our affiliate program. We believe their knowledge and expertise will help our kids boutique clothing and unique costumes reach new customers. ” Catherine Seaton – Director, Digital Marketing | Chasing Fireflies "JEBCommerce is very excited to be managing Chasing Fireflies’ affiliate program! They have great products that bring diversity to the client roster, we look forward to seeing this program grow immensely once launched on the Ebay network. " Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce Chasing Fireflies affiliate program details: Earn 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Ebay network Contact the Chasing Fireflies affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### 5 Ways To Suck At Managing Overwhelm - Published: 2016-03-21 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-suck-at-managing-overwhelm/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate management, JEB, JEB Team, training Something I have noticed with a lot of people recently is that everyone works very hard to make sure they live their day-to-day lives with the maximum amount of overwhelm possible. From the moment they wake up, to their “down” time in the evening, they work on staying overwhelmed throughout. I know what you must be thinking... Well, of course they do! I strive for that everyday myself! Hold on, the bouncy thing on the right of my computer popped up. I just got an email. I need to check this... Okay I’m back. Where were we. Oh yea, overwhelm is great! I always feel like I get so much done when I am overwhelmed. It’s such a great feeling at the end of the day knowing I was able to get to all those emails, pull all those reports, and hold all those really amazing meetings. I am probably not the best person to talk to throughout the day however I just don’t know what my value would be at my company if I didn’t do all of that, all day long. More emails, more reports, more meetings! ! Am I speaking your language? This sound familiar at all? Ready to become the overwhelm Kung Fu master you dream of becoming? To strike fear into those who see you in all your awesome glory? Get better at overwhelm! It’s simple, here are 5 easy steps. 1) Let’s look at your day. What’s the first thing you do when you... --- ### How to Optimize Health and Fitness Clients in Q1 - Published: 2016-03-08 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/optimize-health-fitness-clients-q1/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips If you're like me then you have probably noticed a few more unfamiliar faces in the gym over the last couple of months. While it may be slightly annoying competing for the same equipment / machines, it's great to see people ready to change their routines and commit to a healthier lifestyle, and for companies that specialize in helping people do this, it's Go Time! With most internet retailers having their best performance in Q4 during the peak holiday shopping times, this leaves Health & Fitness merchants in a interesting albeit fortunate position to capitalize on their biggest time of the year. . aka Q1.   After the hustle and rush of Q4 is a perfect time to really lean into your top partners to negotiate and secure additional exposure. This is because that (for the most part) the majority of their paid placements do not cost nearly as much as they did in Q4. There are exceptions, but for the most part a lot of placements are now more readily available then they were in Q4.   Depending on what optimization tools you have available (Flat Fee, Commission Increase, Exclusive Coupons / Vanity Codes, etc), now is a great time to secure inexpensive placements with your top partners. The best way to do this is to find out when your company will be running their biggest promotions, and reach out to your top partners (well in advance) to begin securing additional exposure, to make the most out of these peak... --- ### The Mountain Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Mountain. - Published: 2016-03-07 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/mountain-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for The Mountain! About The Mountain: The Mountain is your one stop shop for thousands of t-shirt designs for men, women, teens and children. The Mountain sells everything from the classic Three Wolf Moon shirt to tie-dyed shirts, patriotic shirts, and Big Face animal shirts featuring dogs, cats, wild animals, farm animals, and much more. With all this variety, everyone will find something they love at The Mountain! Join The Mountain affiliate program on CJ! Click Here! The Mountain affiliate program details: Earn 7% commission 45 day cookie Dedicated account management CJ network “The team at JEB is thrilled to begin managing The Mountain's affiliate program! We absolutely love all of the fun and unique t-shirt designs The Mountain sells. This program has a lot of potential for growth and we are very excited to get the program ramped up! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact The Mountain affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### The Biggest Mistake in Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2016-03-03 - Modified: 2020-10-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-biggest-mistake-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Now that the rush of Q4 is behind us, and many of you have been able to settle in to the new year, it's time to look ahead. Many of our affiliate marketing clients are working with us on their entire 2016 and 2017 plans and one common question we field is "What is the biggest mistake other advertisers make in affiliate marketing? " It's such a great question, and so relevant as many are planning for Q4 already, that I thought I'd ask a group of the most experienced, smartest and well known individuals in the space and hear what they have to say. I spoke with Networks, Affiliates, JEB Alum (so proud of you Jenn! ) and others, here is what they had to say: Shawn Collins, Co-Founder, Affiliate Summit “Advertisers need to look at affiliate marketing as a completely different concept than paid search, a CPM media buy, etc. While those areas can offer immediate results, an affiliate program is a slow burn in the beginning and it requires patience as affiliates are recruited and activated. ” Jenn Hawkinson, Affiliate Manager, DiscountMags. com “I would say that the biggest mistake I have seen in my time as an Affiliate Manager is relying too heavily on a few key publishers and not having enough diversity. I have seen publishers make one change to their website, or Google will launch an update, and they will lose an incredible amount of traffic and revenue. If this is one of your... --- ### Affiliate Marketing – A Marathon Not a Sprint - Published: 2016-03-01 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-a-marathon-not-a-sprint/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate, affiliate marketing, Digital Marketing, jebcommerce, Jonathan Goodwin Often times I hear the question from advertisers, “Why does it take so long to gain traction in the affiliate program? ” I decided it would be helpful to discuss this a bit since it is such a common question/concern. There are several factors that come into play before affiliates start to contribute greatly to the affiliate channel. Factors such as: building rapport, testing promotions, and simply educating your affiliates takes time, and concerted effort before the program starts to realize revenue. When working with my clients, it’s very important for me to educate and set the right expectations in order to provide the best client experience possible (refer to one of my previous articles, “Setting the Tone”). The most frequent question I’m asked is “When do you expect us to hit goal or comp LY? ” It’s a great question. This is where educating my clients that affiliate marketing is a marathon, not a sprint, is a great opportunity to help them better understand how affiliate marketing behaves compared to other digital marketing channels. Relationships Affiliate marketing is all about relationships. The better you can connect and build good rapport with your affiliates, the more capable you’ll be able to cater to each publisher and what they need to drive incremental revenue - or more new customers to the merchant you’re working with. Think about it, one of the biggest publishers in the industry works with 20+ thousand other retailers and you are just one of them. Obviously, they... --- ### What You Can Learn from Looking At Competitors’ Affiliate Programs > One of the first and most important things we do when onboarding a new client at JEBCommerce is take a close look at their top 5-10 competitors’ affiliate programs. - Published: 2016-02-26 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-you-can-learn-from-looking-at-competitors-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, new client, new program One of the first and most important things we do when onboarding a new client at JEBCommerce is take a close look at their top 5-10 competitors’ affiliate programs. Since affiliates have so many choices for which programs to join and which merchants to promote on their websites, we want to make sure our clients’ programs are the most appealing to affiliates. To do this, we evaluate every detail of our competitors’ programs to see how our client stacks up against them. This allows us to best position their affiliate program for success. This blog post is going to cover the most important aspects we look at when analyzing our client’s competition. The first affiliate program aspect we will evaluate is which network competitors are utilizing. If all of our top competitors are on one network and we are on another, we will need to look more closely into why they are all on that network and if it would be beneficial to join the network too. It could be that the affiliate base on a certain network has a large amount of affiliates in our client’s vertical and we are missing an opportunity to reach more relevant affiliates. Another very important thing we look at is commission rates and how the amount our client is paying out to affiliates stacks up with commissions competitors are offering. This is incredibly important – especially if our client has competitors that sell very similar products. The commission rate can be the one... --- ### The Power of a Team in Affiliate Marketing > While there are benefits to having remote employees, at JEBCommerce we see the value in having all of our employees work in the same office together - Published: 2016-02-25 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/power-team-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, JEB, JEB Team Trends in the US show many companies are moving toward having more remote employees. According to GlobalWorkplaceAnalytics. com, the number of employees who work from home has grown by 103% since 2005 and 3. 7 million employees now work from home at least half the time. While there are benefits to having remote employees, at JEBCommerce we see the value in having all of our employees work in the same office together. This is especially important with affiliate marketing and having all of my fellow affiliate managers in the same office has made all the difference in my success with affiliate program management and enjoyment of my job. This blog post will touch on a few of the biggest reasons why I feel it is so important to be in the same office instead of telecommuting. All of the affiliate managers at JEB have particular strengths. Some are experts in navigating certain networks and know the "ins and outs". Others have managed programs solely based on new-to-file growth or pay-per-call programs. All of us have managed affiliate programs in a huge variety of niches - everything from emergency preparedness supplies to very realistic looking porcelain dolls. This variety of affiliate program management, coupled with our diverse educational backgrounds and pre-JEB job histories, provides a vast array of knowledge and skills that are brought to the table. One great way we have utilized this collective knowledge is through brainstorming sessions. When we have new programs or programs that are stuck in... --- ### Eggnog + conference calls = success - Published: 2016-02-24 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/eggnog_plus_conference_calls_equals_success/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Conferences, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, brian secrist, JEB, JEB Team, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, Outsourced Affiliate Management, project management, training Conference calls suck. Especially big ones with large groups of people. I have always been a fan of in-person or one on one calls, however from an efficiency standpoint, I can understand the necessity. It does not mean those big calls don't sill suck though. I am reminded of a video that I am sure many of you have seen. It's a brilliant description of how the typical conference call goes. If you have not seen it, I highly recommend it. If you have, I still recommend it as it's hilariously accurate, and should give you a nostalgic grin. Good times right? Remove the satire, and the difficulties described in that video are real. It does not have to be that way. I have found that treating the typical large group conference just like going home for the holidays when you were younger works extremely well. We have all seen satirical movies about going home for the holidays and seeing family. Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase has to be close to the top of the list for me. Then again, it’s not the holidays without seeing Hans Gruber fall off Nakatomi Plaza in Die Hard either. Family members often all have different goals, unspoken agendas and an overall different approach for how they want to spend the time together. Some want to just sit back, watch some football, eat great food and enjoy each others company. Others may want to get out of the house, go play in the snow,... --- ### Affiliate Nexus Tax Laws - "The Monster Lurking Under the Bed" - Published: 2016-02-24 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-nexus-tax-laws/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Company News, FAQ, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program, affiliate tax law, JEB Team, Nexus tax, nexus tax laws You have likely heard about the Nexus tax laws (or Amazon tax) that seem to be cropping up every month.. You have likely heard about the Nexus tax laws (or Amazon tax) that seem to be cropping up every month. You hear that one state has a new law going into effect, or that another state has repealed an existing law. It’s a really complicated issue with many possible solutions. What is Nexus? “Nexus, also known as sufficient physical presence, is the determining factor of whether an out-of-state business selling products into a state is liable for collecting sales or use tax on sales into the state. Nexus is required before a taxing jurisdiction can impose its taxes on an entity. ” (source: salestaxinstitute. com) Well that doesn’t sound too bad... but reading further you see: “Today, most states define nexus under their definition of a retailer engaged in business as “maintaining, occupying, or using permanently or temporarily, directly or indirectly or through a subsidiary, an office, place of distribution, sales or sample room or place, warehouse or storage place or other place of business. ” The definitions also include activities by individuals including, “having a representative, agent, salesman, canvasser, or solicitor operating in this state under the authority of the retailer or its subsidiary on a temporary or permanent basis. ” (source: salestaxinstitute. com) UGH. I apologize if any of you fell unconscious attempting to read that. Ok, so why do we care? Well, unfortunately, even if you don’t have a physical presence in a state, your affiliates can possibly CREATE Nexus for you through their various marketing strategies.... --- ### Optimizing in Q4 Without a Paid Placement Budget - Published: 2016-02-22 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/optimizing-in-q4-without-a-paid-placement-budget/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips How do I optimize in Q4 without a paid placement budget? This can sometimes be a difficult question to answer when some VIP Affiliates will only give you prime real estate on their site in exchange for a flat fee. Luckily there are several optimization tactics that can be used to gain additional exposure in Q4 when competition for shopping $'s is typically the most competitive.   The most important tool you have to optimize Q4 without a paid placement budget is simply putting in the time, and being proactive/diligent about following through with partners to ensure you are optimized in Q4. Some may say, hey. . that's not useful, what on earth does that mean? ! First let's put ourselves in a theoretical scenario that I heard from my Director of Accounts, Jon Goodwin.   "Let's say I'm the Director of Digital Marketing at Company X. I know everything about all of the online marketing channels, and I have a meeting with my Affiliate Manager to see what their game plan is for Q4. My manager mentions that since they don't have a flat fee budget for placements they won't really be able to optimize the affiliate channel in Q4 because top partners are only accepting flat fees for placements during this time. " "Really? ! ," is the response this Director of Digital Marketing gives. "You mean that you (the affiliate manager) cannot secure one placement without a flat fee budget because it's Q4? ! Well maybe I... --- ### Mozcon Local Analytics Questions Answered - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/mozcon-local-analytics-questions-answered/ - Categories: Analytics I had the privilege of presenting at Mozcon Local yesterday. I've been looking forward to this event for a while as Moz events are always an absolute blast! It was awesome reconnecting with my LocalU amigos and other friends in the industry. I started off the day by moderating a panel discussion that focused on optimizing agency processes that yielded a ton of valuable tips for digital agencies. I was then part of a five-person competitive analysis team with Aaron Weiche from Get Five Stars, Paula Keller of Search Influence, Mike Ramsey from Nifty Marketing and Darren Shaw of Whitespark. We provided a deep-dive competitive analysis for The Buckler, a new apartment in Milwaukee. I'm a big fan of panel discussion like these when you get to present with a crew like this. Analytics Workshop Questions & Comments Later that afternoon I hosted three tracking and conversion workshops. There were quite a few questions, so I thought it would be a good idea to put together a list of questions from the sessions along with suggestions for specific measurement challenges. We also had some great tips from attendees that I’ll be sharing as well. How do we measure awareness, behavior or other non-purchase related goals? This is my probably my biggest analytics rant at the moment. Almost everyone measures leads, purchases, cart abandonment and other purchase related actions. Yes, these are important to track. But, there is a far from the complex story when you take time to examine the... --- ### The Publisher Mantra: I Know My Value. Do You? - Published: 2016-02-19 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-publisher-mantra-i-know-my-worth-do-you/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing Publisher Development Observations Quotes are my thing. Well-formed, issue-directed, vernacularly blessed phrases that make a point so much better than a noun, verb and prepositional phrase thrown together in basic communication. Sure, anyone can say: Shut up! I’m talking. But want to stop someone cold say this: There is so much more you can learn when you listen. Here’s one for you: There is a difference between being liked by a man and valued by a man. A lot of guys like you. Not many value you. Be valued. I’ve dropped this line many a time with a dear friend as she weeps into her glass of merlot for the second, third, and regretfully fourth time. That’s when the rubber hits the road, and I have to throw the truth out there: Did he value you at all? And in turn: Do you know your worth? Value is a big thing for me. And everyday I see that principle set in stone with my publishers of high standing. When I am emailing an affiliate, and especially when chatting with them on a conference call, I am keenly aware that what I must communicate to these Internet savvy professionals the sense of value and appreciation for what they have done, do and continue to do everyday on various social media platforms. And how their worth will in turn benefit our advertisers. What do publishers value? Patience Commitment Focus Vision Patience Publishers are a rare breed especially the publishers that understand one... --- ### Slot Machines, Stilettos and Stretch Marks. Oh My! - Published: 2016-02-01 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/slot-machines-stilettos-stretch-marks-oh/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: Affiliate Summit West Slot machines, stilettos, and stretch marks, Oh MY! Affiliate Summit West in Las Vegas My “baptism by fire” is complete. We went. We saw. We conquered. The JEBCommerce team just returned from five days in Las Vegas for this year’s Affiliate Summit West. And all I can say is Wow! That is an experience I shall not soon forget. Nothing prepares you for the sensory overload of Las Vegas... the sheer number of people on the sidewalk, the five story billboards marketing Brittney Spears or Jennifer Lopez, the light shows, the fountain ballets, and over-the-hill Elvis’s on the street corner with satin pants that are way too tight. And then there’s the Summit. Slot Machines For me personally, Affiliate Summit was about opportunity and chance. Certainly, the Account Managers and myself began seeking meetings and appointments with long-standing publishers weeks before we ever started packing for Nevada. All of us were well-prepared and spinning facts and promotions like a 7-reel slot machine on a hot Friday night. This preparation ensured excellent payouts and negotiations with affiliates. But it was also the random encounters as one sat waiting for the Meat Market to open that allowed you to hit a jackpot as you made a revenue-generating connection simply by saying hello. As one walked away after such a fortuitous rendezvous, you knew the odds were in your favor. Tonight was the night! Stilettos Everyone at the Summit knew time was crucial. We had less than 72 hours to connect, negotiate, confirm,... --- ### Grand European Travel Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2016-01-15 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/grand-european-travel-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Grand European Travel! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Affiliate and PayPerCall program for Grand European Travel! About Grand European Travel: Grand European Travel are the experts in guided vacations, we carefully select the best trips for active mature travelers from our award winning sister brands. We offer over 150 wonderful journeys to the most popular destinations in Europe, Great Britain, South America, China, and beyond. Join the Grand European Travel affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! Grand European Travel affiliate program details: $5 on request a quote on all tours requested online $2 on request a brochure 5% commission on all online bookings Textlinks and creative available in CJ 90 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network Grand European Travel PayPerCall program details: $3 on 5 minute calls, additional $3 on 10+ minutes. Dedicated account management Commission Junction network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Grand European Travel to manage their affiliate program! Grand European Travel has over 150 wonderful journeys to the most popular destinations in Europe, Great Britain, South America, China, and beyond. We see a lot of potential with this program and are excited to help grow the affiliate channel! “ Dorothy Dalton– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Grand European Travel affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Insight Vacations Affiliate Program Now Live by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2016-01-15 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/insight-vacations-affiliate-program-now-live-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Insight Vacations! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Affiliate and PayPerCall programs for Inisight Vacations! About Insight Vacations: Insight Vacations are the experts in touring Europe where we visit 43 European countries, the most of any operator. We are the leading escorted tour operator in the Eastern Mediterranean and offer the same legendary high standards and perfectly planned touring itineraries to guests travelling to North America, India and Nepal. Insight Vacations affiliate program details: Join the Grand European Travel affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! $5 on request a quote on all tours requested online $2 on request a brochure 5% commission on all online bookings Textlinks and creative available in CJ 90 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network Insight Vacations PayPerCall program details: $3 on 5 minute calls, additional $3 on 10+ minutes. Dedicated account management Commission Junction network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Insight Vacations to manage their affiliate and PayPerCall programs! For over 35 years Insight Vacations has been designing the world’s finest escorted touring itineraries. We see a lot of potential with this program and are excited to help grow the affiliate channel! “ Dorothy Dalton– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Insight Vacations affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Trafalgar Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Trafalgar Tours has launched their new affiliate program on CJ! - Published: 2016-01-15 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/trafalgar-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program, managed clients, new program JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Trafalgar has launched their affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Trafalgar has launched their affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! About Trafalgar: Trafalgar Travel has been creating exceptional guided vacations for almost 70 years. With more than 230 worldwide destinations, including Europe, North & Central and South America, Asia and Australia & New Zealand, we continue to offer new ways to travel every year. No one has been able to come close to establishing anything like our network of local characters; from chefs and artisans to historians, farmers and even taxi drivers. You’ll eat with them, drink with them and listen to their stories. You’ll find they’ll open up your understanding of your destination in ways you never imagined. From the person who meets you at the airport, to the teams who go looking for extraordinary experiences, you’ll see our passion for an amazing holiday experience. Join the Trafalgar affiliate program on CJ! 5% of Online Sales $4 Per Calls Over 5 Minutes Long $5 Per RAQ (Request a Quote) Lead $2 Per RAB (Request a Brochure) Lead 90 Day Cookie $2,750 AOV Dedicated Account Management Click Here to join the Trafalgar affiliate program. “This is a huge travel brand and we couldn’t be more excited to have landed this affiliate program! The Trafalgar crew has been fantastic in the launch phase and truly understands affiliate marketing! “ – | Geoff Marshall – Senior Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Trafalgar affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### JEBCommerce Expands Services with Acquisition of Sixth Man Marketing - Published: 2016-01-08 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-expands-services-with-acquisition-of-sixth-man-marketing/ - Categories: Company News, News, Services I couldn’t be more excited to share this news with you today. On January 1, 2016, we completed our acquisition of the Analytics, Optimization and Search firm – Sixth Man Marketing in Spokane, WA! Who is Sixth Man Marketing? Sixth Man Marketing is a data-driven online marketing firm in beautiful Spokane, Washington. Ed Reese, founder of Sixth Man Marketing, has been helping companies improve their online marketing efforts for the past decade. His experience includes advising major brands, agencies, universities, eCommerce companies, and nonprofits how to achieve better results from their digital marketing efforts. Specifically, this has included delivering detailed insights and recommendations from client analytics data and leading experienced search and usability teams at Sixth Man Marketing. He’s also a Faculty Member at LocalU, an Adjunct Professor of Digital Marketing at Gonzaga University, and speaks nationally on analytics and online marketing. “I started Sixth Man because I was fascinated by the type of work we do for our clients and the results we’ve been able to deliver. But I’ve always wanted a partner to lead operations, drive world-class customer service, and help plan the long-term vision,” Ed said. “With Jamie and the team at JEBCommerce, we’re in a place where all of those pieces come together and I couldn’t be more excited about working together. ” While a data-centric view of the eCommerce landscape isn’t new, having access to an analytics foundation that delivers actionable and consistent data remains a distant, unattainable dream for many online marketers. By joining... --- ### Flower Delivery Express Now Managed by JEBCommerce > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Flower Delivery Express! - Published: 2015-12-22 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/flower-delivery-express-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Flower Delivery Express! About Flower Delivery Express: A Detroit success story, the company has survived many challenging years in the Motor City. The business is nurtured by a legacy of determination and a commitment to provide its customers with exceptional value and respect. Originally founded in 1946 as Wesley Berry Flowers, the family owned business began humbly in a 600 square foot store front, with the family's living quarters in the back of the shop. The business grew year in and year out, establishing itself as a Detroit tradition. Many accomplishments have marked the growth of this business; the most transformative event occurred in the early days of the Internet, when in 1994 its online presence was launched. Evolving into FDE ®, with a business model that embraces many of the globalization principles found in the 2005 best selling book, The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman. Flower Delivery Express Program Details: Earn 12% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management LinkShare network AOV $62 Click here to join the program! "The JEBCommerce team is very excited to partner with Flower Delivery Express to grow their affiliate program! Flower Delivery Express has a great vision, and we're looking forward to capitalizing on the potential within the Flowers and Gifts vertical! “ Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce If you have any questions about the program, don't hesitate to reach out to the program management... --- ### Using the Same Store Concept to Measure Affiliate Channel Performance - Published: 2015-12-16 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/using-the-same-store-concept-to-measure-affiliate-channel-performance/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing How are you measuring your affiliate channel's performance? This question has come up quite a bit over the last week as our team shares with each other and our clients' experience some amazing growth numbers. Black Friday and Cyber Monday YoY comparisons have been shouted across the office and on Slack with excitement! 300% growth, 35% New to File, and many other wins are definitely exciting to share. And share we do! Most commonly you are probably looking at top line sales. "Our affiliate program brought in $1M this month! Achievement Unlocked! " It can definitely make you feel the extremes of either joy or pain – depending on where you expected to be. But, to be quite honest and blunt with you, that single number – top line sales – holds so little value it is truly remarkable. This is especially true when you see no growth or even a decline in revenue. Is that always a failure? That's what I'd like to share with you today. It's a real world example that shows that top line number isn't the whole story. So, where are we, what is this real world example? A recently new client of ours just got through their first Black Friday and Cyber Monday under the management of JEBCommerce. On the top line, they realized a 3% increase in sales. Growth yes, but not the type of growth we aim for, especially when the majority of our retail clients are seeing 40-300% growth YoY. 3%... --- ### Contiki Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-12-10 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/contiki-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Contiki! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Contiki! About Contiki: Contiki is the worldwide leader in tours for 18-35 year olds. Offering an unbeatable mix of sightseeing and culture in over 40 countries across 6 continents, we create hassle-free vacations for like-minded people who share a passion for discovering amazing places. We’re trusted by travelers all over the world. Join the Contiki affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! Contiki affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission 90 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network $2,000 AOV “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Contiki to manage their affiliate program! Contiki has over 270 tours that range from relaxing to adventurous in some of the best destinations around the world. We see a lot of potential with this program and are excited to help grow the affiliate channel! “ Dorothy Dalton– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Contiki affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Bliss Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Bliss. - Published: 2015-12-09 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/bliss-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Bliss! JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Bliss! About Bliss: Bliss believes that happiness is the result of total well-being. From the transformational benefits and wonders of our spas to the powerful skin caring products we offer, everything we do is geared to our one goal of helping you feel beautiful, healthy and happy. Since our inception, bliss has shaken up the spa world and today we are the global spa leader and innovator. With a deep understanding of individual skin and well-being needs from people all around the world, we deliver amazing results right along with smiles. Since not everyone can get to our spa, we use our expertise and state-of-the art technology to develop powerful yet delightful products so you can capture those wonderful, transformational beauty-and-well-being spa benefits at home. Join the Bliss affiliate program on LinkShare! Click Here! Bliss affiliate program details: Earn up to 8% commission on sales (with VIP rate available) 10 day cookie Exclusive coupons available Dedicated account management LinkShare network Click here to join now! “We are really excited to be working with such a quality brand like Bliss! No other client has offered us the same level of access to their team, and we are really looking forward to growing this affiliate program! " Geoff Marshall – Senior Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Bliss affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Le Tote Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Le Tote. - Published: 2015-12-08 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/le-tote-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Le Tote! About Le Tote: Le Tote is a subscription box where members receive unlimited boxes of women’s apparel and accessories each month. With free shipping both ways, Le Tote makes it easy to always have something new to wear! Join the Le Tote affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! Le Tote affiliate program details: Earn 30% commission on subscriptions 45 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Le Tote to manage their affiliate program! Le Tote is an awesome service where members receive unlimited boxes of clothing and accessories every month. We see a lot of potential with this brand and are very excited to grow the affiliate program! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Le Tote affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Steals.com! - Published: 2015-12-07 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-excited-announce-now-managing-affiliate-program-steals-com/ - Categories: Company News About Steals. com: Steals. com offers women a first-class boutique experience with killer deals up to 80% off on quality brands, excellent customer service, and fast shipping. Comprised of four daily deal sites, each with one “Steal” daily at 8am PST, we continue to razzle-dazzle our customers by creating an entertaining platform of unique and rarely discounted “steals. ” We also feature an archive of past sales so customers can fill up their carts with more than just the main deal. Join the Steals affiliate program on Commission Junction! Steals affiliate program details: • 3% Commission Rate with an increase of 2% for new customer sales • 7-Day Cookie Duration • Seasonal Incentives • Deal Of The Day Feed, Product Data Feed and Dynamic Banner Ads • Shipping Within 24 Hours and Discounts Up To 80% Off • Daily Sale Model That Creates A Sense Of Urgency To Purchase Now • Over $52 Million In Sales Since 2008 and Over 800 Premium Brand Partners • Top 100 Internet Retailer of 2012 by Internet Retailer Dedicated Account Management “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Steals to manage their affiliate program! Steals has everything for those wanting home decor, scrapbook materials, kids clothing and toys and everything your newborn baby would need at an incredible price. We see a lot of potential with this program and are excited to help grow the affiliate channel! “ Hannah Lewis– Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Steals affiliate team to learn more... --- ### “You Want to Talk to Me? Really? Me?” - Published: 2015-12-02 - Modified: 2020-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/want-talk-really/ - Categories: Publisher Development In a rather puzzled tone, those were the exact words I heard expressed by a publisher at the end of a recruiting conference call recently. After a rather pleasant 30-minute conversation, where she had agreed to join a client’s affiliate program, this young woman bluntly asked, “Why did you want to talk to me about all this? ” And when I replied, “I prefer to speak to my affiliates one-on-one, and get to know them,” she then answered, with a smile in her tone, “Now that’s different. ” I recall when I first came on board with JEBCommerce, Jamie Birch, the CEO, emphasized the importance of revenue (must keep this train moving) but to also be keenly aware that the underlying current of the organization was relationship, and when I heard him say that, inside I felt myself holler, FINALLY! Yes, if you’ve read my previous post - I will gladly plead guilty - I’m obsessed with relationship, communication, human interaction, and a deep interest to bring people to the table for face-to-face conversation no matter the reason even if it is over a conference line or Skype. My laptop screen boldly reads: Less Email. More Dancing! Why would I want to talk to an affiliate? One of the many reasons I love what I do is the variety of the ‘stories’ I come across as I research potential publishers for my clients. Once that home page loads and all those fabulous photos and monikers begin scrolling by asking me... --- ### Affiliate programs are like big wheels - Published: 2015-11-25 - Modified: 2015-11-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-program-launched-3-months-ago-no-revenue/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, FAQ, Managed Clients, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services You just brought your new baby home from the hospital. You’re freaked out a little, but at the same time so excited and can’t imagine life before that day. You feed your new baby, change its stinky diapers, and hold it while it falls asleep every night. Determined effort over countless nights with little to no sleep. You vigilantly work so hard to provide your baby unconditional love, and do everything you can to keep it safe. Your dreams for your new baby could not be higher. You see a future president, the first person to walk on Mars, or Nobel prize laureate. Before long, all your tireless efforts start to produce an adolescent. Your new baby is not new anymore, and ready to launch... . an affiliate program. You likely guessed it, but yes, the baby is your new ecommerce website. I have not personally started an ecommerce site before, but I know, and have spoken to many who have. All of them speak about their site in these same heartfelt terms. The site is their baby, and they have poured out their hearts and souls to get it off the ground. There is not only a significant financial investment starting up a new ecommerce site, but an equally, and often more impactful emotional one. So you have done it. Your site can feed itself, get dressed in the morning by itself, is potty trained, can sleep through the night, and even clean its own room for once! The... --- ### How a Whiteboard Kept Me Sane - Published: 2015-11-24 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/whiteboard-kept-sane/ - Categories: Misc Have you ever had so many things to do at work that you can’t stay focused? You start working on one task then you get distracted thinking of other things you need to get done so you jump to something else and completely forget what you were working on in the first place! You feel like you were moving 1,000 miles an hour and were frazzled all day long with endless amounts of tasks to do but at the end of the day you only accomplished half of what needed to be done. I have felt this way many times and it never ends well for me. The feelings of being so stressed and overwhelmed with everything I didn't get done has taken me to my emotional breaking point. How is it possible I was working all day long but at the end of the day accomplished hardly anything? Because I was not organized. I was jumping from one task to another with no clear plan of action. I would start to do one thing and get halfway through it when something else would pop into my head and I’d switch over to another task. Days like this would leave me feeling defeated and overwhelmed because I knew the next day would bring with it a whole new full day of tasks, and once you get behind, it’s nearly impossible to get caught back up. Luckily for me, there is a solution that changed my life... a whiteboard! Who would... --- ### Optimal Cookie Duration for my Affiliate Program - Published: 2015-11-19 - Modified: 2023-10-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/optimal-cookie-duration-for-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate cookie, affiliate marketing A cookie is just one or more pieces of information stored as text strings on your machine. When launching an affiliate program it's important to get the fundamentals right. It's also always a good idea to review the fundamentals every year or so. One of those items that you should pay close attention to is the duration of the cookie within your affiliate program. First a definition: I think HowStuffWorks has a pretty good and simple explanation of a cookie: "A cookie is just one or more pieces of information stored as text strings on your machine. A Web server sends you a cookie and the browser stores it. The browser then returns the cookie to the server the next time the page is referenced. The most common use of a cookie is to store a user ID. " In affiliate marketing, this cookie most commonly stores the date/time a user came through an affiliate's site to an advertisers site in order to track how long it took the user from that initial visit to the purchase for the sake of commissioning or not commissioning that sale. In affiliate marketing, and most networks, if not all, you can set the amount of time that can transpire between initial click and purchase and only commission on that time frame. What you are looking for here is the average time your users are taking from their click to a purchase. For example, if you set your cookie duration, or on some networks... --- ### Folica Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2015-11-17 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/folica-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Folica! About Folica: Folica is your go-to destination for all-things-hair. Our team curates the best products to bring you the latest tools, trends and expert advice to help you achieve the style you’ve always wanted. Join the Folica affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! “We are excited to elevate our affiliate program with JEB. The team’s ability to think strategically and ‘outside of the box’ to tailor a program to specifically meet our needs is exactly what we’ve been looking for in a partner. We look forward to growing our affiliate program and driving additional revenue with JEB. ” Jaclyn Lampugnano – Director of Marketing & Communications | Folica "We are very excited here at JEBCommerce to be managing the Folica account! They are not only a great company with an excellent product line, but their affiliate channel shows great promise! We are determined to crush this Q4 and build their program up to reach it’s full potential. ” Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce Folica affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management  Commission Junction network $95 AOV Contact the Folica affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### How JEB is Saving My Life - Published: 2015-11-11 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-jeb-is-saving-my-life/ - Categories: Company News, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: JEB Team Wow, that is quite the title! Are you intrigued? My blog post this month was supposed to be about the many Affiliate Networks and which ones are the best for different verticals. But I just couldn’t bring myself to write that post just yet. The timing is poor (due to the fact that changing/adding/launching an affiliate program in Q4 is madness) and the content would be snooze-worthy. BUT, if you have questions about affiliate networks please reach out to me as I can talk that stuff ALL DAY! Ever since leaving the snug confines of the ballistic missile submarine that I found myself on after graduating high school, I have had a love-affair with sugar, salt, and fat. Most often found through the processed foods I find so delicious and easy to consume. When I was onboard the submarine in some random patch of Pacific Ocean for months at a time, I had the best food possible. It was prepared fresh and I rarely ate anything processed (except when we ran out of milk... and I was forced to consume the “plastic milk” if I wanted something on cereal). Not sure exactly what that powdered milk even was back then... I was in the best shape of my life! Believe it or not, we had a full gym on the sub. It was necessarily spread out here and there, under things, next to missiles, etc, but I was working out twice per day and eating great. Well, after leaving the Navy... --- ### CJU 2015: Ignite Connections - Published: 2015-11-05 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cju-2015-ignite-connections/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: cju, commission junction, Networking Last month, I had the opportunity to represent JEBCommerce at CJU in sunny and unseasonably humid (did I mention HUMID? ), Santa Barbara, California. I was very excited to attend as this was my first conference since starting at JEBCommerce last year. I must say it was an amazing experience and if you have never attended I strongly suggest you add it to the conferences you attend in the future. Being fairly new to the affiliate marketing space, my primary goal was to finally meet many of the publishers that I have only had the opportunity to exchange emails with and briefly talk with over the telephone. I will admit I was a little nervous before my very first meeting, but those jitters quickly faded as I watched other affiliate managers and publishers exchange hugs and handshakes in the hotel lobby before rushing off to talk about their respective programs. My first day at CJU, I had several meetings lined up with publishers to talk about the programs we manage at JEBCommerce. I had just enough time between my first breakfast meeting and my second meeting to attend the very informative CJU: Keys to Success presentation. This was primarily aimed at conference newbies (like me! ) and provided best practices and insider tips to ensure we had the best CJU experience possible. The Pathable application proved very helpful as it allowed me to access my meeting schedule as well view a picture of the whom I was meeting. I would... --- ### Q4 vs Q1: What To Plan For And What To Accomplish? - Published: 2015-11-03 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/q4-vs-q1-plan-accomplish/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips Now that we are knee deep in the trenches of Q4 for 2015, what do you remember from the beginning, before the chaos started? Was it the aroma of having everything together and in its right place for the clients, or having loads of time to be able to try those new ideas? For me this Q4 will be my second one, with more clients than last year, but also more knowledge on what to do before the quarter officially started. To be able to have a not so scary Q4, here are some tips to follow that will ease the crazy holiday season. These are things that helped me be able to have a successful, stress free Q4, (if that’s even possible). PLAN, PLAN, PLAN! This means get started on the outreach as early as you can, perhaps in Q3, when things are not as busy. This applies to affiliates and clients. Budget. Now this could be for paid placements, VIP rates, loyalty campaigns, social campaigns, co-branded landing pages, exclusive offers, specific category offers, and TM+ rights. Start talking with your clients to plan for this as early as possible. Promotional offers. Start talking with your clients about the holiday promos, so that you can be ahead of the game to let the affiliates know and secure placements around those. Check with clients about last ship dates. Then you can accurately inform the affiliates when a customer might not receive a Christmas present in time for December 25th. Now... --- ### I Don't Want to Go to Work! - Published: 2015-10-28 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/i-dont-want-to-go-to-work/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: JEB Team It’s Sunday night. You’re laying in bed and trying to go to sleep. But you can’t. Your mind is racing, and you feel you can’t settle down for the night and fall asleep. You’re thinking about Monday morning at work. What you have to get done, what you are stressed about getting done, and maybe even fear of going to work because you don’t know what your boss or fellow co-workers are going to do, or say to you. This can create a lot of stress, and maybe even keep you from sleeping much at all. You lay there, calculating how many hours of sleep you will get if you fall asleep right at that moment. Monday morning is coming, and you dread going into work; you might even have some anxiety about having to once again put on a “face” to keep your boss content and continue to hope no one else will notice how much you don’t like working there. Maybe it’s an exaggeration, or maybe it’s spot on, but likely we have all been there at some point in a past job. Maybe you feel that way now and this post rings especially true for you. Either way, I think we can all agree it sucks and we don’t want to be in that situation. It can wreck your work life, your career, and can follow you home everyday and wreck your home life as well. Two jobs ago, this was me (not quite that bad, but... --- ### It's Official - Our Publisher Development Department is Rocking! - Published: 2015-10-27 - Modified: 2015-10-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/its-official-our-publisher-development-department-is-rocking/ - Categories: News Many of you may have already had a phone call from or been introduced to our new Publisher Development Specialist, Aida Zeff. But for those of you who haven't had the privilege of working with Aida just yet, we know you will enjoy it when it occurs! The entire team at JEBCommerce is excited about the addition of Aida to the team. Her skill set is amazing and she brings a wealth of knowledge, experience, and energy to JEB. Learn more about Aida and her role here by checking out the press release that went out recently. Here's just one of many places where you can read the release: Idaho Statesman. --- ### Of All the Fish in the Sea, I'm So Glad You Swam to Me - Published: 2015-10-22 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/of-all-the-fish-in-the-sea-im-so-glad-you-swam-to-me/ - Categories: Misc PubDev is about relationship... . which involves three things: Connection, Listening, Follow-up Publisher Development Relationships It may be safe to assume that we all are familiar with Internet dating. That vicarious process of seeking the ‘love of your life’ by narratively detailing your personal likes and dislikes, as well as, posting attractive photographs striving to capture the eye of Prince or Princess Charming who emails you for more details. And when you do find Mister or Miss Right, you live ‘happily ever after. ’ At least that is what the brochure says. So I’m going to go out on a limb here. I think publisher development is like Internet dating. No, really. Let me explain. Everyday on the World Wide Web, there are potential ‘soul mates’ or affiliates. They are all posting their comments, opinions, reviews, stories, wisdom, instructional manuals, craft projects, and latest coupons for their readers who follow them and like them on Facebook, join their Twitter army, and increase their Alexa standing. All this information becomes part of a publisher’s very public online presence. And then the publisher waits... waits to be selected by their 'one and only'... the advertiser of their dreams. What do any of us really want? To be heard. To be understood. To bring value to another individual. To be in relationship. For me personally, PubDev is about relationship, and relationship in this arena involves three things: Connection – securing the ideal affiliate who fits your advertiser’s mission Listening – comprehend an affiliate’s... --- ### Dr. Fuhrman Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-10-21 - Modified: 2024-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dr-fuhrman-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Dr. Fuhrman! About Dr. Fuhrman: Dr. Fuhrman offers individuals the tools and products they need to achieve and maintain and unique, healthy dietary lifestyle that facilitates weight loss, reverses and prevents disease and maximizes longevity through nutritional and natural methods. Join the Dr. Fuhrman affiliate program on LinkShare!  Click Here! "Dr. Fuhrman Online is very excited to expand our affiliate program with the help of JEB Commerce. We are confident that with the help of their expertise we can take our affiliate program to the next level! "  Heidi Pellegrini, R. N. – Director of Internet Marketing | Dr. Fuhrman "We are very excited here at JEBCommerce to be managing the Dr. Fuhrman account! They sell quality products and their affiliate program is set up for great success. We look forward to seeing what the future holds for Dr. Fuhrman! " Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce Dr. Fuhrman affiliate program details: Earn 10% commission 45 day cookie Dedicated account management LinkShare network $119 AOV Contact the Dr. Fuhrman affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Creepiness, Value, Paranoia, and Adoption of Technology - Published: 2015-10-21 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/creepiness-value-paranoia-and-adoption-of-technology/ - Categories: Misc The hook is shiny enough that this fish is more than happy to bite it. Every. Single. Day. Ok, so this is going to either be one of the strangest posts you have read from us, or one of the most enlightening. We still don't have any idea, but boy did we have fun putting it together. Basically, we came up with a theory of how perceived value can eclipse the paranoia and creepiness of a new technology product. So, we think that the creepiness of a product affects the adoption rate by the consumer negatively, until the perceived value eclipses the creepiness and the paranoia of the consumer. Then adoption skyrockets. Or so we believe in our unscientific, Friday afternoon analysis. What? Here's the backstory: One afternoon an employee asked my biz dev director and myself about our Samsung smartwatches. As we discussed all the features it occurred to me that there are parts of this device when standing alone I hate. I despise. Add that to the fact that I am not very trusting of the big G when it comes to privacy, and it's a little surprising that I have this device, running their operating system on my wrist. I mean, this thing can monitor my heart rate, track every single place I am at 100% of the time I am wearing it, which is almost 100% of the time, it records all the search requests, text messages to my team and to my wife, my alerts... --- ### Making the Transition from Technician to Manager - Published: 2015-10-19 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/making-the-transition-from-technician-to-manager/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing I can honestly say I learn something new every day I am here and grow in my role. There is no such thing as hitting a plateau at JEB! I am going through a huge period of growth right now as I am transitioning from doing all the technical work on my accounts to managing an assistant. This shift in my role has been exciting, but also challenging. In my time at JEB I have been an assistant manager on accounts and also managed my own accounts, but have not had an assistant helping me with those accounts. I’ve grown accustomed to doing all the work for the accounts myself – big or small. However, this is no longer the case when I received an assistant manager. My assistant is now the technician and I have transitioned into a managerial role of coaching and guiding my assistant with the work that was once mine. Moving into this role allows me to have a broader scope of our clients’ programs. Since I am not immersed in the tasks, I can take a step back and strategically think about each program and what we can do to achieve the goals in place. This is vital to the success of the programs my team manages. As wonderful as it is to have help with what seems like an ever growing to-do list, it is not as simple as giving away tasks and no longer worrying about them any more. I have to take... --- ### Three Quick Tips for Google Analytics Insights - Published: 2015-10-19 - Modified: 2020-10-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/three-quick-tips-for-google-analytics-insights/ - Categories: Analytics Analytics can seem overwhelming for those not taking deep dives into the data on a daily basis. But it doesn’t have to include a steep learning curve. The best way to get started is to take a little time each day to learn and improve your skills. Here are a few ways to improve your analytics skills and gain some quick insights. Learn how to combat referral SPAM Before it's possible to learn from your data, it's important to make sure your data is accurate. Referral SPAM started to become a big problem this spring and it's important to take care of it first. Referral SPAM produces fake referral traffic in your analytics reports and pollutes your data. The most common referral spam culprits are website referrals with names like darodar. com, semalt. com, buttons-for-website. com, but there are many others to be keep on your radar. Google has publicly said dealing with referral spam is a priority for them to address, but as of today it's still up to us to deal with this bogus traffic (shown below). Many blog posts have addressed how to deal with referral spam. I’d suggest taking some time to familiarize yourself with how to exclude this bogus traffic from your analytics reports. Here are a few good places to start: How to Stop Spam Bots from Ruining your Google Analytics Referral DataQuick Fix for Referral Spam in Google AnalyticsThe Geek Guide to Removing Referral SPAM in Google Analytics Start using the comparison tool... --- ### How to Maximize Q4 in the Affiliate Channel > Now that Q4 is upon us, you are no doubt reviewing your final plans to knock the last 3 months of 2015 out of the park! Here are a few things that we have.. - Published: 2015-10-14 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-maximize-q4-in-the-affiliate-channel/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate marketing, Holiday marketing, Q4 marketing tips Now that Q4 is upon us, you are no doubt reviewing your final plans to knock the last 3 months of 2015 out of the park! Even if you have dutifully secured exposure ahead of time, there is no guarantee that your offer will pop. Now that Q4 is upon us, you are no doubt reviewing your final plans to knock the last three months of 2015 out of the park! What’s that you say? You already have your Q4 plans finalized and are spending big bucks in the affiliate channel in order to maximize your great offers? Well, I’m not talking to you, carry on. Ok, for those of you that are left - you are trying to put together a great marketing plan to take advantage of the crazy online selling frenzy that is the Cyber Holidays (see how I made that a proper noun, though it’s mainly a made up holiday? ). Here are a few things that we have seen at JEBCommerce over the last few years: The Cyber Holidays are SO crazy, that it becomes very easy to get lost in the shuffle, even though you have great offers. The Cyber Holidays used to be Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Two days, that’s it. In 2014, we saw many merchants rolling out Black Friday ads two weeks ahead of time, letting them run up to the big date. Let’s start with the first one. With 1,000s of merchants promoting 10-95% off everything, you may have a GREAT offer, which you probably beat someone in merchandising over the head until they agreed to run such a steep offer. However, due to the... --- ### The Affiliate Activation Life Cycle - Published: 2015-10-13 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-affiliate-activation-life-cycle/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: activaction, affiliate marketing, life cycle Like a light switch or a faucet, you simply turn on the affiliate channel and sales flow like electricity to a bulb or water into your glass. It's very much like paid search or even catalog marketing. You spend time "running the wires" or "hooking up the plumbing", but once it is ready to go, sales shoot into your order system in moments. You just have to make sure the wiring is right, the campaigns are live, and it's done. It's sort of like Field of Dreams with Kevin Costner. If you build it, they will come. Wake up Jamie. Jamie, get up. It's Monday. Time to get up and lead the charge? Jamie... are you up? What a strange dream that was. :) Oh how I, and my team as well as every other agency and affiliate manager out there wishes that were true. Unfortunately, it isn't. A 'switch' to turn on affiliate marketing is not realistic. Why isn't it? The simple answer is - it just isn't. Like a light switch... you simply turn on the affiliate channel and sales flow like electricity to a bulb. Affiliate marketing is successful because of your relationships. And relationships take time to develop, strengthen, and cultivate into prosperity. They follow a path that sometimes takes months or years to see to fruition. We call this path the Affiliate Activation Life Cycle. This life cycle has a beginning, but has no end. It begins when we identify a potential affiliate for a... --- ### Setting The Tone: Account Management Tactics to Ensure Excellent Service to Your Clients - Published: 2015-10-08 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/setting-tone-account-management-tactics-ensure-excellent-service-clients/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management We are all excited when we get a new account at JEB! We cannot wait to show them our capabilities through our work and processes to maximize their program in order to realize growth. However, how many of you have had rough clients, upset or angry, because the expectations weren’t clear and they never fully trusted you and your team? I think we all have been there and unfortunately, I found out the hard way many years ago. That experience inspired me to take the appropriate measures in setting the proper tone in account management. You have to strive each day to ... earn trust from your client. The question that I ask my team often is, “Are we delivering the best service we possibly can to our clients? ” The first few weeks are the most crucial in your relationship with your new client. During this timeframe you have to strive each day to “earn that business” and/or earn trust from your client. There is nothing worse than dealing with tough clients that has a significant impact on you as the manager. Typically, managers have an emotional state tied to their work and therefore dealing with very emotional clients can impact your attitude, your work ethic, and others around you, which may lead to a company culture problem. What you want to do is get in front of the situation, and set the tone from the beginning of the engagement. You are a manager for a reason – you... --- ### AllergyBuyersClub Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for AllergryBuyersClub. - Published: 2015-10-06 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/allergybuyersclub-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for AllergyBuyersClub! About AllergyBuyersClub: AllergyBuyersClub. com offers a full range of healthy home products for allergy relief and healthy living such as air purifiers, vacuums, dehumidifiers and much more. The award-winning AllergyBuyersClub site includes product ratings, reviews and comparisons to help consumers make educated purchasing decisions to improve the quality of their environment. Join the AllergyBuyersClub affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! AllergyBuyersClub affiliate program details: Earn 7% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with AllergyBuyersClub to manage their affiliate program! AllergyBuyersClub has everything for those wanting a clean, healthy home such as top-of-the-line vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, dehumidifiers and more. We see a lot of potential with this program and are excited to help grow the affiliate channel! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the AllergyBuyersClub affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Loyalty Affiliates - The Pants Analogy - Published: 2015-10-06 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/loyalty-affiliates-the-pants-analogy/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Recruitment - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate optimization, channel mix, gold in them there hills, loyalty affiliates Channel mix is an increasingly important topic for CMOs, Marketing Directors and any digital marketer. Where to put resources and budget across different channels can mean the difference between an amazing performance in 2015 and a dismal one. Your mix across affiliates is also an important concept to grapple with. What percentage of time, resources, and revenue is attributed to your niche, shopping, and coupon sites? What about loyalty sites? Should they be in there, or should you refrain from participating in this affiliate channel? We hear this question quite frequently and it's followed by comments like: "Don't they just steal sales I would already be getting from another channel? " “You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ” A very wise question. I like to use examples to answer questions so I'll use a simple one here. I'm going to talk about something that was quite common in the 80s but hasn't seen its heyday in quite some time, it's called a Mall. You probably pass one of these on the way to work, but maybe it's been years since you've been in one. Anyway... Suppose you need a blouse or some slacks (an odd word for pants) for Monday. So, you jump in your car and head to the mall figuring a retailer there has to have a solution for you. There are hundreds of stores, one must have something that will work... --- ### RefrigiWear Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-09-09 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/refrigiwear-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for RefrigiWear About RefrigiWear: RefrigiWear, Inc. , is the industry’s leading manufacturer of insulated industrial work wear, accessories, and personal protective equipment for use in subzero temperatures, inclement weather, and low-visibility environments. In every area of our business, we aim to provide the highest quality products at the best value to our customers. RefrigiWear Program Details: Earn 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction and LinkShare network AOV $241 Click here to join the program! “We are excited to bring JEB Marketing onboard to help us optimize our affiliate programs. Their approach and the plans our JEB team has put in front of us have us anticipating a huge leap forward in our capabilities and growth. ” Jason McClain - Director of Marketing | RefrigiWear "The JEBCommerce team is very excited to partner with RefrigiWear to grow their affiliate program! Living in the Inland Northwest we are excited to work with a partner that specializes in providing the best apparel and accessories to keep everyone warm in the winter! We can’t wait to see the growth of the RefrigiWear affiliate program. “ Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce If you have any questions about the program, don't hesitate to reach out to the program management team below. Click here to join the program! --- ### NY Fashion Center Fabrics Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-09-02 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/ny-fashion-center-fabrics-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for NY Fashion Center Fabrics. About NY Fashion Center Fabrics: Located in the heart of The Garment District of New York, NY Fashion Center offers a compelling selection of the finest first quality fabrics including silk, cotton linen and more delivered right to your doorstep! Join the NY Fashion Center Fabrics affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here!   NY Fashion Center Fabrics affiliate program details: Earn 8% commission 120 day cookie Dedicated Account Management Commission Junction network “The team at JEBCommerce is excited to partner with NY Fashion Center Fabrics to grow their affiliate program. NY Fashion Center Fabrics has an incredible selection of fabric and accent fabrics for every type of sewing project. We can’t wait to get the program started on Commission Junction and see the growth of their affiliate program! ” Jon Goodwin – Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce "We are pleased to announce JEBCommerce will head the launch and day to day management of our affiliate program. We are looking forward to leveraging their diverse team, unique industry relationships, and strong affiliate marketing background.   John Breining – Managing Director | NY Fashion Center Contact the NY Fashion Center Team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Sport Chalet Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Sport Chalet has launched their affiliate program on the AvantLink network! - Published: 2015-08-11 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/sport-chalet-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, new program, sport chalet JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Sport Chalet affiliate program on the AvantLink network! We are now recruiting affiliates and are looking forward to seeing the program grow. JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Sport Chalet has launched their affiliate program on the AvantLink network! About Sport Chalet: At Sport Chalet, we are end users of the products we sell and believe in the services we offer. We have a genuine interest in each and every customer and are passionate about enhancing the customers shopping experience. Our stores offer traditional sporting goods merchandise, including footwear, apparel, and other general athletic products; and core specialty merchandise, such as snowboarding, skateboarding, mountaineering, and dive/SCUBA. Join the Sport Chalet affiliate program on AvantLink! Click Here! Sport Chalet affiliate program details: Earn 5% commission (VIP rates available) 14 day cookie Dedicated account management AvantLink network tools available Exclusive coupons / vanity codes available Click Here to join the Sport Chalet affiliate program. “We are excited to announce the launch of the Sport Chalet Affiliate Program. We've partnered with JEB Commerce to manage the day-to-day relationships of our Affiliate Partners. The JEB team is capable and competent and will play an integral role in building a successful program! “ Micah West – Director, Digital Marketing | Sport Chalet “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Sport Chalet to launch a new affiliate program! Sport Chalet's amazing selection of athletic clothing and gear will really resonate with affiliates and we can't wait to get things started and see the growth of their affiliate program! “ Geoff Marshall – Senior Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Sport Chalet affiliate team... --- ### Dean & DeLuca Affiliate Program Now Live! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Dean & Deluca hase launched their affiliate program on the LinkShare network! - Published: 2015-08-05 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dean-deluca-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Dean & DeLuca has launched their affiliate program on the LinkShare network! About Dean & DeLuca: Dean & DeLuca is your source for gourmet foods and gift baskets. Shop the finest food and gourmet gifts including an award-winning selection of cheese, charcuterie, fresh meat & seafood, coffee, tea, oils & vinegars from around the world. For more than 35 years it has been their mission to search the globe for the finest, most extraordinary foods and kitchenware. They believe that fine food should be enjoyed in its most authentic and original manner. Join the Dean & DeLuca affiliate program on LinkShare! Click Here! Dean & DeLuca affiliate program details: Earn 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management LinkShare network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Dean & DeLuca to launch a new affiliate program! Dean & DeLuca's amazing selection of gourmet foods and top-of-the-line gift baskets will really resonate with affiliates and we can't wait to get things started and see the growth of their affiliate program! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Dean & DeLuca affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Eleventh Avenue Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for SuperJeweler - Published: 2015-07-09 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/eleventh-avenue-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Eleventh Avenue! About Eleventh Avenue: Eleventh Avenue is a premium handpicked boutique marketplace, where customers and shops discover and sell the best items at discounted prices. Save up to 80% off everything from women’s clothing and jewelry, to home decor, children’s items and more! New handpicked boutique items are added daily. Shop, Love and Save now! Join the Eleventh Avenue affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! Eleventh Avenue affiliate program details: Earn 10% commission 60 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network “The team here at JEB is so excited to be partnering with Eleventh Avenue to grow their affiliate program! Eleventh Avenue has incredible deals on clothing and accessories for women and children and even items for the home. We love Eleventh Avenue's style and are looking forward to working with affiliates to promote their amazing boutique deals! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Eleventh Avenue affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### JEBCommerce Named AvantLink Industry Champion of 2015! - Published: 2015-07-07 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-named-avantlink-industry-champion-of-2015/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: Awards The AvantLink Best of 2015 Award winnners were announced at the AvantExpo 2015 in Park City, Utah. The ‘Industry Champion Award’ goes to a merchant, affiliate, or agency that has a proven track record of doing all that’s possible to make affiliate marketing a better channel in every facet of their day-to-day operations. We are so honored and excited to announce that JEBCommerce received the Industry Champion Award! We are so honored and excited to announce that JEBCommerce has received the AvantLink Industry Champion Award for 2015! This has been an amazing year for us here at JEBCommerce, and the industry continues to notice our incredible team’s hard work. The AvantLink Best of 2015 Award winners were announced at the AvantExpo 2015 in Park City, Utah. The ‘Industry Champion Award’ goes to a merchant, affiliate, or agency that has a proven track record of doing all that’s possible to make affiliate marketing a better channel in every facet of their day-to-day operations. "With a focus on understanding actionable attribution, brilliant in-house tools that help new merchants integrate quickly with networks, and high-value external affiliate recruitment strategies, JEB Commerce continually sets the bar on just how much of a positive effect agencies can have in the industry. " – AvantLink Best of 2015 Awards "We couldn’t be more proud to be awarded this amazing honor. AvantLink has been a fantastic partner for many many years and it is a privilege to continue to create fantastic affiliate programs with the AvantLink team. Their leadership in the space and their amazing tools are such a huge driving force for advertisers' and affiliates' growth. We are just too excited for words and can't wait to hang this award in our office! Thank you Chad, Scott, Scott and the rest of the AvantLink team! " - Jamie Birch, CEO JEBCommerce We’ve launched quite a few new programs on the AvantLink network this year,... --- ### SuperJeweler Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for SuperJeweler - Published: 2015-06-26 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/superjeweler-affiliate-program-now-managed-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for SuperJeweler! About SuperJeweler: SuperJeweler is a leading online jewelry retailer offering a wide selection of classic and trendy jewelry. Find diamond engagement rings, wedding bands, necklaces, bracelets, fine gemstone jewelry, and much more at the lowest prices! With free shipping, a 60-day money back guarantee, lifetime warranty, and huge inventory, SuperJeweler is the best place to meet all your jewelry needs! Join the SuperJeweler affiliate program on Commission Junction! Click Here! SuperJeweler affiliate program details: Earn 12% commission 120 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network $35 AOV “I am thrilled to be partnering with SuperJeweler to grow their affiliate program! SuperJeweler has a massive variety of jewelry including wedding bands, diamond earrings, pearl necklaces and even fashion jewelry at incredible prices. This program has huge potential and I am so excited to get things ramped up! “ Kristin Wardwell – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the SuperJeweler affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Oops…We Did It Again! JEBCommerce is a 2015 Finalist for Rakuten’s Agency of the Year Golden Link Award - Published: 2015-06-16 - Modified: 2015-06-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/oopswe-did-it-again-jebcommerce-is-a-2015-finalist-for-rakutens-agency-of-the-year-golden-link-award/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Conferences, News JEBCommerce is humbled and excited by our recent nomination as a finalist for the 2015 Rakuten’s Golden Link Awards for OPM/Agency of the Year. We have an amazing talented, driven team here at JEBCommerce and we are pleased that Rakuten has noticed their value and positioned them for the possibility of winning this award. We’ve been nominated in other years – and received the award in 2012. If you wish, take a moment and view all of the nominees for the 2015 Golden Link Awards. So, how does one become a finalist? It's a pretty amazing journey. First, you are nominated by fellow companies in our industry. Then Rakuten reviews the nominees and chooses the finalists. Once that is done, they have a panel that selects the winners. The Golden Link Awards announcement event will be held on Monday, June 29 during Symposium New York and will take place at the famous Edison Ballroom in New York City. We’re always honored and excited each time this recognition happens. Thanks Rakuten for choosing us as a finalist! --- ### 5 Ways to Optimize Your Affiliate Agency Relationship - Published: 2015-06-15 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-ways-to-optimize-your-affiliate-agency-relationship/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management You have just hired an outsourced affiliate management agency, or are already working with one. You have spent hours of your time vetting, interviewing, vetting again, checking references, and have had 5 phone calls with each one. You have settled on the best agency for your channel goals and signed the contract. You’re done now…right? Wrong. Read more to learn 5 ways to optimize this relationship. So, you have just hired an outsourced affiliate management agency, or are already working with one. You have spent hours of your time vetting, interviewing, vetting again, checking references, and have had 5 phone calls with each one. You have settled on the best agency for your channel goals and signed the contract. You’re done now... right? Wrong. You have a huge part to play in the success of the relationship with your affiliate management agency. When you “own” your side, your agency is going to be able to bring you more rapid success. Here are 5 things strategies or methods that will maximize the effort, and the money, that you are spending with your affiliate marketing agency of choice, in order to put them in the best position to succeed. You have a huge part to play in the success of the relationship with your affiliate management agency. One thing to note before we get into the recommendations: Many brands feel like adding an affiliate management agency is all that is needed to take their affiliate channel performance to the next level. But, it is crucial to consider your brand-side structure that will support the agency you have chosen. Many times, the day-to-day brand contact is the same person that hired the agency, usually a senior executive. However, this person is at least 3 levels too high and is SO busy that there is no way the agency is able to get everything they need to be successful. “It... --- ### New Clients for 2015...So Far! - Published: 2015-06-08 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-clients-for-2015-so-far/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: New JEB Clients We’re really excited by what’s happening here at JEBCommerce so far in 2015. We have many new, exciting clients that have come on board or are in the process of being brought in. Check out this impressive list of clients…many of whom we’re sure you already know! 2015 has been a big year for JEBCommerce, and it’s not even halfway over yet. We launched some exciting new tools, added some great members to our team, and began working with some amazing new clients. Meet JEBCommerce’s newest clients! zulily features an always-fresh curated collection for the whole family, including clothing, home décor, toys, gifts and more. zulily Affiliate Program Details: Earn up to 10% commission 7 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network Daily sale events AOV $55 Join zulily’s affiliate program on ShareASale! Contact JEBCommerce’s affiliate team for zulily Paul Frederick is a leading men’s catalog and Internet purveyor of fine dress shirts, neckties, sport-coats, suits, sport shirts, knits and more. Paul Fredrick Affiliate Program Details: 8% – 10% commission 15 day cookie Dedicated account management Rakuten LinkShare network Monthly coupon code offers $145 AOV Join Paul Frederick’s affiliate program on Rakuten Linkshare! Contact JEBCommerce’s affiliate team for Paul Frederick Cycle Gear is the largest and fastest growing retailer of motorcycle parts and apparel in America. Cycle Gear Affiliate Program Details: Earn 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network AOV $181 Join Cycle Gear’s Affiliate Program on Commission Junction! Contact JEBCommerce’s affiliate team for Cycle Gear Bob’s Stores is home to great deals on footwear, work wear, team wear, and everyday clothing for the whole family. Bob’s Stores Affiliate Program Details: Earn 5% commission 14 day cookie Dedicated account management AvantLink network AOV $47 Join Bob’s Stores’ affiliate program on AvantLink! Contact JEBCommerce’s... --- ### Every 90 Days Something Wants to Trip You Up - Published: 2015-05-22 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/every-90-days-something-wants-to-trip-you-up/ - Categories: Misc This past February (I can't believe it's been that long) I published a blog post about my health transformation and the many amazing side effects that better health had on my physical and mental well-being as well as my company's performance. It's been almost a year since my amazing doctor in Bozeman, MT brought to light some significant health problems, and about that long since I enjoyed milk, cereal, really good steak, and, as I discovered this morning, pancakes. Oh, how I miss pancakes for dinner... So it's been 9 months since I started this health journey and about 90 days since I told you about it. Have I gotten even healthier? Have I gained all the weight back and feel awful? What's happened? I'm somewhere in-between and that is why I wanted to write about it today. You see, every 90 days something creeps in to derail you from your goals. My father tells me that all the time. And damn, if it isn't true almost every 90 days. Something raises its head, something becomes an obstacle, something gets you off your game and takes your eye off the ball and does its best to keep you from maintaining your progress to your goals. In my case, as of last Friday, I put on 15 of the 30 pounds I had lost at the February mark. I started to feel a bit lethargic and really went halfway back in the mental and physical well-being part. And that took me... --- ### Paul Fredrick Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Paul Fredrick. - Published: 2015-05-12 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/paul-fredrick-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Paul Fredrick. About Paul Fredrick: is a leading men’s catalog and Internet company of fine dress shirts, neckties, sport-coats, suits, sport shirts, knits and more. Crafting fine men's dress shirts for over a half century, Paul Fredrick MenStyle remains committed to superior quality, selection and unparalleled value. Our goal is to provide you and your customers with a full line of men's apparel to meet every facet of your business and casual business dressing needs. A perfect fit is guaranteed. If not, exchange it for Free. Join the Paul Fredrick affiliate program on Rakuten LinkShare! Click Here! Paul Fredrick affiliate program details 8% - 10% commission 15 day cookie Dedicated account management Rakuten LinkShare network Monthly coupon code offers $145 AOV “I am super excited to be partnering with Paul Fredrick to grow their affiliate program. I enjoy working with clients who love to inspire people to love what they wear! From sport coats to shoes and accessories, Paul Fredrick has a great selection of products available for every size and shape. “ Dorothy Dalton – Affiliate Manager | JEBCommerce Contact the Paul Fredrick affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### All I care about is content publishers, the rest are junk! > Brief synapsis of the benifits of publisher diversity within an affiliate program. - Published: 2015-05-08 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/all-i-care-about-is-content-publishers-the-rest-are-junk/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, Company News, FAQ, Managed Clients - Tags: clients, JEB, jebcommerce I hear this every once in a while, and it always surprises me. While I cannot discount the benefit of content affiliates, there is some much more valuable ocean out there! The statement often comes from an emotional place. The “Coupon” sites, and even many loyalty publishers often are associated with some sort of negative connotation. Some just have a visceral reaction to the name, and can’t get past that to look at the data. Data – it’s what should drive all our decisions. The old saying “the data can show you whatever you want it show” may to a degree be true, but is it still not the best indicator for how to run an affiliate program? We look at publisher types and their value all the time. While not every publisher is created equal, we can certainly see, what may be surprising to some, very valuable, incremental traffic from ALL types of publishers. I am going to give you an idea on some of that why we see that soon, but first I want to go over some other benefits of diversifying your affiliate program. The 80/20 rule applies to affiliate programs as well. 20% drives 80% of the revenue. The key is to have as many pubs in that 20% as possible. When we are evaluating an affiliate program, we are always looking at which pubs are producing and which ones we need to optimize. This can be as simple as just identifying VIP publishers that are... --- ### Cycle Gear Now Managed by JEBCommerce > JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Cycle Gear! - Published: 2015-05-07 - Modified: 2020-09-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cycle-gear-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Cycle Gear! About Cycle Gear: Cycle Gear is the largest and fastest growing retailer of motorcycle parts and apparel in America. Our relentless commitment to a 100% Customer Satisfaction Guarantee has been the cornerstone of our success since we opened our first tiny store in Northern California in 1974. Our Product Experts are continuously searching far and wide for “Good Stuff for Motorbikes” to make your riding experience even better. Cycle Gear is proud to be the largest retailer of Shoei, Dainese, Alpinestars, Fox and O’Neal brands in America. Cycle Gear Program Details: Earn 8% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Commission Junction network AOV $181 Click here to join the program! "The JEBCommerce team is very excited to partner with Cycle Gear to grow their affiliate program! Cycle Gear truly has 'the good stuff for Motorbikes' offering a great selection of helmets, tires, accessories, apparel and much more! We can’t wait to see the growth of the Cycle Gear affiliate program. “ Jon Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce If you have any questions about the program, don't hesitate to reach out to the program management team below. Click here to join the program! --- ### JHawk Takes On Imagine Commerce 2015 > Imagine Commerce 2015: A 3 day ecommerce event sponsored by Magento and eBay, and held at the Wynn in Las Vegas. Informative, inspiring, and fun! - Published: 2015-04-30 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jhawk-takes-on-imagine-commerce-2015/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences Now that I am back from Vegas and caught up on sleep and emails, I wanted to take a few minutes to highlight my time at the Imagine Commerce event at the Wynn in Las Vegas this past week. First of all, a HUGE thank you to eBay for the invite to the event. If you don’t know Tara DeGiusto and Blake Hawkins from eBay, you are missing out. They are beyond helpful with my clients on the eBay Enterprise Affiliate Network and, equally as important, pretty rad people as well. The Imagine Commerce Conference was definitely a top notch event. The first day we had over 6 hours of strictly affiliate focused content during the Affiliate Exchange that was incredibly educational and a great snapshot of the industry. They had many experts on a number of panels speaking to us about everything from key benchmarks within the network to International expansion to tips on driving incremental value through the channel. The star of the Affiliate Exchange was Michael Jones, Sr. Director, Affiliate and Search, EEAN, rolling out the dynamic commissioning now available through the network. Along with the ability to create a new tracking type that will allow partners to choose and create modules to support incrementality-based actions, there will also be more detailed reporting, improved international support and flexible billing options. This will be an invaluable asset for clients on EEAN and provides remedies to many issues we hear about every day, including cart-sniping and multi-touch influencers. Day... --- ### Vanity is a Good Thing with URL Shorteners > Make short, friendly, branded URLs for your website or blog using open source software! - Published: 2015-04-28 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/vanity-is-a-good-thing-with-url-shorteners/ - Categories: Web Design, Web Development - Tags: branded URLs, branding, ccTLD, custom URLs, shortened URLs, YOURLs Shortened URLs, we've all seen them, those cute but mysterious tiny URLs that start with bit. ly, goo. gl, ow. ly, or for those who've been around a while, tinyurl. com. For some time, the best (perhaps only) way to squeeze an address down to a few scant characters was to use a service like these. However, thanks to numerous projects available from the open source community, you have the choice whether to stick with dedicated services, or install and control your own. Not sure if it's right for you? Fair enough, just keep in mind that it's not just for startups, geeks, or vanity-obsessed marketers. Nowadays even big companies have started to get in the shortening game. Notable examples include onforb. es, pep. si, nyti. ms, amzn. com, chn. ge, thebea. st. For a rather extensive list of companies practicing the art, check out vnty. us. Wikipedia explains it thusly: "URL shortening is a technique on the World Wide Web in which a uniform resource locator (URL) may be made substantially shorter in length and still direct to the required page. This is achieved by using an redirect on a domain name that is short, which links to the web page that has a long URL. " In case any of this explanation seems overly esoteric, another more familiar way to think of it is like creating an alias or shortcut on your desktop to a file hidden deep within your computer. The alias makes it quicker, easier to... --- ### Bob’s Stores Affiliate Program is Now Live! - Published: 2015-04-28 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/bobs-stores-affiliate-program-is-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is excited to announce that Bob’s Stores has launched their affiliate program on the AvantLink network. About Bob’s Stores: Bob’s Stores is your home for great deals on the footwear, workwear, teamwear and and every day clothing your family always needs. At Bob's Stores you'll find an average of 20,000 pairs of shoes to choose from in every store along with brands like Under Armour, Nike, Carhartt, Levi's and Lee to Timberland, Reebok, New Balance, Champion and Adidas. Join the Bob’s Stores affiliate program on AvantLink! Bob’s Stores Program Details: Earn 5% commission 14 day cookie Dedicated account management AvantLink network AOV $47 Click here to join the program! "We are excited to announce the launch of the Bob's Store's Affiliate Program. We've partnered with JEB Commerce to manage the day-to-day relationships of our Affiliate Partners. The JEB team is capable and competent and will play an integral role in building a successful program. " Micah West – Director, Digital Marketing | Bob’s Stores "We are definitely excited to be managing the affiliate program for Bob’s Stores! Not only are we well versed managing affiliate programs in the Sports vertical, but we are all sports enthusiast and share the same goals in growing their total eccommerce. We can’t wait to see the growth of Bob’s Stores in the affiliate program. “ Jonathan Goodwin- Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce If you have any questions about the program, don't hesitate to reach out to the program management team below. Click here to join the program! --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for Juice Beauty - Published: 2015-04-20 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-that-we-are-now-managing-the-affiliate-program-for-juice-beauty/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: JEB, JEB Team, jebcommerce, juice beauty About Juice Beauty: Juice Beauty brings clinically validated skincare expertise from Northern California with authentically organic formulas which are powered by a base of antioxidant-rich botanical juices combined with advanced active ingredients for proven results. Formulated with no added water and unadulterated by potentially harmful ingredients such as petrochemical-derived ingredients, parabens, phthalates, sulfates, silicones, artificial dyes or synthetic fragrances, Juice Beauty’s products are formulated to work as well as – if not better than – conventional products because of the way we have radically transformed the chemistry of skincare. Join the Juice Beauty affiliate program on Rakuten LinkShare! Click Here! Juice Beauty affiliate program details • 8% commission • 30 day cookie • Dedicated account management • Rakuten LinkShare network • $75 AOV “The team at JEBCommerce is very excited to be partnering with Juice Beauty to grow their affiliate program. We enjoy working with clients who want to help their customers make healthier choices for life. The organic quality products align with our own high standards, and would could not be happier about the partnership“ Brian Secrist – Director of Accounts| JEBCommerce Contact the Juice Beauty affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### Rediscovering the Greatest Weapon in Business: Paper and Pen > Constantly learning is one thing that separates excellent affiliate management and marketing from just getting the job done. Publisher Development focused. - Published: 2015-04-15 - Modified: 2015-04-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rediscovering-the-greatest-weapon-in-business-paper-and-pen/ - Categories: Managed Clients I’ve been involved with Affiliate Marketing for a long time now. I was looking through a box of business cards this past week and stumbled across my first official ‘Affiliate Manager’ business card; my first venture into this ever-evolving marketing channel. That card was printed in 2003, and at that time I no idea what an ‘affiliate manager’ actually did! Needless to say I made a lot of mistakes, a few right decisions and most important fell in love with the industry. A lot has changed for me in following 12 years, both professionally and personally. I NOW have a wife and a son, a mortgage and new hobbies and interests. I’ve had the privilege of managing over 20 affiliate programs and consulting with dozens of companies. It’s been a fantastic journey that lead me to JEBCommerce in 2014. My focus now is Publisher Development and utilizing the experiences I’ve had to build relationships and help publishers get the most out of their partnerships with our clients. I recap all this history for a reason. There is one thing I didn’t fully embrace over the past decade. One thing that separated excellent managers I worked with from those who moved to a new profession. One thing that I wish I had spent more time and effort on in the past decade. That one thing is Continual Learning. There were times when I wasn’t a sponge, when I didn’t carry a notebook around and when I wasn’t reading books and blog... --- ### dietDirect Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-04-14 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dietdirect-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for dietDirect. About dietDirect: The products we carry are carefully selected to help customers achieve their ideal weight in a healthy manner and maintain that look for life. dietDirect specializes products for all diet types whether gluten-free, lactose intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, kosher or high protein. Join the dietDirect affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! Join the dietDirect affiliate program on Rakuten LinkShare! Click Here! dietDirect affiliate program details Earn up to 15% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management Rakuten LinkShare network ShareASale network $100 AOV We are excited to partner with JEBCommerce for the Diet Direct brands (dietDirect, WonderSlim & MommySlim) to introduce our brands to new customers and grow our affiliate program. Partnering with JEBCommerce was an easy choice based on their knowledge of the affiliate space, their responsiveness, and the entire team’s excitement to help us grow. ” Dawn Hyde-Burger – Director, Digital Marketing | Diet Direct “The team at JEBCommerce is very excited to be partnering with dietDirect to grow their affiliate program. We enjoy working with clients who want to help their customers make healthier choices for life. From meal replacement shakes to protein bars, dietDirect has a great selection of products available for every diet type. “ Jonathan Goodwin - Director of Accounts| JEBCommerce Contact the dietDirect affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### WonderSlim Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2015-04-14 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/wonderslim-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the affiliate program for WonderSlim. About WonderSlim: WonderSlim is a weight loss solution site that offers pre-portioned meals and kits that are nutritionally designed to help customers lose pounds and inches. MommySlim is part of the WonderSlim brand and offers kits for nursing and non-nursing moms to help lose postpartum weight. MommySlim shakes have DHA included which helps with a baby’s brain, eyes and central nervous systems. Join the WonderSlim affiliate program on ShareASale! Click Here! WonderSlim affiliate program details Earn up to 15% commission 30 day cookie Dedicated account management ShareASale network $120 AOV We are excited to partner with JEBCommerce for the Diet Direct brands (dietDirect, WonderSlim & MommySlim) to introduce our brands to new customers and grow our affiliate program. Partnering with JEBCommerce was an easy choice based on their knowledge of the affiliate space, their responsiveness, and the entire team’s excitement to help us grow. ” Dawn Hyde-Burger – Director, Digital Marketing | Diet Direct “JEBCommerce is looking forward to getting the WonderSlim and MommySlim products out in front of new customers and helping grow the affiliate program. We enjoy working with clients who want to help their customers make healthier choices.  “ Jonathan Goodwin - Director of Accounts| JEBCommerce Contact the dietDirect affiliate team to learn more about this exciting opportunity! --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce the Launch of the Bodybuilding.com Affiliate Window Global Program - Published: 2015-04-13 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-announce-the-launch-of-the-bodybuilding-com-affiliate-window-global-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: Affiliate Window, Bodybuilding.com, new program The leading online supplement store in the world is launching a second network in the US and UK markets by adding a global account with Affiliate Window! JEBCommerce is looking forward to expanding the distribution of affiliates in both markets and have found an excellent partner in Affiliate Window. JEBCommerce is excited to be partnering with one of the biggest affiliate networks in the UK, in order to continue growing the Bodybuilding. com brand presence outside the US. About Bodybuilding. com: We are Bodybuilding. com. We change lives. We empower, facilitate, and cultivate positive change. We are more than a site, more than a store, even more than information, motivation, and supplementation. We are your personal trainer, nutritionist, supplement expert, lifting partner, and support group. We are the technology and tools you need to burn fat, build muscle, and become your best self. Your transformation is our passion. We provide the technology, tools, and products you need to burn fat, build muscle, and become your best self! Join the Bodybuilding. com affiliate program on Affiliate Window!  Click Here! "We are so excited to be adding a top-rate affiliate network in the UK to help with recruiting top affiliates there, while increasing our US presence as well! The timing couldn't be better, as Bodybuilding. com has recently expanded their UK distribution by opening a distribution center in London. This is going to drastically shorten delivery times for our UK customers and help us carve out a better market share. If you haven't... --- ### Competition Used to Scare Me - Published: 2015-04-13 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/competition-used-to-scare-me/ - Categories: Misc In October of last year, JEB reached our tenth year of operating since my wife and I started this agency. You make it that far and you start to reflect on some things. Add to that turning 40, and well, you start to look back on some of the things you did in your younger years, and the company's younger years, and laugh a little at some of embarrassing things, cringe a lot at some of the more significant mistakes and recount some lessons learned along the way. One of those lessons I learned over the last ten years has played the most significant role in our growth, the service we deliver to our clients, how we treat our employees and running the business in general - that is how we viewed our competition. In the end, all it did was make me angry. Well, at least for a little while. Then that changed. Many of our competitors in our peer group are long time friends. We grew up in this space together, leaned on each other for support and education at times, and celebrated with each other when we were promoted or had a significantly great month. Many times we even worked together at the same company or other agencies. So it's always been a very close group. But that never stopped me from getting my feathers ruffled and riled up when we all started agencies and someone contacted a client of mine or a new entrant into the... --- ### Know your Why - High School Reverse Job Fair Edition - Published: 2015-03-30 - Modified: 2015-03-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/know-your-why-high-school-reverse-job-fair-edition/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: careers, interviews I had the fortunate opportunity of being a volunteer interviewer for the Post Falls High School reverse job fair this past week. If you don't know what that is, that's ok, I didn't until I finished. But it is simple. Basically, high school seniors create a presentation display about the career they wish to pursue upon graduation. They then wait patiently next to their displays for community members to stroll by and interview them. Upon completion of each interview, about 5 minutes, you then critique them, score them and impart any amazing career advice you might have. I really enjoyed the whole experience and found at least 5 aspiring business owners or marketers that weren't able to find places to job shadow. Wish they called us :). The one thing I've learned from interviewing about ten different students is the importance of knowing your why. I asked several interviewers why they are pursuing their chosen filed, why they wanted to be a pediatrician, why they wanted to be a veterinarian, why they wanted to be a teacher. The ones who hit it out of the park had passion. They knew their why. And they could tell you all day about why. Each of those kids I would have hired in any position I had available. They had drive and passion and had articulate answers to that question. The ones who struggled didn't have an answer to why they wanted to do what they said they wanted to do. If they... --- ### Can affiliate marketing cause my email marketing campaign to get blacklisted? - Published: 2015-03-25 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/can-affiliate-marketing-cause-my-email-marketing-campaign-to-get-blacklisted/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, FAQ - Tags: affiliate marketing, blacklist, email campaigns, email marketing, whitelist Wow, what an amazing question. Kudos to the advertiser that popped this one to our business development team last week. I think it is a vital question and one that, if you don't know the answer to, you definitely should be asking and seeking a correct answer. You see, your affiliate channel isn't a silo unto itself. It isn't a lone wolf hunting new customers. It is a tool in your toolbox that works with your other tools and needs to be managed amongst them, not separated from them. And this question is definitely one that you need to ask, because... What if it did? Wow, if it did, that would be huge! I've been in some pretty uncomfortable meetings with executives regarding the affiliate channel when I was an in-house affiliate manager, but never one where this was the topic of discussion. So, in order to answer this question, I think it's best we first define some terms. And I'd love to say that I'm the expert on this, but I am just not that guy. But, I know a guy, er, not a guy, an amazing, accomplished and experienced email marketer, who I used to work with at Coldwater Creek, and is now one of our shining star affiliate managers, Melinda Kemp. Melinda has over 18 years of experience in E-Commerce. From e-commerce customer service to managing the email marketing for a $500M women's apparel ecommerce organization, Melinda has seen it all. We were lucky enough to bring... --- ### I enabled anti-cart sniping amazingness, why would they even want to be in my program? - Published: 2015-03-17 - Modified: 2015-03-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/i-enabled-anti-cart-sniping-amazingness-why-would-they-even-want-to-be-in-my-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: cart sniping, coupon sites I'm going through a series of typical questions we receive during the evaluation process with new potential clients. Last week we discussed the question of value and coupon sites. Coupon sites and their performance, profitability and reach seem to be one of the most common items we help prospective clients understand. The questions are many and detailed, but all tend to center around worth or value. Today's question does as well, in a way. So here it is: "Why would the coupon site want to participate in our affiliate program if there is a way to prevent them from grabbing a sale last minute? " That is a really good question, but like our first question last week, it has one major assumption in there that should be addressed. That is "coupon sites only engage the customer after they have decided to shop at my site, picked their items, placed them in a cart and then gone out on the web to look for a coupon code. There simply isn't any other way they are involved in customers' orders. " The answer to the above question lies outside of the flawed assumption. So, to play devil's advocate, if coupon sites only engage the customer after the purchasing decision has been made and the customer leaves the advertiser's site to look for a coupon code, then yes, if that is 100% of the time, they wouldn't want to participate in your program. Once you integrate technology to keep that sort of... --- ### Two things I use to increase productivity and.... - Published: 2015-03-11 - Modified: 2015-03-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/two-things-i-use-to-increase-productivity-and/ - Categories: Misc Not many individuals would accuse me of being cool, hip, or well, cool. This blog post is probably going to cement that fact if you were on the fence. But, I have found some things, one very trendy right now, that really help me get through my day, help give me focus in my work, increase my productivity and help my mood, emotional bandwidth and general sense of well being. All great things right? (And all reasons you read this blog, admit it, I see the search terms). The first thing is EDM. To show you how uncool I am, I actually had to look the term up. And, as usual, Wikipedia is there to help this 40 year old CEO. I recently started listening to the Tim Ferriss show podcast. I've been a reader of Tim and following him since Adam Veiner of IMWave told me I should read the 4HourWork Week (I'm pretty sure Adam recommended the book, it's been 10 years since then). Anyway, Tim recently interviewed Justin Boreta, founding member of The Glitch Mob. It was a fascinating and lengthy episode. Tim interviews people who excel in many different areas. I was drawn to this topic simply because I had no idea what EDM was or who The Glitch Mob was and I love learning about new things. So what is EDM? Electronic dance music (also known as EDM, dance music, club music, or simply dance) is a broad range of percussive electronic music genres produced... --- ### Questions about Coupon Sites and my Affiliate Program - Published: 2015-03-09 - Modified: 2015-03-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/questions-about-coupon-sites-and-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: cart sniping, coupon sites, coupons Coupons! Coupons! Coupons! Yes Jan, we are going to talk about coupon sites today. And yes, we are going to make a case for advertisers to not "throw out the baby with the bath water" when evaluating this category of affiliate. Why? Well, it is a very common question we receive from prospective clients when they are evaluating Outsourced Program Managers like JEBCommerce. Coupon sites and why they are awful always comes up. (Psst. , we don't think they are awful, and for good reason. ) It is such a frequent question that we've wrote about it here, here, here, here, here, here and many other places both on our blog and in others' publications. Here are a few of the most recent questions with my best attempt to answer them: We don't see any value in coupon sites, how do you prevent cart sniping? There is really two questions in there. Why do YOU see value in coupon sites and "how do you prevent cart sniping? ". Let's address the first. The way the question is phrased I take issue with. You are aggregating a large selection of possible affiliate partners under one tent, ie. "bad coupon sites that only grab sales you were going to get anyway with very little incremental value" when you do that. Right? The problem here is you combine fly by night coupon sites that simply scrape other sites' content and legitimately provide no value to customer or advertiser with solid coupon and discount... --- ### Future of Affiliate - AvantLink / JEBCommerce / ShopStyle and Vegas Baby! - Published: 2015-03-08 - Modified: 2015-03-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/future-of-affiliate-avantlink-jebcommerce-shopstyle-and-vegas-baby/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Conferences - Tags: affiliate marketing, avantlink, multi-channel attribution, omni channel, profitable affiliate program Earlier this week I wrote about some of the things we discussed at AvantLink's Future of Affiliate networking event in Vegas this past February. One of my biggest joys is meeting amazing people in our space and spending some time getting to know them and what they do, where they've been and how they got where they are. This was one of those nights and Scott, Chad, Minh-Khue, as well as the rest of the AvantLink team, definitely fit the bill. I had a great time and I even got to meet Pete Rose! Being from Philly, I'll always remember him on the Phillies. All around a great night. One of the questions of the night was: What are the largest, most immediate opportunities that online retailers can take advantage of in the affiliate channel this year? For me, that would be profitable sales through multi-touch attribution. Omni Channel attribution is probably the most significant thing that will affect the affiliate channel in the years to come. Being able to track and pay on the customer’s path to purchase not simply the last click. Is last click attribution dead, no. But it is not feeling very well right now at all. Sophistication in evaluating successes of different marketing channels, including affiliates, is going to result in more efficient deployment of resources and budget and ultimately will yield higher profits and higher new customer acquisition percentages. Agencies have an opportunity as well. Agencies need to be able to evaluate technology that... --- ### Future of Affiliate - AvantLink Networking Event - Published: 2015-03-02 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/future-of-affiliate-avantlink-networking-event/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, avant link, future On February 19th, several of my team members and I flew down to Las Vegas to take part in Avant Link's Future of Affiliate networking event. I was honored to be included on the panel of speakers with Scott Kalbach, CEO of Avant Link, and Minh-Khue Bui, head of Partnership Development for ShopStyle. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting both of my fellow panelists. Super smart, super engaged and now amongst my favorite people in the industry! The topic of the event and panel was the Future of Affiliate Marketing. Over the course of the evening we discussed many aspect of the affiliate channel and where we thought the industry was headed. The first question we were asked was "What does the affiliate channel look like in 2015? ". Here is a synopsis of my thoughts. Simply put - profitable. Not just from a “rah rah” standpoint, but from a structural one. Affiliate programs in the past have been deemed profitable if their sales were greater than their costs, which usually they are. It's a simple formula that worked for a number of years and works for relatively simple business models. But how many in the audience use that simple of a formula for determining the success of a channel. And affiliate channels are being evaluated, managed and and optimize for more sophisticated goals such as new customer acquisition and incremental sales. A sale is no longer a great sale just by it's nature of selling something. Would that sale have happened... --- ### Knowledge Bomb the JEB Way - Published: 2015-02-23 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/knowledge-bomb-the-jeb-way/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: jebcommerce, jebcommerce news Knowledge is truly king and the pursuit of knowledge is a very noble pursuit. The ever constant push to continuing learning is a huge part of the culture and value of JEBCommerce. When you stop learning, frankly I think you just start to die. This appreciation and love of learning is something I try to instill in each and every employee, although I'm fairly certain not one of my high school teachers and several college profs would believe how important this is to me today. Because of the importance of education and continual learning, we host many different types of trainings and provide many learning opportunities for our company, and at times, their spouses and families. The JEBCommerce KnowledgeBomb was one of these really unique opportunities. I'd love to say that this was my idea, but far from it. Wil Reynolds and the SEER organization was where I heard of this first. They seem to embrace many of the same cultural values that we do, so I follow them often. If you want to follow them and read about their Knowledge Bomb, check it out here. We took their concept and altered it a bit to fit us. We took an entire day in December and then one lunch in February, to blow our minds. We invited everyone in the company and several individuals close to our organization to present something educational and/or fun to stretch our brains. The results were fantastic. We had several employees present things from Outlook... --- ### 48 Publisher Development Blitz: Austin, Texas > affiliate meetings in Auatin Texas, Publisher Development, JEBCommerece, Greg Powell - Published: 2015-02-17 - Modified: 2015-02-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/48-publisher-development-blitz-austin-texas/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing Last week I had a chance to escape the snow drifts at home and head down to Austin, Texas to spend a couple days in the mid-60’s. This was my first trip to the capital of Texas to take in the growing culture and technology boom happening in the city. I was familiar with a couple of things before my trip; first the locals like to ‘Keep Austin Weird’ and they definitely aim to preserve that motto! Secondly it's home to the University of Texas, a bitter football rival of my Alma Matter Oklahoma State. But the rumors of Austin being the new home of 'America’s hottest tech community' and thriving ecommerce companies was something I needed to see to believe. Let me say this right off the bat, those rumors are FACTS. I met with some of the most innovative, creative, risk takers and successful minds in the world of Internet Marketing while in Austin. Thursday night kicked off downtown in the Warehouse District at the Market Bar. The event I was invited to was David Gonzales ‘Internet Marketing Party. ’ My goals were to share libations and ideas with some of Austin’s leading marketers. I loved hearing the short (but powerful) presentation from uber-smart Dan Faggella on email marketing, automation - segmenting his lists to achieve amazing conversions! (https://www. danfaggella. com/). Dan is a legit black belt in Brazilian Jujitsu and even threw down with a much larger opponent RIGHT AFTER the preso was done! The Market, downtown... --- ### That "One Thing" that will change everything in 2015 - Published: 2015-02-05 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/that-one-thing-that-will-change-everything-in-2015/ - Categories: Misc Now that January 2015 is almost in the books, and will be by the time you read this, it's time I do what most writers/bloggers do this time of year. We write the what to expect, how to make it great, what to avoid type of blog post for the new year. And I'm going to do just that. But with a twist. But bare with me, it'll be worth the read. Let me start at the end though so as not to alarm you about me personally. 6 months after this particular journey started I'm healthy. Finally. My bloodwork shows no signs of liver damage or problems and I've truly never felt better in my life. And because of that... Everything. Has. Changed. Jamie Birch the CEO, is well, a much better and more engaged CEO. Jamie Birch the husband is a much better, helpful and more engaged husband. Jamie Birch the father is much better, and definitely more engaged (though I'm not sure my children would always agree that that is a good thing now, but they will in time I'm sure). Jamie Birch the friend and home group coach is more diligent and intentional and you guessed it engaged. It's amazing how changing one thing, especially as a leader, has such a drastic impact on the lives around you and the work that you all do. And my company. Wow, completely different. My team has never been more amazing, ever. I've noticed they have changed too. It's... --- ### Persunmall.com Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2014-10-27 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/persunmall-com-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients We're thrilled to be managing one of China's biggest brands and we hope you'll join us in celebrating the partnership! PersunMall. com is one of the first online stores that has already elaborated millions of fashionistas' high fashion style.  Based in China, PersunMall offers the latest street style dresses, coats, boots and many other accessories for women apparel. They have a strong consumer following overseas and are looking to break into the US Market.   Join the Persun affiliate program on the ShareASale!  Click Here! "JEBCommerce is really amazing! After we had one affiliate program managed by them, we have seen great growth. So we asked them to manage another affiliate program. I really trust their professional work and can't wait for the good results! " Maggie Wang | Persunmall. com | Affiliate Marketing Team "We are very excited to be working with the Persunmall. com program. Persunmall carries a variety of street fashion, sporty casual and work occasion fashion apparel, that many female consumers are going to enjoy! Persunmall's unique fashion seperates them from other fashionista sites in the US. We are very excited to see this affiliate program flourish in the US market! Jonathan Goodwin | Director Of Accounts | JEBCommerce The Persunmall. com affiliate program details: Baseline is 10% with an opportunity to earn more! Cookie day 90 ShareASale program available (LinkShare coming soon) Pro-active account management from JEBCommerce About Persunmall. com Our high quality and fashionable clothing had won a wide reputation from our customers in America, Britain, Australia, Middle East, and Southeast Asia. More than 200 nations and regions have already tested our products and services and most of them are satisfied.  Our mission is to constantly provide our customers with... --- ### The 10 most common affiliate management mistakes you'll make this Q4 - Published: 2014-10-21 - Modified: 2022-09-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-10-most-common-affiliate-management-mistakes-youll-make-this-q4/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, holiday affiliate marketing q4 I've made them. You've probably made them, and to be honest, I'll be probably make them again. I asked my amazing staff what they feel are the most common mistakes affiliate managers make, ie, they made, before and during Q4. Their answers were honest and really drove home the importance and value of processes in your affiliate management. It is even more important for a vast majority of advertisers that you don't make these mistakes in Q4. Any mistake is magnified by the amount of shopping going on and the importance of this period. So, don't get caught making one of these simple mistakes this year. These are ranked in no order of importance, frankly, they are all important :). Last Ship Dates, Planning for and Notifying Affiliates. Do you already have your schedule outlined, communication to your affiliates set up and your creative in the que to take advantage of these dates? Make sure you don't push out a promotion that requires shipping of a certain kind after that guaranteed date has passed. That happens all the time and it only serves to aggravate your customers and affiliate partners. Forget to Plan. This really is a mistake you make in May, June and July, not in October. Sometimes you can't plan, but those sometimes need to be as infrequent as possible. Even if you feel you can't plan, I'll call BS on that. You can plan many things now, or in June, and then adjust plans when circumstances change.... --- ### Principle of Diminishing Marginal Utility in Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2014-10-07 - Modified: 2014-10-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/principle-of-diminishing-marginal-utility-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: advertising, affiliate management, marginal utility, roi, spend "Spend more! Spend more! We need more sales and we have to hit these numbers. If you need more cash, just request it. The bank is open. Just as long as you deliver the ROI we need, the wallet is open, we just need marketshare. " Those were the marching orders our team received from several of our clients over the summer. And we were excited. Delivering revenue at an ROI is what we are damn good at and most of the time, we are limited with budget. We were salivating at the opportunity to really grow these programs. In a vast majority of cases, budget is what we need to grow a program and the program is at a point where a substantial increase in spend won't ruin our ROI. But can increase spend blow up your ROI? Yes. The concept is called the Principle of Diminishing Marginal Utility. Ok, thanks Paul Krugman, but what is that? BusinessDirectory. com defines it as "Rule of thumb that successive equal quantities of a good consumed by an individual during a given period yield ever lesser marginal satisfaction, all other factors remaining unchanged. " Wikipedia has a pretty good definition as well: "In economics, diminishing returns is the decrease in the marginal (incremental) output of a production process as the amount of a single factor of production is incrementally increased, while the amounts of all other factors of production stay constant. " English? Sorry, I studied economics in college and I love... --- ### Legacy. Publisher Development and what really makes an affiliate program thrive - Published: 2014-09-30 - Modified: 2014-09-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/publisherdevelopment/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, affiliate recruitment, greg powell, publisher development “Do something you love and you’ll never work another day in your life. ” Cliché? These were the words of my late grandfather to me. The words of a family man, not entirely wealthy, but provided for his family and left a legacy worth millions. You see, my grandfather loved to help people. He worked in the electrical power business building and repairing transformers and substations in Oklahoma. When a storm came and your power went out; he was the guy who suited up at 3am to climb a power line and get your dark house back to light. I had the honor of speaking at his funeral. My greatest memory was a man who confided in him about being without air conditioning in the midst of a very hot summer. That afternoon I assisted my grandfather in not only purchasing, but installing an AC unit in that family’s house. How does this relate to affiliate marketing and what I am doing at JEBCommerce? I’ve been involved in every aspect of affiliate marketing for the past 11 years. My first taste of the business was building sites (to be fair, pretty terrible looking sites) and cashing my first few publisher checks. I was immediately hooked! After a year of being an affiliate I was offered a job as an affiliate manager and the rest is history. I’ve been managing programs ever since. For the past several years now I’ve operated as a one man shop. I was essentially a micro-version... --- ### JEBCommerce is proud to announce the launch of the Bodybuilding.com UK Affiliate Program! - Published: 2014-09-25 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/bodybuilding-com-uk-launch/ - Categories: Managed Clients The leading online supplement store in the world is now launching their affiliate channel across the pond in the UK market. JEBCommerce is looking forward to growing their affiliate presence in the UK! We are excited to be partnering with one of the largest affiliate networks, LinkShare UK to help us establish a brand presence and grow the affiliate program outside the US. Join the Bodybuilding. com affiliate program on the LinkShare UK network!  Click Here! If you haven't joined the US Bodybuilding. com affiliate program on the Impact Radius network, click here! "We’re so excited to be launching the Bodybuilding. com over in the UK market! The US program has shown exceptional growth this year, and since Bodybuilding. com is the number 1 supplement online store in the world, we anticipate the growth in the UK to be substantial. If you haven’t had the chance to check out the site, I highly recommend it. Bodybuilding. com does a solid job promoting health and wellness, and JEBCommerce is excited to be part of it. ” - Jonathan Goodwin, Director of Accounts Here are the Bodybuilding. com affiliate program details: Join Links - Not a member of LinkShare UK yet?  Click here to sign up! If you haven't joined the US Bodybuilding. com affiliate program on the Impact Radius network, click here! Actively managed by JEBCommerce 5% - 15% commissions 9 day cookie Custom creative available TradeMark + bidding available upon application / approval of management This program will be managed by Jon Goodwin, Geoff Marshall, and Tyler Johnson,... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Sucks. It's a Scam. - Published: 2014-09-25 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-sucks/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing Affiliates do nothing and get commissions. Affiliates steal orders from other channels. Affiliates don't do real marketing. Affiliates provide absolutely no value. We do the work, they sneak in at the end and get the sale. The customers they bring to us are of little value. Coupon sites and any sites that list offers simply steal conversion from other channels. Customers through the affiliate channel are all discount shoppers, we don't want them. It's a scam, always has been, always will be. Affiliate Marketing is on the downturn, it's on life support. I don't need affiliates. "I hate it, I just hate it. " Getting the picture here? These are things we've heard from prospective clients calling us about affiliate marketing. Beside the entire point as to why they are calling us when they have these very emotional (non stastical or data centric) views is a whole other blog post, but I get these questions all too often. I'm sure our colleagues do as well. Sometimes, we simply choose not to address them. It's hard to fight an battle that is an emotional one and not one based on data, facts, studies, research etc. Our industry has been plagued by bottom feeders that produce all the issues outlined above, and unfortunately they get more publicity than solid performers. I thank the Performance Marketing Association for being the driving force in changing that attitude. Not just to better the space, better the channel's reputation, but simply, those things are not defining... --- ### CHOiES Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2014-09-08 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/choies-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients Choies. com is a global website destination for fashion-forward and IN girls to shop clothing, shoes, jewelry and accessories. Our mission is to bring heart to commerce and become the better origin of fashion inspiration. Our goal is to inspire and be inspired by cool girls all over the world. Join the CHOiES affiliate program on the Commission Junction!  Click Here! Join the CHOiES affiliate program on ShareASale!  Click Here! "CHOiES is excited to collaborate with JEBCommerce team. With their professional and patient help on our shareasale & CJ, we really see big potential on our affiliate program. Look forward to their amazing performance! " Maggie Wang | Choies Affiliate Marketing Team "We are very excited to be working on the CHOiES affiliate program. We've already been managing the program for a few weeks now and have seen some great growth in the channel. Maggie and her team have been highly responsive and is a joy to work with. With a brand like CHOiES, and the quality of products they offer to their consumers, the affiliate channel is poised for some solid growth! Jonathan Goodwin | Director Of Accounts | JEBCommerce The CHOiES affiliate program details: Baseline is 7% with an opportunity to earn more! Weekly promotions Cookie day 60 ShareASale and Commission Junction available Pro-active account management from JEBCommerce Join the CHOiES affiliate program on the Commission Junction!  Click Here! Join the CHOiES affiliate program on ShareASale!  Click Here! If you are new to affiliate marketing and want to earn commission... --- ### JEBCommerce now managing the Nitro-Pak affiliate program! - Published: 2014-09-04 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-the-nitro-pak-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: affiliate, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, nitro-pak What is Nitro-Pak? Nitro-Pak is the best source of high-quality, long-term emergency preparedness kits, disaster supplies, 72 hour kits, 1 year emergency survival food supply, dehydrated food, emergency supply containers, and more! Also, a great note for Businesses: your order may be tax deductible! They also have a huge supply of camping food! “We are pleased to announce that we have partnered with JEB Commerce to manage our affiliate program. We realize that our business relies on our affiliate program to grow business, our affiliates are key to the success of Nitro-Pak’s online presence. JEB commerce will be able to give more resources and attention to you, to make you successful” Aaron Curley Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Nitro-Pak "We have already really enjoyed working with Nitro-Pak! Aaron and the team over there are such great people, and obviously provide a top quality product. We are always very excited when we get to work on program such as this, and when the product is such high quality it makes our job even easier. " Brian Secrist Director of Accounts, JEBCommerce Join the Nitro-Pak affiliate program on the CJ network! The Nitro-Pak affiliate program details: Post our banners and text links on your website to earn 10% revenue share commission on all sales made when you send customers to Nitro-Pak 90 Day cookie window for earning commissions Pro-active account management from JEBCommerce Become a Nitro-Pak affiliate!  Click Here Contact the Affiliate Team! Kristin and Brian brian@jebcommerce. com
 kristin@jebcommerce. com If you are new to affiliate marketing and how you can earn money... --- ### Global E-commerce and Affiliate Expansion Part II - How to start. - Published: 2014-09-03 - Modified: 2014-09-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/global-e-commerce-and-affiliate-expansion-part-ii-how-to-start/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, global expansion, global performance marketing, international affiliate management, international affiliate programs In our second post in our series on Global Affiliate Expansion, When, Where Why How, our VP of Global Performance Marketing, Joanna Culbertson, provides a great checklist for you to use to get started. Before moving forward on a significant and rewarding endevour such as this, you need to ask some serious questions. Joanna walks you through that here. Joanna speaks more than 8 languages, has been on both sides of the affiliate fence for over 15 years and has managed affiliate campaigns in 20+ international markets. When she speaks about global, we learn so much. We hope you will too! To catch up on this series, start with our Why Global Affiliate Expansion. How to get started. In my previous post I shared the current financially healthy statistics for consideration of global expansion outside of your current country of business origin. Although the rewards are enticing and are projected to provide substantial growth and revenue opportunities, there is a lot of heavy lifting ahead to ensure a successful new country launch. Global expansion – one country or multiple countries – should be approached with research, planning and consideration of the ever present Murphy’s Law concept. The reality is that country expansion is like starting your business afresh. Remember how long it took your company to achieve the recognition and status that you currently enjoy? This expansion will echo that undertaking with the added excitement of chartering new waters. Entrepreneurs are experienced and well versed in these challenges and also... --- ### JEBCommerce is now managing the Bulu Box affiliate program! - Published: 2014-07-28 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-bulu-box-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate manager opm, affiliate marketing, Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate networks, affiliate news, affiliate program, clients, ShareASale affiliate program We are excited to announce our newest partnership - Bulu Box! About Bulu Box: Bulu Box is the first health, nutrition and weight loss discovery box designed to help you feel your very best! Each month, a custom box arrives filled with a new mix of 4 to 5 premium samples. Each sample is large enough to allow you to decide which product(s) are right for you and then you can purchase the items you like in full-size. Shipping is always free and your subscription can be cancelled at anytime. Join the Bulu Box affiliate program on the ShareASale network! We will also be launching on the CJ network in the coming days! "Bulu Box is beyond excited to grow our affiliate program to it's highest potential with the help of the great team at JEBCommerce! We're fortunate to work with a company with so much experience and knowledge in affiliate marketing. " – Adam Choate, Chief Financial Officer "We are really excited here at JEBCommerce to be working with Bulu Box on their affiliate program! We love to work with clients that are helping people improve their lives and Bulu Box is offering their customers the opportunity to try new health, nutrition, and weight loss products that can help them live a healthier life. We can't wait to get started! " - Geoff Marshall, Affiliate Manager BuluBox affiliate program details 30% commission on subscriptions, 10% on full-size products VIP rates available 60 day cookie EPC - $69 Dedicated account management... --- ### Global Expansion - When, Where, Why, How... - Published: 2014-07-22 - Modified: 2014-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/global-expansion-when-where-why-how/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, global, global affiliate marketing, global e-commerce, international ecommerce In her first of a multi-part series, our Vice President of Global Performance Marketing, Joanna Culbertson, takes on why to expand your business globally. Follow this series as she lays out why, when, where and how to expand your business beyond your home market! Why As we all approach the halfway point in 2014 and things are progressing well with your ecommerce site, you may be looking for your next steps, next opportunity, next move or next challenge in your business growth journey. With the flattening of new online user adoption in the US it may be beneficial to consider taking your business global – after all this is the World Wide Web, right? Here is a quick overview of the current health of online retail for the UK, EU, APAC and Canada. UK - EU Online sales in the US are still growing – currently a 15% increase in first Quarter 2014 versus first Quarter 2013. E-commerce sales for the US in the first quarter of 2014 accounted for 6. 2% of total retail sales (US Census Bureau). While this is great news for US e-commerce sites, there are other countries where online retail currently logs a higher share of sales proportionately. Yes, the UK has currently surpassed the US in overall online sales share. The UK online sales market share is even more impressive when you take into consideration that it is 3rd in population in the EU online market place. Predictions have UK retailers set to take... --- ### The Marketplace at The Blaze Affiliate program Now Live! - Published: 2014-07-09 - Modified: 2014-07-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-marketplace-at-the-blaze-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate news, affiliate program, clients, glenn beck, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, new clients, the blaze, the marketplace by the blaze JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the The Marketplace by TheBlaze affiliate program on the LinkShare network! JEBCommerce was founded to do excellent work, provide great jobs to amazing people, and to help other businesses provide jobs, careers and opportunities. It's not often we find organizations that exist for many of the same reasons. The Marketplace by TheBlaze is one of those companies and we are proud to help them acquire new customers and help the American makers and small businesses represented on the Marketplace sell more of their amazing products and support more hard working individuals across this country. So who is The Marketplace at TheBlaze? I'll let them tell you, they say it best: There are lots of people who like to talk about how important small business is to America, but there are very few who are willing to actually put their money where their mouths are and try to make a difference. We think it’s time for that to change. Small business is not just a talking point for us; it’s our passion, our entire reason for existing. The more we talk to entrepreneurs across the country, the more convinced we are that the answer to our biggest financial problems can only be found in the smallest of places. The goal of The Marketplace by TheBlaze is to assemble the world’s finest collection of unique small businesses. We don’t just look for quality products; we look for quality people—entrepreneurs who are living their own... --- ### JEBCommerce is Now Managing the TravelSmith Affiliate Program! - Published: 2014-07-07 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-travelsmith-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is so excited to announce that we are now managing the TravelSmith affiliate program. About TravelSmith: We started TravelSmith in 1992 with one compelling mission: to make travel as hassle-free and pleasurable as possible. Drawing on our resources and inspirations from around the globe, we set out to provide goods that make the journey smoother and simpler, lighter and more convenient. We found wrinkle-resistant fabrics - both natural and high-performance - that look great after being stuffed in a suitcase for a week or worn on the redeye overnight. And we hired like-minded travelers with a passion for sharing their knowledge and experience. Join the TravelSmith affiliate program on the Impact Radius network!  Click Here! "TravelSmith is very excited to take its affiliate program to the next level with the JEBCommerce team. Their knowledge, expertise, and professionalism make us confident that together we can exceed our digital marketing goals. " Matt Thompson Digital Marketing Manager | TravelSmith "I'm so thrilled to be working with the TravelSmith team. Since 1992, they have been exceptional in their quality of products they deliver to their consumers. Being an avid traveler, I know that it's a pain to be away from the comfort of your home, but with TravelSmith, they've made it easier traveling by developing lightweight accessories, easy-care clothing, and innovative accessories to make you more secure and comfortable when traveling. " Jonathan Goodwin Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce TravelSmith affiliate program details: 8% Commissions and VIP rates available 30 day cookie High converting offers Pro-active account management $60. 55 EPC Impact Radius Network... --- ### Our Work & Your Work is Important - Published: 2014-06-24 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-work-your-work-is-important/ - Categories: Company News Is summer in full swing already? Well yes it is and I am glad for it! We’ve waited through a long, cold winter for the sweet sunshine to show itself and for some vacation opportunities. Twelve long months of work have been accomplished to get to two weeks of vacation. But this has me thinking, are you living for those two weeks of vacation or are you finding meaning in your work all year? Have you ever asked yourself that question? Recently, two events took place, one I was able to participate in, (3 times) and one I watched from afar, that truly demonstrated how important the work is that we do. If you’ve been following our Twitter or Facebook feed, you’ve read about our trips to Oklahoma. On May 20, 2013 several tornadoes ripped through the Moore and OKC areas, leaving devastation behind. My family and I, along with more than 30 others (2 different states, 4 different churches), spent three weeks over the last 7 months helping families rebuild their homes and their lives. Those experiences were so amazing; we’ll be going back several more times until the job is done. The other event hit close to home as well. Last month, Coldwater Creek, where I truly cut my teeth in this industry, filed for bankruptcy and announced they are shutting their doors. Not restructuring, not selling, simply closing and ceasing operations. In fact June 11th was their final day. More than 500 people in our community were... --- ### Rakuten LinkShare OPM Agency of the Year Finalist, 2014. - Published: 2014-06-16 - Modified: 2014-06-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rakuten-linkshare-opm-agency-of-the-year-finalist-2014/ - Categories: Conferences, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, Agency of the Year, Golden Links, linkshare, OPM of the year, rakuten Wow, what a year 2014 has been for JEBCommerce! We are honored, excited and humbled to announce that JEBCommerce has been chosen as a Finalist for the Rakuten LinkShare OPM Agency of the Year Golden Links Award for 2014! This is not our first time being nominated or chosen as a finalist, in fact, in 2012, JEBCommerce was awarded this distinguished award! It's such an honor to be considered again and amongst such a group of strong agencies. It's always special when JEBCommerce or our staff receives any nominations or recgonition from LinkShare as they were the network that I really cut my teeth with and their staff (Steve Denton, Amy Scanlon, Steve and Heidi, Adam Weisse and others) taught me so much about affiliate marketing when I started out in 1999. We've launched some exciting programs on the LinkShare network this year including FlightClub. com, JumpinJammerz. com, Shinola. com, Zak. com and even took over management of another Rakuten LinkShare Golden Link Award finalist - CountryOutfitter. com! CountryOutfitter is a finalist for not one award, but two: Publisher's Choice and Rising Star! And you can vote for them for the Publisher's choice award too! Voting is open till June 19th here. We love working with Rakuten and all the staff at LinkShare and look forward to seeing them and you later this month at the Golden Link Awards! --- ### JEBCommerce is Now Partnering with Sunglasses Shop on the ShareASale Network! - Published: 2014-06-12 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-partnering-with-sunglasses-shop-on-the-shareasale-network/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, Affiliate Marketing News, clients, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, outsourced program manager, Testimonials JEBCommerce is excited to announce our partnership with Sunglasses Shop! A little bit about Sunglasses Shop: Sunglasses Shop is number one amongst the sunglasses websites. Unlike most other suppliers, they actually hold stock of every single pair of glasses on their website so your choice can be sent immediately. They have great relationships with their suppliers, which means you can be sure you get top quality at a good price. Sunglasses Shop offers over 100 different brands from which customers can choose. From large, classic brands like Ray -Ban, Carrera and Ralph to premium brands such as Bvlgari, Prada, and Tom Ford. All of which are available on the Sunglasses Shop website. Summer is here and of course that is the perfect opportunity to see the largest collection of designer sunglasses on the internet, so be quick and you could be an Affiliate of Sunglasses Shop. "We are very excited to be working with Sunglasses Shop! It is amazing the selection of premium sunglasses that are on their site. We think that affiliates are going to love this program and can't wait to get started! " - Jon Goodwin, Director of Accounts "Sunglasses Shop are really excited to be working with the JEBCommerce team. We are really looking forward to see the business grow and move forward with their help and expertise. " - Mary Wheeler, SGS International Customer Services Manager / Content Executive - USA & Australia Join the Sunglasses Shop affiliate program on ShareASale now! Click here! Here are... --- ### JEBCommerce Launches the Shinola Affiliate Program! - Published: 2014-05-20 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-the-shinola-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program, clients, jebcommerce, new client, new clients JEBCommerce Launches the Shinola Affiliate Program on LinkShare! We are excited to announce the launch of the Shinola affiliate program on the LinkShare network! About Shinola: Shinola manufactures watches, leather goods, journals, and bicycles. They stand for quality and believe in fine craftsmanship. They also believe that manufacturing should return to America. Shinola offers a wide range of products with 5 different watch styles being the main focus of their product offering. Their selection of leather products will also grow in the coming months once the Detroit-based leather factory is up to full speed. Currently, Shinola offers handcrafted leather wallets, bags and tech accessories in a variety of colors. Their journals are also 100% made in America and come in three different sizes. Join the Shinola affiliate program on the Rakuten LinkShare network!  Click Here! “We are excited to begin working with JEB Commerce to launch our affiliate program. We are confident their expertise will enable us to achieve our online marketing goals. ” Brandon Ray - Digital Marketing Manager | Shinola “I was very excited to hear that my team will be managing the Shinola affiliate program! I have an infatuation with watches, and their watches are created with the upmost craftsmanship. They believe in the excellent labor force that’s available in Detroit, and decided to open up a factory to help the local economy. We are very proud to work with a company that ties in American made products in Detroit! ” Jonathan Goodwin - Director of Accounts | JEBCommerce   Shinola affiliate program... --- ### JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Joyus Affiliate Program! - Published: 2014-04-30 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-managing-the-joyus-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, Affiliate Marketing News, affiliate programs, joyus affiliate program, linkshare, new client, new clients, Testimonials JEBCommerce is excited to announce that we are now managing the Joyus affiliate program! About Joyus: Joyus is the web's first in-video shopping platform dedicated to helping consumers discover and buy the latest trends in fashion, beauty and lifestyle. That's why we're here — to help you live more beautifully. We don't just mean pretty (though we're good at that, too). Real beauty is a state of mind — it's about believing in yourself and living a life that's meaningful and fulfilling. For that reason, everything we find and share with you whether it's a product or a point of view —is about making your life a little better. Simpler. More fun. More beautiful. Join the Joyus affiliate program on the Rakuten LinkShare network!  Click Here! "When we went out looking for a partner to amp up our affiliate program, JEB Commerce stood out as bonafide experts and thought leaders in the space. "  - Guy Gal  Director | VP Business Development, Joyus “ We are so excited to be partnering with the Joyus team to grow their affiliate program. Not only do they offer fashionable products to their consumers, but they have a unique method in marketing their products to consumers. Their video marketing method drastically enhances the consumer's shopping experience. This is a very interesting and unique concept that very few merchants utilize. We are definitely looking forward to seeing the direction this will go. ” - Jonathan Goodwin Director of Accounts, JEBCommerce One of the most exciting aspects... --- ### Bodybuilding.com Now Managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2014-03-27 - Modified: 2020-11-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/bodybuilding-com-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Bodybuilding. com! About Bodybuilding. com: We are Bodybuilding. com. We change lives. We empower, facilitate, and cultivate positive change. We are more than a site, more than a store, even more than information, motivation, and supplementation. We are your personal trainer, nutritionist, supplement expert, lifting partner, and support group. We are the technology and tools you need to burn fat, build muscle, and become your best self. our transformation is our passion. We are your personal trainer, your nutritionist, your supplement expert, your lifting partner, and your support group. We provide the technology, tools, and products you need to burn fat, build muscle, and become your best self. Join the Bodybuilding. com affiliate program on the Impact Radius network! Click Here! "We are very excited to be working with the Bodybuilding. com team! They offer wide-array of fitness products and supplements, and many educational articles on nutrition, supplementation and specific workouts! Personally, I have bought many supplements at Bodybuilding. com throughout the years, and not only do they deliver quality products but they also assist people in their fitness regiment. They're well recognized in the online community, and we are looking forward to our partnership with Bodybuilding. com. ” - Jonathan Goodwin, Director of Accounts Here are the Bodybuilding. com affiliate program details: Join Links - Already a member of Impact Radius? Click here to join! Not a member of Impact Radius yet? Click here to sign up! Actively managed by JEBCommerce... --- ### How to: deep links in Linkshare - Published: 2014-03-21 - Modified: 2020-11-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-to-deep-links-in-linkshare/ - Categories: Affiliate Tips - Tags: creating affiliate links, deep links, deep links in linkshare, deeplinking, deeplinking in linkshare, image links, linkshare, product links With the recent launch of our client Flight Club New York, Zak. com and JumpinJammerz. com, we have had a bunch of affiliates reach out about how to create deep links in Linkshare. Therefore, we are happy to provide the following instructions and hope you find them helpful. Step 1: log into your Linkshare Publisher Dashboard: Step 2: To to Links > Deep Linking as seen here: Step 3: Chose the Advertiser from the drop down: Step 4: Go to the advertiser's website and choose an destination URL (in this example, I will create a text link to the Air Jordan's page on the Flight Club New York website): Step 5: Paste the URL from the Advertiser website into the URL field in Linkshare and type what you want to appear as the text link copy in the "Text Link" field and, finally, click the "Create Link" button, as seen here: Step 6: Your tracking link will appear below and you can copy/paste that into your site's back end. If you wish to create an image link, instead, you simply need to make a few adjustments. But, before you begin, it's important to remember that when creating an image link in Linkshare, the "URL" field tells Linkshare where to send the user and the "Image URL" tells Linkshare which image to display. Therefore, when creating an image link, make the following modifications: In "Output Format" you will choose "Image Link" and input the image URL, as seen here: If you... --- ### LiveWatch Affiliate Program Launched! - Published: 2014-03-17 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/livewatch-affiliate-program-launched/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services, Testimonials - Tags: JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, livewatch, opm JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the LiveWatch affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! A little about LiveWatch Security: LiveWatch Security® has revolutionized home security in America. LiveWatch Security protects and delights its customers with its award-winning LiveWatch Security, interactive smartphone controls and commitment to delighting every customer. Thousands and thousands of customers are switching to LiveWatch while saving up to 30-50% off of traditional, location-constrained competitors. LiveWatch Security from SafeMart® with Plug & Protect® has forever improved the way you can secure your family, home and belongings. LiveWatch Security is the most recommended security company in America. Recently, LiveWatch Security (including its e-Commerce division SafeMart) was named the #1 Wireless Security Company in America and won a national award for e-Commerce Customer Service. Join theLiveWatch affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! "We are very excited to be partnering with JEBCommerce to launch the LiveWatch affiliate program on Commission Junction. I'm already impressed with the level of communication and commitment displayed by the JEBCommerce team. We are confident that the LiveWatch affiliate channel will be a successful one for years to come. " Joseph Mioni LiveWatch "The LiveWatch product/service is so superior to other home security systems on the market. That made this an easy decision to promote LiveWatch. We very excited about this opportunity, and can't wait to get started! " Brian Secrist Sr. Affiliate Manager, JEBCommerce LiveWatch affiliate program details: $150 CPA 45 Day cookie Pro-active account management from JEBCommerce Become a LiveWatch affiliate! Click Here! Contact the... --- ### What is a good relationship in affiliate marketing? - Published: 2014-03-14 - Modified: 2014-03-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-a-good-relationship-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: great affiliate relationships It's about relationships right? This industry we are in, isn't it? I hear it all the time, in fact I drum it into our staff here. It's about our relationships with our clients, affiliates, vendors, networks and everyone. Great relationships = great success. I've heard so many people say "this isn't like an adwords campaign, you can't turn it on and off with a switch". Agree? We do. So, I thought I'd search around and see what people outside our space say about the characteristics of great relationships and see if that can help us continue to build strong ones for our clients. Maybe you'll get something out of it too. So, here are some characteristics of great relationships I found online. Some came from relationship blogs and others from Phd's an yet more from business rags. Good motives Common goals Sensitivity for each other's needs Flexibility Ability to communicate Commitment to relationship Both sides can admit mistakes Both sides are open to each other Both sides have integrity Balance Honesty Respect Conflict Resolution Fun/Humor Forgiveness Reliability Relationship Vision Support So I left out things like "intimacy, separate friends, affection" - those probably don't apply to the affiliate channel :) (for a list of those type of things check this out from psychology today. Didn't think you'd get a little love guidance from the JEB blog today did you? Yup, that just happened. I love the list above. The ones that really speak to me are Integrity, Honesty, Flexibility and... --- ### Zak Designs Affiliate Program Launched! - Published: 2014-03-13 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/zak-designs-affiliate-program-launched/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: Affiliate Marketing News, JEB, jebcommerce JEBCommerce is excited to announce the launch of the Zak Designs affiliate program on the LinkShare network! A little about Zak. com: Since 1976, Zak Designs has been committed to making mealtime fun for people around the world. Whether it's through dinnerware and on-the-go products that feature children's favorite characters or tableware and kitchen prep products that represent the latest global fashion statements, Zak gives people the mealtime products that fit their appetites. At Zak Designs makes everyday meals a little more special by creating safe, innovative and fashionable products that add a touch of color and an element of fun to tables around the world. Join the Zak Designs affiliate program on the LinkShare network! "We are excited to be partnering with JEB Commerce to launch the zak. com affiliate marketing program. The expertise they have and their ability to hit the ground running makes them a great partner to help us achieve our online marketing goals" Irv Zakheim Chairman and CEO, Zak Designs "We love when we get to work with clients that we not only are proud to serve, but are passionate users of their product(s). From our tour of their facility, we were very impressed with the care and attention their dinnerware and other products receive. It was obvious to us that they are passionate about their products, and in turn we very excited to be launching this affiliate program and working with great people! " Brian Secrist Sr. Affiliate Manager JEBCommerce Zak Designs affiliate program details: 6% Commissions and VIP rates available 45 Day cookie Pro-active account... --- ### 3 Things You Should Have in Your Affiliate Program Terms and Conditions - Published: 2014-03-11 - Modified: 2014-03-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3_things_terms_and_conditions/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate program t&c's, terms and conditions We been launching and growing affiliate programs since 2004 with over 100 under our belts. I lost count at that point. With so many different organizations and advertisers, we see a lot of affiliate agreements come across our desk. I asked my staff what 3 things they feel are important to include in any terms and conditions. Here are some of their answers: Brian Secrist FTC Guidelines Coupon Policy Publisher types you do not allow Jon Goodwin Shipping Locations Search Restrictions Non Commission-able Items Maryellen Garasky Search policy (especially outlining negative match) Promotion and Coupon Code usage Nexus/FTC/Regulations Geoff Marshall Paid Search Special policies that are unique to the advertiser (consignment products, commission schedules, shipping) FTC regulations and how to comply And there you go! If you don't have items like the above, especially the FTC affiliate ads guidelines, you are not taking care of your company's, and in some cases your own, liability. Other items such as coupon and search policies will better enable your affiliates to fully understand what you want them to do and what you don't want them to do. But you just can't stop there. Having a great T&C's is half the battle, you then have to ensure that your affiliate partners know about these items and you have to professionally enforce them. Need help with yours? Contact our Acquisition team at sales AT jebcommerce. com --- ### Jumpin Jammerz Now LIVE on LinkShare - Published: 2014-03-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jumpin-jammerz-now-live-on-linkshare/ - Categories: Managed Clients JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Jumpin Jammerz launched an affiliate program on the LinkShare network! JumpinJammerz. com is the world's leading company in footed sleepwear. They have the widest variety of fun prints, styles, fabrics, colors and options! Their first priority is providing comfort to our customers. Jumpin’ Jammerz are manufactured with the highest quality fabrics. Jumpin Jammerz have been worn by an ever growing list of celebrity clients, including: Joan Cusack, Dakota Fanning, Vanessa Lengies, been spotted on Mad TV, Warner Brothers, Oxygen Media, So TV –UK, Saturday Night Live, Big Brother, and most famously on The Ellen DeGeneres show, where Ellen, Ryan Gosling, and the entire audience wore Jumpin Jammerz! Most recently, Jumpin Jammerz has teamed up with KISS for unique collector’s items footies. They have been busy creating commercials, amazing fun footed pajama videos, countless photos, several websites, and great Youtube and Facebook channels. "Jumpin Jammerz is looking forward to seeing what JEBCommerce can offer in the wonderful world of affiliate marketing with our amazing footed products. " - Steve Pandi, President - Jumpin Jammerz, LLC Here are the details: Join Links: Already in LinkShare Click Here ; Not in a LinkShare affiliate yet, Click Here 11-15% commissions Actively managed by JEBCommerce 45 day cookie Custom creative available TradeMark + bidding available upon application / approval of management This program will be managed by Jon Goodwin and Geoff Marshall, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to them with any questions. "JEBCommerce has always focused on deploying our... --- ### Some thoughts on measuring New to File (new customer acquisition) in Online Marketing - Published: 2014-03-07 - Modified: 2021-08-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/measuring_new_customer_acquisition/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing profitability, channel attribution, margin contribution, new customer acquisition, new to file At JEBCommerce we focus heavily on profitability, new customer acquisition, and increasing the margin for our clients in this channel. New Customer Acquisition is one of the methods we measure programs by as well as a tactic to increase margin and the overall success of the channel for our clients. We've written about this subject here, here and even train our staff on the concept. It continues to grow in importance to clients and advertisers all over the globe. One of our clients asked about this recently and I thought maybe you had some of the same basic questions. Thus, this blog post. Some notable things about New Customer Acquisition: What is a new customer? This was the first questions I received. And, I don't have any one single answer for you, nor did I have for our client. It's simply different for each company. Let me give you three examples: Client A: This client sells outdoor gear and kayaks and things like that. Some of their products their customers purchase every year, but many they purchase either once in a lifetime or every 5-10 years. They have 25 stores, mostly in one geographic area, and do not push out any catalogs. So, what is new to them? The most appropriate, determined by themselves, was anyone who hasn't purchased at all in the last 8 years from any channel. So, if Lucy buys a kayak from their store today and then buys hiking boots from their website two years from... --- ### Some very cool new ShareASale Tools - Published: 2014-03-06 - Modified: 2014-03-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/some-very-cool-new-shareasale-tools/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: ShareASale SHAREASALE recently came out with some great new tools for advertisers. Ok, I had this in my task list to write about for almost two months, so not too recent, but they are cool enough to share with you today. I love the continuous innovation that ShareASale provides to both sides of the fence, advertisers and publishers, and this new set of tools shows this commitment. They also donated $500 to our CEO's trip to Oklahoma to help rebuild after last year's tornadoes, so there are multiple reasons we love to share everything about ShareASale. So here are the new and exciting tools you my not have seen yet: Creative Scheduling: You now have the ability to upload banners and replace existing banners within the interface to be live and available to affiliates at a later date. How many times have you wanted to upload new banners for a new offer that is live in a week but have had to wait till the offer was live? We have countless times. Now we don't have to for our ShareASale clients. Affiliate Application Rules by State: With the increasing complexity of regulation compliance across our 50 states, specifically the nexus regs, you can now set up rules to require affiliates to sign specific affidavits for their state so that you can ensure your compliance. This can be a huge time saver. Well done! Privacy Waiver: Affiliate marketing is about relationships. To have relationships you need to be able to chat and... --- ### 9 things to check in your affiliate program to get "unstuck". - Published: 2014-03-05 - Modified: 2014-03-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/9-things-to-check-in-your-affiliate-program-to-get-unstuck/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Misc - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate management best practices, affiliate marketing, managing affiliate programs What do I do if I don't know what to do with my affiliate program? It's early in the day on any given Monday and you grab a cup of coffee, sit down at your station and you start to go through emails. But there isn't much there. You listen to voicemails, still nothing. You look at your task list, nothing. Your program has been running well for over a year and you have no new information to send to your affiliate partners. Your coffee cup drops heavily to your desk and the realization hits you - you have no idea what to do this week to grow your affiliate program. Egads! The horror! Stop the presses and call your momma! What are you going to do? Believe it or not, after 15 years in this industry, I've managed over 100 programs from Zappos to Funsational, from Hilton to OfficeFrog and everything in between, and I still have this happen to me every few months. So what do you do when seemingly everything is done and you just don't know what to do? Follow these steps and I think you'll find some inspiration and a clear path to take. Get up. Go outside. Walk. Sounds simple, but seriously. Don't just sit there and flounder around. Get up and walk outside. I don't care if it's -20 out there. Change your perspective and even do some people watching. Don't spend all day, but get some fresh air, listen to some music... --- ### Customer Lifetime Value - How to Calculate it. - Published: 2014-03-04 - Modified: 2014-03-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/customer-lifetime-value-how-to-calculate-it/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, lifetime value, profitability One of the best ways I come up with content ideas for this blog is to answer questions our clients and employees have for me. Today I got just one of those great questions about Lifetime Value. A client was asked what their Custome Lifetime Value is. They didn't know. It's simply a huge issue for them. Most likely because, well Tristan Handy at RJMetrics said it best last September: "We’ve found that calculating customer lifetime value is one of the single biggest challenges digital marketers face. Companies tell us that they spend countless hours with SQL queries and spreadsheets or pay thousands of dollars to consultants. " Is it really that difficult to determine? Well first, you need to know why it's important. Tristan also hit this nail right on the head: "Knowing your CLV is the key to effective marketing. If you know your customer lifetime value and your cost to acquire a customer, you know whether you have a profitable, scalable business or not. Segment these same numbers by customer acquisition source, channel, and ad placement, and you have a recipe for optimizing your marketing. " We've also wrote a lot about why Lifetime Value is important to understand what you are doing and if that is working or not: "It allows you to value the customers from one marketing channel vs. another and gives you much needed insight into where to focus your marketing and sales budgets. The higher Customer Lifetime Value channel should get more... --- ### Country Outfitter Affiliate Program Now Managed JEBCommerce - Published: 2014-03-03 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/country-outfitter-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, countryoutfitter, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, outsourced program management JEBCommerce is Now Managing the Country Outfitter Affiliate Program! JEBCommerce is so excited to announce that we are now managing the Country Outfitter affiliate program. They know country and we know affiliate marketing! A perfect partnership! About Country Outfitter: At Country Outfitter, we love the country lifestyle and we love boots. We believe in craftsmanship. And we take the time to know our products inside and out so we can help you select the right product based upon your fit and your lifestyle. Whether you are looking for a fashion boot or you need the most comfortable pair of boots for everyday living, we will help you find the product that is right for you. Join the Country Outfitter affiliate program on the Rakuten LinkShare network!  Click Here! “We’ve had much success with our existing affiliate program but are ready to take it to the next level. We’re excited about our partnership with JEB Commerce because it will allow us to grow our program intelligently and efficiently with their expertise. ” Ben Roberts Director | Brand Operations, Country Outfitter "Once we got the news that Country Outfitter was joining JEB, I think the whole office spent half the day looking at boots and adding items to their shopping cart. We are always excited when we bring on a client with such high quality products and are so much fun to work with! The Country Outfitter team has been a pleasure to do business with and we are all very excited about the... --- ### Omni Channel - Affiliate marketing needs a seat at this table. - Published: 2014-03-03 - Modified: 2014-03-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/omni-channel-affiliate-marketing-needs-a-seat-at-this-table/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate marketing, omni channel, performance marketing association, profitability Last month, Shawn Collins posted on his blog the infographic from cheifmartec. com you see to the right outlining all the major players in the Marketing Technology Landscape. This infograph lists 947 different companies, ranging from Oracle, Constant Contact, Tapjoy, IBM, to CITRIX, vimeo, MARCHEX and more. These compaies cross disciplines such as Email Marketing, Customer Experience, Loyalty and Gamification, Display Advertising, Social Media Marketing, Search and many other online marketing segments. But as Shawn pointed out, affiliate marketing is no where to be found. Out of 947 companies and 41 different categories, affiliate marketing was left out. Where's the love? Many journalists and large advertisers have always viewed affiliate marketing as an after thought or as something less valuable than the other channels they operate in. As an ol' vet in the space (I started in performance marketing in 1998) I can remember some very unique issues this channel has had (cookie stuffing, bad toolbars, cookie overwriting, paid search fraud and more) that has led the greater ecommerce industry to view the affiliate channel in less than a positive look. In an omni channel environment, affiliate marketing is a vital piece and needs to be considered along with all other channels. How do we change this perception together? I think it comes down to a few things: Data driven affiliate management: We have been working with our clients to create and execute strategies based on cross channel data, attribution, new customer acquisition and individual partner profitability. You are also... --- ### New Customer Acquisition Certification and more! Continuing Ed. at JEBCommerce - Published: 2014-02-28 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-customer-acquisition-certification-and-more-continuing-ed-at-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Company News - Tags: continuing education, new customer acquisition, training Our team earned their JEBU certifications for New Customer Acquisition and Search Engine Marketing this year! "Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back. " ~ Chinese Proverb. I'm not sure if I've ever heard it expressed so clearly the importance of learning in your personal and professional growth. When you stop learning, you simply lose ground each and every day. And how true is that in our space - e-commerce and performance marketing? Truly to stop learning is to drop back at an unbelievable pace. Miss out on key legislation changes, regulations, new affiliate business models and new technology and you'll be "so 1999" you won't recover. We take this concept of continuous education at JEBCommerce very serious and that is why we developed JEBUniversity. A cross functional educational program that allows our staff to dive deeper into foundational elements of online marketing, explore more advanced performance marketing concepts and learn the ins and outs of other marketing channels. This particular focus on complimentary online/offline marketing channels allows our teams to not only perform exemplary within the affiliate space, but also know and guide our clients on how the affiliate channel operates within an omni channel environment. To know how one channel effects the other guides our managers to better optimize the profitability and resource allocation of our clients' entire marketing toolbox. Today we congratulate Maryellen Garasky and Joanna Culbertson (not pictured), Geoff Marshall, Brian Secrist, Jennifer Hawkinson, Jon Goodwin, and Jeffery Breisch on their... --- ### NEW Tampa Bay CityPASS! - Published: 2014-02-26 - Modified: 2014-02-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-tampa-bay-citypass/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: citypass, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news We have very exciting news regarding the CityPASS affiliate program! CityPASS has JUST announced a new city! Tampa Bay, Florida! Tampa Bay joins New York City, Boston, Toronto, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Seattle, and San Francisco as CityPASS locations! * We are very excited about this new city and are expecting a lot of interest! The NEW Tampa Bay CityPASS will include: Busch Gardens® Tampa The Florida Aquarium Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo Clearwater Marine Aquarium Chihuly Collection OR Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI) Just like our other passes, by purchasing a Tampa Bay CityPASS your customers can save up to 38% on admission to the attractions listed above! After purchasing the Tampa Bay CityPASS if you visit just 2 attractions, you’ve paid the price for your CityPASS booklet! Also, like all our other passes, the Tampa Bay pass will provide the same great features: Save time and skip most ticket lines 9 day usage period for a flexible trip The convenience of all your attraction tickets in one easy purchase IMPORTANT: The Tampa Bay CityPASS will only be available for pre-sale on the CityPASS website. The pass will be available for use starting May 20th. We are expecting a lot of interest for this pass, so be sure to promote right away as your customers can buy the CityPASS now! As you can see, it’s a great lineup. Busch Gardens Tampa is the bay area’s ultimate family adventure, offering 300 acres of thrilling rides, more than 12,000 animals, live... --- ### New Program - Flight Club Launched on LinkShare! - Published: 2014-02-18 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-flight-club-launched-on-linkshare/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Testimonials - Tags: Affiliate Marketing News, clients, JEB, jebcommerce, new clients   JEBCommerce is proud to announce our newest client Flight Club has launched an affiliate program on the LinkShare network! About Flight Club: Flight Club is the world's leading sneaker consignment marketplace, specializing in storing, shipping, and selling the most coveted items in athletic footwear to enthusiasts around the world.  Its two physical retail spaces between New York and Los Angeles not only ship internationally, but serve as destination shopping centers for travelers seeking rare and limited-edition sneakers that can't be found elsewhere.   "JEB really walked us through how footwear retailers move within the affiliate space. If one things for sure, JEB's relentless dedication to the cause makes them a joy to work with. Can't wait to see the growth that I know is coming! " - John McPheters, Flight Club Here are the details: Join Links: Already in LinkShare Click Here ; Not in a LinkShare affiliate yet, Click Here 3-7% Commissions 20,000 SKUs Actively managed by JEBCommerce Custom creative available TradeMark + bidding available upon application / approval of management Very high AOV - $250+ This program will be managed by Jon Goodwin and Geoff Marshall, so please don’t hesitate to reach out to them with any questions. Our founder and CEO has already enjoyed this new relationship - "Launching a new program is always a special time at JEBCommerce and we can't be more excited about this new program. Affiliates now have another way to generate revenue through a fantastic program with awesome products. I'm rockin' my... --- ### 2014 E-Commerce Predictions - What are others saying? - Published: 2014-02-03 - Modified: 2014-02-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2014-e-commerce-predictions-what-are-others-saying/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: 2014, affiliate marketing, ecommerce, mobile, mobile marketing, predictions, trends 2014 is finally here, and it will go bye like every other year, in the blink of an eye. Towards the end of 2013, my team and I wanted to research some in our industry have been and will be talking about in 2014. Below are some very interesting articles we found regarding trends in 2014. Many of these predict content marketing being a focal point with Internet retailers, as well as the continued rise of mobile marketing (surprise right? ). Internet Marketing Trends and Tactics for 2014 (Infographic) Internet marketing trends was one of my favorite reads for predicting what’s going to be happening in 2014. Mobile was featured in the article, along with better retargeting, the rise of paid social ads, and more visual content. Scroll to the bottom and check out their info graph! 11 Web Marketing and Social Media Trends That Will Shape 2014 Great read on social media and small businesses for 2014. Once again, mobile is the number one item on this article. They predict that mobile will have a big impact in 2014. Check it out! 2014 Digital Marketing Forecast: 7 Trends to Watch Renewed Interest in SEO, was a great topic on this article. The topic discusses how the algorithm changes every year, and the importance in SEO strategy, and the value of content sites. 5 E-Commerce Trends to Look For in 2014 Great article on maximizing overall online presence. Not just with your typical marketing channels but other means, such as... --- ### 2014 E-commerce Conferences - Published: 2014-01-31 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2014-e-commerce-conferences/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: adtech, ase, asw, avantlink expo, CJ, conference, e-commerce conference, etail, irce, leadscon, linkshare, pubcon, trade show As we are putting the final touches on our team(s)' travel for 2014 and planning for several new additions to our conference calendar, I thought it may be useful for you to see a list of all the conferences we have considered, reviewed, attended, or plan on attending this year. This list is by no means comprehensive, but it includes the major affiliate, blog, lead gen and e-commerce conferences, focused mainly in the US. If I missed your conference, please add in the comments section! Affiliate Summit West 2014 - January, 2014 I heard this was a real barn burner and one of the best yet. Our teams came back with more contacts and results of great meetings than any time in the past. We also had several clients in attendance. By all measures it was a very successful affiliate conference. Affiliate Summit East 2014 - August 10-12 Located at the Marriot Marquis in New York City, this conference has always proven to be fruitful for JEBCommerce and our clients. It's focus is on affiliate and performance marketing. Take time to meet with your affiliate/advertiser partners and don't forget to take in a show on the Great White Way. Find out more here https://www. affiliatesummit. com. Affiliate Management Days - March 19-20 Geno Prussakov puts on a good show I hear. JEB hasn't had the pleasure of attending one of these events, but we have heard nothing but good things. This event is targeted towards affiliate managers who are responsible... --- ### 2014 - What's Coming - Affiliate Marketing and Beyond - Published: 2014-01-22 - Modified: 2014-01-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2014-whats-coming-affiliate-marketing-and-beyond/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, attribution, channel conflict, incremental sales, performance marketing, performance marketing association 2103 brought so much to JEB and this industry. I was blessed with an invitation to join a fantastic PMA committee, we landed many amazing clients, our team continued to demonstrate amazing capabilities and the industry scored some huge wins across the country. But what does 2014 bring? To be honest, I've got as good a clue as any of you. There are some things I think our industry needs to address and some obvious trends that will be realized in 2014. Here is my best guesses for this coming year: 1. Attribution "The process of identifying a set of user actions ("events) that contribute in some manner to a desired outcome. " Wikipedia has that definition pretty accurate - what channel or channels contributed to that sale? The concept has been around for as long as we have had more than one online channel, and advertisers are pushing their channel managers to figure this out. It's important to this industry because the affiliate channel tends to be under-represented in the office, outgunned by other channels and have no ammunition to show their value. This concept is going to be a much larger focus and our industry needs to get a better handle on it, both on the advertiser side and the affiliate side. 2. Transparency Related to the concept above, the move towards transparency should take hold this year. Transparency between partner and advertiser to drive better incremental sales, increased new customer acquisition and over profitability of the channel.... --- ### 2013 Most Popular Blog Posts - Published: 2014-01-16 - Modified: 2014-01-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2013-most-popular-blog-posts/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: 2013 top blogs, affiliate management, affiliate marketing, cart sniping, incremental sales, profitability Every year we try to produce relevant, useful content on the JEBCommerce Blog Post. Stuff you can use whether you are an affiliate, advertiser, agency, affiliate manager, search guru or marketing exec. Here are a few of the most visited and shared posts from 2013. Incremental Affiliate Sales – It’s Coming Many years ago I was involved in a profitability rationalization project at a large retailer. The assumption was made, by others, that affiliate sales were not as profitable as previously thought and that many sales would have happened already, or they were simply increasing costs of other channels. I learned a lot during that period, a lot of things I still use today. I’m extremely lucky to have had that experience as this type of thing is being discussed more and more these days. Many of our clients are now asking these questions, the most frequent being “Are my sales truly incremental? ”. Some advertisers are even asking if they need an affiliate program at all. READ MORE ON INCREMENTAL AFFILIATE SALES HERE. Affiliate Marketing Market Size Infograph Have you ever asked yourself how big the affiliate marketing is? We have, many times. So have our clients, potential clients, affiliates and the press. We took some time this spring to scour the interwebs and find any possible data on the affiliate channel we could. It is surprising how little data is aggregated by the performance marketing channel. But, we were able to pull together many nuggets. It’s clear, affiliate... --- ### Recapping a great year - Thanks 2013! - Published: 2014-01-13 - Modified: 2014-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/recapping-a-great-year-thanks-2013/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: 2013 recap, charlotte russe, LinkShare Certification, new customer acquisition Now that 2013 is behind us, and there is at least a few days breathing room from Q4, it's time to look back and recap some of the great things that our teams accomplished and some of the other notable events and items in the past year. Let's start off with our new clients. We have the good fortune of working with some amazing companies and individuals, and we were excited to add more to our stable in 2013: Research and Blog Posts in 2013 we put together some great research and posted that on our blog. The coming years will require a lot of this channel, and what we put together in 2013 was intended to assist our clients and the industry in dealing with things such as profitability, incrementality, channel attribution and fraud. Here is a selection of our most popular items in this area: How Many Network Should My Affiliate Program Be On? This subject can really bring about some heated debate. I wouldn’t say it’s controversial, but there definitely seems to be specific “camps” comprising of a few different views on this subject. I’ve had really interesting conversations about 1 vs many networks and even a few arguments (really, I’m sure there are better things for us... Incremental Sales Part 1 Many years ago I was involved in a profitability rationalization project at a large retailer. The assumption was made, by others, that affiliate sales were not as profitable as previously thought and that many sales... --- ### Solar VPS affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2014-01-07 - Modified: 2014-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/solar-vps-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is very excited to introduce you to our newest managed client, SolarVPS. com. About Solar VPS: Solar VPS is Cloud Hosting simplified. Starting from just $5 per month, Solar VPS’s powerful Windows VPS, Linux VPS and 260 One Click Cloud applications make it easy for clients to effortlessly manage their growing online presence. Packed full of helpful solutions like the Solar VPS Knowledgebase and Community, Solar VPS has built their Cloud solution around the core principle of client first. With 24/7/365 tech support, disaster recovery Cloud storage, website uptime monitoring and smartly tailored Cloud VPS packages, Solar VPS provides everything a business needs to make their website come alive. Solar VPS offers 54 different commissionable action items (ranging from $10 payouts to $145 per item on 3-month, 6-month and 12-month actions), as well as tiered commissions on consumers you sign up for Solar VPS's unique month-to-month action (ranging from 100% to 300% of the initial cart value)! In addition to the aggressive commission structure above, Solar VPS has VIP commissions available for select affiliates, as well as coupon codes, exclusive offers, and vanity codes. You can apply to the Solar VPS program on CJ and send us an email once you get the chance to apply; we will review you application at once. Also, Solar VPS will be attending Affiliate Summit West 2014 next week in Las Vegas. We would love to meet with you if you plan on being there. Please email us to let us know and... --- ### 2013 Black Friday and Cyber Monday Affiliate Performance Infograph - Published: 2013-12-26 - Modified: 2013-12-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2013-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-affiliate-performance-infograph/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate program, black friday, cyber monday, new customer acquisition TechCrunch, Comscore and a host of other organizations reported huge increases in sales online in 2013. Retailers are seeing more customers migrate to the web and are finding the affiliate channel an effective and profitable way to capitalize on this trend. New customer acquisition and affiliate engagement have been, and continue to be, significant initiatives with our clients. Did you see amazing results over Black Friday and Cyber Monday within your affiliate program? Did you see sales growth, active affiliate growth and increase new customer acquisition? Our clients did. We've put together the infograph below so you can see the dramatic results we have achieved for our clients, many of these programs are mature programs existing for multiple years. JEBCommerce continues to grow these programs, increase affiliate engagement, program profitability and new customer acquisition. JEBCommerce Black Friday and Cyber Monday inforgraphic 2013 If you'd like to learn how JEBCommerce can bring these growth numbers to your program, contact us at sales@jebcommerce. com! --- ### NewDayCigs.com affiliate program now managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2013-11-08 - Modified: 2013-11-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/newdaycigs-com-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate manager opm, affiliate marketing, affiliate program, affiliate programs, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is happy to announce that we are now managing the NewDayCigs. com affiliate program on the ebay enterprise affiliate network (formerly Pepperjam). Electronic cigarettes ARE the future for smokers. Nearly 1/4 of Americans Smoke - with full knowledge of the risks. eCigarettes are a great alternative to replicate smoking, but without tar, ash, smell, and cost - and, users can smoke just about anywhere! Easy to use, it looks, tastes and feels like smoking a real cigarette. But it’s not! Users puff on it like a regular cigarette, inhaling vapor, minus the harmful tar and carcinogens. “The team at JEBCommerce came highly recommended from one of the smartest and wisest pioneers on the publisher side. I’m really impressed with their true-knowledge of the space as well as their tactical process in launching a new program. There’s no question that the team at JEBCommerce has perhaps the deepest knowledge and experience in the affiliate space. I continue to be surprised by their guidance for what’s in OUR best interest. ” - J. Hunter Howard, SVP Marketing - New Day Online Keep reading to learn more about the NewDayCigs. com affiliate program: Program Highlights: Baseline of 25% VIP commission rates available! 120 day cookie Gift Cards are commissionable and can be discounted for additional savings! Regular promotional calendar offering you of discounts to promote to your site visitors. Exclusive offers Vanity Codes Co-branded landing pages Phone Order Tracking is coming soon! Professionally designed banner creative Up-to-date text links with top performing... --- ### CityPASS Mobile Certified in Commission Junction - Published: 2013-10-11 - Modified: 2013-10-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/citypass-mobile-certified-in-commission-junction/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services - Tags: affiliate marketing and blogs, clients, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news CityPASS is now Mobile Certified in Commission Junction! There is a growing mobile presence in the affiliate space and more and more mobile specific publishers are looking for advertisers who are “mobile ready” for the affiliate channel and CityPASS is very excited to be able to now formally accept and support mobile traffic. While the CityPASS. com has been optimized for mobile transactions for some time through a responsive design, we now have a certification to prove it! Through this process, the CityPASS website has been tested with both iOS and Andriod and passed with flying colors. We have also made sure that we have all the standard sized mobile creative in CJ as well. And of course always available to do custom sizes! Mobile leaderboard (320x50) Small square (200x200) Square (250x250) Medium rectangle (300x250) We are very excited to be working closer with affiliates who drive mobile traffic. If you would like to learn more or interested in joining the CityPASS affiliate program on CJ, please feel free to reach out! Or click HERE (join link to be installed) to sign up! Brian and Jennifer citypass@jebcommerce. com --- ### Affiliate Summit East 2013 - Published: 2013-09-06 - Modified: 2013-09-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-east-2013/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences Affiliate Summit East 2013... What a great event! As an affiliate manager for over 3 years now, I’ve had the privilege to attend 5 ASWs and 5 ASEs. These gatherings can include 4,000+ merchants, affiliates, network staffers and can take a toll on you physically (especially if you are traveling from a different time zone, trust me). However, Shawn and Missy do a great job, facilitating the conference and getting everyone together. I really enjoy these summits because I get to network with new partnerships and solidify old ones. The conference really gives you an opportunity to meet people you have been working with over the last few years, and discuss each other’s goals, company outlook, and enhancing that rapport you have with one another over some drinks. ShareASale was kind enough to secure a table at the Meet Market for the Johnston and Murphy program. Thanks ShareASale, we sincerely appreciate it! The Meet Market was such as success; we were able to recruit several new affiliates into the program, especially niche bloggers, which has been our focus over the last 30 days. Johnston and Murphy sell and manufacture high-end men's and women's apparel, from dress shirts, jeans, sweaters, scarves, handbags, jackets and much more. However, they are mostly recognized for their high-quality shoes. And let me tell you, they are the most comfortable shoes you'll ever wear. If you haven't been to an Affiliate Summit, you are definitely missing out. There are giveaways, great keynote presentations, and everyone in... --- ### Charlotte Russe Selects JEBCommerce, an Affiliate Marketing Agency to Grow Affiliate Program - Published: 2013-09-03 - Modified: 2013-09-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/charlotte-russe-selects-jebcommerce-an-affiliate-marketing-agency-to-grow-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate management, charlotte russe, charlotte russe affiliate program, opm Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, September 4th, 2013 – Charlotte Russe, headquartered in California, has chosen JEBCommerce to manage and grow their affiliate program. Named after the delicious French dessert, Charlotte Russe began its sweet journey in 1975 with the first store opening in Carlsbad, California. Putting a spotlight on women in their teens and early twenties, their stores offer major fashion trends at value-oriented prices. And over a few exciting decades, the mall-based chain went from 35 stores in Southern California to 500+ stores across the United States and Puerto Rico. “JEBCommerce is extremely excited to add Charlotte Russe to our current stable of clients,” said Jamie Birch, CEO of JEBCommerce. “As one of the leading retailers in fast fashion, the Charlotte Russe affiliate program has huge room for growth in 2013 and beyond. It’s great to work with a company that our team has loved for years. Danielle and Jamie T. couldn’t be more excited about working with a retailer they have shopped at time and time again. ” Charlotte Russe is currently hosting its affiliate program on ebay enterprise affiliate network, formerly the Pepperjam Network and is actively looking for new partners to drive growth and earn great commissions. “We are thrilled to be working with JEB Commerce to grow our affiliate program and look forward to welcoming new partners into the Charlotte Russe program and spreading the fashion love to their fans,” said Evelyn Lee, SVP of Marketing of Charlotte Russe. JEBCommerce and Charlotte Russe would love for... --- ### Lifetime Value - What is it - Why is it important and what do you do with it. - Published: 2013-08-23 - Modified: 2013-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/lifetime-value-what-is-it-why-is-it-important-and-what-do-you-do-with-it/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing lifetime value, lifetime value More and more profitability is being discussed within the affiliate marketing industry. Incremental sales, new customer acquisition, cart sniping etc, these all are concepts that advertisers are now very aware of and requiring their affiliate managers to know, manage and develop strategies for. They are also looking at Customer Lifetime Value. The old way to evaluate the success of a given channel, especially the affiliate channel, was to subtract the cost of the channel from the revenue of the channel. It's pretty basic. But the way that customer can engage in multiple channels and the potential for costs to be higher to acquire a customer if these things are not managed, as well as a general poor reputation of this channel for driving sales that "would have existed anyway", has prompted JEB, as well as our clients and other advertisers, to dig deeper into the value of their affiliate partners. One way to do that is to look at the Lifetime Value of the customers that the channel and each partner is bringing to the table. What's Customer Lifetime Value? I bet you are pretty sure what it is, but it's best at this point to give you a primer that not only works in our industry, but across the board. An Introduction to Customer Lifetime Value Customer Lifetime Value is a simple concept (really). But, it suddenly gets complex as you dive into specific figures and equations that change it from a mere concept to a reality capable of... --- ### Your affiliate program may need a chiropractic adjustment - Published: 2013-07-22 - Modified: 2013-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/your-affiliate-program-may-need-a-chiropractic-adjustment/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program alignment, creative commission structure, new customer acquisition, new customer tools Does your affiliate program need a chiropractic adjustment, you may be out of alignment. "Those sales are great, but the margin was low. " "Great revenue month, but we sold new product and still have so much left in the warehouse. " "Really glad that promotion hit it out of the park, but did we see any increase in our profitability? " "Love to see that sales growth, but we aren't seeing the new customer acquisition that we hoped. " As an agency, we hear responses like these from time to time, and I'm willing to bet, if you are an in-house manager or e-commerce director, you've either heard these, variations of these, or said them yourself. No doubt these types of comments have been topics of discussion internally. If not, I'll be honest, they should be. It's rare that an affiliate program is operated with more than "increase sales" as it's goal, but it's more rare where this is actually the only goal of the program. Many advertisers have more than one goal when they start out with their affiliate program: Overall revenue increase Move product, old and new New customer acquisition Competitive advantage Market growth Increased margin contribution Why then are affiliate programs most often managed and run as if revenue were the only goal? The simple answer is because multiple goals, and goals outside of revenue, are hard. They aren't simple and easy and take tech bandwidth, strategy bandwidth, tactical implementation bandwidth, and at times, emotional bandwidth.... --- ### 360Connect Affiliate Program Launched by JEBCommerce - Published: 2013-07-12 - Modified: 2013-07-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/360connect-affiliate-program-launched-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: 360Connect, 360partners, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news, opm, outsourced program manager JEBCommerce is very excited to announce the launch of another great affiliate program. The 360Connect (360Partners) affiliate program. 360Partners is an online B2B lead generation company based in Austin, TX, specializing in 25 different B2B verticals. 360Partners can quickly expand into new categories with their team of 15 sales and account management representatives and a network of over 1,500 lead buyers across the United States and Canada. We are looking for publishers that have access to high quality B2B traffic that are looking for alternative methods to monetize existing traffic. 360Partners has been in business since 2006. “During the selection process, we continued to hear nothing but positive comments from people who were using JEB Commerce. During our own two months so far, we appreciate their strong work ethic, direct communications, and deep knowledge of the affiliate space. We’re looking forward to significant growth with JEB as our trusted partner. " - Jeff Hoogendam, Principal, 360Partners 360Connect Affiliate Program Highlights: Competitive Industry Payouts Dedicated Marketing Support Earn up to $50 per lead (based on category) JOIN NOW! Below is a complete list of our offers: 360FinancialServices - Collection Agency Services 360MarketingServices - Mail or Email Lists 360MarketingServices - Website Design 360MerchantServices - Credit Card Processing 360MerchantServices - Point of Sale Systems 360MobileOffice - Mobile Office lead 360MobileOffice - Modular Buildings 360MobileOffice - Steel Buildings 360MobileOffice - Storage Containers 360OfficeCoffee - Office Coffee Service 360OfficeCoffee - Office Water Services 360OfficeEquipment - Copiers 360TelecomEquipment - Hosted PBX 360TelecomEquipment - Phone Systems 360TelecomEquipment... --- ### Using Cart Sniping to Your Advantage - Published: 2013-06-05 - Modified: 2024-02-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/using-cart-sniping-to-your-advantage/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management strategy, cart sniping, incremental sales Addressing the challenge of cart sniping in affiliate marketing, this article highlights a strategic approach to turning it into a profitable opportunity. By collaborating with high-ranking affiliates and offering targeted discounts, advertisers can significantly enhance traffic, orders, conversion rates, and revenue. We've been writing quite a bit lately on profitability, incrementality (is that even a word? ) and other ROI type of issues regarding affiliate marketing. One that comes up quite often, and has been a major concern of advertisers for years has been cart sniping. What was once just a concern now has a name. I can remember discussing this issue in 2001 while at Coldwater Creek, but at the time there was no way to really understand the overall effect. Now we have tools to work with, as outlined in our 5 part series on incremental affiliate sales. But what do you do if you can't launch on a secondary network, implement new commission structures or do anything technologically? Don't hide your head in the sand. It's time to rely less on tech and more on strategy. So what is the problem with cart sniping. Wait, what is it exactly? Simply put, it's when a customer has come to an advertiser's site in a non-affiliate path and when they reach the check out process (they liked something, added it to the cart and started the buying process), they quickly Google "brand name + coupon". They find a coupon, click through the affiliate link and finish their sale. Affiliates may say, "so what? " But many advertisers find this type of sale much less valuable than one that initiated with the affiliate. The problem lies in budgeting and ROI. If that user came through another channel and also has an... --- ### REDBUBBLE Affiliate Program now Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2013-04-29 - Modified: 2013-04-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/redbubble-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program, affiliates JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great client to our list of managed affiliate programs – REDBUBBLE. com REDBUBBLE helps independent artists sell their work on products like t-shirts, hoodies, iPad & iPhone cases, wall art, stickers, greeting cards and more! REDBUBBLE is quite simply the finest and most diverse creative community and marketplace on the interlink. With artists and designers hailing from every corner of the globe, displaying eye opening talent, skill, passion, and enthusiasm for all forms of creativity there really is no better place for you to get your artistic kicks. "We spent a lot of energy searching for a team we could trust. JEB's depth of experience and track record with ecommerce programs helped them stand out. Speaking with a number of current and former clients convinced us that JEB could grow our program quickly and responsibly. Working with Jamie and his team so far has been great. They are extremely knowledgable and focused on our success," - Peter Tomassi, Redbubble SVP Marketing. REDBUBBLE Affiliate Program Highlights: 10% commissions with performance incentives 45 day cookie Monthly affiliate newsletters Regular offers and affiliate incentives - Be sure to ask us about May's awesome affiliate incentive! Cool creatives and text links - Custom designs and sizes available! JOIN NOW on The ShareASale network! LinkShare Network: COMING SOON! ! ! ! If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to us directly. Sign up today to get started promoting REDBUBBLE and be sure to email us to... --- ### Google Affiliate Network Migration Timeline - Published: 2013-04-25 - Modified: 2013-04-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/google-affiliate-network-migration-timeline/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate network launch, GAN Closing, Google Affiliate Network, network migration We've had many conversations this last week, as I'm sure many of you have had as well, regarding the migration of advertisers off of the Google Affiliate Network onto another affiliate network. Almost every conversation starts with "how long is this going to take and what do I need to be able to do? ", "what resources do I need to put into this network migration and for how long will they be deployed? ", or more simply put "how long will it take to get everything back to normal on another network, I can't lose revenue". All great questions. The answers are pretty simple, as fast as necessary. Launching an affiliate network has three main bottlenecks: Network selection Contract Negotiation Technical Implementation You'll see I don't list affiliate migration. A good team can move affiliates over very quickly, so that should not be your bottleneck. At JEB, we have systems, processes and a proprietary CRM and List Manager that allows us to get this done effectively, efficiently and quickly, and we have the staff. The three bottlenecks I outlined above can all happen very quickly too. JEB has worked with all the major and secondary networks for years. So we know their strengths and weaknesses and can help you choose the right fit within the same day. Contract negotiations are also made easy, and again can be done with our teams at the networks within a day. Usually, the single item that extends launch time frames is the advertiser's... --- ### How do I migrate my affiliate program off of the Google Affiliate Network - Published: 2013-04-18 - Modified: 2013-04-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-migrate-my-affiliate-program-off-of-the-google-affiliate-network/ - Categories: News - Tags: affiliate program migration, affiliate program transition, GAN, Google Affiliate Network, network closure The shock of this week's news is now settling in and advertisers and affiliates alike are getting to the business of developing a plan to move forward. Migrating your program away from the Google Affiliate Network (GAN) is now the top priority for all GAN advertisers. And the timeline is a bit tight too. Read more here. You may have as little as two weeks to continue to receive support from the GAN team. So don't delay. There is good news in all of this. Affiliates and advertisers are in the same boat. Typically when an advertiser needs to transition or migrate their affiliate program from one network to another, they suffer from affiliates not reading those emails and not transitioning in a timely fashion. You inevitably get some of your producing partners using outdated links and you experience a dip in revenue while everyone catches up to the change. I don't believe that will happen in this situation. Affiliates are eager to see where advertisers land, so they are reading emails and are being proactive in communicating with their merchant partners. Now, affiliates will need all the help they can get. They have tens of thousands of links to redo, datafeeds to re-integrate and so much more work to do. I really feel for them now and over the next few months. It's a monumental amount of work. Advertisers will need to make sure they provide affiliates what they need, including some patience. You see many advertisers making the... --- ### Google Affiliate Network Shutting Down - Published: 2013-04-17 - Modified: 2013-04-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/google-affiliate-network-shutting-down/ - Categories: News - Tags: Affiliate Marketing News, GAN, GAN Closing, GAN Shutting Down, Google Affiliate Network Good morning performance marketing industry! If you had taken a poll on what industry news you'd wake up to this morning, how many of you would have picked "Google shuts down the Google Affiliate Network" as the news of the day? I'll be completely honest, I would have told you you are crazy. And then I'd be here, posting this bit of news. So, if you don't have twitter, facebook, email, a publisher account with GAN or an Advertiser Account with GAN, or you have been on vacation this week, you didn't hear that yesterday afternoon Google announced the rapid shutdown of their affiliate network. Quite a surprising development. You can read their announcement here: https://googleaffiliatenetwork-blog. blogspot. com/. . Within moments of Google's announcement, the news was everywhere. Our goal with Google Affiliate Network has been to help advertisers and publishers improve their performance across the affiliate ecosystem. Cost-per-action (CPA) marketing has rapidly evolved in the last few years, and we’ve invested significantly in CPA tools like Product Listing Ads, remarketing and Conversion Optimizer. We’re constantly evaluating our products to ensure that we’re focused on the services that will have the biggest impact for our advertisers and publishers. To that end, we’ve made the difficult decision to retire Google Affiliate Network and focus on other products that are driving great results for clients. We’ll continue to support our customers as we wind down the product over the next few months. And there are other products that can help you achieve... --- ### Now Hiring - Business Development Manager - Published: 2013-04-10 - Modified: 2013-04-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-hiring-business-development-manager/ - Categories: News Business Development Manager – B2B Online Marketing Services JEBCommerce is growing faster than ever and looking for more great sales talent for our online marketing sales team. Do you have what it takes to be with the best of the best? Do you thrive on closing deals in a creative digital marketplace? Working on our sales team offers a financially rewarding opportunity for sales professionals with a proven track record exceeding quota in an online marketing/advertising sales environment. We are seeking talented closers who excel in closing new business accounts and have strong industry contacts and expertise. Who We Are JEBCommerce is a privately owned, industry award-winning online marketing agency. Established in 2004 we offer a positive team-oriented environment comprised of talented and industry-experienced professionals who believe in excellence. JEBCommerce is the industry’s leading affiliate management agency as winning the 2012 Rakuten LinkShare Agency of the Year award, as well as receiving multiple industry award nominations demonstrates. Our team members have been launching, running, managing, and growing affiliate programs for retail, B2B and lead gen organizations since 1998. We are a performance marketing agency that helps our clients acquire customers and generate sales for our clients through performance marketing channels. We also operate globally with clients in the United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia and more. Our international division is growing exponentially. We need someone who can help us exceed our goals both domestically and abroad. We work hard, but we also play hard at the appropriate time. Our office environment... --- ### Incremental Sales Part 5 - How to guide for tracking - Published: 2013-03-25 - Modified: 2013-03-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-sales-part-5/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, avantlink, CJ, GAN, Impact Radius, incremental sales, linkshare, managing profitability in affiliate programs, ShareASale Have you increased affiliate sales dramatically and you are still getting the grumpy cat from the CEO? Than you have come to the right place. This is the 5th and final part in our series on incremental sales in affiliate marketing. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 andPart 3 and Part 4. We have discussed definitions, some possible ways to calculate incremental, who should be working on a project like this and things you should know before getting started. Today I wanted to do two things; 1) provide you with the technological ways that you can track, report and commission on incremental or new customers in many of the networks, 2) provide the networks an opportunity to give their input into this as well. I wanted to provide other industry luminaries an opportunity to submit their thoughts, but everyone must be busy. Please send me your comments, or comment below, should you like to get your thoughts out there. So, let's dive right in. Technology, how to track, how to commission. The obvious direction you'll be going when you start this journey is to commission differently on the different qualities of customer. You may want to pay out more for incremental, new or high LTV customers, and lower for lower tiers of customers sent by affiliates. Maximizing revenue. You may simply want to know these numbers and not track through a network, or track and not commission differently. Knowledge is king and this data can help you paint... --- ### Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 4 - Published: 2013-03-04 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-4/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: incremental affiliate sales This is the 4th part in a 5 part series on incremental sales in affiliate marketing. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2 and Part 3. We have discussed definitions and some possible ways to calculate incremental and who should be working on this. Today let's dive into who the things you should know and data you should gather before you begin. Things you should know before you get started, or start gathering now. Data is going to be very important if you decide, or are pushed, to look at revenue this way. Let me outline those for you: Average Order Value - not only of the affiliate channel but all your channels and by affiliate Customer Aging - how often are they shopping, how long ago was this customer's last purchase, by channel and by affiliate Email marketing/retention calendar and the customers targeted Catalog marketing calendar and the customers receiving these Gross Margin of typical shoppers across channels and by affiliate Avg conversion cost across channels and by affiliate New customers vs existing customers, across channels and by affiliate Average number of purchases per year, by channel, by affiliate The methods, channels and venues each of your affiliates are marketing your brand/company/products Customer history by affiliate -similar to above items Lifetime value of a customer across channels and by affiliate That list is a start. Each company is different and the data you have available is going to be different. Like I said earlier, you may have none... --- ### Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 3 - Published: 2013-02-27 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-3/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, incremental affiliate sales, incremental sales This is the 3rd part in a 5 part series on incremental sales in affiliate marketing. Catch up on Part 1 and Part 2. We have discussed definitions and some possible ways to calculate incremental. Today let's dive into who may want to do this. Who is this right for? We are currently walking several clients through this process right now. One has a mature program of over 5 years and is primarily retail with lots of promotional periods and coupons. Another is B2B, no coupons and has a mature program of over 5 years. Another had a vibrant program, didn't have time to manage partners and had a lot of nefarious behavior take control. They reduced the program to only a handful of affiliates and are now ramping up. I tell you that to demonstrate different characteristics of an advertiser and whether it is right for them or not. We do have a client who wants to go through this process, but it simply isn't right for them. Why? Let me lay down some bullet points: They are a new company and a new brand They have very little extra-affiliate marketing supporting their sales They offer no promotions or coupons They are a cross between B2B and B2C, mainly power consumers that run small businesses or freelance Sometimes it's easier to say who shouldn't be going through this process than who should. This advertiser is new. They haven't been around for years and they don't have a share of... --- ### Exciting news from Funsational! - Published: 2013-02-25 - Modified: 2013-02-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/exciting-news-from-funsational/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News JEBCommerce is happy to share some exciting news from our long time client Funsational. com. On February 18th, Funsational rolled out the first phase of many changes they are making to the site in 2013. All products from PrintableGamesAtoZ. com will now be found on Funsational. com. Go check out the new site and let us know what you think. There are plans to redirect all the existing micro-sites in the near future. Why the changes? Here’s what co-Founder Rick Pieczonka had to say about the new site launch changes and what it means for you: "The idea behind moving to one website is to simplify. Gone are the days of creating a niche website for every new product. People are busy, and ultimately they want to buy everything in one location ... ie a one stop shop. By moving all of our products into Funsational. com we will not only accomplish this, but also strengthen the brand of Funsational, and as we all know, customers follow brands. In turn this will also open up new opportunities for Funsational to branch out into. " Are you a part of our affiliate program? If not, now is the time to join, as we introduce new products, games, and improve the overall customer experience. See our program highlights below. Affiliate Program Highlights: All of our games are exclusives 30% starting commission with the opportunity to move up to VIP commissions 90 day cookie Product feed available Frequent offers and exclusive opportunities Monthly... --- ### Incremental Affiliate Sales Part 2 - Published: 2013-02-25 - Modified: 2013-02-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-part-2/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate program profitibility, incremental sales, margin contribution This is the second part in a 5 part series on Incremental sales. Haven't read the first part, click here. In this post we will be going over possible ways to calculate incremental sales. It's different for just about everyone. How is it calculated? I truly wish there was one simple formula that all advertisers used all the time. There isn't. Incremental is defined differently across industries and companies. Every company I have worked with in this regard has been completely different. Some start and end with first click vs last click. Others care for nothing more than new vs existing users. Still others follow the customer across all marketing channels and attempt to apply certain assumptions and models to determine what touch point(s) added value to their path to purchase and which ones did not. It's not a simple formula and it usually starts with the inquirer's marketing world view and the executives current sales and marketing push. Typically, if you grew up through the Search Marketing channel, you look at first click vs all other clicks. If a purchase is made on a first click, it's incremental, if not it isn't. If your company is driven by new customers, then you value new customers over all others. But what is a new customer? If a customer hasn't shopped with you for 2 years, and a typical customer shops with you every 6 months, is that returning customer consider new? Incremental? What about a customer who hasn't shopped in... --- ### Incremental Affiliate Sales - It's Coming - Published: 2013-02-21 - Modified: 2021-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incremental-affiliate-sales-its-coming/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Incremental Sales - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, incremental sales, new customers Many years ago I was involved in a profitability rationalization project at a large retailer. The assumption was made, by others, that affiliate sales were not as profitable as previously thought and that many sales would have happened already, or they were simply increasing costs of other channels. I learned a lot during that period, a lot of things I still use today. I'm extremely lucky to have had that experience as this type of thing is being discussed more and more these days. Many of our clients are now asking these questions, the most frequent being "Are my sales truly incremental? ". Some advertisers are even asking if they need an affiliate program at all. I've written about this briefly in the past, but I'm sensing a trend that is fully "here" and not going to go away. The industry needs to hit it head on. Not sure what I'm talking about? I'll do my best to give you an adequate primer into this topic, although I'm sure smarter individuals will be able to add more insight, so please feel free to add your thoughts to the comments. What is an incremental sale? The Business Dictionary has a great definition: "Number of units sold through a sales promotion offer in excess of the estimated number that would have been sold without it. " They pretty much hit the nail on the head there. For the affiliate community, this question often comes from executives. What they mean by it is... --- ### Jamie Tapia - Linkshare Certified! - Published: 2013-02-20 - Modified: 2013-02-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jamie-tapia-linkshare-certified/ - Categories: News - Tags: JEB Team Jamie Tapia earned her Linkshare Certification and we want to make sure you all know about it! We are proud of the dedication she has shown in furthering her professional development as an Assistant Affiliate Program Manager. The Rakuten Linkshare certification program is considered to be the industry standard in education and testing programs and is “a professional credential signifying a level of expertise in affiliate program management. ” This is just one of the many ways that JEBCommerce works hard to bring out the best in our great employees so in turn they can serve our customers in the best possible way. Congrats again Jamie for completing the certification process! --- ### EliteHotelBooking.com announces partnership with JEBCommerce - Published: 2013-02-05 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/elitehotelbooking-com-announces-partnership-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: hotel, hotels, luxury hotels, luxury travel, travel JEBCommerce is happy to announce that we are now managing the EliteHotelBooking. com affiliate program on Impact Radius and LinkShare! About EliteHotelBooking. com: "EliteHotelBooking. com is focused solely on unique, upscale properties around the globe. Our booking process is powered by TRUST International; one of the best booking engines in travel, and represents approximately 4,500 hotels. Unlike most online travel agencies, our booking process is connected directly to the system at each property, assuring accuracy in the booking and tracking processes. " Andrew Atsumi, Principle, EliteHotelBooking. com Commission Payout Both the program on Impact Radius and LinkShare are offering a 3% baseline with 180 cookie days. Commissions are paid out at the time the reservation is consumed. Program Highlights: merchant category: travel product: unique luxury hotels around the globe baseline: 3% limited time sign-up offer: 5% to the end of April, 2013 VIP commissions available - email us today co-branded landing pages PPC and SEM affiliate from around the world are welcome! direct linking permitted When asked why they chose JEBCommerce to manage their affiliate program: "With several years of experience managing the affiliate program for one of the largest, most recognized, global hotel chains, it wasn’t difficult to learn about top talent and reputation in the affiliate community. Like cream that rises to the top, Jamie Birch and the JEBCommerce team, has the top-tier pedigree and performance record that are second to none," Andrew Atsumi. A sampling of the unique properties you can find at EliteHotelBooking. com: Taj Lake... --- ### JEBCommerce is Excited to Announce We're Now Managing the Johnston & Murphy Affiliate Program! > JEBCommerce is excited to announce we are now managing the KelbyOne Affiliate Program and we are looking to grow the program! - Published: 2013-01-15 - Modified: 2020-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/now-managing-the-johnston-murphy-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Company News, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management So, what is Johnston & Murphy? Johnston & Murphy has proven itself as a pillar of classic workmanship and timeless style, providing affordable quality products for generations of successful men. Since 1850, Johnston & Murphy has been outfitting legends, leaders (including every U. S. President since Millard Fillmore) and independent souls everywhere. Today, Johnston & Murphy has expanded to include re-imagined classic apparel and footwear for both men and women who appreciate the combination of craft and unconventionalism. Johnston & Murphy’s history makes them proven but it takes forward thinking to outfit modern legacies in the making. Johnston & Murphy offers a premium selection of men’s and women’s footwear, accessories, apparel and gifts with free ground shipping on orders over $100 and free returns. “We are thrilled to partner with a brand with such a rich history like Johnston & Murphy. Their commitment to quality over the last 165 years speaks for itself,” states Kristin Wardwell, Senior Affiliate Manager for the program. “We are excited to leverage affiliates to help bring in new customers and spread awareness for the Johnston & Murphy brand. ” Johnston & Murphy Affiliate Program Details Baseline 7% Commission30 Day CookieLast Click ModelHigh AOVLinkShare Network – MID 38419ShareASale Network - ID 45593 Why should publishers join this program? Johnston & Murphy footwear is absolutely unparalleled.  Johnston & Murphy is always working to create perfect, flawless products in the footwear, apparel and accessory categories. With a dedicated program management team, we are available to make sure that each publisher has... --- ### How many networks should my affiliate program be in? - Published: 2012-12-05 - Modified: 2012-12-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-networks-should-my-affiliate-program-be-in/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate networks, affiliate offers, multiple networks This subject can really bring about some heated debate. I wouldn't say it's controversial, but there definitely seems to be specific "camps" comprising of a few different views on this subject. I've had really interesting conversations about 1 vs many networks and even a few arguments (really, I'm sure there are better things for us to fight over), but this topic always seems to drum up a bit of friction. Allow me to outline a few of the schools of thought, give you some insight into how we think and execute and hopefully drum up a bit of professional, but passionate discussion. So let us begin (read in my most sinister voice while looking down at you over my glasses and holding my hands together in front my face. Like this. ) One Program, One Network This camp has been around for a very long time. The thought here is that you find the right network with the right affiliates and spend all your resources, time, energy and focus on that one network. If you make the right choice in network, you'll have a successful program. Having one network reduces the admin time it takes to manage multiple platforms, perform duplicate order discover and attribution and more. More of your time can be spent on working with the actual affiliates and that leads to greater results. Only This Network or that Network I've seen many agencies go this route. "I only work with CJ", or "I only work with Linkshare"... --- ### Goals Affiliate Managers Should Set for Themselves in 2013 - Published: 2012-12-03 - Modified: 2012-12-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/goals-affiliate-managers-should-set-for-themselves-in-2013/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate manager goals The Thanksgiving leftovers are pretty much gone, Black Friday has come and gone (hopefully you avoided the melee at your local Walmart) and Cyber Monday has now been extended through Wednesday. Maybe it's time now to start setting some goals for 2013? As an affiliate manager, what types of goals should you be setting? Now is a great time to discuss this as our affiliate managers are going through the same process, well maybe not this week with Small Business Saturday, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Super Tuesday, Wonderful Wednesday and so on, but we are getting to it before Christmas. Many times, and I do this myself (Procrastination), we don't get to our goals until after the New Year has come and gone. We do ourselves a huge disservice. It simply too hard to reach a goal when you haven't set it first. If I have one piece of advice it is to set your goals up well enough in advance so you can start planning for them. We have a great blog post on SMART goals. It may be worth a read now. So what type of goals should an affiliate manager be making? I like to break my goals into 4 areas: Affiliate Program Performance, Reporting and Planning, Education and Career Development. Most think only of the revenue numbers, but you have more to think of long term than just the numbers. They are important, if you aren't hitting them, you won't be in your position long enough... --- ### Affiliate Manager Lessons - Training - Published: 2012-11-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-lessons-training/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Services The need for affiliate manager lessons and training has gotten more coverage this year than any other. As our industry matures, we need more well trained individuals and great programs to train these affiliate managers. It's something that's been lacking for a long time and one reason we developed the MyAffiliateCoach training series way back in 2010. But what exactly does an affiliate manager need to know in order to be a great affiliate manager? I thought I'd outline the topics that we teach in our MyAffiliateCoach program. We got a bit beyond the more tactical and elementary things such as what this thing called affiliate marketing is, how to load creative, how to launch a network... We dive into what makes an affiliate manager great, and focus there. I'm reminded of my first few weeks at Coldwater Creek about 11 years ago (wow, can't believe it's been that long). During your first week there, you take the Gallup personality test. I was no different and took mine, I'd taken many before and always enjoyed the process. I like learning about myself so I welcome these sort of things. The results didn't come to me specifically, they came to my boss, and I can still remember her laughing when she opened it up - I had thought I was so wrong for the position that she thought it was funny. Turns out I wasn't. My two biggest traits were Strategic and Communicative. She thought it was funny that I fit... --- ### Incoco Affiliate Program now managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2012-11-09 - Modified: 2012-11-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/incoco-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients - Tags: affiliate program, affiliate programs, clients, jebcommerce news, Outsourced Affiliate Management, outsourced program manager JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great beauty client to our list of managed affiliate programs - Incoco. com! Now live on the Linkshare network. In 1988, Incoco said goodbye to liquid nail polish - no more drying time, smudges, or streaks! Incoco nail polish appliques provide a perfect manicure in minutes. They are made of real nail polish and each strips includes a base, color and top coat. Incoco's unparalleled technology is patented worldwide which they can contour to fit any sized nail and shape. Located in New Jersey, USA, all Incoco products are developed, formulated, produced and packaged within the United States. "I am so excited to be managing the Incoco affiliate program! JEBCommerce has great experience in the health and beauty space. Affiliates are very excited to promote beauty merchants because of how well they do online. We, also, have a lot of tools available to us with Incoco (see program highlights below), so affiliates should go crazy with this one," Maryellen Garasky, Affiliate Manager Commission Payout The affiliate program on Linkshare is offering a 5% baseline with 30 cookie days, but for any affiliate who signs-up in 2012, there is a 10% incentive until the program's one-year anniversary date in October 2013! Program Highlights merchant category: beauty product: patented nail polish appliques baseline: 5% limited time sign-up offer: 10% (through Oct 2013 for affiliates who sign up in 2012) VIP commissions available paid placement available vanity coupon codes available exclusive offer coupon codes available co-branded landing... --- ### How do I plan for Q4 success in my affiliate program? - Published: 2012-11-05 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-plan-for-q4-success-in-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips We have been asked multiple times over the last week about planning for Q4 and what you should be doing to make it successful. You'll see in the words that follow, planning before November is one of the first things. But it does bring up a good subject that I thought would be a great opportunity for two of our most experienced affiliate managers to drop some knowledge and enter the discussion for themselves. So I gave them 5 questions, locked them in a room, and told them I'd let them out when they have their best answers for me. I'm glad I did, and wasn't surprised when it only took about 15 minutes for them to write down what follows. Maryellen and Jon have been with JEBCommerce longer than all but one employee and have led some of our most successful retail programs. They say that eventually the students surpass the teacher, and this is definitely the case with these two. So allow me to let them answer some of the most important questions regarding Q4 planning and retail programs. What are the three biggest things you need to have ready for a successful Q4? Maryellen As much time as possible. I mean it! It's NEVER too early to plan for Q4. Some affiliate partners book their top spots by June. A promotional calendar complete with start dates, end dates, coupon code, restrictions, landing page url (if applicable), creative - in other words, EVERYTHING your partners will need to... --- ### Why Affiliate Marketing? - Published: 2012-11-02 - Modified: 2012-11-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate marketing Affiliate marketing has proven to be an incredibly valuable channel to drive new customer acquisition and overall online revenue. Over the 13 years I've been in the space, it's proved that time and time again. From large retailers (Zappos) to small, from lead generation to business to business, affiliate marketing is a vital channel to find new customers and grow your sales. There, 'nuff said. Ok, maybe you need some more ... Here are a few reasons:     Now let's look at some of the data that was put together by others and we compiled in this Affiliate Market Size infograph: 93% of respondents to an IAB survey are either likely or very likely to recommend affiliate marketing to someone in a similar position. Affiliate marketing is the second top acquisition source according a shop. org survey. U. S. affiliate marketing spending will reach $4. 1 Billion in 2014, up from $1. 6Billion in 2007. Merchants see, on average, 23% of total online sales from the affiliate channel, according to AffiliateBenchMarks. According to Jupiter Research, consumers through affiliate marketing are likely to spend $7 more per order and are 17% more likely to have larger incomes. Referrals from this channel are 43% more likely to convert into a sale. JEBCommerce has driven tens of millions of dollars through this channel for our clients and over 1 Million visits in the first half of 2012 alone. Let's play follow the leader. Here are a few large companies that are using... --- ### What commission amount should I pay my affiliates? - Published: 2012-10-30 - Modified: 2012-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-commission-amount-should-i-pay-my-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate commissions, affiliate marketing, affiliate payouts, commission level, launching an affiliate program A: As much as you can B: As little as possible C: As much as your biggest competitor D: As much as you need to get attention E: I have no idea that's why I sent you this question in the first place I'd love to say to you that it is A or D. Unfortunately, it isn't really that simple. So, in a word, it's F: None of the above, or some form of all the above and a bunch of other options I didn't list. It just isn't a simple answer. So how do we get to the right commission rate? Well, it isn't so much a formula as it is a gut feeling. "Well, Jamie, my gut isn't telling me anything, so what do I do now? " Great question. Here is what I do. I gather data. What data you ask? Your top 5-20 competitors Their commission rates 5-10 complimentary companies Their commission rates My ROI needs My average cost structure The highest commission I can pay without losing money on that individual sale The highest commission I can pay without losing my job (may be higher or lower, depends) My average order size My conversion rate online total Cost per sale for other online channels (SEO, Email, CSE etc) Affiliate Feedback - yes I actually talk to affiliates prior to setting commission rates to get their input prior to launching a program. You get so much insight, it is truly unbelievable A sandwich Some coffee... --- ### Business to Business Affiliate Programs - do they work? - Published: 2012-10-22 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/business-to-business-affiliate-programs-do-they-work/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing We are approached by many different kinds of advertisers each and every week. One type that is consistently at our doorstop is the Business to Business category. From cloud storage to graphic design, from crowdsourcing to html development and more, B2B advertisers are looking for ways to acquire new customers, increase revenue and grow their business. Can performance marketing, affiliate marketing specifically, provide a cost effective means to reach those goals? I decided to ask some of the smartest people I know, and two of the most successful affiliate managers with experience in the B2B space - my team members Danielle Dougherty and Brian Secrist. They both have several years experience managing sophisticated B2B programs for a variety of advertisers in the space. I sat down with them earlier this week and asked them a few questions: Can these type of programs work? Danielle & Brian: Absolutely! There are many successful B2B affiliate programs out there. They just can't be put in the same category as retail programs. They take much more time and attention to get started, and drive volume. What are the three most important factors for success in B2B affiliate marketing? Danielle: Competitive advantages on program, product, and payout on the service offered to gain affiliate interest. Patience and consistency when communicating with your affiliates. Ex: I reached out to one affiliate for almost 9 months before he finally started promoting one of my B2B programs and now he is a top performer for us month over... --- ### CityPASS Now Partnered with JEBCommerce! - Published: 2012-10-18 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/citypass-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Services, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate manager opm, citypass, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news Starting Oct. 1st JEBCommerce is excited to announce a partnership with CityPASS! CityPASS: Experience a city's top attractions while saving up to half off the cost of admission. Launched in 1997 in Seattle and San Francisco, CityPASS bundles prepaid admission to each city’s top attractions, based on annual attendance, into one easy-to-use ticket booklet whose cost is up to half off what it would cost to purchase those same admissions separately. CityPASS is now available in 11 North American destinations, including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Hollywood, Houston, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Southern California and Toronto. CityPASS enjoys a 99 percent customer approval rating. Still a family owned and operated business for 15 years, City Pass, Inc. is headquartered in the small mountain town of Victor, Idaho and has sold over 8,000,000 CityPASSes to date! Join the CityPASS affiliate program on the Commission Junction network! Click Here! "We're excited to start working with JEBCommerce and have them manage and grow our affiliate program on CJ. In the end we decided to go with them because we were impressed with their knowledge, expertise, and overall attitude through the interviewing process. We were looking for an OPM that would be a true partner in our growth, and we feel like we've found that with JEBCommerce. " Dan Patterson Director of Internet Marketing, CityPASS "We love when we get to work with clients that we not only are proud to serve, but are passionate users of their product(s). My family was introduced to... --- ### Most common question - How do I know what you are doing to manage our affiliate program? - Published: 2012-10-15 - Modified: 2012-10-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-question-how-do-i-know-what-you-are-doing-to-manage-our-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management Working with vendors and agencies can be incredibly fruitful for all types of organizations. Getting experts in the field, and a team of them at that, for what it would cost you to hire someone with limited experience can quickly show you results. But there are inherent obstacles in having someone that is not sitting in your office managing and executing functions that are vital to your organizations success. These obstacles, when not handled properly, and proactively by your vendor/agency, can prove to be fatal from the beginning. Many of our prospective clients ask us how we ensure that the work is getting done and how do we provide them with detailed information on what is being done. It's a great question and one that we should all be asking when dealing with an agency. Who wants to consult a crystal ball to see if the football was moved down the field this week? I don't, and we don't make our clients do that either. I've outlined below some, but not all, of the things we provide and execute for and with our clients to ensure that they always know exactly what is being done with their affiliate program, how we are managing their affiliate program, and where their program stands in relation to their goals: Communication: Communication is not only at the core of how we keep our clients up to date, but it's also at the core of what we do - affiliate marketing management. Weekly calls provide... --- ### How many affiliates should I have in my affiliate program? - Published: 2012-10-09 - Modified: 2024-01-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-many-affiliates-should-i-have-in-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing We answer the "how many affiliates do I need" question, highlighting that success in affiliate marketing isn't solely about numbers but focuses on relationships, strategy, and consistent performance. Ditch the fixation on affiliate count and prioritize cultivating meaningful partnerships for lasting success. Ah, the "how many do I need" question. This one rears it's head so often that I believe I've written this blog post several times in the past, unfortunately I can't find any of those to link to. Before I answer this question, let me ask a few of my own: If I told you the right number was 100 affiliates and you had 100, would you stop looking for more? If 4 affiliates generated the revenue you forecasted from your affiliate channel, would you consider your program a success? If 1000 affiliates generated the revenue you forecasted from your affiliate channel, would you say you need more from less? What percentage of your time do you dedicate to recruiting new partners? What percentage of your time do you dedicate to helping your current affiliates earn more? Maybe you're thinking, "Jamie, why so many questions? " Well, this question often comes from the same place. Somewhere, up above you, is a superior who looks at the numbers, knows very little about affiliate marketing, and wants to pull the levers needed to grow the program. "We need more affiliates" they say. That may be the case, but maybe not. The number of partners in your programs may not be a KPI for success in any way. Ok, my turn to answer a question. How many affiliates do I need? As many as you need. There you go. Enjoy the rest of your day! You didn't think I was done did you?... --- ### How do I find more of {insert type of affiliate here} affiliates for my affiliate program? - Published: 2012-10-01 - Modified: 2012-10-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-find-more-of-insert-type-of-affiliate-here-affiliates-for-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips We recently finished another round of our MyAffiliateCoach affiliate manager training, and without doubt this question was probably the very first one asked by every student. "Jamie I need more loyalty affiliates. " "Jamie, how do I find more mommy bloggers? " "Jamie, where can I find more outdoor and pet type of affiliates? " Let's get one thing out of the way, there isn't a silver bullet, pot of gold at the end of the recruiting rainbow or four leaf clover that will help you find all the affiliates you need today, get them active and grow your sales. It's simply not there. Over the last 13 years I've tried just about every tool you can imagine to identify and recruit all different types of affiliates to over 100 affiliates program, from retail to business to business, lead gen to cpa. There simply isn't an easy way to go about it. Nothing beats old fashioned searching and networking. And that just takes time. Let's talk about networking. Way back in 2001 I had just started at Coldwater Creek in Sandpoint Idaho. I had just come from my second job out of college and a bruising experience with the dot com bubble. The network of affiliates I brought with me were either in the medical field or the business to business sector. Not very conducive to selling dresses, shoes and women's jackets. I had to adapt quickly and find new partners for a program that had just left the ground.... --- ### EzyDog now partnered with JEBCommerce! - Published: 2012-09-28 - Modified: 2012-09-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/ezydog-now-partnered-with-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Testimonials - Tags: affiliate management, new client, online marketing Starting September 28th JEBCommerce is excited to announce a partnership with EzyDog! EzyDog makes a line of products encompassing the rugged outdoor lifestyle dogs love along with the comfort and style pet owners prefer. EzyDog is the manufacturer of the Original Shock Absorbing Leash that combines the latest in sports technology with the durability dog owners demand. Their unique and highly functional leash systems are designed for comfort, control and safety, paying special attention to dogs that pull or are in training. All EzyDog Products are designed to help both owners and pets get more out of the great outdoors. Join the EzyDog affiliate program on Linkshare or the Avant Link network! Linkshare join link Avant Link join link "We are very excited to be working with JEBCommerce to grow our affiliate program. The EzyDog product line ranges from the Original Shock Absorbing Leash, to jackets, backpacks, life vests and our very popular Quick Fit and Chest Plate Harness. Each item provides function, durability and purpose which makes spending time with your dog even more enjoyable. We look forward to working with JEBCommerce to build relationships with affiliates resulting in a beneficial experience for all those involved. " Brady Operations Manager, EzyDog Jon Goodwin, Affiliate Manager at JEBCommerce, is excited to add this premier brand to the short list of his managed clients: “At JEBCommerce, we are very passionate about dogs and pets. They actually gave my partner and I a Shock Absorbing leash and harness to test out... amazing!... --- ### Who are you reaching out to? - Published: 2012-09-21 - Modified: 2012-09-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/who-are-you-reaching-out-to/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips Friday is always a good day to talk about things you'll need to be doing next week. I like taking the last hour or so in the day outlining the things I need to get accomplished the following week. Well, like I'm doing right now writing this blog. One of the questions related to this that we most often get from our clients is who are we reaching out to next week? Who are our recruiting targets and who are our activation targets? So let me flip that on you. Do you know who you are reaching out to next week? Affiliates - what merchants/networks are you reaching out to move your business forward? Affiliate managers - who is on your list to call/email/tweet that is vital to your success, and whom will you contact that you have something to actually offer of value to them? Maybe it's time to take a few minutes and write down 20 people's names on your task list now, so you don't forget when the hussle and bussle of Monday comes around. I'll wait, take your time... ... ... ... . That's great, got 20 people? No? Well let me walk you through how our team figures out who we are going to contact. It starts with the very first week we work with a client. During that first week we create our Success Roadmap, a detailed and comprehensive strategy document that outlines not only the what's but also the who's. We determine every... --- ### Can I push offers to consumers and not to affiliates? - Most Common Questions - Published: 2012-09-19 - Modified: 2012-09-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/can-i-push-offers-to-consumers-and-not-to-affiliates-most-common-questions/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing One of the most common questions we receive from our clients, and a significant percentage of advertisers looking to launch an affiliate program is whether or not they can restrict coupons and sales so that affiliates are not able to promote it. The short answer is yes. But let's ask the question that you are really asking - am I able to restrict promotions to one or a combination of my online marketing channels? Why the difference? Well first, your question is specific to affiliates, but needs to be framed so that it is more relevant to your entire marketing universe. When I framed it that way, it's pretty simple right? Yes, you can sure restrict an offer/promotion to only your email channel, or your CSE campaigns or a single display ad campaign. Affiliates are no different. But there are some big differences: Unlike your other channels, your affiliates are working hard every day to maximize sales to your site. With that in mind they monitor your other channels so that they have the most up to date information to sell to their customers. Your other channels don't necessarily exhibit this characteristic. Your dealing with people outside the company and they may not be aware of everything going on in your marketing. Your other channels see the big picture of your entire marketing campaigns, especially if you manage all of this in house. But why restrict the offer/coupon/promotion so affiliates can't use it? That is simple - Campaign Integrity. When... --- ### What kind of offers work in the Affiliate space? - Published: 2012-09-11 - Modified: 2012-09-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-kind-of-offers-work-in-the-affiliate-space/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management tip, affiliate promotions, coupons, offers Another question we get often, usually during our first week working with our clients, our on-boarding period, is what offers work the best in the affiliate space? Well, allow me to lay out the three offers that work the best across the board. Use these and you'll increase conversion rate, average order size, new customer acquisition, overall revenue, profitability, attain world peace and 0% unemployment. Um, wait. That won't work. I wish I had a short list like that, but I don't and I don't believe anyone does. There are simply too many variables such as your product, pricing, competition, seasonality, macro economic pressures and more. A "free gift with purchase" offer that worked last week, may bomb next month because of any combination of the above. That same offer may work with Affiliate A but not work with Affiliate B and they may not show those results the second time. "So how do I know what works for us? " Now you have the right question. It comes down to the ABT's (not ABC's, sorry Alec Baldwin) ALWAYS BE TESTING. You have to test as many types of offers as you can in many different ways. Keep track of everything going on around that offer and it's results, who promotes it, the profitability, consumer reaction and feedback and overall number of redemptions. Test, track, analyze, alter and repeat. Here are some types of offers to try out: Free Shipping over $XXX - push that order size threshold above your... --- ### Most common affiliate management questions - What info do I need to distribute to affiliates about our promos? - Published: 2012-09-10 - Modified: 2012-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-affiliate-management-questions-what-info-do-i-need-to-distribute-to-affiliates-about-our-promos/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips I asked my staff last week to list out all the most common questions we received from our clients and potential clients this year. They sent me a pretty long list of questions, today's being one of the most common submitted to me: "What information should I be sending to my affiliates regarding sales/coupons and promotions? " The short answer is usually as much information as you have, but allow me to break it down further for you. Before you answer this question, you need to remember that your affiliate partners are your extended sales force. When you shift your thinking away from "they are just a group of individuals working in their basements" to "these are professionals selling my product to more and more consumers on a daily basis", you'll realize they need as much information as possible. Sales people and organizations live and die on product knowledge. You need to provide as much information as possible. Here are a few examples directly from our clients' newsletters that we send as often as needed: You'll see in these examples we provide the start date, end date, promo code, promo name and when appropriate, we include any restrictions. We include those items each and every time. You may say to yourself, do I need to include a start date if it started the day before I sent it? Yes, if you don't, you will most likely receive questions on when it starts. Should you include an end date if there... --- ### Most Common Questions - How often should I update my affiliate creative? - Published: 2012-09-04 - Modified: 2024-08-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/most-common-questions-how-often-should-i-update-my-affiliate-creative/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing One question we get quite often around here, whether from current clients or potential clients is: when is the right time to update creative and how often? An important question to be sure. The creative you provide your affiliate partners is very often the first thing consumers see and the first exposure they may have with your company, so you want to be sure they represent your company well. How to Determine the Right Time for Updates Not only that, they need to be current and convert as best as possible. We'll talk about that more in another post later. How do you know how often is just right and how often is too often. Well, often, the answer is as much as necessary and needed. But let's run down a list of ways you can know when you need to update your creative: Top Ten Signs You Need to Update Creative When you read the headline of this post you said "um, we need creative? " The file name ends in _2004. jpg The youthful models in your skyscraper banner are no longer models or youthful Your creative features a logo that hasn't been seen longer than Elvis All your creatives are 8 panel animated gifs Ooops, we don't have any creative The brands featured in your banners no longer exist No one is using them You simply can't remember ever changing your creative Your creative features a wonderful and warm winter shawl but your feet are sporting flip... --- ### DealDecor Affiliate Program now Live!! - Published: 2012-08-24 - Modified: 2012-08-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dealdecor-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients Deal Decor is live and disrupting the $80bn furniture industry by offering factory-direct furniture at 30-70% off products seen at Amazon and Pottery Barn. Deal Décor brings you beautiful brand-quality furniture at up to 60% off the lowest sale price online. You get unbelievable discounts because we cut out the middleman and work directly with our trusted factories to reach the order minimum, and then ship directly to your city for pickup. Deal Décor’s mission is to crack the code for e-commerce furniture like Zappos has done for shoes. How is this possible? Our founders are furniture insiders from Target, Home Depot & William-Sonoma that have figured out a way to completely eliminate middlemen from the supply chain. As a result, we are able to offer unbelievable deals. Don’t believe us? In our first deal we sold a sofa sectional for $399 that sells for $706 on Amazon and $830 on Walmart. com. Same exact sofa from the same exact factory! Need more convincing to join this program? Read our customer reviews! Customer Reviews Deal Decor Commission Structure: • Bounty payout $3. 00 • Rev share 10% Join Here! Read what everyone is saying about Deal Decor! Thenextweb. com Pandodaily. com 7x7. com Siliconbeat. com Vote on DealDecor's Facebook photosharing contest or share your own! Relax Anywhere Photosharing Contest Contact the Deal Decor Affiliate Team! Brian, Jen and Jeff brian@jebcommerce. com 1-800-208-6215 x 109 jen@jebcommerce. com 1-800-208-3718 x 202 --- ### Egnyte HybridCloud Rated #1 Best Online File Sharing Service & New Commission Structure - Published: 2012-08-24 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/egnyte-hybridcloud-rated-1-best-online-file-sharing-service-new-commission-structure/ - Categories: Managed Clients Egnyte is more than just a cloud, Egnyte is known for helping small and medium sized businesses with their critical infrastructure needs. Egnyte allows anyone to access files from anywhere and safely backs up files in the cloud. Egnyte provides secure and easy file access using any standard web browser and allows mobile access as well. This provides customers with the ability to access, share, edit and download business or personal files, no matter the size, directly to their mobile device with the Egnyte app. With a successful first 10 months of the Egnyte Affiliate Program, we are hoping to promote even more momentum as we roll out the new commission structure! The new commission structure provides more ways to earn commissions and ensuring profitable relationships for Egnyte and its partners! Included are the details of the new commission structure below. a. Free Trial Signup $1 per trial b. Paid Subscription $25 to $190 -Paid Subscription to Group plan $25 -Paid Subscription to Office plan $45 -Paid Subscription to Enterprise plan $190 Join Here! More Egnyte features include desktop access using mapped drives which allow users to map their Egnyte account to a desktop drive on their PC or Mac. Sub-folder sync and permissions where only files relevant to chosen sub-folders will be downloaded and synchronized. Beyond this, Egnyte provides HybridCloud file sharing with shared folders, easy uploading of files, creating unlimited folders, file and folder access controls, automatic file versioning and notification of file changes automatically. Egnyte allows users... --- ### Our Client's Success, it speaks for itself - New Infographic - Published: 2012-08-10 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients-success-it-speaks-for-itself-new-infograph/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Performance really does speak for itself. We've put together a cross section of our clients' performance into an easy to read infographic that showcases the growth and success we bring to each of our clients. Check it out, if you'd like an award-winning agency to help you achieve results like these, simply give us a call. We'd love to help you find new customers and reach new heights in Q4 and beyond. --- ### JEBCommerce the 2012 Rakuten Linkshare OPM/Agency of the Year! - Published: 2012-08-06 - Modified: 2012-08-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2012_agency_of_the_year/ - Categories: News - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate management agency of the year, linkshare, rakuten 2012 Rakuten LinkShare Agency of the Year The Annual Rakuten LinkShare Golden Link Awards were held during the Rakuten LinkShare Symposium New York luncheon in New York City on June 26, 2012. More than 500 advertisers, publishers, and agencies attended to celebrate excellence and innovation in the performance marketing industry attended the Golden Link Awards ceremony. JEBCommerce was pleased to be one of the nominees this year for the coveted Agency of the Year award. The list of nominees was prestigious and the competition was stiff. The team at JEBCommerce was thrilled, energized, and humbled by the announcement that we had WON the Agency of the Year Award for 2012. We were excited because it’s validation of the hard work that our entire team has put forth for all of our clients and their programs. That excitement was quickly followed up with a state of humility to think that our industry has taken notice of the hard work we’ve invested for our clients. We’re surrounded by great agencies and we’re thankful that Rakuten Linkshare has seen the energy and effort we’ve invested over the past year (and beyond). So, thank you for noticing and thank you for the award! JEBCommerce is blessed to have such a great team working collectively on behalf of our clients – thank you to every one of you for the great work! There is room next to our 2012 LinkShare Award for another one, or two, or... Also, a special thank you to our dear... --- ### Join the DoneRight.com Affiliate program today! - Published: 2012-07-02 - Modified: 2012-07-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/join-the-doneright-com-affiliate-program-today/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Misc, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing and blogs, affiliate program, affiliates, done right, DoneRight Affiliate Program What is Done Right! ? Done Right! is your trusted partner in home improvement! It’s the easiest way for you to find, select and hire guaranteed home improvement professionals in your area. Anything and everything from fencing and floors, to closets, pressure washing and plumbing! Not only is the Done Right service easy to use, it also is backed by a serious guarantee. Any home professional displaying the Done Right Guarantee logo is backed with a $10,000 money back guarantee, meaning you get the job Done Right, or they’ll step in and ensure you’re satisfied with your home improvement project. By partnering with Done Right, you give your site visitors access to a valuable service that they are sure to appreciate. If you’ve ever made home improvements, you understand the value of the Done Right Guarantee. Joining the Done Right! Affiliate program gives you access to top tier payouts, optimized creative and landing pages, as well as makes you a partner of a trusted brand that is committed to their affiliate’s success. See program details below: Features: Tiered commission payout Earn up to $38 per lead Flexible promotional methods API integration Dedicated marketing support Host & post, co-reg, pay per call, search and email Banners, text links and custom creative available Proactive account management Not only is Done Right! an excellent service that your site visitors are sure to love, but they’re also an excellent partner to have. Whether you are new to performance advertising, or an experienced... --- ### Get to know the DownEast Basics Affiliate Program - Published: 2012-07-02 - Modified: 2012-07-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-the-downeast-basics-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: apparel affiliate program, clothing affiliate program, for the home affiliate program JEBCommerce is happy to announce another great client to our list of managed affiliate programs - DownEast Basics! Now live on the Linkshare network. DownEast Basics began in 1991 as a small family owned company offering basic layering tees and affordable everyday clothing and attire. Since that time, however, DownEast has grown to 38 stores located throughout Utah, Idaho, Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington states. DownEast still sells everyday layering tees and tops, but also have a variety of dresses, skirts, sweaters, outerwear, denim, slacks, swim wear and accessories for women. They also have an expanding line for girls. In addition to clothing for women and girls, DownEast basics for Home has an affordable line of home accessories so you can decorate your home in high style, but low price. “We are really excited to be working with JEBCommerce to develop and manage our affiliate program. DownEast Basics believes that shopping for fashionable clothing should be a fun, guilt-free experience. Our brand offers high-design looks on a bargain basement budget for today’s cost-conscious yet fashionable consumer. With the DownEast Basics clothing line of smart layering pieces and wardrobe enhancing items for women, in addition to a fun and stylish girls’ line, shoppers can embrace the American Classic look with their own sense of style. DownEast Basics offers a simple value proposition to our customers: High Style, Low Price. With the help of JEBCommerce, we hope to build mutually beneficial partnerships with our affiliates and significantly grow the DownEast Basics brand.... --- ### Affiliate Marketing Market Size Infograph - Published: 2012-06-07 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-market-size-infograph/ - Categories: News, Outsourced Affiliate Management Have you ever asked yourself how big the affiliate marketing is? We have, many times. So have our clients, potential clients, affiliates and the press. We took some time this spring to scour the interwebs and find any possible data on the affiliate channel we could. It is surprising how little data is aggregated by the performance marketing channel. But, we were able to pull together many nuggets. It's clear, affiliate marketing is big, vital to the success of any online companies and isn't going anywhere soon. Special thanks to Peter Figueredo at AffiliateBenchmarks. com for allowing us to use some stats from their research. The remaining pieces of data can be found at Forester Research, Shop. org and the IAB. Affiliate marketing is a big opportunity. If you'd like to find out if you should be marketing through this channel, contact us at 1800-208-6215 x111 --- ### Get to know GreenCupboards - Published: 2012-06-06 - Modified: 2012-06-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-greencupboards/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management JEBCommerce is excited to introduce one of our newest managed programs, GreenCupboards, which is now live on the Linkshare Network and the ShareASale network! And they are neighbors too! GreenCupboards is located just 30 miles to our west in downtown Spokane, Washington. We love helping our clients grow, especially when it helps our local economy. Their color scheme is also, to be quite honest, amazing :). GreenCupboards is a leading on-line retailer of environmentally friendly products for homes and businesses. Working with more than 600 suppliers, GreenCupboards offers a growing selection of over 15,000 products online including baby and kids products, electronics, health and beauty, home and outdoor, office, and pet supplies. The website allows shoppers to decide what buying green means to them through its shop by Eco-Trait feature. As a one-stop-shop for all things green, GreenCupboards provides an easy, fun and educational experience all while delivering over-the-top customer service and maintaining competitive prices. “We are looking forward to growing our affiliate program with JEBCommerce. GreenCupboards provides a unique solution to the everyday family trying to be a little more eco-conscious. At GreenCupboards, customers can find environmentally friendly products for any cupboards in their home across nine different categories. From baby supplies, to health and personal care products, to electronics, GreenCupboards has you covered with all the products one needs for a better planet. We are excited to be working with JEBCommerce to build partnerships with our affiliates that will allow us all to grow and effect change. ”... --- ### Get to know the Funsational Inc Affiliate Program - Published: 2012-06-05 - Modified: 2012-06-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/get-to-know-the-funsational-inc-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Meet one of our newest managed affiliate programs - Funsational Inc. Now live in the ShareASale and LinkShare networks. The original creators of printable party games, Funsational, Inc is a fantastically fun company that designs, creates, and produces party games for nearly every occasion and event imaginable. Starting with one game, Funsational has grown to over 600 games; over 500,000 customers; and over 10 million games sold in over 110 countries. Starting with just one game, Funsational Inc, has grown to over 600 games; over 500,000 party planners; and over 10 million games sold in over 110 countries! "Funsational has only been working with JEB commerce for just over a month now, but in that short time we've been quite impressed with their ability to jump right and make "stuff" happen. During the selection process we interviewed several companies. When we decided to make the switch from an in-house affiliate manager to an outsourced affiliate management company some of our top concerns were how would the firm maintain and ultimately increase the momentum we have built up? How well would they integrate into our company and become part of our extended marketing team? And probably most importantly would it translate to additional revenue? After meeting with Jamie and his team, the answers to all those questions became very clear. JEB Commerce has made the switch pain-less. They have been able to analyze our current situation, make recommendations, and ultimately implement those recommendation in a very timely manner, all while maintaining... --- ### New Clients for 2012 - Published: 2012-06-04 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-clients-for-2012/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News The team here at JEBCommerce is thoroughly excited to announce our current round of affiliate programs now managed by JEBCommerce! We are excited to be working with some very large names in the industry, launch entirely new programs and work with a few local internet retail superstars. Below is more information on each of these new accounts. With so many new programs under our umbrella, this blog post could get very long, very quick. Over the next week or so, we'll be highlighting each of these new programs and include all the information affiliates need to join the program and promote each of these clients effectively. LendingTree. com is a unique marketing company that provides filtered consumers for mortgage loans, home equity loans, and home equity lines of credit. Offering interactive tools, personalized advice and comprehensive resources enabling consumers to manage their finances and get customized loan offers, LendingTree is there every step of the way. When you partner with Lending Tree, you are joining one of the most respected and trusted brands in the industry. LendingTree is the #1 brand in online lending and is recognized by consumers more than any other online lender or loan marketplace. That recognition means higher click through rates which means more money for you. LendingTree publishers are compensated based on the quality of lead that they drive. Join the LendingTree affiliate program on Impact Radius or Commission Junction today! DoneRight! is a service of Lending Tree and is the trusted, free and easy... --- ### The Importance of Affiliate Communications - practical ecommerce - Published: 2012-05-15 - Modified: 2012-05-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-importance-of-affiliate-communications-practical-ecommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips, News Communications with your affiliate partners is one of the most, if not THE most important part of your strategy to manage a successful affiliate program. Affiliate Newsletters tend to be the core of any good communications strategy. Early last year, JEBCommerce redesigned our entire newsletter template system, and together with our entire staff, developed a strategy and plan to optimize our communications with all our clients partners. And others have taken notice! Recently, a good friend of mine and incredibly successful affiliate manager (and industry luminary), Carolyn Kmet, of Groupon, featured one of our team's newsletters in an article for Practical Ecommerce - Affiliate Marketing: Communicating With Your Affiliates. Jon and Geoff who manage the Eastern Mountain Sports affiliate program compile many newsletters each month to notify affiliates of the comings and goings of this program. It's great to see our team get some recognition from such a valued source. Great job Jon and Geoff! Thanks Carolyn! --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading - May 10, 2012?" - Published: 2012-05-10 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-may-10-2012/ - Categories: Company News Over the last few days, all of us here at JEBCommerce have bounced around the topic of what the general public really knows about Affiliate Marketing and how valuable it can be to a company. It seems that people generally consider Affiliate Marketing either a source of spam on the internet or they just don't have a clue. Ironic it seems, since, affiliate marketing is the fastest growing industry on the internet. For those of you out there that don't know, in a nutshell, affiliate marketing is a performance based profession in which the marketer is rewarded by the businesses for driving in visitors/ buyers to the different business' websites. Successful affiliate marketing programs consist of long term, mutually beneficial collaboration between the affiliates or the owners of the websites and the businesses that choose to advertise on those websites. At JEBCommerce we recognize the importance of that collaboration and work hard to offer that relationship through our agency with the unique and innovate services we offer our clients. As we described on our website, 'two qualities that always get noticed is our ability to provide clients the freedom to execute their entire online marketing plans and the assurance that they have the most qualified team in the industry managing every aspect of their affiliate marketing campaigns. ' Each day, we are creating amazing things for our clients and are thrilled to be apart of this exciting industry. And now, please join us for our latest installment of 'What is... --- ### Attribution - Great Series by Lisa Picarille - Published: 2012-05-07 - Modified: 2012-05-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/attribution-great-series-by-lisa-picarille/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News If you haven't heard about "attribution" recently, then I highly suggest you head on over to the Performance Marketing Association's blog. A good friend of mine, Lisa Picarille, is doing a wonderful series on attribution that if it's not the best one I've seen, has to be right up there. I highly suggest that any retailer and affiliate manager, and affiliates, take a look and brush up on this. There are 4 parts to this series so far and I'm anxiously awaiting part 5. Attribution has been on the landscape, at least for myself and JEB, for many years. Not sure what it is, read this - Read Attribution Part 1: The Concepts. It's a great series, gives you a good idea of the topic and should provide you with some food for thought. In Part 2 of this series, Lisa pulls a quote from a guest blogger, Helen Southgate, at eConsultancy: “No it isn’t. ” she writes. “This is a channel that pays a commission per sale and the most viable, fair way to do this is on a last click basis. The industry is not looking at a solution to replace this, it works. ” While I am not familiar with Helen or her work (I'm sure she fantastic), I do disagree on this point. It may simply depend on what/who you deem as the "affiliate industry". Almost all our clients, past and present, have struggled with attribution and how to determine who should get credit for what... --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading - May 2, 2012?" - Published: 2012-05-02 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-may-2-2012/ - Categories: Company News JEBCommerce is fortunate to be located in one of the most beautiful areas of Northern Idaho; Coeur d Alene. Now, we realize that we might be biased but when you are surrounded by snow-capped mountains year around, glorious lakes and rivers, hiking trails at every turn, the world’s only floating green, amazing restaurants and interesting shops, you can’t help feel that you are one of the privileged. However, glancing at the weather reports the last few days, one might begin to doubt their lucky. Forecast for the next week or more– rain, rain, rain and yes more rain. And as we all know in this region, where there is rain, there is cold and gray skies. But then, just as we began to feel like the weather was outside; cold and gray; we happened upon Anthony J. D'Angelo brilliant quote, "Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine. " It seemed instantly, our mood changed and our focus improved. Exciting News for JEBCommerce! Two of our brilliant and extremely hard working staff members have been featured in an online article. Please read about the amazing job that Jon Goodwin and Geoff Marshall are doing for one of our clients, Eastern Mountain Sports. The article titled "Affiliate Marketing: Communicating with Your Affiliates" focuses on one of the great services that we offer to our clients - email newsletters for efficient communication with affiliates. Please check it out! We hope you enjoy our articles, share a few... --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading - April 20, 2012?" - Published: 2012-04-20 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-april-20-2012/ - Categories: Misc The new google glass! See the article below! We here at JEBCommerce all look forward to our weekly team meetings where we share the success of our clients with each other, brainstorm fresh ideas in our field and share the interesting articles that we then share with all of you. This week, we are pleased to have more members of our staff share their articles. As they say "the more the merrier! " Enjoy! Geoff Marshall- Social Candy Optimizes Its Facebook Marketing Tools With Fresh Templates and New Timeline For Brands Jen Dorman - Google augmented reality device could work with your own glasses Jennifer Ramb - Scientist uses physics to get out of a traffic ticket Jamie Birch - The Next Shift at Google Could Have Big Impact on Advertisers and Pinterest Isn't Only for Window Shopping: Nearly 1 in 3 Buy Jamie Tapia - 7 Suggestions for Better Affiliate Newsletters Jon Goodwin - Pilot sends plane into dive after mistaking Venus for oncoming plane Maryellen Garasky - Housing starts slip, but permits for new building soar Shannon Simmons - American Chicken McNuggets have 2. 5 times the salt of British Ones Thank you for stopping by! --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading April 13, 2012" - Published: 2012-04-13 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-april-13-2012/ - Categories: Misc Welcome to another episode of "What is JEBCommerce Reading - April 13, 2012"! April met all of us in the Northwest with a mix of confusing weather; sunny and warm temps one day and snow and cold the next. Everyone at JEBCommerce have been reading different articles this week featuring affiliate marketing and interesting social media news. Please enjoy! Brian Secrist: "Android On Your PC: Qualcomm Invests In BlueStacks After Beta Sees 1M Downloads in 10 Days" Geoff Marshall: "Microsoft and Nokia Begin Massive Marketing Push Behind Lumia 900" Jamie Birch: "Why you shouldn't overlook affiliate marketing" and "Big data: The next frontier for innovation, competition, and productivity" Jamie Tapia: "Facebook Buys Instagram for $1Billion" and "Pinterest Soars to No. 3 in Social Networking" Jennifer Dorman: "Answer your tattoo - your phone is ringing" Jon Goodwin: "11 Ways I Drive Traffic To My Sites" Maryellen Garasky: "Twitter users rally to save carjacked man" Richard Hawkins: "Why you shouldn't overlook affiliate marketing" Shannon Simons: "Say 'hello' to CISPA, it will remind you of SOPA" We welcome comments and thoughts! Thank you for stopping by! --- ### Don't overlook affiliate marketing. - Published: 2012-04-10 - Modified: 2012-04-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dont-overlook-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing I was forwarded a great article yesterday by a member of our advisory board and I'd like to share it with you. Aaron Weissman, of Skimlinks, warns about the tendency of some advertisers to overlook affiliate marketing. You can read the article in full here at iMediaConnect. I recommend you take a look. Aaron talks about the issues marketers have with managing budgets in performance marketing, it's something that we manage each month and myself, my staff, can attest to the difficulty level, and the overall reward you receive when it's done correctly. It takes a bit of time to work out the kinks, each client of ours is a bit different, but we have seen growth of 100% or more when this is done effectively. Moreover, marketing managers are often told to "use their budget or lose it," and it's significantly more time consuming to manage performance-marketing budgets given the above, so some opt for the easy way out, which is avoidance. Rest assured that it indeed can be done. Aaron, earlier in the article, also talks about the time that is needed to grow and manage performance marketing campaigns: In addition, when things are trackable, it means that you can optimize and improve performance. Tracking and optimization take energy and dedication, and setting aside time to learn new programs like Google AdWords, Skimlinks, etc. It also means that you might find data suggesting things aren't going well. I'd say there is quite a bit more for you to... --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading - March 26,2012" - Published: 2012-03-26 - Modified: 2021-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-march-262012/ - Categories: News, Social Media We are a bit delayed in our posting of this week's episode of "What is JEBCommerce Reading" as we have been working on revamping our website. After reading our articles, please take a look at our new and improved website at jebcommerce. com. As always, we encourage your feedback... . comments, suggestions and input on what you a reading. Brian Secrist - Slam Dunk or Rimshot? NBA Star Tracy McGrady Launches His Own Daily Deal Site Danielle Dougherty - Why is the long tail key in 2012 and how can you win attention? Jamie Birch - Price It Right and Prepare for Profit, Pinterest is Not Influencing Purchasing Decisions, 30 Twitter Accounts Every Affiliate Should Follow and Amazon: To KDP Select, Or Not? Jamie Tapia - The War Against Affiliate Marketing Continues and Hot or Not: Sales and Marketing Trends in 2012 Jen Dorman - News Brief: New Jersey Latest Star in Affiliate Tax Showdown Maryellen Garasky- 7 Things you need to know to keep kids safe online Shannon Simmons - SpaceX CEO claims he can send you on a round-trip to Mars for $500K Thank you. --- ### What Merchants Want from Affiliates - Published: 2012-03-21 - Modified: 2012-03-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-merchants-want-from-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips - Tags: advertisers, affiliate marketing, budgets, incremental sales, media kits, publishers I'm now working on my 13th year in the online marketing field. I really don't feel that old, but wow, in this online world that sure is a long time. I remember a few colleagues of mine were joking at the last affiliate summit that one online marketing year is worth 7 brick and mortar years. So that puts me at, um, carry the 1, divided by x, at about 91 years of online marketing experience. 8 of those, I mean 56 of those, have been in the consulting and agency world. During that time, my team and I have worked on over 100 different programs. That breadth of experience has provided us with some great insights into the goals, requirements, and needs of merchants of all sizes. Across those many different clients, a few things remain the same. I'd like to discuss those here. Affiliate marketing is definitely in a maturation stage now. A lot of the activities that were acceptable, and available, are no longer the norm, or no longer optional as Google continues to turn the screws on affiliate sites (remember Florida, and who can forget Panda). But overall I think this is a good thing for both merchants and affiliates (well, probably not Panda). Because of this maturity, merchants are requiring more of their partners, both in terms of sales production but also in terms of insight into the affiliates' users and the affiliates' activities on their behalf. Here are some of the things I've heard... --- ### "What Is JEBCommerce Reading March 7, 2012?" - Published: 2012-03-07 - Modified: 2012-03-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-march-7-2012/ - Categories: News, Social Media The Pacific Northwest woke up today to beautiful sunny skies and nice cool temps. Dare we ask? Dare we question? Is Spring around the corner? After reading Geoff Marshall's article this week, and being blessed with such great weather, it seems that we should all take advantage of the sun and get active! ! ! ! Enjoy this week's installment of "What is JEBCommerce Reading March 7, 2012? " (Brian Secrist) "Jumptap: Android, iOS Now 91% of All Mobile Ad Traffic, Kindle Fire 33% of All Tablet Use" (Danielle Dougherty) "10 Deadly Mistakes With Email Marketing" (Geoff Marshall) "Your Desk Job Makes You Fat, Sick and Dead" (Jamie Tapia) "Today's Top Stories: iPad HD Rumors, Colleges Demand Applicants' Facebook Data" (Jen Dorman) 'World's thinnest tablet,' Toshiba Excite 10 hits US in March (Jon Goodwin) "Warm Weather Puts Chill on Brands' Winters" (Maryellen Garasky) "The Collapse of Print Advertising in 1 Graph" (Shannon Simmons) "Apple wins right to Android development details in patent lawsuit" (Jamie Birch) "The Skill of the Follow Up" Brad Lomenick and "Twitter chats and Twitter parties for brands" We would love to hear from you... your comments, articles that you are reading, anything else you would like to share! Thank you for stopping by! --- ### Why Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Management Agency - Our 8 Part Series - Published: 2012-03-05 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-hire-an-outsourced-affiliate-program-manager-our-8-part-series/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate management agency, opm, outsourced program manager, why hire an opm At the beginning of every year we receive a lot of inquiries about our fully outsourced affiliate management programs. Many of the questions are essentially asking if an OPM or affiliate management agency is the right way to go. To help address that question, we developed an 8-part series on just when to hire an OPM to manage your affiliate marketing program vs doing it in-house. Please feel free to let us know if you have any questions. We hope you find this helpful in your research process! Overall High Quality of Output: Because of the highly competitive nature of the affiliate marketing industry, outsourced firms must operate at a very high level simply to keep their clients satisfied. Read More. Collaboration and Experience: Our industry is changing at an increasingly rapid pace. With the ad tax, and Pennsyvlania’s recent “reinterpretation” of their tax code, Google’s continued algorithm updates and many other concerns, it is vital that the person, or team, managing your affiliate program stays on top of all these issues. Read More. Economies of Scale: Tell me if this has ever happened to you: You enter the quarter/year/month with a list of projects, campaigns and initiatives you need to successfully implement and complete. You enter the period with hopeful enthusiasm you structure your teams, resources and needs and begin to crack away at each item on your plan or todo list. Read More. Exposure: The number of people on your team promoting and working your program is vital... --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading - February 29, 2012?" - Published: 2012-02-29 - Modified: 2012-02-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-29-2012/ - Categories: Social Media Happy Leap Day on this North Idaho Snowy Wednesday! All of us in the Northwest woke to snow levels of anywhere from 1 -6 inches depending on the location. And we all thought that winter was over! As we slowly dig our cars out of the snow to come into the office and put on layer upon layer of warm clothing, we invite you to check out this week's "What is JEBCommerce Reading - February 29, 2012? " (Brian Secrist) HBO GO Finally Lands On Xbox 360 on April 1 (And No, It's Not A Joke) (Danielle Dougherty) Honey, I Shrunk the Coyote (Geoff Marshall) Wednesday Cyber Surfing: Recapping the Combine (Jamie Tapia) What Is The 80/20 Rule and Why It Will Change Your Life (Jen Dorman) Feds ask judge to keep infected computers online (Jon Goodwin) Waterproof mobiles make a splash (Maryellen Garasky) Facebook's New, Entirely Social Ads Will Recreate Marketing (Shannon Simmons) Astronomers find hints of life on Earth by looking at the Moon We would love to hear from you - your comments, articles that you are reading and anything else that you would like to share! --- ### "What is JEBCommerce Reading- February 22, 2012?" - Published: 2012-02-22 - Modified: 2012-02-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-22-2012-2/ - Categories: News, Social Media As we were gathering the articles for this week's installment of "What is JEBCommerce Reading- February 22, 2012", we came across this great photo by Duncan Usher Nature Photography. It seems that the fox is having a great time; a sly smile on his face as he slides down the ladder with what seems to be not a care in the world. But the important question may be what will greet him at the bottom of the ladder? ? ? Enjoy this week's articles and share some of your own! (Jamie Birch) How Seinfeld's Productivity Secret Fixed My Procrastination Problem (Danielle Dougherty) Google Busted with Hand in Safari-Browser Cookie Jar (Geoff Marshall) Microsoft, Google Argue Over Browser Privacy Issue (Brian Secrist) Could Google Delete Copyrighted MP3s from Gmail? "Only in Extreme Cases' It Says (Jen Dorman) RIP, Raygun: Pentagon's Laser Plane Laid to Rest (Jamie Tapia) 10 Practical Ways to Boost Your Energy Level , by Michael Hyatt (Maryellen Garasky) Fox Photo, by Duncan Usher Nature Photography We would love to hear from you! --- ### What is JEBCommerce Reading February 15, 2012? - Published: 2012-02-15 - Modified: 2012-02-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-15-2012/ - Categories: Social Media For this Valentine's week, we found the weather in Coeur d' Alene cold and icy. A mixture of snow, ice and rain greets us throughout the day. Though it is chilly outside, we begin to think of the upcoming spring and hope for warmer weather. And as we stay inside to avoid the snow, we share with you our weekly installment of "What is JEBCommerce Reading? ". We invite you to please take a look at the articles and offer a few of your own. You'll find everything from a great book to an approved acquisition and more on TV ad spending below. (Brian Secrist) Could Google Wallet be Google's next failure? (Danielle Dougherty) Retail, consumer boosting U. S. TV ad spending in 2012 (Geoffrey Marshall) U. S. Department of Justice Approves Google Purchase of Motorola Mobility (Jamie Birch) Thou Shall Prosper, Rabbi Daniel Lapin (Jamie Tapia) Marketers Who Share Content Drive Traffic, Gain Customers and Twitter Breaks News of Whitney Houston Death 27 Minutes Before Press (Jen Dorman) Was study of digital billboard safety botched? (Jon Goodwin) Rise of Affiliate Marketing in India (Maryellen Garasky) Blues museum planned for St. Louis riverfront Thank you for stopping by. Check us out each week for "What is JEBCommerce Reading? " --- ### What is JEBCommerce Reading February 8, 2012? - Published: 2012-02-08 - Modified: 2012-02-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-february-8-2012-6/ - Categories: Social Media The team is back from our off site meeting held in snowy Sandpoint, ID. We spent two days at the beautiful Western Pleasure Guest Ranch! If you have not had the chance to visit Western Pleasure Guest Ranch we encourage you to stop in! The team enjoyed amazing meals, breathtaking scenes and an invigorating night sleigh ride. Along with the remarkable sights and smells we experienced, the team worked together on a number of incredible team and company improvements that we hope will improve our customer service to all of our clients. Our focus was primarily on adding value. We have some exciting things to implement this year. Now that we are back, we are excited to share with you another round of "What is JEBCommerce Reading? " Enjoy! (Brian Secrist) SocialFlows Opens the Floodgates (Jamie Tapia) Are you Pinterest-ed? (Jen Dorman) 1 of every 3 phones shipped worldwide now is a smartphone (Danielle Dougherty) Strategy Essentials You Ignore At Your Peril (Jon Goodwin) Affiliate Relationships Building through the Ranks (Jamie Birch) Good by Choice, by Jim Collins. We would love to hear your comments and learn what you are reading! --- ### Part 8 - Why work with an OPM? - Well, it's simply worth the money. - Published: 2012-01-29 - Modified: 2012-01-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/part-8-why-work-with-an-opm-well-its-simply-worth-the-money/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management We've discussed reach and exposure, collaboration and economies of scale. We've talked about productivity, quality and flexibility. All leading up to today's, and our final, post in the series. Is it worth it financially? It really comes down to that doesn't it? Will this be profitable? What have others experienced? Will this add to my bottom line, or take away from it? If I engage with an agency, if I engage with JEBCommerce, will the sales generated through this relationship eclipse, surpass and extend beyond the cost of the relationship? Simply put, yes, it is worth the money, and you may find yourself asking, is it worth me not working with JEBCommerce after you see the slides below. The increased spend to get the right team on your account leads to significant lift in sales and exposure for your company. While the blended costs continue to decline, as a percentage, of the revenue produced. Combine that with the increase in marketshare, and consumer mind share, by acquiring new customers through this channel, and you'll find that its very profitable to work with an agency like JEBCommerce. Recently we finished our 2011 analysis for all our clients. I thought it would be more illustrative to simply show you excerpts of several of those reports. So... here we go (with private information redacted to protect the innocent ;) ): This annual review showcased a program that we launched in 2010. If you look at the gap between the black and purple lines... --- ### Part 6 - Why Should I Hire an Affiliate Management Agency - an OPM? - Published: 2012-01-27 - Modified: 2012-01-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/part-6-why-should-i-hire-an-affiliate-management-agency-an-opm/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management In our ongoing series on hiring an OPM, today let's discuss core competencies. Your core competencies to be precise. Your organization, department or organization is set up with a certain skillset, culture and talent pool. Those things help create your core competencies. They may not be set up for the high level of outreach, flexible negotiations and other aspects of affiliate management. And ya know what, that is ok :). And that is where an agency fits in. Our core competency is affiliate management. An agency frees you up to continue focusing on yours, while ensuring that your affiliate program continues to grow by having a solid, experienced and high performance team manage it from within an organization that is optimized for that exact activity. Freeing you up to focus on the items you are good at, set up for and excel in is another great reason to hire and outsourced program manager. --- ### #5 in our Why Hire an Outsourced Program Management Agency - Speed and Flexibility - Published: 2012-01-26 - Modified: 2012-01-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-in-our-why-hire-an-outsourced-program-management-agency-speed-and-flexibility/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management I hope you enjoyed our brief video in Part 4 of this series. If you haven't seen it yet, click here to see how your program can get increased exposure by working with an outsourced affiliate management agency or OPM. (I use those two interchangeably. I never really liked the acronym OPM, but it seems to have stuck so it's hard to part ways with it. ) Today I want to discuss speed and flexibility. Outsourced firms can simply work faster. They have the ability to collaborate, pull in additional resources as needed, and delegate work to subject-matter experts. In-house staff, on the other hand, often must find solutions on their own, self-teach to fill any gaps in expertise, and sacrifice initiatives when resources get tight. Take for example the advertising tax that is getting so much attention right now. Every affiliate program needs to be aware and knowledgeable about this issue to protect your organizations. But I can tell you first hand, it takes a lot of time to figure out this issue in general. Many hours are spent by JEBCommerce staff researching the issue nationally and researching each individual state that proposes or passes these issues. When one person has to not only execute your affiliate management plans and strategies, but also stay abreast of this issue, along with hundreds of others, that pulls them away from executing "Revenue Producing Activities". With an agency or OPM, that doesn't happen. Our resident expert on a given subject is pulled... --- ### Part 4 - Why hire an OPM - Exposure - Published: 2012-01-25 - Modified: 2012-01-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/part-4-why-hire-an-opm-exposure/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, Outsourced Affiliate Management The number of people on your team promoting and working your program is vital to its growth. Having a team manage your program allows for more relationships, more placements, more new business opportunities. Watch the short video we put together today to demonstrate the increased amount of exposure your program could have by working with a team like JEBCommerce. https://youtu. be/rCAIyt6sXuw --- ### Economies of Scale - Part 3 of Why work with an OPM - Published: 2012-01-23 - Modified: 2012-01-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/economies-of-scale-part-3-of-why-work-with-an-opm/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc, News Today we continue to explore reasons why advertisers choose to work with Outsourced Program Managers, or Affiliate Agencies. We've discussed heightened production, quality, collaboration and the ability to tap into a larger experience pool in part 1 and 2 and today we want to discuss economies of scale. Tell me if this has ever happened to you: You enter the quarter/year/month with a list of projects, campaigns and initiatives you need to successfully implement and complete. You enter the period with hopeful enthusiasm you structure your teams, resources and needs and begin to crack away at each item on your plan or todo list. Then an initiative enters the picture from above or another channel altogether begins a new project that no one foresaw. Immediately your list of todo's went from mission critical, to critically ignored. Your new creative, new datafeed, additional network all got pushed off. But, how often are your forecasts changed accordingly? Probably not often. So there you are, same sales goals, same budget, but half of the items you need to finish the race. Some things just get in the way and more often than not, in-house teams are backlogged on projects due to numerous initiatives happening at once or a simple lack of resources to get things done. But there is a difference with outsourced firms. Agencies must complete projects on time to retain our clients—and, therefore, ensure that they have the resources to start and finish projects efficiently. As stated in previous posts, because... --- ### What is JEBCommerce Reading , January 18th Edition - Published: 2012-01-18 - Modified: 2012-01-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-january-18th-edition/ - Categories: News The holidays are finally over and the entire team is back from the Affiliate Summit, and all our 2012 plans have been completed, so now all normal activity can resume, including our "What's JEBCommerce Reading" posts. Today's meeting we discussed Q4 performance (some of our clients saw 700% growth YoY! ), our upcoming off-site planning meeting at the Western Pleasure Guest Ranch in Sandpoint, Idaho, and eyes that can be turned from brown to green. Enjoy! (Maryellen Garasky) - We can turn your brown eyes blue! (Jamie Tapia) -12 Ways to Get Twitter Followers (Danielle Dougherty) - Making sense of Christmas Statistics (Jen Dorman) - Steve Jobs action figure no longer in production. (Jamie Birch) - George Washington on Leadership What are you reading? We'd love for you to share! --- ### Join the 99designs and Egnyte Affiliate Programs - Published: 2012-01-17 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/join-the-99designs-and-egnyte-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips There has never been a better time to join these programs. The first quarter of the New Year is when companies are looking to invest in their business, and resolutions have been made to start new businesses and new projects. When you promote 99designs and Egnyte you’re providing your visitors with access to the resources they need to fulfill these resolutions. Why should you join these programs? Started by designers, for designers and is the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design. They connect passionate designers from around the globe with customers seeking quality, affordable design services. 99designs was the 2010 People's Voice Award Webby Winner in the Web Services & Applications Category! January is historically their BIGGEST month with a 30-40% increase in sales. They're currently converting at just over 2% and has more than one way to earn commissions! Program Terms: $25 Commission on Design Contest Listing 25% of purchases made from the Logo Store $1 Bounty on Designer Leads 60 Day Cookie What’s in store: keep your eye out for some great new things coming up this year! 99designs has introduced game mechanics for their community of designers, are re-working and simplifying their categories like Brochure Design, Web Design and Book Cover Design, introducing a data-feed for their design postings and are working on some fresh new creative for their affiliates! You can learn more about the 99designs affiliate program by visiting the education site here: 99designs. Store. Access. Share. Backup. Egnyte HybridCloud offers a cloud storage service... --- ### JEBCommerce's New Office! - Published: 2011-12-30 - Modified: 2011-12-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerces-new-office/ - Categories: News Probably the largest change we went through in 2011, outside of new employees and new clients, has to be our move to a new office space. As we hired new faces early on in 2011, it became apparent that the "digs" we were in would not be enough. So after much searching, planning, drawing, design work and construction, the new JEBCommerce office opened on September 1st. And boy did we need the space. In 2012 we have a quarterly "Internet Marketing Jam Session" planned and some other workshops and networking events, now that we have the space. So if you are in the area, please stop by and visit! --- ### What is JEBCommerce Reading, November 29th Edition - Published: 2011-11-29 - Modified: 2011-11-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-november-29th-edition/ - Categories: News - Tags: affiliate marketing, business plans, email etiquette, grenades, News, titles Today's meeting was filled with news of our upcoming 2012 planning, our company off-site meeting in January, conference schedules, team travel and even oil towns in North Dakota! We had some real interesting reading from the team, although I didn't see the spying and exploding grenade article coming (thanks Danielle) :). Without further ado, please enjoy this week's reading list: (Geoff Marshall) - Retargeting – Online annoyance or effective marketing strategy? (Jamie Tapia) -Email Etiquette (Danielle Dougherty) - The military's Robotic Grenades (Jon Goodwin) - Titles Matter. and Titles Don't Matter. (Brian Secrist) -Windows leads pack in mobile. (Jen Dorman) - Mistakes to avoid in creating a business plan. (Jamie Birch) - Williston: The Town the Recession Forgot (adage. com) What are you reading? We'd love for you to share! --- ### 2012 Internet Marketing Conferences - Published: 2011-11-28 - Modified: 2011-11-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/2012-internet-marketing-conferences/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: affiliate summit, conferences, etail, internet marketing conferences, internet retailer December is usually a time where I do quite a bit of planning for the following year. I do my best to get a jump on the year ahead and get away from reacting to what is going on and proactively plan. You probably do the same. One thing we are getting better at is planning our travel and conference schedule. I've spent some time identifying some of the conference that myself, or my staff, will be attending in 2012. It's not a comprehensive list, but may give you some ideas for your travel this year. Did I miss any? Affiliate Summit West www. affiliatesummit. com January 8th - 10th, 2012 (but who's kidding, isn't it becoming a 5 day event? ) Las Vegas This is one event we don't miss each year. Hands down the best affiliate marketing event out there and one we usually speak at. Looking forward to this event and to bringing a majority of our team down to Vegas. Affiliate Summit Central www. affiliatesummit. com May 15th and 16th, 2012 Austin, Texas This is a new event for Affiliate Summit. Here's hoping that everything is bigger in Texas! Linkshare Symposium www. linkshare. com January 17 - 19th, 2012 San Francisco, CA AdTech https://www. ad-tech. com/sf/ April 3rd and 4th, 2012 San Francisco, CA AdTech https://www. ad-tech. com/ny/adtech_new_york. aspx November 7th and 8th New York eTail East https://www. wbresearch. com/etailusaeast/home. aspx August 13th - 16th, 2012 Boston, MA eTail West https://www. wbresearch. com/etailusawest/home. aspx February 27th... --- ### What is JEBCommerce Reading, First Edition - Published: 2011-11-22 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-is-jebcommerce-reading-first-edition/ - Categories: Misc Every Tuesday morning the JEBCommerce team gets together to talk about our clients, our affiliate partners and share strategies and tactics that are working with each other's programs. It also gives me time to share news with the team. One feature to this meeting we added several months ago is sharing what each of us is reading at the time. Continuing education is important to everyone at JEB, and often a good book, magazine or blog post can fill that need for us. Sometimes we share about a great online marketing blog post, sometimes it's a management or organization piece and sometimes it's about the Mars Rover or American Idol. Just for fun or informative, we thought we'd share with you those things we are reading and share with each other. We'll try to do this after our team meetings on Tuesday, but knowing how busy we get, we may miss a few. Without further ado, please enjoy this week's reading list: (Geoff Marshall) - Retargeting – Online annoyance or effective marketing strategy? (Jamie Tapia) - How to shave ten hours of your work week. (Danielle Dougherty) - 5 Steps to developing more discipline. (Jon Goodwin) - Are your banners helping affiliates? (Brian Secrist) -Nuclear Space Battery on Mars Rover. (Jen Dorman) - Considering Brand Awareness when selecting merchants. (Maryellen Garasky) - Yahoo Site Explorer closes down. (Shannon Simmons) - Fly Me to The Moon - Wired Magazine (my favorite) (Jamie Birch) - Protecting your #1 Assett - IP Protection.... --- ### How can you use 99designs? - Published: 2011-10-26 - Modified: 2011-10-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-can-you-use-99designs/ - Categories: Misc When it is appropriate, we use our clients' services and products at every chance we get. One of our newest clients, 99designs, we have used in the past and are I am currently using to surprise my daughter on her 5th birthday. There truly are a million different things the designers available to you in 99designs can help you with and I can't wait to see my little girl's response when she opens her gift. So what am I having designed? Well, we all have those terms of endearment for our kids, most of us do anyway. My daughter's nickname, my only daughter by the way, is the Squirrel Princess. I have no idea how I came up with that, but it's stuck for years. My daughter loves being the (my) Squirrel Princess so I thought I would have something created for her room that shows her as the squirrel princess. That's where 99designs comes in. I want to have a poster printed out that is a cartoon type image of my daughter as the squirrel princess. I created a contest that you can view here, created the brief outlining what I was looking for and uploaded a pic of my daughter so the designers could create something that looks like her. It's been running for 6 days, with one more left, and some of the designs are exactly what we are looking for. I'm so excited to see how she loves this very unique gift that I could only... --- ### MotoSafety.com and LinxUp.com Launching on the Linkshare Network. - Published: 2011-10-14 - Modified: 2011-10-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/motosafety-com-and-linxup-com-launching-on-the-linkshare-network/ - Categories: Social Media Friday, October 14th, 2011. We are very excited to announce that our newest client - MotoSafety. com and LinxUp. com will be launching on the Linkshare Affiliate Network this month! MOTOsafety, your teen driving coach, is a new service that gives parents a great way to monitor and coach their teenage drivers. The tool provides insights on safe driving habits such as speeding, harsh braking and rapid acceleration. MOTOsafety gives parents a daily Driver’s Report Card that scores their teen’s driving habits. The service also allows parents to locate their teen’s vehicle using GPS, and they can set up alerts that inform them if their teen is using the car outside of approved hours. Simply plug the MOTOsafety device under the dash, and you are ready to go. The Linxup GPS Fleet Tracking Solution provides companies with an incredibly easy to deploy system for monitoring company owned vehicles. This plug and track system requires no time consuming installation and gives companies a way to quickly and effectively monitor the driving habits of their workforce. Best of all, the system generates a quick return on investment for companies by helping to reduce fuel usage by monitoring speeding and idling. It also provides a powerful reporting suite. Versions of the LInxup are available for heavy-duty vehicles and an optional IFTA reporting module is available. "We are excited to be working with JEBCommerce. We were looking for a team with real Affiliate marketing experience and a background in creating successful programs. JEB certainly... --- ### 99designs Affiliate Program now Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2011-09-21 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/99designs-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management - Tags: 99designs, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news Wednesday, September 21st, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that 99designs has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction network. 99designs is the #1 marketplace for crowdsourced graphic design. Connecting passionate designers from around the globe with customers seeking quality, affordable design services. "We picked JEB Commerce for their solid reputation and track record in the industry, and their hands-on approach to helping affiliates succeed on a 1-to-1 basis. ” - Matt Mickiewicz, Co Founder, 99designs PTY, LTD. Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is excited to add this premier brand to the JEBCommerce stable of managed affiliate programs: "99designs is one of the most well known brands, especially within the internet marketing and affiliate sphere. We couldn't be more excited to be working with Matt and his team to grow this program in 2011 and beyond. 99designs offers an outstanding service to businesses and entrepreneurs all over the planet, and our team will be doing our best to service affiliates so they can achieve greater success in the months to come. " Commission Payout (US$): 99designs has a competitive tiered baseline commission with performance incentives. Affiliates can earn up to 30% on ready made logo purchases, and up to $35 on design contest postings. Find out more about the affiliate program here. JEBCommerce is excited to add 99designs to its current list of clients that includes Eastern Mountain Sports, Plastic Jungle, philosophy, Roots, Cruiser Customizing, iFLOOR, Overstock... --- ### Egnyte Affiliate Program now LIVE! and managed by JEBCommerce! - Published: 2011-09-07 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/egnyte/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Outsourced Affiliate Management, Social Media - Tags: egnyte, JEB, jebcommerce, jebcommerce news Wednesday, Sept 7th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, proudly announces, that Egnyte has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction Affiliate network! The program is now live and ready for affiliates! Over 1 Billion files are shared by businesses using Egnyte Cloud File Server. Egnyte's unique hybrid cloud technology provides the speed and security of local storage with the simple accessibility of the cloud. Users can easily store, share, access and backup files, while IT has the centralized administration and control to enforce business policies. Learn More Here! "Egnyte is proud to announce our new affiliate program, which provides an effective way for affiliates to earn commission by promoting our highly successful hybrid cloud file server. We have partnered with JEBCommerce to bring an unparalleled level of service and quality to our affiliates. The program is offered through Commission Junction, who has an established network and platform. We are looking forward to mutually beneficial partnerships with affiliates across the globe. " - Janet MAtsuda, VP Marketing, Egnyte Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is excited to add this premier brand to the JEBCommerce stable of managed affiliate programs: “We are very excited to launch and manage this dynamic affiliate program for Egnyte. We love when a product we are promoting fits our particular needs and helps our company solve a common problem, and Egnyte does just that. We are looking forward to working with affiliates, helping them earn the great... --- ### Cruiser Customizing, Inc. now managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2011-08-15 - Modified: 2011-08-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cruisercustomizing/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News Monday, August 15th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that Cruiser Customizing, Inc. has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction and Google Affiliate networks! Cruiser Customizing, Inc. has been an industry leader since its inception in 2001. Complete with a unique and personalized website, featuring one of the largest selections of parts, accessories and apparel for the motorcycle enthusiast. Cruiser Customizing, Inc. is your power sports headquarters. “CruiserCustomizing is excited to announce our partnership with JEBCommerce to bring the highest level of management and commitment to our affiliate program! We chose the team at JEBCommerce as our affiliate management company because they are recognized as the best in the business. Their level of engagement, expertise and hands-on approach surpassed all other affiliate management companies. ” - Kirk La Sala, Cruiser Customizing Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is excited to add this premier brand to the JEBCommerce stable of managed affiliate programs: "The selection of JEBCommerce to manage Cruiser Customizing's affiliate program has rekindled my love of riding. It's been too long since I've personally seen the open road and I'm excited to take this opportunity to get back into something I've loved for years and work with such a vibrant and exciting organization. The affiliate program has huge growth potential and our management team has already hit the ground running towards a highly successful 2011 and 2012. " Commission Payout (US$): A tiered payout starting at... --- ### MyAffiliateCoach Testimonial - Published: 2011-08-09 - Modified: 2011-08-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-testimonial-2/ - Categories: Affiliate Tips, Testimonials We just wrapped up another MyAffiliateCoach training/mentoring session. We had some great students that made amazing headway into their programs. I always enjoy teaching new affiliate managers the ins & outs of affiliate management. It really is one of the more enjoyable aspect of my work day. It was great to see our 12 week program really help out our newest students. We have been fortunate enough to get a testimonial from one of our students, Pauline Hill from Beacu-coup Favors, Inc. Thanks Pauline and good luck with the affiliate program! Don't be a stranger! I do not know where to begin to thank Jamie & My Affiliate Coach Sessions. The generous nature in which Jamie shares his knowledge is priceless. The 12 week sessions are well planned, very detailed & presented in terms that are easy to comprehend and implement. Having completed the course I have a much better understanding of how to grow & maintain our program from both a management and affiliate perspective. Jamie covered all aspects of affiliate program management with his classes, then made himself available for 1on1 sessions that really helped me put the learning into action. The individual attention was a key factor to not only fully learning the ropes but understanding how I could implement my new skills in my current role. In addition, each class session is recorded & available for future review at any time. Being able to refer back to the sessions at later dates really helps enforce learning... --- ### New Program - Concur! - Published: 2011-05-25 - Modified: 2011-05-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-concur/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News - Tags: affiliate news, concur, new program launch, News We are pleased to announce the launch of the Concur Affiliate Program. Concur is a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management solutions. Concur Breeze is simple expense management for small businesses which is perfect for Affiliates that focus on marketing Business Productivity Software! Sign Up TODAY to earn $40 for every valid signup for a free 30-day trial of Concur Breeze. Click here to join: https://www. concuraffiliates. com The Concur Affiliate Program Details: • $40 for a Valid Signup for Free 30-day Trial of Concur Breeze • Cookie days: 30 • Join Link: www. concuraffiliates. com • Banners and text links available • Restrictions: Brand keywords: No direct or misspelling of Concur. Negative keyword of “Concur” & “Cliqbooks” on broad match should be included in all campaigns created. Display URL must be affiliates URL and never www. concur. com or a subdomain such as affiliate. concur. com. Ad Copy – No mention on Concur in the ad copy. For more information please visit www. concuraffiliates. com Contact the Concur Affiliate Manager: Brian Secrist Affiliate Manager - Concur Affiliate Program Managed by Vega Consulting Group LLC JEBCommerce - 208. 904. 2938x109 brian@jebcommerce. com --- ### Affiliate Manager Question - Should I Clean Out Affiliates? - Published: 2011-05-16 - Modified: 2011-05-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-question-should-i-clean-out-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips We had a great MyAffiliateCoach session last week and our one-on-one's with our student affiliate managers were awesome. I always enjoy spending time with each student individually to talk about their specific questions, obstacles and concerns. It's one of my favorite parts of my job, I can see why teachers do what they do. It's so rewarding. As I prepare for one of our individual sessions in a few moments, I was reviewing some of the questions from our last group module, Building Strong Relationships. One of the questions stuck out to me and I thought I'd address it here on our blog today. So what was the question? "Is it time for me to go through my affiliate program and "clean up", or out, all the non performing affiliates? " I know this question has been addressed many times over the years, and I believe at one point I was on a panel at a conference discussing such an issue, but for affiliate managers just getting into the space, it's appropriate. Allow me to give my $. 02. Simply put - No, no real need to do it. But, that is based on a few assumptions: You have a solid process for evaluating and approving/declining affiliates You are actively communicating with your affiliate partners You are actively pursuing deeper relationships with your affiliates You are providing your partners with your contact info so they can get a hold of you There are several reasons why managers look to remove... --- ### Redesigned Affiliate Newsletters - Published: 2011-04-25 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/redesigned-affiliate-newsletters/ - Categories: Misc, News You may have noticed several changes here at JEBCommerce over the last several months. In March we released our new brand and our new website at JEBCommerce. com. Deploying a new logo and complete re-branding, as well as our new website, was quite the task. But I really enjoyed the entire process and our site has been well received. Once it was out there we really felt it was a generational leap and more represents the company correctly. Thank you to Russell Heistuman from Whitestone Design Werks for his amazing work. Shortly thereafter, all our clients' affiliate newsletters received a complete make-over. Our goal with our newsletter make-over was to provide more useful information to affiliates, provide this information more efficiently and to ensure a higher rate of deliverability. Our entire team thoroughly reviewed our internal newsletters as well as newsletters from some of the top programs in the world. Through that analysis, we came up with the new template that we are using for each of our clients to this day. You'll notice sections in each newsletter such as: Your entire affiliate management team Complete contact information Top products New text links New Banners Featured Products Affiliate Promotions Consumer Promotions Link to view the newsletter online Check a few of our new newsletter templates below: We are constantly evaluating our products, services, processes and all the items we deliver to affiliates and for our clients. We call it the Affiliate Continuous Improvement Circle. This process that governs all we... --- ### MyAffiliateCoach Recent Question - Which Email Address? - Published: 2011-04-21 - Modified: 2011-04-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-recent-question-which-email-address/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips One feature of our MyAffiliateCoach program that our students tend to really enjoy are our one-on-one sessions each week. Each student gets an our or so with myself or another instructor to discuss and answer questions about their specific program, obstacles and challenges. These are great sessions and I think people really get a lot of value out of them. Today, one of our students asked a great question, so I thought I'd share my answer. "Jamie, should I use my companynamehere. com email address to communicate with affiliates or should I use the affiliates network's email system solely? " That is a great question. First let me say that you need to be checking your network email box and answering those emails daily at least. Affiliates do contact you through that area and you need to be sure your are prompt. Now, should you be using your corporate email address? The short answer is heck yeah. Boom. Winning. (sorry, had to get one Sheenism in a blog post before that whole thing dies out). Affiliate marketing is about relationships. Relationships between you and your affiliates individually. Successful programs aren't built between affiliates and "Affiliate Team" or a CJ or Linkshare inbox. Relationships in affiliate marketing are vital and you have to consistently and constantly build them, nuture them, protect them and grow them. It isn't a complex idea, but it isn't necessarily easy either. Share your email, name, phone number, IM, twitter... Affiliates need to know who you are.... --- ### Plastic Jungle Selects JEBCommerce to Manage Affiliate Program! - Published: 2011-04-20 - Modified: 2011-04-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/plasticjungle_affiliate_program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News Wednesday, April 20th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today proudly announces, that Plastic Jungle has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction network! Plastic Jungle is the web's largest secured gift card exchange, giving consumers the choice and flexibility to convert their gift cards into other forms of spending power -- including cash, online balances to use for purchases at the millions of merchants that accept PayPal, Facebook Credits, and more -- and to stretch their shopping dollars at their favorite merchants. Plastic Jungle's patent-pending marketplace and payment applications aim to safely unlock the estimated $30 billion in unredeemed gift cards trapped in the economy for the benefit of consumers and merchants alike. “We are very excited to be partnering with JEBCommerce to grow our affiliate program! Plastic Jungle is positioning itself for tremendous growth in 2011 and working closer with our affiliate partners will help us ensure our and their success. The team over at JEBCommerce is dedicated to success and offers the expertise and high level of client services we are looking for when managing our affiliate program. They are high energy and knowledgeable and we look forward to working together. " - Kristin Donelson, VP Marketing Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is excited to add this premier brand to the JEBCommerce stable of managed affiliate programs: "Plastic Jungle is the leader in the gift card exchange market. This exchange provides such a valuable tool to consumers... --- ### JEBCommerce Welcomes Charisma Brands and Paradise Galleries - Published: 2011-04-13 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-welcomes-charisma-brands-and-paradise-galleries/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News Wednesday, April 13th, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces with excitement, that Charisma Brands / Paradise Galleries has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate program in the Commission Junction network! For 20 years Paradise Galleries® has been a leader in bringing award winning dolls to doll lovers around the world. They are dedicated to offering the most irresistible dolls and artistic treasures created by the world’s premiere artists and designers. Each heirloom handmade doll is carefully reproduced to the artist’s precise design standards providing the world's best selection, quality and value! They recently released a new doll to celebrate the upcoming royal wedding: “We could not be more pleased and confident with the direction Paradisegalleries. com’s affiliate program is taking. JEBCommerce is equally dedicated with paradisegalleries. com in offering our affiliate partners the best affiliate program possible and to allow them to earn more by promoting paradisegalleries. com. With many flavors of Affiliate Management Services available today, JEBCommerce stood out above the rest. Jamie, with his knowledgeable team, dedication to clients, and focus to grow our affiliate program in 2011 and beyond made choosing JEBCommerce a clear decision. ” - Chris Coffel, Web Administrator Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is excited to add another premier brand to the JEBCommerce stable of managed affiliate programs: "We are always excited when a premier retailer chooses our team to manage their affiliate program, and this is no different. Charisma Brands/Paradise Galleries has been a premier... --- ### $1,500 off MyAffiliateCoach Affiliate Manager Training Program - Published: 2011-04-01 - Modified: 2011-04-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/1500-off-myaffiliatecoach-affiliate-manager-training-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, News The MyAffiliateCoach affiliate manager training and mentoring sessions will be opening up again next week. We have a few spots open and I'd like to offer them to anyone interest that might be in need of great training, at a discounted price. Normally $3,500 for this 12 week course, we offering it through next week for $2,000 for the entire course. $1,500 off for a limited time! What is MyAffiliateCoach? Check out our announcement blog post from last year: https://jebcommerce. com/affiliate-manager-coaching-and-mentoring-new-jebcommerce-service/ Check it out here too. Our Affiliate Management Training and Mentoring program, we call MyAffiliateCoach, is a 12 week mentoring and coaching program designed by JEBCommerce to raise up solid, high performing, innovative affiliate managers. Our exclusive training program is delivered one of two ways: Live and On-Demand: I deliver each lesson personally online – live. Each week we walk members through a specific lesson, allow ample time for their questions and our answers and assistance to their unique problems and situations. Members benefit from a fully interactive experience due to live access to Jamie and the coaching team 24/7. Not only is it a comprehensive program, but also it’s customizable to your needs each week as you access our years of experience in affiliate marketing to benefit your program and career. On-Demand: All 12 recorded modules are available to you online and at you may complete them at your own pace. You will receive all 12 modules up front, with weekly reminders and bonus modules delivered over 12... --- ### Are you making these relationship mistakes with your affiliate partners? - Published: 2011-03-09 - Modified: 2011-03-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-making-these-relationship-mistakes-with-your-affiliate-partners/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips We are getting geared up to run our next MyAffiliateCoach training sessions starting later this week and I was just going over one of our modules - building strong relationships. It's really one of the most important aspects of any successful affiliate manager. Being able to build great, win-win, relationships is the foundation for a solid program. It's also a good skill-set to have in your life in general. I was going through some of the "don'ts" that affiliate managers should never do and I thought that would be good to share. I'd also love to hear from you, both affiliates and affiliate managers, - what do you think are some of the big things that affiliate managers should never do. Things that lead to horrible relationships? Here's my short list: Never pretend that you know the affiliate's business better than they do Don't assume you need to "teach" the affiliate about affiliate marketing Don't spam, whether that is in forums or emails Don't misrepresent yourself or your company Don't drop the ball, if you promise something - deliver that something Don't expect your partners to do something you wouldn't be willing to do Don't promote something you yourself do not understand There's a few of mine - what are yours? --- ### Warning, if you don't have most of these 12 items in your affiliate marketing plans, you are missing sales. - Published: 2011-03-07 - Modified: 2011-03-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/warning-if-you-dont-have-most-of-these-12-items-in-your-affiliate-marketing-plans-you-are-missing-sales/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate manager coaching, affiliate manager training, affiliate marketing plans Q1 is wrapping up, can you believe that? I often marvel at how quickly time flies. Just this weekend I heard my fourteen year old's voice across the house and as he rounded a corner I was sure I was going to see this little boy about 3 ft tall come into the room, but BLAM there was a young man almost as tall as myself. If you aren't watching, time sure does move faster than I'm comfortable with :). Now that we are in our final few weeks of the first quarter, it's not only time to review our quarterly plans but also get ready for the next quarter. As you can probably tell, I am a planner. I'm not organized by nature, so planning, tasks lists, checklists and the like are my bread and butter tools that I rely on every single day to keep things moving forward. It's important to be sure you know how you have done in the quarter prior and what you need to do in the following quarter to kick things up a notch and reach your goals. In order to provide our clients with a high level client experience, and ensure that their programs reach their potential, we make sure that our plans include 12 major areas. I'd like to outline 6 here: Sales Forecast - without knowing where you need to get, how will you know what you need to get there? Affiliate Communication Plan - knowing what, when, where, and... --- ### 3 ways to serve your affiliates more effectively. - Published: 2011-03-01 - Modified: 2011-03-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3-ways-to-serve-your-affiliates-more-effectively/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips We are always looking for ways to better service our affiliate partners. Happy affiliates that have everything they need to be successful will be just that... successful. And you want them successful with your affiliate program, so it's important to continue to strive for great customer service in all your dealings with affiliates. And to be honest, it's not brain surgery or rocket science. Time tested features, characteristics and activities that are anything but new can help even the ol' vet improve the success of their program. Here are three quick ways that you can serve your affiliates more effectively. Complete Data: Have you sent a newsletter with an upcoming promotion but failed to include the start date of that promotion or the end date? Making sure the data you send to your affiliates is complete 100% of the time is vital. Use a Database: If you aren't using some sort of database to keep track of your affiliates and their preferences, needs, audience, opportunities and interests, you are seriously missing the boat. If you have to remember all these things off the top of your head, you'll miss things and won't be able to service your affiliates as well as you should. Use Social Media: It's funny that I still talk about this with new and seasoned affiliate managers. Many seem to either, themselves, have a jaded view of social media (twitter, facebook etc) or they know their supervisors do. Business is done on these communities and relationships are... --- ### 3 Most Frequently Asked Questions about MyAffiliateCoach - Published: 2011-02-28 - Modified: 2011-02-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3-most-frequently-asked-questions-about-myaffiliatecoach/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate manager, affiliate manager training, coaching, mentoring Our affiliate manager coaching and training program has really taken off in the last 6 months. Not only are affiliate managers across the country learning both the basics and the advanced techniques, strategies and tactics to run great programs, but all our new hires here at JEBCommerce are finding both the live and on-demand lessons incredibly valuable to their development. Here are 3 of the most asked questions about our affiliate manager coaching and training program: How is MyAffiliateCoach different? Does MyAffiliateCoach teach my affiliate manager advanced affiliate management techniques? Why is MyAffiliateCoach ideal for a company with a new affiliate manager? If you are interested in learning more about how MyAffiliateCoach can help you and/or your affiliate manager be the best they can be and grow their program aggressively in 2011, call us at 1800-208-6215 x101 or email Jamie Birch at jamie@jebcommerce. com --- ### Hearst Ranch Affiliate Program Now Managed by JEBCommerce - Published: 2011-02-23 - Modified: 2011-02-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/hearst-ranch-affiliate-program-now-managed-by-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News Wednesday February 23rd, 2011. JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate management agency, today announces that Hearst Ranch, the nation's largest single source supplier of free-range, all-natural, Grass-fed and Grass-finished beef, has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate programs in the Linkshare network! At the Hearst Ranches, nestled below the famous Hearst Castle on the beautiful central California coast, it’s always been their practice to treat the animals with great care. When you’re dealing with top breeds like the Hereford, Angus and Shorthorn breeds, this is easy to do. These cattle live a completely natural existence as foragers and grazers, the way they have lived for thousands of years. Grazing enhances a complex and balanced mosaic of native grasslands which in turn maintains vigor and distribution of these habitats, ensuring a sustainable food system. It keeps cattle on the range, fertilizes the land naturally, sustains a seasonal rhythm to the ranches and produces a remarkable meat whose flavor is the authentic taste of the American West. The Hearst Ranch affiliate program is now poised for exponential growth in 2011 and beyond with the addition of the team at JEBCommerce. Join the program today! Learn more at our affiliate education center. Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is extremely excited to add another leading retailer to the JEBCommerce team: “Ever since watching "Food Inc " (thanks Lisa for the recommendation), my family has made a point to change what we eat and purchase only from companies that provide a great healthy... --- ### $5 bounty on all Free Trials now - LiveChime Affiliate Program - Published: 2011-02-16 - Modified: 2011-02-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/5-bounty-on-all-free-trials-now-livechime-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: chat tech, lead gen, livechime LiveChime News - New $5 Free Trial Bounty! Many affiliates have requested a free trial bounty option for earning commissions with Livechime. We've heard you and now have that available in the Commission Junction Network! Now you can earn $5 with every free trial signup you send through your affiliate links. Here is how it works: Join the programEmail us at affiliates@livechime. com requesting the new Bounty program termWe'll extend that program term to youGrab creative, some we have inserted belowAnd post them on your site! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact us at Affiliates@Livechime. com --- ### Orabrush Receives Large Investment - Published: 2011-02-15 - Modified: 2011-02-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/orabrush-receives-large-investment/ - Categories: Managed Clients, Social Media - Tags: Orabrush According to TechCrunch. com, True Ventures has invested $2. 5 million in the JEBCommerce client, Orabrush. True Ventures must like what they see in the small Utah based company that sells a tongue brush for bad breath. Could it be the fact that Orabrush is one of the leaders in Social Media marketing, named Advertising Age rated one of the ten best social media campaigns of 2010, and has racked up a whooping 34,600,000+ views on Youtube? Orabrush has built it's company by harnessing the power of social media advertising. Their videos on Youtube star an unlikely mascot, Morgan the Orabrush Tongue and have received praise for their creativity and comedic elements. Check out their latest Valentine's Day video... quite entertaining. Recently Orabrush has received coverage on Nightline, The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business and a host of other highbrow media outlets. Is your company using social media the way it should? To find out how to earn 25-35% Commission in the Orabrush Affiliate Program please visit News For Affiliates. --- ### The Tax Man Cometh - Idaho - Published: 2011-02-10 - Modified: 2011-02-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-tax-man-cometh-idaho/ - Categories: News The online state tax issue surrounding the affiliate industry hasn't gone away. We keep up with this issue as closely as possible and with the new congresses starting up in each state, the industry is finding itself fighting this issue all over again this year. As each state struggles to find revenue to fill their gaps, and the online sales tax is where they are looking. Idaho is no different. We spent a lot of time speaking with our representatives and the governor's office last year and the year prior about this particular issue. Several of those elected officials that didn't quite see the issue as most of us in the industry do were voted out. We think we can rest a little right? Not so. I was reading the paper this weekend and saw that the legislature in Idaho was attempting to bring up this issue again, but in a slightly different way - it's called the streamlined sales tax. The concept is simple, there are 50 different sets of state tax laws, instead of each state battling out to get their policies in place, the states come to an overall agreement about how to treat this issue. Some believe that this will solve the problem. If all states collect sales tax, no state, or the people within it (businesses) will have undue disadvantages over the other. You may think this solves the problem. I personally disagree. You can read more about what is going on in Idaho here.... --- ### Eight things you need to know about your affiliate partners. - Published: 2011-02-07 - Modified: 2011-02-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/eight-things-you-need-to-know-about-your-affiliate-partners/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing At the Affiliate Summit I was on a panel discussing ways to build better relationships with your affiliates and your affiliate managers. We just got our session comments back and overall it seemed people really enjoyed our panel and the information we provided. Although we didn't discuss any real "ninja" (as one attendee described it) tricks of the trade, we did chat about some great stuff, that while fundamental, are extremely important. An audience member asked me a question related to how we create good relationships. I began by defining what a good relationship is. It's always a good place to start. Now, I'll be the first to say that we don't always hit our target, but we try and put systems in place as best we can to make sure our affiliates are taken care of and have a way to let us know what else they need. Here is a quote I used to kick off this part of the discussion:"A strong relationship is mutually beneficial, results in a win-win arrangement, is build on trust and leads your affiliates to not only knowing you, but liking you and ultimately trusting you. "The panel and I talked about what affiliates typically getting annoyed with most often that kept them from liking and trusting affiliate managers and one of those issues was simply not spending the time to get to know them. By not doing that on an individual basis, affiliate managers tend to send inappropriate messages that seem more... --- ### Question of the day - Why are those promotions so short? - Published: 2011-01-26 - Modified: 2011-01-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/question-of-the-day-why-are-those-promotions-so-short/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Misc Today I received a great question from an affiliate. They were asking us about the short duration of some of our consumer offers for one of our retail programs. "Why are they so short, can't we get longer ones? ". That is a great question and one we here often and have been asked many times over the years. The answer is a simple one. Our clients plan their consumer promotions around their consumers, their schedules and their plans. Many times, not always, the affiliate channels piggy-back upon these site wide or company wide promotions. Many times they are one day, two day, or three day promotions. Those durations have been historically difficult for many affiliates to promote, or merely an annoyance to put it up today and take it down tomorrow. We completely understand that. We often lean to the side of providing our affiliates with more information, education and promotional materials than less. So although we understand that many won't be able to get these short term promotions up and promoted, we don't want to limit those that can by not sharing. We know it can be frustrating to see a great offer and know you can't promote it due to the duration of the offer. What we try to do for those affiliate partners is attempt to create a special consumer offer that has a longer duration just for them, or just for the affiliate channel. Many times this doesn't fit in with the promotion calendar of... --- ### Here is a method we use to run better affiliate promotions. - Published: 2011-01-26 - Modified: 2011-01-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/here-is-a-method-we-use-to-run-better-affiliate-promotions/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate manager coaching, affiliate marketing promotions, affiliate marketing tips I'm a huge fan of planning, processes, systems and worksheets. In your day to day life, especially at work, there are so many different tasks that you do over and over again, that having a system in place is only a logical thing to do. We employ over 150 processes in our JEBCommerce Affiliate Management system to manage our clients' programs. Within those processes, we have several different worksheets, one of them being our affiliate promotion planning worksheet. I love worksheets. Partly because they give me a sense of organization, focus me on the important items to be done or information to be gathered, but more importantly, they ensure I don't miss a step in a particular activity. This is all true for our worksheet in affiliate promotion planning. My personality is such that I am very good at starting things, getting them off the ground and bringing a good strategy together while bringing a lot of energy to a project. Detail, as I've said before, is not among my top 5 personality characteristics. But please don't read that as I am unable to get the details, I am. But it's the tools we use here that ensure we hit those details, and a worksheet is among the most valuable tools I've seen. Details are extremely important in all business endeavors. Because affiliate marketing is truly about relationships, sometimes affiliate managers, maybe you, definitely me, can forget the importance of those details. I use a worksheet, maybe this will help... --- ### Linkshare Symposium West - 2011, a brief recap. - Published: 2011-01-25 - Modified: 2011-01-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/linkshare-symposium-west-2011-a-brief-recap/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: linkshare, linkshare symposium west, symposium Maryellen Garasky, Danielle Dougherty and myself had the good fortune to attend the Linkshare Symposium West last week in San Francisco. I missed both the east and west versions last year, and we picked up two amazing Linkshare merchants since then (Music Factory Direct and Roots CA and USA), so we were very eager to go check out the scene. As many of you know, my travel planning skills are, let's be nice and say, open for improvement. That being said, we were invited to attend their agency advisory board the day prior, but I scheduled the flights for that evening. January sure is busy, so I'll chalk it up to that. I do want to personally thank Linkshare for inviting us and promise to allow my staff to plan the travel next time :). Now that that is out of the way, let's get onto the event. My first and most general observation from the event: There is quite a buzz surrounding Linkshare these days! As I said I missed the day of advisory boards, but those that came out of them had nothing but great things to say about the event. I heard things such as: "I haven't been this excited about Linkshare for a long time" and "We have spoken about the same things for years at these events, but I really feel like things are going to be done. What they have already released and what they plan on releasing is awesome. I can't wait! "... --- ### Customized Promotions for More Revenue - Published: 2011-01-24 - Modified: 2011-01-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/customized-promotions-for-more-revenue/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management training, affiliate promotions, designing the right affiliate promotions This month we've been talking about affiliate promotions. It's a suiting subject at the beginning of the year as many of our programs, and our MyAffiliateCoach affiliate mentoring students, begin to plan out how they will achieve their fiscal goals for the year. Deciding on the right type of promotion and its execution is vital. Previously we've discussed the proper affiliate promotion alignment, common mistakes in affiliate promotions, and even discussed promotions in our quarterly plans for affiliate marketing post. Today, we'd like to discuss the concept of individualized promotions for specific affiliates in your program. Many times affiliate managers will release promotions that are valid and available for the entire affiliate program. While this is simple to manage and can be effective, often times a goal that is available for all, may not be right for many individuals, and may be either to high to reach for your smaller partners, and way too low to be interesting to your larger partners. Today we are going to talk about tailoring your promotions to a specific set of affiliates, individually. I don't want to make this sound like it is more difficult or "high-falutin" then it really is, many of the concepts we teach, employ and discuss are fundamental to not only running good programs but developing good relationships, but custom promotions are important nonetheless. So, what am I talking about? Here is an example of an affiliate promotion I saw from a merchant last week: "Every affiliate that generates $1000... --- ### Proper Alignment in Your Affiliate Promotions - Published: 2011-01-19 - Modified: 2011-01-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/proper-alignment-in-your-affiliate-promotions/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiilate promotions, affiliate management Lately we have been talking about best practices in affiliate promotions. We've been writing here on our blog as well as discussing it with our team and our clients. Q1 is here and we completed our planning for the quarter, and part of that is developing good, solid promotions. One item that is often overlooked, and one in which we focus a lot of our time and energy on is the proper alignment of our affiliate promotions. Dictionary. com defines alignment as: "a state of agreement or cooperationamong persons, groups, nations, etc. , with a common cause or viewpoint. " How does this work with affiliate promotions? Good question. Alignment, as it relates to affiliate marketing and promotions specifically, means that you need to be sure that the goal for your promotion and your overall goal is in line and shares a common cause (benefit) with your affiliates and their goals in the promotion. But beyond that, proper alignments begins from your customers, goes through your affiliates, to you, your supervisor and your company as a whole. For example: If your customer's goal is to fill out a form and get information on your awesome vacation spot in Mexico, your goal with your affiliate promotion should be in line with that. Reward affiliates for having customers fill out that form. But only if that is your corporate goal as well - more vacation leads. "Yes Jamie, isn't that a bit obvious? " Another good question. It should be, yes. Unfortunately,... --- ### Are you making any of these common mistakes? - Published: 2011-01-14 - Modified: 2011-01-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-making-any-of-these-common-mistakes/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate incentives, affiliate promotions We recently walked our new staff through Module 7 of our My Affiliate Coach training program - Effective Affiliate Promotions. We spent a great deal of time discussing common mistakes and horror stories relating to incentives. Providing an incentive for affiliates to promote your programs is a common tool affiliate managers use to encourage participation, acquire prominent placements and attempt to reach and exceed their internal sales goals. But all too often things go wrong. Most of the time the reasons come down to the design and execution of the incentive. Below are three of the most common mistakes affiliate managers make (shhhh! don't tell anyone, I've made these numerous times). Let's Set Up Some Obstacles People! - If your promotion or incentive requires the affiliate to register, drive sales, dance a jig, refer a friend, submit paperwork, call their congressman and write a novel, well you may be requiring them to do too much. Make your incentives simple and easy to understand. If you require too much, good affiliates will get annoyed and go somewhere else. Keep it simple. What's My Motivation Sir? - Too often the goals of the program are esoteric or unclear. Ask yourself this question - Would my mom (who still thinks AOL is the internet) understand what I'm trying to get my partners to do here? If not, go back to the white board. Way To Set The Bar High Buddy. - If your incentive is $5 bonus for reaching $5 in sales, maybe... --- ### The Importance of Your Quarterly Plan - Published: 2011-01-13 - Modified: 2011-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-importance-of-your-quarterly-plan/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate coaching, affiliate manager training, asw11, my affiliate coach, quarterly planning Are you wondering through the forest of affiliate management, knowing where you want your program to be, but having no idea how to get there? Are you encountering obstacle after obstacle, setback after setback? Do you find yourself reacting to the environment and fighting fires, never really able to settle down and move ahead? Most likely, most of those reading this post answered yes to those questions. It happens, and I can tell you it happened to me for years. I would run around every week reacting instead of methodically marching forward on my programs. But, I don't do that anymore, neither does the staff at JEBCommerce. We plan each quarter, adapt each week and move each program forward, systematically. If you asked many of my bosses prior to starting JEBCommerce in 2004, organization, planning and detail may not have been at the top of their list of attributes I possessed or excelled at. I simply didn't understand the process or the importance of it. That changed when I began managing more than one program. So there is hope, if I can get organized and plan ahead, so can you. By reading my first few questions above, you can get a good idea of why a plan is important, but let me lay it out for you: Planning sets you in a place where you anticipate needs, obstacles, tasks (both tactical and strategic), avoiding many of those "aaahhh" moments. Planning helps you maximize your time, resources and expenditures, thus removing... --- ### Most Popular JEBCommerce Posts of 2010 - Published: 2011-01-05 - Modified: 2020-11-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/most-popular-jebcommerce-posts-of-2010/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: 2010, 2010 recap, blog posts Each new year we look back, as many do, at the year prior. We review what we've done well, what we did not so well, and things we wanted to do but didn't get around to them. We do it at work and at home. I actually really enjoy this time of year. I love goal setting and I really enjoy looking back on the successes we've had, and do look forward to the things that weren't successful, we always seem to learn so much from those situations. On our blog, we like to look back and share those posts we published that readers either commented the most on or simply read more than others. Here is that list, we hope you enjoy! Why Aren't They Accepting My Application? I believe we actually wrote this post in late 2008, but it still seems to receive a lot of readers and comments. Managing many programs, we review thousands of affiliate applications a year. By doing that, we have rejected thousands as well, and many of them have very similar features. Instead of emailing each of them when they apply, we created a blog series to help them identify why their application would be denied. It's a pretty comprehensive list of the most common reasons an affiliate application is denied. 20 Things You Need To Do To Prepare For The 2010 Christmas Season Q4 is often the most important time of year for an affiliate program, and being prepared for it can... --- ### Affiliate Summit West 2011 - Meet JEBCommerce in Vegas baby! - Published: 2011-01-03 - Modified: 2020-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-west-2011-meet-jebcommerce-in-vegas-baby/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: affiliate summit west 2011, asw11 Will you be in Las Vegas for the Affiliate Summit next week? The JEBCommerce team will be! The Affiliate Summit is the premier affiliate marketing conference and takes place from January 9th through January 11th. Our President, Jamie Birch, is even speaking on Tuesday. Accompanying Jamie will be Maryellen Garasky, JJ Honeycutt, Danielle Dougherty, Jon Goodman and Sarah Birch. We'll all be there to talk about our clients to as many affiliates as we can. "I'm really looking forward to this event. Not only to reconnect with long time friends and meet new affiliates and advertisers, but also for my panel on Tuesday. My co-panelists are an awesome group of affiliate marketers and I'm sure we will have a really great time. We'll also be manning a meet market table and booth for one of our clients, Music Factory Direct. If you'd like to talk to us about them, or any other client, stop by booth 108 in the Exhibit Hall or find us during the meet market itself. See you there! " - Jamie Birch. We look forward to talking to affiliates about our clients below: "Established in 1973, Roots is Canada’s leading lifestyle brand known around the world for its quality leather goods, active athletic wear, yoga wear, accessories and home furnishings. Starting with a tiny store in Toronto, Roots now has more than 120 retail locations in Canada and the United States, and more than 40 in Asia. In addition, Roots has a state-of-the-art leather goods factory... --- ### Murals Your Way Selects JEBCommerce's Outsourced Program Management - Published: 2010-11-09 - Modified: 2010-11-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/murals-your-way-selects-jebcommerces-outsourced-program-management/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate program, home decor, murals, muralsyourway, outsourced affiliate manager, wall murals, wall paper Tuesday, November 9th, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that Murals Your Way, the leading wallpaper mural retailer, has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate programs in the Google Affiliate Network and ShareAsale! When it comes to selection, no one offers more murals and unique mural art work than Murals Your Way. With thousands of wall mural images to choose from and custom sizes, they make it easy to find the right mural for any decorating occasion. Simply select an image, choose a size, and we'll make it your way! Can't find the right image? Try their custom wall murals for that personal touch, or contact them today. And now you can earn commissions promoting these great products! The MuralsYourWay affiliate program is now poised for exponential growth in 2010 and beyond with the addition of the team at JEBCommerce. One of their leading lines is their Disney collection. Check out the way one customer used a Disney mural to light up their child's room below: "We are excited to be working with the JEBCommerce team to help grow our business. Jamie and the team will be able to open a lot of doors for us in the affiliate world, and particularly in the home décor space. I’ve worked with Jamie in the past and I have confidence that the partnership will propel Murals Your Way to new heights. – Jason Bernloehr, MuralsYourWay. com. Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce, is extremely excited... --- ### JEBCommerce Speaking at Affiliate Summit West 2011 - Published: 2010-10-20 - Modified: 2010-10-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-speaking-at-affiliate-summit-west-2011/ - Categories: Social Media Jamie Birch, CEO of JEBCommerce, is honored and excited to be speaking at the Affiliate Summit West 2011 in Las Vegas on Tuesday January 11th. Jamie is participating in a panel on Improving the Affiliate /Affiliate Manager Relationship. "I'm really excited to be speaking on such a great and important topic. My fellow panelists are industry leaders, top shelf in their field and good friends. I'm real excited to be included in this conversation and discuss this topic. Affiliate Summit is always, not only a good time, but a great conference that my entire team gains quite a bit from and I'm sure this one will be no different. " If you are interested in attending this session, here are all the details. (from the www. affiliatesummit. com) Improving the Affiliate/Affiliate Manager Relationship Session 9a Location: Room 1 Time: 11:30am-12:30pm This session will help affiliates learn how to get the most out of their AMs and help AMs learn how they can get the most out of their affiliates and make it a mutually beneficial relationship. Experience level: Intermediate Target audience: Merchants/Advertisers Niche/vertical: Affiliate * Jamie Birch, CEO, JEBCommerce, LLC (Twitter @jamieebirch) * Jason Rubacky, Affiliate Development Manager, ShareASale (Twitter @jasonrubacky) * Joe Sousa, Owner, Internet Marketing Associates (Twitter @drcool73) * Logan Thompson, Owner, Blink Source (Twitter @drumminlogan) (This Session is Open to Platinum and Diamond Pass Holders Only) If you haven't made plans yet to attend affiliate summit - register here. --- ### Win $500 in OfficeFrog Products! - Published: 2010-10-18 - Modified: 2010-10-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/win-500-in-officefrog-products/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, Testimonials - Tags: earth friendly products, officefrog Join JEBCommerce and make your office more earth friendly! We have partnered with one of their newest clients, OfficeFrog. com to reduce our waste and make our office more earth friendly in general. We'd like to invite you to join us! OfficeFrog is giving away $500 in products to the affiliate with the 5 most creative ways to have a more earth-friendly office. It's as easy at 1-2-3! If you're not already an affiliate, join the OfficeFrog affiliate program today! Decide what 5 things you are going to do (or are already doing) to become more earth friendly in your office! Let us know about it before November 18th! That's it! You can let us know by putting together a YouTube video (bonus points to any affiliate who does), email us, comment on this blog entry, comments on our blog at NewsForAffiliates, Twitter (@OfficeFrogAff) or Facebook us! Entries must be received by November, 18th. The winner will be announce the following week. We'll posting each suggestion and idea in upcoming blogs, so be sure you don't mind us sharing! Watch this: As Jamie mentioned, we used to print a lot, but now we are making an effort to use digital documents whenever possible and also being sure to print on both sides of paper and widening margins to reduce paper waste. If you need to print, OfficeFrog also sells 100% recycled paper. Utilizing power strips and unplugging them at night is a simple task that will help reduce energy costs... --- ### Veer.com Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2010-10-06 - Modified: 2010-10-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/veercom-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News It's been a very exciting summer for us, and the fall is starting to be just as exciting! Today, JEBCommerce and Vega Consulting are excited to announce the launch of the Veer Affiliate Program on Linktrust. If you are an affiliate and interested, click here to join and you can earn 17% on every purchase at Veer. com. Veer, the premier image and creative destination, makes it easier to be creative with a reliable and affordable selection of creative stock photography, stock illustrations, fonts, and creative merchandise. Their creative elements help people add style to business, marketing, and personal design projects – from web sites and blog posts to business presentations and ad campaigns. Many of the images you see here at the JEBCommerce blog are courtesy of Veer, and if you use stock photography for your blog, you'll definitely want to check out Veer. com. Veer also hosts the Veer Ideas community where creatives can set up personal profiles, read the latest design news on the Skinny blog, and post on the community blog, the Fat. The Veer Affiliate Program Details: 17% baseline commission on all credit and image sales Custom creative for top performing themes, fonts, etc. Monthly Affiliate Newsletter VIP Commissions Available Responsive Affiliate Management with JEBCommerce Join Today! Whether you want to promote Veer's images, fonts or credits, they have what you and your customers need. Your customers will love receiving 10 free credits when they sign up at Veer. com. Veer makes it easier to... --- ### Limelight (songclearance.com) Now Live on Linkshare - Published: 2010-10-04 - Modified: 2010-10-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/limelight-songclearancecom-now-live-on-linkshare/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate program, cover songs, indey music, music affiliate program, musicians We are extremely excited to start off the month of October with another great new affiliate program launch. The Limelight (www. songclearance. com) by RightsFlow, Inc. affiliate program is now live in the Linkshare Network ready for affiliates to earn commissions with every cover song mechanical license purchased through their affiliate links. Join our program now! Limelight is a one-stop online tool that allows anyone to clear cover songs quickly and easily, for one low price. Through Limelight, artists, bands, ensembles, and other musical groups can obtain mechanical licenses, allowing them to manufacture, distribute, and sell recordings of compositions owned or controlled by a third party publisher. License types include: physical (CDs and more), permanent digital download (a la iTunes, eMusic, etc. ), and ringtone sales. Still need more info? Check out these video: (after watching that video a bunch of times I had to order her CD. Such a unique voice, just love it. Want to hear more of Samantha Murphy, click here or follow her on Twitter. ) Program Details: Commission - 15% of all Limelight Fees charged Customer Return Days - 120 Network - Linkshare Average order of 5 licenses per Bulk license purchase discounts Professionally managed by JEBCommerce Great for musicians, indy music resource sites and any affiliate that reaches musicians in need of clearing cover songs Join our program now! Have questions? Don't hesitate to contact any of us here at JEBCommerce, but first try our account leads: Jamie Birch jamie@jebcommerce. com 1800-208-6215 x101 twitter... --- ### OfficeFrog.Com Affiliate Program is now live on ShareASale! - Published: 2010-09-30 - Modified: 2010-09-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/officefrogcom-affiliate-program-is-now-live-on-shareasale/ - Categories: Social Media We are thrilled to announce that the OfficeFrog. Com affiliate program is now live on ShareASale. OfficeFrog is your home for eco-friendly products for the office with a compelling product selection, competitive price points, and strong stewardship toward bringing natural earth replenishment and sustainability practices to the everyday workplace. OfficeFrog. com will be unique in it’s approach, product offering, awareness message, and marketing style. Here are some of the benefits of becoming an OfficeFrog affiliate: 3 - 5% Commission 365 day cookie monthly newsletters with new promotions high quality green products active affiliate management team Sign up today! We are committed to your success promoting OfficeFrog and we are here to help you if you have questions or if you have questions about how to get started. --- ### 3 Reasons Your Affiliate Program Should Have a Written Communication Plan - Published: 2010-09-27 - Modified: 2024-08-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3-reasons-your-affiliate-program-should-have-a-written-communication-plan/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing, communiction, jamie birch, jebcommerce, planning I tend to consider myself a bit of an entrepreneur, always have. I can remember reading my dad's business magazines growing up and dreaming of some grand adventure I'd have in the business world, running my own show. I remember thumbing through quite a bit of franchise magazines, Entrepreneur Magazine, Money and others that the Old Man had lying around. I know, I know, a little odd for a boy of 7 or 8, but hey, my favorite sitcom star was Michael P Keaton, what would you expect? I still read a lot of small business, entrepreneur type blogs and magazines. Most of them you can feel that energy and enthusiasm that you try to feel when you go to work on your business. One of them I found recently is The Entrepreneurial Mind, by Dr. Jeff Cornwall. Insights on Planning Reading through his archives this weekend, I stumbled on a blog post about planning and why we plan. It's appropriate for our whole team as we finalize Q4 planning. Our communications plans, specifically, are being put together, and his article I could really relate to. It's short and sweet and you can read it here. Reasons for a Written Communication Plan So what are the top 3 reasons we should have a written communication plan for our affiliate programs? Allow me to use Dr. Cornwall's list as a starting point: 1. Uncovering Unknowns Communication planning helps us find out the things we don't know about the details of how,... --- ### FAQ - How will My Affiliate Coach help me avoid making mistakes in my affiliate program? - Published: 2010-09-23 - Modified: 2010-09-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/faq-how-will-my-affiliate-coach-help-me-avoid-making-mistakes-in-my-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing I remember, vaguely, my first few years in affiliate management as a series of less then intelligent, or correct, decisions and actions like the one depicted to the left. It truly was a trial by fire and learn by doing type of experience for a number of reasons. Firstly, my first job out of college, well the interview, lasted two whole questions : Jamie, can you do this job? and "How far did you say you drove today? ". Seriously, no lie. It was the dot-com boom, or at least near the end, and they neither knew what they were doing, nor what they needed. To say that there was no training program from that organization is an understatement. It wasn't so much their fault, as we were all really trying to figure out what was what back then. Oh, to be back in 1998 and 1999, ahhhh. This industry was also just being formed as well. Leaders in our field such as Shawn Collins and others were helping newbies as much as they could, but the industry and field was young, and I think we all got a little charred as we learned what affiliate marketing was and how we were to manage it. But times have changed, you no longer have to go it alone. The emergence of the blogging community has truly helped other affiliate managers figure things out much quicker than we did back then. The success of Affiliate Summit, congrats Shawn and Missy, has really... --- ### MusicFactoryDirect.com Select JEBCommerce's Outsourced Affiliate Management - Published: 2010-09-21 - Modified: 2010-09-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/musicfactorydirectcom-select-jebcommerces-outsourced-affiliate-management/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate marketing, jebcommerce news, music affiliate program, musical instrument affiliate program, musicfactorydirect.com, new clients, Outsourced Affiliate Management Tuesday, September 21st, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that MusicFactoryDirect. com, a leading musical instrument and accessory retailer, has selected JEBCommerce to optimize and manage their affiliate programs in Linkshare, the Google Affiliate Network and now Impact Radius! Experienced and knowledgeable instrument buyers at MusicFactoryDirect. com search the globe to find the highest quality instruments and accessories, as well as the highest value possible for their consumers. Many products are manufactured in the same factories as the “big boys” without the “big boys” price. Along with a 30-day return policy and a one or two year warranty, you can always feel assured of getting the best product at the lowest price available. The MusicFactoryDirect. com affiliate program is now poised for exponential growth in 2010 with the addition of the team at JEBCommerce. "We are very excited for this new chapter of the MusicFactoryDirect. com affiliate program. We strive to offer our affiliate partners the best affiliate program possible and to allow them to earn more by promoting MusicFactoryDirect. com. Affiliates have always been important to us, and we look forward to offering our merchandise through these partners and their marketplaces and offering our great products to their customers. " "JEBCommerce's high energy team, dedication to their clients, great follow through and their detailed and strategic mind set are key reasons we chose them to grow our program in 2010 and beyond. Their passion for music, and key industry recommendations made the decision that much... --- ### Ligonier Now Live on CJ! - Published: 2010-09-17 - Modified: 2010-09-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/ligonier-now-live-on-cj/ - Categories: Social Media Yesterday JEBCommerce announced that it has launched the Ligonier Ministries Affiliate Program on the Commission Junction Network! To join the program click HERE. Ligonier has hundreds of education series and resources on a broad range of topics, including the popular and respected Reformation Study Bible and the monthly, award-winning magazine, Tabletalk. Along with this, and other hand selected books and resources are now available for affiliates to promote! 10% base commissions Higher commissions on certain items 90 day cookie PPC opportunities Get all you need to promoted Ligonier over at https://LigonierAffiliates. com. --- ### 20 things you need to do to prepare for the 2010 Christmas Season - Published: 2010-09-17 - Modified: 2010-09-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/20-things-you-need-to-do-to-prepare-for-the-2010-christmas-season/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate management, christmas 2010, holiday season, jamie birch, preparation, q4 Now that the kids are back in school, and I'm spending Thursday nights watching my son play center for his high school freshman football team, it's time to make sure that we have everything in order for the coming Christmas and Q4 shopping season. Preparation is key and I tend to be a preparer. I like to plan and get things in line before we engage in an activity, and boy is Q4 an activity. And if you aren't prepared, you are going to miss major opportunities for increased exposure, sales and growth for your program. Usually July and August are great times to prepare for Q4. It's the time when our team prepares our Quarterly Plan for our clients' programs and when we really encourage our My Affiliate Coach students to start putting things in place. "Don't get caught with your program's pants down this Christmas season. Start planning today, you may already be missing opportunities that you can't get back. " In order for you to get a jump on things, we've put together a short list of 15 things you should get together as soon as possible to position yourself as best you can to hit your mark in Q4. Promotion schedule: Work with your team internally to determine what offers, promotions, and sales are going to be offered to your customers through the end of the year. They should have preliminary schedule at this point. Merchandise Calendar: You'll need to know what products are going to... --- ### MyAffiliateCoach Testimonial - Published: 2010-09-16 - Modified: 2010-09-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/myaffiliatecoach-testimonial/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Testimonials One of our first students of our affiliate manager training program, MyAffiliateCoach, was Shane from Dean & Deluca. Shane went through our program shortly after it was completed. What is it exactly? The MyAffiliateCoach Program is a 12 week mentoring and coaching program designed to raise up solid, high performing and innovative affiliate managers, delivered one of two ways: Live and On-Demand - Each lesson is delivered by myself, Jamie Birch and available online. Each week we walk members through a specific lesson, allowing ample time for their questions and our assistance with their unique and specific problems and situations. Members get a fully interactive experience with access to myself and our coaching team 24/7. It’s truly not only a comprehensive program, but customized to your needs each week as you access our years of experience in affiliate marketing to grow your program and career. Or simply On-Demand - Available online and at your own pace. You receive all 12 modules up front, with weekly reminders and bonus modules delivered over 12 weeks. It’s perfect for someone who wants to go through at the speed they choose. You choose the method of delivery that works best for you. It is comprised of 12 distinct modules, outlined below, plus several bonus modules. * The Ideal Affiliate Manager – A Profile in Greatness * Forecasting, S. M. A. R. T Goals and KPI’s * Performing a Comprehensive Affiliate Assessment * Quick Start Guide to Administration, Terms and Conditions and Regulations * Building... --- ### RightsFlow Selects JEBCommerce to Launch LimeLight Affiliate Program - Published: 2010-09-15 - Modified: 2010-09-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/rightsflow-selects-jebcommerce-to-launch-limelight-affiliate-program/ - Categories: News - Tags: affiliate management, limelight, new program Wednesday, September 15th, 2010. JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that RightsFlow, a leading mechanical licensing and royalty service provider, has selected JEBCommerce to launch and manage their Limelight affiliate program on the Linkshare Network. RightsFlow is a leading technology-enabled provider of a mechanical licensing and royalty administration services for online music services, record labels, distributors and artists. The company has been at the forefront of solving the complex issues of copyright compliance and royalty payment as new methods of consuming music have emerged. Their online platform, Limelight, is a one-stop online tool that allows anyone to clear cover songs quickly and easily, for one low administration fee plus publishing royalties. Through Limelight, artists, bands, ensembles, and other musical groups can secure mechanical licenses in order to manufacture, distribute, and sell recordings of compositions owned or controlled by a third party publishers. Limelight also ensures that songwriters and publishers are paid 100% of the royalties due. License types include: physical (CDs and more), permanent digital downloads (a la iTunes, eMusic, etc. ), and ringtones. The Limelight affiliate program is now poised for growth in 2010 with the addition of the team at JEBCommerce. "We are very excited to be working with the accomplished JEBCommerce team. They're not only experts in managing successful affiliate marketing programs, but are also smart and innovative with their creative contributions to drive the impact, awareness and adoption of our Limelight service (the simplest way for musicians, bands and any musical group... --- ### 4 Ways to build trust with your affiliates. - Published: 2010-09-14 - Modified: 2010-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/4-ways-to-build-trust-with-your-affiliates/ - Categories: Social Media Any parent out there can really relate to this photo. I love it. I think of any one of my children (now 4) and yes, I get a little teary eyed. Ask my staff, at our anniversary party last year my lovely wife had to finish my thank you speech. You can almost see the smile on the child's face, a little bit of fear in his eyes, but in the end he trusts daddy to catch him before he hits the ground. It takes a little while to coax him off the ledge, to get him to jump into dad's arms, but eventually he does. I remember my daughter, the fiery little redhead, wanting to jump off of the coach, or coffee table, or even kitchen counter, into my arms. But first, she really didn't know that I could or would catch her and make sure she didn't get hurt. So she started by jumping on me from the floor. Then she moved to the coffee table, then the coach and now she'll jump on me when I'm not looking, off of any furniture, chair or whatever she can find (let's hope not the roof of the garage lol). It took her time to know that I would be there and catch her, every time. But like I said, now she knows, and she counts on it every time, even when I'm not aware of what she is doing or ready for her to leap. It's pretty cute and... --- ### Warning: Your follow up may be killing your affiliate relationships. - Published: 2010-09-07 - Modified: 2010-09-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/warning-your-follow-up-may-be-killing-your-affiliate-relationships/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate management, communication Is the Grim Reaper at the door of your affiliate relationships? I'm being a bit dramatic here, but is it? One of the biggest killers of your relationships is lack of communication, and more specifically, lack of follow up or simply bad or untimely follow up. The good news is that one of the best ways to build trust with affiliates, and in turn strengthen relationships with your affiliate partners is to deliver impeccable follow up that is timely, comprehensive and relevant. It isn't a complex process or procedure that takes years to perfect. It's simple, effective and dangit, will make affiliates like you (channeling my best Sally Fields. ). A few months back we had several affiliates, affiliate managers and industry luminaries tell us what the biggest frustration and problem they find with affiliate managers, almost the entire group we spoke to identified follow up and overall communication as the biggest frustration. For this reason, we include not only an entire module on Building Strong Relationships in the My Affiliate Coach affiliate manager training program, but also include an entire session of this in our internal employee training here at JEBCommerce. It is THAT important. Check out this tweet from an affiliate I saw last month: You can imagine the tweets when an affiliate is frustrated with an uncommunicative affiliate manager. Some are simply not fit to print if you get my drift. Communication and follow up build trust, trust builds relationships and relationships build every affiliate program. So,... --- ### JEBCommerce is Hiring! - Published: 2010-09-01 - Modified: 2010-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring-2/ - Categories: News - Tags: hiring JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have one position open. Assistant - Affiliate Marketing JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and we are looking for someone with great administrative and organizational skills that is looking to join a high energy team. This position will assist the affiliate and account managers in: * supporting affiliate manager * affiliate partner application approvals * appointment and meeting scheduling * posting to several of the blogs we operate * assisting team in sending out partner newsletters * basic affiliate program administration functions * basic online research We are looking for someone who can help us continue to grow our clients’ campaigns. The following are desired qualifications: * strong communications skills * ability to work independently * proficiency in excel, word, powerpoint * minimal html experience * good written and verbal communications skills To apply -email your resume and a brief cover letter to careers@jebcommerce. com This position is located in beautiful Coeur d’Alene Idaho and we are currently not looking for telecommuting candidates. --- ### Using the "same store" concept from retail in affiliate marketing - Published: 2010-08-31 - Modified: 2010-08-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/using-the-same-store-concept-from-retail-in-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate programs, retail One of the things I learned from working at and with several large, national, multi channel retailers, was the concept of same store sales. Now, don't get me wrong, this isn't a complex metric that I came up with, it's only something I have found useful when managing affiliate programs. Whether retail programs, lead gen programs, business-to-business programs or others, it comes in quite handy. Same-store performance is a concept used by retailers and investors to evaluate a retail company's performance. It compares sales of stores that have been open for at least a year in that organization. From investopedia: This statistic allows investors to determine what portion of new sales has come from sales growth and what portion from the opening of new stores. This analysis is important because, although new stores are good, a saturation point--where future sales growth is determined by same store sales growth - eventually occurs. So why should you care? As an affiliate manager it is important for you to know where your sales are coming from, how your current partners are performing and what percentage of your sales growth comes from new partnerships. And like the description above, at some point, your program's sales growth will be coming from your current affiliates as your program becomes saturated with all the appropriate affiliates. You need to be able to measure if your program is growing by new partners, or existing partners. Your plans, promotions, offers and strategy will be dependent on this measurement and... --- ### Affiliate Summit East 2010 Un-Recap - Published: 2010-08-30 - Modified: 2010-08-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-east-2010-un-recap/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate summit, ase10 JEBCommerce wasn't able to attend the Affiliate Summit in NYC this year. We very much wanted to, but we are working on some big things here, launching a few new clients and hiring new people, so a journey across the country was not in the cards. If you haven't attended an Affiliate Summit and are still on the fence, do it. You won't regret it. Our entire team will be heading to ASW10 in Vegas next year. We won't be missing that and we hope to meet you there as well. Fortunately for us, more than 50 attendees have posted their recaps of the event online. Our team went through and found recaps from people such as Ian Fernando, Zach Johnson, Clickbooth, Missyward, the Martells, Murray Newlands and more. We've listed many of these recaps here. It sure sounds like everyone had an awesome time, and lots of business was done and networking took place. If I missed your recap, just send an email to jamie@jebcommerce. com and I'll add it today. Revenews' CT Moor's Recap Stephanie Lichtenstein's Recap Affiliate Summit East Slide Shows James and Arlene Martell on Webmaster Radio MissyWard. com Murray Newsland's Recap ClickBank's Recap Affiliatetip's Recap Buy. at's Recap Eric Nagle's Recap Vinny Ohare's Recap HelpMeDrive's Recap TheChrista. com's Recap Ian Fernando's Recap AdHustler's Recap Affiliate Marketing Fanatics' Recap Nerdy Affiliate's Recap Mike Chiasson. com - Love his welcome to NY moment. TrishaLynn. com CashTactics. net ShockMarketer Super Affiliate Twins DailyConversions. com InternetMarketingWorldCup. com --- ### Warning, not assessing your affiliate program is hurting you. - Published: 2010-08-25 - Modified: 2010-08-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/warning-not-assessing-your-affiliate-program-is-hurting-you/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate assessment, affiliate management, affiliate manager traininig, jamie birch, jebcommerce, scout II I put this little video together this morning after driving my favorite vehicle to work. Yes that is a two-tone, 1973 Scout II. Unfortunately it runs about as good as it looks at the moment. Watch the video and then please share with me your story. Do you feel like you have a good idea of where your program stands? Are you ready to tackle all your obstacles and opportunities through the end of the year? https://youtu. be/2o78Y8y7jC8 --- ### Outstanding Customer Service - Thank you iPlayerHD - Published: 2010-08-23 - Modified: 2010-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/outstanding-customer-service-thank-you-iplayerhd/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: iplayerhd, video hosting, video serving From time to time, we have the good fortune to work with companies that really go above and beyond to help us become successful. These outstanding companies remind us, and drive home the need for our agency to provide the best possible customer service to our clients and affiliates, and Wes Moore at iPlayerHD is just one of these companies. When we were finishing up the 12 week curriculum for our affiliate manager training program, MyAffiliateCoach, we were using MotionBox to serve all our videos. Each module has an intro video and many have bonus videos and other video educational elements to it. We had spent months putting it together and, at the time, were very happy with MB's service. Then, just as we were about to announce the launch of this service, MotionBox was acquired by Snapfish and let us know we had ten days to move our videos and that our account "may not be available" after a certain date. As you can imagine, that sent us scrambling as we were planning on using this service for the duration and now had to find something completely new. In walks Wes Moore, founder of iPlayerHD. I believe that Wes contacted me through a twitter post, or possibly a frantic email to his help email. What transpired after our initial call was nothing short of the best customer service experience we have had in a long time. Wes spent a significant amount of time in the following two weeks to... --- ### Here is something that is helping our MyAffiliateCoach members grow their affiliate programs - Published: 2010-08-20 - Modified: 2010-08-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/here-is-something-that-is-helping-our-myaffiliatecoach-members-grow-their-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate assessment, evaluation, program eval I honestly can't believe we are almost in September. My evenings are starting to fill up with my kids extra curricular school activities, back to school shopping and picking tomatoes and corn out of the garden and hoping my butternut squash turns out ok. All those things trip a trigger in my mind and make me realize the 4th quarter is here. It's now time to get ready for the marathon that is the holiday season and ensure that all our programs are ready to rock and roll. We use a process we call the Affiliate Assessment and Success Roadmap, you can learn more about this service here, and we teach this in our My Affiliate Coach affiliate manager coaching and training program. It is such an important aspect of managing an affiliate program. How can you get to where you want to go, without first knowing where you are now? Assessing your affiliate program is vital as we head into the last part of the year. Why? knowing where your program stands will provide you with an objective picture of the items you need to work on to reach your goals for 2010 it's incredibly hard to create a plan for the 4th qtr if you haven't looked at all aspects of your affiliate program self evaluation is vital in continuing to improve your own performance, advance your career and is important in a process of life long learning Here are a few things you should assess this month... --- ### 3 mistakes you may be making in developing your forecasts - Published: 2010-08-18 - Modified: 2010-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/3-mistakes-you-may-be-making-in-developing-your-forecasts/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate program forecast, forecasting Sunny with a slight chance of failure? Does that sound like a forecast you have been putting together for your affiliate program? With the fourth quarter running rapidly at us, our team is working on their forecasts for each of our clients. It's an extremely important aspect of affiliate management, and one that drives the strategy for the month, quarter and year to come. We create a forecast each year for our clients, then update it on a quarterly basis. In our affiliate manager training program, MyAffiliateCoach, we spend an entire module on forecasting and goal setting. During that module we talk about some of the mistakes made in developing a forecast, and that's what I'd like to talk about today. But let's start off with a small confession. Each and every one of these mistakes I have personally done... ... many, many times. Hi, my name is Jamie, I have, in the past, been a horrible forecaster for my programs. Ok, I feel better now. All kidding aside, forecasting is difficult and important. If you have yet to put together a forecast for your programs, maybe we can help. There are many ways you can mess up a forecast, let's go over three of those most common errors: Isolation - Creating a forecast within a vacuum. I've personally created, and seen many affiliate managers create forecasts without any input from other marketing channels or taking into consideration the activities of the entire company. The foundation of a forecast tends... --- ### Stephen Robinson Featured on Relevantly Speaking - Published: 2010-08-17 - Modified: 2010-08-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/stephen-robinson-featured-on-relevantly-speaking/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences, News - Tags: affiliate marketing, brands, mediatrust, stephen robinson Stephen Robinson, Director of Affiliate Relations for outsourced program management agency, JEBCommerce, talks to MediaTrust about the concerns big brands have in affiliate marketing. Last month our Director of Affiliate Relations, Stephen Robinson, was featured on the MediaTrust blog, Relevantly Speaking. Stephen discusses some of the major concerns big brands have in the performance marketing space and how companies and individuals help with these. Great interview Stephen! --- ### How S.M.A.R.T Goals made me a better affiliate manager - Published: 2010-08-16 - Modified: 2010-08-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-smart-goals-made-me-a-better-affiliate-manager/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate manager coaching, goal setting in affiliate marketing, mentoring, smart goals, training I remember a time, farther back than I care to mention, when I managed programs, well, from the hip. Runnin'-n-Gunnin' is what we call it now. As a new affiliate manager, I just didn't know any better. When I was asked what my program goals were, or where I wanted to be, I would just say "more"; more sales, more affiliates, more performance, more revenue. Does that sound like you? I've had the good fortune and blessing of having great mentors and advisers over my life and professional career. One has always been my father. Ed Birch has a long track record of managing some of the largest manufacturers in the country. That experience has enabled him to do some pretty amazing things, and has allowed me to learn some tried and true business principles that, once I really took to them, enabled my business and the affiliate programs we manage to really grow quickly, methodically and hit some serious goals. He shared those concepts around the dinner table, in our pickup truck (looked just like Uncle Jessie's on the Dukes of Hazard), on mountain biking trips and more. And I'll be honest, as most sons, I fought some of those learning moments for some time (25 years) before I started to realize that, yeah, the old man is right. Over time I'm sure you'll hear more about that, and stories from my family, but today I was thinking about SMART goals and how things changed after starting to use... --- ### Affiliate Manager Coaching Workbook - Published: 2010-08-11 - Modified: 2010-08-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-coaching-workbook/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: action guide, affiliate manager training, workbook Last week we launched our affiliate management coaching and mentoring program, MyAffiliateCoach. A few days later we received our first printed workbook, over 140 pages of worksheets, tips and best practices. Here is a brief walk through. You can actually get to see the first 15 pages at blurb (the price is for our on-demand only version that comes with the book). If you'd like to see more, just let us know! --- ### Why are you making it hard for your affiliates??? - Published: 2010-08-09 - Modified: 2010-08-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-are-you-making-it-hard-for-your-affiliates/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate managers, affiliate marketing, datafeeds, joe sousa Guest Post - Joe Sousa "From time to time, we have the good fortune of having a well respected, successful and knowledgeable individual provide a guest post for this blog. Today is one of those special days. Joe is a close friend of ours and his opinion as an affiliate is one we rely on significantly to ensure that we are doing our job and being great affiliate managers. I was watching Joe's Twitter stream last week, https://twitter. com/drcool73, and read his struggle with a certain advertisers datafeed. We do quite a bit with datafeeds, so I reached out to Joe to ask him if he would be interested in sharing this story and his view on datafeeds for our readers, especially our My Affiliate Coach members. So here it is, a first hand account of working with a difficult datafeed. Thanks Joe! " Why are you making it hard for your affiliates? ? ? As an affiliate I build many different types of sites. Sometimes I will take one product and build a site around it, sometimes I will pick a handful of related products and create a site, and sometimes I want to put up thousands of similar products on a website. When I do a site for just a few products I will usually just do everything by hand but when I want thousands of products it would take forever by hand so I use a datafeed. A datafeed is basically a database of products supplied by... --- ### Warning - if you aren't using a scorecard, you aren't being as effective as you could be. - Published: 2010-08-05 - Modified: 2010-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/warning-if-you-arent-using-a-scorecard-you-arent-being-as-effective-as-you-could-be/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate coaching, affiliate management, manager scorecard Just a few moments ago, I wrapped up a meeting with our Director of Affiliate Management and all our affiliate managers. We went over our affiliate scorecard during this meeting. We use scorecards pretty extensively in managing our clients' programs to ensure that we continue a methodical march forward to make sure we hit our clients' goals. The video below talks about our scorecard process and outlines why these are so valuable and some basic ideas on how you can create yours. With the launch of our new service, MyAffiliateCoach - Affiliate Manager Coaching and Mentoring, going over our scorecards was pretty timely. We go over two to three different types of scorecards we use to manage our programs every day. If you find yourself interested in our Coaching/Mentoring just click on the image below. (side note - not real sure why my hair always looks on camera like Lyle Lovitt stuck his finger in an electrical socket, but oh well. We all have burdens to bare. ) What do you think? Do you use a scorecard? Am I off the grid on this one? Would love your responses. --- ### Are you an "Ideal Affiliate Manager"? - Published: 2010-08-03 - Modified: 2010-08-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-an-ideal-affiliate-manager/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate manager, coaching, ideal affiliate manager, training Are you an ideal affiliate manager? We have been working with affiliate programs since 1999 and at times, we made some mistakes. I know, for those of you who know me personally, that is probably hard to believe (said with my most sarcastic voice), but it's true. Many of these mistakes come from simply not knowing what an ideal affiliate manager is, what characteristics she/he has and what she/he does for affiliates. This past year as we developed the MyAffiliateCoach Program, we asked many affiliates and veteran affiliate managers what characteristics the ideal affiliate manager exhibits. It helped us create our very first training module - the Ideal Affiliate Manager. Here are a few of the characteristics that many brought up: Communicative: I remember when my boss at Coldwater Creek received my personalysis test back the second week I started there. She had it in her hands laughing at the top of her lungs. I had thought I'd done something so bad that it was funny to fire me. I wasn't expecting her to show the entire team my results. I was heavy in communication and heavy in strategy. These were the two things she felt most important in an affiliate manager and they were my highest scores. Being communicative is vital to a good affiliate manager. You have to be able to reach them, converse with them and communicate, not only your companies goals, objectives and value proposition, but also with them on a personal level. Strategic: As I... --- ### Affiliate Manager Coaching and Mentoring - New JEBCommerce Service - Published: 2010-08-02 - Modified: 2010-08-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-manager-coaching-and-mentoring-new-jebcommerce-service/ - Categories: Reports, Social Media We've been asked, here at JEBCommerce, for some time to offer a training, coaching and mentoring program for new and veteran affiliate managers alike. Many of our clients, especially those that have used our Affiliate Assessment and Success Roadmap services, have been looking for an on-going program to help their affiliate managers become better, more efficient and run high performing programs and continually improve their program's success. Our clients also requested a program designed to make sure their affiliate managers, whether new or experienced, were using all the best practices in affiliate management and simply not missing any vital training and information. It's always been something dear to me personally as well. I love to teach, mentor others and see them grow, improve and advance in their careers. There is just nothing else like it. So today is pretty exciting for me and the rest of the team here at JEBCommerce. Today, we are announcing the launch of our MyAffiliateCoach Affiliate Manager Coaching and Mentoring program! Here is how it all got started: You can also read how it all got started here. What is it exactly? The MyAffiliateCoach Program is a 12 week mentoring and coaching program designed to raise up solid, high performing and innovative affiliate managers, delivered one of two ways: Live and On-Demand - Each lesson is delivered by myself, Jamie Birch and available online. Each week we walk members through a specific lesson, allowing ample time for their questions and our assistance with their unique... --- ### An Interview with AFFMETER - Published: 2010-07-30 - Modified: 2010-07-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/an-interview-with-affmeter/ - Categories: Affiliate Tips - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate tools A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of jumping on the phone with the founder of AFFMETER, Firuze Gokce. I had heard about this tool for affiliates from an affiliate friend of mine and thought it would be great to get the lowdown. From their site: "Affmeter is a focused, structured and manageable environment where the affiliate marketers can gain complete control over their both revenue and costs, apply customized solutions and measure their earnings in an effective, secure, and private manner. " Basically, it's a system that allows affiliates to bring in performance data from multiple networks, combine them together, slice and dice the data and manage their campaigns and costs better and more efficiently. I was very impressed with what Firuze told me, but enough of what I think, why not listen for yourself: Check out some of the screenshots from this software package: Network Comparison Merchant Monitor Check out more at www. affmeter. com. --- ### Planning for the holiday season. - Published: 2010-07-19 - Modified: 2010-07-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/planning-for-the-holiday-season/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate management, holiday 2010, planning, q4 GetElastic, an enterprise ecommerce solution provider, recently posted about preparing for the ever-important Christmas and holiday season. I honestly can't believe that we are actually starting to think about that already, I am just starting to enjoy the summer that came a little late and looks like it will be leaving all to soon. But, we do have to plan and they make some great points here. This post focuses on your overall e-commerce site and areas such as performance (do you know that 47% of web shoppers expect a page to load in under 2 seconds, unbelievable), site testing, SEM and SEO, email, Merchandising and of course affiliate management. Check out the post, it is well written and includes things the affiliate manager and the e-commerce directory/VP, should be thinking about now. Read it here. It also got me thinking of what affiliate managers should be planning on now. Here is a short list: Merchandising schedule - what should affiliates be promoting when Consumer offer schedule - do you know what coupons, discounts and promos are to be offered Creative and Text links Affiliate Communication Strategy Producing affiliate outreach - do you know what your affiliates are planning this season? You should. Recruiting target identification and outreach - don't spam them please. Affiliate promotions and more What else do you feel you should be planning on now for Q4? Now is also a great time to audit your affiliate program, find a great outsourced affiliate management agency to help... --- ### Roots Canada, Ltd. Select JEBCommerce - Published: 2010-07-13 - Modified: 2010-07-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/roots-canada-ltd-select-jebcommerce/ - Categories: Social Media Thursday, July 8th, 2010 JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that Roots Canada, Ltd. , a leading lifestyle brand, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage both their Canadian and US affiliate programs on the Linkshare Network. Roots Canada Ltd. is known around the world for its quality leather goods, active athletic wear, yoga wear, accessories and home furnishings. Roots now has more than 120 retail locations in Canada and the US and more than 40 locations in Asia. Both the Canadian and US programs are poised for growth in 2010 and now affiliates can count on even more resources and time devoted to their success with both the Roots affiliate programs with the addition of the team at JEBCommerce. “We feel that JEBCommerce has the right combination of tools and skills to take the Roots affiliate program to the next level”, says James Connell, Sr. Director, eCommerce, Digital Marketing and New Media at Roots Canada Ltd. Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce (an outsourced affiliate management agency), looks to leverage JEBCommerce’s extensive experience in the clothing and retail affiliate marketing space with Roots strong product lineup and brand reputation: “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with such a great and well known brand" -Jamie Birch “We couldn’t be more excited to be working with such a great and well known brand and add another Canadian program to our stable of affiliate managed programs. We are looking forward to using our past experience... --- ### Coldwater Creek Goes Mobile - Published: 2010-07-13 - Modified: 2010-07-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/coldwater-creek-goes-mobile/ - Categories: News - Tags: affiliate marketing, coldwater creek, mobile I love to see the companies I have worked with in the past announce new things, today is no different with the announcement by Coldwater Creek that they have a new mobile site. I spent many years at "the Creek" and still keep in contact with many of the people there. It was a great place to work and the web team always pushed the envelope and did an outstanding job. Seeing that I have an android phone, I thought I would check it out. It actually works pretty well. Now, I didn't go through the process of buying something, their skirts and jackets just aren't my style (although my wife says I do have the legs to pull it off). The overall functionality is great and the speed refreshingly quick. The overall way they stylized the site, product description pages and buy options is clear and concise and lends itself well to my small screens size. I really like what they have done. Most of all it's pretty quick, which is important on mobile. The shopping cart is also pretty easy to use and looks good. I would be interested to hear how many users are using this online, never really thought of their target market as very prone to purchase on their phone, but with more people getting their emails on their smart phones, I guess I can see this being an important part of the process. I wonder what this type of thing (mobile sites) opens up... --- ### New Program Announcement: Ligonier.org - Published: 2010-07-09 - Modified: 2010-07-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-program-announcement-ligonierorg/ - Categories: Social Media JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that Ligonier Ministries, a leading Christian resource organization, has chosen JEBCommerce to launch and manage their upcoming affiliate program. Ligonier Ministries at Ligonier. org, makes complex biblical truths easy to understand. Their founder, Dr. R. C. Sproul is known by Christians from all walks of life for his ability to clearly communicate, deep, practical truths from God’s Word. This has led to hundreds of education series and resources on a broad range of topics, including the popular and respected Reformation Study Bible and the monthly, award-winning magazine, Tabletalk. Along with this, hundreds of other hand selected books and resources will soon be available for affiliates to promote through the Ligonier Ministries affiliate program. “We’ve wanted to launch an affiliate program for a number of years and are thankful to have found the right fit with JEBCommerce. We can’t wait to see what new markets and ministry opportunities this will open up. ” ~ John Cobb, Director of Ministry Outreach Jamie Birch, founder and CEO of JEBCommerce (an outsourced affiliate management agency), is looking forward to the team assisting Ligonier Ministries in furthering their mission through affiliate marketing: “We are excited to be working with such a unique organization and individual such as Dr. R. C. Sproul. It is not often when you can merge two passions, affiliate marketing, and faith, into one endeavor. We want to encourage affiliates to contact us at Ligonier@jebcommerce. com to receive updates on the progress... --- ### Referral Laundering and more, my interview with Dave at Brandverity - Published: 2010-07-06 - Modified: 2010-07-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/referal-laundering-and-more-my-interview-with-dave-at-brandverity/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate bad behavior, affiliate managers, affiliate program protection, geotargeting, referral laundering Jamie and David Naffziger, of BrandVerity, discuss referral laundering, geotargeting and other things affiliate managers should be looking out for to protect their program, their affiliates and their bottom lines. https://youtu. be/eI4Ig2C4cSI Dave Naffziger runs and operates BrandVerity, a company that provides a service called Poachmark. "Poachmark is a service that monitors paid search for affiliate abuse of merchant policies. " - Dave Jamie and Dave discuss geotargeting and referral laundering by less than good affiliates and how affiliate managers can monitor and look out for these procedures and how it effects, not only the advertiser, but the other affiliates. Entire transcript available upon request. What do you think? --- ### It's not just us, Chef Ramsay is popular - free SEO webinar - Published: 2010-06-30 - Modified: 2010-06-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/its-not-just-us-chef-ramsay-is-popular-free-seo-webinar/ - Categories: Affiliate Tips - Tags: seo For a while I thought maybe my wife and I were the only ones watching Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen nightmares. If you've read this blog for a while, you'll remember I like to post about things you can learn from watching that show that relate to your business. To my surprise, today I saw Linkshare run with that theme as well. I love it. I'm such a reality TV junkie it's almost embarrassing. Well, Linkshare is putting on a free webinar titled "SEO for Business Results: Wake Up From a Kitchen Nightmare". From their announcement: "Borrowing a theme from Chef Gordon Ramsay’s TV show, "Kitchen Nightmares", see how your website is a lot like a restaurant. SEO specialist Sally Anne Dishong will serve up some quick take away pointers on how to turn your website into an attractive, profitable, visitor-friendly place. You'll also learn the recipe for SEO Secret Sauce for 2010. " Learn more and register here. --- ### Affiliate Question of the Day - Where do I start? - Published: 2010-06-29 - Modified: 2010-06-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-question-of-the-day-where-do-i-start/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, becoming an affiliate, starting out Where do I start to become an affiliate? That is a great question. In this post we talk about three things that you should do to answer that question for yourself. I just got off the phone with a very close friend of mine. I'd venture to say he is in my circle of best friends. Definitely in the circle of trust, without a doubt. We've known each other for over ten years now and actually our families spent the last weekend on vacation. We had talked this weekend about a colleague of mine, former employee, that saw the other side of the affiliate fence and not only jumped over, but is now enjoying a nice financial benefit as well as the freedom that comes from being your own boss in affiliate marketing. I think that story really pequed his interest. The reason for his call was to find out how one gets started as an affiliate. "Jamie, how did he do it, how could I make some extra cash by being an affiliate. Just how is that done? " I love those types of questions. In it yields so much hope and promise and optimism. An opportunity is just waiting to be discovered and taken. It's a great place to be and I love walking people through it. It's one of the reasons we started an affiliate manager coaching program, I love to teach. I really do enjoy seeing people take something they have learned and be successful with it. But anyway, enough about me, this blog post was to be some sort of answer to his questions. What are you passionate about? That was my very first question to... --- ### Interview with Matthew Bredel - Published: 2010-06-28 - Modified: 2010-06-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/interview-with-matthew-bredel/ - Categories: Social Media Last week I had the good fortune to sit down with a good friend, super affiliate, and overall great guy, Matthew Bredel. Matthew runs The Web Reviewer and MatthewBredel. com, among other sites, and we have worked together on several different affiliate programs over the years. Last week we jumped on skype to catch up with each other. I wanted to see how he was doing, see the new things he had going on and mostly to see what he thought about the affiliate industry and it's current changes and obstacles. We chat about how Matthew got his start in affiliate marketing with his site TheWebReviewer. com, how we moved to being an affiliate full time, and some of his new product launches. Matthew also recently did an awesome review of one of our clients' products, LiveChime. You can read his review here. Take a listen below, I hope you enjoy our talk and check out his projects below. MatthewBredel. com TheWebReviewer. com --- ### New company, new product, affiliate program? - Published: 2010-06-25 - Modified: 2010-06-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-company-new-product-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliate programs, small programs A very typical phone call we receive, and probably at least one each week, is one from a new merchant looking for immediate sales through affiliate marketing. We love to get calls from new prospects and enjoy meeting new people and learning of new business models. It's one of the reasons I love this industry. There is always something new going on. If it wasn't like that, I'd probably would have taken that job at Jeld Wen out of college and not the "Search Engine Guru" position I ended up with . Many of these callers have the same basic profile: they have a brand new site they just started selling their products they need sales Does that sound like you? We all need more sales, and more often than not, an affiliate program is a great way to increase your bottom line. But is it right for everyone? The answer is pretty simply, no. It hurts a little to say that, as an outsourced affiliate management agency, we make our living launching and managing affiliate programs. But, we've been doing this a long time and have launch and managed huge programs for large brands, as well affiliate campaigns for mom and pop stores and everything in the middle. So we've seen that it is not always the best thing for you to do. When we have launched affiliate programs for companies that are brand new, with no track record, we have found a few things that stand out and... --- ### Is it time to plan? - Published: 2010-06-24 - Modified: 2010-06-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/is-it-time-to-plan/ - Categories: Misc - Tags: ecommerce, online I was reading an article on InternetRetailer. com this morning titled Penny's billion-dollar bet. Penny's, one of the earliest adopters of ecommerce among large retail chains, has experienced flat sales the last few years. They are now planning and investing in a new ecommerce platform to grow their online channel to over 2. 5 Billion. Yes that is a "B". (when you get into Billions and Trillions, that just boggles the mind doesn't it. The article brought to mind something I've learned and been told over the years. I can't exactly remember who or where I heard it but it's stuck with me. In down times, you prepare, you plan, you build for the future. Right now the economy isn't all the great, but do we just sit here and take it? Have you been doing that? Now is the time to plan, to invest, to build your next big thing. Now is the time to push forward your new ideas. This concept also plays out historically. Many of the large and successful firms we all know today, were started during the great depression. Did you even know business were successful then? The difficult economic times aren't always dismal and dreary. They can be the perfect time to try out your ideas. If your next big thing works during this economic climate, imagine how it will be when things turn around. It's almost counter-intuitive, to invest millions, maybe hundreds of millions when no one is buying, you are facing increased... --- ### Differentiate yourself against your competition - Published: 2010-06-18 - Modified: 2010-06-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/differentiate-yourself-against-your-competition/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips - Tags: affiliate management, differentiation, office supplies affiliate program Zak Stambor wrote a great article at InternetRetailer. com about online office supply retailer Shoplet. com and their amazing feat of increasing sales by triple digits in our current economic climate. "Even last year, in one of the worst economic environments in the past 50 years, it grew an Internet Retailer-estimated 33%, to an estimated $100 million in online sales, helping it secure the No. 134 spot among North American retailers in online sales, according to the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. " That growth is impressive, especially when you compare it to the big box office supply retailers with established brands, offline presence and marketing machine behind them. How did they do it? "Key to that success were three simple principles, Tony Ellison, Shoplet CEO, said today at the Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition during a featured address: Differentiate from the competition. Focus on a niche market. Earn customer loyalty. " Ah, differentiation. Many companies focus on carving out their niche and their branding overall, but so many forget to allow, or force, this to bleed through to their affiliate program. Are your affiliate's differentiating you from the competition? Have you provided them with the education, information, collateral, training and guidelines to allow them to do that? If you are seeing great success by firmly differentiating yourselves like Shoplet. com has (and we'll be watching them closely as we launch our client OfficeFrog. com soon), are you sure you are doing everything necessary to carry that through to your... --- ### AffiliateBenchMarks - Published: 2010-06-17 - Modified: 2010-06-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliatebenchmarks/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, affiliatebenchmarks.com AffiliateBenchMarks is looking for affiliates, agencies and advertisers to fill out their 5 minute survey on the affiliate industry and your views of it. We've filled out this survey in the past, as have our clients, and the data you receive from it is fantastic. We highly recommend you take a few minutes and fill this out. Here is more information from them: All we need from you is a few minutes of your time for a quick survey. Take the survey now or Read on to learn more... With your help 2010 AffiliateBenchmarks research study will be the most comprehensive survey of affiliate marketers ever. Last year we surveyed over 3500 affiliate marketing executives, providing real insight into this secretive space. That's why we're reaching out to you; the study only works if we get the opinions and perspectives of as many professionals as possible. As an incentive, if you complete the survey before July 16th 2010, you will receive a copy of the final report absolutely free. What you can gain from the 2010 study? - Which advertiser types produce the greatest revenue. - The best of all tried and tested routes to drive traffic to your affiliate page. - The benefit of better run campaigns as networks, agencies and advertisers read the findings of the study. - The opportunity to have your voice heard and contribute to a greater understanding of affiliate marketing. - A multidimensional look at the relationship between affiliate marketing and other online marketing... --- ### No Clicks, No Sales, No Impressions? Don't Remove - Published: 2010-06-17 - Modified: 2010-06-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/no-clicks-no-sales-no-impressions-dont-remove/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate termination, no clicks, no sales I saw this response on ABestWeb a while back, and apologize that I don't have that thread included here, sorry. This person responded to a termination letter they received because they had no clicks or sales in that particular program. His response is a perfect reason why you don't remove affiliates based on inactivity. I have differing views on this, but for now, let's explore his response: Question from an affiliate: "Why would I have links up that produce no clicks, much less sales? Answer: To make my site much more extensive in scope to produce repeat visits. Lots of variety (diversity) as opposed to a just an extension of a single merchant or small group of merchants. I have one niche site with over 25 merchants, all within the niche. Would be nice if they all produced sales, and maybe they will someday if I can ever get the traffic. But for now they don't. Yes, this waters down the selling power for any one merchant but its what I need to do in order to have an edge. Otherwise, it's one sale and done. This is another reason for going with SAS. Very few merchants drop you for low activity. " I won't address the comment on ShareASale (SAS), because I don't think this issue has anything to do with any network at all. Affiliate managers look at these affiliates with no clicks and no sales as just sitting there doing nothing, maybe using resources they could allocate... --- ### Performance Marketing Association Working Groups - Published: 2010-06-17 - Modified: 2010-06-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/performance-marketing-association-working-groups/ - Categories: Social Media The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) just announced new working group structures. I was fortunate enough to work on one of the initial working groups during the forming of the PMA, membership fees I believe, and it was a fun experience. I got to work with some great people and brainstorm ideas on how to make the PMA great. From their site: "The Performance Marketing Association is a not-for-profit trade association founded in 2008 by the leaders of the performance marketing industry, to connect, inform and advocate on behalf of this rapidly growing field. The Performance Marketing Association (PMA) strives to raise the profile of performance marketing by demonstrating the value of this multi-billion marketing channel, which comprises more than 200,000 businesses and individuals. Continued growth of the performance marketing space is expected as advertisers, facing small budgets and big expectations, increasingly look to performance-based marketing initiatives to expand their business. " The restructured working groups are as follows: Anti-Fraud/Anti-Abuse, sponsored by Online Intelligence (an Epic Advertising company) Advertiser Practices to Avoid Fraud, sponsored by Adperio Data Feed/Content Standards, sponsored by Ebates Industry Pledge to Ethical Practices, sponsored by Ebay Convergence with Offline, sponsored by MediaTrust To learn more, check out their blog. The PMA has done some great work, and along side some amazing affiliates/affiliate managers/network, they have lead the amazon tax initiative and had some huge wins. They have proved to be very valuable and a needed resource in our industry. If you'd like to learn more about membership,... --- ### Multi Channel Retail Affiliate Program Optimization - Published: 2010-06-14 - Modified: 2010-06-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/multi-channel-retail-affiliate-program-optimization/ - Categories: Affiliate Management Tips, Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate programs, multi-channel, online retail, optimization, optimizing, retail 4 things every multi-channel retail affiliate manager should be looking at to optimize their affiliate program. From new to file percentage to margin contribution, things you should be looking at. Multi-channel retail affiliate programs are unique, complex and require different tactics, strengths and processes than other programs to be successful. They are a different animal altogether from lead gen, business to business and online only programs. You have to worry about things like new-to-file acquisition, channel cannibalization and margin contribution allocation. Here is a quick guide to some of the important things you should be doing, looking at, monitoring, or working towards when managing a multi-channel affiliate program. We've prepared a pdf of 4 things you can be doing to optimize your retail affiliate program. This could also be good for affiliates to understand fully what multi-channel retailers are looking for from their affiliates. Optimizing Multi-Channel Affiliate Programs --- ### Getting the most out of your affiliate manager, comments on Logan Thompson's post. - Published: 2010-06-11 - Modified: 2010-06-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/getting-the-most-out-of-your-affiliate-manager-comments-on-logan-thompsons-post/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Affiliate Tips - Tags: affiliate managers Getting the most out of your affiliate manager - Logan Thompson's blog post and Jamie Birch's comments. A few notes on how to get the most out of your affiliate manager. Recently Logan Thompson published a great blog post on getting the most out of your affiliate manager. Logan is an affiliate, affiliate manager and roots for the best dang football team on the planet, the Seahawks! (ok, we've had a few bad years, but Roethlisberger didn't cross the goal line, he even said, not that we are bitter... ). I've been reading Logan's blog for a little while and he writes some great stuff. This post is no exception. One of his statements really got to me. As an affiliate manager for almost 12 years now, I feel old, I've always been waiting by the phone to talk to my affiliates. Any questions they have we want to do our best to answer. In his blog he points out that many of the questions affiliates ask, affiliate managers can answer. It still surprises me that that has to be said and many affiliates don't think they can go to their affiliate managers. I know how proactive and responsive myself and my team are, and strive to be, so I wonder if there are a lot out there that are either just so busy, have so many other responsibilities, or simply don't enjoy interaction... The article is great though. Logan interviews some great affiliate managers including Matt McWilliams, reigning Affiliate Manager of the year, of Legacy Learning and others. Here are some of their highlights in getting the most out of your affiliate manager, some things to ask them: Ask them... --- ### What you can learn from Hell's Kitchen - Published: 2010-06-10 - Modified: 2010-06-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/what-you-can-learn-from-hells-kitchen/ - Categories: Social Media Early in 2009 I believe, I wrote a series of blog posts regarding one of my favorite shows, Hell's Kitchen. We love watching that show and Chef Ramsey is a favorite at the Birch household. One of the reasons I love watching this show is because there are real lessons you can learn for your own business by watching Ramsey work. He commitment to a superior product each and every time he steps in the kitchen is incredible. We were watching the second episode tonight and something dawned on me. The self evaluation he requires of his chef's is amazing. If it isn't perfect, superior, and better than everyone else, that risotto is going back to the kitchen. Each and every plate is reviewed and evaluated. Before it goes out it is measured against their standard, their expectations. Isn't that so amazingly important? It is vital in a service business like JEBCommerce. Every deliverable to our clients has to live up to our standard, has to be better than our clients expect and exceed their expectations. Our affiliates need to know that the product coming out of our shop on behalf of our clients is complete and beats their expectations. At our agency, we are very clear with our standards, what we expect, the quality of our deliverables to both affiliates and clients. We've taken some of the concepts, and definitely the passion, that someone like Chef Ramsey shows in his kitchen and apply and focus that in our affiliate... --- ### Our first LiveChime Chat - Published: 2010-06-09 - Modified: 2010-06-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-first-livechime-chat/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate program, clients, livechime, software add live chat with livechime Yesterday you may have seen our post with our link to our live chat LiveChime link. Some of you were kind enough to test it out with us and for that we very much appreciate it. Our first chat came while I (Jamie) was actually at my son's baseball game. As I sat there on the bleachers cheering the Coeur d'Alene Orioles on, unfortunately to a loss, I received a ping on my Android phone from notify@livechime. com - "you have a chat waiting for you. ". I had forgotten I put that on our blog that day, preoccupied with my son's batting percentage, and was surprised to see the notification. I clicked on the link provided in that text and it brought me to a chat window where I proceeded to have a great conversation with a potential client about LiveChime and JEBCommerce. It worked great, was flawless and was quick. The only thing slowing me down was my fat fingers and my son's second at bat of the evening. From the user's perspective it was incredibly easy to use. Want to try it out? Chat With JEBCommerce Now! Our chat lasted for about 15 minutes and lead to another call. That's the power of LiveChime. It was such a great demonstration of it's functionality. We are so proud to be working with this great company. Livechime is incredibly inexpensive as well, only $99 a year. That includes unlimited chats/leads per month, chat history, link management, co-branded chat page... --- ### Try Out LiveChime - Published: 2010-06-08 - Modified: 2010-06-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/try-out-livechime/ - Categories: Managed Clients Our newest client, Livechime, provides simple and easy to use live chat technology easy enough for anyone to use. We set up our account earlier this week and you now can chat with us at any time by simply clicking on the link below: Chat With JEBCommerce Now! If you aren't sure what LiveChime is or what it can do, watch the short video below. --- ### LiveChime Affiliate Program Now Live! - Published: 2010-06-01 - Modified: 2010-06-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/livechime-affiliate-program-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: chat, chat technology, live chat, livechime We are super excited to announce today that the LiveChime affiliate program is now live in Linkshare. LiveChime is a simple chat product that enables text chat between Internet buyers and sellers in virtually all forms of online marketing. With a simple link you are able to provide a live chat option on any online marketing you are doing. You can use this product in CraigsList, Ebay, your website, facebook and more! And now you can earn commissions on every referring member you send to Livechime. Here are the program specifics: 20% commission on all paid memberships 30 return days Average order size - $100 VIP commission available Paid search marketing available upon written approval On the Linkshare Network Join now Read more and watch an intro video at NewsForAffiliates. com. --- ### JEBCommerce selected by OfficeFrog.com - outsourced affiliate management - Published: 2010-05-26 - Modified: 2010-05-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-officefrogcom-outsourced-affiliate-management/ - Categories: Social Media Wednesday, May 26, 2010 JEBCommerce, today announces that OfficeFrog, an online vendor of earth friendly products for the office, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the ShareASale affiliate network. OfficeFrog. com seeks to become the leading online vendor of choice in eco-friendly products for the office with a compelling product selection, competitive price points, and strong stewardship toward bringing natural earth replenishment and sustainability practices to the everyday workplace. OfficeFrog. com will be unique in it's approach, product offering, awareness message, and marketing style. . Very soon affiliates will be able to promote these “green” products through the OfficeFrog. com affiliate program on ShareASale, managed by the JEBCommerce team. “We’re excited to be working with JEB Commerce” said David Conner, CEO of OfficeFrog. com. “As a new niche brand in a market with a number of large established players, OfficeFrog. com needs a strong performance marketing approach that delivers results. JEB was recommended to us by one of their clients as a knowledgeable player in affiliate management with experience in working with online retailers like OfficeFrog. com. We have complete confidence the team at JEB will help us grow our business. ” Jamie Birch, founder and president of JEBCommerce (an outsourced affiliate management agency), looks to leverage the increasing demand and need for environmentally sound and sustainable office products and JEBCommerce’s experience in retail and business to business affiliate management sectors to grow this program quickly. “We are very excited to be working with Officefrog.... --- ### JEBCommerce selected by LiveChime - outsourced affiliate management - Published: 2010-05-25 - Modified: 2010-05-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-livechime-outsourced-affiliate-management/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: chat technology, jebcommerce, livechime, Outsourced Affiliate Management, small business Monday, May 24, 2010 JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that LiveChime, a leader in innovative chat technology, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Linkshare Affiliate Network. LiveChime is an easy innovative way to capture more leads from your existing online classifieds, auctions, and marketplaces simply by adding your personal link to the places where you already advertise such as Craigslist, eBay, and more. A simple link allows you to engage with customers and build their trust leading up to the sale. Now affiliates are able to promote this technology through the LiveChime affiliate program on Linkshare, managed by the JEBCommerce team. “We’re excited to be working with JEB Commerce” said Tod Turner, CEO of LiveChime. “LINKShare is a cornerstone of our affiliate marketing initiative and JEB, who was recommended to us by LINKShare, brings a wealth of experience. They understand how the best affiliates work, what motivates them, and how to take care of them. Having JEB on our team ensures we’ll have the most successful program possible for everyone involved. ” Jamie Birch, founder and president of JEBCommerce (an outsourced affiliate management agency), looks to leverage LiveChime’s industry leading live chat technology and JEBCommerce’s experience in the business-to-business, and home/small business sector to grow this program quickly. “We are very excited to be working with LiveChime. Their technology is one of a kind and truly helps business of all types produce more leads and more sales through their... --- ### JEBCommerce selected by Amy Adele - outsourced affiliate management - Published: 2010-05-06 - Modified: 2010-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-amy-adele-outsourced-affiliate-management/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate management, amyadele.com, Outsourced Affiliate Management Wednesday, May 5, 2010- JEBCommerce, a leading outsourced affiliate management agency, today announces that AmyAdele. com, a leader in hand-made, unique and irresistibly cute stationary, party invites and t-shirts, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Linkshare Affiliate Network. “We interviewed several affiliate management organizations and chose JEBCommerce because of their experience, professionalism and attention to detail. Jamie Birch and his staff have already hit the ground running. We are very excited about our partnership with JEBCommerce and look forward to growing our program” – Joseph M. Wike, CEO AmyAdele. com Jamie Birch, founder and president of JEBCommerce (an affiliate management agency), looks to leverage AmyAdele. com’s outstanding and original, custom designed products and JEBCommerce’s experience and innovation to grow the program quickly and expand upon their current success. “We are very excited to be working with AmyAdele. com. Their products are unlike anything available. Affiliates are able to offer these wonderful, and highly sought after products and promote them with a great foundation of creative as well as new tools we are currently developing. We want to encourage affiliates to join the program in the Linkshare Affiliate Network today or contact us at affiliates@AmyAdele. com or 1-800-208-6215. ” JEBCommerce is excited to add AmyAdele. com to our current list of clients that includes philosophy, LuggagePoint. com, Elance, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy. com, Dean & Deluca, OverstockDrugstore and more. If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the AmyAdele. com affiliate... --- ### The Elance Affiliate Program is Now Live on CJ! - Published: 2010-05-06 - Modified: 2010-05-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-elance-affiliate-program-is-now-live-on-cj/ - Categories: Social Media We are excited to announce that the Elance Affiliate Program has re-launched on the Commission Junction network. Elance, the world’s leading marketplace for online talent, helps small businesses hire and manage freelance and contract professionals. Here you will find out about our new commission payouts, fantastic creatives including custom creatives and much more. Sign up for the Elance Affiliate Program today! Commission Structure Earn more with the new Elance commission plan. You can now earn commission on four actions: $50 payout on a First Time Post $5 payout on a Repeat Post $5 payout on a Paid Provider Membership $1 payout on a Free Provider Membership Creative We have created a variety of static banners, flash banners and text links to support the program. We are also developing additional tools which will be announced as they become available. Contact us if you have any specific creative requests and we will do our best to accommodate your needs. Top Verticals Over 100,000 businesses use our service to find rated and tested Programmers, Designers, Writers, Marketers, Customer Service Agents and Virtual Assistants. Here are the top verticals of employers that convert the best. Promote these categories to increase your earnings: Web & Programming Design & Multimedia Writing & Translation Admin. Support Sales & Marketing To keep up-to-date with everything going on in this program follow us on Twitter. We're here to help you succeed. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions or if you need anything. --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - LuggagePoint.com - Published: 2010-04-22 - Modified: 2010-04-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-luggagepointcom/ - Categories: Testimonials - Tags: testimonial One of our longest standing clients sent us the following testimonial today. We love working with Sumit and the rest of the team at LuggagePoint. com and are super proud that they enjoy working with us too! JEB commerce has got to be one of the most exciting companies that I’ve worked with in my entire 12-years in e-commerce . We outsource to a lot of vendors and this has got to be the only company where we are very interactive with, both professionally and personally. Our families have sat down with each other and broke bread a few times, each time was always a great experience. Now, professionally speaking, they have provided us with value to our company going from 0 to where we are today. This is something, we as a company, was not equipped to do. We didn’t have the know-how, the where-to, or the where-is, that JEB commerce has been able to provide. Our affiliate program with JEB commerce has opened our eyes to more potential business and we are always exploring new opportunities with JEB and I’m sure we will be acting on a lot of them. Having their team on board is a pleasure and we are extremely impressed and pleased with the level of service we have received thus far! I mean, who else would pick you up from Spokane International airport and take you all around Idaho? ? - Sumit Bhanote, LuggagePoint. com. --- ### JEBCommerce is hiring! - Published: 2010-03-26 - Modified: 2010-03-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-hiring/ - Categories: Social Media JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have two positions open. Assistant Account Manager - Affiliate Program Management JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and we are looking for someone with great people and organizational skills that is looking to join a high energy team and start a career in online marketing. This position will assist the affiliate and account managers in: * executing strategy on a selection of accounts * day to day management * develop and continue relationships with key affiliate partners * develop and execute promotion, activation and recruiting plans * optimize clients’ affiliate programs We are looking for someone who can help us continue to grow our clients’ campaigns. The following are desired qualifications: * 1-3 years account management experience * demonstrated success in relationship building * must have strong communications skills * ability to work independently * strong ambition and drive to succeed * ability to interface directly with clients * creativity in partner development * proficiency in excel, word, powerpoint and other online tools and networks is necessary * exceptional written and verbal communications skills To apply - upload your resume and a short (less than 2 minutes) video cover letter at https://drop. io/hidden/arjfewaaor8rhq/upload . No applications will be considered without a resume and a video cover letter. Internet Marketing Intern We are looking for an intern! If you are passionate about the internet space and social media and want to learn and work at fast paced online performance marketing... --- ### Internet Marketing From the Real Experts - Published: 2010-03-03 - Modified: 2010-03-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/internet-marketing-from-the-real-experts/ - Categories: Social Media Recently, Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit released a new book - Internet Marketing from the Real Experts, now available at Amazon. com. “Internet Marketing from the Real Experts” is a collection of affiliate, email, blogging, podcasting, video, search engine, and social network rock stars that break down the how and why of Internet marketing in a clear, easy to understand way. " JEBCommerce is fortunate to have two individual authors in this book! Jamie and Stephen have an article each. We are both excited and honored to be included in this publication. The book is a great compilation of short and actionable articles from experts in the online marketing space. Not only that but all net proceeds will go to the National Breast Cancer Foundation. Get your copy today! --- ### Idaho update - advertising tax - Published: 2010-03-01 - Modified: 2010-03-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/idaho-update-advertising-tax/ - Categories: Social Media Idaho Advertising Tax Update JEBCommerce is located in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. We've been watching, supporting and learning about the advertising tax issue from afar for the last few years. The leadership that Beth Kirsch, Brook Schaaf, Karen Garcia, Jen Goode, Jeanine Crooks, Rebecca Madigan and many others (sorry if I left anyone out), has inspired me to reach out to our elected officials in Idaho to see if they know what the advertising tax is, if it is being proposed in Idaho and what, if anything, myself and my company can do in this state. This past Saturday, my wife and I attended a political fundraiser where many of our elected state officials were attending. Thevideo above is a recap of that event and our success in speaking to several representatives and even our governor, Butch Otter. In the end, for those of you who don't want to watch the video, nothing is going on in Idaho. No advertising tax is being proposed and it looks like this state is safe. I want to thank Governor Otter and the other senators for spending so much time with me this weekend discussing this issue. I also want to give a big shout out to Phil Thompson of Confidential Investigations. Phil personally introduced me to our officials and without him I wouldn't have been able to have so many good conversations. Keep up the good fight guys! --- ### Favorite Blog Posts from 2009 - Published: 2010-02-24 - Modified: 2010-02-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/favorite-blog-posts-from-2009/ - Categories: Reports, Social Media I'll be honest, I'm a little late with this one... We wanted to put together some of our favorite JEBCommerce posts from 2009. The start of the year has been so busy and crazy, it's taken me almost two months to get around to this :) But here are our favorite posts, some still very timely. I hope you enjoy! (all titles are links to the actual posts) Our Affiliate Appraisal Preview Call: On Tuesday, November 3rd, Jamie Birch and Stephen Robinson hosted a 20 minute preview call showcasing how our Affiliate Audit service can help advertisers increase the performance of their programs today. Stephen Robinson's first article in Feedfront Downturn requires more analysis and accountability: Widespread budget cuts in 2009 and demands from top management to do more with less have forced corporate marketers to step up their accountability/measurement efforts and improve collaboration with other organizational departments, according to a recent survey from Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). ” - MarketingVox Changing the commission rate of your affiliate program: I think everyone understands that nothing is constant, change always happens and many aspects of an affiliate program fluctuate, adjust or need to be altered for the program to remain healthy and at times, to remain at all. The commission rate is the first thing looked at by the controllers, directors and executives of a company when the economy takes a hit, or the company’s performance slides. “How can we control costs? ” “How... --- ### Meet Jeff Nilges - Published: 2010-02-23 - Modified: 2010-02-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/meet-jeff-nilges/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, jebcommerce, jeff nilges Many of you have may have already met one of our affiliate managers, Jeff Nilges, at Affiliate Summit West last month, but I would like to formally introduce you to him. Jeff joined JEBCommerce in spring of 2009 as an intern and after showing great potential; he was promoted to affiliate manager. His strong background in social media and web development make him a valuable asset to our team. He was extremely helpful with my transfer from PC to Mac. He hit the ground the running by successfully growing the OverstockDrugstore and Luggagepoint affiliate programs to record sales. A focus on merchandising as well as an aggressive approach to recruiting through building key partnerships has been critical to the success of the programs Jeff manages. Additionally he manages iFloor and has assisted in recruiting and strategy on our other accounts including drop. io and doba. I recently sat down with Jeff for an interview to get his thoughts on the recent Affiliate Summit West Conference and to get to know him better. Check out the video below: I realize I may be partial, but Jeff is a rising star here at JEBCommerce and he's definitely someone to keep an eye on throughout 2010. Follow Jeff on Twitter at: @jnil. --- ### Shannon Simmons in Issue 9 of FeedFront Magazine - Published: 2010-01-13 - Modified: 2010-01-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/shannon-simmons-in-issue-9-of-feedfront-magazine/ - Categories: Social Media Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 8 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I understand it will be handed out at theAdtech in NYC. Here is some info I grabbed from the FeedFront website: "This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes The Importance of Branding in Affiliate Marketing by Rae Hoffman, How to Recycle Your Affiliate Blog Content by Justin Premick, and FTC Endorsement Guidelines by Gary Kibel. Also, people to follow on Twitter, affiliate marketing statistics, and the program for Affiliate Summit West 2010. Issue 9 of FeedFront can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from Scribd. Get the FeedFront RSS if you’d like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed. If you haven’t subscribed, you can get the magazine for free at https://feedfront. com/free-subscription/. " Not only that, but this issue includes an article by our very own Shannon Simmons, affiliate manager here at JEBCommerce! Shannon wrote about Affiliate Program's New Years Resolutions on page 63. Check out the article. Shannon will also be at the Affiliate Summit in Vegas on January 17th, 2010. If you'd like to meet with her, please email her at Shannon AT JEBCommerce. com. " --- ### Meet Us At The Affiliate Summit West in Vegas! - Published: 2010-01-11 - Modified: 2010-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/meet-us-at-the-affiliate-summit-west-in-vegas/ - Categories: Social Media On January 17-19th, the JEBCommerce team will be attending the premier affiliate marketing conference - Affiliate Summit West, 2010 in Las Vegas! Shannon, Jeff, Stephen and Jamie are arriving on Saturday and can't wait to meet with as many affiliate marketers as we can. If you are working with any of the affiliate programs we manage (included below) or want to, please let us know and we'll set up a time to meet with you. You can email us at: Shannon AT JEBCommerce. com Jeff AT JEBCommerce. com Stephen AT JEBCommerce. com or Jamie AT JEBCommerce. com We'd love to meet you and see what we can do together in 2010! Check out all our managed programs below. "On Elance, companies gain instant access to 100,000 rated and tested professionals who offer technical, marketing and business expertise. With well over $200m in earnings to date, independent professionals use Elance to meet clients and get paid for delivering great results. " JEBCommerce is thoroughly excited to be working with this amazing and dynamic company. We are working on many exciting things so watch our blog for upcoming news. For now, learn more about the program and sign up by clicking this link. "philosophy's promise is to bring its customers products that inspire them to live a better life by being better to themselves. our products care for your skin and your overall well-being. we take a mind, body, spirit approach to personal care and believe only when you feel good can... --- ### Alex's Coupons Wins Good Morning America Contest - Published: 2009-11-18 - Modified: 2009-11-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/alexs-coupons-wins-good-morning-america-contest/ - Categories: Social Media Over the years we have been fortunate and blessed to not only work with so many great affiliates, but also to consider many of them friends. Yesterday we were notified that one of our friends and affiliates, Todd Martini of Alex's Coupons, won the Good Morning America Get Away with GMA Contest! Congratulations Todd! "The Get Away with GMA Contest rewards individuals who have done something extraordinary for their community, making friends and neighbors thankful for the effort. " From Todd's press release: Alex’s Coupons (https://www. alexscoupons. com) was launched by the Martini Family in October 1999 to raise money for their daughter Alexandra's medical treatment. Alexandra was diagnosed with Leukemia in November 1998 at the age of 10 months and underwent life saving Cord Blood Transplants in 1999 and 2003. Now that Alexandra has completed treatment, the Martini Family has continued to remain active supporters of charities that benefit seriously ill children and their families. You can help Alex's Coupons continue to support seriously ill children and their families by using the coupons on their website to make purchases at over 1200 online stores. Great job Todd and enjoy your cruise! --- ### Listen to our Affiliate Audit Preview Call - Published: 2009-11-05 - Modified: 2009-11-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/listen-to-our-affiliate-audit-preview-call/ - Categories: Services Does your affiliate program need an audit? This preview call, recorded on November 2nd, 2009, walks merchants and advertisers through the affiliate audit service by JEBCommerce.com. On Tuesday, November 3rd, Jamie Birch and Stephen Robinson hosted a 20 minute preview call showcasing how our Affiliate Audit service can help advertisers increase the performance of their programs today. We discussed each area covered in an affiliate audit, frequently asked questions regarding our audits, success stories and testimonials. We’ll also answered a few specific questions listeners had. You can also learn more by going to www. affiliate-audit. com. If you’d like to join our next call live, simply email us here. Affiliate Audit Testimonials: We were very impressed with the thoroughness of JEB Commerce's audit. They left no stone unturned, and handed us a number of new opportunities. " - Jason Bernloehr, E-Commerce Mgr, Rockler Woodworking “We have a very mature affiliate program and have been fortunate to see growth year over year for many years, but we felt like there was more we could do and that it was feeling a bit stale. We hired Jamie as a new set of eyes and we got so much more! In addition to his professionalism, responsiveness and expertise we walked away with a list of 15 action items that we could implement right away. I would highly recommend his services to any company considering, implementing or managing an affiliate program. " - Gina, Gardeners. com --- ### Join us on our preview call for our affiliate audit. - Published: 2009-11-03 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/438-2/ - Categories: Social Media Equip Your Affiliate Program for Explosive Growth in Q4 and 2010! Is your affiliate program optimized to ensure your best possible opportunity for success? Is your affiliate program as effective and efficient as possible. Most programs have room for improvement, and in most cases, a complete analysis, appraisal, and audit of your affiliate program can identify opportunities to significantly increase your performance right away. Join Our 15 Minute Preview Call On Tuesday, November 3rd, Jamie Birch and Stephen Robinson will be hosting a 15 minute preview call to show you how our Affiliate Audit service can help you increase the performance of your program right away. The call is free and starts at 1pm PST. We'll be discussing each area covered in an affiliate audit, frequently asked questions regarding our audits, success stories and testimonials. We'll also be on the line after our call to answer any specific questions you might have. You can also learn more by going to www. affiliate-audit. com. To join our call, simply email us here, or dial 712-432-0080, conference room 286753 and hit the # key. If you'd like us to send you a meeting request, or you would like to listen to this call at a later time, simply email us here. --- ### FeedFront Article Issue 8 now available - Stephen Robinson contributes on page 4. - Published: 2009-10-02 - Modified: 2009-10-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/feedfront-article-issue-8-now-available-stephen-robinson-contributes-on-page-4/ - Categories: News Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 8 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I understand it will be handed out at theAdtech in NYC. Here is some info I grabbed from the FeedFront website: "Issue eight of FeedFront will also be distributed at ad:tech New York, Blog World Expo, and PubCon. This issue of FeedFront Magazine includes a recap of Affiliate Summit East 2009, as well as articles on auditing affiliate programs, productivity, pro digital video camera formats, PPC, email, advertising tax, and the death of an affiliate network. Plus, interviews with Loren Feldman of 1938 Media and Joel Bauer from the “Your Business Card is CRAP” video. Issue 8 of FeedFront can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from Scribd. " Stephen wrote an article that you can find on page 4 titled "Importance of Auditing Your Affiliate Program". Every affiliate manager should be auditing his program at least every quarter. Stephen outlines some of the ways that he, and we, audit our programs to achieve maximum performance. We hope you enjoy the article. If you have questions relating to auditing your program, you can visit www. affiliate-audit. com, or contact us for more information at jamie@jebcommerce. com. --- ### drop.io featured on our local TV station - KXLY - Published: 2009-09-30 - Modified: 2009-09-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dropio-featured-on-our-local-tv-station-kxly/ - Categories: Managed Clients drop.io featured on KXLY Spokane drop. io is sure gaining a lot of attention. We were very excited to see that even in our own small part of the world, the Inland Northwest, people are taking notice of one of our fantastic clients. This morning we saw, through twitter, that KXLY, our local TV station, featured drop. io on their tech segment. They give an outstanding description of drop. io and how you can easily share files, photos, videos and more securely. If you've been wondering just what drop. io is, check this out: --- ### CJU Wrap Up - Published: 2009-09-25 - Modified: 2009-09-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/cju-wrap-up/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences, Managed Clients - Tags: #cju2009, 6pm, commission junction, doba, drop.io, jebcommerce, luggagepoint Normal. dotm 0 0 1 434 2477 JEBCommerce 20 4 3041 12. 0 0 false 18 pt 18 pt 0 0 false false false Last week I went to CJU in Santa Barbara with our owner and CEO Jamie Birch. This was my first trip to CJU and the event certainly lived up to all of the hype. This was an exciting conference since it was my first since accepting a full time position with JEBCommerce. If you were there, you may have noticed that we take a different approach to these conferences by inviting our clients to join us. We do this for a couple of reasons; it allows us to spend more time with them and they are also able to meet the publishers that promote their products and services. This increased level of transparency has paid off for us in strengthening our partnerships. Jamie and I went to CJU with several goals: Meet new publishers and potential partners Meet with our current partners to continue to grow these relationships Spend more time with merchants that joined us at the event and introduce them to our affiliate partners Look for new potential merchants In addition to a full slate of meetings, we also hosted four of our merchants, Ned from 6pm, Brandon from Doba, Sumit from Luggagepoint. com and Steve from drop. io. We found that our affiliates really enjoy meeting our merchants and we really enjoy hanging out with them. Tuesday afternoon Sumit hosted his table for... --- ### Downturn requires more analysis and accountability, enter affiliate marketing. - Published: 2009-09-20 - Modified: 2009-09-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/downturn-requires-more-analysis-and-accountability-enter-affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing "Widespread budget cuts in 2009 and demands from top management to do more with less have forced corporate marketers to step up their accountability/measurement efforts and improve collaboration with other organizational departments, according to a recent survey from Marketing Management Analytics (MMA) and the Association of National Advertisers (ANA). " - MarketingVox Isn't that the truth? When the economy starts to drop off, then drops off a ledge, we are all tasked with doing more with less. Companies begin to layoff employees and marketing dollars begin to shift from higher priced campaigns. "The study found that fully 75% of respondents reported a decrease in their marketing budget in 2009, while 67% agreed that marketers are now being expected to drive more sales with the same or lower budget. " "With the economy still struggling to find its way out of the doldrums, marketing accountability has moved from the category of 'nice to have' to 'must have,'" said Douglas Brooks, SVP and marketing officer for MMA. "Management and finance are getting on board in increasing numbers, and becoming enthusiastic champions of marketing accountability as they see the results in black and white. "" Lower budgets and more accountability... This is a great time to be in affiliate marketing. Your costs and you only pay when sales/leads/needed actions take place. Your risk is low, costs are low and accountability - well you know your exact ROI daily. A well run affiliate program can help you use our budget more effectively, gain more... --- ### drop.io's Attach Large Files app now available to Yahoo! Mail Users - Published: 2009-09-10 - Modified: 2009-09-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dropios-attach-large-files-app-now-available-to-yahoo-mail-users/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: attach large files, drop.io, file sharing, News, yahoo mail We have big news! We get so excited here at JEBCommerce when our clients and partners announce big news, and today is one of those days. Today, drop. io has announced, in conjunction with Yahoo! Mail, that all Yahoo! Mail users will now have the ability to attach up to 100MB of files to each email they send by using drop. io's Attach Large Files application. This app was recently designed by the drop. io team specifically for this use on the drop. io API, that is available for any interested developer to access. The application is now available in their Yahoo! Mail account under the Applications area. From drop. io's announcement today: "As part of drop. io’s effort to make file sharing simple, we're happy to announce that starting this week, Yahoo! Mail users will have the ability to attach up to 100MB of files to each email they send with drop. io’s Attach Large Files application. The application allows people to seamlessly share groups of photos, documents, movies and more, combining the power of drop. io as a media & file sharing backbone with Yahoo! Mail, one of the world's most popular email services. People on Yahoo! Mail can access Attach Large Files from the applications menu in the lower left hand corner of their inbox. " Read the entire release here. I had a chance to touch base with Steve Greenwood from drop. io today to get his take on the news. Here is what he had... --- ### JEBCommerce at CJU - September 15-16 - Published: 2009-09-09 - Modified: 2009-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-at-cju-september-15-16/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences, Managed Clients - Tags: #cju2009, 6pm, cju, commission junction, doba, drop.io, luggagepoint, qualitysmith Are you attending the Commission Junction University next week in beautiful Santa Barbara California? WE ARE! Stephen, our Director of Affiliate Management and Jamie, our President and CEO, will be there along with several of our clients. And we would love to meet you! We will also be accompanied by Ned Farra of 6pm. com and Zappos, Steven Greenwood of drop. io, Brandon Delgrosso of Doba. com and Sumit Bhanote of Luggagepoint. com. So let us know when you are available to meet with any or all of us and we'll be sure to accomodate your schedule and even buy you a cup of coffee at the Fess Parker! Jamie and Stephen will be available on the 15th, 16th and the morning of the 15th to discuss the following programs: 6pm. com drop. io Doba. com LuggagePoint. com QualitySmith. com "This year's CJU promises a fresh take on the entire event: we've created new ways to make it easier than ever to create the business connections you need and new ways to get social and have some fun. As "The Place to Affiliate," CJU 2009 will provide unparalleled networking opportunities for advertisers and publishers, the chance to learn from thought leaders in online marketing and an insiders-only occasion to swap tips and strategies with the best affiliate marketers in the industry. " -CJ. com We hope to see you there. LuggagePoint. com and Doba. com will both have booths at the Expo on the 15th from 1-5pm. Make sure you... --- ### Changing the commission rate of your affiliate program. - Published: 2009-09-09 - Modified: 2009-09-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/changing-the-commission-rate-of-your-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing I recently wrote an article for FeedFront magazine titled "7 Essentials When Making Affiliate Program Changes" where I outlined a few things merchants/advertisers should consider when they need to make changes to the structure or finances of their affiliate program. One of the most common things that merchants/advertisers need to alter as economies, markets and their situations fluctuate, is their commission rate. Often times, when handled incorrectly, this can lead to the downfall of an affiliate program, affiliates leaving in droves or simply a reduction in performance. I think everyone understands that nothing is constant, change always happens and many aspects of an affiliate program fluctuate, adjust or need to be altered for the program to remain healthy and at times, to remain at all. The commission rate is the first thing looked at by the controllers, directors and executives of a company when the economy takes a hit, or the company's performance slides. "How can we control costs? " "How can we become more profitable? " "Are we paying our affiliates too much? " I've been in many conversations like this many times before and know I'll be in many conversations like this in the future. It's inevitable, and honestly good business to evaluate all your cost structures annually to ensure the health of your program and company. It's a reality. The first two items I listed in the Feedfront article are below: • Accurate data: When making changes to commission rates, for example, be sure to know the... --- ### drop.io Affiliate Program Launch Party - Published: 2009-08-03 - Modified: 2009-08-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/dropio-affiliate-summit-party-soho-house-new-york-monday-night/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences Monday 9:30pm - Affiliate Program Launch Party The Affiliate Summit is right around the corner! Are you ready for 3 days of networking, learning and dare we say some fun? Well, we'd like to help you with all of those things! So, on Monday night (August 10th), starting at 9:30, drop. io will be hosting an exclusive invite-only party in downtown Manhattan. This party is sure to be one of the premier events of the Affiliate Summit with an open bar from 9:30pm - 11pm. Come meet the founder Steve Greenwood and learn all about the exciting features of drop. io and their affiliate program while networking in an intimate surrounding close to the Affiliate Summit. Jamie and Stephen from JEBCommerce will be there too! As mentioned, this is an invite-only event with a limited amount of openings. If you'd like to attend, please email us at affiliates@dropio. com or call Jamie or Stephen at 208-635-5164. But don't delay, the invites are going fast! We'll send all confirmed attendees information and directions as soon as you RSVP. --- ### JEBCommerced Twitter Accounts - Published: 2009-07-29 - Modified: 2009-07-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerced-twitter-accounts/ - Categories: Social Media Now that JEBCommerce is growing quite a bit and we have several new employees and web properties, it is a good time to share all of those with the world. We use twitter to communicate with our clients, partners and to share a bit more personal and fun info day to day. Below you'll find the JEBCommerce corporate twitter accounts as well as the personal twitter accounts of some of our employees. We hope that you'll follow us and interact with not only our company, but each of our affiliate managers and team members. Twitter. com/JEBCommerce - If you are interested in receiving updates on our company, our clients, company news and affiliate industry comments as well as behind the scenes info on JEBCommerce, this is the twitter account to follow. Twitter. com/News4Affiliates - NewsForAffiliates. com is a website we put together to keep affiliates updated on news specific to individual affiliate programs. Not only will you get updates on JEBCommerce clients, but also all the merchants (over 60) that use NewsForAffiliates - those updates show up in this account. Twitter. com/MyAffCoach - MyAffiliateCoach is a new service that JEBCommerce is launching in August. This twitter account will update you on when it launches and any other news relating to MyAffiliateCoach. net. Twitter. com/dropioaffliate -This is the twitter account for the drop. io affiliate program. If you want to know when our next affiliate training webinar is, when new plans and landing pages are offered and any other news, this... --- ### FeedFront Magazine Issue 7 Now Available -Check out our article. - Published: 2009-07-27 - Modified: 2009-07-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/feedfront-magazine-issue-7-now-available-check-out-our-article/ - Categories: News Shawn Collins and Missy Ward of the Affiliate Summit have released issue 7 of their FeedFront magasine. From what I understand it will be handed out at the Affiliate Summit in NYC. Here is some info I grabbed from the FeedFront website: The cover story is an interview with Lauren (aka Turbolapp on WickedFire) on doing her affiliate work on a treadmill desk, as well as articles by Chris Brogan, Will Martin-Gill, Mari Smith, and Ted Murphy. Plus, there are also pictures of affiliate workspaces, profiles of affiliate fatbloggers, and the program for Affiliate Summit East 2009. Issue 7 of FeedFront can now be viewed online, downloaded, and printed from Scribd. Get the FeedFront RSS if you’d like to get all of the articles as they are published to the feed. If you haven’t subscribed, you can get the magazine for free at https://feedfront. com/free-subscription/. Jamie wrote an article that you can find on page 19 titled "7 Essentials When Making Affiliate Program Changes". These tough times can force programs to change quickly. Jamie provides a quick and easy guideline to use when facing that prospect. We hope you enjoy the article. If you have questions relating to changes in your program, feel free to contact us or use the comments section to ask away! --- ### Speaking at the Affiliate Summit East 2009 - Published: 2009-07-23 - Modified: 2009-07-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/speaking-at-the-affiliate-summit-east-2009/ - Categories: Conferences, News Jamie Birch of JEBCommerce will be speaking at Affiliate Summit East 09 The Affiliate Summit in New York City is just around the corner. Will you be going? Jamie Birch and Stephen Robinson will be there representing not only JEBCommerce but all of our clients as well. Jamie also has the great privilege of speaking at this years conference. He will be participating in a panel titled "Keeping Your Affiliate Program Clean", moderated by David Naffziger of BrandVerity. We work with BrandVerity on a number of accounts and we are also a reseller of their keyword monitoring service. It's a great service and Jamie is excited to join David on the panel. They will also be joined by Graham MacRobie of Alias Encor and Jashua Sloan of Sloan Tech. If you are a merchant and have struggled with maintaining the integrity of your affiliate program, whether from downloads, software or ppc poaching, this will prove to be a useful panel for you. We will be speaking on Tuesday, August 11th at 11:30 AM in Classroom A - Gibson. You can read more here. If you have questions that you'd like addressed during the panel, please feel free to email them and Jamie will do his best to get them to David. You can reach him at jamie@jebcommerce. com. We have a few surprised up our sleeves for this conference too. If you want info on one of the hottest parties, then stay tuned to the JEBCommerce Blog, we'll be announcing some cool shindigs here soon. --- ### philosophy affiliate program is now live! - Published: 2009-07-20 - Modified: 2009-07-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/philosophy-affiliate-program-is-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate program, new program launch, philosophy philosophy. com affiliate program is now live! we invite you to submit your application for this highly anticipated program. the base commission rate is 5% for each sale you refer! important links to remember: • sign up page - existing GAN publishers - new GAN publishers • affiliate education center - https://www. philosophy. com/affiliates/index. html • philosophy blog - www. newsforaffiliates. com/author/philosophy this affiliate program is live in the google affiliate network. be one of the first partners to showcase philosophy on your site. questions? email us at affiliatesatphilosophy. com or call 208-292-0114. we look forward to working with each of you. --- ### the drop.io Affiliate Program is Now Live! - Published: 2009-07-08 - Modified: 2009-07-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-dropio-affiliate-program-is-now-live/ - Categories: Social Media The drop. io Affiliate Program is Now Live! We are excited to announce that the drop. io affiliate program is now live and ready to accept your applications! The base commission rate is $5 per paid member plus 5% of monthly fees for the life of the user you refer to drop. io! We even have a free 30 day trial to increase conversions! Here are some important links to remember: drop. io Affiliate Education Center - https://affiliates. drop. io drop. io Affiliate Assets - https://drop. io/affiliateassets Sign Up Page - https://signup. cj. com/member/brandedPublisherSignUp. do? air_refmerchantid=2727304 As you can see, the program is in the Commission Junction network. We are very excited to offer this program now to all our affiliate partners and can't wait to work with each of you. Feel free to email us at affiliatesATdropio. com with any questions or call us directly at 208-292-0114 --- ### philosophy.com selects jebcommerce to launch and manage affiliate program - Published: 2009-06-23 - Modified: 2009-06-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/philosophycom-selects-jebcommerce-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: philosophy affiliate program Tuesday June 23, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that philosophy. com, a premier skin care and lifestyle brand, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network. Slated to launch the first week in July. "philosophy is excited to partner with JEBCommerce for our affiliate program, so that we may continue to build beautiful, new relationships online. ” - Sejal Solanki, e-commerce manager Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to bring this top tier brand and amazing opportunity to affiliates of all types and add ot the success of the company as a whole. “philosophy is an amazing company with outstanding products and we are honored to add them to our list of managed clients. This is a great opportunity for affiliates to earn revenue while promoting a well recognized lifestyle brand. If affiliates have questions, they should contact us at philosophy@jebcommerce. com or 208-635-5164. ” philosophy's commission rate will start at 5%. Click here to sign up to receive notification when our program launches. JEBCommerce is excited to add philosophy to our current list of clients that includes QualitySmith, Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint. com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy. com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners. com and more. If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the this program affiliate program, please contact JEBCommerce at affiliates@jebcommerce. com. --- ### JEBCommerce selected by drop.io to launch and manage Affiliate Program - Published: 2009-06-15 - Modified: 2009-06-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-dropio-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: drop.io affiliate program Monday, June 15, 2009 - Today JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, announces that drop. io, a simple to use, online collaboration and file sharing service, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program within the Commission Junction affiliate network. drop. io is an excellent and reliable service that provides users with a simple, real time, private way to chat and securely share images, video, audio, documents, and other digital content through unique, user-created and controlled sharing points called 'drops’. “We are very excited to be launching our affiliate program and are committed to making sure that drop. io provides a great opportunity for affiliates to prosper with us as we jointly share our services with your communities. To ensure we developed the best affiliate program, we have partnered with Jamie Birch and his team at JEBCommerce, who over 14+ years have proven their commitment to affiliates and ensuring win-win programs. With Jamie we are sure that drop. io’s affiliate program will be exciting, dependable, and profitable for affiliates. ”, Steve Greenwood, drop. io Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, is excited to be working with such an innovative technology company. “drop. io is an amazing service with an endless array of uses and functionality. We have personally used many drops internally since our initial meeting with Steve and the drop. io team. We know that countless other individuals and companies will find the product as useful and vital to them as we do now.... --- ### JEBCommerce selected by QualitySmith to Manage Affiliate Program - Published: 2009-06-10 - Modified: 2009-06-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-qualitysmith-to-manage-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients - Tags: qualitysmith affiliate program Thursday, June 11, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that QualitySmith. com, the premier destination for home owners to find qualified and trusted contractors for all their home needs, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program within the ShareASale network. “We're excited to work with JEBCommerce to extend QualitySmith's valuable service to homeowners via affiliate partners. QualitySmith is looking forward to benefiting from the experience Jamie and his team have building affiliate networks for industry powerhouses. ” - Chad Kreutz, President, QualitySmith. Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to increase the performance of the QualitySmith program and expand the reach of this amazing service to consumers. “We are thoroughly excited to be chosen by QualitySmith to grow their affiliate program. The service they provide is so valuable to today’s homeowners, we are just excited to be working with such an outstanding company. We want to encourage affiliates to join the program in the ShareASale network today or contact us at affiliates@qualitysmith. com or 208-635-5164. ” QualitySmith’s baseline payouts are $7. 50 per lead with many opportunities for bonuses depending on performance. Affiliates can join by going to this url: https://shareasale. com/shareasale. cfm? merchantID=9910 JEBCommerce is excited to add QualitySmith to our current list of clients that includes Zappos, 6pm, LuggagePoint. com, Doba, iFloor, 1800Pharmacy. com, Rockler, Dean & Deluca, Gardeners. com and more. If you are an affiliate or website owner and are interested in working with the QualitySmith... --- ### iFloor Affiliate Program is now Live! - Published: 2009-06-10 - Modified: 2009-06-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/ifloor-affiliate-program-is-now-live/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News The iFloor affiliate program is now live and ready for you int he Google Affiliate Network! You can join today by clicking on this link. We are so excited to now offer this affiliate program and want to invite you to join today. Our average order size is well over $1,500 and our commission rate is 2-10%, depending on the product sold. Most of our products range towards the higher side of that scale, so you are sure to earn more! If you'd like to join the program, click on one of the links below: Application link for publishers not currently working with the Google Affiliate Network: https://www. connectcommerce. com/secure/partner_app_alt. html? ccmid=K212757 Application link for publishers currently working with the Google Affiliate Network: https://www. connectcommerce. com/partner/view_available_client. html? reltype=V&client=21000000000212757 --- ### JEBCommerce Selected by OverstockDrugstore.com to Grow Affiliate Program - Published: 2009-05-22 - Modified: 2009-05-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-overstockdrugstorecom-to-grow-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News EBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that OverstockDrugstore.com, the premier online destination for savings on all health and beauty supplies and more products available at your corner pharmacy, Friday, May 22, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that OverstockDrugstore. com, the premier online destination for savings on all health and beauty supplies and more products available at your corner pharmacy, has selected JEBCommerce to grow and manage their affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network. "OverstockDrugstore. com is the premier online destination for savings on health & beauty supplies, diet & fitness products, over-the-counter medications, and almost any other products you might find at your corner pharmacy--including thousands of name brands like Crest, Rogaine, Gillette, Zyrtec and more. We are very excited to now have JEBCommerce managing our growing affiliate program. Jamie Birch and his team have a history of demonstrated success and we are very much looking forward to becoming another in a long line of successful affiliate programs they have and currently manage. We are very committed to our affiliates and excited to see each of them add to their bottom line through our program with JEBCommerce's management. " Jeff Smith, CEO OverstockDrugstore. com Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to leverage OverstockDrugstore. com's amazing prices and product selection and JEBCommerce’s experience and innovation to grow the program quickly and expand upon their current success. “We are very excited to be working with OverstockDrugstore. com. Their pricing and product selection is like none other across the web. We are sure affiliates will be able to take advantage of their aggressive pricing and the unique product comparison that is... --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - CouponCraze.com - Published: 2009-05-20 - Modified: 2009-05-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-couponcrazecom/ - Categories: Testimonials One of the top coupon and deal sites on the internet is CouponCraze. com. We are proud to have received this testimonial from Christian. "I have worked with Jamie for many years now and each and every program he has been a part of has been successful for us. I truly believe his excellent understanding of how to work with affiliates and communicating their value to the merchants has played a great role. So often affiliate managers just put their programs on auto-pilot and are not engaging whereas Jamie and JEBCommerce are the complete opposite always being proactive and offering ways to help improve our succes. " --Christian Gordun (CEO/Founder of CouponCraze. com) We hope that the testimonials we recieve occasionally help both affiliates get a better idea about how we work with our partners and merchants an idea on how we can help you grow your business. Thanks Christian! --- ### JEBCommerce selected by iFloor to Launch and Manage Affiliate Program on the Google Affiliate Network - Published: 2009-05-12 - Modified: 2009-05-12 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-selected-by-ifloor-to-launch-and-manage-affiliate-program-on-the-google-affiliate-network/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that iFloor, the premier online flooring specialists, has selected JEBCommerce to launch, grow and manage their new affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network. Tuesday, May 12th, 2009 - JEBCommerce, a leading affiliate and performance marketing agency, today announces that iFloor, the premier online flooring specialists, has selected JEBCommerce to launch, grow and manage their new affiliate program on the Google Affiliate Network. "iFLOOR has been an ecommerce institution in the home improvement category for nearly 10 years serving nearly 1 Million customers. With the recent acquisition of the company and re-launching of the "NEW" iFLOOR. com we are absolutely thrilled to sign with JEB Commerce as our strategic partner responsible for the critical affiliate channel. Jamie Birch and his team have a history of excellent execution and delivering tangible ROI. There is no doubt that this program's success will increase ten fold as a result of iFLOOR's investment in the brand and JEB Commerce's committment to this vital channel. " - Jeff Lindsey, Sales & Marketing Manager Jamie Birch, Founder and President of JEBCommerce, looks to leverage iFloor's great product offering and JEBCommerce's experience and innovation to grow the iFloor program quickly. "iFloor is a fantastic brand with a lot of growth potential this year. Their new structure that includes hundreds of thousands of acres of raw materials and the manufacturing facilities allows them to offer better products at better prices. And those are things our affiliates will very much appreciate. We are excited to be working with the Google Affiliate Network on iFloor's new program and hope to have everything open for affiliates by June 1. " JEBCommerce is excited to add... --- ### JEBCommerce is now hiring! - Published: 2009-05-07 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-now-hiring/ - Categories: Social Media It's been a truly amazing 2009 so far. JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and needs more talented people right away. We currently have two positions open and they are listed below. If you find yourself interested in either position, please email us at careers@jebcommerce. com. Please include your resume, a letter of introduction and any references available. We are very excited to offer these positions and to hear from you soon! Director, Affiliate Marketing JEBCommerce is growing rapidly and we are looking for a senior level director to help lead and execute the strategy on our current accounts. This position will: lead and execute plans on designated accounts provide input and leadership for affiliate management department contribute to strategy of all accounts provide strategic input on overall company strategy and vision manage and train affiliate team staff manage research and analytics team We are looking for a star to help our clients' programs become more successful. The person filling this position needs to have the following: 4-6 years experience managing multiple affiliate programs demonstrated success launching and relaunching affiliate programs solid relationships with affiliates demonstrated success building relationships with affiliates, identifying new partners and optimizing relationships must have strong communications skills must have a strong ability to provide high level strategy on key accounts strong references ability to work independently strong ambition and drive to succeed ability to interface directly with clients creativity in partner development ability to present our services to potential clients demonstrated success negotiating contracts This position is... --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - Zappos.com / 6pm.com - Published: 2009-05-05 - Modified: 2009-05-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-zapposcom-6pmcom/ - Categories: Testimonials - Tags: jebcommerce, recommendation, testimonial JEBCommerce Testimonial from Ned Farra of Zappos. Here at JEBCommerce we have been blessed by so many amazing clients. We are fortunate to work with great partners such as Ned Farra of Zappos. Ned recently gave us the following audio testimonial. We hope that it helps potential partners, both affiliate and client, get a good feel for who we are and how we can help you. Thank you Ned for the many kind words. We truly appreciate your sentiments and your continued partnership! --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - Shopping-Bargains.com - Published: 2009-04-17 - Modified: 2009-04-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-shopping-bargainscom/ - Categories: Testimonials - Tags: Testimonials From time to time, our colleagues, friends and clients send us endorsements and testimonials. We like to share those with others so that they can get a feel for us as a company. Today, Mike Allen of Shopping-Bargains. com sent us the following note: "As an affiliate publisher, I highly recommend Jamie Birch. He knows what he's talking about and has years of experience to back it up. He listens and genuinely cares about people. He looks for ways to proactively meet needs and help affiliates be successful. " I have personally worked with Mike for almost 10 years and greatly appreciate his kinds words. Mike's site is one of the premier online shopping destinations, and we are super excited to receive such a wonderful endorsement. Thanks Mike! --- ### A conversation with Paul Nichols - Niche Merchants and Affiliate CMS - Published: 2009-04-16 - Modified: 2009-04-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/a-conversation-with-paul-nichols-niche-merchants-and-affiliate-cms/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing Today I spoke with Paul Nichols, you may remember him from his eBates days. Paul now owns and operates PublisherFocus, a consulting agency geared to help affiliates grow their business. So in a lot of ways, he provides services similar to JEBCommerce, but to affiliates not merchants. A conversation with Paul Nichols of PublisherFocus. com. Today I spoke with Paul Nichols, you may remember him from his eBates days. Paul now owns and operates PublisherFocus, a consulting agency geared to help affiliates grow their business. So in a lot of ways, he provides services similar to JEBCommerce, but to affiliates not merchants. Paul and I discussed the problem affiliates have in scheduling short term promotions and other functions on their site and the need for a good CMS system. We also discussed how affiliates can get more sales out of smaller niche merchants. --- ### 6pm.com - A Conversation with Ned Farra - Published: 2009-04-15 - Modified: 2009-04-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/6pmcom-a-conversation-with-ned-farra/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients - Tags: 6pm, affiliate marketing, help, weekly promotions We have had many questions regarding the 6pm.com weekly promotions. Questions like "why are they only one day?" or "Can we get notification earlier?". Ned, the Associates Manager at Zappos and 6pm.com, and I thought it would be great to provide the answers to you through our conversation. A Conversation with Ned Farra - 6pm. com Weekly Promotions Explained We have had many questions regarding the 6pm. com weekly promotions. Questions like "why are they only one day? " or "Can we get notification earlier? ". Ned, the Associates Manager at Zappos and 6pm. com, and I thought it would be great to provide the answers to you through our conversation. The audio follows a few video elements that help explain the process even better. Ned and I hope that you get a better understanding of the entire process and how things work. --- ### JEBCommerce Weekly Update - Affiliate Programs - Published: 2009-04-06 - Modified: 2009-04-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-weekly-update-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences, Managed Clients, News, Services Get the latest information on all the affiliate programs managed by JEBCommerce. I talk about the manyoffers available at 6pm - check them out here. Get the latest information on all the affiliate programs managed by JEBCommerce. I talk about the manyoffers available at 6pm - check them out here. LuggagePoint. com 15% off April offer here. Doba March Madness Championship match up announced here. --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - CouponCraze.com - Published: 2009-04-05 - Modified: 2009-04-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-couponcrazecom-2/ - Categories: Testimonials - Tags: jebcommerce, recommendation, testimonial "I have worked with Jamie and JEBCommerce for many years now and each and every program he has been a part of has been successful for us. I truly believe his excellent understanding of how to work with affiliates and communicating their value to the merchants has played a great role. So often affiliate managers just put their programs on auto-pilot and are not engaging whereas Jamie and JEBCommerce are the complete opposite always being proactive and offering ways to help improve our succes. " --Christian Gordun (CEO/Founder of CouponCraze. com) Thank you Christian! You have always been an outstanding partner and we appreciate your kind words! --- ### How do I get started as an affiliate? - JEBCommerce Question of the Week - Published: 2009-04-01 - Modified: 2009-04-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/how-do-i-get-started-as-an-affiliate-jebcommerce-question-of-the-week/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing This week an old friend of mine asked me the following question: "We talked years ago about starting a retail business online and dropshipping. I'm now in a place I want to get started making money online as an affiliate. Where do you suggest I get started? JEBCommerce Question of the Week - How do I get started in affiliate marketing and make money online? This week an old friend of mine asked me the following question: "We talked years ago about starting a retail business online and dropshipping. I'm now in a place I want to get started making money online as an affiliate. Where do you suggest I get started? " That is a great question with a ton of opportunity. In the video above I answer her as best I can. I lay out three steps: Start with what you are passionate about Determine what you have expertise in Then figure out a way to monetize it There are so many different ways to get started in affiliate marketing, but the most successful affiliates start out with doing what they love doing. I hope this helps. Got a question - email me at Jamie AT JEBCommerce. com --- ### JEBCommerce Weekly Affiliate Update March 30th, 2009 - Published: 2009-03-30 - Modified: 2009-03-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-weekly-affiliate-update-march-30th-2009/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: weekly update Our first in a weekly series offering news, insight and promotions for all the JEBCommerce managed affiliate programs. Learn about our promotions for LuggagePoint, Doba.com, 6pm and more. JEBCommerce Weekly Affiliate Update Our first in a weekly series offering news, insight and promotions for all the JEBCommerce managed affiliate programs. Learn about our promotions for LuggagePoint, Doba. com, 6pm and more. --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - 1800Pharmacy.com - Published: 2009-03-29 - Modified: 2009-03-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-1800pharmacycom/ - Categories: Testimonials Testimonial from Jonathan Tanner of 1800Pharmacy.com. Jonathan Tanner from 1800Pharmacy. com, a current JEBCommerce client, was kind enough to provide us with an audio testimonial today. We are very excited to be working with Jonathan, Mike and the rest of the team at 1800Pharmacy. com. Thank you Jonathan for the kind words! --- ### 10 Reasons to Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Program Manager - Published: 2009-03-25 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/10-reasons-to-hire-an-outsourced-affiliate-program-manager/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News, Reports, Social Media - Tags: 10 reasons, affiliate management company, affiliate manager, jebcommerce, outsourced program manager, report 10 Reasons to Hire An Outsourced Affiliate Program Management Company At JEBCommerce we get this question quite often. We do include a run down of this answer in every presentation we give, but we felt it would provide more utility in a PDF download you can read at any time. The 10 Reasons to Hire an OPM (outsourced program manager), as they are commonly called, is below and available for download at your convenience. Read about the cost savings, increased sales and profitability performance, exposure to a larger group of affiliates and more by downloading our PDF below. 10 Reasons to Hire and Outsourced Affiliate Program Management Company (PDF Download) --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - Jim Kukral - Published: 2009-03-24 - Modified: 2009-03-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-jim-kukral/ - Categories: Testimonials A testimonial from Jim Kukral. Jim Kukral of TheBizWebCoach. com, was kind enough to provide us with an audio testimonial this week. Jim and I have known each other for many years. Jim has been MC'ing the Affiliate Summits for a number of years and we are honored to have such a great testimonial from one of the premier online marketing coaches. --- ### JEBCommerce now managing 6pm.com. - Published: 2009-03-21 - Modified: 2009-03-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-6pmcom/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, News - Tags: 6pm.com, affiliate marketing, jebcommerce, new client JEBCommerce has been working closely with the Zappos team on their affiliate program for some time now. With both excitement and pride, JEBCommerce would like to announce that, in conjuntion with Ned Farra and his team, we are now managing the 6pm.com affiliate program! JEBCommerce has been working closely with the Zappos team on their affiliate program for some time now. With both excitement and pride, JEBCommerce would like to announce that, in conjuntion with Ned Farra and his team, we are now managing the 6pm. com affiliate program! 6pm. com is your online source for shoes, apparel, and accessories. At 6pm. com, you'll find great deals on all of your fashion needs at their one-stop shop. From shoes & accessories for an evening out, or gear for jogging, 6pm. com carries what you need for any occasion. 6pm. com is a great site and a great affiliate program. Ned Farra had this to say about the new partnership: "JEB Commerce brings a nice blend of experience and expertise to the table that helps develop and execute strategies to grow our affiliate program. We are excited to have the JEBCommerce team helping us grow the 6pm program. " The 6pm. com affiliate program is available in Commission Junction. The commission rate is 7% with 120 cookie days. The big plus here is that if you are an affiliate of Zappos and 6pm, you can feel free to send traffic to both sites, knowing that if a user clicks over to the other, you'll get your comission. If you haven't joined this program yet, please login to CJ and apply today. 6pm has almost daily sales and promotions on the site. To keep you up to date as ahead of time as possible, we have... --- ### JEBCommerce Testimonial - Paul Nichols - PublisherFocus.com - Published: 2009-03-20 - Modified: 2009-03-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-testimonial-paul-nichols-publisherfocuscom/ - Categories: Testimonials - Tags: affiliate manager opm, recommendation, testimonial A testimonial from Paul Nichols of PublisherFocus.com One of the best ways to get to know JEBCommerce is through the words of those that we currently work with. Paul Nichols was kind enough to provide us with just that thing that we hope helps you get a good handle on who we are. We've worked with Paul for years while he was at Ebates and remain close as he launched an affiliate focused agency - PublisherFocus. com. --- ### Learning from Chef Gordon Ramsey - Know Your Competition - Published: 2009-02-27 - Modified: 2009-02-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chef-gordon-ramsey-know-your-competition/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, chef gordan ramsey, competitive analysis, jebcommerce Whether you are a local restaurant, like in the video below, or you run a niche retail site, knowing how you fit in with your competitors can be the difference between throwing money down a pit and reaping the rewards of a successful business. How does your business, your affiliate site, your service organization fit in with your competitors? Whether you are a local restaurant, like in the video below, or you run a niche retail site, knowing how you fit in with your competitors can be the difference between throwing money down a pit and reaping the rewards of a successful business. Watch the video below from Kitchen Nightmares. In the video, the owners of the restaurant never looked at their business compared to what else was available within a few blocks on either side of them. When they did focus on that for a moment, they saw what their customers needed that wasn't being served. Start at about 2:18 into this video: When was the last time you evaluated yourself compared to the competition? What assumptions have you been running on that are no longer valid? What have you changed in your business after doing a thorough competitive analysis? --- ### New NewsForAffiliate Merchants! - Published: 2009-02-24 - Modified: 2009-02-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-newsforaffiliate-merchants/ - Categories: Social Media - Tags: affiliate news, affiliate programs, newsforaffiliates, Testimonials We have had many new affiliate programs sign up and start posting news about their company and their programs this month. Companies like OlindaRidge.com, BackCountryStore.com, Retail Concepts, Crazy for Bargains, Jesus Branded and more. New Merchants Are Posting At NewsForAffiliates. com. We have had many new affiliate programs sign up and start posting news about their company and their programs this month. Companies like OlindaRidge. com, BackCountryStore. com, Retail Concepts, Crazy for Bargains, Jesus Branded and more. We will be making some changes to the site and would love to get your feedback on how we could improve the site. --- ### Are You Adding Value - Something Unexpected? - Published: 2009-02-10 - Modified: 2009-02-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/are-you-adding-value-something-unexpected/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: adding value, affiliate marketing, continuous improvement Are you adding value to your customers and to your merchant patners? This is a short video shot from my favorite office, Calypsos' Coffee in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. They offer business owners a great room to either host a meeting or to work from at any time of the day. The room provies a quite place that is comfortable and has all the necessities to work day to day. It's a great place and the room is an unexpected value add that keeps us coming back and sets them apart from their competition. Are you adding value to your customers and to your merchant patners? This is a short video shot from my favorite office, Calypsos' Coffee in Coeur d'Alene Idaho. They offer business owners a great room to either host a meeting or to work from at any time of the day. The room provies a quite place that is comfortable and has all the necessities to work day to day. It's a great place and the room is an unexpected value add that keeps us coming back and sets them apart from their competition. They have something different that caters to a niche and is always being used. What are you doing that adds value? I hope you enjoy the video and I'd love to hear in our comments section below what you are doing. --- ### Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - #4 in series - Your Affiliate Account. - Published: 2009-02-05 - Modified: 2009-02-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-4-in-series-your-affiliate-account/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing The information you put in your affiliate account is represented in your application to each program. As I laid out in the previous posts in this series, you need to apply to each affiliate program in order to promote them. But before I show you how to evaluate which affiliate programs to work with, we need to talk about your affiliate account. Why? Without good and complete information, your application will be denied. When filling in your account information in each of the networks, don't leave blanks. Look at your account through the eyes of the merchant. Do you show them what your site is about? Do you give full contact info? Do you describe your site and how you plan to promote that merchant in a way that the merchant can understand? Be complete. I wrote a few blogs about the affiliate application process. It would be a good idea for you to read them as they are written from the perspective of a merchant going through affiliate applications. Why aren't they accepting my affiliate applications? --- ### Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - #3 in series - Choosing a network. - Published: 2009-02-02 - Modified: 2009-02-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-3-in-series-choosing-a-network/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing for bloggers, blogging, monetizing your blog, Testimonials The main thing isn't so much the networks, and maybe that is what I'm trying to get across to you. The main thing will be the partnerships you form with merchants and selecting the right ones to work with. One of the most important things to do right when you are looking for these successful partnerships is your affiliate account. Without the right information in your account, merchants won't be able to effectively evaluate your application. That is what I'll cover in my next episode. So again, it's taken me way too long to get back to this series. I plan to go over a few more things before I consider this series complete (is one ever? ): Choosing a network and getting started Your affiliate account - what you should do to get accepted Choosing merchants to work with Promoting your merchant partners Advanced tools and tips to make affiliate marketing work for you With that being said, I'll give my disclaimer. If you are a seasoned affiliate, this series isn't for you. This series is meant for bloggers who are either just getting into affiliate marketing, or know nothing about it but are looking to monetize their blog and want to learn more. Ok, now onto the meat of today's message - choosing a network. In my previous post on this series, The Affiliate Networks, I introduced you to each of the main networks. By no means is that list complete, but it is a great place for you to start. But which one do you start with? It's both a great question and one I think is relatively un important when you start. Odd statement for a post about choosing a network isn't it. Let me explain. It used to be that Linkshare was the place to be for big retail merchants and the CJ was the place for lead generation type program (mortgage, debt consolidation). That's not really the case anymore. Each of the big three networks (LS, CJ and Google)... --- ### Clean Data - Why it's important to honor coupon policies. - Published: 2009-02-01 - Modified: 2009-02-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/clean-data-why-its-important-to-honor-coupon-policies/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, coupon sites, data, policies, terms and conditions Affiliates - there are a lot of great and respectable coupon sites that I have not only been fortunate and blessed to work with, but to also call close friends. For those of you that fall into that category, you are doing all the right things. For others who don't think it's that big of a deal, let me stress that this is a big issue for merchants. It is casting a shadow on our industry and I encourage you to reach out to these merchants and truly partner with them. When you look out for them, they really begin to look out for you. I've managed a lot of programs in my times, and quite a few multi-channel retailers. One of the issues I ran into a lot, and still do, is the use of un-authorized coupons by my affiliate partners. I've attempted to explain this issue a number of times, but the question comes up again and again. I thought this would be a good opportunity to put "pen to paper", so to speak, about this issue in an attempt to clarify why it is important to follow coupon guidelines. I hope that any affiliate reading this gets a better understanding as to why it is so important to only post authorized coupons for your merchant partners. It's all about clean data. Clean Data Merchants use coupons for a number of reasons. Some include: more sales, increase sales from a given segment or simply to track a given group of customers or new marketing initiative. Often the coupon's main function is not to provide a discount, but a way to better track a certain activity. When a merchant sends a coupon via a catalog, email or other channel and does not make it available to an affiliate, they are usually testing the offer to a specific audience. After the campaign is complete, they look over the stats. How did the coupon perform overall? How did that group or campaign perform compared to other activities or groups? How profitable was this activity? How many redemptions? How many new customers? When an affiliate grabs this... --- ### And The Winner Is... Pinnacle Awards - Affiliate Summit West - Published: 2009-01-22 - Modified: 2009-01-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/and-the-winner-is-pinnacle-awards-affiliate-summit-west/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences - Tags: affiliate summit, best blogger, pinnacle awards I was sure they said Jamie Birch, but alas, Scott won the award. It was well deserved and now it seems that I may have slipped into the "Susan Lucci" role of Pinnacle Award nominees. Two nominations and two, well, nominations. I searched forever for that video as I promised many I would try to tie in Susan Lucci not winning into this blog post. I was so excited when I learned of my nomination in the Best Blogger category. I couldn't wait to get to the summit and see if I could pull off a win. I had stiff competition. Scott Jangro has really put together an awesome blog for our industry and Angel has always been a leader in this area, so I wasn't too confident, but honored to be amongst this group. And the moment came: I was sure they said Jamie Birch, but alas, Scott won the award. It was well deserved and now it seems that I may have slipped into the "Susan Lucci" role of Pinnacle Award nominees. Two nominations and two, well, nominations. I searched forever for that video as I promised many I would try to tie in Susan Lucci not winning into this blog post. The even was great and the winners truly deserved the awards. It was a truly amazing list of individuals and everyone really should be proud just to be nominated. My hat's off to you Mr. Jangro, but watch out for me next year :). Here is a list of all the winner: Affiliate of the Year - Mike Allen Affiliate Manager of the Year - Angel Djambazov Exceptional Merchant - CelebrateExpress. com Affiliate Marketing Advocate - Melanie Seery Best Blogger - Scott Jangro Affiliate Marketing Legend - Kellie Stevens Congratulations guys! You all do an amazing job and I am proud to consider many of you close friends. Keep up the... --- ### The offline/online bridge - Published: 2009-01-09 - Modified: 2009-01-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/the-offlineonline-bridge/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: customer behavior, multi channel merchants, offline and online sales There has been one wide gaping hole in affiliate marketing since I can remember, I've been involved in the space for almost ten years. That hole is the offline/online bridge in respect to multi channel merchants. From an affiliate manager perspective, we know that sales are being influenced, at the very least, and and at the most being placed directly resulting from affiliate online relationships. There has been one wide gaping hole in affiliate marketing since I can remember, I've been involved in the space for almost ten years. That hole is the offline/online bridge in respect to multi channel merchants. From an affiliate manager perspective, we know that sales are being influenced, at the very least, and and at the most being placed directly resulting from affiliate online relationships. Online affiliates are promoting brands and products and as an industry we have only been able to effectively track the results that happen online. But we all know that that isn't the only result of our affiliate partnerships. Customers research on the web, stop by the store in the mall and use catalogs to shop. Where did they start their path to purchase, where did it end, and did only one of those channels influence the sale? The networks have been unable to bridge the gap effectively. In the past I have personally, and I have seen, launched and managed programs that have enabled phone tracking of commissions, but even there we have leakage. It's possible in all the networks to do this, I'm not sure why more don't. Here is an interesting, although a bit outdated (2007), article on Search Engine Land, reporting on the Yahoo ROBO Study. It measured the influence of search and display advertising on offline behavior and I believe is still relevant today. ROBO stands for Research Online Buy Offline. "Search marketing has a greater impact on in-store sales lift,... --- ### NewsForAffiliates.com Takes Flight - Published: 2009-01-09 - Modified: 2009-01-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/newsforaffiliatescom-takes-flight/ - Categories: Social Media - Tags: affiliate news, merchant updates, news for affiliates We are very excited to announce the launch of NewsForAffiliates. com. NewsForAffiliates. com provides a venue for all merchants to communicate news about their affiliate programs to affiliates. All for free, all the time. The intent is to allow merchants to keep their affiliates, and any prospective affiliates, educated on what is going on with their programs. All information is provided by the affiliate manager of the specific merchant, items such as new coupons, top sellers, commission rates, promotions, company news and more will all be here for your use. We saw that the information about new coupons, top products, sales, promotions and basic information about what works for a given affiliate program, well that info tends to be scattered across the net. Many affiliate programs have their own blogs and you can always find information by crawling through the hundreds of affiliate newsletters you get each day. But how efficient is that. Many merchants would love to host a blog, but find that internal resources aren't there or department heads just don't want to deal with that. Out of the desire to make affiliates' jobs a little easier and the entire relationship a bit more efficient NewsForAffiliates. com was born. Currently there are over 45 merchants signed up. Every merchant has a profile page where affiliates can learn about the program, it's PPC policies and more. You can also subscribe to NewsforAffiliates. com in one feed or subscribe to individual merchant's feeds. We will be adding category feeds in... --- ### Coupon Use - more stats from Internet Retailer - Published: 2009-01-08 - Modified: 2009-01-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-use-more-stats-from-internet-retailer/ - Categories: Social Media - Tags: coupons, Testimonials Internet Retailer released post Q4 information that I think adds even more food for thought for companies thinking of working with coupon sites and coupons in general. Fromtheir article: "21% of Top 500 e-retailers added coupons and rebates in 2008, according to data published in Internet Retailer’s 2009 Guide to Retail Web Site Design & Usability. Of the Top 500 retailers, 335 said they deployed coupons and rebates in 2008, up from 278 in 2007." More retailers are using coupons and discounts, not only out of necessity but out of the need to stand out. Last month I put together a series on coupon use and consumer behavior. You can catch the three part series here #1 Coupon Sites More Important as Economy Swings Down, #2 Online Traffic to Coupon Sites increases, #3 Coupon Sites becoming increasingly important. Internet Retailer released post Q4 information that I think adds even more food for thought for companies thinking of working with coupon sites and coupons in general. From their article: "21% of Top 500 e-retailers added coupons and rebates in 2008, according to data published in Internet Retailer’s 2009 Guide to Retail Web Site Design & Usability. Of the Top 500 retailers, 335 said they deployed coupons and rebates in 2008, up from 278 in 2007. " More retailers are using coupons and discounts, not only out of necessity but out of the need to stand out. "The addition of coupons and rebates reflects a growing trend among web retailers focusing on ways to stand out among competitors in a tight economic period, says Betsy Emery, CEO at Tellus, a Cincinnati-based retail web site design and planning company. “Coupons and rebates are good examples of the trend toward giving consumers a very concrete feeling of measurable value in offers being made,” Emery tells Internet Retailer. “Retailers are testing physical and virtual coupons. It’s almost like a multivariate testing approach to see which form works best. ”" Read the rest here. Beyond coupons, over 24% of retailers saw in increase in user generate content such as customer reviews.... --- ### Affiliate Summit West - Las Vegas - Published: 2009-01-05 - Modified: 2009-01-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-summit-west-las-vegas/ - Categories: Social Media - Tags: affiliate, affiliate summit, conference, jamie birch, pinnacle awards, summit, vegas Will you be in Las Vegas next week? Will you be attending the Affiliate Summit? If you answered yest to either of those, I'd love to meet with you. I've attended more affiliate summits than I can remember and each one has been stellar. The network is amazing and it is always one of my best trips of the year. Will you be in Las Vegas next week? Will you be attending the Affiliate Summit? If you answered yest to either of those, I'd love to meet with you. I've attended more affiliate summits than I can remember and each one has been stellar. The network is amazing and it is always one of my best trips of the year. This year I am also up for a Pinnacle Award - Best Blogger. Scott Jangro and Angel Djambazov are also nominated for this award. I can't say how honored I am to be considered for any award, but to be listed with these two amazing individuals, both leaders in our industry, is amazing. I can't thank everyone who nominated me enough. I love blogging. I love blogging on JEBCommerce. com, OneThousandThingsToDo, Revenews. com and other places. Often times you put something out there and are not sure anyone reads it or gets anything out of it. It's extremely exciting to be recognized. Angel and Scott are actually up for two awards this year. Angel for Affiliate Manager of the Year and Scott for Affiliate Marketing Legend. Here is the list of all the nominees: Affiliate of the Year Scott Aikin Mike Allen Kim Rowley Affiliate Manager of the Year Angel Djambazov Stephanie Harris Kim Salvino Exceptional Merchant 4Checks. com Amazon CelebrateExpress. com Affiliate Marketing Advocate Michael Coley Brook Schaaf Melanie Seery Best Blogger Jamie Birch Angel Djambazov Scott Jangro Affiliate Marketing Legend Connie Berg Scott Jangro Kellie Stevens I will... --- ### Learning from Chief Ramsey - You are only as good as your last service. - Published: 2009-01-04 - Modified: 2009-01-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chief-ramsey-you-are-only-as-good-as-your-last-service/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate marketing, gordon ramsey, service There are certain basic foundations of running an affiliate program such as timely checks, clear terms and conditions, consistent, acurate and timely returns processed, quick response times, good and updated creative and more. For you affiliate managers, grade yourself honestly on some of those things. How did you do the last time? How was your last service? Too many affiliate managers don't look at this way and it leads to a lack of trust from affiliates, and that hurts the industry. Rule #9 - You are only as good as your last service. As usual, I was watching Kitchen Nightmare last night and Gordon Ramsey through out the rule above. The Chef was trying to get across to an owner that one good service a week does not a good restaurant make. Every service is important and your customers only remember the last experience they had with you. Every time you interact with a given customer is an important time for you to execute as flawlessly as possible. I think this is very important on all sides of the affiliate industry as well. We could translate the rule above as "your only as good as your last affiliate check sent" or "your only as good as the last time you honored the affiliate agreement you signed" or " your only as good as the last time you honored a promotion you offered to your affiliates". There are certain basic foundations of running an affiliate program such as timely checks, clear terms and conditions, consistent, acurate and timely returns processed, quick response times, good and updated creative and more. For you affiliate managers, grade yourself honestly on some of those things. How did you do the last time? How was your last service? Too many affiliate managers don't look at this way and it leads to a lack of trust from affiliates, and that hurts the industry. On the other side, affiliates can abide by the same rule. Things such as trademark... --- ### Press Release - CollegeGolfCamps.com Launches - Published: 2008-12-19 - Modified: 2008-12-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/press-release-collegegolfcampscom-launches/ - Categories: News - Tags: college golf camps, jebcommerce news, press releases "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE" College Golf Camps of America launches www. CollegeGolfCamps. com College Golf Camps of America proudly announces the launch of their new website for college and university golf programs across the country, www. collegegolfcamps. com. Developed in partnership with JEBCommerce, College Golf Camps of America is the only multi-college golf camp program in the world. The College Golf Camps of America program allows colleges and universities across the country to setup, administrate and execute developmental golf camps with very little resources and adminstrative time through an automated online web site. University and college golf coaches can now easily register their developmental golf camps with no need to administer registration, payment processes or camper requests. Prospective junior golfers will now have the ability to research college camps from many different universities. According to College Golf Camps of America President, Nick Rook, this new site will increase the opportunity for golfers of almost any age while at the same time increasing the ability of colleges and universities to provide golf camps. "College Golf Camps of America is your complete online resource for junior golf camps around the country. Our automated, online system saves college coaches time and money in administrating their golf camps and allows campers the ability to choose from many different camps around the US. Our #1 concept is our automated system which creates camp information, online registration, rosters, confirmation letters, blast emails and much more. We set-up your website, then you sit back and let your camp... --- ### JEBCommerce now managing the Doba Affiliate Program - Published: 2008-12-15 - Modified: 2008-12-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-now-managing-the-doba-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate program management, affiliate programs, clients, doba JEBCommerce is excited and proud to announce that starting today, we are now managing the Doba Affiliate Program! "Doba simplifies and streamlines product sourcing for the emerging market of millions of web-based entrepreneurs delving into the fray of starting and/or growing a retail business." They are the premier drop shipping and product sourcing company on the web. JEBCommerce is excited and proud to announce that starting today, we are now managing the Doba Affiliate Program! "Doba simplifies and streamlines product sourcing for the emerging market of millions of web-based entrepreneurs delving into the fray of starting and/or growing a retail business. " They are the premier drop shipping and product sourcing company on the web. JEBCommerce has a long history with Doba. We launched their first affiliate program back in 2004/2005 and are excited to be working with Brandon Delgroso and the rest of the Doba team to grow their program. Let me tell you a little more about Doba directly from them: "Doba is what people in the retail industry refer to as a product sourcing marketplace or drop-ship aggregator. Our members are online retail merchants and entrepreneurs who buy products at wholesale prices and sell them at retail prices without having to deal with the hassle and expense of storing products, managing inventory, packing and shipping products, and handling returns. Doba members can find wholesale priced products on our website, market and sell those products to their customers, collect payments, and then place an order on our site to have those products shipped directly to their customers. Doba's single interface puts retailers in touch with hundreds of wholesale suppliers featuring a combined product line of over 1,200,000 quality products. " Doba currently has two programs: Commission Junction In-house program Both programs have two commission options: $10 per free trial lead or $30 per sale and... --- ### Learning from Chef Gordon Ramsey - Focus on the basics first. - Published: 2008-12-13 - Modified: 2008-12-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/learning-from-chef-gordon-ramsey-focus-on-the-basics-first/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, businss concepts, chef gordon ramsey I love to cook. I don't mean every day cooking like meatloaf and such. I mean elaborate meals for all my friends. 4 or 5 course events with entirely home-made food that takes me days to put together. Along with loving to cook, I love to watch cooking shows. My favorite isn't so much a "how to cook" show, but more of a how to run a business show with a lot of cooking wrapped into it. I am glued to the tube when Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmare is on. My wife and I can't get enough of Gordon Ramsey and this show. The premise is simple. Chief Ramsey goes to a restaurant that is struggling and on the bring of collapse. In one week he attempts to help the owners of the restaurant turn it into a profitable venture. Chef Ramsey, between f-bombs and "are you flipping kidding me"'s, educates the owners and staff on how to run their business and cater to their customers. It's a hell of a show and one of the most entertaining hours of TV I think you can find. While watching this show one night, a thought came to me. Chef Ramsey isn't just showing these restauranteurs how to run there business, he is laying down sound business principles. Not only that, there are some solid lessons to be learned for affiliate managers, affiliates and others in the performance marketing area. And a blog series was conceived :) So, this is the first in... --- ### Affiliate Marketing for Bloggers - The Networks #2 in Series - Published: 2008-12-08 - Modified: 2008-12-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing-for-bloggers-the-networks-2-in-series/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate marketing for bloggers, affiliate networks, bloggers So that is pretty much my brief run down of the networks I think you should get started with. I do recommend you working with all of them as they do have different merchants in each and each one offers something different than the other. It took a bit of time to get back to this series, but I'm hoping that the research we did on coupon sites was well worth it. This series is meant as a primer for bloggers and anyone else who is just starting out in affiliate marketing. As I said in my first post in this series, this is not meant to be a series for the experienced affiliate marketer, but is a high level introduction to our industry. So if you have been around for a while, you may not get much out of this one either. Ok, so for those of you still sticking around, let's go over the networks. Networks basically provide a marketplace where affiliates (you) and merchants (Zappos, Luggagepoint. com and others) can connect, form partnerships and be successful together. The networks act as trusted 3rd parties that track each transaction and provide the technology and distribution tools needed by both merchants and affiliates. If there were no networks, you would have over 8,000 affiliate programs with different tracking systems, different logins and different accounts. Most of your time would be spent simply logging in to check your stats. Networks consolidate all of this so you can concentrate on selling. So let's give a brief run down of each of the major networks and some of the up and coming ones: Linkshare - "LinkShare Corporation provides ecommerce businesses with a wide range of online marketing services including Search Marketing (SEM), Lead Generation and Affiliate Marketing.... --- ### Coupon sites becoming increasingly important - #3 in series - Published: 2008-11-29 - Modified: 2008-11-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/coupon-sites-becoming-increasingly-important-3-in-series/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate managment, affiliates, coupon sites are right for me?, coupons, discounting, economy, loss leaders Overall, I hope this series has shown that you can't outright dismiss the importance of this group of affiliates. They drive an incredibly amount of sales, many are incredibly responsive, professional and really good people. Many of them I consider close friends and leaders in this field. Often times you can engage these affiliates in your couponing strategy and they can provide you with some great information and ideas. Afterall, they work with your competitors and they know what converts. They may prove to be very valuable partners. In the previous two posts in this series I outlined the change in consumer behavior as they look for more sales and discounts this holiday season as well as the migration of their purchases to online coupon sites. It's a bit obvious that as the economy goes down, consumer change their behavior and spend less on the products they buy. More and more merchants will be discounting more (this is also a good time for manufacturers to find greater efficiencies so their products cost less). I polled the top coupon sites in our affiliate industry on their traffic over the last year as well as consumer behavior. The results were very interesting and backed up the reports from the last two articles. Was it incredibly scientific? I'm not sure the questions were perfect or the size of the field surveyed was complete enough, but it does give us some good data, in my opinion. Survey Results 90% of respondents have seen an increase in traffic to their coupon site since the economy started its downward spiral. 54% have seen traffic grow by 25%, and 18% saw in increase of over 100%! But that may not be entirely the economy as one respondent pointed out: "Some of the increase could be due to normal Q4 increases and some to Google algo changes but overall things are up over most of 2008. " There may also be natural increases on an individual basis due to offline advertising and other factors, but the... --- ### Online Traffic to Coupon Sites Increases - 2nd in Coupon Research Series - Published: 2008-11-26 - Modified: 2008-11-26 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/online-traffic-to-coupon-sites-increases-2-in-coupon-research-series/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate management, branding, consumer coupon redemption, coupon affiliates, coupon redemption, coupons, online behavior It is becoming increasingly important to participate on these websites and take care of these partners. It's not so much about branding anymore, it's simply about sales. If you are where the consumers are, they will shop with you, if not, well then a better placed competitor will get the chance to close the sale. Yesterday I explored the somewhat obvious change in consumer behavior as the economy continues to slide. I was listening to the radio today and, I can't recall which show, but they reported that the GPD shrunk . 5% last quarter. One more quarter of shrinking GDP and we are officially in a recession. And that is driving users online in larger numbers and driving them right to coupon and discount sites. Below is what I've found to back that up. Consumer's Online Behavior In February of last year, as the economy worsened, ComScore reported an increase in coupon site traffic. "The number of page views on Web sites that feature money-off coupons for all manner of consumer products surged 38%, to 281 million, in March from a year earlier, compared with 5% for the Internet as a whole, according to comScore (SCOR). Those visitors spent a total of 145 million minutes on the sites, a 37% increase. While the number of new users to coupon sites isn't growing faster than the larger Internet audience, existing coupon site users are certainly becoming more active. "User engagement by deal-seekers appears to be ramping up," says comScore analyst Andrew Lipsman. "As a general rule, something like online coupon site activity would increase as a result of macroeconomic trends. "" Makes sense doesn't it? And from what I heard from my coupon affiliate colleagues, their traffic is up considerably as well. "Visitors to Coupons. com, a decade-old site that lets users print coupons that... --- ### Monetizing Your Blog with Affiliate Programs - Published: 2008-11-16 - Modified: 2008-11-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/monetizing-your-blog-with-affiliate-programs/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences - Tags: affiliate for bloggers, affiliate program, bloggers, introduction, monitization of blogs Many of us in the affiliate community noticed that "affiliate marketing" was relatively new to this audience of bloggers. Some even said that 90% of the attendees had no idea what affiliate marketing is and how to get involved, let alone that they can use these relationships to monitize their blogs. In October I was fortunate enough to attend one of the most informative and fun conferences I have been to in several years - BlogWorld. The conference overall was fantastic. They had an affiliate track for the first time and it was very well attended. Many of us in the affiliate community noticed that "affiliate marketing" was relatively new to this audience of bloggers. Some even said that 90% of the attendees had no idea what affiliate marketing is and how to get involved, let alone that they can use these relationships to monitize their blogs. Because of this, I wanted to put together a very top level run down of what it is and how they can get started. NOTE: if you are a seasoned affiliate marketer, then you won't get much from this article. This is intended for those that are completely new to this area of performance marketing. It is meant as a primer into the world of affiliate marketing and doesn't demonstrate any advanced practices. Ok, now that that is out of the way, let's get going. I'll start at the beginning. Wikipedia definition: "Affiliate marketing is an Internet-based marketing practice in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought about by the affiliate's marketing efforts. " Here is my definition: Affiliate marketing is an internet-based marketing practice where businesses reward partners for a required action. These actions may be clicks, impressions, sales, email signups, lead form completions, RSS subscriptions... --- ### JEBCommerce is excited to be working with Zappos.com! - Published: 2008-11-14 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-is-excited-to-be-working-with-zapposcom/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Managed Clients, News - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate program, recruiting, shoes, zappos So, if you are not working with Zappos, let's get started today! Here is what you do, you can email me, with your CJ PID at jamie@jebcommerce.com. I'll extend an offer to you through CJ and Ned and I will do all we can to make sure you are successful this holiday season. If you have any questions or need any other help, just give me a call at 208-635-5164. We at JEBCommerce are extremely excited to be working with Zappos and assisting such a dynamic and incredible company with their affiliate program. Starting on November 13th, we are working closely with the Zappos affiliate manager, Ned Farra, and the rest of the Zappos team to help identify and reach out to new affiliates that are not yet promoting Zappos. So, if you are not working with this top online retailer yet, you should be! Just contact me at jamie@jebcommerce. com to get started. I had an opportunity to meet Ned, Matt, their CEO Tony and what seemed to be the entire company in Vegas this week prior to attending pubcon. I was extremely impressed with every single person I met and the company as a whole. I'm sure you have read about their corporate culture, how they take care of their employees and how much of a family it is there. It's something that you can't really get a feel for through a news article or blog, but I can attest that this is one of the most amazing and unique companies I have ever visited. Every single person I met was extremely polite and truly seemed to love to work at Zappos. This is one of the reasons we are truly proud to be working with this company. Great products, amazing service and a family atmosphere. We are so glad to be recruiting for the Zappos program. My visit to their headquarters started with one of the most... --- ### AvantLinks' Advanced Link Encoder - One Cool Tool - Published: 2008-11-14 - Modified: 2008-11-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/avantlinks-advanced-link-encoder-one-cool-tool/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate management, affiliate networks, avantlink And there is the second benefit for affiliates, and merchants. Since the affiliate can use a direct link, they can then pass their link juice to the merchant. I have been told of affiliates that were able to acquire a few more points on commission in turn for using the ALE exclusively and direct linking to a specific merchant. More power to the affiliates here, and an added benefit for merchants. Yesterday I had the good fortune to chat with Gary Marcoccia from AvantLink, a new-ish affiliate network that has come on the scene in the last year or so. Being in this industry for about ten years, I have pretty specific ideas for what I'd like to see the main affiliate networks add or change to help both managers and affiliates, so I was excited to chat with Gary and see what a startup network was up to. Gary walked me through the entire network and I have to say that I was very impressed. It was clean, easy to understand and included all the basic functions that one needs to run an affiliate program. There were also some very cool advanced features, such as the Advanced Link Encoder. You tend to see big jumps in innovation from start up companies, and this tool is no different. From their release on October 30th: "Yesterday we rolled out the Affiliate Link Encoder (ALE), yet another innovative tool that offers Affiliates the option of direct linking to their AvantLink merchant partners in the context of articles, blog posts, forum threads or anywhere else for that matter! A simple JavaScript we provide takes direct merchant links and appends Affiliate tracking details so credit will be applied for all customer referrals, not just those referrals that click through configured tracking links from the network. " This tool provides the affiliates with a small bit of java script code that they place in the header... --- ### Why should affiliates share their contact info? - Published: 2008-11-06 - Modified: 2008-11-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-should-affiliates-share-their-contact-info/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate applications, affiliate management, contact info Recently I had a discussion with my fellow panelists on our Pubcon panel and this issue was brought up. One thing we all agreed on, and I want to stress here is that our top producing affiliates, overwhelmingly, are those that we have long standing relationships with. Those that we know their phone numbers, their emails, their IM's. This is from a group of individuals that I would say have experience managing over 100 programs (total guess, I know I've managed over 35 myself). Last week I wrote about affiliate applications and what managers often see that keep affiliates out of programs. One of the things I see most often and I alluded to in those earlier posts, is the lack of affiliate contact info shared to the merchants. It is more frustrating when working with CJ programs as CJ is the only major network, that I am aware of, that does not share all the contact information of the affiliate with the affiliate manager. Cj, I implore you, please change this policy. Years ago, getting into affiliate marketing had a very low barrier to entry. If you saw someone's good idea and you knew what they were doing, you could replicate it with a little time, html knowledge and some cash. That being the case, many affiliates did not want to share any information whatsoever, including contact info. Affiliates also received, I've been told, countless spam emails and phone calls pitching products and programs that clearly do not fit with them. Inexperienced affiliate managers with bad pitches and horrible programs innundated them, and some still do. These two things, and I'm sure there are others, have combined to get us to a point where there is not full disclosure. A quick note - I've been guilty of this as well so a big apology to those that received those calls. Recently I had a discussion with my fellow panelists on our Pubcon panel and this issue was brought up. One thing we all... --- ### Affiliate Applications Continued - Recommended Improvements - Published: 2008-11-02 - Modified: 2008-11-02 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-applications-continued-recommended-improvements/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate applications, affiliate management, contact info, networks That got me thinking about all the modifications the networks could make to the affiliate application process and approval queue. At the end of the day, the better and more efficient this process, the more likely the networks are to generate increased revenue. I'm sure they are missing out on commission just in Scott's case as I know he is top performer. Last week I wrote about affiliate applications and tried to identify some things that affiliates need to avoid. I also tried to lay out some things that, as an affiliate, you should do in your account and your application to ensure the best chance of receiving a "your approved" email. I received some amazing great comments and really appreciate everyone's input. Scott Jangro commented from the affiliate perspective: "I'm a pretty successful affiliate, fall into zero of the categories you list, and do all of the things that you said I should. I still get rejected all the time. And many times don't respond to emails. I don't blame the AM. I know as well as anybody how tough it is to weed through all the noise to find the good guys. The application process that the networks offer needs a complete overhaul. A great start would be if they all offer a simple cover letter type field for the affiliate to explain themselves. We've got so much going on that the fields in the application process can't possibly cover it. " That got me thinking about all the modifications the networks could make to the affiliate application process and approval queue. At the end of the day, the better and more efficient this process, the more likely the networks are to generate increased revenue. I'm sure they are missing out on commission just in Scott's case as I know he is top performer. Overall, Scott's recommendation is spot on.... --- ### Why Aren't They Accepting My Application? - Published: 2008-10-29 - Modified: 2020-09-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/why-arent-they-accepting-my-application/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Reports - Tags: affiliate applications, affiliate management, affiliate programs, banner farms, rejections, Testimonials Along with the known affiliates applying to your program, there are hundreds and thousands of applications that come through that are either suspect, fraudulent or simply incomplete. If you are an affiliate manager reading this, you'll probably be nodding your head and maybe even have a chuckle. If you are an affiliate that seems to receive more denials than approvals when you apply to programs, this article is just for you. I'd like to highlight some of the things that managers see every day that you may be doing and need to avoid in order to get your applications approved. The information in this post has been updated for 2019. Read the new article! With the launch of any new affiliate program you get inundated with affiliate applications in the first week. It is both one of the most exciting times for an affiliate manager as well as a frustrating time. It's exciting to watch outstanding affiliates that you know join the program but it is frustrating when you wake up to 200 applications on a Monday morning. Along with the known affiliates applying to your program, there are hundreds and thousands of applications that come through that are either suspect, fraudulent or simply incomplete. If you are an affiliate manager reading this, you'll probably be nodding your head and maybe even have a chuckle. If you are an affiliate that seems to receive more denials than approvals when you apply to programs, this article is just for you. I'd like to highlight some of the things that managers see every day that you may be doing and need to avoid in order to get your applications approved. So let's get started... "Make A Million" Shopping Malls - These are sites that someone purchases from companies that supply them an entire mall that will make them millions of dollars. These sites are relatively cheap to buy and provide the purchaser with a complete website, they only need to reach out and join affiliate programs. While these sites look good, I have never seen one of these make any sales for... --- ### Affiliate Links Counted in Search Algorithms? - Published: 2008-10-21 - Modified: 2008-10-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-links-counted-in-search-algorithms/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing - Tags: affiliate links, affiliates, ed reese, link value, nofollow, search algorithms, sixthmanmarketing that if affiliate links came from valuable, relevant, trust-worthy sources - bloggers endorsing a product, affiliates of high quality, etc. - they would be counted in link algorithms. Aaron from Google and Nathan from Microsoft both agreed that good affiliate links would be counted by their engines and that it was not necessary to mark these with a nofollow or other method of blocking link value. A few days ago a colleague of mine, Ed Reese of SixthManMarketing, a Spokane SEO firm, Washington, wrote a recap of a session at SMX East. Engineers from Google, Yahoo and Microsoft were on the panel and shared some very interesting bits of information. From Ed's SEO Blog: "For quite a while now I’ve held the belief that affiliate links were viewed no differently than paid links in the eyes of the search engines. Sure, there are countless affiliate links that pass link juice (just like many paid links). It’s just that I assumed this was a little loophole that would be closed any minute now and considered risky behavior. " I think we all have really held that belief. Paid links need nofollow tags and affiliate links are no longer helping web sites in their natural search rankings, or at least we thought. The nofollow debate has been lengthy and healthy, but here is what the panel participants had to say, again from Ed's blog: “Shockingly, when asked point blank if affiliate programs that employed juice-passing links (those not using nofollow) were against guidelines or if they would be discounted, the engineers all agreed with the position taken by Sean Suchter of Yahoo! . He said, in no uncertain terms, that if affiliate links came from valuable, relevant, trust-worthy sources - bloggers endorsing a product, affiliates of high quality, etc. - they would be counted in link algorithms. Aaron from Google and Nathan from Microsoft both agreed that good... --- ### Jamie Birch Speaking at PubCon - Published: 2008-10-16 - Modified: 2008-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/speaking-at-pubcon/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: jamie speaking, pubcon On November 11th through the 14th, I will be speaking on a panel at PubCon in Las Vegas. The conference, put on by WebMasterWorld, is being held at the Las Vegas Convention Center. I'll be speaking on a panel discussing the ins and outs of working with the large affiliate networks like Linkshare, CJ, Performics (Google) and ShareASale. I'll be joining a great group of industry leaders and I'm excited to check out this conference for the first time. What is PubCon? "WebmasterWorld's PubCon is an educational conference and industry trade show programmed specifically for web professionals and website site owners. Although our center piece is Search Engine Marketing, Whether your primary role is in web site marketing, corporate IT development, or as a technology business management, you will find something of value at PubCon (aka: Publishers Conference). It is also designed to be fun and entertaining with ample opportunity for quality networking. " Here is their speaker list. Register for PubCon. --- ### JEBCommerce Launches LuggagePoint.com Affiliate Program - Published: 2008-10-16 - Modified: 2008-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-luggagepointcom-affiliate-program/ - Categories: Managed Clients, News We are very excited to announce the launch of the LuggagePoint. com affiliate program. Now availabe in the Commission Junction network, we are offering 10% commissions as our baseline offer, but if you contact me today at Jamie@luggagepoint. com, I'll put you in our VIP offer of 12%. That offer expires on 10/18/08. Here are some important links for you: LuggagePoint. com Affiliate Blog Luggage Point Affiliate Education Center Join Now! We currently have a datafeed, updated daily, within CJ. We also have four valid coupons, and for the right affiliate, we can provide you with an exclusive coupon. We'd love to have you in this new affiliate program! - Jamie Birch --- ### One Big Mistake with Corporate Twitter Account - Published: 2008-10-16 - Modified: 2008-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/one-big-mistake-with-corporate-twitter-account/ - Categories: Social Media This one gets me every time. Your watching your Twitter stream, maybe on the web or through Tweetdeck or some other tool, and all of a sudden you get bombarded with 10 or more tweets from a corporate account, newspaper or other organization. I've seen affiliates blast 15 in the space of 10 seconds and one of our local Idaho newspapers launch 5 or more. By doing this you are very likely reducing the chance that those tweets will actually be read. if there is a potential action solicited from your tweet, your followers are less likely to take that action. You may also be annoying your followers, have you noticed many un-following you? Many Twitterers use other tools to follow their friends and you, and often it only displays a few at a time, so many of your posts are most likely not even seen. There are man Twitter plugins, if you are using a blog, that allows you to automatically update your Twitter account as posts are posted. These may help you to update your account on the fly and without your intervention. Twitter Updater Twitter Tools I've used both and they work great. I highly recommend if you can't use those tools to update your account as new information becomes available. Users are more likely to ready what you have to say when there is one at a time. --- ### Blog World Recap - Published: 2008-10-09 - Modified: 2008-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/blog-world-recap/ - Categories: Conferences - Tags: affiliate marketing and blogs, blog world expo, blogging, making money with blogs, Testimonials Blog World Expo 2008 proved to be one of the best conferences I have been to in a long time. I'm not sure what made it the best? Was it the depth and breadth of the content? Was it the openness of the presenters to share an incredible amount of information? Was it the friendliness and willingness to chat of the attendees? Or was it the opportunity to meet Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park? Ya know, I'm really not sure but I think it could be a combination of each of those things. Blog World Expo 2008 proved to be one of the best conferences I have been to in a long time. I'm not sure what made it the best? Was it the depth and breadth of the content? Was it the openness of the presenters to share an incredible amount of information? Was it the friendliness and willingness to chat of the attendees? Or was it the opportunity to meet Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park? Ya know, I'm really not sure but I think it could be a combination of each of those things. I learned so much and met so many great people. Here is a quick recap of some of the big points: Being assertive and asking for what you want is not the same as being an a$$hole. Thanks Tim Ferris. Well read and successful blogs post 10 times or more a day. Did you read that last one, holy cow! Most bloggers are not aware of affiliate marketing and that there are other ways to monetize sites than Google Adsense. I'll be writing a series on monetization for bloggers soon. Google Adsense is webmaster welfare. That was one of the funniest lines. But it's true, there are so many other ways to make money on your site. Bloggers are as diverse a group as you can imagine. I walked to the conference with some wonderful horse people and sat in the press room with a well known aussie blogger. I've written a bunch of recaps over at... --- ### Affiliate Program Audit - Published: 2008-10-09 - Modified: 2021-01-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/new-affiliate-program-audit/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Services - Tags: affiliate management, audit, Testimonials Is your affiliate program as effective and efficient as possible? Is it as successful as you hoped it would be? Most programs are not and in most cases, an audit of your program, your promotions, your communications and your competitors allows you to see opportunities to increase the performance of your program. Our Affiliate Program Audit will take your affiliate program to the next level. --- ### JEBCommerce Launches BCG Blog - Published: 2008-08-23 - Modified: 2008-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/jebcommerce-launches-bcg-blog/ - Categories: News - Tags: bcg, strategic marketing In August, JEBCommerce launched the Plan, Do, Check, Act! blog for a national Continuous Improvement consultancy, BCG. BCG contracted with JEBCommerce this summer to provide them with a strategic marketing plan to expand their digital footprint. This blog is the first step in an integrated plan whose purpose is to get more exposure for BCG and it's principals. JEBCommerce is very excited to be working with this cutting age consultant and helping them establish themselves as the experts in continuous improvement online. --- ### Affiliate Summit Social Media 2008 Conference - Published: 2008-08-23 - Modified: 2008-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/affiliate-marketing/ - Categories: Affiliate Marketing, Conferences Affiliate Summit will be hosting a Social Media Conference in NYC on October 5th, 2008. See you there! On October 5th, the organizers of the Affiliate Summit will be hosting a Social Media Conference in NYC. Don Crowther is delivering the keynote. Tickets are $399 and $499 at the door. Check out the agenda here. --- ### Heading to Blog World Expo - Published: 2008-08-23 - Modified: 2008-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/blogworldexpo/ - Categories: Conferences I'm heading to BlogWorld on September 19th in Vegas. I'd love to meet you if you are in the area during that weekend. --- ### - Published: 2008-08-23 - Modified: 2008-08-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/marketing-expertise/ - Categories: Social Media What are the earmarks of a successful Affiliate Program that allows you to stay a step ahead of your competition? Aggressive recruiting and activation. Intensive brand protection and management. Pro-active delivery of collateral and other affiliate needs. Solid relationship-building and partner-development. An Affiliate Program coordinated with your entire marketing strategy. Experienced and innovative management of your Affiliate Program. Welcome. JEBCommerce has ten years experience in managing over thirty-three different Affiliate Programs. From shoe retailers to drop-shippers, from lead generation to multi-channel retailers, JEBCommerce has the experience to launch, manage and grow your Affiliate Program quickly, efficiently and cost effectively. In conjunction with our Performance Marketing Services, JEBCommerce also offers full website design and development, blog setup, design and marketing strategy and content creation (both online and offline). To learn more about our range of services, browse the tabs at the top. If you’d like other information, fill out the form below and we’ll respond within one business day. --- --- ## Case Studies ### From Stagnant to Standout: How Strategic Management Revived a Luxury Affiliate Program - Published: 2025-04-08 - Modified: 2025-04-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/strategic-management-revived-luxury-affiliate-program/ - Merchant Categories: Luxury Goods & Jewelry - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Discover how JEBCommerce helped a luxury jewelry brand revive its stagnant affiliate program, achieving 167% revenue growth, 451% increase in orders, and 725% boost in conversion rate. For details, read the full article! In the competitive world of luxury jewelry, standing still isn't an option. By the summer of 2024, our client-a renowned brand known for its dazzling lab-grown diamonds-recognized that its affiliate program had plateaued. While the product remained exceptional, the program's growth had stalled, largely due to a lack of proactive management and evolving strategy. Determined to unlock the full potential of the channel, they began searching for a seasoned affiliate partner-one that could bring deep expertise, a proven framework for success, and a forward-thinking approach to program management. Strategic Partnership Begins: Enter JEBCommerce Our client found that partner in JEBCommerce. Ahead of the critical Q4 holiday season, the two teams came together with a shared goal: to build a stronger, more diverse affiliate program that would drive new customers, elevate brand awareness, and set a foundation for sustained performance. From the outset, the collaboration between their team and JEBCommerce was rooted in transparency, shared strategic goals, and a desire to push the affiliate channel beyond its current limits. Together, they reimagined what the program could be. Reviving Performance Through Expert Management In the first six months of their partnership, JEBCommerce deployed a tailored and aggressive strategy that redefined the program's trajectory. Key focus areas included: Affiliate diversification to reduce dependency on a narrow partner set Tiered and customized commission strategies aligned to partner value and performance Proactive management techniques with regular outreach, optimization, and education Creative refinement to align luxury messaging with the right audiences Leveraging JEBCommerce's industry relationships to... --- ### Rapidly Growing Food and Beverage Brand Gets an Affiliate Refresh - Published: 2024-07-22 - Modified: 2024-07-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/rapidly-growing-food-and-beverage-brand-gets-an-affiliate-refresh/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages, Health, Wellness and Fitness - Service Tiers: Bronze - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Revitalize your affiliate program! JEBCommerce's Accelerator service led to 103% revenue growth for a food & beverage brand in just 9 months. Get the details here. Background The pandemic has profoundly impacted consumer shopping behaviors, especially in the food and beverage industry. Traditionally reliant on retail partnerships, these brands have now pivoted towards online and Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) sales to find continued growth and diversification throughout their revenue streams. According to Statista, this vertical market is projected to reach $162. 1 billion in revenue in 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 11. 15% from 2024 to 2029. This growth emphasizes the increasing importance of a robust online presence and effective DTC strategies. Summary An up-and-coming beverage brand was making waves in the industry but had difficulty finding success within their affiliate program. Margins were tight, and the budget had to be reserved for other channels, making the affiliate program an uphill climb. JEBCommerce stepped in after careful consideration by offering the Accelerator service that allows brands to rely on the 20 years of agency experience that we provide at an economical price point. The focus was on fundamentals, relationship building, and best practices which are commonly overlooked on new affiliate programs. In a short 9 months, the program exploded and saw a huge increase in revenue, productive publishers, and quality traffic to the brand site. The Challenge This particular brand had launched their affiliate program with ShareASale, a quality and trusted network partner of JEBCommerce, so that they prepared for success from a network perspective. While ShareASale, as part of the global affiliate platform Awin, provides robust support and resources, the brand didn't have... --- ### Travel Case Study: The Power of Collaboration and Partnership - Published: 2024-07-05 - Modified: 2024-07-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/travel-case-study-the-power-of-collaboration-and-partnership/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Princess Cruises and JEBCommerce revitalized their affiliate program post-COVID, achieving significant growth and winning the 2024 GoldenLink Award. Overview Over the past 15 years, travel companies continued to find new ways in connecting with consumers to be a thriving industry that didn't seem like it was going to slow down. Then 2020 came along with that 5-letter word we all know now as COVID. We all know what happened next, the pandemic shut down the very notion of catching the next flight to a great destination or hoping on a fully booked cruise ship with strangers. Princess Cruise Lines was no stranger to the shutdowns and spent several months with ships at port and no clear picture as to when sailing would begin again. In early 2022 they made the move to partner with JEBCommerce to start rebuilding and ramping up their affiliate program within the limited budget and team they had coming out of the lockdowns. Challenges Overcoming the impact of COVID-19 on the travel industry Rebuilding the affiliate program with a limited budget and team Developing new messaging around safety protocols to attract passengers Solutions The core solution to reigniting the Princess Cruise's affiliate channel was creating new, revenue-producing affiliate relationships within a heavily hit vertical while creating new messaging around the industry leading safety protocols that PCL had developed to keep their passengers safe and healthy. This core strategy coupled with agency experience in revamping affiliate programs and implementing industry best practices and internally built processes proved to be an award-winning effort. Needless to say, the extraordinary success achieved would not have even come close... --- ### The Collaborative Effort Behind Surgent's Affiliate Turnaround Story - Published: 2024-07-01 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-collaborative-effort-behind-surgents-affiliate-turnaround-story/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, E-Learning, Technology - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Transforming Surgent's affiliate program with LinkConnector & JEBCommerce: 328% revenue boost, 189% more converting affiliates, 285% rise in active affiliates. See how we did it! Overview Surgent Accounting & Financial Education (Surgent) is a leading provider of certification exam preparation and continuing education courses for accounting professionals. With a 30-year history, Surgent serves individuals, top enterprises, and higher education institutions globally. As the largest and fastest-growing independent provider in their field, Surgent faced a critical challenge at the end of 2022. Their eight-year-old affiliate program was heavily reliant on performance from three content affiliates, risking their market position and growth potential. Challenges Surgent's affiliate program faced several significant challenges: Over-reliance on Limited Affiliates: The program's success was dangerously dependent on just three content affiliates. Restrictions on Coupon Affiliates: Limitations for coupon affiliates and coupon codes hampered growth. Budget Constraints: Lack of budget for paid placements limited strategic growth opportunities. Solutions To address these challenges, LinkConnector and JEBCommerce collaborated to implement several innovative strategies: AI-Powered Affiliate Recruitment: Leveraged AI recruitment tools to target relevant and competitor affiliates, expanding the affiliate base. Naked Coupon Technology: Used Naked Coupon tech to minimize friction with non-traditional affiliates, encouraging their participation. Customized Commission Increases: Implemented customized commission increases for highly valued affiliates to offset the lack of budget for paid placements. Implementation In February 2023, LinkConnector introduced Surgent to JEBCommerce, and together, they set the transformation into motion. The focus was on diversifying the affiliate base and amplifying visibility for Surgent's courses to adapt to marketplace shifts. JEBCommerce and LinkConnector fully onboarded January 2023 and oversaw a 328% increase in revenue YoY Results The partnership between LinkConnector and JEBCommerce delivered... --- ### Successful Travel Affiliate Marketing Management - Published: 2021-05-27 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/successful-travel-affiliate-marketing-management/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Service Tiers: Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing We’ve generated over $500M in revenue for our travel clients and have helped millions of global travelers explore the world. Learn how we generate bookings and revenue for our travel clients. There is no way to overestimate the impact that 2020 and the COVID pandemic has had on our global health and economy. While every aspect of our lives has been touched by this health crisis, one area of the economy has been hit harder than any other and threatened its very existence, and that is the Travel sector. The Associated Press estimated that the sector lost over $505 Billion in sales just in 2020 alone. the sector lost over $505 Billion in sales just in 2020 alone But, this story isn't complete yet. In late 2020 several vaccines were approved across the globe and, as of this writing, 1. 5 Billion people have been vaccinated world wide. Several US states have also moved into "fully open" status increasing the prospects for a domestic travel rebound this summer and beyond. While many expect the travel sector to take a few years to return to pre-COVID levels, many see the pent-up demand that a year in quarantine has created as a hint of a much more rapid recovery in this category. Are you ready for that? Now is the time to highlight the safety of your travel packages, rooms, and trips, but it is even more important to take market share now. There are precious few times in our lives when events conspire to create a golden opportunity and this is the travel sector's. One thing the pandemic provided us was a much larger base of ecommerce shoppers. Digital Commerce 360 reported... --- ### Rapid affiliate program launch growth with JEBCommerce and LinkConnector - Published: 2021-05-17 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/rapid-growth-with-jebcommerce-and-link-connector/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages, Technology - Service Tiers: Silver - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Launching an affiliate program and quickly achieving goals takes the right strategy, the right technical solution, the right team, and the right product. Learn how JEBCommerce and LinkConnector teamed together to help CafeLast launch a successful affiliate program. launching an affiliate program and waiting six months or more to reach your goals can be frustrating, not to mention career-impacting if you can't get an ROI sooner Imagine buying a car and then having to wait six months to drive it. It's the car of your dreams and it is sitting in your driveway but you have to wait to get behind the wheel, roll down the windows and feel the wind blow through your hair as you head down the road. Those six months would be awful, just looking at something you want to enjoy now. Well, launching an affiliate program and waiting six months or more to reach your goals can be just as frustrating, not to mention career-impacting if you can't get an ROI sooner. Six months can feel like forever. Recently, JEBCommerce and LinkConnector teamed up to launch and manage a vibrant affiliate program for a new reseller of high-end espresso machines for the prosumer and commercial markets, CafeLast. They offer premium espresso machines right to your door, and offer manufacturers you just can't get anywhere else in the states. If you are passionate about espresso, then you will want to get familiar with this new brand. The end result? "The cohesive and engaging partnership between our JEB and LinkConnector teammates was apparent from our first call together and became a constant pillar of our program's rapid success. JEB's attention and expertise in addressing our unique needs to create a roadmap for achieving our goals... --- ### CDC - Published: 2020-11-18 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/cdc/ - Merchant Categories: Technology - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit The Situation Every day, thousands of healthcare providers across the United States order and manage their state and federally supplied vaccines with software created by Scientific Technologies Corporation (STC). In 2015, STC was awarded a contract from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to improve the user experience of this software. STC partnered with JEBCommerce to conduct multiple usability evaluations in the lead up to a major redesign of the Vaccine Order Management System. Our Solution Phase 1: Field Visits & Observational Interviews In order to design the usability tests, we needed to better understand how Vaccine Coordinators and State Administrators use the software. We observed the environments in which they work, how they conduct tasks, and what tools they use to accomplish their goals. The interviews allowed us to identify the highest priority tasks within the software and confirm suspected usability issues. Phase 2: Prototypes for Recommended Improvements Based on what we learned in the interviews, we brainstormed possible solutions and designed working prototypes that incorporated our recommended changes to the software. Phase 3: InPerson & Remote Usability Testing In the initial rounds of user testing, we asked users to perform tasks on the existing software and the newly created prototypes. The usability issues we observed were rapidly redesigned and retested in the prototypes. Overall, the prototypes demonstrated that our recommended changes were on track to improve task efficiency and usability. The Outcome STC has redesigned the Vaccine Order Management System, leveraging the insights gained from usability... --- ### Advanced tactics to grow a men’s apparel program through change - Published: 2020-11-03 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/advanced-tactics-to-grow-a-mens-apparel-program-through-change/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods & Jewelry, Retail - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Sometimes even when you do everything right, there are factors outside of your control on the client side that impact the affiliate channel. That’s the time to dig in further, explore, and research every aspect of the business that affects online marketing. Such was the case with one of our clients, who is a large online retailer of high-end men’s wear. It would have been easy for our agency to sit back and know that during our first year managing the program we grew sales by 97%. Over a period of time we saw the program growth decline, and while it remained up 28% from when we took over the program, we were eager to identify and solve any problems that might have been prohibiting the rate of growth we saw initially upon taking over the program. We found that the two year decline occurred because of three things that affected the affiliate program’s performance: during our first year managing the program we grew sales by 97% The company’s change in promotional behavior as they tested different offers A tracking issue Testing of different attribution models As those tests came to an end and tracking was restored, sales increased 160% and there was a 234% increase to $3. 7 million from the first year we took over the program. We accomplished this renewed growth by using our industry expertise to mine for data and pinpoint areas where creative as well as proven tactics would provide solutions benefitting the client. Working... --- ### How User Testing unveiled the best Paid Search Strategy - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/how-user-testing-unveiled-the-best-paid-search-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Sporting Goods - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit In today’s online advertising landscape, we’re bombarded with more data than ever before. But if you don’t know how to use them, these numbers can seem like, well, just a bunch of numbers. JEBCommerce’s experts help leading businesses turn data into a results-driven online growth strategy. The Problem Over the last 30+ years, our national youth sports client has helped thousands of kids develop life skills through its fun, safe, skills-based camps. But while the business was thriving, its paid search acquisition cost was costing as much as the camps themselves. This had to change. Their campaign strategy was based on the assumption that parents enroll their children in camps that align with their child’s interest. But we immediately saw a red flag: if this was true, why were conversion rates so low? We had a hunch that the sport itself wasn’t the factor that compelled parents to buy. To test our hypothesis and optimize their online campaign, we performed some research. The Fix JEBCommerce’s analytics experts launched a series of remote user tests targeting parents with kids between the ages of 5 and 14, the primary age bracket served by the camps. When we asked these parents to select camps from our client and competitors, we discovered something very telling: the key motivating factor was convenience for the parents, not the interests of the child. Guided by this finding, we shifted the paid search strategy. Our first move was to target the soccer fields, gymnasiums and parks. We limited... --- ### A Boost in User Experience - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/a-boost-in-user-experience/ - Merchant Categories: Technology - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit In today’s digital world, user experience (UX) is a non-negotiable element of success. If your brand’s website offers a strong user experience, it can positively impact traffic, conversion and a host of other crucial factors. But if your website is plagued with a poor experience, customers could be compelled to leave your site, and your brand, behind. At JEBCommerce, our digital performance specialists help brands uncover a seamless experience that satisfies today’s savvy customers. That’s why we were excited to help a leading Pacific Northwest energy utility company create a new online presence with a much-improved UX. The Problem This Washington-based energy utility company serves four states in the Pacific Northwest, and has a large customer base that visits its site to pay bills, report outages and complete a host of other tasks. Its leadership knew that the company was long overdue for a new online presence, but it needed to be strategic in its efforts to create a new website and mobile experience for its customers. The client’s marketing team recognized that in order for its website redesign efforts to be successful, it needed two things: a long-term plan that would drive internal corporate commitment to the project, and solid research to guide the design process. The utility engaged JEBCommerce to provide strategic guidance and user testing throughout the lifecycle of its redesign effort. Upon initial analysis, our digital marketing experts discovered some key areas for improvement with the utility’s current website. To improve accessibility and customer satisfaction, the... --- ### Analytics Training and User Testing - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/north-idaho-family-physicians-analytics-training-user-testing/ - Merchant Categories: Health and Beauty - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit North Idaho Family Physicians is a cooperative which provides necessary support to independent family physicians. NIFP was formed out of concern for independent family physician practices and the changes taking place with Idaho’s healthcare. By coming together, each individual practice pooled their resources to become part of a large corporate medical practice. Four separate companies under the NIFP umbrella came to JEBCommerce looking to improve their usability and gain more exposure through paid and organic search listings. Kallie Gordon with Kootenai Urgent Care said, “Unlike agencies we have worked with in the past, we were seeking a partnership that was transparent with the work that was being done. ” Carly Dibiase with NIFP also said, “We didn’t feel like we had any knowledge or control over our analytics or web presence. ” NIFP had mentioned they didn’t have any knowledge or control over their analytics or web presence in the past. We felt this was contributing to the loss of transparency they were experiencing. To address this, our team stepped in to train them how to use Google Analytics to better understand their online campaigns and website performance. Monthly training sessions were set up to go over reporting and key performance indicators. After a few sessions, the team had a basic understanding of how to look at their website data and were able to move to more advanced topics. One of those areas of focus was the creation of custom dashboards with key performance indicators for each site. This allowed... --- ### How User Testing and UI/UX redesign boosted leads and reputability - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/how-user-testing-and-ui-ux-redesign-boosted-leads-and-reputability/ - Merchant Categories: Technology - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit The Problem Universal Funding came to JEBCommerce searching for a solution to a paid search issue. “For months our site was producing an increased number of unqualified leads. This was costing us a lot of money. ” said Heather Burford, Marketing Manager for Universal Funding. These unqualified leads also cost their team valuable time. In Universal Funding’s case, time was money. The JEBCommerce team needed to figure out why Universal Funding was not producing more qualified leads. To do this we switched our focus from paid search to run a series of user tests to discover why. The Fix Through our testing process we discovered the root cause of the problem – users didn’t trust them based on their website. Some said the site reminded them of a less reputable lending company. Others said the site didn’t convey the warm, helpful messages that many of their competitor sites did. After uncovering these issues, we proposed website changes to address them and presented them to the client. The team made sure to address each of the issues to create a trusted user experience and flow. Simple fixes included adding reviews and business accreditations, but more complex changes included creating an easy to read matrix of services for the homepage and improving website navigation. Based on our testing and experience we expected a healthy improvement in high-quality leads. A month after changes were made to the site, our analytics team ran a report to record improvements. It’s been only six weeks since... --- ### Cart Abandonment Issue - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/cart-abandonment-issue/ - Merchant Categories: Technology - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit Work began with a full analysis of their website. Within minutes, our testing uncovered a major red flag: Since launching its new site in October, their cart abandonment increased 900%. That’s equivalent to six figures in lost revenue, in just two months. Since launching its new site ... cart abandonment increased 900%. That’s equivalent to six figures in lost revenue, in just two months. To address the abandoned cart issue, we created a mobile segment to isolate users who had made it to the cart page but failed to complete the purchase process. The data showed that a large percentage of these users attempted to go through the buying process a second time, before having the same issue that prevented the completed sale in their first attempt. They then left the site. Upon discovering this information, we dove into deeper analyses to pinpoint the exact step where the issue was occurring. Within days, we had worked with the brand’s in-house developers to resolve the problem. Preliminary tests of highly and poorly performing product groups showed another area for attention: Fleece Performance, a brand sold on their site, was pulling in significant irrelevant traffic from people searching for fleece jackets, not diesel parts. Through advanced analytics, our experts zeroed in on the keywords that were leading irrelevant traffic to the site and worked with their team to curtail spending in these areas that didn’t generate results. To take it a step further, we revised the overall ad strategy to focus on... --- ### Affiliate Program Management for The Mountain - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/affiliate-program-management-for-the-mountain/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods - Service Tiers: Silver - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing The Mountain defines themselves as an eco-friendly apparel manufacturer from the moment their very first t-shirt ran through the screen in the early 90’s. Their most famous design, Three Wolf Moon® and Big Face™ tees have helped launch the brand to where they are today. Since then, their eco-friendly mind-set has expanded and evolved into something that makes them unique in the industry. The Mountain noticed a decline in affiliate revenue and traffic prior to contacting JEBCommerce seeking help managing their affiliate program. In an effort to stop the downward trend and increase traffic and revenue, the company signed a 3-month contract with JEBCommerce for affiliate program management. Updating Promotions The affiliate program was not actively managed for a year prior to signing with JEBCommerce. Upon gaining control of the program, one of the first priorities was updating outdated promotions. These outdated promotions made it difficult for affiliates to effectively promote the brand. To fix this, our team worked to upload new promotions into the network and archive the old ones. Once this was complete, we worked to activate publishers that were not actively promoting the brand. To do this, our team sent out personal emails to these affiliates. The purpose; to create a relationship and address any questions they had. Since then, we’ve grown the number of active affiliates in the program from 128 to just over 230. Niche Affiliate Recruiting Another difficulty we encountered was niche affiliate recruiting. The Mountain had a specific audience, so finding niche affiliates... --- ### The Success of Influencer Marketing - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-success-of-influencer-marketing/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods & Jewelry - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing In today’s content-driven digital world, gaining visibility among competitors demands the right partners. A brand’s growth is often determined by the strength of its affiliates and its ability to connect with audiences through meaningful, value-driven interactions. At JEBCommerce, we simplify the process. With 75+ years of affiliate management experience, we connect our clients with the publishers and influencers who help shape consumer behavior. Our clients come to JEBCommerce seeking to optimize their affiliate programs in order to supplement other marketing efforts, or become the entirety of their strategy. JEBCommerce’s PubDev team supports our account managers so they can continue to provide an effective affiliate marketing game plan that provides our clients with greater value, service, and authority. The Challenge When Indochino, an online custom menswear brand, came to JEBCommerce, the team was looking to increase visibility and tap into a new customer base. PubDev concluded that ‘a secret weapon’ was mandated that went beyond traditional coupons, ads and banners. Indochino needed to really connect with their audiences and establish themselves as experts in their custom suits niche. The Opportunity The Alpha M collaboration was an exciting opportunity to reach our target audience at scale in an engaging and educational manner. Aaron did a phenomenal job describing our suits and explaining the Indochino process to his viewers. The video provided significant exposure to prospective customers and had a large impact on site traffic and revenue. To date, the campaign has generated over 140% ROI. Working with JEBCommerce on this collaboration proved... --- ### Trademark Plus Bidding – An Affiliate Boosting Strategy - Published: 2020-08-27 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/trademark-plus-bidding-affiliate-boosting-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Health, Wellness and Fitness, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Learn how JEBCommerce helped a major outdoor retailer develop a strategy that utilized Trademark Plus (TM Plus) to triple its performance without additional spending - proof that when approached properly, TM Plus can be an effective addition to any affiliate marketing plan. Trademark Plus bidding. Of all affiliate techniques, this typically inspires the most disdain in advertisers, fueled by concerns over encroachment and increased costs. But like all tactics, TM Plus - a strategy through which affiliates purchase search terms that juxtapose a brand's trademark with words like "coupon," "offer," or geo-locations - can add immense value when implemented by professionals with a strategic eye and in-depth affiliate expertise. For a study in the effectiveness of TM Plus, check out how we helped a major outdoor retailer triple its performance by utilizing this common affiliate technique. The Problem In initial discussions with JEBCommerce, this leading sports brand was skeptical about adding TM Plus to its affiliate marketing strategy. Search teams had two concerns that we frequently hear: Will the bidding affect my own paid search efforts? And more importantly, will this negatively affect my SERPs, or increase my cost? In some cases, affiliates will engage on TM Plus bidding and jump to the first listing with a higher quality score. In order to place below the brand, we work with affiliates to ensure they lower their bids accordingly. This can often result in the brand being able to lower their spend on these keywords. Interest in building brand awareness as... --- ### Black Friday and Cyber Monday Sales Lift - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-sales-lift/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods & Jewelry, Retail, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Client Success Stories Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Few words inspire more excitement and anticipation in Ecommerce retailers, and for good reason. Data shows that these mega-shopping days continue to drive significant sales, with Cyber Monday revenues topping more than $3B in 2015. But with this potential comes a formidable challenge: today’s retailers must find new, creative ways to stand out in a sea of competitors with alluring promotions and ample online advertising budgets. At JEBCommerce, we helped our savvy online retailers capitalize on Black Friday and Cyber Monday in big ways. Here’s a look at our strategy, and the year-over-year (YOY) sales lift, we helped six JEBCommerce clients achieve in 2015. Top Online Jeweler JEBCommerce helped this thriving jewelry site use paid placements to boost YOY sales 22% on Black Friday and 32% on Cyber Monday. By securing high-visibility placements in the right channels (banners and above-the-fold spots in newsletters, coupon pages and co-branded landing pages), we broadened the brand’s audience and incentivized shoppers with impressive deals customized for each placement. Notable National Retailer You often hear that “communication is key. ” In this case, it really was. By sharing its Black Friday/Cyber Monday budget and promotions three months ahead of time, this national retailer gave JEBCommerce the lead-time we needed to secure quality placements at the best rates. We shifted our strategy slightly from last year to focus more on mobile, as today’s shoppers are spending Black Friday with their families, not sitting at their computer. Combined, our mobile-centric... --- ### Coupon Affiliate Strategy - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/coupon-affiliate-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods & Jewelry - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing We often hear stories of how coupon affiliates can steal sales or deplete a brand’s value. This view is often a result of bad experiences or emotional decisions based upon the state of coupon affiliate programmes 10-15 years ago. Today’s publishers are a different breed. Read our data analysis of coupon affiliate programs to see for yourself if they’re really able to boost brand visibility and help convert new-to-file customers. Working with the right affiliates, is a crucial part to coupon success. It allows your program to gain proper exposure needed to grow. Here’s how we helped a leading footwear brand save over $90,000 in commissions by implementing ShareASale’s Conversion Lines technology. The Problem When a well-known retailer of fine men’s and women’s footwear came to JEBCommerce, its leadership team had slashed the affiliate program to five active publishing affiliates who they felt were adding significant value to the brand. At a fraction of the total affiliates they previously had, the program saw a dip in revenue. After these changes were made, the affiliate channel contributed just over five figures each month (down from $200K – $300K monthly). After years of below average results, our client was uncertain about the added value of coupon publishers. One key concern, expressed by the retailer, were search rankings among coupon affiliates. Because affiliates tend to rank high on organic search results, customers will often search for a last-minute deal before completing their transaction. From the advertiser’s perspective, the sequence that follows—click through to... --- ### An ROI Focused Affiliate Marketing Strategy - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/an-roi-focused-affiliate-marketing-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Retail - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective ways to grow your eCommerce business. However, without an ROI focused strategy, it can also be one of the most frustrating. A well-known national fashion retail chain with stores in 45 states contacted JEBCommerce seeking a more effective affiliate marketing strategy. Here’s how JEBCommerce developed an ROI focused affiliate marketing strategy that generated $44,000,000 in revenue for a top national fashion retailer. The Problem The JEBCommerce team provided quality service, knowledgeable recommendations and managed our business with great detail and care. They steered us in the right direction to continually grow our program, gain market share over competitors and drive strong sales and return on investment. As a result, the affiliate business has grown to be one of our largest and most productive digital marketing channels. – Kate O. , A Retail Company When we met this retailer, it had just switched leadership and was ready to ramp up its affiliate strategy. Although rival brands offered deep online discounts, the company wanted to avoid this “race to the bottom. ” Its top priorities were increasing ROI and maintaining a strong brand image. An initial analysis of the client’s current campaigns showed two key areas for improvement: performance was not up to par last-minute placements were driving up costs little ROI to justify the spend Without an affiliate management partner it could trust, this brand was understandably skeptical about the results it would see from a revamped strategy. But at the same time,... --- ### Speck YouTube Advertising - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/speck-youtube-advertising/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Electronics, Technology - Service Tiers: Silver - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Company Bio Speck products is a leading phone and laptop case retailer. Since 2001 Speck has been creating award-winning cases using creative design while offering military grade protection. Speck came to JEBCommerce in July of 2016 looking for affiliate management services. A month into the relationship, our paid search team had an idea to drive more brand awareness leading up to the release of the iPhone7 and Speck jumped at the chance to get their brand in front of a wider audience. For a complete list of Speck products, we invite you to check out their site. The Test The whole goal with targeted marketing is to put it in front of the people that will appreciate it the most. This is the main difference between broadcast media and targeted online advertising – we get to dial things in further and further as time goes on, because we get to see the data of who’s actually responding to the ads. When most people hear PPC they think of Google, Bing, and Yahoo. However, YouTube is the second largest search engine; processing over 3 Billion search queries per month. YouTube also has deep analytics insights. YouTube pre-roll ads allow you to target customers by selecting ads that only appear in videos from a specific set of keywords. This leads to more targeted top-of-funnel brand awareness. We wanted to run a test to see if displaying these ads on YouTube would be a cost-effective way to get in front of their target... --- ### Influencer Affiliate Strategy - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/influencer-affiliate-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages, Health, Wellness and Fitness, Pharmaceuticals, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Bodybuilding. com is a well-known online retailer of sports, dietary and body building supplements. The companies focus is on changing people’s lives. To accomplish this, Bodybuilding. com has a team dedicated to publishing workout routines, healthy recipes, nutritional tips and other relevant content. By doing this, Bodybuilding. com has created a community focused on achieving healthier lifestyles. Bodybuilding. com’s primary focus for their affiliate program is acquisition and new customers. This in turn was JEBCommerce’s focus when assisting to manage the BodyBuilding. com program. To do this, our publisher development team looked at ways we could tap into a new customer base. Menfluential was a brand that we partnered with in the past. Terry, the President of Menfluential has been very helpful in pairing influencers he works with to create custom campaigns for each of our clients. After evaluating Menfluential’s portfolio of influencers, we decided to work with Aaron Marino of Alpha M. The team felt Aaron was a great fit for Bodybuilding. com as he has a passion for health and fitness. Before creating Alpha M, Aaron owned his own gym and has won multiple fitness competitions. Along with his experience, Aaron brought to Bodybuilding. com an audience of 2. 6 million primarily male followers who had an interest in fitness. Remember, Bodybuilding. com’s primary goal going into this campaign was to acquire new customers. Specifically, they wanted to achieve a 20% new to file rate as well as a 2X return on investment for this campaign to be... --- ### Using Coupon Affiliates, Without Discounts - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/using-coupon-affiliates-without-discounts/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Service Tiers: Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Affiliate marketing can be intimidating. Especially in the travel industry where large coupon and loyalty publishers make it appear as though there is little room for brands with less penchant for promotions. Here’s how to compete with the “big dogs. ” Coupon Affiliates without Discounts I want to tell you a story of how JEBCommerce, affiliate opm, solved this problem by helping a travel brand develop and execute coupon strategies – without offering any new discounts. This story revolves around one digital retailer that provides deep price cuts on travel passes in key U. S. markets, which essentially means that the product itself is the discount. Because the business has various vendors, it would be problematic to beat out their price point online. Any further promotions would devalue their offering. Best of web – was not the best of strategies. By “best of web” we are talking about coupon sites that curate the best deals on the web for many categories. Read this article to become further acquainted with the 4 types of coupon affiliate programs. How do you craft an affiliate program that drives revenue without providing further product discounts? State the Value of the Coupon Rather than providing an additional discount, our messaging team simply stated the value of the coupon. “Save 40% by purchasing this product” sounds like a coupon, but it doesn’t require a company to give out any additional discounts. Through our analytics, we determined that the majority of prospects responded to this strategic messaging... --- ### New to File Affiliate Strategy - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/new-to-file-affiliate-strategy/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Health, Wellness and Fitness - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing An online health and fitness brand with 50M visitors each month had been successfully managing its affiliate program in-house. However, it recognized that in order to grow, it needed to do more than simply increase revenue from returning customers; it needed to boost its New-To-File (NTF) customers. When the online retailer decided to shift its efforts toward new customer acquisition, it sought out an affiliate program management agency with a track record of success in new customer acquisition. The Problem JEBCommerce started with a deep analysis of their program to assist in developing the best affiliate strategy. One problem that stuck out was that when the retailer switched affiliate networks, a significant amount of publishers did not migrate over to the current network. This accounted for approximately $4 Million in lost revenue. We also identified the need to optimize current affiliates who were either underperforming, or not performing at all. In addition to revitalizing current publishers, JEBCommerce was able to compare the brand’s current affiliates against our database of over 80,000 publishers to find over 90 top vertical specific publishers who were not yet integrated into the brand’s program. The Fix Once the initial assessment was complete, JEBCommerce began incentivizing existing publishers and recruiting top affiliates in the health and fitness industry. JEBCommerce focused on creating a robust customer acquisition strategy in order to find new customers and deliver them into our client’s loyal customer base. This included incentivizing publishers to provide front-page placements on their high-traffic homepages by offering... --- ### The Value of the Affiliate Marketing Channel - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/the-value-of-the-affiliate-marketing-channel/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Services, Hospitality, Leisure, Travel & Tourism - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Introduction In today’s digital marketing world, analytics and a strong understanding of data analysis can make or break your business. Gone are the days where marketers would throw money at a campaign and cross their fingers that it would pay off. Having a firm understanding of what marketing efforts are working, what isn’t and what changes can be implemented for improvement is a pivotal foundation for JEBCommerce. So much so that in 2015 JEB acquired an analytics agency to ensure that we are making the best and most informed marketing decisions for our clients. The Problem Ever since its inception, the affiliate channel has been under constant scrutiny mainly due to the difficulties of attribution, and a history of publishers coming in late to the sales funnel, in essence taking credit for a sale that they did not deserve. Thanks to new technology, attribution has become far more accurate and it is easy to identify and de-incentivize this behavior, however, this reputation is still firmly rooted in many decision-makers’ heads as they plan their yearly marketing strategy. In early 2016, we saw just that as one of our clients had mentioned terminating their entire affiliate program because they simply didn’t see value the channel provided and thought that money could be better allocated elsewhere. The Fix We knew that if our client could see the true value the affiliate channel was providing to their bottom line they would quickly realize scrapping the entire program would be a huge mistake. Our... --- ### JEBCommerce Vs. Network Management - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/jebcommerce-vs-network-management/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Health and Beauty - Service Tiers: Silver, Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Company Profile Our client is an international lifestyle brand that celebrates feeling well and living joyously through their large line of skincare products. Endorsed by doctors, celebrities, and most importantly their customers, this skincare brand wants to inspire their customers to live a better life by being better to themselves. The Problem This beauty brand had seen great success in their online marketing channels. But they knew they needed to add a new channel to their overall strategy to hit their 2009 and 2010 goals and wanted to launch an affiliate program to help raise brand awareness and drive more incremental revenue. With little knowledge of affiliate, they came to JEBCommerce seeking help. The brand decided to have our team manage one program while the network managed the second. Our client was looking to see which management option (agency vs. network) could recruit more publishers, drive more sales and added more to the bottom line performance. The Fix Our client needed a robust affiliate strategy that included a comprehensive competitive analysis, publisher recruitment, affiliate promotion and incentive cadence, creative, and affiliate tools. The team at JEBCommerce was able to do an in-depth analysis of our client’s competitors and their affiliate programs to ensure that we launched the program with the most competitive commission rates. JEBCommerce’s Publisher Development department was able to reach out to beauty bloggers and influencers not already on the network and recruit them into the program. Our proactive team was able to quickly establish a promotional cadence... --- ### Beauty and Skincare - Published: 2020-08-26 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/beauty-and-skincare/ - Merchant Categories: Consumer Goods, Health and Beauty, Luxury Goods & Jewelry - Service Tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing While many retail categories either shrink or find it difficult to grow, the beauty and skincare vertical continues to buck the trend. According to Retail Dive, The Beauty and Skincare category is growing its marketshare, soon to be second biggest channel behind only supermarkets! we have generated over $500M in revenue through the affiliate channel for some of the beauty brands you love Having the right expertise in this competitive category is vital for growth and JEBCommerce has just that. Since our founding in 2004 we have generated over $500M in revenue through the affiliate channel for a number of the beauty brands you love. Many of the affiliate programs we've managed had been on autopilot prior to our active management while others were completely new. In each case our systematized approach to launching, growing, and optimizing affiliate programs resulted in rapid growth, healthy new customer acquisition, and lower CPA's than other digital channels. Our clients experienced high ROI, broad partner participation, efficient recruitment, innovative strategies, and continued growth on average for 5-9 years. Who have we worked with? More than 16 brands in this category. Over 1100 producing affiliates in the Beauty and Skincare segment In order to have a vibrant, growing, and sustainable affiliate program, you need the relationships with the right affiliates. JEBCommerce has that with over 1100 affiliates producing for our clients in this category. Diversification is also key to a successful long term program and that is available with the partners JEBCommerce has relationships with.... --- ### Increasing Revenue while Reducing Spend - Published: 2020-08-25 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/increasing-revenue-while-reducing-spend/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Health and Beauty, Luxury Goods & Jewelry, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing Company Bios Our first company is a category leading beauty and skincare company. They are a multi-channel retailer that generates $50,000,000 annually. Our second company in this case study is a men’s clothing and shoe retailer with catalog, brick and mortar retail locations and is an Internet Retailer 500 company. The Problems Our beauty and skincare company had one year of stagnant growth and with the ever changing retail climate experiencing pressures from all sides, they needed to both increase their overall sales, new customer acquisition and market share, while spending less overall. The client’s program was 10 years old and had been managed by JEBCommerce since its inception. Our men’s clothing and shoe retailer was concerned they were spending money on commissions for orders they would have gotten without the affiliate being involved in the customer’s path to purchase, and paying unnecessarily for orders where the affiliate partner provided little to no value. The Fixes Efforts in year 1 produced a 46% increase in ROI through the channel and a 31% overall cost reduction. Our beauty and skincare client needed an advanced affiliate strategy that sparked sales growth and increased the efficiency of their spend. The team at JEBCommerce completed a comprehensive audit of the client’s program as well as a review of each partners’ marketing efforts on behalf of the client. The team found that the affiliate partners fell into two main groups, the affiliates that were working intentionally to find, attract and close new and existing customers... --- ### Missed Forecast by 6 Figures, Recovered in 7 Days - Published: 2020-08-25 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/missed-forecast-by-6-figures-recovered-in-7-days/ - Merchant Categories: Variety - Service Tiers: Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing The Problem(s) Each and every week our team compares our clients’ progress month to date compared with their forecast. With this particular client our team noticed on the 15th of the month that the channel was projected to miss forecast, based on MTD performance, by $150,000. Further investigation showed that 3 of our top affiliates were contributing to over 85% of that gap. The real problem was that the gap was due to a combination of strategy changes, commission level decreases, and limiting tactics permissions. The team had to find a way to quickly bridge the gap without those top performers. The Fixes Within 1 week... bridged the gap in projected sales (over $150,000)! Because we weren’t able to directly change the performance of the four publishers who were down, we had to identify affiliates that were in Tier 2 of the affiliate program that were ripe for growth. Our team set up meetings with these affiliates immediately and explored different ways we could boost production. We then worked with our client directly to acquire new promotions for the many different regions they operate in. These promotions then were uploaded to the networks as text links, sent out to all affiliates in a newsletter and personally provided to each of the Tier 2 affiliates we had started to work more closely with. We found 4 affiliates within that tier who would end up helping us bridge that gap with increased marketing activity and customer reach. We provided those affiliates with... --- ### Driving 2,931% revenue growth - Published: 2020-08-25 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/process-driven-approach-to-crazy-revenue-increases/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Retail, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Gold - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing The Challenge When the retailer enlisted JEBCommerce to help them raise the benchmark for its affiliate results, we approached the challenge with a proven process in hand. Our client is a well-known outdoor and gear multi-channel retailer with two distinct brands. The retailer has stores all over the Northeast and Midwest, in addition to robust catalog and online channels. Its brands cater to the adventurer and the farm, ranch and construction worker. Our client recognized that to succeed in its marketplace, it needed to generate consistent growth through its affiliate channel. We’re not talking about users who are looking for a deal after they decide to order and already have items in their cart. Our client was seeking consistent, measurable growth that they could count on each and every month. When the retailer enlisted JEBCommerce to help them raise the benchmark for its affiliate results, we approached the challenge with a proven process in hand. The Process JEBCommerce is a process-focused company—so much so that it’s one of our core values. Simply put, systems drive us, day in and day out. In a digital marketing landscape that’s constantly evolving and ever exciting, processes are often viewed as the antithesis of innovation. But that’s not how we see it. Processes and systems allow us to be efficient, operate with more freedom and unlock the bandwidth for a higher level of strategy. Processes are the cornerstone of craftsmanship, a springboard for innovation and fuel for creativity—the kind that produces replicable results. At... --- ### Stories of Scale - Published: 2020-08-05 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/stories-of-scale/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Consumer Services, Food & Beverages, Health and Beauty, Health, Wellness and Fitness, Leisure, Travel & Tourism, Retail, Sporting Goods, Technology, Toys and Games - Service Tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing When we take over a client's affiliate program it's always a balance of setting realistic growth expectations and excitement to deliver the best possible results quickly. But it takes more than just promises and hype to deliver early success that is sustainable and can be a solid foundation for continued growth and success. To that end, we've created a step-by-step plan for working on each program in a systematic and holistic way that delivers the best results to jumpstart individual programs. Our six-step Client Success Road Map focuses on a variety of specific areas and uses proven methods to quickly show results. But it's Step Two of our process that ensures all our agency's resources are deployed to help clients scale fast. That process, which involves a proven method for recruiting new, appropriate and productive affiliates into a client's program, leverages our agency's deep roots and relationships with existing affiliates. This builds an immediate foundation for growth. (image of step 2 goes here) 100 in 100 Step Two is actually called "100 in 100". The goal is to bring 100 affiliates into a program in 100 days. The entire agency works to identify and recruit affiliates that would be the most appropriate and productive for the new program. By harnessing the resources of the agency's entire team, we have a powerful group of experts with deep affiliate relationships and connections that can be leveraged. The entire team works together to strategically pinpoint the right affiliates from other programs using a... --- ### $350M in Apparel and Fashion Sales - Published: 2020-08-05 - Modified: 2024-07-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/350million-in-apparel-and-fashion-sales/ - Merchant Categories: Apparel & Fashion, Consumer Goods, Luxury Goods & Jewelry, Retail, Sporting Goods - Service Tiers: Silver, Gold, Platinum - Service Types: Affiliate Marketing There’s no denying Amazon’s presence—or power—in the eCommerce landscape. But despite the Amazon ecosystem’s astonishing scope and scale, there’s at least one area where it hasn’t been able to dominate: fashion and apparel. Fashion and apparel has maintained ownership of its own distribution outside of the Amazon ecosystem. Until Jeff Bezos and co. can crack that code, brands in this category have a prime opportunity to grow their market share. That’s where JEBCommerce comes in. Leading fashion and apparel brands come to us ready to craft an affiliate marketing program that’s profitable, efficient and proven to increase their revenue online. We rise to the challenge with robust expertise and a suite of best practices unique to the fashion and apparel category. Here’s a quick case study on how JEBCommerce leverages our experience to help fashion and apparel brands grow their revenue online. Our Experience Fashion and apparel brands have a golden opportunity to gain market share online. How do we know? Because we’ve been working in this segment for more than two decades (and have combined experience of well over 100 years). Our Founder, Jamie Birch, ran some of the most successful affiliate programs within this category before launching JEBCommerce. It’s in our blood. We know how to grow fashion and apparel affiliate programs, and we know how to do so profitably. Here’s the top line: $350,000,000+ revenue generated in this category through the affiliate channel 20 years of experience managing fashion and apparel affiliate/partner programs 41 online advertisers who... --- ### Optimizing Mobile Conversion - Published: 2020-08-03 - Modified: 2021-02-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/our-clients/case-studies/optimizing-mobile-conversion/ - Merchant Categories: Technology - Service Types: Conversion Rate Audit The Challenge Our client, an online retailer specializing in selling refurbished and pre-owned smartphones, was experiencing a low conversion rate on mobile (0. 8%) and needed a solution to improve that metric. It was critical to increase mobile conversions as mobile is a huge source of traffic and sales for ecommerce companies. 53% of global online traffic comes from mobile devices (Statista) 57% U. S. online traffic comes from mobile devices (BrightEdge) 200% increase in interactions when mobile devices are used (Google) 80% of users will complete sales when sites offer Q/A for mobile users (Google) The Process Our team has 20 years of web design experience, 15 years of web development experience, and 6 years in the UI/UX and Conversion Optimization fields. Over that span of time, we’ve discovered every project has its unique rewards and challenges, and this was no exception. Getting to the bottom of the conversion issue required taking the client through our 6-step Growth Optimization process. Each phase of our process is broken down into a series of tasks, each contributing to an array of reports with hundreds of data points. At a high level, the process looks like this: Conversion Rate Audit Client Success map In addition to being used to develop hypotheses for each successive phase, our quantitative and qualitative data gathering uncovers “low-hanging fruit” opportunities, fixes that can be implemented relatively quickly. Our process uncovered a total of 48 issues on the client’s site, 11 of which fell into the quick fix... --- --- ## Podcast Episodes ### Navigating Affiliate Tracking & Consent Laws with Steven Brown - Published: 2025-02-20 - Modified: 2025-02-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/navigating-affiliate-tracking-consent-laws-with-steven-brown-with-steven-brown/ Explore affiliate tracking's future with insights on consent laws and Google policy shifts from the pros! Listen now on Profitable Performance Marketing. --- ### Mastering Online Experiences for Today’s Digital Shoppers with Jeremy Aaronson - Published: 2025-02-05 - Modified: 2025-02-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-online-experiences-for-todays-digital-shoppers-with-jeremy-aaronson/ Discover how personalization transforms consumer experiences in the digital age with insights from Jeremy Aaronson on the PPM Podcast. --- ### Amazon, Affiliates, andAdvertisers: The Next Big Move with Owen Guetschow - Published: 2025-01-29 - Modified: 2025-01-29 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/amazon-affiliates-andadvertisers-the-next-big-move-with-owen-guetschow/ Unlock Amazon affiliate success! Discover new strategies, insights, and the scoop on Amazon's recent changes with Jake Fuller and Owen Guetschow, Agency Partnerships at Levanta. --- ### Referral Programs Unplugged: Boosting Your Brand's Network - Published: 2024-12-11 - Modified: 2024-12-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/referral-programs-unplugged-boosting-your-brands-network/ Discover strategies to boost your ecommerce game with Jake & Will Fraser, Head of /advocate at impact.com, as they share insights on building successful referral programs. Listen in! --- ### Affiliate Mastery: Building Connections, Avoiding Mistakes with Tara McCommons - Published: 2024-12-04 - Modified: 2024-12-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-mastery-building-connections-avoiding-mistakes-with-tara-mccommons/ Explore affiliate marketing insights with Jake Fuller and Tara McCommons—success strategies that are sure help you sidestep those rookie mistakes and shine brighter than your competitors. --- ### Mastering Coupons: Your Brand's Secret Weapon with Brook Schaaf - Published: 2024-11-20 - Modified: 2024-11-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-coupons-your-brands-secret-weapon-with-brook-schaaf/ Unlock the secrets of coupon sites in affiliate marketing and learn how to wield them like a pro, avoiding common pitfalls and maximizing brand success. Don't miss out! --- ### Bridging PR and Affiliate Marketing for ROI Gold with Sophie Toporoff - Published: 2024-11-13 - Modified: 2024-11-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/bridging-pr-and-affiliate-marketing-for-roi-gold-with-sophie-toporoff/ Discover how PR and affiliate marketing merge for scalable success in this episode of Profitable Performance Marketing with Sophie Toporoff. --- ### Mastering Affiliate Recruitment with a Personal Touch with Dustin Howes - Published: 2024-11-06 - Modified: 2024-11-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mastering-affiliate-recruitment-with-a-personal-touch-with-dustin-howes/ Unlock affiliate success with Jake Fuller and Dustin Howes as they reveal recruitment secrets and the power of partnerships in performance marketing! --- ### The Evolution of Affiliate From Underdog to E-Commerce Essential with Adam Weiss - Published: 2024-10-30 - Modified: 2024-10-30 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-evolution-of-affiliate-from-underdog-to-e-commerce-essential-with-adam-weiss/ Join Jake & Adam Weiss to uncover affiliate marketing’s evolution—from underdog to essential channel—and the tech that’s transformed it. Listen in! --- ### Staying Current (or Ahead) in Affiliate Marketing with Tricia Meyer - Published: 2024-10-23 - Modified: 2024-10-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/staying-current-or-ahead-in-affiliate-marketing-with-tricia-meyer/ Join Jake Fuller and Tricia Meyer as they unpack the evolving world of affiliate marketing on Profitable Performance Marketing! Don't miss out. --- ### Runway and Access: The Publisher’s Dilemma with Jamie Birch - Published: 2024-10-16 - Modified: 2024-10-16 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/runway-and-access-the-publishers-dilemma-with-jamie-birch/ Jake Fuller and Jamie Birch dive into the challenges publishers face within the affiliate marketing channel on this insightful episode. Be sure to check it out! --- ### The Emergence of AI & Affiliate Marketing with Cary Pierce - Published: 2024-10-09 - Modified: 2024-10-09 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-emergence-of-ai-affiliate-marketing-with-cary-pierce/ AI & affiliate marketing: Dive in with Cary Pierce and Jake Fuller; see how Rakuten Advertising's machine learning tools can turbocharge your strategies! --- ### Affiliate Marketing's Tools, Trends, and Tactics with Parrish Essell - Published: 2024-04-10 - Modified: 2024-04-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketings-tools-trends-and-tactics-with-parrish-essell/ Discover expert insights on affiliate marketing strategies and tools. Join Jamie Birch and Parrish Essell in this illuminating conversation! --- ### Versatility, Leadership, and Self-Awareness in Marketing with Sal Conca - Published: 2024-04-03 - Modified: 2024-04-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/versatility-leadership-and-self-awareness-in-marketing-with-sal-conca/ Join Jamie Birch and guest Sal Conca, CEO of AmazingAds as they reveal insights spanning over 23 years of collaboration, from co-marketing endeavors to leadership principles, affiliate marketing tactics, and the power of video marketing. Don't miss this enriching dialogue packed with actionable advice and industry expertise. --- ### 5 Things Networks and Advertisers Are Doing to Stifle Innovation - Published: 2024-03-27 - Modified: 2024-03-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-things-networks-and-advertisers-are-doing-to-stifle-innovation/ This episode is a candid look at some of the frustrations and challenges stifling innovation in the affiliate marketing industry. From inaccessible advertiser contact information to network approval hurdles, Jamie sheds light on several solvable issues hindering affiliate growth and offers insights for improvement. Tune in for a thought-provoking episode on the state of affiliate marketing today. --- ### Then and Now: Martech Record's Impact and Affiliate B2B with Michael McNerny - Published: 2024-03-20 - Modified: 2024-03-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/then-and-now-martech-records-impact-and-affiliate-b2b-with-michael-mcnerny/ In this episode, Michael McNerny, founder of Martech Record, explores the future of B2B affiliate marketing, discussing AI in reviews, community-building strategies, and monetization tactics. Join us for insights from a pioneer in the field! --- ### The Quickest Way to Increase New Customer Acquisition in the Affiliate Channel - Published: 2024-03-13 - Modified: 2024-04-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-quickest-way-to-increase-new-customer-acquisition-in-the-affiliate-channel/ In this episode, JEBCommerce founder Jamie Birch, lays out a 5 step plan to increase your new customer acquisition percentage through your affiliate channel. Don't miss it! --- ### Purpose and Intentionality in Digital Marketing with Kevin Strawbridge - Published: 2024-03-06 - Modified: 2024-03-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/purpose-and-intentionality-in-digital-marketing-with-kevin-strawbridge/ Affiliate marketing budgeting, working with your other channels, deal and coupon vitality and more, our conversation with long time industry vet, Kevin Strawbridge. Check it out! --- ### 5 Key Strategies for Newcomers - Published: 2024-02-28 - Modified: 2024-02-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-key-strategies-for-newcomers/ Are you new to affiliate marketing? Check out the 5 key strategies you need to know about in today's episode. --- ### Marketing As An Act of Love and Other Concepts with Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff of Princess Cruises - Published: 2024-02-21 - Modified: 2024-02-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/marketing-as-an-act-of-love-and-other-concepts-with-nick-charrow-and-emma-wolff-of-princess-cruises/ Did you know that marketing can be an act of compassion and love? In today's conversation with Nick Charrow and Emma Wolff of Princess Cruises (a JEBCommerce client) this and other fascinating marketing concepts are front and center. Don't miss out, listen in now! --- ### The Importance of Affiliate Channel Alignment and Equipping Your Publishers - Published: 2024-02-14 - Modified: 2024-02-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-importance-of-affiliate-channel-alignment-and-equipping-your-publishers/ Do you have the right tools for your affiliates to achieve your goals with your affiliate program? Jamie Birch, 24 year veteran of affiliate marketing discusses this and more on this solo episode. Be sure to tune in! --- ### From DC to Park City - An Affiliate Marketing Journey with Vanessa Isaacson - Published: 2024-02-07 - Modified: 2024-02-07 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-dc-to-park-city-an-affiliate-marketing-journey-with-vanessa-isaacson/ Use EPC to attract top tier publishers! This topic and more on this episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast hosted by Jamie Birch with special guest Vanessa Isaacson of AvantLink. --- ### Product-based Commissioning in Your Affiliate Program - Published: 2024-01-31 - Modified: 2024-01-31 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/product-based-commissioning-in-your-affiliate-program/ Our host, Jamie Birch, talks about ways that the team at JEBCommerce leverage product-based commissioning to maximize growth and profitability for affiliate management clients. --- ### EPC and How to Use it in the Affiliate Channel - Published: 2024-01-24 - Modified: 2024-01-24 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/epc-and-how-to-use-it-in-the-affiliate-channel/ Explore EPC (Earnings Per Click) in affiliate marketing with Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce. Learn how to calculate and leverage EPC intentionally for affiliate success. Discover strategies to optimize, retain, and recruit affiliates while managing your program's EPC. Find out how you can use this metric to grow your affiliate program today! --- ### The Complex World of Affiliate Compliance - Get To Know Your Liabilities - Published: 2024-01-17 - Modified: 2024-01-17 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-complex-world-of-affiliate-compliance-get-to-know-your-liabilities/ Explore the world of affiliate marketing compliance with Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce, on this solo podcast episode. Delve into contractual obligations, regulatory and legal compliance, and ensuring affiliates adhere to your terms. Discover the crucial aspects of compliance for a successful and risk-free affiliate program. Listen in! --- ### Affiliate Program Management Agency JEBCommerce Acquired by Executive Team - An Interview with Jake, Nicole and Gabe - Published: 2024-01-09 - Modified: 2024-01-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jebcommerce-acquired-by-executive-team/ Founder Jamie Birch and JEBCommerce's new executive team discuss the exciting future direction of the agency and the affiliate marketing channel in a historic episode. Tune in for insights on the journey ahead! --- ### Shifting the Landscape: Exploring Affiliate Trends with Cary Pierce - Published: 2023-12-20 - Modified: 2023-12-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/shifting-the-landscape-exploring-affiliate-trends-with-cary-pierce/ Looking for unique ways to target new customers through your affiliate marketing channel? Then you definitely want to listen to this conversation with Jamie Birch and Cary Pierce! --- ### 9 Often Overlooked Affiliate Management Basics - Published: 2023-12-13 - Modified: 2023-12-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/9-often-overlooked-affiliate-management-basics/ Are you handling the fundamentals of affiliate management well or are you making these common errors? Listen to this episode to find out! --- ### Press Record: A Dialog on Marketing Strategies and Success with Matthew Ray Scott - Published: 2023-12-06 - Modified: 2023-12-06 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/press-record-a-dialog-on-marketing-strategies-and-success-with-matthew-ray-scott/ In this episode we dive into the power of a daily scorecard, video marketing strategies, and the role belief and discipline play in success with Matthew Ray Scott. Do. Not. Miss! --- ### 5 Things To Do Right Now With Your Affiliate Program - Published: 2023-11-29 - Modified: 2024-01-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/5-things-to-do-right-now-with-your-affiliate-program/ Not sure what you should be doing with your affiliate program? Jamie walks you through 5 fundamentals you should look at in your affiliate program right now. No better time than now to listen in, take notes, and get to work! --- ### The affiliate channel is complex, don't make this mistake with it - Published: 2023-11-22 - Modified: 2023-11-22 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-affiliate-channel-is-complex-dont-make-this-mistake-with-it/ Don't make the mistake most affiliate managers and digital marketers make by managing your program as one, homogenous thing. You have to understand, evaluate, and optimize your affiliate publishers individually. Do not miss this episode! --- ### Mass Media Publishers and Affiliate Marketing with Nick Marchese - Published: 2023-11-15 - Modified: 2023-11-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mass-media-publishers-and-affiliate-marketing-with-nick-marchese/ Everyone wants mass media publishers. Today we talk to Nick Marchese about these publishers, his experience within this type of affiliate publisher, and how to navigate this as an advertiser. Join us! --- ### Affiliate Marketing and Search Engine Marketing - Can they work together? - Published: 2023-11-08 - Modified: 2023-11-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-and-search-engine-marketing-can-they-work-together/ Let's talk about utilizing SEM affiliates to gain more customers, reduce costs and augment your budgets. Affiliate marketing is complex, Jamie answers this fundamental question. Listen in! --- ### Is it Possible to Maximize PR and SEO with Affiliate Offers? - Published: 2023-11-01 - Modified: 2023-11-01 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/is-it-possible-to-maximize-pr-and-seo-with-affiliate-offers/ Can affiliate channels be leveraged to help support PR and SEO campaigns? Heck yeah they can! Jamie Birch, host and JEBCommerce Founder, walks through some fundamentals of tracking to make this work. --- ### Affiliate publisher extensions, budgets, and Google Analytics with Choots Humphries - Published: 2023-10-25 - Modified: 2023-10-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-publisher-extensions-budgets-and-google-analytics-with-choots-humphries/ Jamie Birch and Choots Humphries talk all things affiliate marketing on today's episode. From browser extensions to variable budgets within the affiliate channel, as well as a great introduction to attribution ... all topics they touch on. Give it a listen! --- ### Program application approvals - I have to review these? - Published: 2023-10-18 - Modified: 2023-10-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/program-application-approvals-i-have-to-review-these/ Do you have hundreds of affiliate applications waiting for you in your program? Well, let this be a slap to the back of the head to get started reviewing those today! Jamie Birch talks about the importance of getting this fundamental task done frequently on this episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast. --- ### Punch-Out!!, Jimmy Page, and Partnerships with Blake Cantrell - Published: 2023-10-11 - Modified: 2023-10-11 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/punch-out-jimmy-page-and-partnerships-with-blake-cantrell/ Good partnerships are the lifeblood of any affiliate marketing channel. Today we talk to one of the premier partner-makers in the space, Blake Cantrell. --- ### Reaching discount buyerswithout risking full-margin acquisition - Published: 2023-10-04 - Modified: 2023-10-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/reaching-discount-buyerswithout-risking-full-margin-acquisition/ Have you been trying to figure out how to reach new discount buyers without risking full-margin acquisition? In this episode, host Jamie Birch outlines a three step strategy to do just that in your affiliate program. --- ### Can the affiliate channel help move overstocked and discounted inventory? - Published: 2023-09-27 - Modified: 2023-09-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/can-the-affiliate-channel-help-move-overstocked-and-discounted-inventory/ Can the affiliate channel support your company's need to move overstocked items? Not only is the answer a resounding yes, but our founder, Jamie Birch, talks about how the affiliate channel is the best channel to move your overstocked items. --- ### What should my affiliate newsletter and overall communication cadence be? - Published: 2023-09-20 - Modified: 2023-09-20 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-newsletter-and-communication-cadence/ How often should I communicate with my affiliates? Jamie Birch, founder of JEBCommerce and host of the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast answers this important affiliate marketing question. --- ### Season 3 is coming soon! - Published: 2023-09-13 - Modified: 2023-09-13 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/season-3-is-coming-soon/ Welcome to Season Three of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast! Join us for fresh insights and engaging discussions with industry experts and tackle burning questions in the affiliate marketing space. Get ready for weekly episodes every Wednesday and don't forget to rate us on your favorite podcast platform! --- ### Sales Are The New Likes, Views, and Clicks with Andy Hohl - Published: 2022-10-26 - Modified: 2023-03-03 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/sales-are-the-new-likes-views-and-clicks-with-andy-hohl/ PR and Affiliate Marketing continue to integrate and today we talk to Andy Hohl of MagicLinks, an influencer platform, on how affiliate marketing and influencer work together and how MagicLinks can help you drive sales through influencers. --- ### Affiliate Marketing in a Recession or Economic Downturn - Published: 2022-10-05 - Modified: 2022-10-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-in-a-recession-or-economic-downturn/ Is affiliate marketing vital during a recession and economic downturn? Heck yeah it is! Jamie Birch talks about the reasons why on today's episode. --- ### Build it and they won't come – Affiliate Marketingis hard - Published: 2022-09-28 - Modified: 2022-09-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/build-it-and-they-wont-come-affiliate-marketingis-hard/ Is affiliate marketing a set it and forget it channel? In a word, no, it is not. Our host outlines why this isn't the case and 4 things you can do to ramp your affiliate relationships and revenue right now. --- ### Scaling Your Program With a Sub-Affiliate Network with Nick Baker - Published: 2022-09-21 - Modified: 2022-09-21 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/scaling-your-program-with-a-sub-affiliate-network-with-nick-baker/ Are you thinking about including a sub-affiliate network in your affiliate program? Then you need to listen to today's episode with Nick Baker of Sovrn Holdings. --- ### Get Affiliates to Join and Generate Sales - Published: 2022-09-14 - Modified: 2022-09-14 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/get-affiliates-to-join-and-generate-sales/ Ever wonder how to recruit more affiliates and get them active when your current affiliates aren't doing anything? We lay out a simple but effective plan for your affiliate program in today's episode. --- ### A Deep Dive Into Coupon Affiliates with Tiara Rea-Palmer - Published: 2022-09-07 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-deep-dive-into-coupon-affiliates-with-tiara-rea-palmer/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Coupon affiliates have always been a hot topic and many brands have a love/hate relationship with them. Today we dive into this topic and so much more with the Director of Partnerships at CouponFollow, Tiara Rea-Palmer! --- ### The Merging of PR and Affiliate with Cristina Velocci - Published: 2022-08-31 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-merging-of-pr-and-affiliate-with-cristina-velocci/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Cristina Velocci has had an exciting career and a timely transition from editorial to content. She's been at the forefront of the merging of Affiliate Marketing and PR and we talk about all that, what it's like to work with a publisher like SHE Media and how to navigate this ever changing digital landscape. --- ### Lexus Nexus to Rewards in Affiliate Marketing with Tricia Meyer - Published: 2022-07-20 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/lexus-nexus-to-rewards-in-affiliate-marketing-with-tricia-meyer/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner From hardwired Lexus Nexus terminals to one of the most well known affiliate rewards sites and Executive Director of the Performance Marketing Association, today's guest is Tricia Meyer! --- ### Digital Entrepreneurship, Travel Marketing, and Snowboarding with Dan Christian - Published: 2022-07-14 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/digital-entrepreneurship-travel-marketing-and-snowboarding-with-dan-christian/ - Tags: Client Influencers, Affiliates, Travel Digital Marketing and the Free The Snow movement of the early 2000s? Yes, today we are talking all those things with Dan Christian, founder of Acceleration Team, CMO at Dharma, and former client of JEBCommerce. --- ### From ABC to Evenflo with Josh Reed - Published: 2022-07-06 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-abc-to-evenflo-with-josh-reed/ - Tags: Client Digital transformation, the dredging of the Hudson River, the need for generalization in the early 2000s and how Evenflo uses the affiliate program to test and find pockets of goodness with today's guest Josh Reed. --- ### PR and Affiliate Marketing are Merging, a discussion with Blagica Bottigliero - Published: 2022-06-29 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/pr-and-affiliate-marketing-are-merging-a-discussion-with-blagica-bottigliero/ - Tags: Public Relations PR and Affiliate Marketing are now dancing together, and to the same music, like never before. This is a tremendously exciting time for those of us in both fields. Today I bring on a veteran of both channels, our very own Director of Affiliate Marketing, Blagica Bottigliero, to discuss how these two world are converging. --- ### A Deep and Technical Dive into Affiliate Marketing with Samantha Morris - Published: 2022-06-22 - Modified: 2022-06-23 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-deep-and-technical-dive-into-affiliate-marketing-with-samantha-morris/ On today's episode we interview one of our Sr. Affiliate Managers, Samantha Morris. We dive into the deep end of affiliate marketing and discuss tech tools available to affiliate marketers, her biggest wins, and much more. Be sure to tune in! --- ### Promotional and Coupon Integrity in Your Affiliate Channel - Published: 2022-06-15 - Modified: 2022-06-15 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/promotional-and-coupon-integrity-in-your-affiliate-channel/ How do you ensure that coupons and promotions end up in the right hands and that other channel offers don't end up all over affiliate sites? Today's episode will share the keys to taking care of this problem. Listen in! --- ### Affiliate Marketing, Leadership, and a Commodore 64 with Richard Dennys - Published: 2022-06-08 - Modified: 2022-06-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-leadership-and-a-commodore-64-with-richard-dennys/ Richard Dennys and Jamie Birch talk leadership in turbulence, the importance of always learning, the impact education can have, influencer marketing, affiliate marketing and more! --- ### Commerce Content and Working With Wirecutter with Leilani Han - Published: 2022-06-01 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/commerce-content-and-working-with-wirecutter-with-leilani-han/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Today's guest is Leilani Han, Executive Director, Commerce at Wirecutter, a Commerce Content publisher. Our conversation ranges from how the power dynamic in affiliate marketing has shifted more towards affiliates, leadership, career development and how to work with Wirecutter. --- ### Affiliate Program Tracking Testing - Published: 2022-05-25 - Modified: 2022-05-25 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-program-tracking-testing/ Affiliate programs are often not tracking all of their orders. You should have an extensive tracking testing protocol. Jamie Birch goes over this and more in today's episode. --- ### Affiliate Marketing Paid Placements - Published: 2022-05-18 - Modified: 2022-11-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-paid-placements/ Paid placements are a great way to grow your affiliate program revenue. --- ### From Affiliate Manager to C-Level Executive with Jared LaMantia - Published: 2022-05-11 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/from-affiliate-manager-to-c-level-executive-with-jared-lamantia/ - Tags: Client From affiliate manager to VP and GM, Jared LaMantia and I discuss his career path, project management, how to effectively use data in your marketing efforts and much more on the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast. --- ### Focus on Performance Over Categories - Published: 2022-05-04 - Modified: 2022-05-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/focus-on-performance-over-categories/ Stop evaluating an affiliate partner's performance based on how you categorize them. Coupon, loyalty, cashback, or reward, that doesn't matter. What does matter is the performance they drive. Let's talk data! --- ### Affiliates Got the Power - Published: 2022-04-27 - Modified: 2022-04-27 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliates-got-the-power/ Still treating affiliates as if you are the more powerful one in the conversation? Well times have changed and affiliates have way more power than you think. Time to redo your strategies to reflect that. --- ### Affluencer vs Influencer and the Importance of Representation with Blagica Bottigliero - Published: 2022-04-20 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affluencer-vs-influencer-and-the-importance-of-representation-with-blagica-bottigliero/ - Tags: Public Relations Entrepreneur, digital marketing veteran, and internet trailblazer Blagica Bottigliero joins Jamie for a riveting discussion covering topics from the rise of a new type of content creator to representation in the workplace. Be sure to give this one a listen (or read) ... now! --- ### The Rise of the Affluencer - Published: 2022-04-13 - Modified: 2022-08-10 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-rise-of-the-affluencer/ - Tags: Public Relations PPM is back and we're diving into the topics you want and need to know about. In this episode, we discuss influencers and the rise of a new class of influencer: the affluencer. Tune in to find out how things are evolving. Don't get left behind! --- ### Season 2 is coming back! - Published: 2022-04-04 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/season-2-is-coming-back/ The second half of Profitable Performance Marketing season 2 is getting started! We've got great new guests and a bunch of new topics to cover. Be sure to check us out where ever you get your podcasts. --- ### Getting Down to Reality (and whisky) with Chris Tradgett - Published: 2021-12-15 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/getting-down-to-reality-and-whisky-with-chris-tradgett/ Entrepreneur and industry long-timer Chris Tradgett joins Jamie from across the pond for a good natured, multi-themed discussion. Don’t miss it! --- ### Managing Through Turbulence - Published: 2021-11-29 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/managing-through-turbulence/ Like so many, the pandemic tested our ability to react to sudden (and dramatic) change. Here’s the method we used to keep things together and moving forward. --- ### Affiliate Marketing Strategies to Acquire New Customers - Published: 2021-11-17 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/affiliate-marketing-strategies-to-acquire-new-customers/ Everything you need for a robust new customer acquisition initiative is available within the affiliate channel. In today’s episode Jamie offers tips on laying the groundwork for success. If your brand could use an infusion of new customers, this one's for you! --- ### Don't Remove Dormant Affiliates From Your Program - Published: 2021-11-03 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dont-remove-dormant-affiliates-from-your-program/ Removing unproductive affiliates from your program limits your future growth, masks other issues you may have with managing your affiliate program, and does more to harm your reputation and relationships within the industry, outweighing any benefit that might come from the practice. --- ### Treasure What You Measure – KPIs in Business and Work-life - Published: 2021-10-20 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/treasure-what-you-measure-kpis-in-business-and-work-life/ With the right tools, making predictions in business and work-life may just be possible. Listen in as Jamie reviews the application and importance of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). --- ### It's Going to Be All Right, a Conversation with April Spigarelli - Published: 2021-10-13 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/its-going-to-be-all-right-a-conversation-with-april-spigarelli/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner April and I talk about all things affiliate marketing, specifically the 7 rules she has for creating a quarterly plan as well as keys to building strong, profitable, and innovative relationships with advertisers. --- ### Is Your Product Good Enough? - Published: 2021-10-06 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/is-your-product-good-enough/ The race to the bottom game is one you probably can't win. And why would you want to? Here's another strategy that might help separate your brand from the pack. Listen now! --- ### The Value of Building Relationships and Much More with Chris Park - Published: 2021-09-29 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/the-value-of-building-relationships-and-much-more-with-chris-park/ Ready for a treat? Jamie talks shop with one of JEBCommerce’s own, Affiliate Marketing legend Chris Park. Listen in as they get into a variety of topics like running programs on multiple networks, dismissing affiliates, and the value of building relationships as the basis of Affiliate Marketing. If you only have time for one podcast this week, make it this one! --- ### 3 Changes Your Affiliate Program Needs to Work with Influencers - Published: 2021-09-22 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/3-changes-your-affiliate-program-needs-to-work-with-influencers/ Want to insure your influencer relationships are successful? You won't want to miss our latest episode outlining the 3 Changes Your Affiliate Program Needs to Work with Influencers. Listen now! --- ### KPIs, Data, and Conflict in Marketing with Faheem Dayala - Published: 2021-09-15 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/kpis-data-and-conflict-in-marketing-with-faheem-dayala/ - Tags: Client Tune in as Jamie interviews Faheem Dayala, Chief Digital Strategist at Shayr Digital. They cover pitfalls today’s marketers face, the necessity of setting relevant KPIs and data tracking, and what happens when data is scrutinized for its own sake. --- ### Why You Can't Afford Not to be in Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2021-09-08 - Modified: 2021-09-08 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/why-you-cant-afford-not-to-be-in-affiliate-marketing/ Looking to maximize marketing spend, reach new customers, or make your business more resilient? Listen up for 7 reasons why a robust affiliate channel may be the answer you’re looking for. --- ### A New Season is Coming Soon! - Published: 2021-08-20 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-new-season-is-coming-soon/ We're excited to announce that a new season of the Profitable Performance Marketing podcast is coming soon! We hope you'll tune in for more great interviews and a new episode format we're calling "solos" where we'll tackle the topics you've asked us about. If there's a burning question you'd like answered, let us know! --- ### Finding Balance in the Work From Home Era with Karen Fong Snyder > Work From Home is great in many ways, but the mid- to long-term effects are still unknown. Karen Snyder and I discuss these issues and more! - Published: 2021-08-11 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/finding-balance-in-the-work-from-home-era-with-karen-fong-snyder/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Those fortunate enough to Work From Home (WFH) have benefitted in a variety of ways. However, the mid- to long-term effects on people and businesses are still unknown. Listen as Karen Snyder and I discuss some of these issues and more! --- ### Diversity, Equity and Inclusion - A discussion with Michele Shelton CDP, CPC - Published: 2021-08-04 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-a-discussion-with-michele-shelton-cdp-cpc/ On today's episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast we talk about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion or DEI with Michele Shelton, CDP, CPC of www.micheleshelton.com. --- ### Affiliate Marketing, the wage gap, the importance of flexibility and more with Julia Hochstein of Zoro > Today I sit down and chat with Julia Hochstein, Senior Affiliate Manager at Zoro.com. We talk about the wage gap, the importance of flexibility for working moms and affiliate marketing! - Published: 2021-06-22 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/a-discussion-on-affiliate-marketing-the-wage-gap-the-importance-of-flexibility-and-more-with-julia-hochstein-of-zoro/ Today I sit down and chat with Julia Hochstein, Senior Affiliate Marketing Manager at Zoro.com. We talk about the wage gap, the importance of flexibility for working moms and affiliate marketing! Listen to this episode and join the conversation! --- ### One Important Question to Ask as an Affiliate Manager with Matt McWilliams the Affiliate Guy > Matt McWiliams and Jamie Birch talk all things affiliate marketing including working with affiliates and more. - Published: 2021-06-09 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/one-important-question-to-ask-as-an-affiliate-manager-with-matt-mcwilliams-the-affiliate-guy/ Today I talk with Matt McWilliams, long time friend, long time successful affiliate manager and now successful entrepreneur helping others turn their passion into profits. Matt is known as the AffiliateGuy and has managed very successful affiliate programs and helped thousands of individuals use affiliate marketing to earn a living. It's a great listen and has lots of great tips for any affiliate manager. --- ### Mike McNerney Publisher, Martech Record - Affiliate Marketing is good for democracy? And more! > Mike McNerney from Martech Record joins us today. We talk everything from his high school radio show, to how his publishing and sales background led to Martech record and to how the affiliate channel is really only getting started. - Published: 2021-06-03 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mike-mcnerney-publisher-martech-record-affiliate-marketing-is-good-for-democracy-and-more/ Listen to today's episode with Michael McNerney, Publisher at Martech Record. Want to know how affiliate marketing is good for democracy? Want to know if affiliate marketing is in its infancy or old age? Then definitely listen to today's podcast. --- ### Talking biscuits, football and affiliate marketing optimization tactics with Joe Sousa, Affiliate Manager, North America at Fanatics, Inc > Jou Sousa, Affiliate Manager North America at Fanatics, Inc talks to our Jamie Birch, CEO of JEBCommerce, about affiliate marketing optimization! - Published: 2021-05-27 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/talking-biscuits-football-and-affiliate-marketing-optimization-tactics-with-joe-sousa-affiliate-manager-north-america-at-fanatics-inc/ From biscuits and cinnamon rolls and the Seahawks to a deep dive into affiliate optimization tactics. Those things and more in today's episode with Joe Sousa of Fanatics. We talk about optimization and cultivating relationships with content producers and niche affiliates. Fanatics does it extremely well, so hear it from the experts! --- ### Beth Kirsch - VP Marketing and Growth - Pipedrive - Lead Gen, B2B and International Affiliate Marketing > Beth Kirsch, veteran B2B and lead generation marketer talks to us about all things lead gen, B2B marketing and global affiliate marketing - Published: 2021-04-20 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/beth-kirsch-vp-marketing-and-growth-pipedrive-lead-gen-b2b-and-international-affiliate-marketing/ Beth Kirsch talks with us today about Global Digital Marketing, Affiliate Marketing, Lead Gen affiliate programs, B2B affiliate programs and more on today's episode of the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast. --- ### Award winning affiliate marketer - Wade Tonkin, Director, Global Affiliate Marketing - Fanatics, Inc > Affiliate recruitment, global affiliate marketing and more in my discussion with Wade Tonkin, Director, Global Affiliate Marketing at Fanatics, Inc. - Published: 2021-03-17 - Modified: 2021-08-18 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/award-winning-affiliate-marketer-wade-tonkin-director-global-affiliate-marketing-fanatics-inc/ Long time industry veteran and award winning affiliate marketer, Wade Tonkin, and I talk about affiliate marketing, affiliate recruitment, turning enthusiasts into successful affiliate marketers and more on today's episode! --- ### Search Marketing and Affiliates - My interview with Tony Pantano, CEO of IMWave > Talking about paid search and affiliate marketing today with Tony Pantano, CEO of IMWave. How to utilize affiliates in your paid search channel. - Published: 2021-03-10 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/search-marketing-and-affiliates-my-interview-with-tony-pantano-ceo-of-imwave/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Search and affiliates and how all that works within your affiliate channel and your broader digital marketing campaigns with Tony Pantano, CEO of IMWave, one of the premier search affiliates. Listen to my interview on the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast! --- ### Diana Gee-Calingo, Sr. Affiliate Manager for Tailored Brands - Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank > Today I speak with Diana Gee-Calingo, Sr. Affiliate Manager of Tailored Brands. We talk about keys to working remotely and how to navigate an affiliate program through bankruptcy. - Published: 2021-03-02 - Modified: 2021-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/diana-gee-calingo-sr-affiliate-manager-for-tailored-brands-mens-wearhouse-and-jos-a-bank/ Managing an affiliate program through bankruptcy and all the issues that come with it and the keys to working remotely. Just a few things Diana Gee-Calindo and myself talk about in today's episode of The Profitable Performance Marketing podcast. --- ### Candice Nobles - A discussion on marijuana marketing, digital marketing and the intersection of race, work and life > Today's episode features Candice Nobles, Chief Marketing Office at Papers and Ink. We talk about marketing in the marijuana arena, digital marketing and race and the workplace. - Published: 2021-02-16 - Modified: 2021-09-28 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/candice-nobles-a-discussion-on-marijuana-marketing-digital-marketing-and-the-intersection-of-race-work-and-life/ Today we have Candice Nobles, Chief Marketing Officer of Papers and Ink, on our podcast. We talk about marketing in the marijuana market, digital marketing and quite a bit about the intersection of race and the workplace and Candice's experience in the marketing field. --- ### Dan Amarquaye - Affiliate Marketer, From Door-to-Door Salesman to multiple startup founder > Dan Amarquaye, co-founder of Publisher Discovery and current Head of Partnerships at Envolve Tech talks about affiliate marketing. - Published: 2021-02-09 - Modified: 2021-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dan-amarquaye-affiliate-marketer-from-door-to-door-salesmen-to-multiple-startup-founder/ Today we speak with Dan Amarquaye about his start in sales, co-founding Publisher Discovery, his passion for startups and all things affiliate marketing on the Profitable Performance Marketing Podcast. --- ### Jacob Fu - On being a successful travel affiliate > Continuing our Travel Affiliate Marketing series with an interview of Jacob Fu, Co-founder of LocalAdventurer.com. - Published: 2021-02-02 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jacob-fu-from-localadventurer-com-talks-about-being-a-successful-travel-affiliate/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner With the vaccine in full distribution, many are looking to see when travel will pick up again. Today we talk to Co-Founder of LocalAdventurer.com, Jacob Fu about his experience growing a travel content affiliate site, getting through the pandemic, and what it looks like for travel affiliate marketing in the future. --- ### Todd Crawford - Co-Founder at Impact, first CJ employee and long time affiliate marketing industry thought leader > Today we talk to Todd Crawford a Co-Founder at Impact about partnerships and partnership marketing. Todd is a long time thought leader in the affiliate marketing space. - Published: 2021-01-26 - Modified: 2021-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/todd-crawford-co-founder-at-impact-first-cj-employee-and-long-time-affiliate-marketing-industry-thought-leader/ Episode 23 has us talking with long time industry veteran, Todd Crawford about the new channel of digital marketing, Partnerships. We discuss what those look like, how Impact was founded to empower this channel and so many other things related to affiliate marketing. --- ### Cary Pierce - The future of affiliate marketing, insight and tips for newcomers > Today Jamie Birch, Founder of JEBCommerce, talks affiliate marketing with Cary Pierce of Rakuten Advertising. Find tips for newcomers here. - Published: 2021-01-21 - Modified: 2021-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/cary-pierce-the-future-of-affiliate-marketing-insight-and-tips-for-newcomers/ Today CEO and Founder of JEBCommerce speaks with industry vet Cary Pierce from Rakuten Advertising. They discuss COVID, CyberWeek, all things 2020 as well as the influx of new advertisers and affiliates to the affiliate marketing channel. Cary shares tips for those newcomers. --- ### Chelseah Murphy - Working with a Trademark Plus Affiliate > Should I work with a Trademark Plus affiliate and how do I do I that. Episode 21 with Chelseah Murphy of Wickfire. - Published: 2021-01-12 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/chelseah-murphy-working-with-a-trademark-plus-affiliate/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner Today I had a great conversation with one of the leading affiliate marketers, Chelseah Murphy of Wickfire. Wickfire is a successful affiliate that does many things, trademark plus search bidding is one of them. We discuss this affiliate marketing topic and more in today's episode. --- ### Don Batsford Jr. - Let People Be People, Let Computers Do Division - Published: 2021-01-11 - Modified: 2021-08-05 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/don-batsford-jr-let-people-be-people-let-computers-do-division/ Today's episode is a conversation with long time digital marketing expert, Don Batsford Jr., the current Head of Industry at Google. Don owned and operated the affiliate company 31 Media, and today we talk about data, AI and what the digital marketing space looks like in 2021 and beyond. --- ### Terry Adelman - Influencer Marketing with premier men's influencer agencies - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/terry-adelman-influencer-marketing-with-premier-mens-influencer-agencies/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner --- ### Jamie (Tapia) Barr – Affiliate Manager Extraordinaire - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/jamie-tapia-barr-affiliate-manager-extraordinaire/ --- ### Tara McCommons - Influencers, Non-traditional Affiliates - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/tara-mccommons-influencers-non-traditional-affiliates/ --- ### Alan Rapoport - Selling your company then buying, selling it again - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/alan-rapoport-selling-your-company-then-buying-selling-it-again/ --- ### Brian Marcus - Partnerships, Incrementality, and TUNE - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/brian-marcus-partnerships-incrementality-and-tune/ --- ### Lisa Riolo – The Rise of Affiliate Brands, Future of Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/lisa-riolo-the-rise-of-affiliate-brands-future-of-affiliate-marketing/ --- ### Cormac Jonas - Driving Profitable Customer Acquisition - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/cormac-jonas-driving-profitable-customer-acquisition/ --- ### John Toskey - A Global Perspective on Affiliate Marketing - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/john-toskey-a-global-perspective-on-affiliate-marketing/ --- ### Renee Silverman - Hold on, Stay Connected and Stay Relevant - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/renee-silverman-hold-on-stay-connected-and-stay-relevant/ --- ### Erin Killian - Change, Coupon, Loyalty, and Content Sites - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/erin-killian-change-coupon-loyalty-and-content-sites/ --- ### Nicole Lewis - Travel Blogger and Wildlife Vet - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/nicole-lewis-travel-blogger-and-wildlife-vet/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner --- ### Sarah Beeskow Blay - Affiliate Marketing Superstar - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/sarah-beeskow-blay-affiliate-marketing-superstar/ --- ### Mustafa Mirreh – Performance Marketing, Diversity and Inclusion - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/mustafa-mirreh-performance-marketing-diversity-and-inclusion/ --- ### Corey Michael van der Laan – Quit my job and traveled the world - Published: 2020-11-30 - Modified: 2022-10-19 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/corey-michael-van-der-laan-quit-my-job-and-traveled-the-world/ - Tags: Affiliate Partner --- ### Dave Naffziger - Founder of Brandverity - Published: 2020-09-04 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/dave-naffziger-founder-of-brandverity/ --- ### Steve Denton – Industry Veteran and Exceptional Leader - Published: 2020-08-06 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/steve-denton-industry-veteran-and-exceptional-leader/ --- ### Choots Humphries - LinkConnector - Published: 2020-08-06 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/choots-humphries-linkconnector/ --- ### Adam Weiss - Weiss Digital Consulting - Published: 2020-08-06 - Modified: 2022-04-04 - URL: https://jebcommerce.com/podcast/adam-weiss-weiss-digital-consulting/ --- ---