You searched for connect+partner+spotlight | TUNE https://www.tune.com/ Performance Marketing Platform Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:08:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: AddShoppers https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-marketplace-partner-spotlight-addshoppers/ Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74889 Read More]]> TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight - AddShoppers
TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight - AddShoppers

AddShoppers was established in 2011 to create and acquire digital assets that save shoppers time and money, with the goal of creating a seamless connection between e-commerce brands and their customers. Their SafeOpt platform enables users to receive exclusive, verified offers from thousands of participating brands. It’s designed to enhance the shopping experience by providing time-saving solutions, eliminating the need to manually hunt for discounts.

Read on to see if AddShoppers could be the right partner for your business goals!

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of AddShoppers?  

A: SafeOpt by AddShoppers is a revenue recovery platform specifically created to maximize conversions and decrease customer acquisition cost. By leveraging our proprietary network of 200+ million U.S. shoppers, we are able to identify more of your site traffic and serve verified offers directly to high-intent visitors that didn’t convert while on your site, even if they are completely anonymous to you. Each qualified shopper receives a SafeOpt email with a dedicated offer to help drive them back to your store. Ultimately, SafeOpt helps thousands of brands win back lost revenue and build loyal customer bases by turning browsers into buyers.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Direct to inbox offers via email.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: 200+ million U.S. shoppers in our platform.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with AddShoppers?  

A: We do really well for all traditional e-commerce brands that have a shopping cart on their site. Some of our top verticals are apparel and accessories, home and furniture, jewelry, and health and wellness.

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: Here are three case studies:

Q: What’s something unique about SafeOpt by AddShoppers?  

A: SafeOpt by AddShoppers takes on a lot of ownership on behalf of the brand. When we send out our offers, they come from our domain instead of the brand’s, helping to keep their internal emailing strategy separate and intact from unsubscribes or spam complaints.

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: Average conversion rates continue to float in the neighborhood of about 2%. This means 95–99% of all site traffic fails to convert. Typically, only 3–5% of site visitors sign up to receive brand emails.

This is the current gap we see in the market and in most brands’ tech stacks. Brands are looking for a way to get directly to the inbox of unknown and anonymous visitors while staying compliant. SafeOpt wants to help fill this gap for them!


TUNE customers interested in working with AddShoppers can request an introduction directly in TUNE Marketplace.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: SmarterTravel https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-marketplace-partner-spotlight-smartertravel/ Mon, 25 Nov 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74864 Read More]]> TUNE Marketplace Partner SmarterTravel
TUNE Marketplace Partner SmarterTravel

SmarterTravel, with over two decades of industry experience, is a trusted partner in the travel sphere. They are a team of writers, editors, and developers who love to see the world and share what they find.

With a network of 5 million dedicated email subscribers, SmarterTravel offers a personalized touch to partnerships in a competitive industry. Their audience is eager to explore the globe, with a primary demographic of US-based travelers aged 25-54.

Keep reading to discover how SmarterTravel can help your brand connect with engaged travelers ready to embark on their next adventure.

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of SmarterTravel?  

A: SmarterTravel is a leading online travel media company dedicated to providing travelers with inspiration, deals, and expert advice.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Dedicated email, sponsored editorial articles, onsite advertising, and sweepstakes.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: We have 5 million email subscribers and 2.7 million monthly visitors.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with SmarterTravel?  

A: Travel, Travel Finance, and Lifestyle.

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: Our Travel Finance dedicated emails perform strong — high click rates and conversions. Sponsored editorial articles that introduce a brand followed by a series of dedicated emails also perform well.

Q: What’s something unique about SmarterTravel?  

A: At SmarterTravel, our clients’ success is our success. Our most valuable assets are our clients and our audience. We carefully select partners whose brands align with our audience’s interests. As a small and agile team, we are committed to working tirelessly with our partners to optimize their campaign. We view our campaigns as true partnerships. We believe in open and honest communication, understanding that one size does not fit all.


TUNE customers interested in working with SmarterTravel can request an introduction by navigating to the TUNE Marketplace section of their platform.

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Affiliate Rockstar: Lee-Ann Johnstone https://www.tune.com/blog/affiliate-rockstar-lee-ann-johnstone/ Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:47:19 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74514 Read More]]> TUNE Affiliate Rockstar Lee-Ann Johnstone
TUNE Affiliate Rockstar Lee-Ann Johnstone

Introducing Lee-Ann Johnstone

Lee-Ann Johnstone started her career in the digital realm when dial-up modems were the fastest way to connect to the internet. Since then, she’s worked her way up from media buying to founding and running her own affiliate marketing agency, media, and training business. In addition to building global performance marketing programs and mentoring start-ups, Lee-Ann focuses on teaching new affiliate managers through a variety of mediums, including a 12-week training course and regular columns in industry outlets.

Now get ready to rock and roll with the CEO of Affiverse — take it away, Lee-Ann!

Rockstar Q&A with Lee-Ann

What are your day-to-day duties?
As the founder of Affiverse — I have a varied role because I straddle three businesses that operate in one. Primarily we are first and foremost a specialist affiliate marketing agency helping a variety of clients to launch, scale and grow their affiliate programs. However — we’re also a media, training and events company offering everyone in our community daily insights, access to expertise from around the industry on our podcast, content hub and newsletters.

We also host large virtual learning summits (AMPLIFY and ELEVATE), which offer in-depth learning with a cross section of industry veterans, which we livestream around the world to thousands of practitioners working within affiliate marketing. Our exclusive 12-week MasterMind for Affiliate Program Managers is our flagship training program, which more than 120 affiliate managers have completed from a wide variety of sectors. Through all of this, we offer training, support and services to deliver our mission: To help the world do affiliate marketing, better!

How did you get into the affiliate industry?
I fell into affiliate marketing quite by accident. About 20 years ago I was curious about marketing and the internet. I packed up my job as head of marketing for a financial services company and started my career all over again as an online media buyer, and then graduated into performance marketing and just stayed. Two decades later, here I am, still loving everything I’m learning and marveling at how big this industry has become. As a career choice — this was one of the best I made, and I have been fortunate enough to have some amazing mentors and teachers, but now I am working to pass all that knowledge forward to the next generation of digital marketers and trailblazers who are joining us at this exciting time.

What are your most important KPIs?
Depends on what you’re asking the KPIs about.

For affiliate programs: Clicks, sales, revenue — these are the things I look at all the time. Also keeping a check on the health of the relationships we’re forming with partners in programs that are scaling. It’s important to take some time to “talk” with your partners in person, and not just via Skype or email. I like to keep regular check-ins, as relationships really matter in this industry and form the foundations of success.

For myself: Physical health, mental health, emotional health — running a business is hard work, being responsible for a team and a roster of clients means you have to first be responsible to yourself. It’s easy to burn out working in affiliate marketing, as it’s fast paced and you’re really always on. Investing in taking time out early (as a habit) to focus on yourself when you need to, in your career is a very important thing I share openly and talk about with younger people coming into this industry who are looking to succeed.

What is your biggest pet peeve about the affiliate industry?
Misinformation.

There are so many myths about affiliate marketing being bad, scammy, loss leader in terms of ROI …

I’m literally here to tell you that for most of my adult life (20 years in fact), when affiliate marketing is done properly, strategically, and with the right intent and purpose, it can only ever bring success and revenue growth to your business. I’ve seen it growing affiliate programs from £10,000 in commission a month to £27 million a year. That kind of scale doesn’t happen if the myths are even remotely true.

The issue is everyone thinks they’re an affiliate marketing expert. It’s a bit like skiing and snowboarding. Anyone can learn to stand up and ski or snowboard in a day — but when you want to head down the black run and do some things off-piste — that’s when you need to focus on depth of skill.

Affiliate program management is a skill. You have to be a jack of all trades and a master of all traffic sources. You need to be commercially-savvy. You need to have great communications skills. Be analytical, be technical. The job attributes list goes on and on.

The industry hasn’t quite caught up to that fact, and still I see so many young account managers being thrown in at the deep end ill-equipped, ill-supported or ill-trained to deal with the complexity of different affiliate entrepreneurs’ businesses or trying to evaluating traffic sources for ROI.

It’s why we specialized in performance marketing for Affiverse — in all the things we do, from our agency service to content and podcasting and training and events — to help the world get insight and access to what really makes affiliate marketing successful. We are on a mission to educate and diffuse misinformation so that everyone can benefit from affiliate marketing, as it really can affect your business in a positive and impactful way!

“Affiliate” or “partner”? Why?
Partner.

We are moving away from what the constraints of the old term “affiliate” means. Everyone is an affiliate now, including influencers, other business owners, and app developers, as an example. “Partner” captures it all, and doesn’t differentiate.

What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made in affiliate marketing?
Not valuing the traffic and opportunity properly before signing the affiliate’s IO and a CPA of £1,000 per customer, which was embarrassing! That was an early rookie error, what I thought looked good — didn’t mean it was good. As an affiliate manager, you have to do the correct due diligence on partners before you spend your budgets with them. I never made that mistake twice.

What’s your top tip when it comes to negotiating affiliate deals with partners?
Be clear and transparent about what your KPIs and outcomes are. Be specific about where you want to be seen or placed, and put a time limit to delivery. When you keep things simple it’s easier to get things done.

How has your affiliate strategy changed over time?
We take a much wider view on performance and what fits in here and what has to be passed on to other departments, such as media, or brand advertising. We have found that when you keep an open mind and work backwards from defining “Who is our customer?” you can open a lot more channels for engagement, and this helps you to scale.

Are you ready for your moment in the spotlight? Apply to be an Affiliate Rockstar today.

Affiliate Rockstar Lee-Ann Johnstone, CEO of Affiverse

Lee-Ann Johnstone

CEO at Affiverse

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: DontPayFull https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-dontpayfull/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:48:01 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74430 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - DontPayFull
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - DontPayFull

DontPayFull is a technology company operating a global coupon website, providing online shoppers with coupons and discount offers for over 30,000 stores and brands. In addition to its website, DontPayFull offers two complementary products: Amazon Discount Finder, a tool that allows consumers to find coupons and discount offers directly from the Amazon website; and DontPayFull Automatic Coupons, a browser extension that automatically finds and applies coupon codes at checkout. Read on to discover more about this TUNE Marketplace Partner and how they could benefit your business.

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of DontPayFull?  

A: For more than 12 years, DontPayFull has been one of the leading online platforms in the coupons industry space, a beacon for smart shoppers seeking to optimize their online purchases. We provide an extensive range of coupons, discount codes, and promotional offers spanning a multitude of retailers worldwide. Our primary goal is to enhance the online shopping experience for consumers, enabling them to secure the very best deals and manage their budgets efficiently. To this end, we’ve crafted a user-friendly interface and offer dedicated customer service, ensuring a seamless, rewarding experience for all savvy shoppers looking to further stretch their dollars.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: At DontPayFull, we truly believe in the power of collaboration and the potential it has to unlock unimaginable possibilities. We have positioned ourselves as a bridge connecting millions of shoppers with thousands of brands worldwide, facilitating a vibrant marketplace that is characterized by mutual benefits and growth.

Our story revolves around creating value for both consumers and brands. For consumers, we offer an opportunity to save more with exclusive coupons, while for brands, we provide an expansive platform that heightens visibility and boosts engagement.

We deploy a variety of strategic methods to achieve this. At the forefront, we harness the power of exclusive coupons, shared across entire carefully selected store categories, capturing a wide audience rather than only targeting those looking for specific brands. Organic traffic monetization is a significant part of our strategy, where our constant search engine optimization efforts attract a large audience seeking deals and coupons, and direct this traffic towards the brands we promote.

We nurture a committed team that’s focused on performance. Our team members invest their time and passion to augment the growth of the brands we work with, by carefully crafting experiments, analyzing data and continuously optimizing the storefronts. Their efforts ensure that every brand we promote gets the best possible exposure and reach.

Last but not least, we also capitalize on content marketing via our compelling blog section, generating high engagement and conversion rates by featuring appealing offers during peak events as per our defined shopping calendar.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: At the moment, the total reach of our audience is 20 million unique visitors last year, 366,000 social media subscribers, and 480,000 email subscribers. On average, we have over 1.2 million unique users and more than 1.5 million sessions every month, with significantly increased traffic during the months of November and December. This exposes our more than 15,000 partners to 100% organic traffic.

Our year-on-year steady growth and strong organic reach stand proof of the trust and loyalty of our audience, which is a key factor to our continued success.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with DontPayFull?  

A: In alphabetic order, our most visited and best performing categories are: Accessories, Beauty, Business & Services, Clothing, Electronics, Health, and Home & Garden.

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you ran in the last six months?  

A: We can certainly share some insights about one of our most successful campaigns in the last six months. It’s quite a noteworthy one, because it is in the financial industry category, a sector that isn’t typically a top performer for a coupon aggregator website like ours. We’ve partnered with a financial institution on their financial education offering, and we’ve managed to generate an impressive sales growth of over 350% during the period by strategically placing the brand’s most appealing offers inside our specially tailored categories and optimizing their storefront sections to coincide with the peak shopping season. We shifted the extra need for material resources of our audience towards a more financial conscious mentality during the yearly spending spree. This approach allowed us to connect the right brand with the right audience at the right time. As a result, we saw a significant uptick in engagement and conversion rates of financial education products, reaffirming our beliefs in the power of optimized strategic content marketing, enabling them to collect more than $450,000 in revenue in January 2024 alone.

We believe this success can mainly be attributed to our team’s ability to understand, adapt and innovate. They have demonstrated a remarkable ability to swiftly identify the trend, adjust our system to it and comprehend industries that are not typically considered mainstream in the coupon aggregation domain.

This campaign has been a learning experience for us. We are excited about this growth, and we are looking forward to leveraging these learnings to launch even more successful campaigns in the future.

Q: What’s something unique about DontPayFull?  

A: One aspect of DontPayFull we consider unique in this landscape is our emphasis on win-win partnerships. We constantly and consistently prioritize the needs and feedback of our main stakeholders — the platform users and our partners. By attentively listening to their requirements via our dedicated customer service channels, we are able to curate innovative solutions that meet their needs. At our core, we are a technology company, driven by a mission to save our users time and money. This sets us apart as not only a platform for securing the best online deals but also a progressive tech entity that uses innovative strategies for the benefits of our users and partners. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: A key insight in the current landscape is that consumers are becoming increasingly savvy and selective in their online shopping behaviors. They don’t merely seek discounts, but also value a seamless end-to-end user experience with a significant trend around exclusivity. Consumers are showing an increased preference for unique, exclusive deals, and coupons tailored to their shopping habits. Brands seeking a competitive edge should consider this shift in consumer behavior when developing discount strategies. It’s clear that deals and coupons that feel exclusive to the consumer are influential in shaping their purchasing decisions. As a platform, our goal is to stay ahead of these trends and use our insights to serve our users better and provide an effective platform for our partners.


TUNE customers who are interested in working with DontPayFull can request an introduction by navigating to the TUNE Marketplace section of the platform. Questions? Click here to chat with one of our experts.

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Affiliate Rockstar: Mike Demopoulos https://www.tune.com/blog/affiliate-rockstar-mike-demopoulos/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 13:45:57 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74269 Read More]]> Affiliate Rockstar Mike Demopoulos
Affiliate Rockstar Mike Demopoulos

Introducing Mike Demopoulos

Mike Demopoulos is the Head of Partnerships at Codeable, the only platform purpose-built to connect WordPress freelancers with the customers who need their expertise. With years of agency experience in the digital realm and a passion for helping online businesses succeed, Mike has already left a mark at Codeable since joining in 2021. Drumroll, please …

Rockstar Q&A with Mike

What are your day-to-day duties?
As part of my role, I collaborate closely with our partners to provide them with all the necessary resources to promote Codeable. Additionally, I assist them in developing and integrating applications that prove advantageous for their business. Furthermore, I schedule trips to attend diverse events throughout the year to connect with our clients and partners.

How did you get into the affiliate industry?
For years, I volunteered in Open Source and worked at different web agencies. Later on, I transitioned to the hosting and product sector, where I took on an evangelist role. Eventually, my role evolved into Business Development and M&A. The rest, as they say, is history.

What are your most important KPIs?
The two most important metrics for us are the number of users who post projects on Codeable and the percentage of them who become paying clients. Additionally, we keep track of the percentage of our partners who have sent traffic over the past 28 days. We aim to maintain good communication with all of our partners.

What is your biggest pet peeve about the affiliate industry?
We require an onboarding phone call with each partner to build relationships. The number of no-shows is alarming. Collaborative efforts are preferred over just traffic.

What do you think is undervalued in marketing in general?
In this modern era of digital dominance, it’s easy to overlook the power of physical marketing materials. Direct mail, packaging, and promotional items offer a tangible connection with the brand that can leave a lasting impression. IKEA’s iconic printed catalogs are a prime example of this. As someone who’s passionate about helping digital businesses succeed, I’ve gained a reputation for sending unique physical items – from pitch decks on View-Masters to massive shipments of pasta. I firmly believe in the power of “lumpy mail” and its ability to capture attention and make a meaningful impact.

What have you done in your last 6–12 months to improve your affiliate efforts?
Over the past year, we have been conducting audits on our current partners to engage in more meaningful discussions about how to better promote Codeable. Additionally, we have developed new integrations through hosting control panels to enable our hosting partners to increase revenue and better serve their clients.

“Affiliate” or “partner?” Why?
On our website, we distinguish between affiliates and partnerships to avoid confusion, although I personally prefer the term “partner”. For us, partners are services that complement our own, and want to offer Codeable to enhance their value to customers. Affiliates, on the other hand, are more like traditional publishers. Our goal with partnerships is to provide additional benefits beyond simply sharing revenue.

What’s the next big thing in affiliate marketing?
The emergence of Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) providers is transforming affiliate marketing by providing a new payment model that can enhance conversion rates. This alignment between affiliate marketing and BNPL services is revolutionizing traditional marketing approaches, especially for high-priced items and services that require recurring payments. To succeed, affiliates should tailor their strategies to the financial preferences of their target audience, particularly younger demographics and those who avoid credit cards.

What’s the biggest mistake you’ve made in affiliate marketing?
I should have avoided trying to include anyone and everyone in my program. This approach is not advantageous and can only harm your brand if you end up on irrelevant sites that don’t cater to your target audience or niche.

How do you think your strategy differs than other verticals?
We focus on providing our partners with tools that enable them to give personalized referrals for their projects. We have dedicated much time to integrating forms and plugins that allow our partners to refer their users to Codeable while providing relevant context about their needs.

Ready for your time in the spotlight? Apply to be an Affiliate Rockstar today.

Mike Demopoulos, Head of Partnerships at Codeable - TUNE Affiliate Rockstars

Mike Demopoulos

Head of Partnerships, Codeable

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Affiliate Rockstar: Jonathan Goodwin https://www.tune.com/blog/affiliate-rockstar-jonathan-goodwin/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 20:20:29 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73840 Read More]]> Affiliate Rockstar Jonathan Goodwin
Affiliate Rockstar Jonathan Goodwin

Introducing Jonathan Goodwin

Jonathan has been in the affiliate marketing industry for almost 15 years. He got his start on the OPM/agency side, helping manage affiliate programs like Bodybuilding.com, Zulily, and others. Jonathan has most recently moved into the publisher side of the industry, working for tech partner UpSellit as a Partnership Executive, bringing on new brands and merchants to their platform.

Rockstar Q&A with Jonathan

What are your day-to-day duties?
My role at UpSellit is to focus on the acquisition of new business. Connecting with brands, and learning about their e-commerce goals and how we can assist prospective clients achieve their goals.

How did you get into the affiliate industry?
I started long ago, on the OPM side (affiliate agency). I used to manage affiliate programs. I started off assisting affiliate managers, and learning how to manage an effective affiliate program.

But I got into the industry by chance. I saw someone looking to hire for an affiliate marketing position, and I was intrigued and went for it.

What’s the best thing you learned at the last conference you were at?
The best thing I learned from the last conference I attended was the fact that you cannot network enough. You just never know when your paths will cross when you meet someone at an industry event. Networking is key in the affiliate industry and learning new opportunities. The affiliate industry has evolved, over the years.

When brands are working with you, typically what are their most important KPIs?
When brands are partnered with UpSellit, we typically look at conversions, CTR, CR, and our new customer acquisition percentage, as new to file is important in our industry.

What characteristics of a partnership determine if you will get “creative” with a campaign (custom offers, landing pages, commission terms, custom content or content that goes above and beyond, etc.)?
One of the characteristics is if the client is curious enough, to explore new opportunities. Especially if the client has several goals. That’s when it gets fun, to optimize, and custom tailor a roadmap based on their goals and curiosity.

What are 2-3 trends you are seeing in the industry?
One of the trends I see is the rise of technology in the affiliate space. Understanding the clickstream, having more transparency within the path to purchase, and how publishers can create customized dynamic engagements, that yield significant amounts of incremental contribution. Another trend is the diversity in the affiliate segments. The publisher landscape is a lot different today than it was 10 years ago.

What is your biggest challenge today?
The biggest challenge I currently deal with today is assumptions and lack of curiosity. I work with many partners and clients that create false assumptions, which can hamper the performance of our campaign. If my partners and clients were more open and curious, that will allow us to explore other avenues within our campaigns, optimize, and help grow their affiliate channel.

What’s your top tip when it comes to negotiating affiliate deals with partners?
My top tip, in negotiating affiliate deals is to be transparent and honest. What does your client need? What are the goals of the partnership? It has to be a win-win for both parties. Be open and honest in having a conversation to ensure it’s not a combative negotiation. That way both parties understand it is a business, and we all want it to work for both parties, and find some common ground.

How do you think your strategy differs compared to other publishers?
Our strategy is much different compared to other publishers in the space. We simply don’t drive traffic. We focus on pinpointing areas of missed opportunities throughout the path to purchase for over 1,000 brands we currently partner with. We identify these missed opportunities, learn what’s our advertisers goals are and provide optimization tactics and techniques to drive incremental conversions.

Do you have any general advice for a smaller or lesser known brand to get noticed by a quality publisher?
Absolutely. Network with everyone, and tell your story. What are your goals? How are you achieving them? What do you project your business/e-commerce will be in two to three years? And ultimately stay in touch with everyone you meeting in the affiliate space.

What is the most popular subject brands want to talk to you about?
The most popular subject brands want to talk about is incremental revenue, increasing average order value (AOV), reducing bounce and exiting rates, and our coupon management system.

If you’re ready for your time in the spotlight, apply to be an Affiliate Rockstar today.

Jon Goodwin

Jonathan Goodwin

Partnership Executive, UpSellit

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: Sheridan Marketing & Consulting https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-partner-spotlight-sheridan-marketing-consulting/ Mon, 18 Sep 2023 19:17:13 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73861 Read More]]> Sheridan Marketing & Consulting - TUNE Partner Spotlight
Sheridan Marketing & Consulting - TUNE Partner Spotlight

Sheridan Marketing & Consulting is a boutique partner agency helping brands grow through active affiliate management and facilitating relationships with an eclectic group of top-notch publishers. Read along as owner and founder Devin Sheridan shares the details about his new company.

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of Sheridan Marketing & Consulting?  

A: After 10 years in the affiliate and partner marketing space I recently decided to launch my own agency. My goal with Sheridan Marketing & Consulting is to continue doing what I do best — connecting advertisers and publishers and fostering meaningful, mutually beneficial partnerships. We match our approach to our clients, pride ourselves on white glove service and building long-term, lasting relationships. 

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We believe that one size doesn’t fit all when it comes to brand promotion. We pride ourselves on tailoring our promotional methods to complement a brand’s existing marketing channels, ensuring incremental growth. We work with highly curated partners across the marketing spectrum including programmatic display, rewarded traffic, email marketing, curated content creation, card linking, affinity marketing, CTV, retargeting/on-page abandonment, and more. 

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: While the specific number can vary depending on the project, our extensive network of publishers and partners allows us to tap into an audience of millions across various platforms and verticals. 

Q: Which verticals perform the best with your company?  

A: While we love working with clients across many verticals, we have the most experience in lifestyle products and apps, health and wellness, insurance, and B2B.

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: We are a new agency — just launched in August — but already we have helped drive over 5,000 sign-ups for a large membership organization’s rewards program and helped a health food brand drive over 2,000 sign ups for their recipe newsletter. 

Q: What’s something unique about Sheridan Marketing & Consulting?  

A: What truly sets Sheridan Marketing & Consulting apart is our dedication to fostering authentic, meaningful partnerships. Our goal is to cultivate relationships that are both profitable and sustainable, ensuring long-term success for both advertisers and publishers. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: One noticeable trend is the diversification of affiliate marketing channels. Gone are the days when affiliate marketing solely revolved around blogs and coupon sites. More and more brands are expanding their affiliate strategies to include partnerships with content creators, CTV/OTT, podcasts, and on-page optimization partners. This diversification allows brands to reach audiences in more organic and authentic ways, leading to increased trust and stronger customer relationships.


TUNE customers can request an introduction to Sheridan Marketing & Consulting directly in the TUNE Marketplace section of their platform.

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The Rise of Influencer Communities https://www.tune.com/blog/the-rise-of-influencer-communities/ Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:31:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=72846 Read More]]> The Rise of Community Influencers
The Rise of Influencer Communities
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Every year, it seems like a new kind of influencer is having a moment. Celebrities, bloggers, micro-influencers, Twitch streamers, TikTok stars; they’ve all had their time in the spotlight. Is this year any different? With the fallout from COVID-19 forcing the global economy into greater uncertainty, digital communities have an important role to play as individuals look for answers, inspiration, and support.  

Trying to navigate the economic impact of the last two years will be a challenge for many businesses in the months ahead. Brands that are looking for the right mix of insight and empathy to reach consumers in these uncertain times may want to explore partnering with influencer communities. Here’s how to get started, from the basics of who community influencers are to the best ways to meet and work with them.      

What Is an Influencer Community? 

Influencers are members of self-selected social groups who have the trust and respect of their peers — their communities. They come from all walks of life, and build their followings through shared passions and authentic connections. They are not celebrities — at least, not in the traditional sense. Often, they’re not even professional marketers.  

Instead, these influencers are brand fans, knowledgeable product users, and role models within niche communities across social media. Most importantly, influencers with dedicated communities are powerful advocates for the brands and products they love.  

Scott Ginsberg, vice president of client development at BrandCycle, an influencer affiliate network, explains:  

“Influencers use short-form content and strategic deals to offer benefits to their social communities. Their consumers value their recommendations, and often engage multiple times per day. Because these influencers enjoy niche followings across a wide range of verticals, they are perfect for brands looking to attract a new, diverse group of consumers.”  

– Scott Ginsberg, BrandCycle

For influencer communities, authenticity is paramount. It is the social capital that builds and maintains the bond these influencers have with their followers, and it can’t be faked. This is especially important in the era of COVID-19 and social distancing. Since 2020, more people than ever before have turned to the digital ecosystem for their everyday needs, searching for authentic connections to replace the human contact they miss. 

Brands may find these influencers to be a windfall in the current economy, but there’s a caveat — companies have to be willing to put in the work to drive organic growth, too. Above all, brands must allow these influencers to stay true to themselves and their followers.  

Where Influencer Communities Shine 

What verticals and product categories are influencer communities good for? 

It sounds like a cop out, but almost all of them. Any direct-to-consumer brand that has an online presence and an engaged customer base should be able to find influencers with communities that fit their marketing needs.  

Take financial services company Topstep, for example. Topstep provides an online platform for training and trading in the forex and futures markets. They target a very specific audience in a very narrow field. So, Topstep turned to the futures and forex trading education community. There, the company enlisted the help of educators to introduce new traders to the Topstep platform.  

The world is full of diverse, passionate people who advocate on behalf of brands for free every day. For marketers, it’s solely a question of finding them.  

What are the platforms that these influencers use? 

Again, almost all of them. Instagram and Facebook remain the top platforms of choice for influencers, but TikTok is quickly catching up. Yet different communities use different channels. It really depends on where your customers are.  

  • Instagram 
  • Facebook 
  • TikTok 
  • Twitch 
  • YouTube 
  • Snapchat 
  • Twitter 
  • Reddit 
  • Pinterest 

What marketing goals can influencer communities help to achieve? 

Today’s consumers don’t want to be sold to; they want to be engaged with.  

Influencers excel at engagement. They build organic relationships with their followers by replying to comments, participating in discussions, and sharing user-generated-content — interactions outside of the sales funnel. When the conversation turns to a brand or a product, consumers feel less like they’re being sold to, and more like they’re getting a recommendation from a friend. 

  • Sales 
  • Lead generation 
  • Cross-sells 

Working with Influencer Communities

It can be easy to forget that behind all the images and posts, influencers are just regular people. Influencer marketing is often a part-time job or a side gig for them; they may be juggling multiple jobs and projects at any given time. Understanding their struggles and motivations, especially in these unprecedented times, will help you work more effectively with them.  

Some of the most common hurdles for influencers:  

  1. Getting started and building scale 
  2. Finding enough time to create quality content and manage administrative tasks 
  3. Maintaining work/life balance and splitting focus between engaging with their communities and being with their families 
  4. Communicating their unique value proposition to brands, and avoiding being lumped into a generic “promotional category”  

Tips for marketers working with influencers: 

  1. Allow freedom of expression in influencer promotions and user-generated content (UGC) 
  2. Be open to creative payment models (such as free product in lieu of commission) 
  3. Consider shorter pay windows or higher commission rates to help minimize the upfront risks for new partners 
  4. Communicate often — too much communication is always preferable to too little 
  5. Use an unbiased tracking platform to track conversions when possible, and use promo codes (clickless tracking) for everything else 
  6. Scale your program by using a network, such as BrandCycle or CLOUTA 

Influencers and Partner Marketing 

Will more brands embrace influencers this year? How will the economy change how businesses and influencers engage with their audiences? Only time will tell.

When you’re ready to get started, download our Influencer-Affiliate Blueprint: Building High-ROI Creator Communities. Created in partnership with growth agency ZeroTo1, this e-book covers everything brands need to know to successfully add influencers to their affiliate program, increase revenue, and prove affiliate ROI.

Influencer-Affiliate Blueprint: Building High-ROI Creator Communities e-book

This article was originally published on PerformanceIn.com in April 2020 and has been updated with new information and insights.  

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: Perform[cb] https://www.tune.com/blog/connect-partner-spotlight-performcb/ Mon, 19 Jun 2023 14:30:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73715 Read More]]> Perform[cb] TUNE Partner Spotlight for June
Perform[cb] TUNE Partner Spotlight for June

June’s featured partner Perform[cb] is a leader in the outcome-based marketing industry. Their mission to “Think Bigger” and a streak of exponential organic growth allowed the company to make several strategic acquisitions over the years. Today, they provide marketers and publishers with the unique solutions their businesses need to succeed. Read on to find out how they could help your brand grow today and into the future!  

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of Perform[cb]?  

A: Founded in 2002, Perform[cb] is a 7X winner of best in class in the outcome-based marketing industry, offering a comprehensive range of services through our Outcome Engine and affiliate program management. Enabled by proprietary, patented technology that seamlessly integrates with TUNE, Perform[cb] allows marketers to optimize customer acquisition and maximize return on ad spend (ROAS) by only paying for tangible, high-quality customer outcomes. 

We work with brands such as Walmart, LendingTree, FanDuel, Robinhood, Capital One Shopping, and Hungryroot to grow their customer base and lifetime value at scale.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Our extensive ad inventory gives marketers access to major and emerging digital channels, such as mobile, search, contextual, display, and pay-per-call (just to name a few), ensuring broad customer reach across the entire buyer journey. We provide brands with flexible payment models tailored to their specific objectives, including CPA, CPL, CPI, CPE, and CPC. 

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: We work with a diverse range of clients, spanning small businesses, mid-sized companies, and enterprise brands across various industries and niches. With our versatile solutions, we cater to the unique growth needs of each brand, whether it’s providing strategic support for individual campaigns or full-funnel affiliate program management. 

Q: Which verticals perform the best with Perform[cb] 

A: Our team has extensive experience scaling and optimizing campaigns across a diverse set of key verticals, including but not limited to:

  • Downloads and Security Software 
  • Entertainment, Streaming, and Lifestyle 
  • Finance and Fintech 
  • Beauty, Health, and Wellness 
  • Electronics and Gaming 
  • Apparel and Accessories 
  • Subscription Services 
  • Grocery and Alcohol Delivery 

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: A popular finance marketer seeking to acquire qualified consumers through valuable, long-term partnerships turned to Perform[cb]‘s Outcome Engine team for assistance. We established a strong foundation with the fintech marketer, emphasizing compliance transparency, open communication, data-driven feedback, and strategic optimizations. Through collaborative A/B testing of landing pages, product bundles, pricing, payouts, and sub-ID tracking, we leveraged insights to optimize performance across top channels. Our recruitment of high-quality partners and streamlined creative reviews by our in-house compliance team further expedited the campaign launch process.  

The campaign surpassed its consumer enrollment goal, achieving a remarkable 74% increase in enrollments during the first quarter. The success continued, with an impressive 355% increase in revenue and a 274% increase in enrollments year-over-year. 

Check out the full case study here!

Q: What’s something unique about Perform[cb] 

A: Our commitment to delivering impressive ROI, developing cutting-edge technology, and fostering a vibrant culture sets us apart. One of our standout features is our Outcome Engine, a world-leading full-funnel digital customer generation tool kit. Powered by our patented customer acquisition platform (CAP), the Outcome Engine revolutionizes growth by integrating AI technology, expert services, and a curated partner marketplace.  

Our CAP secures all campaigns with 24/7 compliance and the anti-fraud software, PerformSHIELD. This powerful tool proactively and continuously protects brands from suspicious activity, providing them with peace of mind and maintaining their brand integrity. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: The future of outcome-based marketing is likely to be shaped by several key factors. Technological advancements and data analytics will be pivotal. The ability to gather and analyze vast amounts of data empowers marketers to make informed decisions, optimize campaigns, and deliver personalized experiences to targeted audiences. The impact of AI and machine learning technologies is already profound as we’re seeing within our own platform capabilities, facilitating efficient targeting, automation, and performance optimization. 

We have also witnessed a rise in influencer partnerships, emphasis on transparency and compliance, focus on personalization and segmentation, and diversification of programs with niche partners. These trends provide valuable insights for brands seeking to optimize their strategies and succeed in a dynamic marketplace. 

At Perform[cb], we remain committed to ongoing investment in research and development, staying ahead of industry trends, and adapting strategies to meet our clients’ evolving needs.


TUNE customers who would like to work with Perform[cb] can request an introduction directly in the TUNE Marketplace.

Questions? Click here to chat with one of our experts.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: ZeroTo1 https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-partner-spotlight-zeroto1/ Tue, 16 May 2023 17:31:16 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73647 Read More]]> ZeroTo1 - May TUNE Connect Partner Spotlight
ZeroTo1 - May TUNE Connect Partner Spotlight

In addition to being a valuable source of high-quality media partners, TUNE Connect is also a fantastic resource for clients seeking top agency recommendations and managed services. On that note, we are pleased to welcome our newest agency partner, ZeroTo1 to TUNE’s partner ecosystem. With brands such as Instacart, ClickUp, and Lime Crime on their roster, we’re excited to have them on board!

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of ZeroTo1?  

A: ZeroTo1 is a full-service growth, creative, and influencer agency for high-growth technology and ecommerce brands. We grow brands by building community, best-in-class UGC ad creative, and performance-based marketing tactics.

We work with brands like Instacart.com, Huel.com, Cometeer.com, Basecamp.com, Melin.com, HelloLanding.com, Therabody.com, GelBlaster.com, ClickUp.com, LimeCrime.com and more.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We partner with top-tier brands to build influencer (creator) affiliate communities that support acquisition, creative, and lifecycle efforts. We also launch and manage profitable affiliate marketing programs through our strong relationships with top publishers and platforms, and create high-quality UGC and video ads for Meta and TikTok. 

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: ZeroTo1 helps leading brands target, reach and engage millions of consumers through direct partner channels and social media platforms, including Meta, TikTok, and more. Our agency develops marketing partnerships among the Fortune 500, providing access to premium partner channels, strategic integrations, personalized offers, and prescriptive targeting. 

Q: Which verticals perform the best with ZeroTo1?  

A: Top verticals:

  • Health & Wellness
  • Tech, Apps, and Consumer Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Outdoor and Sports
  • Electronic & Games
  • Apparel & Accessories
  • B2B & B2C Marketplaces

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: ZeroTo1 and Instacart developed a set of creator-specific tools and workflows (with the help of TUNE) that allow recipe publishers and content creators, “influencer (creator) affiliates,” to make their recipes instantly shoppable from their chosen platforms.

  • For influencer (creator) affiliates: they’re given tools and affiliate links to help monetize the recipe and list-focused content they’re already creating. Plus, they join a branded community of top recipe publishers, bloggers, and dieticians — sharing tips, tricks, and trends within their industry.  
  • For Instacart: they’re amassing an army of recipe influencers (creators) that help generate in-app purchases, as well as a distribution network that can be incentivized and directed towards broader strategic brand goals.
  • For Instacart partners: they’re able to deploy pragmatic budgets through the community, as well. Co-marketed recipe challenges, recipe syndication, and more!  

Key result/highlight from the “Influencer (Creator) Affiliate” Tastemakers Program:  

  • ZeroTo1 created an agile, scalable, and highly profitable program within six months.

Q: What’s something unique about ZeroTo1?  

A: The co-founders of ZeroTo1 served on the founding team at Shipt. Both were instrumental in building out their performance marketing departments and overseeing the overall influencer and affiliate go-to-market strategies. Shipt was acquired by Target, paving the way for the inception of ZeroTo1. Today, ZeroTo1 partners with emerging lifestyle e-commerce and technology brands seeking to grow fast and grow profitably. Our competitive advantage is that we have experience working on the brand side from idea to exit in just four years, so we understand the difficulties and challenges of scaling while dealing with agencies. We pride ourselves on delivering performance results rather than just the deliverables and being long-term growth partners for our clients every step of the way. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: Category leaders like Instacart, Walmart, Amazon, Apple, and Disney+, among others, have recognized the immense potential in cultivating their own branded influencer-affiliate communities. With the increasing cost of paid channels, the value of investments in community-driven initiatives that foster organic growth, customer retention, and loyalty has been amplified, leading to profitable growth.

Unlike the traditional affiliate marketing programs that were primarily transactional, these branded community programs are deeply rooted in the strength of the community and the content they create for a brand. The value propositions within influencer (creator) affiliate programs have evolved from just offering commissions. They now include exclusive benefits such as access to special events and resources, opportunities for broader partnerships, and various other incentives.

We’re witnessing a trend toward diversification in affiliate programs. More brands are broadening their affiliate programs to encompass various influencers (creators) while building a branded community. This includes micro and macro influencers, content publishers, bloggers, and even the brands’ own customers. As we move forward, this trend is set to become the norm, further revolutionizing the affiliate marketing landscape and making ZeroTo1 uniquely positioned to help brands launch these programs effectively.


TUNE customers who would like to work with ZeroTo1 can connect with them directly in the TUNE platform. Simply navigate to the Agency Partners section of TUNE, select ZeroTo1, and click the “Request Connection” button.

Questions? Click here to chat with one of our experts.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: Tappa https://www.tune.com/blog/connect-partner-spotlight-tappa/ Fri, 21 Apr 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73580 Read More]]> Tappa - TUNE Partner Spotlight April 2023
Tappa - TUNE Partner Spotlight April 2023

Tappa is a mobile technology company that strives to give each user in their network the optimal online experience, from start to finish. They have worked with key partners like Real Madrid, Tottenham Hotspurs, Liverpool FC, and more to curate a unique digital experience for their fan base. They also have exclusive partnerships with top content, review, and blog sites. Keep reading to learn more! 

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of Tappa?  

A: Tappa is a human-first mobile technology company empowering individuals to express and experience more while engaging with the brands they love. 

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Tappa promotes brands in various ways across multiple channels, however, our main promotional method is through our owned and operated keyboard products. Tappa has partnered with some of the largest organizations globally to develop custom keyboard technologies for their fan base and followers to download and use on their mobile devices. This allows brands to promote their products to a unique user base in places they have never been able to reach before.  

Additionally, Tappa has an exclusive network of third-party publisher partnerships to promote brand offers and can customize every brand campaign depending on what that brand is looking for. These channels include content publishers, browser apps, homepages, start pages, browser add-ons, and blog/review/deal sites. 

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: Tappa’s total reach surpasses 500+ million users. 

Q: Which verticals perform the best with Tappa?  

A: Tappa’s top performing verticals are e-commerce/retail, travel, electronics, and fashion. We have a “testing” mentality so even if your brand does not fall into our current top verticals, we are open to testing most brand offers. 

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: We currently run an extremely successful campaign for Etsy. The great part about Etsy is their vast product category which allows Tappa’s user base to find products they are looking for daily. 

Q: What’s something unique about Tappa?  

A: Tappa has access to users where no one else does — in the keyboard environment! The keyboard is the most used application on every mobile device, being opened approximately 80 times per day on average. This allows brands to reach consumers anywhere on their mobile device with Tappa’s in-keyboard browser technology. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: Here are a few: 

  • In 2022, 72% of all retail website traffic came from mobile devices.  
  • In 2022, 62% of orders from retail websites came from mobile devices.  
  • As of 2023, $511.8 billion in retail e-commerce sales came from mobile devices. 

Customers who would like to work with Tappa can request an introduction directly in the TUNE Marketplace. Questions? Email us at partnerships@tune.com

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: NachoNacho https://www.tune.com/blog/connect-partner-spotlight-nachonacho/ Tue, 21 Mar 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=73486 Read More]]> NachoNacho - TUNE Connect Partner Spotlight
NachoNacho - TUNE Connect Partner Spotlight

NachoNacho is a true marketplace for SaaS: a single destination where businesses manage, discover, and buy SaaS products, and vendors find their best customers. The NachoNacho marketplace is agnostic to operating systems, tech stacks, and software architectures. Read on to learn more! 

Q: Can you give us a high-level overview of NachoNacho?  

A: NachoNacho is a B2B SaaS marketplace powered by fintech. With us, businesses can: 

  1. Consolidate all SaaS spend in one place. With tight limits, create a separate virtual credit card for each subscription vendor. Companies are saving 30% of SaaS spend.
  2. Get massive discounts on scores of SaaS products. 

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We promote SaaS vendors and B2B solution providers in several ways. We are a new user, low CAC acquisition channel for SaaS sellers. Listing is free in our B2B SaaS marketplace, and no integration is required. Vendors pay only on a revenue share basis. Additionally, B2B service providers can be listed in our PerkHub and made available to all of our 20,000+ businesses. 

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: We service over 20,000 SMBs, startups, and mid-sized companies with a total reach of over 60,000 businesses through our newsletter and other channels. We expect to have over 100,000 business accounts before the end of the year. 

Q: Which verticals perform the best with NachoNacho?  

A: We carry SaaS products in most of the popular B2B SaaS categories, with a full list that can be seen here. These include sales, analytics, development, productivity, finance, marketing, and many more software categories. 

Q: Can you tell us about a successful campaign you’ve run in the last six months?  

A: Through our combined marketing approach, one of our customers (Apropo, a sales-focused SaaS tool) was able to acquire new customers from their very first day on the platform. The founder was included in one of our live 1:1 NachoTuesday interviews, which helped humanize his brand and connect with our audience of startups and SMB decision-makers live over LinkedIn. NachoNacho provides a combined marketing approach including content, social media, and email marketing to support our seller partners to much success. These marketing activations are provided free of charge with our team doing the heavy lifting for you. 

Q: What’s something unique about NachoNacho?  

A: We’re building the world’s first and largest true marketplace for subscriptions to harmonize the subscription economy and foster its further growth. We use the latest fintech tools to create powerful user experiences for all stakeholders in the marketplace. This includes a fast-growing SaaS marketplace with exclusive discounts and perks for buyers, powerful spend management tools, easy-to-use virtual cards, and a scalable long-term sales channel for SaaS vendors to acquire customers at a lower CAC than ever before. 

Q: Any industry trends or insights to share with brands?  

A: We believe in partner-led growth and see partnership marketing being one of the top channels for acquisition in the future for B2B brands. According to research, B2B affiliate marketing is growing extremely fast with 15-30% of all sales coming from partnership or affiliate channels. Unlike one-time affiliate partnership deals that produce sales short-term, NachoNacho provides a platform that can provide a long-term partnership for our vendors and continued supply of customers. 


TUNE customers who would like to work with NachoNacho can request an introduction by navigating to the TUNE Marketplace section of the platform.  

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