You searched for 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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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: GameInfluencer https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-marketplace-partner-spotlight-gameinfluencer/ Wed, 30 Oct 2024 14:10:51 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74855 Read More]]> TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight on Game Influencer
TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight on Game Influencer

GameInfluencer is a leading influencer marketing agency for games. They develop and execute memorable influencer marketing campaigns for game publishers, with a focus on creative campaigns, user-generated content (UGC), and influencer affiliate programs.

Find out more about this specialized TUNE Marketplace Partner in their profile below!

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

A: GameInfluencer.io is a leading global platform for performance-based influencer marketing for the gaming, tech, and creative industries.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We bring over 2,000 influencer channels on YouTube and other channels together with brands and games who want to reach gaming and entertainment target groups. We provide the channels with tracking links and they can promote the game in various forms on all social channels.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: Around 100 million subscribers in total over all YouTube channels.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with GameInfluencer?  

A: Games, apps, tech, and services of all kinds like banks, insurance companies, and payment providers.

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

A: You can find case studies here: https://gameinfluencer.com/category/case-studies/. We are doing very successful campaigns for games including Honkai: Star Rail and Enshrouded, and also recently for a bubble tea producer.

Q: What’s something unique about GameInfluencer?  

A: We are targeting the 3+ billion gamers out there.

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

A: If you want to reach the gamer and/or entertainment interest target group, then influencer marketing is the most appropriate channel for you.


TUNE customers who are interested in working with GameInfluencer can request an introduction in the TUNE Marketplace.

To learn more about creator affiliate programs, download our newest e-book, The Influencer-Affiliate Blueprint: Building High-ROI Creator Communities.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: FlexOffers https://www.tune.com/blog/connect-partner-spotlight-flexoffers/ https://www.tune.com/blog/connect-partner-spotlight-flexoffers/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=72596 Read More]]> TUNE Marketplace Partner FlexOffers
TUNE Marketplace Partner FlexOffers

As we continue to expand the partnership opportunities available through TUNE, I want to bring attention to an important publisher type in partner marketing platforms: affiliate networks. FlexOffers is a Tier 1 network serving in a dual capacity of agency and affiliate with an extensive roster of advertisers, agencies, and publishers under their broad umbrella. They have a wide reach across many verticals, but maintain a particular focus on e-commerce, fintech, and affiliate program management.

Read on to learn more about them in their own words!

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

A: FlexOffers is an affiliate network that works with over 12,000 advertisers and 65+ networks and agencies. We are a network of networks that serves as a one-stop shop for those who value convenience. Those who want all their affiliate links, payments, technology, and support services from one team need not go anywhere else.

By partnering with FlexOffers, advertisers get more incremental value by hosting their in-house program on our platform or supplementing their existing program through the Publisher Marketplace. Publishers that join FlexOffers drive more revenue through custom account management services, and platform API solutions. They also benefit from consolidated solutions that deliver all their affiliate links, payments, technology, and support services from one team.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?

A: We pair advertisers with the best publishers in the affiliate marketing space to deliver bespoke campaign solutions that unify multiple channels under one roof. Advertisers that are featured at FlexOffers receive premium advertising through our publisher site. Seasonal promotions are highly visible to all FlexOffers’ publishers and our blog contains featured promotions and today’s most relevant offers.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?

A: 75,000 publishers.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with FlexOffers?

A: Retail (shoes, gifts, beauty, electronics, apparel), Health & Wellness, Travel, Financial, Streaming, and Crypto.

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

A: We work with multiple publisher partners and have seen great success with content, programmatic display, and fintech-related affiliates over the last six months. FlexOffers has seen amazing growth with large brick-and-mortar advertisers, brands, and unique offers.

Q: What’s something unique about FlexOffers?

A: We are a one-roof solution that offers full management to our partners. We are an agency/affiliate network. This makes us extremely unique.

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

A: FlexOffers believes the future is bright for our industry. Publishers will continue to evolve and look to the affiliate space as a stronger source of revenue. Affiliate will work closer with other channels and begin to blur party lines. Consumer privacy will continue to play a large role on how the affiliate space grows and matures. Affiliate budgets will open if value and transparency is in place.


TUNE customers who would like to work with FlexOffers can request an introduction in the TUNE Marketplace. Not a TUNE customer? Email us at partnerships@tune.com.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: WeCompare https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-marketplace-partner-spotlight-wecompare/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74751 Read More]]> TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight - WeCompare
TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight - WeCompare

Founded in May 2024, WeCompare is a new consumer-facing comparison platform from Wag! Group. Wag! is most well-known for its on-demand dog walking app, which launched in 2015. Since that time, the brand has continued to grow and expand its offerings for the modern U.S. pet household. Backed by the expertise and technology at Wag!, WeCompare is a comparison platform providing users with an easy way to compare quotes for pet and auto insurance, with plans to expand into other verticals like home, travel, and life. Read on to discover more about this new player in the insurance comparison industry!

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

A: WeCompare is your go-to place for the best deals in insurance and the information you need to make a great decision. As well as that, our mission is to make it a quick and easy process. Gone are the days of filling out huge, frustrating online forms — at WeCompare, you can get a quote for pet insurance, auto insurance, and more in less than 60 seconds. It really is that simple!

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We curate the best deals for consumers and help find consumers right at the point of a purchasing decision.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: 700,000 — 1 million per month.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with WeCompare?  

A: Presently we are in auto insurance and pet insurance with more categories to come.

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

A: We are the largest lead generator in the pet insurance space.

Q: What’s something unique about WeCompare?  

A: We initiated in the pet space building scalable technology that provides pet parents a quote from multiple carriers in seconds. We haven taken that infrastructure and added a 21-year industry executive, and are now looking to scale quickly into other verticals, beginning first with auto insurance.

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

A: We are brand new in the space but lead by industry vet John Challis, who began in the lead generation space in 2003 with a career spanning stops at LendingTree, QuinStreet, Natural Intelligence, and more.


TUNE customers who are interested in working with WeCompare can request an introduction through TUNE Marketplace.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: Natural Intelligence https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-natural-intelligence/ Wed, 14 Aug 2024 15:16:56 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74721 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight: Natural Intelligence
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight: Natural Intelligence

Natural Intelligence is a global leader in multi-vertical marketplaces. Their matching technology helps millions of consumers around the world make smarter, more confident buying decisions, while simultaneously enabling brands to maximize their online presence. They do so by creating trusted comparison websites that enable consumers to easily compare products and services online and form high-value relationships with the brands they choose.

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

A: We own and operate the properties Top10.com and Bestmoney.com, offering comparison pages covering 80 different service categories across five different industries — Fintech, Consumer Services, Home/Business/Health, SAAS, and Gaming. We drive high-intent traffic to our partners by focusing our marketing efforts on top generic Google and Bing keywords.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: PPC.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: We see 200 million unique visits annually from about 20 different countries.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with Natural Intelligence?  

A: We have over 200 verticals but some of our legacy verticals are: CRM, Hosting, Investments, Insurance, Dating, TV Streaming, Moving, and Payroll.

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

A: In March 2024, we launched a vertical on our Top10 property for users enrolling in online degree programs: https://www.top10.com/online-degrees/comparison. Within three months, we were one of the top aggregated sites on Google and one of the largest revenue drivers for many of our partners.

Q: What’s something unique about Natural Intelligence?  

A: As one of Google’s top 30 spenders, we have a unique relationship allowing us to understand emerging verticals prior to the uptrend.


TUNE customers who are interested in working with Natural Intelligence can request an introduction in the TUNE Marketplace.

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: LUX Rewards https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-lux-rewards/ Tue, 23 Jul 2024 13:32:42 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74679 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - LUX Rewards
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - LUX Rewards

LUX Rewards is a U.K.-based card-linked offer (CLO) partner that promotes to more than 35 million payment cards across the United Kingdom and North America. With an agile, tech-first mindset and a dedication to delivering value, LUX has been able to build enterprise partnerships with some of the largest financial services companies in the world. LUX helps enterprises like international banks, airlines, and employee perks programs to aggregate and organize offers that resonate with their audience. In addition, they enable enterprises to create engaging partner programs with their technology.

Read on to find out if this CLO partner is right for you!

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

A: We feature leading advertisers (Blacklane, Just Eat, Zoom) in front of an audience of 50+ million cardholders, via our partnerships with banks (20 million U.K. and U.S. Mastercard SME cardholders, PNC Bank), airlines (British Airways), and employee benefit platforms (NextJump and more).

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: The top ways we promote brands:

  • Mastercard SME Business — 20+ million high-spending U.K. and U.S. SME business cardholders including owners, directors and key decision makers, that spend $1 billion or more on business goods and services annually.
  • PNC Bank — the fifth largest bank in the U.S., with 13 million cardholders.
  • CashApp — the third most downloaded app in the U.S. with 88 million users. CashApp has seen a 98% retention rate, and 55% of its users don’t bank with any other financial institution.
  • Various other banks, airlines and employee benefit platforms across the United Kingdom and United States.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: Collectively, more than 50 million cardholders, and growing!

Q: Which verticals perform the best with LUX Rewards?  

A: Our top verticals:

  • B2B SaaS Tools & Software
  • B2B Goods & Services (printing, gifting, entertainment, hardware, travel)
  • Nationwide B2C Retail brands (including stores)

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

A: NordVPN:

  • £431,160 — total CLO spend driven
  • £63,100 — total CLO spend driven last month
  • Doubled monthly CLO transactions through our publisher channels in the campaign’s first six months

Selfridges:

  • £4.04 million — total CLO spend driven
  • £431 average transaction value
  • 34% six-month increase in average transaction value across our channels

Q: What’s something unique about LUX Rewards?  

A: LUX Rewards is the exclusive partner for the Mastercard SME business rewards program. This gives access to a very hard-to-reach group of high-spending business cardholders — something many CLO providers do not have access to.

This fits within LUX Rewards’ wider positioning as a CLO provider with the ability to target high-spending and affluent cardholder segments beyond business customers, including airline customers in the British Airways Executive Club, and American Express cardholders with triple the regular customer’s average transaction value.

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

A: CLO is massively taking off in the affiliate world, as an alternative method in driving traffic both in store and to online stores. Our experience at affiliate events looks something like:

  • Two years ago when we turned up, we had a few conversations with people that were familiar with CLO, but for the large part, most affiliate managers had still not heard of the concept.
  • Last year, around half of the affiliate managers we spoke with had heard of CLO, but it was a relatively new concept.
  • This year, we arrived in LUX gilets and affiliate managers recognized the brand and hunted us down to talk about CLO, with budgets in mind and collateral ready to go!

TUNE customers who are interested in working with LUX Rewards can request an introduction directly in the TUNE Marketplace. Questions? Click here to chat with one of our experts.

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Affiliate Rockstar: Frank Ravanelli https://www.tune.com/blog/affiliate-rockstar-frank-ravanelli/ Tue, 09 Jul 2024 16:41:23 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74518 Read More]]> TUNE Affiliate Rockstar - Frank Ravanelli, FOREO
TUNE Affiliate Rockstar - Frank Ravanelli, FOREO

Introducing Frank Ravanelli

Frank got his start doing internet marketing back in 1995 before transitioning into the realm of affiliate marketing in 1999. Since then, he’s worked both at small internet startups and international companies, as a lecturer and brand manager, and as a few things in between. He has also lived and worked across the globe, calling places like London, Malta, Estonia, the United States, and Canada his home at one point. Frank now works remotely for FOREO, where he’s been for the last eight years.

See what insights and advice he has for brands, creators, and affiliates alike in his Q&A below!

Rockstar Q&A with Frank

What are your day-to-day duties?
I identify the main growth opportunities for our affiliate program. Ensure our program is compliant with our business goals. Work with affiliate networks and key affiliates. Monitor trends, opportunities, potential challenges. I lead both our affiliate and content marketing activities, the same applies to our influencer marketing investments.

How did you get into the affiliate industry?
A very long time ago, in the ’90s, as an affiliate. I promoted Amazon and CJ merchants. That gave me an edge when I started to work on the advertiser’s side, because I already knew other affiliates and what potential partners look for when selecting an affiliate program.

What was the best thing you learned at the last conference you went to? What conference was it?
I am a regular attendee and speaker at several affiliate conferences, especially at Affiliate World. There, I got some useful insights about what affiliates see in AI as opportunities and challenges.

What’s the biggest challenge you’ve come across in affiliate marketing?
Tracking. I do understand the need to ensure users can set their own privacy settings, and I fully support that. However, some changes to privacy seem to be more guided by self-interest than a real concern for us, the users. Thanks to TUNE, we have always been able to be proactive when it comes to tracking.

How do you interact with other marketers outside your affiliate/partner team?
LinkedIn is my second home; that is one daily way to see opportunities and keep in touch with peers. To see when they get promoted, or where they bring their skills, so we can find additional ways to work together.

What have you done in the past 6-12 months to improve your affiliate efforts?
We introduced partial automation, so the team can focus on higher added value areas like servicing top performers and networking with new partners.

How has your affiliate strategy changed over time?
We are becoming much more selective. When the program started in 2015, the threshold to become an affiliate was much lower than now. Still, we also value potential, so even a small partner who shows a responsible approach is welcome to join us through TUNE.

How do you think your strategy differs from other verticals?
We are very similar to overall e-commerce trends. However, the price point is one key difference. The consumer psychology of low price point, repeatable e-commerce of consumables is very different from the behavior of our customers. That is where the overall affiliate and content marketing ecosystem comes into play — to educate and convert.

What are some of the things you may do differently during the holiday season?
We negotiate a lot of special placements with affiliates, even more than usual. The couponing approach is also customized, due to public discounts available onsite.

Do you have what it takes to own the spotlight? Apply to be an Affiliate Rockstar today.

Frank Ravanelli of Foreo

Frank Ravanelli

Head of Affiliate & Content Marketing at Foreo

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TUNE Marketplace Partner Spotlight: SheBuysTravel https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-shebuystravel/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74610 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - SheBuysTravel
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight - SheBuysTravel

SheBuysTravel is an established, trusted, and actionable information source for women with a spirit of adventure. Millions of discerning and curious women come to SheBuysTravel each year for guidance on travel destinations, products, and experiences. SheBuysTravel writers have been there and packed that. We share the best ways to travel — with family, with friends, and solo — and the best gear to take along. 

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

A: SheBuysTravel expertise is focused on building brand awareness and crafting sales funnels that drive our audience to convert. We have successfully partnered with destinations, products and services, delivering millions of dollars in sales.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Content is the foundation for all of our campaigns. From there, we promote brands and destinations via video, newsletter, social media and ad sets.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: In 2023, SheBuysTravel reached over 10 million women across all platforms.

Q: Can you share some insights about your company’s audience and demographics?  

A: As you might guess, the SheBuysTravel audience is primarily female (68%), mobile first (72%) and range in age from 25 to 54. SheBuysTravel readers want value for their travel spend and they want firsthand personalized information. They do their homework when it comes to travel. They use multiple platforms to research destinations, products and activities.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with SheBuysTravel?  

A: Hotels and resorts perform the best followed by products in our packing lists and product guides that save her shopping time and money.

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

A: A luxury resort engaged with us to drive a lower click-through rate than they were able to achieve directly, and to drive bookings. We have created several campaigns for this client and the most recent, which started in January 2024, delivered a 26% ROI so far.

Q: What’s something unique about SheBuysTravel?  

A: SheBuysTravel is a consumer rich content platform targeted to women AND a marketing agency that curates audiences using digital assets. This is important to our partners because we can jumpstart campaigns quickly, distribute content among multiple platforms to reach diverse audiences and pivot on a dime when needed. SheBuysTravel content is original — 90% of our 75 writers are trained journalists who write from firsthand experience.

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

A: Women are increasingly conducting thorough research before making a purchase. They turn to online content and social media videos to stay informed through trusted third-party sources. When we provide personal experiences and context around the brands we promote, we notice a significant increase in click-through rates and conversion rates. The narrative surrounding the products and brands is crucial.

Q: Why should brands want to work with SheBuysTravel?

A: Adding on to our response above about how we’re unique, all SheBuysTravel campaigns are customized for the client, with high-touch service, guaranteed deliverables and dedicated project management. Our team has been working together for over 10 years. We LOVE what we do.


TUNE customers can request an introduction to SheBuysTravel directly in the TUNE Marketplace.

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

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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: Virality Boost https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-virality-boost/ Thu, 23 May 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74543 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight: Virality Boost
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight: Virality Boost

Virality Boost is the original influencer content syndication network, helping brands to increase visibility, spark interest, inspire action, and drive purchases at scale. They focus on crafting syndication strategies that cover the entire customer journey and aim to break barriers in influencer marketing that traditionally haven’t worked for advertisers. Their approach is researched for maximum viral impact and cross-platform actions, leveraging the natural customer journey to deliver incremental performance.

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

A: Virality Boost is a transparent influencer content syndication network, specializing in large-scale influencer campaigns. We deliver campaigns that impact the bottom line and help brands achieve larger business objectives with quality, category-relevant influencers and advanced social strategies that leverage social media algorithms to increase visibility and impact.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: We run 25, 50, to 100 or more influencers in a single campaign within a specific time window to drive virality — demand and awareness for the brand across two platforms, depending on brand — Facebook, X, Instagram, Youtube, and TikTok.

Q: What is the total reach of your audience?  

A: Over 30 million.

Q: Can you share some insights about your audience and demographics?  

A: They span 23 categories: both male and female influencers in lifestyle, web3, auto luxury, fashion, sports, travel, auto lifestyle, family, personal finances, kids under 10, kids over 10, and more!

Q: Which verticals perform the best with Virality Boost?  

A: It depends on the brand, but generally wellness, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, unique offerings and products, sports, watch TV, and more.

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

A: SenseofSelf.Life – we’ll have a case study ready in a couple of weeks. See a sneak peek below.

Q: What’s something unique about Virality Boost?  

A: Each campaign is spearheaded by our influencer captains. These captains are experienced influencers themselves, representing various niches within the influencer community. We diligently test our strategies, placing a strong emphasis on achieving measurable results. 

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

A: In today’s rapidly shifting digital landscape, where third-party cookies are being phased out, brands must prioritize and refine their attribution strategies to make well-informed budgeting decisions. Google is enhancing its AI-driven ads and testing Google’s Circle on Android, all to master social media imagery. Amazon is not lagging behind, with its decisive move towards influencer collaborations and image search features. Meanwhile, Meta’s robust pixel technology continues to set a high benchmark.

For businesses focused on driving growth and seizing market share, understanding the customer’s journey across diverse channels and platforms, particularly social media, is critical. Brands must focus tirelessly on stimulating demand, elevating awareness, and nurturing purchase intent. Clear attribution allows companies to allocate their resources effectively, ensuring each touchpoint resonates with their audience and contributes to a coherent brand narrative that fosters business growth.

In short, investing in full funnel campaigns and solid attribution models is not just about adapting to the new cookie-less era — it’s a fundamental approach to sustainably capturing consumer interest and propelling your brand forward in a competitive marketplace.


TUNE customers who would like to work with Virality Boost 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: Paylode https://www.tune.com/blog/tune-network-partner-spotlight-paylode/ Mon, 22 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.tune.com/?p=74475 Read More]]> TUNE Network Partner Spotlight on Paylode
TUNE Network Partner Spotlight on Paylode

Paylode is a leading customer perks platform helping companies launch and manage perks programs without the burden and expense of building one in-house. Paylode is like having an entire partnerships team in your corner. They vet and pre-negotiate thousands of perks offers from top consumer brands, and provide easy, no-code tools to save companies massive amounts of time and overhead. Perks programs increase conversion rates, retention, engagement, and satisfaction, while also unlocking a new stream of revenue for your company. Read on to find out more about this TUNE Marketplace Partner and how their perks platform could benefit your brand.

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

A: Paylode is a powerful perks platform driving customer action and retention. It’s the fastest way for companies to launch, manage, and monetize a customer perks program that rewards customers who engage.

Q: What are the top ways you promote brands?  

A: Brands are invited to apply to our marketplace and if accepted, they join 1,000+ other household names and local businesses. We then work with our clients to promote right-fit perks that are exactly what their audience wants and needs. Brands can be featured in our persistent perks centers, as well as in client-specific marketing campaigns.

Q: What is the total reach of Paylode’s audience?  

A: Our clients have a total of over 23 million users in the United States and Canada (with some of our audience in Australia, South Africa, Indonesia, and Portugal). Interestingly, nine out of 10 perk redemptions are from customers who start and end their journey within the Paylode perks center, indicating that perks customers are not coupon hunters but rather shoppers and browsers.

Q: Can you share some insights about your audience and demographics?  

A: We work with a wide range of companies, but the ones that get the most value from the system are the ones who have a lot of customers and want to give them reasons to take action — whether that’s to complete a purchase, sign up, or any other action that’s valuable to your company.

Q: Which verticals perform the best with Paylode?  

A: We focus on verticals such as insurance, residential real estate, travel & hospitality, fintech, utilities, membership apps, and e-commerce. Each of these niches come with their own audience and nuances of reaching them.

Food, travel, and home furnishings offers do well with Paylode perks customers. Users browse and search from hundreds of offers and select what’s right for them. We also match offers to campaigns, to gift customers the best deal on the web in exchange for their engagement.

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

A: There’s no campaign too big or too small — there are infinite ways to use perks. One hospitality brand created a perks page specifically for pickleball tournament goers, adding another way to thank audience goers with a creative bundle of deals specifically for the pickleball fans.

We’re working on an upcoming movie launch with a themed perk center for the main character’s biggest fans. Collectibles, merchandise, and movie ticket deals all promote the movie.

And though it seems small, the most impactful way we help companies is by helping their customers save, both on things they need every day and in that current moment.

For example, our residential real estate clients create move-in bundles for new tenants that can help them save hundreds on moving costs like truck rentals and cleaners, making it a little easier to settle into a new place. Our insurance clients provide auto supply deals and discounts that help their policyholders save, showing them gratitude even when it’s not renewal time.

Q: What’s something unique about Paylode?  

A: “Every single company right now is figuring out how to retain their customers while driving down costs, especially in this economic environment,” said Leo Polovets, Founding Partner at Susa Ventures. “Paylode’s approach to perks programs not only addresses the rising challenges of customer acquisition costs but also provides a seamless solution for businesses to drive deeper engagement and unlock additional revenue streams.” 

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

A: We live in an incentive-driven economy. Customers expect rewards and personalization in 2024. Working with Paylode means taking your customer engagement program to the next level in terms of both. Paylode is building a product based on the core value of delivering measurable impact to companies for a fraction of the cost it would take to do it in-house.

Q: Why should brands want to work with your company?  

A: The magic is where we link together brands and customers at scale, and we’re adding new and better no-code features every day to enable any marketer to run a perks campaign. We have a team of 15 industry veterans and engineers building the platform, many with a decade or more experience in the partnerships, affiliate marketing, and rewards industry.


TUNE customers who are interested in working with Paylode can request an introduction directly in the platform via TUNE Marketplace. Questions? Click here to chat with one of our experts.

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