1. Affiliate Program Presented by: Mike Nunez
Interactivity and Attribution

2. Agenda & Purpose
Agenda
•Defining Attribution
•Identifying Profitable Channels & Affiliates
•Taking Action
Purpose
Identify which channels / affiliates are driving the
most incremental value, rewarding them for it, and
removing those that provide no value.
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3. Attribution Explained
30 Days 14 Days
What is the Attribution Window?
A funny thing happened on the Closer
Outside Introducer Influencer
way to a sale.
33 days ago 15 days ago 3 days ago Today
You paid for all 4 of these clicks, but only
one receives credit for the sale.
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4. Exploring Attribution
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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5. Exploring Attribution
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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6. Exploring Attribution
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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7. Exploring Attribution
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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8. Exploring Attribution
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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9. Exploring Attribution
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10. Assisted vs. Last Click
Assisted = Influencer
Most Merchants Credit Only the Last In.
Last Interation = Closer
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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11. Assisted vs. Last Click
Bonus – New Customers
Outside Introducer Influencer Closer
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12. Affiliate Only Statistics
Based on a random 12,000 orders in a 3 month
period for one Advertiser.
•44% of all transactions have a single referrer
•88% of all transactions consist of five interactions or less
•An average of 2.2 affiliate referrals drive a sale
•54% of all affiliate interactions that ultimately lead to a sale
are not the last click
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13. Taking Action
Next Steps:
•Tag affiliate links / channels with their ID as “campaign” in
Google Analytics.
•Identify if your network has an attribution solution.
•Identify and Reward your high value affiliates / Channels.
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14. Taking Action
Questions?
Mike Nunez
Mike@AffiliateManager.com
LinkedIn.com/in/affman
Twitter.com/MikeNunez
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