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What is Affiliate
Marketing?
 Affiliate Marketing is an online marketing
advertising channel that puts merchants in charge
of an online marketing sales force.
 • Merchants look to earn revenue from sale of their
products or services, pay affiliates (publishers) who
want to earn revenue from placement of product
banners or text links on their site.
 • Merchants only pay affiliate partners for results,
such as a lead or a purchase “pay-for-performance”.
Terms Used
1.The Affiliate (Publisher)
2.The Merchant (Advertiser)
3.The Affiliate Network
Types of Affiliates Sites
Shopping – site are virtual malls. The consumer shops for various brands and
products on site. These sites are not driven by particular coupon or deal offer
• Coupon/Deal – most popular affiliate model. These sites are shopping sites that
require merchant to provide consumer with either a coupon, percent off savings, or
free shipping offer
• Comparison Shopping – sites sell items using a comparison model. These sites
usually require a data feed of merchants’ products.
• Loyalty/Rewards – sites where a percent of the merchant’s commission is used
to pay reward to consumer. Allows consumer to select their reward option.
Rewards can include cash, airline miles, credit card points, or donation to charity or
organization
• Content – sites are usually not shopping sites. Consumers go to sites
because the content is of particular interest. Sites to particular product
contained in site
• Blogs/Forums – sites post or feature article that focus on a particular
product or merchant and include an product affiliate link to the product.
Affiliate Commission Model
 Pay-per-Performance (Revenue Share) - merchant pays affiliate
commission based on a percentage of the total order value
 • Pay-per-Lead / Cost-per-Acquisition – merchant pays affiliate
commission for every lead or order referred from their site
 • Cost per Impression – merchant pays affiliate commission for
every 1,000 impressions of their banner on affiliates’ site
 • Cost per Click – merchant pays affiliate commission every time a
visitor clicks on their banner on the affiliates’ site
1. Affiliate obtains Merchant creative from Affiliate Network and loads
to their site
2. Consumer visits Affiliate site and clicks Merchant banner
3. Cookie is set on Consumer’s browser which identifies Merchant,
Affiliate and link
4. Consumer is directed to Merchant site
5. Affiliate ID is captured by Merchant in referring URL
How Does It Work?
 6. Consumer makes purchase from Merchant
 7. Cookie information sent to Affiliate Network
 8. Merchant transmits sales file to Affiliate Network which includes
Affiliate ID
 9. Affiliate Network tracks sales transactions with Affiliate ID and pays
Affiliate
How Does It Work?
Examples of affiliate marketing
Frequently asked Questions
 Can you use Google Adsense & Affiliate Network on the same page?
– Yes You can
 Which drives more money? – Both have a different objective
 What is the main difference between Adsense & Affiliate? –
Adwords- advertising for yourself Adsense – being an advertiser for
someone else.
 Why Was This Presentation so amazing? – that’s what the next
presentation will be about
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Affiliate marketing

  • 2.  Affiliate Marketing is an online marketing advertising channel that puts merchants in charge of an online marketing sales force.  • Merchants look to earn revenue from sale of their products or services, pay affiliates (publishers) who want to earn revenue from placement of product banners or text links on their site.  • Merchants only pay affiliate partners for results, such as a lead or a purchase “pay-for-performance”.
  • 3. Terms Used 1.The Affiliate (Publisher) 2.The Merchant (Advertiser) 3.The Affiliate Network
  • 4. Types of Affiliates Sites Shopping – site are virtual malls. The consumer shops for various brands and products on site. These sites are not driven by particular coupon or deal offer • Coupon/Deal – most popular affiliate model. These sites are shopping sites that require merchant to provide consumer with either a coupon, percent off savings, or free shipping offer • Comparison Shopping – sites sell items using a comparison model. These sites usually require a data feed of merchants’ products. • Loyalty/Rewards – sites where a percent of the merchant’s commission is used to pay reward to consumer. Allows consumer to select their reward option. Rewards can include cash, airline miles, credit card points, or donation to charity or organization
  • 5. • Content – sites are usually not shopping sites. Consumers go to sites because the content is of particular interest. Sites to particular product contained in site • Blogs/Forums – sites post or feature article that focus on a particular product or merchant and include an product affiliate link to the product.
  • 6. Affiliate Commission Model  Pay-per-Performance (Revenue Share) - merchant pays affiliate commission based on a percentage of the total order value  • Pay-per-Lead / Cost-per-Acquisition – merchant pays affiliate commission for every lead or order referred from their site  • Cost per Impression – merchant pays affiliate commission for every 1,000 impressions of their banner on affiliates’ site  • Cost per Click – merchant pays affiliate commission every time a visitor clicks on their banner on the affiliates’ site
  • 7. 1. Affiliate obtains Merchant creative from Affiliate Network and loads to their site 2. Consumer visits Affiliate site and clicks Merchant banner 3. Cookie is set on Consumer’s browser which identifies Merchant, Affiliate and link 4. Consumer is directed to Merchant site 5. Affiliate ID is captured by Merchant in referring URL How Does It Work?
  • 8.  6. Consumer makes purchase from Merchant  7. Cookie information sent to Affiliate Network  8. Merchant transmits sales file to Affiliate Network which includes Affiliate ID  9. Affiliate Network tracks sales transactions with Affiliate ID and pays Affiliate How Does It Work?
  • 10.
  • 11. Frequently asked Questions  Can you use Google Adsense & Affiliate Network on the same page? – Yes You can  Which drives more money? – Both have a different objective  What is the main difference between Adsense & Affiliate? – Adwords- advertising for yourself Adsense – being an advertiser for someone else.  Why Was This Presentation so amazing? – that’s what the next presentation will be about