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Lesson 4

Affiliate Marketing

Presented by:

Richard Hegarty

Course Educator

Diploma in Digital Marketing - Part I

Lesson 3 Recap

We showed you how to set up Google ads

You gained an understanding of keywords

You developed knowledge on remarketing

You gained an understanding of SEO

We showed you how to optimise your website

We explained how to use search console

Todays Lesson Affiliate Marketing

You will gain an understanding of affiliate marketing

You will learn how to optimise affiliate marketing partnerships

We will explore how to manage partners

We will get you started with using the partnership platforms

Summary

Course Interaction

Q & A

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate Marketing – Definition

Affiliate marketing is performance-based marketing. A business rewards affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing efforts.

Affiliate Marketing - Question

What type of Business uses affiliate marketing?

Case Study

2 Guys Office Computer Idea

Affiliate Marketing – Lead Flow

Affiliate Marketing

The 4 Major Pillars

Merchant/Retailer = Shaw

Publisher/Affiliate = 3rd Party

Customer/End User = You

Network/Offers for Affiliates

Affiliate Marketing

In a word… YES

16% of E-Commerce orders in 2015 came through affiliates.

3% Growth from 2014.

Projected to continue to grow 2016.

Affiliate Marketing

Revenue shared

Revenue shared

Revenue shared - Definition

Revenue shared is a type of performance based marketing

in which a business rewards one or more affiliate for each

visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing

efforts.

Revenue shared - Question

Why might we want to use revenue shared in our marketing efforts ?

Revenue shared

Revenue Shared

Advertising defined by the revenue

generated.

80% of all revenue from affiliate programs.

Can also be related to content marketing

Similar to working off “commission”.

Revenue shared

Cost per Acquisition (CPA)

Revenue is received when a publisher

creates a conversion

Generally involves a transaction or

purchase.

Cost-effective for advertisers only pay

for conversion

Cost per Lead (CPL)

Revenue is received when a publisher

creates lead

Usually involves a user filling out a

contact form.

Cost-effective as commission are

predetermined by advertiser.

Commercial Types

Web Affiliates Standard

White Labels*

Bespoke Verticals*

Comparison Sites

Cashback / loyalty sites

Social Media Partners

Discount Sites

Revenue shared

Risks

CPA’s

Conversions

Aligned Interests

Cash Flow & Receiving Revenue

Tracking Performance

Revenue shared

Risks

No Conversions

No revenue.

Non-targeted traffic, or fraud.

Benefit by remaining

honest.

For example –Ryanair/Hertz

Revenue shared

Risks

Aligned Interests

You Don’t Want to Compete with Yourself.

Don’t Give Your Competitors Traffic or Revenue.

Merchant + Affiliate = Partnership

Same space = Problems

Offering should have widest appeal.

Revenue shared

Risks

Cash Flow & Receiving Revenue

• Merchant = a bad deal too much money going out.

• Affiliate = a bad deal no money coming in.

Money Timing

• How you structure a deal is crucial.

• Time to vet the authenticity of the transaction.

• Ensure you receive the funds quickly.

Revenue shared

How Does Affiliate Marketing Work?

Revenue shared

Affiliate programme - Definition

An affiliate program is a great way to make money on the Web. You write the content that you

typically write and then link to the products that you talked about. When one of your

customers clicks on the link and buys the product, you get a small commission of the sale.

Affiliate programme- Question

How can we gauge an affiliates potential?

Affiliate programme

Phase 1 = being the Affiliate.

Phase 2 = being the Merchant.

You can be Both and Most Are.

Merchant or Affiliate

Merchants must have……..

Site

Product

Conversions

Commercials

Platform

Tracking

Affiliate programme

Personal login.

Real time detailed reporting.

Communicate with publishers via group emails.

A platform to upload new creative

The Merchant ability to select affiliates

The opportunity to increase payments.

The ability Track multiple metrics.

Affiliate programme

Recruiting and Managing Affiliates

Web Searching.

Attractive Payment Structures.

Know your Affiliates Motivations.

Communicate with them and be Adaptable.

Treat with Care.

Affiliate programme

Software Providers

http://www.hasoffers.com/compare-features/

http://www.hitpath.com/features/ http://www.postaffiliatepro.com/featu

res/

Affiliate programme

Our Affiliate Platform

• http://www.postaffiliatepro.com/features/

Affiliate programme

Questions to ask…..

What is the size of the audience?

Who is the audience?

How does the affiliate communicate with them?

The frequency of communication?

Past comparable performances?

What is their Alexa?

Look at Owler

Affiliate programme

Affiliate Network Websites

• https://accounts.clickbank.com/marketplace.htm

• http://www.cj.com

• http://www.associateprograms.com/directory

• http://www.affiliatesdirectory.com/directory

• http://uk.affiliatewindow.com/homepage/about-us/?rt

• http://www.zanox.com/gb/

• http://www.linkshare.co.uk/

• http://www.tradedoubler.com/

Affiliate programme

Plugging Affiliate Marketing Into Social Media

Killer Offerings

Social (Web Assets) Program Management

Partner Success Support

Affiliate programme

Focus on Creative Material.

Provide Affiliate Software.

Stay in Contact.

Train your virtual team!

Focus on the winners.

Provide tiered incentives.

Affiliate programme

Rewards? Is it Worth it?

Industry to Grow to $6.8 Billion Over Next Five Years

90 percent of advertisers said very important to strategy

80 percent of advertisers devoted over 10 % of budget

ROI with Affiliate marketing is £1 spent with £11 made

(February 4, 2016 by http://mthink.com/)

Affiliate programme

Benefits

Low Risk.

Search Affiliates.

Builds Your Online Authority & Ranking.

Ready Made Specialist Networks / Providers.

Global 24/7/365 Workforce.

Affiliate programme

Affiliate programme – Conclusion

Merchant AND Affiliate

Software provider

Alexa Rewards

Social media

How can we gauge an affiliates potential?

Our Digital Marketing

YouTube Channel

https://www.youtube.com/user/theshawacademy

What is Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing partnerships

How to manage partners

Affiliate partnerships & lead generation

Risk and rewards of Affiliate marketing

Keep up the hard work.

o Attend all of the lessons live to ask Questions

in real time and benefit the most

o We’re here to help, so contact us anytime!

Summary

Further Learning

To expand upon the subjects covered in todays lesson:

• How to get more for Less - Lesson 3 ADD

• Affiliate Marketing Practical - Lesson 3 Practical

Facebook setting up business account

Facebook success case studies

Setting up advertising on Facebook

Facebook for Lead generation

Creating content that converts

o Attend all of the lessons live to ask

Questions in real time and benefit the most

o We’re here to help, so contact us anytime!

Next Lesson

Facebook - Targeted Advertising for Lead

Generation

@shawacademy @ShawacademyRH

QUESTION TIME See you back for Lesson 5Facebook - Targeted Advertising for Lead Generation

richardhegarty@shawacademy.com

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