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US Digital Media Usage: A Snapshot of 2017

eMarketer, a top market research company part of the Axel Springer family, and IBM compiled a report on US digital media usage for 2017. The report includes stats and illustrations covering social media, video viewing, smartphone and wearables usage figures.

Awin HQ moves to a new location in Berlin

What better way to start a new chapter as Awin then with a new environment? Last week Awin moved into our new headquarter located in Potsdamer Platz, the heart of Berlin’s newly developed business district.

Advertiser interview: Missguided

Missguided exclusively migrated their program to Awin in April 2016, so we took the time to catch up with their team to learn more about their network experience, the impact the migration has had on performance, and their strategy goals for 2017.

Quarterly mobile update – Q3 2016

Awin’s mobile data is drawn from over 3.5m network transactions each month across 2,100 advertisers spanning the retail, travel and telecoms sectors. Our top consumer brands include HP, Etsy, Hyatt Hotels, and Missguided.

How to use affiliate links across social channels

Following up on our last tip, using Snapchat & Instagram Stories to Drive Sales, we’ve put together a new list of publisher tips by each social media channel to further assist you when it comes to monetizing your site via social media. Below we share our insights into each channel so you can find the most relevant information, including where links can be placed and other relevant considerations.

Opportunity Marketplace: The benefits for publishers

Since its launch back in March 2015, our Opportunity Marketplace tool has been empowering publishers to share their available affiliate exposure opportunities to advertisers in order to form closer collaborations between the two.

Publisher spotlight: 55haitao

As the go-to shopping guide for Chinese consumers looking for the hottest deals from top global brands, 55haitao has become the fastest growing US-based Chinese deal site to target Mainland Chinese cross-border shoppers.

Publisher tip: using Snapchat & new Instagram stories to drive sales

Snapchat is the fastest growing social network, growing to 100 million daily active users in just four years. However, last week Instagram launched their new Stories feature, an unashamedly similar feature to Snapchat Stories, as both allow users to post photos and videos sequentially, and are available to view for 24 hours.

Optimizing your Pinterest for affiliate sales

Following the great news that Pinterest has once again embraced affiliate marketing, we wanted to offer you a few tips and tricks on how to take advantage of this potential source of traffic and also how to optimize your Pinterest efforts for affiliate sales.

Quarterly mobile update – Q2 2016

Awin’s mobile data is drawn from over 3.5m network transactions each month across 2,100 advertisers spanning the retail, travel and telecoms sectors. Our top consumer brands include Etsy, HP, Hyatt Hotels, and Missguided.

Etsy’s affiliate program now open to sellers

Are you an Etsy seller? Do you have your own blog or personal website? If so, you can now apply to earn commission by promoting other Etsy sellers through Etsy’s Affiliate Program!

Cross-device tracking: accuracy versus reach

It’s been more than a year since Awin launched the affiliate industry’s first cross-device tracking solution and became an active part of the cross-device phenomenon. I use that word specifically, because over the past year I have been stunned at how widespread the discussions have become across the online industry about the virtues and pitfalls of cross-device tracking.

Using affiliate links on pinterest

In a boost for online marketers, Pinterest recently announced that affiliate links are again allowed on the platform after improving their spam detection system. This follows a ban 18 months ago which was implemented after the social network claimed that affiliate links were being abused by spammers, blighting the user experience with irrelevant pins and broken links.

Publisher tips: how to avoid compliance issues in affiliate marketing

Compliance in affiliate marketing serves as more than simply removing publishers engaging in unethical or non-compliant activity. It contributes to the growth of the channel by providing reassurance to advertisers that their brands will be protected, therefore increasing participation and investment. It also enables new technologies to work within the channel by ensuring that current publishers are treated fairly – for example, ensuring that existing affiliate cookies are not overwritten by publishers that engage in retargeting.

The Performance Marketing Awards 2016

Last night, the performance marketing industry gathered together to celebrate at London’s prestigious Grosvenor House Hotel. The Performance Marketing Awards, the largest awards ceremony in Performance Marketing, celebrated a landmark tenth year – hosting a glittering ceremony for advertisers, publishers, agencies and networks. The event saw guests enjoy an evening of networking and entertainment with Katherine Ryan playing host for event – capped off with plenty of dancing and live music.

Q1 2016 sees mobile traffic increase yet transactions drop off

Awin’s mobile data is drawn from over 3.5m network transactions across 2,100 advertisers spanning the retail, travel and telecoms sectors. Clients we work with include Etsy, Hyatt Hotels, Ticketmaster and Missguided. Working with around half the top 100 retail brands in the UK as well as over 1,000 SMEs allows us to build a comprehensive picture of the mobile landscape.

Publisher spotlight: NewspaperGrl

Newspaper enthusiast Janet Thaeler has been in the online marketing industry for over 10 years. Blogging since 2005, Janet found her way into affiliate marketing through an industry conference and never looked back. Specializing in SEO, online press releases and online PR, Janet found a passion for affiliate marketing through her blog, and now focuses on educating fellow bloggers in the space as well as courageously battling legislation over nexus laws in her home state of Utah. We caught up with Janet to learn more about her passion for affiliate marketing and recent success in Congress.

Publisher Q&A: the opportunity marketplace

Last year we launched the Opportunity Marketplace for all advertisers and publishers, a tool developed to give publishers a way of managing and promoting all of their opportunities on the Awin platform. Not only do publishers have complete customization options in promoting their offers, but advertisers also are able to easily browse the directory to find these new opportunities. Each opportunity displays detailed information about what’s involved, a suggested price and a suggested date so that an advertiser can get in touch to negotiate and agree on the final details.

The growth of fashion retailers within the US market

The fashion retail sector continues to see strong affiliate growth across the US market. More brands are seeking a tailored service through our network that focuses on developing content sites by leveraging our advanced insight into program performance and trends across the sector.

Publisher spotlight: Kimi Who

One of the many bloggers joining the Awin network in 2015 include Kimi Who, a self-proclaimed geeky lifestyle blogger based in Charleston, SC. While originally blogging about popular British TV and home decor, she quickly discovered the affiliate channel and opportunity to earn money from her hobby.

Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday 2015

2014 saw Black Friday cement itself as the key trading day in the run up to Christmas. Following the buzz of the 2015 Cyber Weekend, we have analyzed data across our 1600 advertisers on the network, and the following infographic details a mega-shopping weekend, where the network sales revenue was over $159m.

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Market Insights

Discover our affiliate and partner marketing trend reports, market research, sector trends and editorial publications, offering the most comprehensive industry insights.
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