05 / AFFILIATE

Affiliate Marketing

Turn a passive ASP listing into an active growth channel through partner recruitment, placement improvement, approval quality and LTV management.

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WHEN TO TALK TO US

A good time to bring us in.

  1. 01

    More ASPs have not produced more active publishers

  2. 02

    Volume is up but approval and customer quality are weak

  3. 03

    Placements have stagnated without an operating cadence

SCOPE

What we do

Bring us in for one defined stage or connect research, planning, execution, and improvement end to end.

01

ASP & offer design

Align ASP selection and commission design to category economics.

02

Publisher recruitment

Prioritize relevant publishers and pitch a specific reason to feature the offer.

03

Placement optimization

Improve articles, comparison tables, journeys and promotions with partners.

04

Quality & profitability

Scale responsibly using approval, fraud, retention and LTV signals.

WHO IT IS FOR

Designed for teams in these situations.

01

ASP administration works but placements do not grow

02

Reported conversions and approved customer quality diverge

03

You need active seasonal planning, publisher negotiation and competitor response

PRACTICAL PLAYBOOK

How the engagement moves forward.

Each stage defines what we examine, what we decide, and what is needed to move forward.

01

Segment publishers

Group search, comparison, loyalty and social partners by role and quality.

02

Find the constraint

Locate the constraint across activation, placement, approval and CVR.

03

Pitch priority partners

Create placement value with data and campaigns—not commission alone.

04

Run monthly PDCA

Use a campaign calendar and partner-level outcomes to improve the next negotiation.

DELIVERABLES

Outputs your team can keep using.

Research, decisions, and operating knowledge are documented so improvement can continue after the engagement.

01

ASP and publisher portfolio audit

02

Publisher recruitment list

03

Commission, placement and seasonal plan

04

Approval, duplication and LTV report

ENGAGEMENT EXAMPLE

Publisher growth for D2C subscription

SITUATION

The program is live across major ASPs but visibility on priority comparisons and reviews has stalled.

PLAN

Prioritize publishers by SERP and quality; negotiate using original assets, product experience and economics.

EVIDENCE

Evaluate approved conversions, placement, active publishers and retention—not raw volume.

* This is an illustrative engagement model, not a performance claim.

MEASUREMENT

Agree how success will be judged.

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How this connects

We coordinate with paid search, SEO and social to reduce cannibalization and clarify each channel role.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

Can you help before ASP contracting?

Yes. We assess market fit, commission economics, approval rules and tracking needs first.

Can you improve an existing program?

Yes. We audit ASP and publisher-level data and provide a prioritized plan.

Do you address fraud?

We define conversion rules, exclusions and data checks in coordination with ASPs.

NEXT MOVE

Define the right scope and way of working.

Discuss a project