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Lack of Transparency and Sincerity Plague Declining Influencer Space
When you think of “influencer marketing”, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If you’re like most people, you’re probably going to immediately jump to vloggers, Instagram models, streaming…
WeWork Failed and Experts Criticized Millennial Office Culture. We Disagree.
When it comes to building a successful company your employees will want to work for, there’s a fine line between being culture-driven and doing too much. An opinion piece was…
What We Hope to Get Out of Affiliate Summit West
Early next week (January 27-29) we’ll be sending some members of our team to Affiliate Summit West (#ASW20) in Las Vegas. In the past, we’ve made it to their events…
Results Are In: Nonstore Retail Sales in December Broke All the Records
Firstly, yes I’m aware that nonstore is not a word. However, in this case let’s use it as a proxy measure for e-commerce performance. Boosted by Cyber Monday’s record sales…
Was It the Best Holiday Season Ever For Affiliate?
Things are really heating up in the digital sales world. And in particular, in the affiliate space. This past fourth quarter, we saw record-breaking holiday online sales numbers, further illuminating…
Global E-Commerce Continues Exponential Year Over Year Growth
Happy Holidays everyone! Unless you and your family decided not to do gifts this year, or if you weren’t celebrating the holidays this time around for some other reason, you…
Large Retailers Scramble to Keep Up in New Digital Sales Environment While Nimble Adaptive Companies Shine
Home Depot Inc. reported a 22% increase in online sales for its third fiscal quarter ended November 3, though it didn’t do the breakdown of the exact figures. However, some…
Online Retailers Should Be Happy About the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Free Trade Agreement
The United States-Mexico-Canada free trade agreement (aka the USMCA) is expected to be approved by the U.S. House of Representative this year, according to Speaker Nancy Pelosi in a statement…
11 Ways to Stay Sane This Holiday Shopping Season
Some people get their holiday shopping done in July (read: psychopaths). But for the rest of us, December is a busy time full of advertisements. Everywhere we go, brands compete…
PayPal Acquires LA-Based Shopping and Rewards Platform Honey for $4B in a Big Win for Affiliate Marketing
Don’t look now, but Los Angeles is birthing some of the hottest new companies in the world right now. Most recently, Downtown LA’s Honey, a shopping and rewards website we…
How Modern Online Marketplaces Will Almost Certainly Disrupt Santa’s Business Model
Note: This is not meant to alienate people who don’t celebrate Christmas. But for you Christians and/or faux Christians, if you were born in the ‘90s or earlier, you probably…
Forrester Study Confirms What A Lot of Us Already Knew: Affiliate Marketing is So Hot Right Now
It’s arguable that affiliate marketing is not as widely studied or examined as many other forms of marketing, such as paid social, display, organic search, PR/influencer marketing, retail advertising, or…