
7. Martin Corr: Affiliate marketing unpacked
Affiliate marketing unpacked
In this episode we are joined by the co-founder of digital start-up agency Periscope Martin Corr.
This new marketing business agency offers world class strategy, consulting, infrastructure and services to ecommerce businesses.
In this interview we cover:
- What affiliate marketing is and isn’t
- The three key stakeholders in an affiliate relationship and the roles they play
- Why people are paying for leads and not just sales and conversion
- The research you need to do when going into affiliate marketing
- Identifying where the risk is in the affiliate relationship
- Questions that you should be asking of the affiliate network when doing your research
- Where to find affiliate networks that cater for professional services
- How to deal with competition in your affiliate programs
- How earnings per click works (EPC)
- What affiliates are looking forward from the merchant to help drive your sales and traffic
- Tips for building a relationship with your top affiliates
- Different methods of ongoing management of your affiliate program
- How creating a private affiliate program worked for SurfStitch
- Obstacles to consider when starting a relationship with an affiliate network
- The unnecessary concern over fake traffic
- Identify potential fraudulent transactions
- How Periscope works with e-commerce business to grow their online presence and sales
Links mentioned in the podcast
- Periscope
- LinkedIn – Martin Corr
- Commission Factory
- Monetising Knowledge Podcast Facebook Group
- Monetising Knowledge
- Course9
- Loyalest Webinar