Airbnb ends affiliate program as it ramps up host recruitment marketing campaign
Porque no los dos? This seems rather misguided…
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Safari on iOS ignores referrer-policy HTTP headers
Safari browsers on iOS are ignoring referrer-policy HTTP headers, even when those headers are requesting a more private no-referrer policy than the origin one which Safari now implements by default under ITP.
Programmatic ads on connected TVs seen growing to $8.7B this year
“That rapid growth isn’t coming without hurdles, MediaPost notes. Standards still need to evolve on measuring viewability, and thus how to measure conversion, through clicks and other interactions with the ads. There’s a lack...
Looks vs Results
“Making things look nice can take a long time, either due to lack of resources or abundance of opinions. This could delay launches, frustrate people, and waste precious energy. Those are high costs for startups...
China Is Dominating Ecommerce
“In China, a drab gray Mao suit was once the required attire for men and women. No longer. The county is poised to become the largest luxury apparel market worldwide by 2025. With a...
Marketers are Addicted to Bad Data
“Most of us don’t understand how data is collected, how these mechanisms work and most importantly where and how they don’t work.”
Setting up a subscription campaign on ReferDigital
The subscription campaign type on ReferDigital is a powerful affiliate campaign type which can be used to set up recurring commission campaigns. These campaigns compensate affiliates for any customers they send your way on...
Getting Started As A Merchant With ReferDigital
Setting up a merchant account on ReferDigital is easy and takes just a few minutes. Here’s the steps you’ll need to complete: Fill out the new merchant account application. You can find this here....
240+ Android apps caught showing out-of-context ads
The malicious applications were showing ads but making them appear as coming from other, legitimate apps.
Many of the reviews on Amazon are fake and writers of fake Amazon reviews are thriving.
Amazon banned incentivized reviews in 2016, but it’s still a rampant problem on the platform. On September 4th, a Financial Times investigation revealed nine of the top 10 reviewers in the UK were engaged in suspicious activity,...
Dozens of Amazon’s own products have been reported as dangerous — melting, exploding or even bursting into flames
Dozens of Amazon’s own products have been reported as dangerous — melting, exploding or even bursting into flames. Many are still on the market
Report: Amazon’s Monopoly Tollbooth
“Amazon’s dominance of online retail means that hundreds of thousands of small businesses must rely on its site to reach customers. In this report, we find that Amazon is exploiting its gatekeeper power to...
“…we have decided to continue at 0% commission rates through this quarter…”
A message sent out by one merchant to all its affiliates on a major network today (names redacted)… quite a few programs across several networks have been sending things like these out as a...
Third of top brands likely to suspend social media spending, survey finds
Almost a third of the world’s biggest brands will suspend spending on social media or are likely to do so, according to a survey of top advertisers that reveals the scale of the revolt...
FT – Digital ad market set to eclipse traditional media for first time
Overall spending predicted to fall almost 12% but pain will be unevenly spread across industry.
Brands lose 50% of the money they invest in programmatic ads
A new study by ISBA has found that half the money advertisers invest in programmatic advertising never reaches online publishers, with 15% of the money unattributable to any players in the supply chain.
As Amazon soars during the pandemic, publishers that rely on it now feel left behind
Amazon rolled out steep rate cuts to its affiliate program that pays online publishers and social media influencers a cut of sales on products they recommend. The changes mean less income for those who...
Why All the Warby Parker Clones Are Now Imploding
How venture capital became the most dangerous thing to happen to now-troubled DTCs like Outdoor Voices, Harry’s, and Casper
Companies Are Stealing Influencers’ Faces
Fast fashion sellers are using social media stars’ images without permission—and there’s not much they can do about it.
Pay Up, Or We’ll Make Google Ban Your Ads
A new email-based extortion scheme apparently is making the rounds, targeting Web site owners serving banner ads through Google’s AdSense program.
