S1 Ep64: A 2023 affiliate industry review and 2024 preview
The very last episode of Awin Talks is here! We’re bringing the Awin podcast to a close as we look to revamp the format and return in 2024 with a brand new one that will bring you the very best examples of affiliate partnerships in action. Stay tuned for more info on that in the new year. In the meantime, we welcome some familiar guests onto the last episode to discuss how 2023 fared for the af...
58m Dec 18, 2023
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S1 Ep63: How did affiliate marketing perform over the Cyber shopping period?
On this month’s episode of Awin Talks we find out how Black Friday and the wider Cyber shopping period performed across the globe. Joining us are Awin’s Alfie Staples, Senior Global Insights Manager, and Piper Donnelly, Account Director for Awin US. They provide analysis on all the latest affiliate trends that Awin has been tracking and explain what it suggests about the current state of online...
33m Dec 04, 2023
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S1 Ep62: What you need to know about the FTC's updated advertising disclosure guidelines
Creator Jen White and attorney Gary Kibel join the podcast to discuss the Federal Trade Commission's updated advertising disclosure guidelines, and what this means for brands and publishers across the affiliate industry.
30m Oct 31, 2023
30m
S1 Ep61: A new vision for affiliate marketing with the Awin board
Awin CEO Adam Ross and Chief Product & Tech Officer Gisele Mast join the podcast to explain why and how Awin is revamping its platform and service to better meet the needs of its customers.
33m Oct 03, 2023
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S1 Ep60: How compliant is affiliate marketing today?
Ian Sims, founder of the affiliate compliance solution Rightlander, discusses the state of compliance in the industry today.
31m Aug 15, 2023
31m
S1 Ep59: Benedict Evans and The New Gatekeepers
Respected tech analyst Benedict Evans joins the podcast to discuss how the internet is reshaping businesses today.
44m Jul 25, 2023
44m
S1 Ep58: How digital marketers can successfully ride the martech wave
Hear from Scott Brinker, VP Platform Ecosystem at Hubspot, how digital marketers should incorporate martech into their everyday digital strategies without fear.
30m Jun 21, 2023
30m
S1 Ep57: Awin x BrandSwap Brand Partnerships
Founder Ryan Kliszat talks about the development of ‘gift with purchase’ partnership technology, BrandSwap, and its benefits for Awin retailers.
23m May 06, 2023
23m
S1 Ep56: How will AI impact affiliate marketing?
We speak to the founder of Affiliate.ai, Rob Berrisford, to explore how AI may disrupt and change the affiliate industry.
31m Apr 10, 2023
31m
S1 Ep55: How The Body Shop runs its affiliate programme globally
Natasha Phillips, Global Head of Affiliate & Partnerships at The Body Shop, joins the podcast this month. She tells us more about the ethical cosmetics retailer and its approach to affiliate marketing across a variety of regions, as well as how the business aligns its distinct brand identity to more performance marketing goals.
31m Mar 20, 2023
31m
S1 Ep54: Influencer marketing in 2023 with CreatorIQ
On this month's podcast, Awin's Influencer Partnerships Lead, Carissa Flinders, is joined by CreatorIQ's Mike Balducci. They discuss the current state of influencer marketing and the reasons why it's increasingly merging with the wider performance marketing space as well as the implications for the affiliate industry.
47m Feb 13, 2023
47m
S1 Ep53: 2023 affiliate trends to look out for
We speak to two of the most experienced figures in the affiliate marketing industry about the biggest trends for affiliate and partner marketing in 2023. Helen Southgate Chief Global Officer at the agency Acceleration Partners, and Chris Johnson, CCO at the tech partner intent.ly join Rob and Kevin to share their thoughts on how the industry may evolve this year.
49m Jan 30, 2023
49m
S1 Ep52: An introduction to brand partnerships
What are brand partnerships and how can they bring new value to your affiliate programme? We speak to experts at Boohoo, Tyviso and Propello to find out more.
56m Nov 22, 2022
56m
S1 Ep51: PI LIVE 2022 review & introducing RevWallet
Matt Wood from Hello Partner talks about his company’s recent rebrand, and Pete James from RevLifter tells us about their new ecommerce solution RevWallet.
52m Nov 07, 2022
52m
S1 Ep50: Awin’s Chief Customer Officer chats to eMarketer
David Lloyd speaks to eMarketer’s Patty Solstis about the state of the industry today. And we hear from Martech Record’s Michael McNerney about the US market.
59m Oct 13, 2022
59m
S1 Ep49: How big is partner marketing in the US today?
Tricia Meyer from the Performance Marketing Association joins the podcast to share insights from the recent US industry report. And Joe Sanfilippo tells us about the USPA award-winning content campaign his agency coordinated for Tomahawk Shades.
52m Sep 12, 2022
52m
S1 Ep48: How Beagle Button is helping shoppers buy sustainably
We talk to sustainable shopping extension Beagle Button about the rising demand for guidance around retailers' eco credentials. And Webloyalty also join the podcast to discuss their unique incentive model and why it's of such value to consumers and brands in today's economic climate.
51m Aug 04, 2022
51m
S1 Ep47: Moonpull brings improved clarity to tracking
Steve Brown from tracking consultancy Moonpull drops into the podcast to tell us about their new strategic partnership with Awin. And Katy Hughes from intent.ly chats to Rob about the new one-click activation process which helps brands access their tech faster than ever before.
49m Jun 21, 2022
49m
S1 Ep46: Interviews with Urlaubstracker and ufurnish.com
We sit down with two popular publishers to find out more about their businesses and how they use partnerships to grow.
33m May 24, 2022
33m
S1 Ep45: Taking control of personal data with Gener8
On the new episode of Awin Talks we got a chance to speak to the founder of Gener8, an innovative new web browser that is helping individual users take control of their personal data and be rewarded for sharing it.
40m Apr 20, 2022
40m
S1 Ep44: Awin Report 2022 preview - introducing the Power 100
We preview the upcoming Awin Report 2022 and introduce one of our featured Power 100 partners, the hugely influential US product review site, Wirecutter.
43m Mar 22, 2022
43m
S1 Ep43: How &Charge use partnerships to power EV growth
On this week's episode, Rob interviews Simon Vogt, Co-Founder and CSO at &Charge, a shopping platform with a unique new spin on the conventional loyalty model that rewards electric vehicle drivers.
26m Mar 03, 2022
26m
S1 Ep42: LTK and the Creator Economy
On this week's episode we speak to LTK about creators, influencer marketing, and where it all fits in the world of performance advertising.
28m Feb 04, 2022
28m
S1 Ep41: Affiliate industry predictions for 2022
A brand new year calls for a brand new set of predictions for the industry. We hear from experts across the business about what they think is on the horizon.
43m Jan 19, 2022
43m
S1 Ep40: What did we learn from Black Friday 2021?
In the latest episode of the podcast we look back at performance over the Cyber Weekend and crunch time of numbers to understand how it went for the affiliate industry.
47m Dec 02, 2021
47m
S1 Ep39: Singles Day review, Black Friday preview
November's peak shopping period has begun, so we're talking about the early results from China's Singles' Day and looking ahead to Black Friday towards the end of the month.
39m Nov 17, 2021
39m
S1 Ep38: What does BT’s new digital strategy mean for its affiliates?
On the latest episode of the podcast we’re joined by BT’s Digital Affiliate Manager, Jimena Vergara-Lincoqueo, as she tells us about their recent strategic shift.
18m Nov 03, 2021
18m
S1 Ep37: A chat about tracking
Awin's tracking guru, Stephen Short, joins us to talk about how the landscape is evolving and the implications for affiliate marketing.
26m Oct 21, 2021
26m
S1 Ep36: How are tech partners transforming the affiliate channel?
This week on the podcast we discuss how an influx of technology partners are transforming the perception of the affiliate channel.
34m Sep 23, 2021
34m
S1 Ep35: How app tracking took Very’s affiliate programme to the next level
We speak to online retailer Very and find out why implementing app tracking has unlocked completely new revenue streams for their business.
26m Sep 07, 2021
26m
S1 Ep34: What new partner types are embracing the affiliate channel today?
On the latest episode of Awin Talks we find out what the latest partner trends are on our global platform.
41m Aug 18, 2021
41m
S1 Ep33: How SYYCO responded to the travel slump
Our latest in-depth interview sees us learn how the travel-focused performance agency SYYCO responded to the industry’s dramatic downturn in fortunes following the pandemic.
30m Jul 28, 2021
30m
S1 Ep32: Has affiliate broken into the media mainstream?
In the latest episode of Awin Talks, Kevin and Rob discuss the increasing prominence that affiliate marketing is earning in the world of media houses and magazine publishers. With high profile references to the industry in an interview with WIRED UK on one podcast, and recognition of its pivotal role in the planned IPO of BuzzFeed on another, is the channel finally breaking through to the media...
46m Jul 13, 2021
46m
S1 Ep31: Spotlight on Samsung and UpSellit’s innovative partnership
In a special in-depth interview, Rob speaks to Samsung about how Awin has helped them nimbly access the cutting-edge technical solutions offered by UpSellit.
31m Jun 29, 2021
31m
S1 Ep30: Interview with Lee-Ann Johnstone, Founder of AffiliateInsider
We speak to the award-winning marketer, Forbes contributing writer, and AffiliateInsider founder, Lee-Ann Johnstone, about the current state of the affiliate industry and its prospects for the future.
50m Jun 02, 2021
50m
S1 Ep29: How Tastecard pivoted their business during lockdown
In this month’s episode Kevin is joined by Joelle and Jess who discuss the recent voucher code report from  Uniqodo (https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Finfo.uniqodo.com%2Fpromotion-statistics-report&data=04%7C01%7Ckevin.edwards%40awin.com%7Cf0e38e522add44e8115508d8f46afa1e%7C5a9ab2d37b5845259851d1727266bad7%7C0%7C0%7C637528087599020188%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJW...
42m Apr 01, 2021
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S1 Ep28: Exclusive preview of the Awin Report 2021
Join Awin Talks co-hosts Rob and Kevin on this month’s episode to hear more about what the brand new edition of the forthcoming Awin Report 2021 will include. The Awin Report is our annual look at the state of the global performance and partner marketing industry and, given the last 12 months, the new publication has a lot of ground to cover. 
41m Feb 16, 2021
41m
S1 Ep27: 2020 in review and hopes & fears for 2021
As the end of 2020 nears, the Awin Talks team discuss their highlights from the year, and we hear from a selection of affiliate industry figures about their hopes and fears for the channel in 2021.
43m Dec 22, 2020
43m
S1 Ep26: Black Friday 2020 review
Kevin, Rob and Joelle discuss the main takeaways from another record-breaking Cyber Weekend, and Button’s Michael Jaconi joins us to talk US digital trends.
55m Dec 07, 2020
55m
S1 Ep25: Commission Factory acquisition and APAC trends with Zane McIntyre
Commission Factory CEO Zane McIntyre discusses Awin’s acquisition of the leading Australian affiliate network and APAC trends to look out for in 2021.
54m Oct 26, 2020
54m
S1 Ep24: Ad disclosure discussion with Hashtag Ad Consulting
We speak to online ad regulation expert Rupa Shah to find out what affiliates need to know about online disclosure.
44m Aug 24, 2020
44m
S1 Ep23: Interview with the 2018 Apprentice winner, and Meet the Market visits Spain
We speak to Sian Gabbidon about launching her own fashion brand and using Awin Access to support its online growth.
37m Jul 28, 2020
37m
S1 Ep22: ISBA’s Programmatic Transparency Study interview, and Australia affiliate market profile
On this month’s podcast episode we interview key figures at the trade body ISBA about their recent research on the programmatic sector, and we also find out more about how affiliate marketing works Down Under.
1hr 17m Jun 30, 2020
1hr 17m
S1 Ep21: Interviews with Sri Sharma at Increasingly and Chris Giddins at Uniqodo
This month we were delighted to welcome two founders and CEOs who both have extensive histories in the affiliate industry and who have both developed innovative ecommerce solutions that are changing the way brands sell their products online.
1hr 1m May 19, 2020
1hr 1m
S1 Ep20: Coronavirus and its Impact on The Affiliate Industry, Awin Access Discussion, and an Interview with Furloughed Foodies
This month Awin Talks takes a closer look at some of the key ecommerce and affiliate trends that we’ve been tracking in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, we take a closer look at the Awin Access initiative for SMEs and start-ups, and interview Chloe Hall from the crisis initiative Furloughed Foodies.
52m Apr 28, 2020
52m
S1 Ep19: Industry Interviews with Miya Knights from Eagle Eye Solutions and Chris Johnson from Smarter Click
On this month’s episode of Awin Talks we feature in-depth interviews with Miya Knights, Head of Industry Insights at Eagle Eye Solutions, and also Chris Johnson, Operations Director at Smarter Click.
45m Mar 18, 2020
45m
S1 Ep18: Referral Marketing with Soreto, Awin Report 2020 Launch and Bounceless Tracking Discussion
Referral marketing capitalises on the popularity of social platforms for sharing recommendations with your friends and family. Awin Talks host Rob Davinson chats to Ricki to discuss the power of ‘word of mouth’ marketing and how Soreto are helping advertisers turn their customers into online brand ambassadors. Co-host Kevin Edwards then speaks to Awin’s Product Marketing Manager, Ed Chaput,...
51m Feb 17, 2020
51m
S1 Ep17: Peak Season in The Travel Sector and Discussing The New Publisher Board
The first episode of 2020 is live now and we get things started in the new decade with a couple of in-depth discussions with three leading industry figures.
56m Jan 17, 2020
56m
S1 Ep16: Student Beans Interview, Black Friday Insights and 2019 Highlights
This month Rob speaks to Jamie White, Sales Director at the publisher company Student Beans. Jamie discussed the Student Beans proposition, how affiliate marketing is integral to their business, and what they’ve learnt about their younger, Gen Z audience from working with them so extensively.
45m Dec 09, 2019
45m
S1 Ep15: Black Friday, Personalisation and Preparing for Peak with RevLifter’s James Maley
This month is a vitally important one. It’s peak season with Singles’ Day and Black Friday ensuring a huge amount of sales activity over the course of the month and millions of online shoppers looking for the right deal for them.
46m Nov 14, 2019
46m