Word
affiliate marketing
Definition
compound. a way of earning money by promoting another company's products. You get a small payment or commission every time someone buys something through a link you shared.
compound. a performance-based marketing strategy where a business rewards one or more partners for each visitor or customer brought by the partner's own marketing efforts.
Examples
“Many bloggers make money through affiliate marketing by reviewing products.”
“The company expanded its reach by launching an affiliate marketing program that paid influencers a ten percent commission on every sale.”
“While affiliate marketing offers a low-risk entry into e-commerce, success typically requires building a high-trust relationship with an audience to ensure conversion rates remain sustainable.”
Examples
simple
“Many bloggers make money through affiliate marketing by reviewing products.”
contextual
“The company expanded its reach by launching an affiliate marketing program that paid influencers a ten percent commission on every sale.”
complex
“While affiliate marketing offers a low-risk entry into e-commerce, success typically requires building a high-trust relationship with an audience to ensure conversion rates remain sustainable.”
Usage
Often functions as a compound noun; frequently used with the verbs 'do', 'start', or 'join'.
Etymology
A compound of affiliate, from the Medieval Latin affiliare meaning to adopt as a son, and marketing, derived from the Old French marchiet. The term gained prominence in the 1990s following the establishment of the first commercial associate programmes on the early web.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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