Affiliate Marketing
01 Definition
Affiliate Marketing meaning: A performance partnership that rewards referrals or attributed outcomes.
Affiliate marketing allows publishers creators or partners to promote an offer and earn compensation for tracked clicks leads sales or other agreed results.
Also called
partner marketing
Why it matters
How Affiliate Marketing fits the work
It can extend distribution through partners with relevant audiences.
In context
The software company pays affiliates for qualified annual subscriptions.
Practical note
Set clear terms monitor quality disclose relationships and protect against attribution abuse.