eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing

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  • Cons to affiliate marketing include the following:
    o Contracts between affiliates and merchants seldom exist.
    o There is little industry regulation.
    o Some merchants fear loss of brand control.

  • Pros to affiliate marketing include the following:
    o It’s pay-for-performance marketing, so merchants are only paying for growth.
    o The merchant sales force, as well as its branding potential, just got bigger.
    o There is a very low barrier to entry for both affiliates and merchants.

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