Affiliate network
Noun
[aff-ill-ee-it net·wrk]
An affiliate network, in B2B SaaS, is a digital platform that connects SaaS vendors with affiliate marketing partners. Once partnered, affiliates promote the products or services of the vendor for a commission on successful referrals or sales.
By joining an affiliate network, vendors can access a wide range of existing affiliates marketers, which enabling them to reach a broader audience and increase their marketing efforts. Affiliate networks may also allow custom filtering so vendors can narrow down on those affiliates who meet their specific criteria for their ideal partner profile.
Affiliates, on the other hand, can explore multiple programs within the network and choose the ones that best align with their audience and interests. Affiliate networks provide a centralized infrastructure for tracking and managing affiliate marketing activities, including commission tracking, reporting, and payment processing. They also offer resources such as promotional materials, affiliate tools, and analytics to support the success of both vendors and partners.
Example: Matt's software company needed to boost their marketing efforts to meet their revenue goals. He spearheaded an initiative to join an affiliate networks in order to expand the business's reach through tapping into the affiliate marketers' niche audiences that were well-suited to their service.
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Noun
[ah-fill-ee-it mar-ket-ing]
Affiliate marketing is an advertising model in which a brand pays third-party content creators to generate traffic and leads for the brand's products or services. Content creators often run a blog or produce video content. They promote the company in their content and are given a unique link to drive their audience to. Then, they are paid a commission for the value of the traffic driven to that link or sales made through it.
Affiliate marketing is a useful tool for businesses who want to reach a wider, established audience through a creator the audience is already familiar with. Affiliate marketing is a billion-dollar industry, and it operates in both B2C and B2B spaces. Return on investment for affiliate marketing can be very high since the company essentially outsources marketing and selling to the affiliate.
Example: Gretchen posted links to a specific software in her blog. For every click that link got, the software company paid her a commission. Gretchen was taking part in affiliate marketing.
Noun
[a·zhr maar·kuht·plays]
Azure Marketplace is a centralized cloud-based platform provided by Microsoft Azure that offers a wide array of SaaS solutions. In its hub, businesses can discover, deploy, and scale various applications and resources from a vast catalog of offerings which include virtual machine images, SaaS applications, data services and APIs that are all certified by Microsoft Azure.
By leveraging the Azure Marketplace, SaaS companies have access to pre-built solutions, can easily integrate with existing infrastructure and accelerate their digital transformation initiatives. With its robust capabilities and trusted ecosystem, the Azure Marketplace empowers SaaS businesses to optimize their cloud-based operations.
Example: As a leading cloud provider, Microsoft Azure offers its centralized platform, Azure Marketplace, where customers and business can find and market their apps and services.
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