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Discover the affiliate and influencer marketing world through our eyes. On Vivian’s blog, we share expert insights and valuable resources to succeed with partnership marketing. Dive into the latest trends, stay informed about industry developments, and find inspiration to fuel your affiliate/influencer program.

affiliate incentives complete guide

The Complete Guide to Affiliate Incentives in 2026

Most affiliate programs underperform for the same reason: the affiliate program incentives were set at launch and never revisited. A ...

Influencer Whitelisting & Usage Rights What Brands Are Actually Paying for

Influencer Whitelisting & Usage Rights: What Brands Are Actually Paying for

An influencer deal carries two prices. The first covers making the post. The second covers everything a brand does with ...

Referral Rock Alternatives Best Options for Every Business Type

Referral Rock Alternatives: The 7 Best Options for Every Business Type in 2026

Referral Rock is a solid piece of referral marketing software. Its customer support is consistently praised, its integrations with HubSpot, ...

How to Find Micro Influencers for Your Brand

How to Find Micro Influencers for Your Brand

Most brands searching for how to find micro influencers make the same mistake: they start with the tool instead of ...

Best Influencer Search Tools to Find the Right Creators

Best Influencer Search Tools to Find the Right Creators in 2026

Finding the right creator used to mean scrolling through hashtags at midnight, screenshotting profiles into a spreadsheet, and guessing whether ...

Affiliate Marketing Trends 2026: What Is Actually Changing and What It Means for Your Affiliate Program

Affiliate Marketing Trends 2026: What Is Actually Changing and What It Means for Your Program

The affiliate marketing playbook that worked in 2024 is actively working against you in 2026. The three structural forces reshaping ...

Is affiliate marketing legit? Honest answer for brands and creators

Is Affiliate Marketing Legit? The Honest Answer for Brands and Creators in 2026

Yes. Affiliate marketing is a legitimate, legal, and well-established business model and online business opportunity, one that generates tens of ...

How Long Does Affiliate Marketing Take to Work? The Ultimate Guide

How Long Does Affiliate Marketing Take to Work? The Ultimate Guide

In this article, we give the realistic answer to one of the most searched questions in the space and also one of the most dishonestly answered...

what affiliate marketing reports to ask from your agency

What Affiliate Marketing Reports Should You Ask Your Agency For?

This guide covers every affiliate marketing report you should be receiving from your affiliate marketing agency, what each one tells you, and what the absence of any of them signals about how your program is actually being managed.

CJ Affiliate vs Impact: Which Affiliate Management Network Is Right for Your Brand in 2026?

If you’re evaluating affiliate management networks in 2026, you’ve almost certainly landed on this comparison. CJ Affiliate vs Impact is ...

10 Influencer Marketing Trends To Follow in 2026

Influencer marketing grew from a $1.7 billion niche in 2016 to a $32.55 billion industry in 2026, representing 19x growth ...

10 best influencer marketing agencies for brand growth

10 Best Influencer Marketing Agencies for Brand Growth in 2026

Influencer marketing is now a key component of most brands’ digital strategy. In 2025, a whopping 86% of marketers worked ...

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