- BRANDS’ NEEDS
• Track partner activity and know ROAS.
• More automation and scalable tools.
• Tie payout to performance.
• More transparency.
• Better brand experience.
- PUBLISHER/ PARTNER NEEDS
• Grow their share of marketing budget shifted from brand to performance.
• More transparency into brand partner’s data and KPI’s.
• Clear communication from brand partners on changes, opportunities, etc.
• Fair and hybrid compensation.
• Real-time reporting on performance.
- BIGGER PARTNER MANAGEMENT TEAMS
• Multiple FTE’s.
• 5-10 year experience, VP/Director level.
• Multiregional experience, local language capability.
• Specific experience in recruiting, business development, campaign development, fraud, data analysis, etc.
- MORE LICENSED TECH & “IN HOUSE” PROGRAMS
• Separation of services and technology.
• No more “roadmap”, platforms will have to compete as tech companies on features available today and tomorrow.
• More licensed tech, continued phase out of performance fee.
• Partner and “In House Programs” using white labeled technology.
- ENABLING TECH – Reporting Automation & Integration
• OptimusPrime
• Affluent. Fraud
• Forensiq. Date and Attribution
• Odyssey. Buy Now
• Monotote. Publisher Analytics & BI
• Trackonomics
- INTEROPERABILITY
• Shift towards “open” systems vs “closed” systems.
• Interoperability will be essential. • Similar to path programmatic.
• Network compatibility.
- GOING GLOBAL FASTER
• Direct to consumer brands starting global and going global faster.
• Consumers are increasingly shopping from outside their own countries.
• As global e-commerce and global partner marketing grows, so will brands’ demand for more global partner marketing solutions.
- APAC GROWTH
• Ecommerce sales = $3.5 trillion in 2021
• Mobile device-commerce sales = 80% of transactions, just over $2.7 trillion dollars by 2021.
• Multitrillion-dollar e-commerce market and the world’s largest.
- GLOBAL AGENCIES & COMPLIANCE
• Why have five agencies when you have one platform?
• Brands looking for global solutions, integrated global strategy and in-country support.
• Brands/agencies need to stay abreast of global and region-specific changes such as GDPR, Nexus, FTC, rollout of more stringent policies in the U.S. around privacy and disclosures.