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Influencer and affiliate marketing that pays its way

Creators and affiliate partners can be your most efficient route to new customers, or an expensive guessing game. We build influencer and affiliate programmes with the right partners, fair commercial models and tracking that shows exactly what each partner delivers. Hybrid deals are available for all content creators and affiliate sites.

  • Format Sprint, retainer or fractional
  • GEO and AEO Built in
  • Lead Bernadette Kelly
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The brief

Why influencer and affiliate marketing matters

Influencer and affiliate marketing work best when they are treated as partnerships rather than one-off placements. That means choosing partners whose audiences genuinely match your customers, agreeing terms that reward the results you care about and giving them content and offers worth sharing.

We have worked on both sides of the table: building affiliate portfolios and review sites, running partner programmes for operators and brands, and judging the London Affiliate Conference. That gives us a clear view of what makes a deal work for the brand and for the partner.

Hybrid deals are available for all content creators and affiliate sites. A hybrid model combines a fixed fee with performance-based commission, such as revenue share or cost per acquisition, so partners are paid fairly for their reach and rewarded for the customers they bring in.

What is in the file

What the influencer and affiliate marketing file includes

  1. Programme strategy

    The role creators and affiliates play in your growth plan, target partner types, markets and commercial goals.

  2. Partner discovery and vetting

    Creator and affiliate shortlists checked for audience fit, engagement quality, brand safety and compliance.

  3. Commercial models

    Flat fee, CPA, revenue share and hybrid deal structures, with clear terms, payment rules and incentives.

  4. Briefs and creative guidelines

    Campaign briefs, key messages, disclosure rules and content guidance that keep creators authentic and compliant.

  5. Tracking and attribution

    Links, codes, platform and network setup, and reporting that shows the real value of each partner.

  6. Recruitment and relationships

    Outreach, onboarding, partner communications and regular reviews that turn good partners into long-term allies.

  7. Compliance

    Advertising disclosure, regulated-market rules and safer gambling or financial promotion requirements built in where they apply.

The method

How the assignment runs

  1. Stage 1

    Debrief

    We agree your goals, audiences, budgets and how influencer and affiliate activity should support the wider plan.

  2. Stage 2

    Investigation

    We review your current partners, competitors' programmes, tracking and the creators and sites your customers already trust.

  3. Stage 3

    The plan

    You get the programme strategy, partner targets, commercial models, briefs and measurement framework.

  4. Stage 4

    Handover or leadership

    Your team runs the programme with our playbook, or we lead partner recruitment, negotiation and optimisation.

Unified strategy

How it connects to your wider marketing

Channel role

A distinct job in one plan

Creators and affiliates extend the reach of your content, social and PR, feed fresh audiences into CRM and community, and give paid media proven creative to scale. Affiliate content also builds links and mentions that support SEO.

AI search

GEO and AEO built in

Reviews, comparisons and creator content are some of the sources AI assistants rely on most when recommending brands. A well-run partner programme puts accurate, positive and well-structured coverage of your brand in front of both people and AI answer engines.

Further reading

Sources and guidance we work from

Related articles

Questions

Influencer and affiliate marketing FAQs

What is a hybrid influencer or affiliate deal?

A hybrid deal combines a fixed fee with performance-based pay, such as commission, revenue share or cost per acquisition. The partner is paid fairly for their content and reach, and both sides benefit when it drives customers.

Are hybrid deals available for all creators and affiliate sites?

Yes. Hybrid deals are available for all content creators and affiliate sites. The balance between fixed fee and performance pay is agreed with each partner based on their audience, content and results.

Do you work with micro-influencers?

Yes. Smaller creators often have more engaged, trusting audiences and better value. The right mix depends on your goals, audience and budget.

How do you measure influencer and affiliate performance?

With trackable links and codes, affiliate network or platform data, and reporting that compares partners on acquisition, revenue and lifetime value, not just reach.

Can you help in regulated markets like iGaming and finance?

Yes. We build disclosure, advertising code and safer gambling or financial promotion rules into briefs, contracts and monitoring from the start.

Next step

Brief us.

Tell us about your influencer and affiliate marketing goals and what is getting in the way. We will reply within two working days.