EP159: Affiliate Marketing Makes a Comeback with Carousel’s Matt Dobson

Matt Dobson is a managing partner at Carousel, a customer acquisition engine for mid-market direct-to-consumer brands. In this episode, he and host Jenna Snavely dig into the changing landscape of Facebook and the big bad iOS updates. They discuss how pricing and offer models need to be adjusted for the new consumer, and why affiliate marketing is back and better than ever.   Old-school affiliate marketing is an efficient scalable business model based on principles of scientific advertising. When the rules start changing, and people freak out, sometimes the best thing to do is to go back to the basics. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN: 4 key areas where brands need to up their game in this new environment  How your company can use advertising to get buyers, not shoppers Which products are hottest coming out of COVID What top-of-funnel direct response creative is working best right now LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Carousel, for brands looking for a great team to help you grow your customer base Jumbleberry, performance marketers building campaigns that perform  Matt’s LinkedIn   OUR PARTNERS: Generate leads and improve sales with automated chatbots from Bot Builders Get one month of BKA Content’s blog subscription FREE FREE trial of email and SMS marketing with Sendlane Improve conversions with a FREE Facebook advertising audit from Clients Online   Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to The DigitalMarketer Podcast? Have some feedback you’d like to share? Connect with us on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Apple Podcasts not your thing? Find us on Spotify, Stitcher, or TuneIn.  Mentioned in this episode:[Free Download] DigitalMarketer's Canva Holiday Promo PackGrab These 195 Ready-To-Use Canva Templates For 5 Upcoming Holiday Promotions!Holiday Promo PackGenerate Leads on Instagram via AutomationLearn how to make money with automated bots even if you don't have a business or product! Visit https://botwebinar.com