Affiliate: Relationship between two companies when one company owns substantial interest, but less than a majority of the voting stock of another company, or when two companies are both subsidiaries of a third company. See: Subsidiaries, parent company.

 

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Affiliate: A TV station, not owned by a network, that grants a network use of specific time periods for network programs and advertising, for compensation. Remainder of broadcast day is programmed locally.

Affiliate Merchant: The advertiser in an affiliate marketing relationship.

Affiliate Network: A value-added intermediary providing services, including aggregation, for affiliate merchants and affiliates.

Affiliate Software: Software that, at a minimum, provides tracking and reporting of commission-triggering actions (sales, registrations, or clicks) from affiliate links.

Affiliate Fraud: Bogus activity generated by an affiliate in an attempt to generate illegitimate, unearned revenue.

Affiliate Forum: An online community where visitors may read and post topics related to affiliate marketing.

Two Tier Affiliate Program: Affiliate program structure whereby affiliates earn commissions on their conversions as well as conversions of webmasters they refer to the program.

Super Affiliate: An affiliate capable of generating a significant percentage of an affiliate program's activity.

Affiliate Marketing: Affiliate marketing programs allows merchants to expand their market reach and mindshare by paying independent agents on a cost per action (CPA) basis. Affiliates only get paid if visitors c . . . View Full Definition

Affiliate Directory: A categorized listing of affiliate programs.