Strategy · 4–6 week engagement · Project-based
A complete strategic blueprint for your affiliate channel — commission architecture, publisher mix, attribution model, and a 90-day action plan your team can run with.
Who it's for
Strategy is the right engagement when you know what's broken but not what to build instead — or when you're standing up a net-new program and want to get the architecture right from the start.
What you get
Timeline
Kickoff call, stakeholder interviews, and data collection. We establish current state, internal constraints, and what success looks like.
Deep dive into program data, competitive landscape, and publisher market. Commission modeling starts here.
Commission architecture, publisher mix, and attribution recommendation drafted. Recruitment target list compiled.
Working session with your team. We pressure-test the strategy, resolve open questions, and incorporate your context.
90-day action plan written and sequenced. Final document delivered. Optional exec-facing presentation available.
All engagements
Launch
Build your affiliate program from the ground up. Platform, tracking, commissions, campaigns, and a recruitment pipeline ready on day one.
5–6 weeks · Fixed fee →Audit
A 12-point diagnostic across recruiting, attribution, commission structure, and partner mix. You leave knowing what's working, what isn't, and what to fix in priority order.
14 days · Fixed fee →Strategy
Commission design, tier structure, attribution rules, target partner mix, and tooling recommendation — built around your CAC, LTV, and margin profile, not a template.
4–6 weeks · Project-based →Growth
Targeted publisher outreach, activation playbooks, monthly scorecards, and ongoing optimization. Real incrementality reporting — not vanity dashboards.
3-month minimum · Monthly retainer →FAQ
Not required, but it helps. The audit gives us a clean baseline so we're not spending Strategy time diagnosing what we'd already know. If you're confident in your current-state data, we can go straight to Strategy.
Read-only access to your affiliate platform, and visibility into top-line performance data (revenue, conversions, active publisher count). We'll also want 2–3 short interviews with your internal stakeholders to understand constraints and goals.
Two structured working sessions plus async feedback on drafts. Most clients spend 3–5 hours total across the engagement. We do the heavy lifting; we just need your context and sign-off at key checkpoints.
Yes — and many clients use it exactly this way. The deliverables are written to be exec-ready: clear framing, modeled upside, and a sequenced plan with effort estimates. We can tailor the final presentation to your internal audience if needed.
Project-based fee, scoped to program complexity and whether we're building on an existing audit or starting fresh. Reach out and we'll come back with a number within a business day.
You own the document and the action plan. Some clients execute it in-house; others bring us in for the Growth engagement to run recruitment and activation. No obligation either way.
Thirty-minute scoping call first. We'll confirm fit, scope, and timeline before you commit to anything.
Strategy call
Tell us a bit about the program. We'll come back with what's worth talking about.
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