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Closed brand bidding groups – why do they exist

Answer: No idea

The more I think about this the more it feels not right. I feel these groups effectively steal the sale from content affiliates or generic bidding affiliates. If a merchant is going to allow brand bidding them please make it open to everyone.

My view now is quite simple, if a merchant has a “closed brand bidding group” then I would like to know about it before I do any business with you as a merchant. I dont want to be sending you traffic that later may be stolen by another affiliate.

I have asked Commission Junction, Tradedoubler, Affiliate Future and Buy.at to tell me the status of each of their merchants. I choose these networks as I have relationships with them, but please feel free to ask any networks you have an send me the list.

This is the letter I have send to the networks:

Re: Closed Brand Bidding Groups

The more I think about this the more it feels not right. I feel these groups effectively steal the sale from content affiliates or generic bidding affiliates. If a merchant is going to allow brand bidding them please make it open to everyone.

So can you please tell me which of your merchants are doing this.

So you are aware I am going to publish the info on my blog and share it with many of the other uk affiliate blog owners.

I am also going to make it public that I have asked you.

Regards

Doug

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Affiliate Money Grabbers, Uncategorized written by Doug Scott