Inclusion of game interactions in affiliate programs has gone from being a trend to an effective way to significantly increase user motivation and engagement. Research by Research and Markets shows that the global gamification market has great prospects. In 2024, it is estimated at more than $22 billion and should grow to more than $27 billion in 2025 with an annual growth rate of 23.2%. That is, by 2029, it is estimated that the market will reach almost $74 billion. The use of gamification in marketing helps: Increase user engagement on average. Increase conversions of affiliate programs and brands. Increase repeat sales and loyalty through points, levels, and rewards. In addition to excitement, this feature changes the perception of customer experience, making it more personalized through interactivity and constant interaction with the platform. In this article, we will reveal different...

Everyone wants to "show results," but instead they show themselves with perfect lighting, retouched numbers, and no hint of fakery. Such texts resemble not the work of marketers, but a LinkedIn post about "successful success." And while it sounds nice, it doesn't add to credibility. A good case study is not a press release with pathos and clichéd phrases. It's a documentary with characters, mistakes, changes in plans, and figures that you're not ashamed to share. It should contain life, not corporate glitter. The problem is that brands are often afraid to look imperfect. And this is how they ruin themselves. Because trust is not born of perfection, it is born of honesty. A case that does not inspire trust is more damaging than its absence. Let's see what five common mistakes in case study content turn a success story...

Mike Wiseman is a marketer, strategist, and creative who has worked his way from the blackboard to the iGaming market. He gained his first experience not in an advertising agency, but in a school for difficult teenagers, where he had to fight for the audience's attention every day and realized that it was the most valuable currency. Over the years, this ability to attract and hold attention has become his main professional strength. Today, Mike works at the intersection of creativity, marketing analytics, and AI technologies, bringing brands out of the shadows in the competitive iGaming space. In this interview, he shares how fakups shape thinking, why AI is not a threat but an accelerator, and how to learn to listen to yourself so that your team, customers, and algorithms can hear you. Was it hard to create a team?...

November is the month when the affiliate industry enters the home stretch of the year in full swing. Then comes the New Year and the period when you want to rest more. Therefore, if you are still thinking whether it is worth taking time out of your work schedule for the sake of a conference in November, we will tell you about the benefits of this decision. We have collected 8 events that will definitely pay off - not only in contacts, but also in money. SiGMA Europe: focus on scale + romance of Rome When: November 3-6, 2025 Where: Fiera Roma, Rome, Italy SiGMA Europe is moving to Rome in 2025, and this is not just a change of location, but a restart in the format of a mega-event. The organizers promise 30,000 delegates, 1,200+ exhibitors, 4 conference stages...

A few years ago, CTR was the main star of performance analytics. The click-through rate decided everything: whether the link was good or not, whether to scale or to the trash. But in 2025, it doesn't work anymore. Because ads that collect clicks but don't hold attention will no longer win the auction. TikTok, Meta, YouTube - all major platforms have started counting not only clicks, but also how long your ad actually lives in the user's head. The algorithm sees whether the user lingered or just "clicked past." And if you don't stay, you are eaten by the one who knows how to keep you. What are attention metrics, why are they replacing classic CTR/CPC, how has the approach to performance marketing changed, and what is really important to measure now. Without water, with diagrams, examples, and a clear...

The user doesn't look, they scroll. If you don't catch them right away, you don't exist. While you're still saying "hi, everyone," the user has already swiped twice. In TikTok, Reels, and Meta feeds, no one "watches a video" - everyone watches in seconds. And these seconds count for lead generation. The algorithms are tough and straightforward: if a video doesn't grab attention from the first 2-3 seconds, its display is reduced by several times. In TikTok, it's called early hold rate, in Meta - engagement time per view, but the point is the same: if you don't keep the user at the start, you won't get any coverage, clicks, or sales. On average, the decision to "watch or continue" is made at 1.7-2.5 seconds. And if the first frame is a boring face, a long introduction, or a black...

Imagine this: a company pours $5,000 into advertising through top bloggers with a million followers. And what? Ten clicks. Maybe zero sales. The emotional scale is somewhere between "cry" and "burn." Now imagine that they would have thrown the same money at 10 micro-influencers... and would have closed the plan. That's it. The classic era of the "race to the bottom" is officially dead. Now it's "who really influences" that rules, not "who has the most pomp". Ukrainian businessmen are talking about this as well. Who are micro and nano bloggers? Type Audience Nano-blogger 1,000-10,000k followers Micro-blogger 10,000-50,000k followers That is, these are not distant superstars, but normal "people of your own" whom the audience really listens to and trusts. A minimum of unnecessary pretentiousness and a maximum of life in their content and broadcasting of life. Why are big...

Today, customers want more than just a “personalized approach” - they expect a brand to read their minds. Even before they decide what they need. And what's interesting is that it's actually possible now. Thanks to neural networks. And to make the offer not only relevant but also to hit the bull's eye. This is where AI enters the scene. And not just as a fancy gizmo, but as a real tool that already boosts conversions, reduces CPA, and extracts the maximum from each user. In this article, we will show how affiliates, arbitrageurs, and B2B marketers can use neural networks: to build segments not by eye, to read user behavior like an open book, and to sew personalization directly into offers. With examples, case studies, and proven tools. Let's go 👇 🎯 Segments are no longer just “men 25-35”...

Many people have already gotten used to watching YouTube without ads in a "workaround" way. You turn on one plugin, make a few clicks, and that's it, a video without "guess what happened to my skin after this cream" and Lovare tea. But it looks like this era is coming to an end." Firefox and Opera users report that no more videos play when ad blocker is enabled. You just see a black screen and a message that "Ad blockers violate YouTube's Terms of Service" or others with a similar meaning: either turn off the blocker or go to YouTube Premium. No options. Or maybe they do exist? Let's take a closer look. What exactly is going on? YouTube has started to actively block video viewing when AdBlock is enabled. At first it looked like a warning, but now it's...