The Affiliate Channel Most Brands Ignore: One Partner Driving $120K a Month
2026-09-29 · 60 min · episode 488 · 11 entities
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Episode description as stored
Up to 90% of affiliate applications add no value, yet paid search partners drive six figures a month for scaling DTC brands.
In this episode, Joshua Kennedy, founder of Imagine Marketing, breaks down:
Why paid search review sites beat PR hits, with one affiliate partner driving $120K a month for a single brand
How $5,000 test budgets uncover keyword clusters your affiliates aren't bidding on yet
Where ChatGPT ads and post-purchase offers fit, and why subscription LTV makes affiliate payouts work
Whether you're doing $5M years or $100M years, this conversation delivers strategies you can test this week.
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