Technology-Driven Online Marketing Performance Measurement: Lessons from Affiliate Marketing
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Although the measurement of offline and online marketing is extensively researched, the literature on online performance measurement still has a number of limitations such as slow theory advancement and predominance of technologyand practitioner-driven measurement approaches. By focusing on the widely employed but under-researched affiliate marketing channel, this study addresses these limitations and evaluates the effectiveness of practitioner-led online performance assessment. The paper offers a comprehensive review of extant performance measurement research across traditional, online and affiliate marketing and, employing grounded theory, presents a qualitative in-depth analysis of 72 online forum discussions and 37 semi-structured interviews with the major affiliate marketing stakeholders. As a result, the research identifies a growing need for change in the technology-pushed measurement approaches in affiliate marketing, and proposes actionable improvement recommendations for affiliate and online marketing managers. Technology-Driven Online Marketing Performance Measurement: Lessons from Affiliate Marketing
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- IJOM
دوره 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014