Affiliate Marketing Drama: Cookie Stuffing, Budget Cuts & Industry Chaos

In this Real Talk Friday episode of Affiliate Nerd Out, Dustin Howes and Cristen Evans break down the latest affiliate marketing trends, including industry drama over fraud accusations, the impact of cutting affiliate commissions, and why protecting partner relationships matters. They also share updates on Alfie, AI automation, affiliate program migrations, and an upcoming webinar on modern affiliate strategies. The episode wraps up with a reminder that building relationships starts by saying yes to the conversation.00:00 Loyalty App Warning Shot00:44 Show Intro And Banter01:55 Top Hat Giveaway Stories03:36 Affiliate Drama And Tattling05:54 Budget Cuts Hurt Partners08:54 Alfie Updates And Webinars11:00 Cristen Work And Automation12:49 Always Take The Call14:46 Wrap Up And Sign OffSubscribe to this channel for more affiliate program growth tactics.Start your 7-day free trial and see how Alfie can transform your affiliate recruitment process today! https://www.alfie.io/Connect with Dustin Howes on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinhowes#AffiliateMarketing #AffiliateNerdOut #RealTalkFriday #AffiliateProgram #PartnerMarketing #DigitalMarketing #PerformanceMarketing #AffiliateStrategy #AIAutomation #MarketingPodcast #CookieStuffing #ImpactDotCom #ChristenEvans Have you heard about Inflektion yet? They are changing the game in Affiliate marketing.The only platform with personalized funnels to scale partnership marketing for brands, agencies, influencers, and affiliates. Catering to the health and wellness space, this tracking soluition is helping build landing pages for partners in a manner of minutes instaead of weeks. They have social listening to capture all the content your brand is creating so that you can find more partners talking about yFor more tips on how to scale your affiliate program, check out https://performancemarketingmanager.com