{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5dcc39baa20b6b9503a07b26/6699c85b1c16da6be13e2181?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Unconventional Affiliate Marketing with Brad Bennett","description":"<p>Brad Bennett founded BDBCreative, a boutique performance PR agency that drives direct sales for apparel and lifestyle brands through tier-one press placements. Brad is also the creator of Well Spent, a now-defunct blog that, for over 8 years, highlighted sustainable fashion. Here, he discusses how he turned a menswear blog into a successful affiliate marketing PR agency.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p><p>- The Six Ps of PR</p><p>- How Brad built his agency without a traditional background in PR</p><p>- The secrets to successful affiliate marketing</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Timeline:</strong></p><p>2:20 The 2009 blog boom</p><p>4:30 Brad built the website he wanted to see</p><p>6:30 Well Spent could never happen in 2024</p><p>7:30 Is the counter-culture dead?</p><p>9:55 Harnessing the power of blog rolls</p><p>11:45 How COVID grew the affiliate market</p><p>13:30 How bigger publications warned up to affiliate posts</p><p>16:20 Building a brand people want to be part of</p><p>20:30 What Brad had to learn about the PR world</p><p>23:30 Where other agencies get it wrong</p><p>25:20 Brad's Six Ps of PR</p><p>27:20 The product that shocked Brad</p><p><br></p><p><strong>This episode’s guest:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>•&nbsp;Brad Bennett</p><p>•&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/company/bdbcreative/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BDBCreative on LinkedIn</a></p><p>•&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/bdbcreative/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BDBCreative on Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>Subscribe and leave a 5-star review: </p><p>https://pod.link/1496390646</p><p>Contact Us!</p><p><br></p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Join the conversation by leaving a comment!</p><p>•&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn!</p><p>Thanks for listening!</p>","author_name":"Global Results Communications"}