Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate and digital marketing can be a tough and often unforgiving space, especially when working with iGaming traffic, where competition is intense and margins are constantly under pressure. While you may occasionally see solo affiliates or brands successfully building a strong strategy on their own, these cases are the exception…

Staying ahead in affiliate marketing means knowing when your audience is most ready to click and buy. In 2026, major holidays and cultural moments will drive predictable surges in traffic and spending across Asia, Europe, the Americas, and beyond. Lunar New Year alone is celebrated by an estimated 2 billion…

FREE Online Webinar ⏰ Thursday, 5th February 2026, 3:00 PM CET📍 Live via Zoom The iGaming industry remains one of the fastest-growing and most competitive digital verticals in 2026. While SEO and affiliate-driven acquisition still play an important role, paid media has become a key growth channel for brands and…

Brand awareness itself is a metric, but a lot of people call it a “soft” metric. If we look through Harvard Businnes School research, then we can see that brands that enter a customer’s head set early – are more likely to be chosen later. In a matter of fact…

Global sports events have always been powerful traffic drivers, and 2026 will be a landmark year. With the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the 2026 Winter Olympics taking place within months of each other, advertisers and publishers should expect unprecedented traffic surges, shifts in user behavior, and short-term monetization opportunities…

Ad spend leaks, campaigns underperform, and CPM often misleads. Mastering CPM with the right tools turns confusion into clarity, tracks every impression, and boosts ROI. This article shows how to calculate CPM accurately and use a powerful calculator to optimize campaigns. It’s hard to overestimate the importance of the right…

What comes to your mind when you think of a digital marketplace? Affiliate marketing is often one of the first strategies that come to mind. It still accounts for about 16% of all e-commerce sales in the U.S. and Canada. In 2024 alone, U.S. advertisers invested approximately $13.63 billion in…

What is CPA Marketing CPA Marketing, or Cost Per Action Marketing, is a type of Affiliate Marketing where advertisers pay only for specific actions and not for clicks or impressions. These actions could be sign-ups, installations of apps, submission of forms, subscriptions, or purchases. You may count CPA as a…

As video takes over the digital landscape, many publishers and advertisers face wasted budgets, low engagement, and poor conversions. With video projected to make up 82% of all internet traffic by the end of 2025 and 93% of marketers already using it, mastering monetization and ad placement is essential. This…

Testing campaigns without the right setup can cost you valuable time and money. Our brand-new guide, How to Start Advertising with HilltopAds – 2026, is a hands-on, step-by-step playbook packed with real screenshots. It guides you through every step – from account registration and onboarding to tracker integration and launching…