What if everything you think you know about affiliate partnership management is actually costing you millions in untapped revenue?

In this eye-opening episode, host Lee-Ann Johnstone sits down with Gali Hartuv, CEO and co-founder of WarriorLab, to unpack why treating your affiliate partners like VIP players could be the game-changing strategy your program needs.

From a jaw-dropping case study that delivered 40% growth in 12 months to practical frameworks for building emotional equity with partners, this conversation challenges everything you think you know about affiliate relationship management. Whether you're managing a program with 50 affiliates or 5,000, the insights shared here will fundamentally shift how you approach partnership retention and development.

Talking points include:

• Why the biggest brands struggle with partnership agility while smaller operators lack long-term infrastructure.
• The psychology behind VIP mentality and how it applies to high-value affiliate relationships.
• How one North American operator discovered they had 3,500 true VIPs hiding among 94,000 misclassified players.

Listen to find out more about:

• The eight-step framework for building partnership retention programs that mirror VIP player strategies.
• Why programmatic marketing is becoming essential as SEO struggles post-Google updates.
• How predictive analytics can prevent affiliate churn before it happens.

Key segments of this podcast and where you can tune in to go direct:

[06:15] Large vs small operator partnership approaches and common mistakes

[22:52] The dramatic case study: From 94,000 "VIPs" to sustainable growth

[28:00] Eight actionable steps for building emotional equity in affiliate partnerships

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