TY - JOUR AB - Purpose– This article seeks to explore the inner workings of affiliate marketing.Design/methodology/approach– Defines the affiliate marketing marketplace including some of the participants and explores the characteristics of a successful long‐term relationship.Findings– The key to successful affiliate marketing lies in the construction of a win‐win relationship between the advertiser and the affiliate. Affiliate marketing is likely to become the principal mainstream marketing strategy for e‐commerce businesses in the future.Originality/value– Looks at the inner workings of affiliate marketing, defines the affiliate marketing marketplace including some of the participants and explores the characteristics of a successful long‐term relationship. VL - 22 IS - 3 SN - 0736-3761 DO - 10.1108/07363760510595986 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/07363760510595986 AU - Duffy Dennis L. PY - 2005 Y1 - 2005/01/01 TI - Affiliate marketing and its impact on e‐commerce T2 - Journal of Consumer Marketing PB - Emerald Group Publishing Limited SP - 161 EP - 163 Y2 - 2024/04/25 ER -