BNET Business Dictionary

Business Definition for: Affiliate

  • a company that is controlled by another or is a member of a group, or either of two companies that owns a minority of the voting stock of the other

Wiktionary Definition for: Affiliate

  • #Someone or something that is affiliated, or associated; a member of a group of associated things.
  • Ex:''The local channel was an '''affiliate''' of a national network.''
  • To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to bring or receive into close connection; to ally.
  • To fix the paternity of; — said of an illegitimate child; as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man rather than another.
  • To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.
  • To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.; — followed by to or with.

Additional Resources

Maximizing Affiliate Marketing on the Web
Through affiliate marketing, a company the affiliate induces other companies to place banner ads and buttons on its site. The affiliate then receives commissions from sales generated through those ads and buttons. For example, Amazon.com, the pioneer of affiliate marketing, allows other Web sites to publish information about their books...
Tags: Compensation, Affiliate, Commission, Marketing Research, Benefits, Marketing, Human Resources, Web Site, Sales Force Management, Web, Communication Method, BNET Editorial
Articles 2007-12-04
Fox affiliate in charge. (Fox Broadcasting Co. affiliated television station WFXG; negotiating contract with National Broadcasting Company Inc. affiliate WAGT) (Brief Article)
Fox affiliate WFXGTV Augusta, Ga., is negotiating a local marketing agreement with NBC affiliate WAGTTV there. The agreement is unusual because it ... Fox affiliate WFXGTV Augusta, Ga., is negotiating a local marketing agreement with NBC affiliate WAGTTV there. The agreement is...
Tags: TV
Research articles 1994-01-24
Affiliate Marketing Tips - How To Become An Expert Affiliate Marketer
Affiliate marketing is one of the most powerful ways to make money online. There are plenty of affiliate marketing tips out there that will jump start your way into making over 6 figures a year just by selling other merchants products. If you do not know what affiliate marketing is,...
Tags: DiscoveryArticles.com, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2008-06-16
Should You Add an Affiliate Program to the Marketing Mix?
This article defines about Affiliate Program used in market mix. In short, affiliates are "commissioned sales people" who promote a merchant's product or service on the Internet. In return, they are paid a commission for each customer they bring in. Each affiliate is given a unique string of code...
Tags: Web, Search Engine, Affiliate, Merchant, Search, Sales Strategy, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Sales, Internet, Marketing
White papers 2003-01-01
Affiliate Marketers Take Lessons From Media Agencies
This paper explains six key learnings that affiliate marketers should consider when running and securing affiliate programmes - to ensure maximum returns: an understanding of how marketing functions operate and how merchants work is essential; affiliate marketers need to act as a filter between merchants and affiliates; tailored reporting for...
Tags: Affiliate, Agency, Media, Merchant, iMedia Communications, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2007-08-13
The Benefits Of Selling Your Product Through Online Affiliate Marketing Programs
Affiliate marketing programs are actually agreements between website owners and merchants. Under this, the affiliate or website owners agree on allowing their website to be used for promotional activities, linking to site of the online vendor for the products. In return, the merchant pays a certain percentage of commission for...
Tags: Marketing, Affiliate, Benefit, Web Site, DiscoveryArticles.com, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Internet
White papers 2008-01-18
Philips Broadcast Television Systems. (contracts with Denver PBS affiliate KRMA-TV and Denver ABC affiliate KMGH-TV for LDK cameras)(Special Report: Satellites)(Brief Article)
Philips Broadcast Television Systems has sold three LDK cameras to Denver PBS affiliate KRMA-TV and three to Denver ABC affiliate KMGH-TV. KRMA-TV will use its LDK-10P cameras for both instudio and field production applications; the ... Philips Broadcast Television Systems has sold three LDK cameras to...
Tags: ABC Inc., camera, PBS, Philips Electronics N.V., satellite
Research articles 1996-08-12
Internet.com's Refer-it.com affiliate directory tops 2,000 programs; Affiliate marketing experiencing dramatic growth.
M2 PRESSWIRE-11 April 2000-INTERNET.COM: Internet.com's Refer-it.com affiliate directory tops 2,000 programs; Affiliate marketing experiencing dramatic growth C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10042000 New York, NY --- internet.com's Refer-it.com, the leading search engine for affiliate programs, today announced it reached...
Tags: E-mail, INTERNET, Internet.com, internet.com, MARKETING, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., Web
Research articles 2000-04-11
Affiliate Marketing: Time Management Is Essential to Your Success
By nature, affiliate marketers are kind of a jack of all trades. Affiliate marketers have to do a little bit of everything on a daily basis. Update the website, write reviews and tutorials, send out the newsletter, manage link exchanges, research new products and niches. In affiliate marketing, good time...
Tags: EzineArticles.com, Time Management, Marketing Research, Productivity, Marketing
White papers 2006-04-02
How To Extract Value From Consumers - Great Affiliate Marketing For Retailers
This paper explains affiliate marketing like: Return On Investment ROI is king; working with your affiliate partners; providing best in class search marketing tools; the right product at the right commission; defending your brand; and content, content, content! Affiliate marketing has been widely adopted by retailers globally - the value...
Tags: iMedia Communications, Marketing Research, Retail, Marketing
White papers 2007-08-28
How To Be A Better Affiliate - The Right Approach
Many people venture into online affiliate marketing for the first time only to walk away with a sense of disillusionment and lighter pockets. As their efforts to attract or convert prospects fail, these wannabe affiliates conclude that affiliate marketing is not for them or just something cooked up by people...
Tags: DiscoveryArticles.com, Marketing Research, Marketing
White papers 2008-01-06
Super Affiliate Marketing Secrets
As an ongoing way to create income opportunities, affiliate marketing has captured the imagination and attention of a number of entrepreneurs over the last decade. This paper has some background on the development of affiliate marketing and how it continues to evolve nowadays. At its core, affiliate marketing is all...
Tags: Income, Free-eBooks.net, Marketing Research, Marketing
Book chapters 2008-05-17
Pax TV says it has hooked up with a second non-owned NBC affiliate in a local-programming and joint sales venture.(Brief Article)
Pax TV says it has hooked up with a second non-owned NBC affiliate in a local-programming and joint sales venture. The arrangement covers two Granite Broadcasting stations, including NBC affiliate KSEETV Fresno and KNTVTV San Jose, Calif., the Pax TV says it has...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc., sales
Research articles 2000-05-22
Verizon's new bundle of joy: Unit targets sales to co-ops; Affiliate will push multiple services for apartments; will go after lucrative arena.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Verizon Communications is organizing a new affiliate to sell telephone, broadband and television service to apartment tenants and cooperative owners. The affiliate, tentatively called Verizon Family Services, will combine existing Verizon employee Verizon Communications is organizing a new affiliate to sell telephone,...
Tags: affiliate, sales, Verizon Communications Inc.
Research articles 2000-11-20
New NBC affiliate: KHJ Pago Pago.(News & Comment)(National Broadcasting Company Inc.)(KHJ)(Brief Article)
NBC is heading to the South Pacific. The network's newest and most exotic affiliate, KHJ in Pago Pago, American Samoa, signs on May 1. It is the only commercial TV station on the remote tropical island and the first affiliate for any American netwo ...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc.
Research articles 2005-01-31
All News Channel secures Denver NBC affiliate. (KCNC-TV)
All News Channel Secures Denver NBC Affiliate NEW YORK -- All News Channel scored a key gain by signing as an affiliate KCNC-TV, the NBC owned-and-operated station in Denver. The broadcaster will use the news headline service in its overnight ho ...
Tags: KCNC-TV Inc., NBC Universal Inc., broadcaster, network
Research articles 1990-05-14
Mountain Climbing.(WSPA dethrones NBC affiliate in the Carolinas)
By Michael Malone WSPA dethrones NBC affiliate in the Carolinas There may be a new king of the hill amidst the Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains. Hearst-Argyle NBC affiliate WYFF has long been the market leader,...
Tags: NBC Universal Inc.
Research articles 2007-04-02
Investing in TV networks' future: ABC, CBS, NBC may imitate Fox tactic of buying minority stakes in affiliate groups.
ABC, CBS, NBC may imitate Fox tactic of buying minority stakes in affiliate groups Perhaps the most important component of Fox's affiliate deal with New World Communications--its purchase of stock in New World--isn't a new approach to deal-ma ...
Tags: Fox, network, minority stake, NBC Universal Inc., ABC Inc., investment, TV
Research articles 1994-06-13
Multimedia Entertainment has cleared its Donahue on ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV Detroit. (Phil Donahue Show television program) (Brief Article)
Multimedia Entertainment has cleared its Donahue on ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV Detroit for the 1995-96 season, a switch from its current home on CBS affiliate WJBKTV. WXYZ-TV ... Multimedia Entertainment has cleared its Donahue on ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV Detroit for the 1995-96 season, a switch...
Tags: ABC Inc., multimedia, TV
Research articles 1994-11-21
Scripps Networks. (Network Affiliate).
affiliate.scrippsnetworks.com The Scripps Networks Affiliate website is filled with invaluable information about HGTV, Food Network, DIY-Do It Yourself Network, and Fine Living Network. This easy-to-access database and professional support to affiliate.scrippsnetworks.com The...
Tags: E.W. Scripps Co., marketing, network
Research articles 2002-10-28
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