Building successful affiliate partnerships isn't just about sending cold emails and hoping for responses. In this episode, Lee-Ann sits down with Leanna Klyne, Affiverse's Head of Agency and an 18-year veteran of affiliate marketing, to reveal the exact five-step framework their agency uses to build lasting partnerships that actually convert. 

This isn't theory—it's the battle-tested system they use daily to connect brands with high-performing affiliates, and they're sharing it all, from LinkedIn profile optimisation to why your first email line is make-or-break.

Talking points include:

• The five P's flywheel: Profile, Pitch, Publish, Productise, and Partnerships—and why each stage builds on the last.
• Why 120+ daily emails mean your cold outreach needs to hook affiliates in the first line or get deleted.
• How to segment onboarding experiences by affiliate type and generation (Gen Alpha, Gen Z, and Millennials don't communicate the same way).

Listen to find out more about: 

• The exact tools Affiverse uses in their agency (hint: reach out on LinkedIn for the "MoFo tools list")
• Why Leanna keeps partners in her database for years, and how one four-year-old relationship just delivered results on a new program
• The Nike approach to becoming an industry voice: just do it, and post consistently

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

[13:25 ] The cold email problem: breaking through 120+ daily emails and why your first line is everything

[19:48 ] How to become a trusted industry voice through authentic publishing and thought leadership

[38:33 ] The one action to start today if you want to attract affiliates instead of chasing them

Our thanks go to Mate Affiliates as this season's sponsor. Would you like to talk about sponsoring our podcast, or gaining a brand mention? Take a look here.

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