Realistically, how long should programs be permitted to remain suspended. Whether it be due to tracking problems, budgetary restraints, invoice payments (not paying). Perhaps there should be a best practise to the maximum period allowed before closing the program rather than wasting affiliates traffic.
Yes, this thread was spurred by the recent announcement of the Harrods Program closure on Tradedoubler, it’s a program which doesn’t really concern me, though taking over 7 months to sort out is a liability for those affiliates that do.
However, I have noticed historically on a couple of other networks that some programs remain perpetually suspended when they should be perhaps closed, rather than leaving affiliates in the lurch for extended periods of time and the indec...
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Agree with you Paul, very frustrating.