Figleaves

[Entrepreneur]

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Applied to join Figleaves, but no response to date. Emailed them directly - no reply.

Is the program on hold or being wound down?

[fizzbird]

Applied to join Figleaves, but no response to date. Emailed them directly - no reply.

Is the program on hold or being wound down?

it's being wound down. They are also on linkshare who tend to respond quicker I think?

[KieronD]

I wouldn't bother

Figleaves must be getting advice from Nick Robertson - decide to alienate affiliates even more

[deadgoodundies]

So are they just winding down on tradedoubler or cutting things down on linkshare as well.
One mans loss might be another mans gain! i.e if they've cut down their cookie length to 3 days (as the blog post says) compared to our 90 days it might be an incentive for some affiliates to move links over.

[babrees]

Saw you had t shirts so went to look - I just fell about laughing when I saw next page or SHOW ME EVERYTHING :drool

So are they just winding down on tradedoubler or cutting things down on linkshare as well.
One mans loss might be another mans gain! i.e if they've cut down their cookie length to 3 days (as the blog post says) compared to our 90 days it might be an incentive for some affiliates to move links over.

[deadgoodundies]

Well we do cater for ALL types of customer i.e from your bog standard 100% cotton plain Jockey t-shirts to the more extravagant ones (you'd be surprised on how many Vicars/Reverends go for the leather/pvc look)

We are working on putting tags into the feeds so that affiliates can differentiate between the types that would appeal to the M&S crowd (as we call them) and the more discerning customer.

[KieronD]

Just got the email, no surprise, they're closing the affiliate programme.

My prediction comes true - Figleaves close affiliate programme

[deadgoodundies]

Is that just on tradedoubler or linkshare as well?

If both looks like im going to have a busy night contacting potential affiliates.

[DannyW]

Is that just on tradedoubler or linkshare as well?

Linkshare too. I'm with them on Linkshare and have just had the email direct from Figleaves.

[Entrepreneur]

Did anyone get an email from Tradedoubler? I only got one from Linkshare.

[Hero]

sad day for me

[Dave@Profitistic]

Seems like a geat time to shut down the only marketing dynamic that allows them to pay out of verified sales.

I will never understand why merchants do this.

[KirstyM]

No Tradedoubler e-mail here, Linkshare one must have got lost in the ether.

TBH the attraction of Figleaves was always that they out-performed every other merchant on the EPC front. However recently this has slid dramatically due to their reduced cookie and commission rates.

At this stage, it doesn't seem clear whether this is a total shut down or if they are simply getting rid of one network. Largely because I've not seen anything from either network in my inbox. Anyone got the gen? Can you confirm a mail from TD? Just so I know if we have a busy time changing links ahead of us!

[Mogga]

I've got two from linkshare.

Yes their conversions had dropped massively recently so it's not a great loss at all. I'd removed many links not so long ago anyway so just a quick tidy round needed.

[KGP]

two questions

1)are they going to leave from LS as a whole meaning both the US and UK programme (if i remember correct they had a US and a UK programme there)?

2) are they going to leave TD? cause as it seems i havent received any email, and their datafeed seems to be updating as normal