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Affiliate Monitoring & Compliance
Police Your Affiliate Program
- Monitor Paid Search ads and Landing Pages
- SmartCrawler™ detects URL hijackers, improper ad copy, & brand bidders
- Email alerts and enforcement for fast action
- Stops affiliates from cannibalizing SEM traffic
- Affiliate Compliance
- Paid Search Monitoring
- Content Monitoring
- Results
- Engines
- Implementation
Affiliate PPC Compliance ensures that your paid search ads and landing pages align with your standards.
- SmartCrawler™ detection decloaks URL hijackers & improper ad copy
- Email enforcement letters and get alerts for fast action
- Stop affiliates from cannibalizing SEM traffic
- Ensure alignment with affiliate compliance rules
Paid Search Monitoring Finds Affiliate Violations on PPC & PLA Ads
Detection
Scans paid search ads by geo-targeting to look like real-people, using primary and retargeted ads.
Alerts
Get instantly alerted when new affiliate or partner violations occur.
Violation Types
Detects URL Hijacking, Brand Bidding, Ad Copy Abuse, Restricted Ranks, & Coupon Code Misuse.
Decloaking
Inspects links plus cross references with a large database of decloaked ID’s and domains.
Evidence & Enforcement
Screenshots of landing pages & search results are exportable via email, download, FTP, & API.
Reports & Dashboards
Show the success of affiliate compliance using SOV metrics, custom charts, and trends.
Content Monitoring Inspects Landing Pages for Offer Violations
Detection
Discovers & examines landing pages promoting your brand and offers.
Configurable Rules
Pass/fail rules applied to source code, headers, footers, page text, and navigable links.
Alerts
Get instantly alerted when new affiliate or partner page violations occur.
Case Management
Manage failed pages, set exclusion lists, make notes, & control re-examinations.
Evidence & Enforcement
Screenshots of marked-up landing pages, email out violations, & review page history.
Reports & Dashboards
View reports to gain valuable metrics by publisher and offer types.
Monitoring paid search and landing page content is your best defense against rogue affiliates and costly compliance issues.
- Stop Affiliate Marketers from cannibalizing your SEM analytics.
- Control the messaging for your brand
- Protect against false product claims and inaccurate offers
- Avoid costly lawsuits and risky regulatory issues
- Stop affiliates from competing and running up your ad costs!
- Continuous Tracking Without Manual Audits: Highlight the convenience of automated, continuous tracking of affiliate activities, eliminating the need for manual audits. This feature saves time and increases efficiency.
- 24/7 Paid Search Affiliate Monitoring: Provide assurance of constant monitoring, highlighting the 24/7 tracking capabilities of protected search terms and branded keywords across various search engines.
Paid Search Affiliate Monitoring - Supported Search Engines
Desktop & Mobile
Affiliate PPC Monitoring – Get Started!
It takes less than 10 minutes to add keywords and configure crawl targets.
You will need:
- Your list of brands to monitor
- Your target markets
- Rules from your program policy
- A session with our Affiliate Marketing specialist for set-up
Once set-up is complete, then sit back, relax, and enjoy the calm of the rest of your day. 
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Paid Search Affiliate Monitoring - Testimonials
“We switched to The Search Monitor from another provider, and couldn’t be happier. The platform is easy to navigate and has all of the great data that we need. The support team has been responsive and helpful. We are really happy so far that we made the switch.”
Eric Seidelman, VP Performance Digital, Universal McCann
“We believe in the power of competitive intelligence and we’re excited to partner with The Search Monitor to bring a robust solution to our clients.”
House of Kaizen, A digital performance marketing agency
“The main reason we started using The Search Monitor was to easily track and take action on unauthorized ads & Trademark use. In that respect it has become invaluable. What used to take an employee hours a week is now done automatically with even more detail and accuracy than we could ever have imagined. Our process has become much more efficient and effective by using The Search Monitor.”
Jennavieve L, Allstar Products Group
“We have been using The Search Monitor for over 10 years in the USA, Europe, and other parts of the globe to support our clients’ search campaigns. The Search Monitor is a great all-around platform that includes SEM, SEO, and PLA insights all in one place.”
Kevin B., Chief Growth Officer, Jellyfish
FAQs
What is Paid Search Affiliate Monitoring?
Paid search affiliate monitoring is the process of tracking and overseeing how affiliates use paid search (PPC) advertising to promote a brand’s products or services. This monitoring ensures that affiliates comply with the brand’s guidelines and do not engage in practices like brand bidding, where they bid on the brand’s own name in search engines, potentially driving up advertising costs or competing with the brand’s own campaigns.
How Does a Compliance Program Benefit Your Affiliate?
A compliance program benefits your affiliate by providing clear guidelines and regulations that help ensure they operate within legal and ethical boundaries, protecting both the affiliate and the brand.