MarketingSherpa just released their Special Report: Affiliate Marketing 2007 -- Commission Debate & Trademark Concerns. It's filled with important industry stats and includes 16 charts and graphs that make it easy to see at a glance what the current trends are. There is some interesting data on how much the average affiliate earns, how much affiliate channel revenues have increased for merchants, challenges facing the industry, keyword bidding policies and best communication mediums including blog, video and RSS.
The majority of merchants and eTailers reported that affiliate programs accounted for 10 - 20% of their revenue. 51% said their programs grew by over 10% last year and over 60% expect more than 60% growth next year.
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MarketingSherpa: Special Report: Affiliate Marketing 2007