Affiliate Program

Marmot affiliates place links on their websites promoting Marmot and each time site visitors click through to Marmot and make a purchase, they earn a commission.

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How It Works

As a Marmot affiliate, you add a link to your web site promoting Marmot. Each time your site visitors click through to Marmot and make a purchase, you earn a commission! We take care of all of the organizational details, including the transaction, processing, customer service and supplying you with all of the link graphics, logos and banners you'll need.

Affiliate Commission Structure

8% on valid sales.

Reports and Payments

All sales are tracked through our neutral third party affiliate network CJ Affiliate. Our affiliate network offers the most flexible and feature-rich user interface in the industry at your fingertips, so that you can streamline day-to-day program management activities, create more dynamic content on your website to drive higher conversions and monitor the results in real time to optimize daily promotional efforts. CJ Affiliate features:

  • Publisher Toolbox
  • Real-time transaction monitoring
  • Deep link generator
  • Deep link automation
  • CJ product widgets
  • Find out more here: http://www.cj.com/publisher

Benefits

Everyone loves to be active in the outdoors. In particular, hiking and camping are the most popular outdoor pursuits. Marmot is the leader in designing and manufacturing outdoor and travel clothing that features function, style and performance fabrics that specifically accommodate the adventurer's needs. Marmot's recent expansion into catalog and web sales has resulted in an even higher market profile. Add value to your site when you link to Marmot's wide assortment of high quality, high performance outdoor and travel clothing.

Earn commissions. Marmot does all the work. We handle the order transactions, processing, shipping customer service, and the tracking of sales. In addition, Marmot will supply affiliate partners with all the graphics, logos and banners. All you have to do is send customers to our site and collect commissions.

It's simple to do, it's automatic and it's free. The entire affiliation process can be done online, from signing up, to tracking your sales.


FAQs

Q. How often will I get paid?

Payout occurs on or around the 20th of the month. Publishers get payment if they have enough closed commissions to meet their minimum payment threshold. Review and change your minimum payment level by navigating to Account > Administrative Settings within the CJ Account Manager.

Q. What will it cost?

Let us put this as clearly as possible: Nothing. There is no charge to participate in the Marmot Affiliate Program and no minimum sale requirements.

Q. How do I link my site to Marmot's?

There are lots of ways to do this, including pulling individual link code, but the simplest and most effective way is to use CJ Affiliate’s Link Tools. You can utilize CJ’s Deep Link Generator or Deep Link Automation which can automatically monetize all hyperlinked content instantly. To find links, navigate to Links > Search. To use our link tools, navigate to Links > Link Tools within the CJ Account Manager.

Q. Can I have multiple links to Marmot?

If you operate more than one web site, you can have multiple sites under one Marmot Affiliate account. Multiple links can be supported on a single page.

Q. Does my site qualify?

Anyone may submit an application. Marmot will review each potential affiliate's web site. We unconditionally reserve the right to refuse membership to a site or to revoke an affiliate's membership at any time if we deem it contains or links to objectionable material. Objectionable material includes but not limited to: pornography, explicit language or content, violence, racism, discrimination, the promotion of illegal activities, violation of intellectual property rights or laws, libelous, defamatory or disparaging materials, sites with little or no original content, and coupon sites.

Q. What happens if I make purchases through my own link?

You get paid a commission for ALL valid purchases that are made at Marmot's web site through your link(s).

Q. If my site is not up yet, can I apply?

Sorry. We need to review your live site(s) before accepting your affiliate application.

Q. Can a web site based outside of the United States be an affiliate?

Yes. However, at this time Marmot is only able to ship products within the United States. Because of this, Marmot strongly prefers US based affiliates.

Q. What is a link?

Each link provides a way of sending visitors to a specific page on the Marmot site. There are many different ways for you to link to the Marmot site, and every link earns you commissions on every sale. Through either network, just choose from the provided banners, and follow the directions for creating links.


Online Reports

The Performance Reports measure the success of your program websites, products and links by key performance metrics over a specified time frame. The Transaction Reports feature allows you to view details about commissions you are earning and being paid for. To view reports, navigate to the Reports tab within the CJ Account Manager.

Graphics/Logos and Banners

In order to sell Marmot clothing successfully, you'll need graphics, logos and banners. We've created an assortment of Marmot graphics for you to choose from. These banners come in many sizes and will enhance your ability to profit from an affiliate partnership with Marmot. We've done all the banner design and creation, all you have to do is choose the ones you like.These banners come in many sizes and will enhance your ability to profit from an affiliate partnership with Marmot.


Tips for Success

Promote your affiliation with Marmot

Associating your site with an established, respected clothing company like Marmot increases your site's selection, convenience and service. Let your customers know!

Place your link in an easily accessible and visible place on your homepage, travel or shopping page. Make it easy for your visitors to find us. The reward? Sales and commissions.

Increased traffic means increased sales. Every month or so, submit your site to as many search engines and directories as possible and make sure your meta-tags are in place. There are many free services-- such as Submit It--that can help you with this. It may take a little time but the rewards are worth it.

Keep visitors to your site informed about your affiliation. We recommend including information about your Marmot affiliation in your newsletters, press releases, direct e-mail campaigns, and on your home page. Treat it as an exciting opportunity and advantage for your customers: a customer service advantage that your site offers.


Get Started

Becoming a Marmot affiliate is easy. Here's how you do it:

  • Sign-up to join the CJ network - http://www.cj.com/publisher-sign
  • Complete your publisher network profile and account set-up
  • Apply to the Marmot Program. Navigate to Advertisers and use the search filters to search Marmot. If you aren't already joined, there will be a green plus sign/Join Program button next to Marmot's Name. Click the button to submit your application.
  • Once joined to the Marmot program, you will have access to all links, banners, and products.
  • Get paid. Marmot will send you a monthly commission check via the affiliate network.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about becoming an affiliate or the Marmot Affiliate Program, please contact our Affiliate Network Manager, [email protected].