{"id":13683,"date":"2026-04-28T19:31:04","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T19:31:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leap.staging.ribbitt.com\/leap-group\/?page_id=13683"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T23:41:07","slug":"report-the-future-of-affiliates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leap.staging.ribbitt.com\/leap-group\/report-the-future-of-affiliates\/","title":{"rendered":"Report &#8211; The Future of Affiliates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13683\" class=\"elementor elementor-13683\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5c9e73 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d5c9e73\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78e8abb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It\u2019s no longer only about what your brand is saying, it\u2019s just as important who is saying it.<br \/>This report explores how traditional partnership models\u2014affiliates, influencers, and brand ambassadors\u2014are evolving, where they\u2019re falling short, and how brands can rethink them to stay relevant, authentic, and effective in a rapidly changing environment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ac92b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d2ac92b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356bb78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"356bb78\" 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