Bluebook Top 20
Bluebook's Top 20 Performance Marketing Networks and Exchanges
The Top 20 list is the result of aggregating expert views, traffic data, measures of industry influence and many other pieces of information we researched. The resulting top 20 selection has generated a lot of conversations and even disagreements in our office but represents our view of the best networks and exchanges around.
| 1 | MediaTrust | Recently named the 9th fastest growing private company in the USA by Inc. magazine - several other networks here appear on the Inc. 500 - Peter Bordes´ MediaTrust seems to be able to do no wrong. It has a great reputation, he leads admirably and their advertisers and publishers stick around. What´s not to like? |
| 2 | ShareASale | Brian Littleton is a legend in the affiliate marketing community and his network reflects his reputation with 2,500 merchants and multiple industry awards. |
| 3 | oneNetworkDirect | Digital River´s oneNetworkDirect is the leader in software sales with the industry´s best network technology and offices worldwide. |
| 4 | Hydra Network | On the Inc. 500 list three years running, Hydra is one of the biggest CPA networks and is well regarded by everybody we know. A top network. |
| 5 | Epic Advertising | Epic has grown remarkably and now claims 45,000+ publishers, 1,400 advertisers with coming traffic from over 200 countries. |
| 6 | CPX Interactive | Recently ranked #154 on Inc. magazine´s list of the fastest growing companies in the USA. Claims 30 billion impressions per month across 60+ countries. |
| 7 | IntegraClick/ ClickBooth | Ranked #5 on the Inc. 500 list. ClickBooth has proven itself to publishers and advertisers over the last couple of years and is now regarded as one of the industry leaders. Focuses on exclusive offers. |
| 8 | Commission Junction | The biggest affiliate network in the USA. Part of ValueClick. One of the Big Three. Presents the CJYou Awards every year. |
| 9 | NeverBlue | A Canadian network that is strong in lead-gen worldwide. Popular with high-performing affiliates. |
| 10 | LeadPile | LeadPile is a lead exchange rather than a network. It finds its place in this list because of its size, growth and the simplicity it offers both buyers and sellers of leads. |
| 11 | buy.at | The affiliate marketing arm of AOL´s Advertising.com unit. Global reach. |
| 12 | LinkShare | LinkShare´s ownership by the Japanese company Rakuten shows itself in their dedicated networks for the UK, Canda and Japan, and their strong foreign language and currency capabilities. |
| 13 | Pepperjam | Kris Jones has built Pepperjam into an online marketing powerhouse offering a wide range of interactive agency services. |
| 14 | zanox | Europe´s biggest affiliate network. Part of the Axel Springer news/magazine media group in Germany. |
| 15 | COPEAC | Ranked #320 on the Inc. 500 list. Part of Intermark Media. Strong in lead-gen. Fast growing with 30,000 affiliates claimed. |
| 16 | Google Affiliate Network | Known as Doubleclick Performics prior to Google´s acquisition in 2007, the Google Affiliate Network is Google´s affiliate network. What else is there to say? |
| 17 | MarketLeverage | A CPA network popular with affiliates, Market Leverage has built itself a good reputation for result. Produces MLTV, a TV show for affiliate marketers. |
| 18 | ClickBank | This venerable affiliate network that specializes in digital, downloadable products is now 10 years old and still going strong. Every publisher should have a ClickBank account. |
| 19 | Max Bounty | A smaller network that gets a lot of play with bigger affiliates and offers advertisers a cost-effective CPA solution. |
| 20 | Media Whiz | 30,000 publishers, 3,000 advertisers, and a claimed $100 million in publisher payments in 2007. Media Whiz is strong in email and lead-gen. |
