Happy Friday from CFD HQ 👋
Another busy and productive week for the team. Here are a few highlights:
🍪 Dave hosted this week’s @facethe_future : Beyond the Biscuit, challenging the team to create a song, poem, or limerick inspired by Face the Future’s “365 Days of SPF” campaign.
📍 Dave travelled to London on Monday for the Inner Circle Series of the Agency Advisory Board, a productive day filled with great conversations and insights.
📞 The team joined APMA's deep dive into the 2026 State of the Affiliate Nation research, unpacking the insights and data trends from this year's report.
☕ We unboxed the new Barista Cup range from our partners at @monoware . We can't wait to put them to good use!
Have a fantastic weekend everyone!
#DigitalMarketing #AffiliateMarketing #SPF #PartnershipMarketing
📊 It’s Metric Monday
The team have been reviewing partner performance and the latest results show strong momentum across the board.
Our partners recorded a year-on-year increase of +18.9%, alongside a month-on-month uplift of +4.1%.
How is your performance tracking so far?
#DigitalMarketing #eCommerce #Performance #PartnerPerformance
🎉 It’s Friday!
Although it’s been a shorter week, the team here at CFD have still been keeping very busy.
Here are a few highlights from across the week:
🤝 The team have been deep in client calls and strategy conversations with brands including Hitachi, @monoware and @sunspelclothing .
🔒 Industry conversations this week have centred around the continued rise of Closed User Groups (CUGs), with brands increasingly focusing on more targeted, high value customer engagement and stronger incrementality within affiliate activity. 👉 Read more via Hello Partner.
⚽ Best of luck to the Cherry Burton Rhinos this weekend as they head away to Costello Wolves for their final game on Sunday! Proud to continue supporting the team 👏
That’s a wrap from us, hope everyone has a fantastic weekend! ☀️
#AffiliateMarketing #DigitalMarketing #PartnershipMarketing #IndustryConversations
Happy Friday! 🎉
As we wrap up another busy week, here are some of the key highlights from across the team:
💭We've started several exciting new conversations with potential partners over the week and we are looking forward to seeing how those opportunities develop.
🤝 We saw some big industry news this week as Rakuten and impact.com confirm their partnership. As one of Rakuten’s Platinum Partners, we’re incredibly excited to see how this evolves and the opportunities it could create for us and our clients.
⚽️Also best of luck to the Cherry Burton Rhinos as they take on the Kingswood United Pumas this Sunday.
That’s all from us have a great weekend!
#AffiliateMarketing #PartnershipMarketing #DigitalMarketing
Happy Friday!
The sun shines on another busy and productive week here in Beverley at CFD HQ!
Here are a few highlights:
✨ Dave and the @facethe_future team have been deep in conversations and planning with a new wellness partner … watch this space!
🤖 Lewis has kicked off his journey to becoming our AI Champion, diving into how, when, and which AI tools are being used across the team.
💲 Face the Future has launched their Bank Holiday sale, and the team is gearing up for something new at @justwearshq too!
That’s a wrap from us, have a great weekend!
#DigitalMarketing #AffiliateMarketing #PartnershipMarketing
Another week wrapped at CFD… and it’s been a busy one 🎬
🎭 Beyond the Biscuit – Dave joined the team at Face the Future for a fast paced session, creating and acting out a short film in just 15 minutes. With a team, a genre and a scenario set by Julia, it was a mix of quick thinking, improvisation and a lot of laughs
🎥 Campaign in progress – Dave and Joe have been working behind the scenes on our next marketing campaign, focusing on insights from our Appraise affiliate programme reviews… more to follow
🤝 Client calls across the board – great conversations this week with Brastop & Curvy Kate, Sunspel, Hitachi and Childsplay Clothing
A strong mix of creativity and planning this week, exactly how we like it.
Hope everyone has an amazing weekend.
#FridayWrapUp #AffiliateMarketing #PartnershipMarketing #FacetheFuture
🎉 Happy Birthday! 🎉
The team at Customer First Digital would like to wish our amazing owner a very happy birthday! 🥳
We hope you have a fantastic day celebrating and enjoy your well-deserved day off in York. Thank you for everything you do for the team.
Have a brilliant day! 🎂🎈
#Birthday #TeamCFD
Happy Friday🎉
Here are this week's highlights:
📈Q2 planning and optimisation client calls, refining strategies, identifying new opportunities and ensuring we’re set up for a strong quarter ahead!
🤝We’ve also had a number of CLO publisher calls, strengthening partnerships and exploring ways to drive more growth for our clients.
📊 This weeks IMRG webinar provided really valuable insights into category performance and the evolving landscape for omnichannel retailers.
⚽️Also, good luck to the Cherry Burton Rhinos who return to action this Sunday against Hessle Rangers!
That's all from us, have a great weekend!😊
#affiliatemarketing #partnershipmarketing #ecommerce
Happy ̶ ̷F̷r̷i̷d̷a̷y̷ Thursday everyone!
Easter is here and the bank holidays are upon us, Team CFD are nearly on their way to enjoy the extra long weekend but before they go. Here are the highlights ...
✨ The team continue to follow up with publishers and brands after an exciting and busy Dealmaker last week
🚀 We’ve officially stepped into Q2, from securing additional exposure to reporting Q1 performance across our partners
🐣 Easter is in full swing, with the team pushing out seasonal offers across most of our partners
A great mix of progress, planning, performance and a little festive energy to round things off.
Wishing everyone a fantastic Easter break! 🐣
#Partnershipmarketing #Easter #AffiliateMarketing
Friday is here!! What a whirlwind of a week it’s been ✨
🎉 A big highlight has to be @rakutenadvertising Dealmaker. Dave, Suzanne and Ben were there representing CFD with our very own stand. It was such a great day catching up with familiar faces and meeting plenty of new ones too. Lots of conversations, lots of energy and some really strong connections made. Safe to say it was a thoroughly enjoyable and productive day all round 🙌
📞 Back at base, we’ve also had some really exciting calls with prospective new clients 👀 things are starting to take shape and there’s plenty in the pipeline… watch this space!
💌 And a little heads up from us, we’re giving our Affiliate Insider a refresh and it’s coming back bigger and better, sharing all our clients updates with all our partners
Time to switch off and enjoy the weekend 🙌
#DMEuro26 #AffiliateMarketing #PartnershipMarketing #TeamCFD
We’re incredibly proud to share that Customer First Digital have been shortlisted for two awards at the @rakutenadvertising Golden Link Awards Europe 2026!🎉
We’re delighted to be recognised in the following categories:
🏆 Agency of the Year
🏆 New Campaign Strategy, with our partners @cowshed
A huge thank you to our amazing team and partners for making this possible, we’re excited to celebrate alongside so many brilliant names in the industry!
#PartnershipMarketing #AffiliateMarketing #GLA2026 #RakutenAdvertising
Happy Friday everyone! 🎉
It’s been a busy week at Customer First Digital and we’re wrapping it up with some great momentum heading into an exciting week ahead. Here are a few highlights:
🤝 Dave visited Hitachi to discuss future plans, performance, and opportunities for growth
⏱️ We’re less than a week away from Rakuten Advertising Dealmaker! The team is in full prep mode, putting the finishing touches in place. Don’t forget to check out our latest blog for more details, link in bio
👀 Eyes on Q2 ... The team is already getting started booking and securing exposure while reflecting on Q1 to build an even stronger quarter ahead.
Have a great weekend! 🙌
#DigitalMarketing #AffiliateMarketing #DMEuro26 #PartnershipMarketing
