paid partnerships

Compensated brand deals

Paid partnerships are commercial arrangements where a person or entity receives compensation to promote, endorse, or collaborate with a brand.

The term appears most often on social media, where influencers and content creators must disclose when posts are sponsored: This video is a paid partnership with Nike.

The label signals to audiences that the content isn't purely organic—someone got paid.

Related

brand deal · collaboration · endorsement · affiliate · affiliate link · promo code · promotion · disclosure · ad · ad disclosure · commission · creator · content · deal · contract · ambassador · monetize · revenue

Categories
Opposites
compensation structure

paid partnershipsaffiliate marketing

Commission-based product promotion

authenticity/motivation

paid partnershipsword-of-mouth

Information shared through conversation

honest opinion · user-generated content · viral sharing

disclosure status

paid partnershipsstealth marketing

Disguised promotional tactics

native advertising · astroturfing · hidden sponsorship

Family

paid, partnerships, paying, payers, payable, payments, unpaid, repaid, repaying

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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