New stories, stats & gigs comin' atcha!
+ an emergency warning for those in the consumer products sector
Hi friends! I got a lot of feedback from subscribers saying that the job listings are REALLY helpful and that they’ve resulted in at least 30 new career paths. That brings me lots of joy, so before I move onto the regular stuff I’d love to ask for a wee lil’ favor. It’d mean the world to me if you shared my newsletters with your PR, marketing, and hiring team colleagues so we can keep the flow of great gigs strong and help our community stay gainfully employed as the economy starts to get wonkier.
Speaking of wonky economics, if you rep consumer goods please read on to the bottom of this email for an emergency warning. I plan to dig into it in absurd levels of detail for the Affiliate Tribe, but we’re all friends here and I don’t want you to miss the boat. Protect your clients.
Working on now:
Family Handyman: Still need a few more sets of COOLING bedsheets. Ideally sold via major online retailers, but also good if you have a skimlinks-ready DTC site. Emphasis on cooling, so not just ordinary cotton-polyester blends that leave skin sweaty and fakakta. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Reader’s Digest: Starting tomorrow I’ll be compiling all the best Amazon Prime Day deals! Pitch significant, too-good-to-resist deals (so, 25% off is great… 4% off is not). Don’t pitch yet, but start to get the info ready from your clients. Almost every type of product will be considered, but needs to have loads of positive ratings. bryce@theluxuryspot.com
Recently published:
Tried this plant-based milk maker and OMG it totally changed the way I live. I’m knee-deep in homemade cashew, coconut, pecan, and sesame milks now.
I usually post several more, but I have a gazillion stories in formatting right now so expect lots more tomorrow and Thurs!
Jobs:
Trending on Skimlinks:
Armor All Complete Car Care Holiday Gift Pack: 11% (cheap and not too late for FD, I guess!)
NewHome Metal Garment Rack Organizer Shelves: 6% (kind of amazing-looking!)
Anastasia Soft Glam Eyeshadow Palette (CLOSEOUT PRICING): 15%
Cabo Linen Wide Leg Pant: 5% (sizes 00 through 26 in regular, tall, and petite made this a runaway hit!)
44 Ct Dunkin' Donuts Original Blend Coffee Keurig K-Cup Pods: 3% (currently clearance-priced)
Going to discuss what these have in common and what to expect in the coming days/weeks in Thursday’s Affiliate Tribe email, but I’ll give you a headstart and say this: if you represent athleisure wear, outdoor entertaining, gardening, or home improvement items you need to increase your affiliate commissions immediately. Don’t increase them a tiny bit. Run hard at this like you want to clear your inventory. YOU DO.
DO NOT WAIT FOR MY NEXT EMAIL TO DO IT. Run, do not walk. I’ll break down why shortly, but you’ve never had an emergency-level warning from me before so please take this VERY seriously. I’ll get the explanation email out as fast as I can.
Feel free to drop questions in the comments below, but I’ll circle back with a deep market analysis shortly. Working on that now.
Till tomorrow, friends <3
Nervous about what I may read about consumer products sector.
***eagerly waiting to hear more about your emergency warning***