# E629: Warning! The Affiliate Marketers Are Coming to Ecom

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Podcast: [The Ecomcrew Ecommerce Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ecomcrew-ecommerce-podcast-1101700)
Published: 2026-01-12T10:14:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.ecomcrew.com/e629-affiliate-marketers-coming-to-ecom
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## Resource

Dave talks about his experience from attending Affiliate World Asia, and highlights how a lot of affiliate marketers are moving towards e-commerce due to the challenges in their industry. He talks about the differences between affiliate and e-commerce entrepreneurs, their odd advertising strategies, and some of the concerning things he saw at Affiliate World Asia. Dave recently attended Affiliate World Asia in Bangkok back in December, and what he saw there was interesting, to say the least. There were a lot of affiliate marketers recommending to move to e-commerce and a lot of suspicious and black hat strategies being peddled to the masses. In this episode, he covers everything he observed while also having a run in with the Chinese Mafia. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction to Affiliate World Asia 02:14 - Differences Between Affiliate and E-commerce Entrepreneurs 05:58 - Affiliate Marketing Strategies in E-commerce 09:51 - Innovative Advertising Techniques 12:17 - Ethical Concerns in Affiliate Marketing 14:36 - A Run-in with the Chinese Mafia As always, if you have any questions or anything that you need help with, leave a comment down below if you're interested. Don't forget to leave us a review on iTunes if you enjoy our content. Thanks for listening! Until next time, happy selling!

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