Affiliate Programs? Smart channels for the destination profit!

In the next class we are going to discuss the importance of Affiliate programs in Marketing.

If you (like me) have confuse ideas on this topic, have a look of these links:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Affiliate_marketing

http://www.marketingfind.com/articles/what_is_affiliate_program_marketing.html

Affiliate Programs appear to be more than integrative parts of online advertising and Search Engine Marketing. They seems to be smart channels to sell products to the target Market!