We are thrilled to unveil the 2023 US Partnership Awards shortlist recognising the very best in partnership marketing and celebrating innovation, creativity and success within the industry.
Click on the category below to see who was shortlisted for our 2023 awards
CAMPAIGN & STRATEGY AWARDS
Best Affiliate & Partnership Strategy - Enterprise NEW
Rakuten Advertising delivers performance-driven, brand-driven, and people-driven ad solutions that help the world’s top brands connect with unique, highly engaged audiences – from first impression to final sale. Backed by industry-leading technology, global media properties, and the largest, high-quality partner network, Rakuten Advertising taps into decades of data and experience to develop the strategies and ad experiences that will drive engagement, sales, loyalty, and beyond. A leader in the industry since its beginnings, Rakuten Advertising is a division of Rakuten Group, Inc. (4755: TOKYO), one of the world’s leading internet service companies. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices throughout EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and North America. Learn more at RakutenAdvertising.com.
The Finalists Are
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AIM & Oracle NetSuite
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Clean Sweep for Litter-Robot’s Multi-Touch Affiliate Campaign with Partnerize
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Disney+ & Neo: Disney+ Day – Affiliate Performance with an Enterprise Approach
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Philips & iO: The Fundamentals of a Partnership
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Strand Marketing
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VistaPrint & Neo: OWNING THE NOW with VistaPrint
Best Affiliate & Partnership Strategy - SME NEW
The Finalists Are
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impact.com & Merge & Mizzen+Main
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LT Partners & GlassesUSA
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Quince & BDBC
Best Always-On Influencer Campaign
The leading global partnership management platform, impact.com has been transforming the way enterprises manage and optimise all types of partnerships—including affiliates, influencers, commerce content publishers, B2B, and more—since its founding in 2008. The company’s powerful, purpose-built platform helps brands, and publishers and agencies build authentic, enduring and rewarding relationships with consumers by providing visibility across the entire consumer journey. impact.com users are able to aggregate, orchestrate and optimise the total value of the entire mix of partnerships with ease and transparency – driving growth and creating new value for consumers. To learn more about how impact.com’s technology platform and partnerships marketplace is driving revenue growth for global enterprise brands such as TUI, Uber, Shopify, Lenovo, L’Oreal, Fanatics, Levi’s and Hello Fresh, visit www.impact.com.
The Finalists Are
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Allbirds & Acceleration Partners: Ongoing Growth with Influencer Marketing
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Buttermilk & Primark: US Takeover
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Dove & Collectively: Dove 2022 Influencer Community
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Inkbox & GRIN
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ShopStyle Collective & Walmart
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Surfshark
Best Brand Engagement Campaign
The Finalists Are
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Dove & Collectively: Dove 2022 Influencer Community
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impact.com & Bowlero
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Mediaocean/Paramount+ utilize API for NFL and UEFA campaigns
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Osmo Salt & GRIN
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Post For Rent Pakistan, Viral Edge & Pepsi: #WhyNotMeriJaan? campaign
Best Content Partnership
The Finalists Are
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AvantLink
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Driving Greatness: A Tombras led partnership with Forbes Wheels & RealTruck
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impact.com & Interparfums inc.
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M. Gemi Elevates Performance with Dedicated Content on Partnerize Platform
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P.volve & Acceleration Partners: Authentic Relationships through Partnership Marketing
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Shoplooks & Bloomingdale’s: Harnessing Creator Stories to Impact Growth
Best Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Campaign or Initiative
The Finalists Are
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Fire Bee: Celebrating CP Kelco on LinkedIn
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Post For Rent & The Hello Group: DNCR academy with Matt Steffanina in Metaverse
Best Full-Funnel Influencer Campaign
The Finalists Are
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Alka-Seltzer & Linqia Offer Hangover Relief with T-Pain
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Amazon Music & Acceleration Partners: Higher Conversion at Lower Cost with Influencer
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Inkbox & GRIN
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Sakara’s Ambassador Program with Partnerize Achieves Wellness & Efficient CAC
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Shoplooks & Neiman Marcus: Influencer Campaign Brings in Record-Breaking Sales
Best Multi-Channel Strategy
The Finalists Are
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Awin: Etsy’s Cyber Sales Event UGC Ads Campaign Lights Up TikTok & Instagram
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Goop & CJ’s Multi-Channel Mastery: Achieving Success Through TV & Tracking
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impact.com & DMi & Rastelli’s
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IZEA & TECNO: CAMON 19 Pro Mondrian Edition Launch
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Vans & Rakuten Advertising: Putting the Sole Back in Prospecting
Best Partnership Optimization Strategy NEW
The Finalists Are
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Afterpay & eBay
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Philips & iO: A Blueprint for Expansion in North America
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SitePlug & Shutterfly: Leveraging Alternative Search Strategies
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UpSellit & L*Space
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VEVE & Lowe’s: Performance Marketing Innovation for E-commerce
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Wells Fargo & Rakuten Advertising Use Tech & Innovation to Grow 99%
Best Performance-Based Partnership
The Finalists Are
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Afterpay & eBay
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Allsaints, Neo, Rakuten Rewards & Rakuten Advertising: An Un-Four-Gettable Partnership
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Assembly Partners with Cash App to Drive New to File Customers for Foot Locker
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Quince & BDBC
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SitePlug & Vitacost: Leveraging Alternative Search Strategies
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Tredia & Webgains & Xcaret
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UpSellit & Sideshow
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VEVE & Lowe’s: Performance Marketing Innovation for E-commerce
Best Use of a Small Budget NEW
The Finalists Are
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eAccountable & Parks Project
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Gen3 Marketing: Small budget, big results
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IZEA & Together for Safer Roads: World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims
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LT Partners & Cameron Hughes Wine
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Osmo Salt & GRIN
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VEVE & Macy’s: Revolutionizing Performance Marketing with Browser Advertising
Best Use of Creator Content by a Brand
The Finalists Are
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impact.com & Picsart
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LT Partners & Madison Reed
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Post For Rent Turkey, Rafineri & Pegasus Airlines Multichannel Ticket Campaign
Best Use of Data and Insights
Partnerize is the leader in partnership automation. The Partnerize platform is the only of its kind to deliver a fully integrated, comprehensive suite of discovery, recruitment, optimization, payment, brand safety and fraud prevention capabilities for marketers seeking a high transparency, scalable subsidy to alleviate pressure on their unit economics as a result of over dependence on primary sales and marketing channels. Supported by unrivaled service including the category’s only in-housing support program, with Partnerize, you’re in control of the entire partnership marketing lifecycle—all on a single platform. Partnerize has a global footprint, retaining offices in Australia, Japan, the Netherlands, New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Singapore, and the United Kingdom. For more information on how Partnerize helps turn your partnerships into a profit center, please visit https://partnerize.com/en.
The Finalists Are
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Data-Driven Affiliate Keeps Sales Growing for Hilton & Rakuten Advertising
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impact.com & Acceleration Partners & Allbirds
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LIFT by LT Partners
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PayPal Honey & SharkNinja
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Tombras & RealTruck’s data-driven partnership is truckin on with Forbes Wheels
Best Use of Micro Influencers
The Finalists Are
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IPSY & GRIN
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Karma
Most Creative Campaign
The Finalists Are
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AvantLink
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Conversion Marketing
Partnership for Good NEW
Assembly is the modern global omnichannel media agency, bringing data, talent, and technology together to find the change that fuels growth for the best brands on the planet. Our approach connects big, bold brand stories with integrated, global media capabilities that deliver performance and drive large-scale business growth. Our work is powered by our proprietary, in-house technology solution, STAGE, and led by our global talent base of over 1,600 people around the world. We’re purpose-driven at our core and pioneers in social and environmental impact in the agency world. Assembly is a proud member of Stagwell, the challenger network built to transform marketing. For more information, visit assemblyglobal.com.
The Finalists Are
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Dove & Collectively: Dove 2022 Influencer Community
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IZEA, Cactus & Colorado Crisis Services: LGBTQIA+ Community Mental Health Initiative
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Partake Foods & Rakuten Advertising Drive Outstanding Profit and Social Investments
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Walgreens Partners with Hilary Duff, Wilmer Valderrama for Red Nose Day
AGENCY & TEAMS AWARDS
Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - Large NEW
VEVE is a technology-based performance and brand marketing platform that enables brands to connect with 500 MN+ unique users across various mobile handsets (OEMs), Internet Browsers, App stores and Premium Apps across the globe. The strong collaboration enables brands to access 36% of smartphone and desktop users in North America and 50% across Europe. The massive reach along with the novelty of the VEVE’s on-device ad formats helps brands drive clicks, visits, new user acquisitions, sales, subscriptions, and app installs.
The Finalists Are
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Acceleration Partners: Creating Partnerships that Drive Exceptional Outcomes
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Assembly’s Affiliate Marketing Team Drives Program to New Heights
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Driving Good Growth for Neo Media World’s Clients and People
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Gen3 Marketing
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LT Partners
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Matterkind Outcome Navigator
Best Affiliate & Partner Marketing Agency - Small NEW
The Finalists Are
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BDBCreative
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Beyond13
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eAccountable
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Hamster Garage
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Klay Media
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Strand Marketing
Best Influencer Marketing Agency - Small NEW

Founded in Santa Barbara, California in 1998, CJ (formerly Commission Junction), continues to lead the industry as the largest, most trusted name in global performance marketing, specializing in affiliate marketing technology and services.
We are the platform of choice for driving profitable growth for over 3,800 global brands around the world across all verticals including retail, travel, finance, and network & home services. Our technology powers a partnership ecosystem where over 167K publishers and brands engage billions of consumers worldwide.
As part of Publicis Groupe, aligned with Publicis Media, we leverage unparalleled data, technology, and strategic expertise to bring a truly customer-centric approach to performance marketing. Our people dare to think big and drive even bigger results. Learn more at www.cj.com.
The Finalists Are
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Collectively
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Fire Bee
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HireInfluence
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Intuition Marketing LLC dba Intuition Media Group
Best Partnerships Team NEW
The Finalists Are
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AP’s Global Partnerships Team: Not If, but How!
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Capital One Shopping Partnerships Team
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Conversion Marketing
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FlexOffers.com, LLC
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Rakuten Advertising Advanced Analytics
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Strand Marketing
One to Watch
The Finalists Are
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Carissa Flinders, Awin
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Kaia Skillman, Hamster Garage
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Katey Harrison, All Inclusive Marketing
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Kimberly Smith, CJ
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Taylor Radke, LT Partners
Partnership of the Year NEW
Matterkind gives people more relevant marketing experiences while driving sales, qualified leads, and other guaranteed outcomes for brands. Our intentional, audience-first approach is kind and respectful to people and delivers sustainable, high-performance results – not risk – for marketers. Our solutions help brands see up to 30% revenue growth and a 20% increase in efficiencies through offerings that support affiliate and partnership marketing, retail media networks, and other pay for performance programs.
The Finalists Are
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Dove & Collectively: Dove 2022 Influencer Community
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impact.com for Walmart Creator
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LT Partners & Glasses USA & Forbes
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Strand Marketing
Together - We Solved That!
The Finalists Are
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Gen3 Marketing: Identifying problems, providing solutions
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impact.com & Rise Interactive & Ulta Beauty
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LinkConnector & BoardVitals: Custom Setup Delivers 59% YoY Revenue Increase!
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LT Partners & Moon Juice
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PartnerForward Agency, Rakuten Network & Rakuten CLO: WINNING COLLABORATION for ANGARA
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Post For Rent & The Hello Group: First Rabbi-certified Synagogue in the Metaverse
TECHNOLOGY AWARDS
Best Platform for Partnership Success (Voted)
Strand Marketing is a boutique digital marketing consultancy focusing on performance-based media buying, and strategic client services. We work with billion-dollar brands, as well as up-and-coming start-ups where our team acts as an extension of our clients’ marketing team. Our expertise in media strategy, marketing operations, and the consumer journey has positioned us uniquely to deliver significant growth for our partners. We take immense pride in supporting customer acquisition expansion and customer retention through our one to one relationships and hands-on execution. In just over four years, our company has achieved remarkable success and our team has more than doubled in size in just the past year.
The Finalists Are
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CJ’s Platform: Achieving Partnership Success through Innovative Solutions
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impact.com
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LTK
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Post For Rent Influencer Marketplace platform
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Rakuten Advertising Platform Delivers Innovation for Affiliate’s Toughest Challenges
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The Partnerize Platform: Partner Marketing Lifecycle Automations That Drive Growth
Most Innovative Technology
The Finalists Are
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Capital One Shopping’s Hotel Metasearch
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Fuse by PartnerCentric
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Innovating Affiliate Marketing: CJ’s Data-Driven Insights Platform
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LTK Connect
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Mavely
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NEXT by Post For Rent – the ultimate Influencer Intelligence Software
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Rakuten Advertising’s Insights & Analytics Portal and Data Labs Revolutionize Reporting
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UpSellit’s Coupon Management System
The Hookup - Best Tech for Brands
The Finalists Are
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Captiv8
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impact.com’s Link Scanner
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LTK Connect
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Virus Positive Technologies