Partnerships have long been a growth engine for brands. For decades, companies have used co-branding to grow their customer base, foster loyalty and reduce marketing costs. Yet now, retailers are becoming publishers, brands are evolving into data providers and companies like Disney are seemingly everything all at once. This shift marks the most significant transformation in partner-driven insights since Google and Facebook first demonstrated the revenue-generating power of data.
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