From Hours to Instants [Infographic]

Affiliate marketing has never had more potential—or more complexity.

Today’s affiliate managers juggle dozens of platforms, partners, placements, and performance metrics. But for all the dashboards and data streams, one thing hasn’t changed: most of the work still requires manual effort. And that effort adds up fast.

Whether it’s pulling ROAS by placement, identifying underperforming affiliate groups, scanning for signs of fraud, or spotting dormant partners, these critical but time-consuming tasks eat away at your week.

Below, we break down what just four common workflows actually look like, and how much time they really take—compared to automating them with Refinery.

It’s a side-by-side snapshot of the affiliate grind vs. the AI-powered upgrade.