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Author: Joe Weatherill & Lewis Stretton
On September 3rd 2025 the Customer First Digital team had the pleasure of attending Affilifest North, at Freight Island in Manchester. A key date in the affiliate marketing calendar and one we were particularly excited about this year, as it was our first year having a designated stand, which was a brilliant experience.
As a business committed to driving performance for our partners, as well as reaching out and making connections with various publishers, this event offered a fantastic platform to connect with everyone in the Affiliate space.
What is Affilifest North 2025?
Affilifest is the perfect place for networking with the top UK Brands and Publishers, allowing people to connect and grow together in the Affiliate Marketing space. This special event provides the opportunity to learn from all different types of companies in the industry, helping everyone to improve their ways of working in their day-to-day jobs.
Brands such as JD Sports, eBay and Boots will be in attendance, as well as different types of publishers and affiliate networks, such as TopCashback and Webgains.
A Big Moment for Customer First Digital
This year we went bigger and better than ever before, as we had our very own stand.
Having our own stand at Affilifest was a major step for us, and it didn’t disappoint. It provided an opportunity to showcase our services, meet new partners, and share our passion for performance marketing. It was great to see so many familiar faces stop by for a chat and to meet plenty of new ones too.
This year we ran our first ever giveaway as part of the day, which added an extra layer of excitement to our involvement. We were offering over £1000 worth of prizes to 10 lucky winners. We would like to say thank you to everyone who scanned our QR code or simply popped their business cards in the box. We are delighted to announce that we had multiple entries.
Now for the moment we have all been waiting for – The Winners!
A huge congratulations to …
Karen at GoCertify who won a £100 Curvy Kate gift voucher
Jade at Redu, who won a Face the Future Haircare Repair Edit and Skin Consultation
Lewis at Webgains, who won a JustWears bundle
Zaynab at Wayfair who won a CowShed Gift Set
Selina from Ice Travel Group who won a Decree Discovery Set
Amber at Midlands Gazette who won a £40 Chunk of Devon gift voucher
Stephen at UTC Travel who won a Ninja Portable Blender
Sam at Cavu who also won a JustWears bundle
Dheeraj at Fast Trak who won a £150 voucher to spend at their chosen restaurant, Dishoom Manchester. Kindly gifted from Marcode
Christian at Chillblast who won a £100 Threadbare gift voucher
This year we also partnered up with Marcode (a fraud detection company in Affiliate Marketing) and together, we gave away an exclusive Affilifest Peak Offer worth £4,500… for completely free.
Insightful Talks & Great Conversations & Food & Fun
The many standout features of Affilifest are the quality of the talks, the relaxed atmosphere and intriguing panels and this year did not disappoint. From emerging tracking technologies to how to best implement AI into Affiliate Marketing, we gained valuable insights that will no doubt help us progress and adapt in this ever-evolving industry.
The talks were not all about Affiliate Marketing as they recreated the famous Hot Ones on the main stage, a famous show about eating hot and spicy chicken, and that did not disappoint.
We continued to represent our wide range of partners including Monpure, Chunk of Devon, Baked to Taste, JustWears, Decree, Threadbare, Face the Future, Brastop, Curvy Kate and Cowshed but also many brands were also in attendance on the day which we took advantage of and promoted our exclusive Affilifest offer and our other services.
The event didn’t stop there—fun activities were everywhere, from the amusement section with classic games or the chance to win a Labubu with Webgains by throwing darts (which Lewis impressively won!). The environment brought a festival atmosphere to a networking event. Finally, the food on offer wasn’t for the faint hearted as Nelly came through with Extra Large Pizza, which were super tasty and delicious.
Looking Ahead
Attending Affilifest North Manchester 2025 and taking the leap with our first stall was a hugely rewarding experience for the team. It reinforced our belief in the power of partnership and the value of getting out there to share what CFD are all about!
If we didn’t get a chance to speak on the day, or you’d like to learn more about how Customer First Digital can help grow your affiliate programme, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via email.
We’re already looking forward to what’s next!
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