Partnership · Affiliate · Creator Marketing · Chicago, IL

We make brands
impossible to ignore.

Asleson Communications connects brands with creators, publishers, and media, driving real results, not just reach.

Influencing people, culture, and performance... together.

Asleson Communications mark
Boutique by Design
Strategy + Spark
Founder-Led
Revenue-Obsessed
Built to Scale
Trusted by
Brands we've partnered with
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Appaman logo
Blu Atlas logo
Timebeam Beauty logo
ISSA logo
Swoveralls logo
Outdoor Voices logo
The Weekly Mac logo
Supply logo
Jennifer Fisher logo
What we offer

Affiliate & Partnership Marketing Services for DTC, Lifestyle & Amazon Brands

Full-service partnership marketing, tailored to your brand, built to perform.

What's new at AC

Always building. Here's what's next.

Partnership marketing keeps evolving, and so do we. We're taking our playbook to new places: Amazon brands growing market share, and creators ready to run partnerships like a business.

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New

Performance PR for Amazon Brands

Editorial and commerce coverage that sends buyers straight to your Amazon listings, with every placement tied back to sales.

New

Amazon Affiliate Management

The same end-to-end affiliate management we run for DTC brands, built to drive high-intent traffic to your Amazon listings.

Coming Soon!

Creator Coaching

The brand-side playbook, in creators' hands. Coaching on brand deals, affiliate income, pricing, and pitching.

Why Asleson Communications

Strategy and spark — in every engagement.

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all agency. Every engagement is built around your brand, your goals, and your audience.

Data-Driven at the Core
Every program is built on insights. We measure what matters and optimize relentlessly. No vanity metrics, no guesswork.
Relationship-First Approach
We don’t just activate partners. We build ecosystems. Long-term relationships that compound in value over time.
Integrated Thinking
Affiliate, PR, creator, and go-to-market: we see the full picture and build programs that work together, not in silos.
How we work

Simple. Intentional. Built for your brand.

No cookie-cutter playbooks. Every engagement follows a proven process, customized to your goals.

01
Discover
We learn your brand, goals, competitive landscape, and existing partnership ecosystem.
02
Strategize
We define the right channels, partners, and positioning, custom to you, never templated.
03
Activate
We launch, manage, recruit partners, and execute campaigns, tracking everything.
04
Optimize
We measure relentlessly, report with clarity, and refine for sustainable long-term growth.
Joey Asleson, founder of Asleson Communications, a Chicago affiliate and partnership marketing agency
About us

About Asleson Communications

Our mission is to empower businesses with innovative and effective marketing solutions tailored to their unique goals. With over a decade of seasoned expertise, we drive growth and enhance brand visibility, influencing people, culture, and performance together.

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Common questions

Frequently asked questions

What does Asleson Communications do?
Asleson Communications is a boutique partnership marketing agency that manages affiliate programs, creator and influencer marketing, and performance PR for DTC and lifestyle brands, plus Performance PR and affiliate management for Amazon brands. We work across apparel, accessories, beauty, grooming, wellness, fitness, home, pet, and food and beverage, building partnership channels that drive measurable, scalable revenue.
What is a boutique affiliate marketing agency?
A boutique affiliate marketing agency is a small, senior-led agency where the founder and a tight team do the actual work, rather than passing accounts to junior staff. Asleson Communications offers this founder-led, hands-on model for growth-stage brands.
Which brands does Asleson Communications work with?
We work with direct-to-consumer (DTC) and lifestyle brands across the full consumer landscape, including apparel and accessories, beauty and grooming, wellness, fitness, home and outdoor, pet, and food and beverage. If your brand sells to consumers and wants to launch, scale, or optimize affiliate, creator, and partnership programs, we are built for you.
What affiliate platforms and networks do you work with?
We work across all major affiliate networks and platforms, including Impact, and creator platforms such as ShopMy and TikTok Shop Affiliate, selecting the right mix for each brand.
Do you work with Amazon brands?
Yes. Asleson Communications offers Performance PR for Amazon Brands and Amazon Affiliate Management for brands growing market share on Amazon, including brands without a large DTC presence. We drive editorial coverage and affiliate traffic to your Amazon listings and tie results back to sales.
What is performance PR?
Performance PR combines traditional public relations, commerce editorial, and affiliate marketing to earn product coverage that drives measurable results like traffic and sales, not just impressions. Asleson Communications runs Performance PR for DTC and lifestyle brands and for Amazon brands.
What is Amazon affiliate management?
Amazon affiliate management is recruiting and managing the publishers, creators, and commerce partners that send shoppers to a brand's Amazon listings, with a commission strategy and attribution-backed reporting. Asleson Communications runs it the same way it runs affiliate programs for DTC brands. Read more →
Does Asleson Communications offer creator coaching?
Creator Coaching is coming soon. It will help creators build the business behind their content, including affiliate strategy, ShopMy and LTK, brand partnerships, rates, media kits, and pitching. Email info@aslesoncommunications.com to join the waitlist.
Where is Asleson Communications located?
Asleson Communications is based in Chicago, Illinois, and works with brands across the United States.
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