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This is certainly not going to be the only pandemic or significant business interruption that we will experience in our lifetimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Perform[cb], we\u2019re in a unique position that allows us to analyze how a crisis affects both marketers and affiliate partners around the globe &#8211; and therefore assimilate valuable data on which methods are working, and which are not. 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