With many brand alliances failing to add value, understanding the factors that make for a strong pairing becomes essential. Appropriately, harnessing techniques similar to those used by dating sites to determine whether people will make a good match has helped reveal the answers.

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van den Bergh, B. (2014). Making better partner matches in brand alliances. RSM Discovery - Management Knowledge, 19(3), 20–22. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/1765/77101