The past two years haven't been easy for experience-based companies like Big Red Group. But it has survived – and thrived – by linking up with travel sites, apps, publishers, and some high-profile YouTube and Instagram influencers. As impact.com's Ayaan Mohamud writes, strategic trading in consumer trust in the form of partnerships can deliver a deep halo effect and big revenue boosts for brands that do it well. And more and more are.