Author: <span class="vcard">Rakuten Advertising</span>

February 4, 2025
Insights Influencer Trends to Watch: #1 Full Funnel, Full Impact
Influencer marketing has grown far beyond generating hype—it now influences every step of the buyer’s journey. From boosting brand awareness to driving conversions and loyalty, this $35 billion industry proves its influence across the full funnel.
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January 28, 2025
Insights Announcing the Rakuten Advertising 2025 Preferred and Platinum Agency Partners
Our Agency Support team is consistently striving for success - from our award-winning customer support teams to our innovative technology, this team supports the success of our agency partners. The Agency Services Program provides our affiliate agency partners with innovative tools and solutions to fuel consistent growth for their clients. See who made our official 2025 list of Preferred and Platinum Agency Partners now!
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November 18, 2024
Marketing Strategies Future-Focused Tracking Solutions
We're committed to maintaining the highest standards in integration integrity and conversion security. As a leading global network for over 25 years, we navigate the complexities of today's landscape on behalf of our clients and publishers to bring them the most innovative, robust, flexible, and reliable integrations and attribution solutions.
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November 8, 2024
Marketing Strategies Part 3 of The 3 Keys to Affiliate Intelligence by Rakuten Advertising Series: Forward-Thinking Strategies & Results
By setting goals, finding audiences, and measuring & optimizing performance, Affiliate Intelligence by Rakuten Advertising is set on keeping the lead in driving affiliate performance.
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November 8, 2024
Marketing Strategies Part 2 of The 3 Keys to Affiliate Intelligence by Rakuten Advertising Series: A World-Class Full-Funnel Network
With a network that brings together technology, partners, and strategy, Rakuten Advertising builds partnerships and programs that showcase opportunities in the full-funnel journey.
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November 7, 2024
Marketing Strategies Part 1 of The 3 Keys to Affiliate Intelligence by Rakuten Advertising Series: The Richest Data, Industry-First AI
Using products and tools powered by data and AI, Rakuten Advertising introduces Affiliate Intelligence to help brands and publishers connect with audiences and run data-informed campaigns.
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August 22, 2024
News Announcing the Rakuten Advertising 2024 Preferred and Platinum Agency Partners
Our Agency Support team is consistently striving for success - from our award-winning customer support teams to our innovative technology, this team supports the success of our agency partners. The Agency Services Program provides our affiliate agency partners with innovative tools and solutions to fuel consistent growth for their clients.
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August 19, 2024
Insights Incrementality: proving affiliate’s impact
Rakuten Advertising has embraced the reality of incrementality. We’ve laid out a four-phase plan to help you unlock the power of incrementality and fully grasp the impact your affiliate initiatives have on your business.
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June 27, 2024
Marketing Strategies Time to Fix Your Buying Funnel #4: The “Where is It?” Funnel
Brands can’t succeed in today’s business climate without capitalizing on every opportunity for growth. We need to deploy integrated approaches that impact the full funnel – influencing impact at every step of the customer journey. But what happens if your prospects and customers get lost on the way to conversion? What if they stop progressing toward purchase?
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June 24, 2024
Insights Navigating GA4: Updated Insights for Affiliate Advertisers
Since our last post on GA4's implications for affiliate marketing, we’ve continued investigating and adapting to the evolving landscape of attribution models. Our latest findings reveal nuances in how GA4 processes sessions and events, significantly impacting how affiliate conversions are credited. This update delves into these discoveries and offers actionable advice for advertisers navigating this new reality.
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June 18, 2024
Events Rakuten Optimism 2024 | Official Highlights
Rakuten International's Optimism event, held in sunny Carlsbad, California, marked a triumphant return with nearly 1,000 global attendees. This year's theme, "Fueling Meaningful Connections," was brought to life through a series of engaging panels, keynote speeches, and networking opportunities. The event celebrated the best in affiliate marketing, offering insights and innovations from industry leaders and fostering powerful partnerships across the globe.
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June 13, 2024
Marketing Strategies Time to Fix Your Buying Funnel #3: The Funky Hourglass Funnel
This is the third post in our “Time to Fix Your Funnel” series that identifies ways to help partnership marketers improve program performance. In the competitive world of affiliate advertising, a brand's success hinges on a program that guides customers seamlessly from awareness to purchase.
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