Marketing Strategies

Shake up your 2023 strategy with advanced affiliate tech

For advertisers and publishers to be successful this year, they will need to change their thinking and how they run their affiliate programs. Taylor Swift said, “this is a new year. A new beginning. And things will change.” While some see change as scary, we at Rakuten Advertising view it as an opportunity.
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Marketing Strategies

Optimising Affiliate Performance for Key Metrics

Over recent years advertisers in the financial service sector have pivoted their marketing strategies online. As the industry navigate this shift, advertisers are increasingly turning to the affiliate channel to reach and engage consumers throughout the sales funnel.
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Marketing Strategies

RAIC Insights: Best Practices for Working With Different Publisher Models

The Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC) aims to showcase the strategies and steps to elevate your affiliate thinking, giving you the tools to outthink the market and deliver campaigns that outperform for your business. In our latest post, Matheus Campos, Senior Partnerships Manager at Savings United, outlines the best practices for working with different publisher models.
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Marketing Strategies

Publisher Spotlight: Linkby

As part of our Publisher Spotlight series, Rakuten Advertising recently connected with Geoffrey Lee, Head of Singapore and Indonesia at Linkby. We discussed how Linkby helps brands connect with publishers in multiple markets including Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK and the US.
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Marketing Strategies

Affiliate and Partner Marketing Platforms: What Do They Do and Why You Need Them

Affiliate marketing platforms help brands and publishers manage, track, and optimise their affiliate programs. This guide explains the core functions of these platforms and what to look for when choosing a solution.
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Marketing Strategies

What is Affiliate Marketing & How Does it Work?

Affiliate marketing is one of the most effective ways brands can drive measurable growth through partnership. Learn what affiliate marketing is, how it works, and why it remains one of the most trusted, performance-driven channels for marketers and publishers alike.
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Insights

RAIC Insights: Peak Planning 2022

The holiday season is well and truly upon us, and this year, the season brings with it a unique set of challenges. Inflation, supply chains and increasing competition are some obstacles brands and publishers must prepare for. To support their peers in planning, the Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC) recently caught up to discuss strategies […]
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Marketing Strategies

Earth Day 2022: A Partnership for the Planet

The official theme for Earth Day 2022 is Invest in Our Planet, with a call for an All In approach from businesses, governments and citizens. Like many, we at Rakuten Advertising are working to do our bit.
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Marketing Strategies

Publisher Spotlight: Involve Asia

Rakuten Advertising recently caught up with Mell Hussin, Client Success Manager at Involve Asia, to discuss how the team connects advertisers with publishers in different Southeast Asian (SEA) countries.
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Marketing Strategies

Reengaging Consumers with Affiliate Marketing

For many brands, reengaging lapsed customers is a primary focus of their marketing strategy. Brands often establish Loyalty and Rewards programs to encourage repeat purchases and remarketing emails and advertising.
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News

Rakuten Advertising Launches Linkless Code Tracking

Rakuten Advertising has launched Linkless Code Tracking for advertisers and publishers, a groundbreaking solution that takes the power of affiliate marketing beyond traditional channels.
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Marketing Strategies

Publisher Spotlight: Indoleads

We recently sat down with Durrah Sahari, Account Director at Indoleads, to talk about why the publisher chose to be a sub-network on the Rakuten Advertising Affiliate Network.
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