Rafael Bonfa - member of the Rakuten Advertising International Collective
Events

RAIC Insights: Demonstrating How a Strong and Profitable Affiliate Program Delivers Brand Goals

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, Rafael Bonfa, Senior Performance and Affiliate Manager, US and Brazil at Aliexpress, outlines how to get c-suite buy-in for affiliate marketing.
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Marketing Strategies

Outthink and Outperform: Award-winning full-funnel affiliate strategies 

Unlock the key to Award-Winning Full-Funnel Strategies! Discover the secrets behind Rakuten Advertising's top-performing marketing strategies that have secured prestigious awards across the globe. Elevate your marketing game and achieve success throughout the entire funnel. 
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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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Marketing Strategies

10 Common Affiliate Marketing Mistakes (and How to Fix Them)

Avoid the pitfalls that hold affiliate marketers back. Learn the 10 most common affiliate marketing mistakes and how to fix them with practical, expert-backed solutions.
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Events

Key Highlights from DealMaker Canada 2025: Leading Canadian Affiliate Events Recap

DealMaker Canada 2025 was a standout among Canadian affiliate events, bringing together top advertisers, publishers, and agencies for two days of networking, learning, and dealmaking. Read our full recap of this leading affiliate event in Toronto!
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Marketing Strategies

Time to Fix Your Affiliate Buying Funnel #1: The “Blown Out Umbrella”

In the competitive affiliate advertising landscape, it’s critical for a brand to have a program that carries the customer from awareness to the finish line of conversion—from the top of their customer journey or buying funnel to the magic moment they click “buy now.”
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News

Unlock Game-Changing Insights with Affiliate Conversion Journey

Affiliate Conversion Journey is the latest feature to be made available in Rakuten Advertising’s Insights and Analytics Portal. Below, we showcase the game-changing insights available and give real-world examples of how you can use Affiliate Conversion Journey to outdeliver on campaign performance.  
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News

Audience Engine: Making personalization and segmentation simple 

We recently sat down with Kyle Fish, Lead Product Manager, Affiliate at Rakuten Advertising, to get the low-down on his team’s latest work set to revolutionize the industry, Audience Engine.
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Marketing Strategies

Rakuten Advertising: Q3 Affiliate Publishers Partner Spotlight

Diversify your affiliate program with our Q3 Affiliate Publishers Spotlight! Discover the most notable and newest affiliate publishers on the Rakuten Advertising network and watch your performance soar.
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Marketing Strategies

Rakuten Advertising: Q2 Affiliate Partner Spotlight

To unlock the true potential of affiliate marketing, embrace discovery. At Rakuten Advertising, we’ve seen leading brands dramatically boost performance by diversifying their publisher partnerships. They recognize that different publishers connect with unique audiences in unique ways, creating a powerful synergy. Today’s consumers embark on intricate digital journeys, seeking inspiration from emerging platforms, validation from […]
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Insights

Affiliate Marketing Insights: 10 Tips to Win the Canadian Holiday Shopping Season

Affiliate Marketing Insights for Canadian ecommerce brands: Discover how to win the holiday season with a Canada‑first calendar, CAD pricing and duties transparency, published shipping cut‑offs, winter‑ready fulfillment, and a diverse affiliate mix—including cashback, editorial, deal forums, extensions, and creators—plus a Boxing Week plan to drive repeat purchases.
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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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