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Yuly Gonzalez, Director of Search at Rakuten Advertising APAC highlights strategies for retailers looking to engage new-to-online consumers following the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our Publisher Showcase highlights an innovative publisher from the Rakuten Advertising Affiliate Network. This week we sat down with Anthony Villegas Director of Marketing at UpSellit.

As e-commerce adoption continues to accelerate globally, the number of retail events for brands to consider partaking in has rapidly increased.

2022 was undoubtedly another year of plot twists – but this can be positive, if you flip the switch you’ll see the challenges as opportunities. And the Rakuten Advertising team are here to help. We've put in the groundwork to prepare you for the busiest retail peaks of the year.

Marisol Rossi Gonzalez, Rakuten Advertising’s Senior Manager of Search, discusses how retailers can develop an online strategy to support the reopening of stores. Also known as O2O (Online to Offline).

COVID-19 has impacted the way people conduct business and how consumers purchase and interact with brands. In-fact, June saw the global retail forecast for 2020 revised down by over 10%, with e-commerce now anticipated to reach US$190.79 billion.

Following the launch of our 2021 Peak Planning guide, members of the Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC) met earlier this month to discuss how the strategic use of the affiliate channel is driving success during major retail events.

The Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC) aims to showcase the strategies and steps to elevate your affiliate thinking. 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.

2020 has seen e-commerce accelerate with more consumers and brands turning to online shopping during lockdown. With high-street, closed people who previously hadn’t shopped online are now more comfortable making purchases, and smaller retailers have had no choice but to turn to e-commerce.

Falling on the 11th of November, Singles’ Day is the biggest retail event in the world. Originally a Chinese phenomenon, the event has been quickly gaining traction in the UK – especially for brands that ship to China – but also to kick off promotions during this ‘Golden Quarter’ of retail.

The last quarter of the year, often referred to as the ‘golden quarter’ is the most crucial time for many UK retailers.

Last month we launched A 5-Stage Blueprint for High-Performance Affiliate Marketing using insights from publishers and advertisers in the Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC).  The blueprint demonstrates the importance of affiliate marketing as a strategic digital channel, and for publishers, showcases how they can add value and increase monetisation opportunities.