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Generate 30% higher brand preference and 29% increased purchase intent with Creative Ads from Rakuten Advertising. Delivered by Rakuten Advertising’s experienced in-house team, these unique formats help agencies and brands go further on CTV.

Brandswap helps retailers unlock fresh streams of revenue through relevant brand partnerships. Read our latest spotlight and hear first-hand how Brandswap is leveraging the affiliate channel to deliver brand to brand partnerships

In the dynamic world of Connected TV (CTV) advertising, understanding market dynamics and nuances is crucial. Our latest report, "The New Frontier of Advertising: Navigating the European Connected TV Market," co-created with Google Ad Manager, dives deep into Europe's CTV advertising landscape.

While Google’s shift may raise concerns about affiliate marketing, the good news is that it has no impact on Rakuten Advertising’s affiliate tracking technology or the tracking capabilities of our network and partners. Our tracking solutions are built to be robust, effective, and reliable, adapting seamlessly to environmental changes such as these.

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.

Following a successful networking event in London last week, we sat down with Dipa Shah, Director of Merchant Development at Skimlinks to get the low down on what you need to know to plan for the 2024 peak shopping period.

Brands can’t succeed in today’s business climate without capitalising 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?

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.

The recent update to Google’s Site Reputation Abuse Policy is set to shake up how consumers interact and engage with Voucher and Coupon sites. In this post, we examine the changes and their impact on affiliate marketing.

This is the second post in our “Time to Fix Your Funnel” blog series on strategies for partnership leaders to drive more growth through full-funnel affiliate programs. Affiliate marketing success relies on a smooth customer journey from awareness to purchase. Brands increasingly find value in affiliates that can impact every stage of this journey, not just the final sale.

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.”

Rakuten Advertising’s latest Publisher Spotlight features Linkby and their Agency Growth Manager, Brittany Raymond. Read Now!