Gen Z female consumers purchasing from a laptop after experiencing affiliate personalisation and audience targeting.
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2020 Cyber Week (and more) Recap

Cyber Week continues to be the biggest shopping week on the calendar for shoppers and brands alike. Rakuten Advertising data shows that shoppers placed significantly more orders during Cyber Week than any other week in 2020, despite the fact that brands have been making an effort to spread deals throughout the holiday season.
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The 2021 mThink Blue Book Survey is Now Open

We’re excited to announce that this year’s annual mThink Blue Book survey is now open! 
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2021 Holiday Shopping and Cyber Week Highlights

Holiday deals continued to reel in more shoppers this year, despite price inflation and some supply chain issues. 
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The 2023 Canada Financial Affiliate & Consumer Trends Report

To give financial advertisers in affiliate marketing a competitive edge, we surveyed 500 Canadian consumers in 2023 to discover what matters most to them when researching new financial services. Below you’ll find key insights that we discovered.
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3 Things Affiliate Marketers Should Know about the Apple iOS 14 Update

Apple announced earlier this year that they would be requiring app developers to provide information about their data collection practices.
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Announcing Rakuten Advertising’s Certification for Agency Account Managers

Agencies have always been important partners to us at Rakuten Advertising.
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Pinterest Partners With Rakuten Advertising to Monetize Idea Pins

As content creators continue to influence brand and product discovery, Pinterest has partnered with Rakuten Advertising on new ways to monetize the platform.
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Pinterest Partners With Rakuten Advertising to Monetise Idea Pins

As content creators continue to influence brand and product discovery, Pinterest has partnered with Rakuten Advertising on new ways to monetise the platform.
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Driving Bookings Through Online Travel Aggregators in 2022 and Beyond

Online travel aggregators (OTAs) are a quick and efficient way for travelers to book anything from hotels to flights, car rentals, and more.
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Optimizing Financial Affiliate Marketing Strategies During Volatility

As newcomers like neo-banks and cryptocurrency firms pave their way in the fintech world, financial brands are wondering which innovations to focus on this year and in 2023.
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Rakuten Advertising Took Home the Gold in 2022

This year was a banner year for Rakuten Advertising, we celebrated our 25th birthday, returned to our in-person DealMaker Events, and took home numerous notable industry awards.
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The Rise of “Bleisure Travel” and What It Means for US Issuers

It’s no secret that travel was adversely affected by the coronavirus pandemic- at one point in 2020, the TSA processed just 90,510 passengers in a day, a far cry from the 2.4 million processed in 2019. And while in the three years since the pandemic began, pure leisure travel has rebounded to pre-pandemic levels, business travel has not.
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