Events

DealMaker USA 2022 Recap

Rakuten Advertising held DealMaker USA in person for the first time in two years from June 27th through June 29th, 2022 with the theme “doing business shouldn’t be this much fun.”
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Rakuten Optimism 2024 | Official Highlights

Rakuten International's Optimism event, held in sunny Carlsbad, California, marked a triumphant return with nearly 1,000 global attendees. This year's theme, "Fueling Meaningful Connections," was brought to life through a series of engaging panels, keynote speeches, and networking opportunities. The event celebrated the best in affiliate marketing, offering insights and innovations from industry leaders and fostering powerful partnerships across the globe.
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Marketing Strategies

Building Marketing Strategies for the Financial Industry 

This year’s boom of the fintech IPO market led companies across financial, insurance, and mortgage sectors to shift more focus towards digitizing their offers.  
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Marketing Strategies

2022 Media & Performance Marketing Trends

Over recent years the e-commerce industry has accelerated as the world continues to move in and out of lockdown. Changes in shopper behavior combined with privacy regulations have brands and agencies constantly on their toes as they seek out the most effective strategies to engage and ultimately convert consumers.  
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Marketing Strategies

Introducing the ‘2021 Digital Trends’ Report

A new year brings with it new trends and opportunities in digital marketing. After a tough year where we all had to find new ways to navigate this new world, we are introducing the 2021 digital trends and uncovering possibilities in the digital marketing space to stay ahead of your competition and have a productive year.
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Marketing Strategies

GA4 and Affiliate Marketing: How to Navigate Changing Attribution Models

Uncover the seismic shift in analytics as GA4 takes the stage, altering the game for the affiliate marketing industry. Our latest blog post explores the repercussions of GA4's move from a last-click to a data-driven attribution model. Discover how Rakuten Advertising navigates these changes, offering reliable methodologies, additional tools, and collaborative solutions.
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Marketing Strategies

How to Adjust Your Digital Marketing Strategy Quickly

Health and safety are top of mind with all of us during the COVID-19 pandemic. In our personal and our professional lives, just about everyone has had to make adjustments.
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Rakuten Advertising Wins Martech Breakthrough Innovation Award 2023

We are thrilled to have won MarTech Breakthrough’s 2023 Performance Marketing Innovation Award for our cutting-edge Insights and Analytics Portal!
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Rakuten Advertising’s Insights and Analytics Portal Helps You Act on Trends Quickly

Identifying and acting on trends within your digital marketing channels is crucial to staying ahead in today’s hyper competitive online world.
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Announcing the Rakuten Advertising 2023 Preferred & Platinum Agency Partners

Our Agency Support team is consistently striving for success - from our award-winning customer support teams to our innovative technology, this team supports the success of our agency partners. The Agency Services Program provides our affiliate agency partners with innovative tools and solutions to fuel consistent growth for their clients.
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Google’s reversal on deprecating third-party cookies

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.
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Events

2024 Golden Link Awards: Winners Revealed!

Our inaugural Rakuten Optimism Golden Link Awards were held in Carlsbad, California on May 29th, 2024. Hosted by comedian Preacher Lawson, the event brought together some of the best and brightest in the performance and digital marketing industries. We celebrated their outstanding achievements, their collaboration, creativity, and innovative partnerships that have set new standards in our industry!
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