Insights

Travelers Plan to Spend More and Travel Farther in 2022.

After a year of highs and lows for the travel industry, Americans are back to booking trips this holiday season and look forward to splurging on more destinations in 2022. 
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Insights

Affiliate Marketing News: Navigating the 2025 Holiday Season

Stay ahead with comprehensive Affiliate Marketing News covering the latest industry updates, expert strategies, and actionable insights to help you optimize your holiday campaigns, increase conversions, and grow your affiliate business throughout the season and beyond.
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Insights

Navigating the 2025 Tariff Landscape: Key E-Commerce Trends and Holiday Strategies

The 2025 tariff landscape presents both challenges and opportunities for e-commerce. A data-driven, strategic approach is essential for navigating this complex environment. By understanding the impact of tariffs on different sectors and timing marketing efforts effectively, retailers can position themselves for success in the holiday season and beyond.
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Insights

The Affiliate Marketing Shopper Part 1: Couponers

We recently released a comprehensive 18-month study, surveying 15,000+ online shoppers on their habits when buying online, with a focus on online coupons and rewards, cashback sites, budget planning, and online shopping behaviors. In the first part of our three-part series, we unveil the prominence of coupons in the ever-evolving landscape of shopper preferences.
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Insights

2023 US Cyber Week Trends: Unwrapped

As we unwrap the insights for Cyber Week 2023, we got the gift of good news: Rakuten Advertising’s US clients and partners outperformed and outdelivered this holiday shopping season. We saw significant growth year-over-year for clients in key retail verticals including apparel, accessories, footwear, and home improvement as shoppers eagerly sought out the best deals of the season. Read the entire blog for our official recap of Cyber Week 2023!
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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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Insights

Singles’ Day 2022 Recap

Now that Singles’ Day 2022 has come and gone, we can reflect on the click trends from across the globe. Our live data feed ran through November 12th and compared live click trends in 2022 with click trends from 2021.
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Insights

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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News

New and Notable Publishers on the Rakuten Advertising Network for October 2020

Holiday deals have already begun, and now is the time to start revving up your holiday marketing plans. Here are some new and notable publishers on our network that you should consider connecting with to help achieve your fourth quarter marketing goals.
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Marketing Strategies

Outthink and Outperform: Award-Winning Full-Funnel Affiliate Strategies

Rakuten Advertising’s award-winning full-funnel affiliate strategies show how the world's top brands are outperforming throughout the funnel.
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Insights

Know your Dates: 2023 Retail Marketing Calendar

2022 was undoubtedly another year of plot twists in 2022 – but this doesn’t have to be a negative, 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.
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Insights

Cyber Week 2022 Recap

This year’s Cyber Week 2022 was predicted to be a fluctuating shopping season, but many retailers still met, or exceeded, last year’s numbers. Overall, among the top categories on the Rakuten Advertising Network, the sales for home goods, luxury, jewelry, and travel ranked the highest for this season.
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