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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Marketing Strategies

2021 Holiday Travel Insights for Advertisers

As the summer travel boom winds down, travel brands are gearing up for a busy holiday season. After almost a year of booking declines across hotels and airlines due to pandemic-driven regulations and concerns, this year’s summer months closely resembled pre-pandemic numbers. 
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News

New and Notable Publisher (MoneyCrashers.com) on the Rakuten Advertising Network.

With summer fast approaching, check out this great new publisher on our platform. Partner with them today to bring some heat to all your summer campaigns.
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Marketing Strategies

How Brands Can Launch a Successful Affiliate Marketing Program

Affiliate Marketing How To for brands: your step-by-step guide to planning objectives, selecting technology, designing commissions, and activating a high-performing partner mix. Learn how to launch and optimize with governance, tracking, and data-driven metrics.
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Insights

Influencer Trends to Watch: #2 Trust, the Ultimate Currency

Trust is the secret ingredient of influencer marketing—it’s what turns a campaign into a connection and followers into lifelong fans. When brands focus on authenticity and real relationships, they tap into the kind of trust that keeps audiences coming back for more.
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Insights

Successful Influencer & Affiliate Marketing

We’re here to be your guide to all things influencer and affiliate marketing. We dive into how adding influencer marketing into your existing affiliate strategy can boost performance, awareness, and ultimately, sales to help you outperform. Read the entire blog now!
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Insights

The Power of Cross-Border Shopping from Canada

Discover the benefits of cross-border shopping with Canadian online retailers for American consumers, ranging from favorable exchange rates to one-of-a-kind products. Join us as we dive into expert affiliate strategies to overcome common challenges and smoothly navigate the cross-border shopping terrain in our latest blog.
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News

Product Update: Affiliate Forecasting

Do you ever find yourself asking, "what would happen if we changed our base commission rate” or how would increasing commission spend affect your program performance? Our Affiliate Forecaster tool removes the guesswork for you. Launched in late 2021, the pioneering solution has received an exciting update.
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AfroTech 2022
Events

AFROTECH 2022

This past month in Austin, Texas, the Black Employee Alliance ERG represented Rakuten at AFROTECH™ Conference.
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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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News

2025 Rakuten Optimism Golden Link Awards: Winners Revealed!

Our Rakuten Optimism Golden Link Awards were held in Carlsbad, California, on May 28th, 2025. Hosted by comedian Adam Mamawala, 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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Insights

US Report: Navigating 2023’s Shifting Landscape of Financial Needs

Performance marketing is the key to success in the ever-changing financial landscape. From economic changes to interest rate increases, consumers are looking for new credit cards and bank accounts as they adapt to the changing tides of the financial market.
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