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Americans plan to travel around the country and the world this year. Despite concerns over inflation and higher fuel costs, the modern traveler plans to book trips well into 2023. In fact, 44% of travelers plan to spend more on vacations rather than downgrade the quality of their trip.

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.

The influencer marketing landscape has changed, with more consumers turning to creators for recommendations and brands increasing their spend in the channel. This, combined with tech advancements, is driving the democratization of content creation, with more people identifying as creators or influencers.

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.

Mobile in-app tracking allows advertisers to track conversions that occur on an advertiser’s mobile app, effectively allowing an advertiser to extend their campaigns to account for a mobile app user and ultimately to help them get a clearer view of their overall affiliate program.

Online travel aggregators (OTAs) are a quick and efficient way for travelers to book anything from hotels to flights, car rentals, and more.

New and diverse publisher models are helping to elevate the affiliate channel to one of strategic significance.

The dust has settled in 2021, and the affiliate industry is looking forward to the year ahead. Recent years have taught the industry to prepare for anything, whether it be a behavioral shift to content commerce or the resurgence of advertiser verticals to pre-pandemic levels.  

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced brands and marketers worldwide to get creative when it comes to allocating budget, promoting products and offers, and appealing to rapidly changing consumer attitudes and behaviors.

The Rakuten Advertising International Collective (RAIC) aims to showcase the strategies and steps that will elevate your affiliate thinking, giving you the tools to outthink the market and deliver campaigns that outperform for your business. In our latest post, Dave Trolle, founder of digital consultancy and Affiliate Marketing specialists Customer First Digital, introduces some of the most common myths surrounding affiliate marketing and how to bust them. Stay tuned for part two from Dave in the coming weeks!

Rakuten Advertising held DealMaker Canada in person for the first time in three years on October 13th, 2022 with the theme “doing business shouldn’t be this much fun.”

After years of pandemic-driven slowdowns, the travel industry is predicted to make a full recovery as consumers are already planning trips for 2023.