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“We perceived Rakuten Affiliate Network to have a higher standard in the luxury and fashion industry than competitors and we believe our recent successes justify that opinion.”

"We came out of Symposium New York with new energy and a new plan to accelerate not just this channel, but our entire business."

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"Since migrating to Rakuten Advertising and its fully affiliate managed service – our programme has gone from strength to strength. Our main priority was to grow the % of sales and diversify our programme with new and innovative publishers. Rakuten Advertising’s strategies have helped grow programme and we have been …

"Rakuten Advertising has helped us to understand how vital influencers have become, especially with targeting and reaching new customers. They continue to drive success for brands so we’re looking forward to investing in influencer marketing in the upcoming year."

"Rakuten Affiliate Network has helped connect us with the right advertisers and opportunities to enable us to achieve 300% in sales growth last year. We enjoy working with our account teams who are always helpful. We look forward to continuing our partnerships in the coming years."

“We have seen revenue grow month to month. Affiliates now count for 20% of our online business — from 0 to 20% in 18 months, not bad at all.”

"We are very pleased with the success of our affiliate marketing strategy and as a result, winning the Best Managed Global Affiliate Programme in the International Performance Marketing Awards 2018. Our partnership with Rakuten Advertising played a vital part in the increase of our campaign performance, which drove huge sale …

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“One of the pitfalls of employing the same discounts repeatedly is that advertisers risk losing the customer to the competition. Consumers respond best to what they perceive as better value, and it’s in the retailer's best interest to mix offers up to excite consumers.”

"The strategy we built with AMDX and Rakuten Advertising has helped us focus our spend on acquiring new customers, while still realizing the impact the affiliate channel has on driving repeat purchases."