42 Rakuten Marketing Testimonials

“88% of consumers said they would shop online with free shipping, drawing a parallel to research that shows that 88% also don’t want to pay anything for shipping when they shop online. [Advertisers] tend to think of free shipping as coming with a minimum order [to help cover costs], Perez continued, but we try to push for one further because shoppers have orders that might be small but will be turned off by having to pay extra on an already inexpensive order.”

“Rakuten LinkShare offers an amazing level of service and higher level thinking that’s taking our affiliate marketing program to the next level.”

“As we grow as a brand and add more global ecommerce distribution, Rakuten Affiliate Network will be a vital part of that growth.”

"Having worked together successfully since 2017, we trust Rakuten Advertising to invest the cost of sale to produce the best results. We have seen increases YoY having launched with Accelerate at the end of last year. Our account management team have become an extension of our team – they are highly efficient and always a step ahead of our requests which makes everything a lot easier!"

"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."

“As a fashion site, our readers gravitate towards high end luxury fashion brands. Not only does the Rakuten Affiliate program work with the majority of these brands, but the program also provides all the tools our editors and data analysts need to make informed decisions. Our editors have the ability to create custom links in the matter of seconds while our analysts can pull a variety of reports at a moments notice. This gives our team the power to monitor sales, commissions and industry trends at any given time.”

"Rakuten Marketing has provided strategic recommendations that have helped us to optimize campaigns and test new acquisition strategies with publishers. Their expertise in the vertical and their strong partner relationships have led to a highly successful program."

“Working with the Rakuten Marketing Search team has enabled us to collaborate with industry experts and Kenshoo to test the latest developments and product features. This has been a key partner in our e-commerce program and we look forward to continued success in 2017."

"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."

“Rakuten Search is really able to hone in our needs and provide strategic recommendations to promote our brand. We have already achieved record success for 2014, our year-over-year growth is already up 20% and predicted to reach 48%.”

"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 able to successfully balance CPA with tenancies to really move the dial. Our account management team have felt like a true extension of our team and have led to the affiliate channel becoming our strongest growing channel!"

“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.”

"Working with our talented Rakuten Advertising team helped us to greatly surpass our targeted goal. The seamless communication and execution across channels enabled us to have clear visibility into how each channel was performing, making it easier to monitor and optimize our initiatives."

“By combining Rakuten Marketing’s display and affiliate marketing channels we were able to effectively build upon our Chinese customer base, acquiring customers and generating brand awareness for The Cambridge Satchel Company across digital touchpoints and at scale to deliver a strong return on investment.”

"Rakuten Advertising was the right fit for us to grow our affiliate reach and provide the connection to our own attribution model in order to develop this method further."