“They could be the main shopper in a household who didn’t get everything done; they could be the type to try and wait out sales; it could be college students who were caught up in exams and finals and didn’t get around to starting their shopping until after the semester …

"BeFrugal attributes a significant part of its growth and success to our relationship with Rakuten Affiliate Network. Not only have we grown 10x in the past 3 years, we have been able to drive new customers for our retailer partners, making this relationship a true win-win. We look forward to …

“Working with Rakuten Marketing has been very rewarding for our brand. They go above and beyond to provide opportunities to gain market insights, new customer data and strategy optimizations that aid us in ensuring our omnichannel marketing efforts are effective. With each learning we see growth in our campaigns.”

“Hands down, the LinkShare account management team has gone above and beyond to understand and cater to our business goals.”

"AMDX helped us to grow our program and meet our sales targets in a very competitive space. The collaboration between our teams is something we will continue to grow in 2020 and beyond while utilizing everything the Rakuten Advertising platform has to offer."

“Partnering with Rakuten Affiliate Network has not just enabled Goodshop to experience 334% growth in the past 2 years, it has helped provide new customers to our merchants and support over 114,000 charitable causes. We look forward to continuing our partnership in the years to come.”

“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.”

“We don’t get that kind of insight on cross-device behavior from any other marketing platform at the moment.”

“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 …

"Rakuten Advertising has played a huge part in the success and growth of the Cult Beauty affiliate programme. The market-specific knowledge the team has provided has helped shape the international growth strategy of the programme and has also provided crucial information for the business to inform international strategy. Coupled with …

“The Rakuten Advertising staff I’ve worked with has been perfect. The creation of strategies around multiple channels and being on the forefront of testing has exceeded expectations. Rakuten respected our needs while also pushing the boundaries compared to the competition.”

“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 past few months have been a challenging time for all, especially our frontline heroes. As a brand which prides itself on all-day comfort, FitFlop identified the opportunity to give back to NHS staff over this period, while tackling current market challenges in an ever-changing retail environment. The team had …

"Our measurement of the campaign proved the investment and authentic, vibrant content resonated with our audience, in some instances better than own-brand content. Throughout this campaign, we worked collaboratively across departments to inject newness to the campaign to reduce our reliance on discounting. This strategy will play a pivotal role …

"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."