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Dads and Grads Offers Available NowPublishers Post Links Today!

Rakuten LinkShare — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:00:32 +0000

Tis the season of Dads & Grads! Have you started thinking about posting specialized Dads and Grads offers from your Rakuten LinkShare Advertisers? The Publisher Help Center Offers page is now live, don’t miss out on great brands and affiliate commissions. From flowers to food, find the right offer for your audience today! Here’s a few to get you started! Take 10% off ANY purchase at Florsheim.com. Use code LNK10. Up To 25% Off Personalized Father’s Day Gifts Not yet in the Advertiser’s program? Apply through the Offers page now! Happy Posting! Krystyna Lijek Senior Marketing Specialist Photo Credit: JetSharkLambo

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GAN Migration Tip of the Week:How Rakuten LinkShare Resolves Migration Challenges

Rakuten LinkShare — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:15:34 +0000

The Rakuten LinkShare marketing team sat down with a few of our expert Account Managers to share migration insights and best practices with you! Read about a the recent challenge The Container Store faced in understanding brand representation across all types of affiliates and how Caitlin Thorbahn, Senior Account Manager and her team resolved this issue during the migration process. Q: What is a challenge your clients often face when migrating and how does Rakuten LinkShare help solve it? A: Before migrating to Rakuten LinkShare The Container Store, for example, was challenged with keeping track of how the brand was being represented across all

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Rakuten LinkShare Quoted in Women’s Wear DailyReward Style Hosts Blogger Conference in Dallas

Rakuten LinkShare — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:48:00 +0000

Women’s Wear Daily published an article about a recent blogger conference held by Reward Style, a partner of Rakuten LinkShare. Reward Style, a publisher who created a platform for monetizing fashion and beauty blogs, brought together brands and bloggers to discuss monetization of blogs. Reward Style has a global network of publishers with transactions happening in 130 countries. The company combines Rakuten LinkShare technology with its own unique solutions to help bloggers easily monetize their sites. The article mentions research that was commissioned by Rakuten LinkShare and conducted by Forrester Consulting regarding a projected compound annual growth rate of 16.6% for affiliate marketing spend from 2011 through

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Rakuten LinkShare Australia Welcomes ASOS

Rakuten LinkShare — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000

ASOS (AU) MID: 37863 URL: www.asos.com/au ASOS Australia has been newly established on Rakuten LinkShare which is great news for potential affiliate partners who want to link up with such a successful online fashion retailer! ASOS.com affiliate partners can look forward to earning up to 7% commission on sales and a 45 day return period. About ASOS: Established in 2000, ASOS.com is the UK’s largest independent online fashion and beauty retailer! With over 60,000 branded and own labeled products available and 1000 new lines added each week, ASOS.com is rapidly becoming the market leader in the UK online fashion world.

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New & Notable Publishers:CAA, Stylr, and Park & Cube

Rakuten LinkShare — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:04:32 +0000

URL: http://www.caa.ca/ SID: 2769531 The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) is one of the largest consumer-based organizations in Canada. We help provide freedom and peace of mind to over 5.8 million Members through 9 automobile Clubs and over 140 offices located across the country. Recently launched within their Alberta club, CAA plans to follow with launches with the remaining 8 clubs over the next few months. CAA’s club websites receive over 1MM unique visitors per month but not only through their individual sites but each club has its own separate Facebook page, mobile site, and mobile / tablet app. —————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- URL:

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Rakuten LinkShare Symposium London Infographic!

Rakuten LinkShare — Tue, 21 May 2013 17:30:54 +0000

Click here to see the Symposium San Francisco 2013 infographic! Be on the lookout for Symposium New York infographic following the event in June.

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Are You Attending IRCE?Stop by and See Us at Booth #215

Rakuten LinkShare — Tue, 21 May 2013 13:00:56 +0000

Internet Retailer is just two weeks away! If you are attending, make sure to stop by the booth to learn about the new and exciting happenings at Rakuten and to discuss your Affiliate Marketing program. Rakuten LinkShare will be at booth #215 with fellow Rakuten companies, Rakuten MediaForge, Rakuten.com Shopping, Rakuten Loyalty, Rakuten Brazil and Rakuten Ichiba. The theme of the 2013 conference is Breaking Barriers Toward a New Retail Economy. We are excited to announce Hiroshi Mikitani, CEO of Rakuten, will deliver the Keynote Address on Tuesday, June 5th! Make sure to listen in if you are attending. See

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Welcome New Advertiser Mead to the Network!Don’t Miss Out on End of School Blowout Sales!

Rakuten LinkShare — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:51 +0000

Advertiser Name: Mead® MID: 38305 URL: http://www.mead.com Now is the perfect time to join the MEAD affiliate program with End of School Blowout Sales! Mead® and Five Star® products are as varied as the students who use them. Ranging from planners and journals to notebooks, folders, binders, pencil cases and everything in between. Through our diverse collection of Mead® products for school/student use and business/home use, you can find simple and effective tools that empower scholastic excellence and help you to balance all of life’s activities. With Mead®, you can find solutions for every aspect of your day: Mead® Note

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An Unwavering Commitment to Affiliate Marketing

Rakuten LinkShare — Mon, 20 May 2013 13:40:54 +0000

To say that Affiliate Marketing is a competitive business is an understatement and over the past few weeks this competitive pressure has only increased in light of Google’s decision to shutdown Google Affiliate Network (GAN) on July 31, 2013. So it’s no secret that Rakuten LinkShare and our closest competitors are now in a fierce competitive battle to win GAN’s clients. Competition can sometimes bring out the best and the worst in a company. From sales tactics designed to create FUD (fear uncertainty and doubt) to battling claims made by competitors that are simply untrue. The savvy prospect, however, can see

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Shauna Miller of Penny Chic Tells Us About the Success of Her Blog & Partnership with Walmart.com

Rakuten LinkShare — Fri, 17 May 2013 18:39:37 +0000

Recently we interviewed Shauna Miller of Penny Chic about her successful blog and Walmart.com clothing line! Read our Q&A with this extreme budget fashionista and find out how she has turned her blog into the career of her dreams! Q: What is the inspiration behind your blog and clothing line? A: Both the blog and the clothing line came out of a desire to give women access to stylish outfits at an affordable price. I always wanted to be fashion designer growing up. In fact I just found sketches of dresses I had drawn when I was 9 years old!

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