Having the right lead generation strategies in place can help set your digital advertising campaigns up for success and be the difference between moderate gains and remarkable results. According to a recent study, “the global market for digital advertising and marketing, estimated at US $530.9 billion in the year 2022, is projected to reach a revised size of US $860.8 … [Read more...]
Automation, Conversions, Profitability, Oh My – Breaking Affiliate Campaign Roadblocks
A robust tech suite acts as the backbone of any successful affiliate’s campaign strategy. In order to continue delivering quality leads, traffic, and conversions to marketers’ offers at scale, affiliates should be investing their time in a trusted network that can offer actionable data analysis and automated features, and safeguard distribution channels. At Perform[cb], the … [Read more...]
5 tips for a better brand image
Marketing strategy at the heart of your identity What is a brand image, really? When we talk about brand image, we refer to the perception an audience has of a given business, product, or brand. In some cases, a brand can even be just a person! In the era of influencer and affiliate marketing, your identity itself can become your brand. Herein lies an important distinction … [Read more...]
How Mac of All Trades Found Multi-Channel Success
Mac of all trades brings electronic products to consumers at an affordable price with superior customer service. Prior to partnering with Rakuten Advertising, mac of all trades was conducting baseline campaigns and needed a more innovative approach to all channels of performance marketing. Partnering together, the two companies analyzed their current approach, found … [Read more...]
Survey: What Consumers Want from Financial Services Providers
If financial service providers want to effectively reach key audiences through affiliates, they need to know what consumers are looking for and what they value most. The Financial Affiliate & Consumer Trends Report 2022 from Rakuten Advertising reveals some of the critical components of successful financial services promotions based on survey data from 1,000 consumers … [Read more...]
The influencer marketing era: what does the future of web marketing hold?
What is influencer marketing? Influencers, social media, followers, content, paid posts, impressions, product placement, affiliation, advertisers… These terms are increasingly present in digital marketing dialogue, and it’s not always easy to navigate the vocabulary. And yet, these words gravitate around a concept that’s new but already growing quite the reputation: influencer … [Read more...]
Top 5 Ways To Leverage CPA Campaigns During The Holiday Shopping Season
The holiday rush is almost here! Are your campaigns ready? The holiday season is highly competitive, and getting the edge on the competition with CPA campaigns can help scale engagement and revenue. Ecommerce is forecasted to grow by “12.8% to 14.3%, year-over-year, during the 2022-2023 holiday season,” according to Deloitte, “reaching between $260 billion and $264 billion … [Read more...]
Jumpstart your 2023 affiliate marketing growth with these must-consider partners
In our first post, we outlined a roadmap for the right way to conduct an efficient partner audit based on brand needs and goals. Today’s post will give you specific recommendations for expanding your program with scalable partners that deliver incremental sales and profit. Expanding your affiliate partner mix It’s time to consider what new partnerships will drive scalable, … [Read more...]
Power partnerships: A growth roadmap for ecommerce success
We’re all excited about the investment in the affiliate channel and recognition of the value it brings to brands. Historically, CMOs have viewed our industry as a niche, often relegating it to second-class status. But according to the recent Performance Marketing Association study, CMOs now see the value of partner marketing in the US, showing the industry has expanded by 50% … [Read more...]
Copyright Attorney Discusses Advertiser Vicarious Liability for Social Media Influencer Infringement
UMG Recordings, Inc. v. Vital Pharmaceuticals, Inc., 2022 WL 2670339 (S.D. Fla. July 11, 2022) involves a copyright infringement action brought by a group of music publishers and record companies against an energy drink and sports nutrition supplement company doing business as Bang Energy and its CEO. The plaintiffs’ claims included direct and indirect infringement … [Read more...]
Consumer Shopping Trends to Look For in the 2022 Holiday Season
As the holiday season approaches and retailers prepare to attract customers, it’s important to know who is shopping, when they’re shopping and what their budget is. To get an idea of how people are approaching their holiday shopping this year, Rakuten Advertising surveyed 15,000 US consumers about their shopping plans and discovered these trends. Shoppers are starting … [Read more...]
FTC Reminds Lead Generators Not to Misuse Sensitive Consumer Data
Lead generators and digital marketers, beware. The issue of legitimate data use, reasonable expectations, disclosures, affirmative consent, data privacy compliance and lead generation best practices are still front-and-center at the Federal Trade Commission. Among the most sensitive categories of data collected by connected devices are a person’s precise location and … [Read more...]
Use of Certain Technologies to Track Web Session Data May Violate Law
Attention Lead Generators. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that use of certain technologies on a websites in order to track and record web session data before obtaining affirmative consent may be a violation of California’s wiretap statute. In the case of Javier v. Assurance IQ, LLC and ActiveProspect Inc. (*not precedent except as provided by Ninth … [Read more...]
How Financial Marketers Can Boost New Customer Growth on an Affiliate Model
Over two years beyond the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the finance industry continues to experience major consumer shifts. Among these consumers, shifts have been a growing demand for new online banking tools, faster payment methods, and smarter investing apps. When comparing the last two years to one another, the install rate for apps in the financial services industry grew … [Read more...]
Crypto Griftonomics And Influencers In Affiliate Marketing
In so many ways, affiliate marketing is an amazing positive in the world. It offers many affiliates a chance to make money independently for the very first time, or to finance the traffic to a passion project. In general, it rewards initiative, intelligence, and hard work. What is not to love? Yet, so often, it also finds itself as a key enabler of “griftonomics”, of which … [Read more...]