Rakuten Advertising, formerly known as Rakuten Marketing, is an affiliate marketing service provider. The company, in 2005, claimed it was the largest pay-for-performance affiliate marketing network on the Internet.
[Derek Vaughan (July 12, 2005]
Make Money From Your Content Site
''Sitepoint.com
SitePoint is a Melbourne-based website, and publisher of books, courses and articles for web developers.
History
SitePoint was founded by Matt Mickiewicz and Mark Harbottle in 1999. The company had its origins in Webmaster-Resources.com, an ...
'', retrieved August 12, 2007 In 2005,
Rakuten
is a Japanese technology conglomerate based in Tokyo, founded by Hiroshi Mikitani in 1997. Centered around the online retail marketplace Rakuten Ichiba, its businesses include financial services utilizing Fintech, digital content and communi ...
acquired LinkShare for US$425 million in cash,
[Bloomberg (September 6, 2005]
Rakuten Agrees to Acquire LinkShare for $425 Million
''Bloomberg.com'', retrieved August 12, 2007 making LinkShare a wholly owned U.S. division of Rakuten, Inc., a Japanese shopping portal. Rakuten LinkShare was re-branded to Rakuten Affiliate Network in 2014. In 2020, Rakuten Marketing was renamed as Rakuten Advertising.
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Affiliate marketing
Online advertising services and affiliate networks
Companies based in New York City
Marketing companies established in 1996
Rakuten
2005 mergers and acquisitions
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