Company type | Private |
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Industry | Internet marketing |
Founded | New York, New York (1996) |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | Yaz Iida, ( President, CEO) |
Products | Affiliate marketing |
Website |
www |
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. [1] [2] In 2005, Rakuten acquired LinkShare for US$425 million in cash, [3] making LinkShare a wholly owned U.S. division of Rakuten, Inc., a Japanese shopping portal. [4] Rakuten LinkShare was re-branded to Rakuten Affiliate Network in 2014. In 2020, Rakuten Marketing was renamed as Rakuten Advertising. [5]
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Internet marketing |
Founded | New York, New York (1996) |
Headquarters | New York, New York |
Key people | Yaz Iida, ( President, CEO) |
Products | Affiliate marketing |
Website |
www |
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. [1] [2] In 2005, Rakuten acquired LinkShare for US$425 million in cash, [3] making LinkShare a wholly owned U.S. division of Rakuten, Inc., a Japanese shopping portal. [4] Rakuten LinkShare was re-branded to Rakuten Affiliate Network in 2014. In 2020, Rakuten Marketing was renamed as Rakuten Advertising. [5]