Publisher Newsletter: Big News- Rakuten LinkShare University for Publishers

Inside This Issue: • Events: Rakuten LinkShare Symposium • Big News: Rakuten LinkShare University for Publishers • Rakuten LinkShare Webinar Series: Using Analytics & Reporting to Manage Your Program • Product Spotlight: Web Services Reporting Tool • Affiliate Industry News: Advertisers in the Spotlight • Vote Now: Publishers Choice of Network UK RAKUTEN LINKSHARE EVENTS Rakuten LinkShare Symposium New York Register today for Rakuten LinkShare's Symposium New York! The event will be held at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City from June 25-26th, 2012. Don't miss your chance to see the Rakuten LinkShare network come to life at the biggest event of the year! Register here BIG NEWS NEW: Rakuten LinkShare University for Publishers Introducing the inaugural session of Rakuten LinkShare University for Publishers at Rakuten LinkShare Symposium New York! Enjoy a full day of lectures on industry trends, optimizing and growing your affiliate business, hands-on LinkShare reporting tools and actionable takeaways. There will be an Advertiser panel discussion and you can network with other Publishers. Continental breakfast and executive lunch with the Advertiser session are provided. Save $100 now with registration online. PERFORMANCE MARKETING AWARDS Vote for Rakuten LinkShare for "Publishers Choice of Network" and "Network Achievement: Best Publisher Support" The Performance Marketing Awards celebrates excellence and innovation in the Performance Marketing industry. In total, Rakuten LinkShare UK was short-listed in seven different categories for the 2012 Performance Marketing Awards! However, two of the awards rely solely on Publisher votes: • Network Achievement: Best Publisher Support Rakuten LinkShare: Login to A4U and Vote! • Publishers Choice of Network Rakuten LinkShare: Login to A4U and Vote! The winners will be announced May 15, 2012 in London. Congratulations to all the nominees! RAKUTEN LINKSHARE WEBINAR SERIES Webinar: Using Rakuten LinkShare Analytics & Reporting to Manage Your Program Featuring expert tips from LinkShare's Senior Manager of Analytics & Reporting. Please join LinkShare on April 25 @ 1:30pm EST for a webinar featuring industry news and an expert-led guide to using LinkShare's reporting tools to help you run a successful Affiliate Marketing program. PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT Web Services Reporting Tool Rakuten LinkShare now offers Web Services for Publishers to access any report in the Rakuten LinkShare Publisher Dashboard. This will provide you with more flexibility in how you extract data from your Rakuten LinkShare account to combine it with other data from your business operations. Click here to learn more. QUICK TIP Sign up for direct deposit Want to get your commission checks faster? With direct deposit, you'll receive your payment directly into your bank account faster and more reliably than with paper checks. For information on how to enroll, please visit our Help Center here. • Action Alert • DesignPax.com • FITWireless.net • Globalrose • Grande Jewelry • HardwoodBargains.com • Jurlique • LaptopBatteryExpress.com • Love and Pride • MinuteFrame • ModeWalk • Nobel • OrangeOnions.com • The Container Store • TheSnugg.com • Yoga Today See complete list including new Advertisers in the Lead Gen Network Satisfy your craving for new LinkShare technologies. Visit our trade shows calendar for upcoming industry networking events.

AFFILIATE INDUSTRY NEWS Rakuten LinkShare Advertisers in the Spotlight: Lessons from Wine.com's Performance Marketing Success In the Affiliate Marketing section of MarketingLand.com, they're featuring an article written by Scott Allan, Rakuten LinkShare's VP of Marketing. The article listed some of Wine.com's tips for success in driving sales with performance marketing. Read the full article here. We're proud to have great brands like Wine.com in the Rakuten LinkShare Network. The successful partnerships they've created and grown over the years is a great example of performance marketing at work! JOIN OUR SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS For the latest on Rakuten LinkShare's Advertisers and Publishers, products, tools, services, events and general Affiliate Marketing news, like our Facebook page, follow us on twitter and visit our Rakuten LinkShare blog. Our social media outlets are the fastest ways for us to communicate with the public don't miss out on any great opportunities for your business!

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