Rakuten wesentlich besser als Rocket
TORONTO, Sept. 23, 2020 /CNW/ - The uncertainty of what the holidays will look like this year is forcing retailers to think ahead. Leading the charge is Cash Back website, Rakuten.ca, who have partnered with some of their top retailers to bring Black Friday to Canada this Thanksgiving weekend. Indigo, The Body Shop, and eBay are among the Rakuten.ca retailers who will be pushing up their Black Friday sales to align with Canadian Thanksgiving in the brand's first Black Frid-EH! event.
"We know that to get Canadians shopping earlier this year, we need to offer higher Cash Back and our retailers need to offer bigger sales," explains LaForge. "Our colleagues at Rakuten Advertising surveyed Canadian shoppers and found that the majority of Canadian shoppers indicated that aside from free shipping, discounts and/or Cash Back are among the main influential factors when buying during the holiday season."
In addition to what's driving Canadians to make a purchase, Rakuten Advertising's New Rules report found that 24% of Canadians are most likely to increase spending when purchasing for their immediate family. However, 37% of Canadians will be decreasing the amount of money they are spending on themselves this holiday season. The report also found that 63% of Canadians will shop during major sales events including Black Friday.
Rakuten.ca is a leading e-commerce company that provides free membership for deals, rewards and Cash Back to its over six million Canadian members – and counting. Since launching in 2012, Rakuten.ca has helped Canadians earn over $70 million in Cash Back at over 750 of their favourite top-name retailers. Rakuten.ca headquarters are located in North York, Ontario, and is proudly built by Canadians, for Canadians.
Rakuten Advertising connects leading agencies, brands and publishers to active and engaged consumers around the world. With access to Rakuten's diverse media properties and audiences, combined with an award-winning performance network and proprietary consumer research, Rakuten Advertising creates the right conditions to reach new customers and sustain long-lasting loyalty. Its foundation of advanced technology, data and strategic services positions Rakuten Advertising to offer a differentiated suite of marketing and advertising solutions, while continually pushing the industry forward. It is a division of Rakuten Inc. (4755: TOKYO), one of the world's leading Internet service companies. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA, with offices throughout EMEA, APAC, LATAM and North America.
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/...ian-consumers-886633013.html
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/14/21221326/...mmerce-commission-cuts
Weil Amazon mit seinen Lieferungen nicht mehr nachgekommen ist, haben die Vergütungen für die Zulieferung von Aufträgen halbiert und mehr.
Ich gehe allerdings nicht davon aus, dass das von Dauer sein wird.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gGKjs6G7-Y&feature=youtu.be
Panel Session for the ONF 2020 5G Transformation with Open Source Spotlight virtual event featuring:
- Anil Bhandari, VP Product Management at Altiostar
- Bai Wei, VP & GM International Marketing at Baicells
- Ben Lin, CTO & Co-founder at Sercomm
Moderated by Patrick Lopez, Founder & CEO at Core Analysis.
Each panelist in this session also recorded a solo presentation that went further into detail how their company is participating in the Open RAN and Core spaces - we highly recommend watching all associated videos
https://www.visenze.com/case-studies/
In addition to fulfilling orders for your local customer base, you must also ensure that your other holiday shoppers living across the country receive their orders on-time. So how can your business efficiently manage local and national customers while keeping up with holiday requests? The answer lies in outsourcing.
Outsourcing with a local Miami-based shipping partner will help get your time back. You can focus on important factors that will grow and improve your business while your partner handles shipping and order fulfillment for all of your merchandise. Outsourcing your holiday eCommerce fulfillment can help eliminate potential errors and ensure that every order is picked, packed, and shipped correctly. One of the biggest struggles for growing Miami retailers is warehousing for holiday merchandise. When sales are soaring, your business will likely outgrow your home storage, and you will have to quickly move to a rented unit instead. A shipping partner like Rakuten Super Logistics will give you endless storage in a Miami-based warehouse as well as access to a nationwide network of 15 fulfillment centers to reach all of your customers no matter where they live.
Rakuten Super Logistics (RSL) is the leader in eCommerce order fulfillment services and freight brokerage. RSL offers national fulfillment services and a network of 15 US fulfillment centers located in Anaheim (CA), Atlanta (GA), Austin (TX), Chicago (IL), Denver (CO), Houston (TX), Las Vegas (NV), Miami (FL), Olean (NY), Reno (NV), Salt Lake City (UT), and Scranton (PA). Their state-of-the-art technology allows for integration with popular shopping cart platforms and online marketplaces including Amazon, Big Commerce, Channel Advisor, eBay, Magento, ShipStation, Shopify, Volusion, Walmart Marketplace, and WooCommerce.
https://www.rakutensl.com/post/...ulfillment-from-our-miami-warehouse
Upstart is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) lending platform designed to improve access to affordable credit while reducing the risk and costs of lending for our bank partners. By leveraging Upstart's AI platform, Upstart-powered banks can offer higher approval rates and experience lower loss rates*, while simultaneously delivering the exceptional digital-first lending experience their customers demand.
$6.9B
originated**
58%
of loans fully automated**^
* In an internal study, Upstart replicated three bank models using their respective underwriting policies and evaluated their hypothetical loss rates and approval rates using Upstart’s applicant base in late 2017. Such result represents the average rate of improvement exhibited by Upstart’s platform against each of the three respective bank models.
** As of 6/30/2020. Fully Automated metric is calculated on a quarterly basis.
^ Fully automated loans are defined as loans originated end-to-end (from initial rate request to final funding) with no human involvement.
https://www.upstart.com/about#who-we-are
SAN MATEO, Calif., Sept. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Rakuten Medical Inc. is proud to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary Rakuten Medical Japan K.K. has received marketing approval in Japan from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for Akalux® IV Infusion 250mg (cetuximab saratolacan sodium) to treat unresectable locally advanced or recurrent head and neck cancer. BioBlade® Laser System, the medical device used in the combination with Akalux, was also approved on September 2nd. This combination was developed under the Rakuten Medical Illuminox™ platform. Akalux received Sakigake Designation in April 2019, and application for approval under the Conditional Early Approval System was made in March 2020. Outside of Japan, Rakuten Medical does not have approval of its investigational therapies and is currently running a global Phase 3 trial.
Hiroshi Mikitani, Representative Director and Chairman of Rakuten Medical Japan K.K. commented, "In my search for a treatment for my father who was diagnosed with cancer, I encountered a treatment developed by a Japanese researcher. Now, we are moving forth to deliver this treatment to patients fighting with cancer, as soon as possible. Today, we are deeply moved to receive approval in Japan ahead of the world. However, this is just the beginning of Rakuten Medical's mission. We are dedicated to contribute to cancer treatment and improving the quality of life of as many patients as possible around the world. By bringing everyone together, we will continue to aspire to achieve our corporate mission 'to conquer cancer.'"
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/...-treatment-301138121.html
ShopBack, Asia Pacific’s leading rewards and discovery platform, will officially launch its website and mobile app in Vietnam on 8 August, in line with an 8.8 launch campaign. Online shoppers in Vietnam can now earn up to 25% cashback from ShopBack Vietnam’s roster of over 150 merchants. These include international and regional brands like Lazada, Shopee, Watsons, and Booking.com, as well as local brands like Tiki, Sendo, Juno, G Kitchen, Vascara, and Fahasa.
Founded in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack now serves over 20 million users in nine markets across Asia Pacific, including Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia, South Korea, and Vietnam. ShopBack rewards its users with cashback across a wide range of categories including general merchandise, travel bookings, fashion, health and beauty, groceries, and food delivery.
ShopBack Vietnam was launched in Beta at the end of 2019, and since then has acquired over 150 merchants and around 800,000 users. ShopBack Vietnam has seen consistent month-on-month growth of over 1.5x increase in sales and over 1.5x increase in orders this year. To date, 4 billion VND in cashback has been given out to ShopBack users in Vietnam.
ShopBack Vietnam has been very well received since its beta launch late last year. We are thrilled to be officially launching ShopBack Vietnam and excited for what’s in store next,” said Jacky Ha, Commercial Director, ShopBack Vietnam.
https://www.retailnews.asia/...hs-of-strong-growth-during-beta-phase/
By Reon / 2 months ago
ShopBack, Asia-Pacific‟s top rewards and discovery platform, together with Shopee, Malaysia‟s no.1 e-commerce platform, has jointly launched Shopee Affiliate Marketing Solutions (AMS) today. This initiative is aimed at helping brands accelerate the growth of their ecommerce stores, while bringing more value to consumers in the form of product discovery and savings.
In Malaysia, ShopBack generated around 1.5 million monthly orders for over 500 merchants in Q2 of 2020. Since launch, ShopBack Malaysia has rewarded its users with over RM60 million in cashback. Starting today, the brands participating in Shopee AMS will be able to leverage ShopBack Malaysia‟s extensive reach and promote their Shopee Official Stores to over 3 million users.
http://www.maxit.my/2020/07/...pee-affiliate-marketing-solutions-ams/
Although the AVoD market in Europe is in a consolidation phase (worth €4.9 billion), there are countries in Western Europe where it is emerging as an important component.
The consultancy estimates that the total revenues of the AVoD sector (excluding YouTube) in 2019 represent 15 per cent of the entire Western European TV and video market, with the UK and Germany accounting for over one third of the total.
https://advanced-television.com/2020/09/25/...rket-worth-over-e100bn/
ByPYMNTS
Posted on September 25, 2020
Amid the pandemic and the increase in eCommerce during the health crisis, WARC Data’s Global Advertising Trends report found that brands worldwide will put $58.6 billion toward online shopping advertising.
Marketing on sites such as Rakuten and TikTok is forecasted to rise 18.3 percent globally, surging 30 times quicker than the broader digital advertising market, MediaPost reported.
https://www.pymnts.com/news/retail/2020/...-to-ecommerce-advertising/
Smartphones are uniquely suited to supporting the marriage between digital and brick-and-mortar commerce as mobile devices are responsible for innovatively connecting consumers with merchants. Services that further meld the online and brick-and-mortar shopping worlds, such as online ordering and curbside pickup solutions, are also seeing jumps in adoption among several retail categories, partly due to their implementation of mobile-based offerings and payment methods. Coffee chain Starbucks is now offering curbside pickup at more than 1,000 U.S. locations, for example, and its mobile app relies on QR code payments, which have seen increased interest among the nation’s consumers since the pandemic’s onset.
Large-scale retailers Target and Walmart have also reported skyrocketing curbside pickup figures that have likely been buoyed by mobile technologies, with Target seeing a 730 percent year-over-year increase in such sales. Usage of Target’s Shipt mobile delivery app trailed curbside pickup expansion but still witnessed 350 percent growth in the last quarter. Another study found that shopping app downloads in the U.S. reached 14.4 million in early April — a 20 percent increase compared to January. Mobile applications are also behind home try-on features, with some retailers utilizing social media applications to encourage tech-savvy consumers to virtually engage with their brands.
There are many ways in which mobile has helped link digital and in-store commerce, and these developments reveal a fundamental shift in how consumers as well as merchants conceive of and engage in commerce. The traditional separation between brick-and-mortar stores, online retailers and mobile applications is thinning, and many signs indicate that consumers will expect seamless omnichannel experiences once the pandemic ends. Merchants, as well as their payment partners, must work swiftly to ensure they can meet these expectations.
https://www.pymnts.com/commerce-connected/2020/...ng-for-omnichannel/
Techeetah stellt Mahle & Viber als Partner vor
DS Techeetah hat im Rahmen des Berlin E-Prix zwei neue Partner vorgestellt. Einerseits wird ab sofort das Logo des deutschen Unternehmens Mahle an insgesamt drei Stellen des Meisterautos zu sehen sein: an den Seiten sowie zentral auf der Fahrzeugnase. Im internationalen Renngeschehen ist Mahle Motorsport seit vielen Jahrzehnten als Entwickler und Systempartner aktiv - sei es in der Formel 1, DTM, MotoGP oder NASCAR. Im Oktober 2018 stieg Mahle zudem mit HWA Racelab in die Formel E ein.
Außerdem partnert DS Techeetah fortan mit dem Kommunikationsdienst Rakuten Viber, der weltweit bereits mehr als eine Milliarde Nutzer miteinander verbindet. Als offizieller Kommunikationspartner soll Viber auch der Fangemeinschaft des Teams exklusive Einblicke hinter die Kulissen gewähren.
https://www.e-formel.de/kurzmeldungen/...e-viber-als-partner-vor.html
Tokyo, September 28, 2020 - Rakuten, Inc. today announced the launch of “by R”, a project to support Japanese fashion brands. Over the course of the project, Rakuten will assist Japanese labels Doublet and Facetasm in holding fashion shows during Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO 2021 Spring/Summer, running October 12-17, 2020.
Rakuten became the headline sponsor of TOKYO Fashion Week in August 2019, aiming to contribute to the revitalization of the fashion industry in Japan through Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO. Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO is expected to serve as an opportunity to introduce Japanese fashion brands to the world, and the launch of the “by R” project aims to further boost the appeal of this event.
Looking ahead, Rakuten hopes that Rakuten Fashion Week TOKYO will contribute to a thriving fashion scene and a flourishing fashion industry in Japan.
https://global.rakuten.com/corp/news/update/2020/...ategory=corp%20ec
Nur nach der Rallye dann ist der Gemischtwarenladen schon wieder im Minus.
https://de.investing.com/equities/rakuten-inc
By Matt Lindner | September 22, 2020
With most advertisers and publishers looking to partner in the crucial fourth quarter, paid placements are a critical component of a digital marketer’s holiday strategy. Yet, for many, managing paid placements can be a time-consuming ordeal.
Ivan Pena, Senior Director of Product Adoption at Rakuten Advertising said, “When I was managing accounts, I could have 300-400 emails in a day, and most were related to paid placements. About 30% of an account manager’s time is spent on activities such as determining which publishers to work with, which messages should be communicated by which publishers, and how those publishers are going to be compensated either via flat fee or commission increases based on performance.”
Enter Rakuten Advertising’s Placements Marketplace, an affiliate matchmaking and campaign management tool designed to give both advertisers and publishers up to 30% of their time back by reducing their reliance on inefficient email communication.
What is Placements Marketplace?
Placements Marketplace empowers both affiliate advertisers and publishers to buy and sell advertising placements in one centralized location. It is a two-sided marketplace where advertisers and publishers can discover each other, communicate budgets and opportunities, and negotiate effectively.
At its core, Placements Marketplace is designed to help publishers earn higher commissions by building stronger relationships with advertisers who have specific goals and target audiences in mind.
“The marketplace is a sales and negotiation engine, a robust RFP (request for proposal) tool,” Pena explains. “This is where you’re going to go to find publishers to work with, find placements, accept proposals and lock things in.”
https://blog.rakutenadvertising.com/news/...h-placements-marketplace/
Mac of all trades is the pricing leader for buying and selling used Apple products on the internet. Mac of all trades used real-world results from Rakuten Advertising’s zero-risk business model Accelerate to drive incremental sales through the affiliate channel.
Rakuten Advertising experts leveraged historical data to identify critical optimizations and exclusive partnership offers to increase program efficiencies and ensure that the right partners were in place to help them reach the right audience. Through regular publisher outreach, communication and strategic incentivization, the program saw:
65% year-over-year order volume growth
55% year-over-year increase in affiliate sales revenue
49% conversion rate increase
“We truly underestimated the impact a strong affiliate program could have on our revenue, and thanks to Rakuten’s Accelerate the impact has become reality. Everything about the program from the very beginning has been hassle-free, allowing us to put our efforts in other important areas of the business while affiliate thrives in the background. Our growth since launch has been exponential, and we are thrilled to see our company’s exposure reach new heights!”
Amato Cole, Director of Marketing, mac of all trades
https://rakutenadvertising.com/advertisers/.../affiliate/advertisers/
“We’re excited to collaborate with Telefónica on this shared vision of advancing OpenRAN,” said Tareq Amin, Representative Director, Executive Vice President and CTO of Rakuten Mobile. “I envision our partnership to also co-explore further development around Rakuten Communications Platform that will enable operators around the world to take advantage of cost-effective cloud-native mobile network architecture that is secure and reliable.” (Emphasis added)
Amin emphasised the partnership is not just about opening the interfaces: “It’s about the future possibilities when these networks become fully autonomous. What makes a difference is automation, as it enables much needed operational savings. We’re going to spend a lot of energy around joint development of automation, especially what we call OSS transformation to move away from legacy systems.”
Enrique Blanco, Chief Technology & Information Officer (CTIO) at Telefónica, said: “Telefónica strongly believes that networks are evolving towards end-to-end virtualization through an open architecture, and OpenRAN is a key piece of the whole picture. Beyond the flexibility and simplicity that OpenRAN will provide, it will change the supplier ecosystem and revolutionise the current 5G industry in the medium and long term. At the same time, open and virtualized networks will lead to a new telco operating model. Telefonica and Rakuten Mobile have signed this MoU to work towards evaluating and demonstrating the capability and feasibility of OpenRAN architectures and make them a reality.”
“This is a massive opportunity for all of us. This is an inclusive approach and how we can guarantee we are building the network for the future,” Blanco added. In addition to defining the interfaces, the companies are exploring procurement of hardware and software, Blanco said.
Under the terms of the MoU, Rakuten Mobile and Telefónica plan to collaborate on the following:
To research and conduct lab tests and trials to support OpenRAN architectures, including the role of the AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the RAN Networks.
To jointly develop proposals for optimal 5G RAN architecture and OpenRAN models as part of industry efforts to achieve quicker time to market, new price-points, and the benefits of software-centric RAN.
To collaborate in building an open and cost-effective 5G ecosystem, based on open interfaces, that will help accelerate the maturity of 5G with global roaming.
To develop a joint procurement scheme of OpenRAN Hardware and Software that will help increase volumes and reach economies of scale, including CUs, DUs, RRUs, and other necessary network equipment and/or software omponents.
In addition, the companies will also jointly work on 4G/5G Core and OSS technology utilized by Rakuten Mobile in Japan and its Rakuten Communications Platform.
“Vendor selection typically takes a long time in the telecoms industry compared with the web-scale companies. Maybe together with Telefonica the discussions with vendors might change a bit and require us to create new business models.”
Telefonica plans to introduce open RAN in three phases, with pilots starting this year, initial rollouts in 2021 and mass deployments in 2022. “I’m extremely convinced we’ll hit these targets, but we are trying to be conservative,” Blanco said. From 2022 to 2025, up to half of Telefonica’s 5G deployments will use open RAN, he added.
https://techblog.comsoc.org/2020/09/16/...an-5g-core-network-and-oss/
Gestern Minus, Heute Minus und heute sogar richtig satt mit einem Minus von fast 3%
22 hours ago
aving already deployed a futuristic cellular network in Japan, Rakuten Mobile is now bringing the expertise and experience it has gained to the rest of the world. A key partner in that endeavor is the India-based IT services company, Tech Mahindra.
The two high-tech companies have forged an agreement that makes Tech Mahindra a preferred partner for global deployments of the Rakuten Communications Platform (RCP), which is designed to enable telcos and enterprises to quickly and cost-effectively deploy cloud-native 4G and 5G networks. In a press briefing, CP Gurnani, CEO of Tech Mahindra, said “I think Mickey-san has taken this to the next level… by creating RCP,” referring to Mickey Mikitani, chairman and CEO of Rakuten.
As Gurnani explained, Tech Mahindra and Rakuten Mobile will bring RCP to three distinct market segments — existing mobile operators, new mobile operators and enterprises seeking to deploy private 5G networks. He noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has further increased demand for connectivity and digitization in healthcare, logistics, mining, manufacturing and many other sectors of the economy.
Mikitani outlined how Rakuten Mobile has used cloud-native technologies to reduce network operating costs by 30% and capital spending by 40% in Japan. “[Rakuten Communications Platform] is how we will take our learnings and our unique commitment to technology and innovation to the world,” he added. “It’s based on industry-disrupting technology that is democratizing mobile and making 5G deployment more competitive. Our open philosophy, our commitment to an open ecosystem will allow [our] customers to build agile efficient 5G networks around the world.”
https://rakuten.today/tech-innovation/...-mobile-take-rcp-global.html
https://www.fool.com/investing/2020/09/29/...-after-covid-19-vaccine/