Advertiser of the Year

In this category, it’s all about performance. And you’ll have the numbers to prove it. Our judges are looking for a well-executed affiliate program. You’ll have utilised our partners, expertise, data and insights to bring a program to life and overdeliver on results like no other.

Open to: Advertisers or agencies

Publisher of the Year

In this category, we want to highlight our publishers who have taken their partnerships to the next level to deliver a powerful one-two punch. You’ll represent the pinnacle of performance for your partnered brands and epitomises the essence of a ‘win-win’ relationship. 

Open to: Publishers

Partnership of the Year (NEW)

Has one of your partnerships outperformed all expectations? We want to hear from you. Maybe you’ve been creative with commission rates or come up with a smart new strategy? We’re looking for a partnership between an advertiser and a publisher that has delivered next-level results.

Open to: Advertisers and publishers (an award will be given to both parties in the submission)

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Advertiser)

Behind all high-performing affiliate programs are the exceptional individuals or teams who are going above and beyond to deliver results. This award is your chance to put yourself or your team in the limelight. We will be recognising those individuals or teams who are the driving force behind program performance.

Open to: Advertiser-side or agency-side affiliate manager or team

Affiliate Manager of the Year (Publisher)

In this category, we want to highlight publisher-side affiliate managers or teams who are creating a better calibre of advertising experience. You or your team will be optimising every partnership to drive a real connection with your audience – and one that delivers results for you and your advertiser partners.

Open to: Publisher-side affiliate manager or team

Best New Publisher

We're looking for a standout new publisher that achieved exceptional growth on Rakuten Affiliate Network in the last 12 months. You proactively seek out new partnerships and have the technology (and results) to stand out from the crowd.

Open to: Publishers (joined the network from H2 2022 onwards)

Best International Strategy 

We live and breathe global expansion. This category is for our trailblazing partners who are driving next-level performance across borders. Whether you’ve scaled across Europe, LATAM, the US—or all the above—we want to celebrate your global success.

Open to: Advertisers, agencies or publishers

The Outthink & Outperform Award (NEW)

With us, it’s about outperforming. In this category, we’re looking for brands who are outthinking their competition. Whether that’s implementing a smart new strategy, taking advantage of a bold new opportunity or creatively executing a new idea – we want to hear how you’ve brought something new to the industry over the last 12 months.

Open to: Advertisers, agencies or publishers

Campaign of the Year

This award recognises the clever and creative campaigns that have successfully captured the attention of audiences, generated buzz and driven sales through the power our affiliate network. We're looking for campaigns that have made waves in the industry, with standout strategies, exceptional execution and tangible results.

Open to: Advertisers, agencies or publishers

Advertisers’ Choice Award

Which publisher is driving real value for your business? All advertisers on our network will be given the opportunity to nominate their ‘Advertisers’ Choice’. The winner will be determined by vote from each award submission.

Open to: Publishers

Publishers’ Choice Award

We want to hear which advertiser you feel has truly excelled over the last 12 months. All publishers on our network will be given the opportunity to nominate their ‘Publishers’ Choice’. The winner will be determined by vote from each award submission.

Open to: Advertisers or agencies

Rakuten Rep of the Year

Our team members are our secret sauce: Pulling from our unique expertise, data and insights, they devise strategies and opportunities to help you get the most out of your campaigns. This is your opportunity to celebrate our bright and ambitious talent that ensure you outperform. Every single time. The winner will be determined by vote from each award submission.

Open to: Advertisers, agencies or publishers