NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rakuten LinkShare today announced the winners of its twelfth annual Golden Link Awards. As part of the Symposium New York event, the awards recognize the best and brightest advertisers, publishers, and agencies in the company’s performance marketing network.
The Rakuten LinkShare 2014 Golden Link Award Winners are as follows:
- Best New Advertiser: Kohl’s
- Best New Publisher: Wondermall.com
- Most Innovative (Advertiser or Publisher): Wal-Mart
- Affiliate Manager of the Year (Advertiser): Lindsay Chastain, Sephora
- Affiliate Manager of the Year (Publisher): Jennifer Goodwin, Eckim
- OPM Agency of the Year: OPM Pros
- Best Advertiser and Publisher Collaboration: Macy’s and Brad’s Deals
- International Strategy (TIE): Dealmoon and MATCHESFASHION.COM
- Best Search Marketing Program: Magazines.com
- Best Display and Retargeting Campaign: Chase
- Rising Star (Advertiser): FarFetch
- Rising Star (Publisher): Who What Wear
- Advertiser’s Choice: Eckim
- Publisher’s Choice: Best Buy
“Now in its twelfth year, our panel of industry judges has noted that the selection process has become increasingly more challenging given the high volume of quality submissions,” said Tony Zito, president, Rakuten Marketing. “While the Golden Link Awards acknowledge the outstanding efforts of the members of the Rakuten Marketing family, they also speak to the results that all of our advertisers, publishers and agencies are able to achieve on behalf of their clients. For this, we recognize and celebrate the entire community in addition to this year’s award winners.”
About Rakuten LinkShare Corporation
Rakuten LinkShare Corporation provides online retailers and other businesses with expert online marketing services and solutions. Rakuten LinkShare’s cost per action (CPA) affiliate network and lead generation campaigns can acquire new customers, increase revenue and drive overall results while achieving target return on ad spend. Rakuten LinkShare clients are Fortune 500 and other prominent companies doing business online, including J.C. Penney, 1-800-Flowers.com, American Express, Avon Products, and The Body Shop. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in New York City, with offices in San Francisco, Chicago, Tampa, London, Tokyo, São Paulo, and Sydney. For more information, please visit www.linkshare.com. Rakuten LinkShare is part of Rakuten Marketing’s integrated marketing solutions, which include affiliate marketing, retargeting and display, search marketing, and product and data feeds.
