1. August 2015 Affiliate Marketing Pilot
Strategy, Flow, and Creative
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Campaign Overview
Campaign Objective:
– Open Affiliate Marketing channel to effectively and efficiently drive new product acquisitions.
– Products: US Aeroplan Credit Card, Cash Rewards Credit Card, & Convenience & Simple Checking
Strategy:
– North American Partnership with Rakuten – USA Signed MSA & SOW June 2015
– Operationalize – 6-12 weeks
– Build up and evaluate Publisher mix – 12 weeks
– Testing Hypotheses to know the effectiveness of each lever – 12 weeks
– Optimization – Ongoing
Target Audience:
– Credit Card Seekers focused on travel, Cash, loyalty rewards
– Checking mass and emerging mass segments in the market for a new checking relationship
Geography:
– Cash Rewards, Convenience Checking : Full TD footprint
– Aeroplan: 50 States
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Campaign Details
Timing:
– Aeroplan and Cash Rewards Target Launch: August 2015
– Checking Target Launch: September 2015
KPIs
– Approved accounts, approval rate
– TD tracking (Publisher Mix, Categories listed in, Table position, on-site share of voice, distance in
product from competition)
– Quality metrics (avg. score at application, activation, usage)
Projected Costs:
– $100-$300 CPA Affiliate bounty test range
Budget:
– $1,200,000 FY 2015 Aeroplan LOB Funded
– $1,350,000 FY 2015 Cash Rewards Funded
– $1,200,000 FY 2015 Checking Funded
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Who is Rakuten Affiliate Network?
First affiliate marketing network, founded 1996 (LinkShare). Acquired by
Rakuten in 2005
Largest worldwide affiliate marketing company based on Revenue Driven
o Over $4.5 billion in sales is driven through Rakuten Affiliate’s network each year
o 600+ employees, 9 offices globally, over 5 continents
o Advertisers and Publishers cited highest level of satisfaction, quality of network and on time
payments as reasons for choosing Rakuten Affiliate Network.
Over 2.5 million publishers have joined Rakuten Affiliate Network since
inception
Leading the industry*
o Voted No.1 Affiliate Network* 4 years in a row
o 96% of Advertisers would recommend Rakuten Affiliate Network
o 81% of Publishers say Rakuten Affiliate Network is the best
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SOURCE: *Rakuten survey to 20,000 advertisers, publishers, and agencies
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TD Pilot Creative Types
Multiple banner sizes required to meet various Publishers locations
Logo, card art, and text link placements will also be used
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Aeroplan
Cash
RewardsAeroplan
Cash
Rewards
Aeroplan
Cash
Rewards
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9. Internal
New Affiliate Credit Card Banner Creative
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(Compliance Approved #26245)
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New Affiliate Credit Card Text Link Creative
(Compliance Approved #27288)
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New Affiliate Checking Text Link Creative
NOTE: Each link to the Affiliate Convenience Checking Product Landing Page
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Credit Card Customers link to Affiliate coded
landing pages for details and to apply
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(Compliance Approved #25166) http://www.tdbank.com/aff02_cash200/?siteID=EhraRx8K_BE-srQq2bhH0lAmiaMcTxn4lQ
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18. Internal
US Affiliate Pilot Tracking
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• Manual tracking can be
determined by matching
Promo Codes
• Promo codes are
developed and embed
within each banner.
• Codes pass through to
each unique
landing page to also
identify Publisher
• Approved accounts will
contain the code used to
map back for full circle
tracking
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