CJ.com Sign Up Login .cls-1{fill:#035451;} Q4 RESOURCES CJ SOLUTIONS STRATEGY BEST PRACTICES IN THE NEWS MORE 2021 Q4 Peak Shopping Benchmarks CJ knows that both advertisers and publishers need comparative data to understand how their affiliate programs are performing. For this reason, we created the 2021 Q4 Peak Shopping Benchmarks to provide insight into the buying activity of global shoppers throughout the peak shopping season. These benchmarks include network-wide, sector-specific, and category-level data to provide visibility into consumer demand each week of Q4 2021 and comparative data for 2019 and 2020. Growth values in this report were factored using pre-correction transactional data for advertiser programs active in the CJ network. The interactive charts allow for flexible viewing, filtering, and downloading. This report was last updated on 12/01/21 for data through 11/29/21. Table of Contents 01 Performance by Day YOY LEARN MORE 02 Key Retail Days LEARN MORE 03 Sector YOY LEARN MORE 04 Sector YOY by Week LEARN MORE 05 Top Categories YOY LEARN MORE 06 Top Categories WOW LEARN MORE Performance by Day YOY This chart provides a view of shopping demand in select countries and categories based on daily YOY actions. Move the scroll bar above the graph to view different time periods and filters to view by category and country. Use the "Date Alignment" filter to compare performance for key retail dates such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Key Retail Days This chart shows how select key retail days have performed compared to the same date in prior years. It will be updated to show 2021 volume of actions and YOY difference after each retail day occurs. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Sector YOY This chart shows how sectors have performed YOY in terms of cumulative Q4 performance compared to the same period last year. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Sector YOY by Week This chart provides a view of how each sector has performed YOY each week of the peak shopping period beginning in early October. You can toggle to view by a specific sector. If you select "All Sectors" that gives you the full network performance view. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Top Categories YOY This chart shows how select categories have performed YOY in terms of cumulative Q4 performance compared to the same period last year. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Top Categories WOW These charts show the volume of actions for select categories within the Retail and Travel sectors and how these metrics have changed week over week beginning in early October. Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology Data & Insights Powered by CJ Technology For more information on these and other affiliate insights, contact your CJ team or join our network today. Advertiser Spotlight Best Practices CJ Solutions Company Culture Q4 Resources In the News Most Recent Publisher Spotlight Strategy Facebook Icon Twitter Icon Linkedin Icon YouTube Icon Instgram Icon CJ.com | Login | Sign Up for CJ | CJU © 2021 Commission Junction LLC Privacy Policy | Terms of Use We value your privacy To deliver the best possible experience, we and our partners use techniques such as cookies to store and/or access information on a device and provide personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Precise geolocation and information about device characteristics can be used. Personal data such as network address and browsing activity may be processed. You may click to consent to the processing described above or review options and make granular choices. Some processing may not require your consent, but you have a right to object. Your preferences will apply to this site only. You may change your mind at any time by visiting our privacy policy. REVIEW OPTIONS ACCEPT & CONTINUE