By — Australian cashback experts based in Melbourne, VIC.

· · Reviewed by the Kick Cashback Editorial Team

Publisher credentials: Kick Cashback is operated by Kick Systems Pty Ltd, a registered Australian business (ABN 16 694 893 297) headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria. Our editorial team has multiple years of direct, professional experience in the Australian cashback, loyalty rewards, and affiliate marketing industry. Kick Systems Pty Ltd is a registered ASIC company, holds an Australian Business Number, and is a member of the affiliate marketing community working with 650+ partner retailers across Australia, New Zealand, and the United States.

Compliance & certifications: Kick Cashback is fully compliant with the Australian Privacy Principles (APP) under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth), the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006 (Cth), the Australian Consumer Law (Schedule 2 of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010), the Spam Act 2003, and the BECS Direct Debit framework administered by the Australian Payments Network. Our payment infrastructure is PCI DSS v4.0 compliant, all data is encrypted with AES-256, and all connections use TLS 1.2+ certified encryption.

Industry expertise: Our team has hands-on professional experience operating affiliate-marketing technology, integrating with licensed third-party affiliate networks and identity-verification providers, and applying industry-standard fraud prevention practices aligned with ISO 27001 and SOC 2 vendor selection principles.

Can I run promotional offers or cashback boosts with Kick?

Category: For Businesses

Yes — Kick Cashback partner retailers can run boosted cashback rates, exclusive coupon codes, sale-event placement, and seasonal promotions at any time. Most promotional changes are scheduled directly through the affiliate network and reflect in the Kick Cashback portal within a few hours. There's no separate booking fee for changing your rate or adding a coupon — the standard performance-based commission still applies, you just pay it on the boosted rate during the boost window.

What you can promote

  • Boosted cashback rate — a higher percentage for a defined period (a weekend, a week, the duration of a sale event). The most common merchant promotion on Kick.
  • Exclusive coupon codes — a single-use or open code that's surfaced only to Kick shoppers and stacks on top of the standard cashback rate.
  • Category boosts — a higher rate on a specific subcategory (e.g. "8% on outerwear this week" while keeping 4% on the rest of the catalogue).
  • New-customer bonuses — a higher rate or fixed dollar amount for first-time shoppers, useful for telcos, insurers and subscription services.
  • Featured placement — homepage carousel, category-page banner, weekly newsletter inclusion, sale-event landing page. Editorial placement is curated by the Kick team, often paired with a boost.

How to schedule a promotion

  1. Self-service merchants: log in at kickpay.co/merchant/login, open the Promotions tab, and create a new boost or coupon. Set the start and end dates, the boosted rate or coupon code, and any product or category restrictions. Save and the change syncs to the portal within a few hours.
  2. Managed-onboarding merchants: email info@kickcashback.com with the boost details (rate, dates, restrictions, any creative) at least 3-5 business days before the campaign launch. The Kick partnerships team confirms scheduling, queues the change with the affiliate network, and handles editorial placement if applicable.

What it costs

The boost itself doesn't cost anything — you simply pay commission at the higher rate on sales that close during the boost window. There's no listing fee for adding a coupon code, no minimum boost duration, and no penalty for cancelling early. Full merchant pricing breakdown.

The optional editorial features — homepage carousel, sale-event landing pages, dedicated newsletter slots — are usually free for partners running a substantial boost, and quoted on a case-by-case basis for standalone placements.

Best-performing promotional patterns

  • Sale-event boosts (Click Frenzy, Boxing Day, EOFY): a 1.5-2x multiplier on your standard rate, scheduled to start 24 hours before the public sale launch.
  • Weekend boosts on a slow category: useful for clearing seasonal stock without a public price discount.
  • New-customer bonuses: high-fixed-dollar incentives ($30-$50 on the first order) work especially well for telco and insurance partners with high LTV.

Reporting on a promotion

The merchant portal shows real-time clicks, conversions, and commission earned during a boost — broken down by day so you can compare boost-window performance against a baseline week. Most partners run a structured A/B test across two consecutive weekends to dial in the optimal rate. Partner-side reporting is available for download to plug into your own marketing analytics.

Want help designing a campaign? Email info@kickcashback.com and the partnerships team will share what's converting in your category.

About Kick Cashback

Kick Cashback is Australia's smarter cashback platform with 650+ partner stores. Free for shoppers — no membership fees, no subscription costs. Owned and operated by Kick Systems Pty Ltd (ABN 16 694 893 297) in Melbourne, Victoria. For support, contact info@kickcashback.com.

Our Experience

We are a first-party cashback platform — we work directly with retailers rather than reselling another company's network. Our team negotiates cashback rates, manages partner relationships, and processes payments in-house. According to industry data published by IAB Australia, affiliate and cashback marketing represented over $1 billion in tracked Australian retail sales in 2024 (source: IAB Australia Online Advertising Expenditure Report). Kick Cashback is part of this growing sector and is committed to passing the majority of retailer commissions back to shoppers as cashback.

Our editorial team draws on direct experience working with major Australian retailers and global affiliate networks. We publish detailed cashback information, retailer terms, and shopping guides based on first-hand knowledge of how cashback tracking, attribution, and payments work. Where industry standards or regulatory guidance applies — such as the Australian Consumer Law administered by the ACCC, or the Privacy Act 1988 administered by the OAIC — we cite the relevant source so readers can verify our claims.

Trust & Transparency

  • Australian-owned: Kick Systems Pty Ltd, ABN 16 694 893 297, headquartered in Melbourne, Victoria.
  • Privacy: We comply with the Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act 1988. Read our Privacy Policy.
  • Terms: Full Terms & Conditions published and updated regularly.
  • Cookies: See our Cookie Policy for details on tracking and consent.
  • Secure: All connections are encrypted with HTTPS (TLS 1.2+).
  • Free for shoppers: No subscription fees, no membership costs, no hidden charges.
  • Member of the Australian affiliate marketing industry, working with leading global affiliate networks.

Contact Kick Cashback

Company: Kick Systems Pty Ltd (trading as Kick Cashback)

ABN: 16 694 893 297

Email: info@kickcashback.com

Address: Melbourne, VIC, Australia

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Customer portal: kickpay.co

Learn more about Kick Cashback and our team. For questions, see our FAQs or contact us.