Industry Observation
According to a report released by Forrester Research, online retail sales will grow by 10% a year for the next five years, as the online arena continues to take market share from the brick and mortar world. The report also notes that 154 million U.S. consumers made online purchases in 2009, representing 67% of all online users. Read More

Network News
Want to know how many clicks Banner A on Page B drove? With ShareASale, now you can! The new Affiliate Traffic Report (located under the Reports menu in the ShareASale affiliate interface) enables you to see a traffic and sales breakdown over a given time range for any particular merchant or banner. And, if you use our afftrack parameter, which enables you to append any alphanumeric variable to the end of any ShareASale tracking link, you’ll be able to view traffic and sales data on each afftrack variable. Check it out now!

Focus on: NCAA March Madness
To view more March Madness related merchants, go to View/Search Merchants within ShareASale, select "Basic Keyword Search" in the bottom left, and search "NCAA."

	Russell Athletic college gear: tees, sweatshirts, sweatpant for favorite college teams.. 8-12% per sale Join Program
	Licensed NCAA gear including final four merchandise. 10% per sale Join Program
	Licensed gear and college game worn jerseys. 20% per sale Join Program
	NCAA Championship DVDs from 23 sports and over 88 championships. 12% per sale Join Program
	Vintage college tees, throwback mini helmets, pennants and more. 10% per sale Join Program

Focus on: Fun Products

	Village Hat Shop The Leprechaun Topper from Elope is a festive but functional hat. $24.00 http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=!!USERID!!&b=43426&m=7980&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Evillagehatshop%2Ecom%2Felope%5Fleprechaun%5Ftopper%2Ehtml Join Program
	BowlingShirt.com Irish Drinking Team bowling shirt. $19.95. http://www.shareasale.com/m-pr.cfm?merchantID=14090&userID=!!USERID!!&productID=464021797 Join Program
	Emitations Everyday will be a lucky day with all the compliments you will receive when you wear this adorable gold four leaf clover.  $30.00 http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?b=219935&u=!!USERID!!&m=7990<br /> Join Program
	Just Irish Stuff Choose your county in Ireland and share that with the World! $32.95 http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=!!USERID!!&b=158388&m=20666&afftrack=&urllink=www%2Ejustirishstuff%2Ecom%2Fcoofirsw%2Ehtml Join Program

New Merchants

TIKIMASTER
Tiki products, tiki bar, koa and island lifestyle decor..
15% commission
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SHOES THAT LOVE YOU

Cute, comfortable spa-type shoes around $35 a pair.
12% commission
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SAKURA BLOOM
The modern art of babywearing.
10% commission
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To view more new merchants in the last 20 days, click here.

Affiliate Promotions
Here are a few affiliate promotions going on right now:

COSTUMES INC

Get approved into Costumes Inc. and receive a $5 gift certificate. Details at affiliateinfo@
costumesinc.com.
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ALPHAHYPE.NET
$1000 bonus for the first affiliate to hit 100 sales during the month of March.
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AFFORDABLE STYLE

First 20 affiliates to refer 3 sales during the month of March earn a $20 bonus.
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To view more affiliate promotions, check out our monthly thread at ABestWeb.com!

Quick News
Announcing a new feature provided by the ShareASale Client Services Team! Bi-monthly merchant spotlights. Get to know the person behind the program with these complimentary webinars, and be eligible for special affiliate offers! More info

Do you live in or around the Buffalo, NY area? If so, ShareASale’s manager of affiliate development, Jason Rubacky, will be in town for a meetup on March 26-27, 2010. If you’re interested in more details, contact him directly at jason@shareasale.com!

Want to get a tour of the new ShareASale Aquarium? Join us for a live introduction on April 8 at 2p central. Register today!

Looking for a refresher? Join us for a complimentary affiliate interface walkthrough on April 6, 2010 at 2p central. Registration is free!