Archive for the ‘General News’ Category

The lesson from Chester…

Monday, September 21st, 2009

Update: Shawn posted his response (Counterpoint) here: No room for wet cats in affiliate marketing/ Well I am trying something new here... at least new to me.  In this post, I am going to argue a certain side... and then reach out at the end of the post to ...

The ShareAStar is Born

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Always wanted to give the ShareASale star a makeover? Now is your chance... Click on over to ShareAStar to design and share your star with your friends!!! Stay tuned for an via twitter and facebook for announcements about upcoming holiday themed pieces!!!

Maintenance Tonight - Interface Closed 9/5/2009

Saturday, September 5th, 2009

Greetings everyone, just a quick note to let you know of a maintenance window happening overnight.  Starting at around Midnight CST through 3AM CST the interface will be closed. All tracking and link re-directs will remain functional. Apologies for the short notice, but we felt with the combination of the holiday weekend ...

Sales and Use Tax RE: Missouri #advertisingtax

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Hey Everyone, looks like there is another State entering into the #advertisingtax mix. The below document is already a State regulation - and is now being used broadly to target Merchants with affiliate programs. Some interesting notes from the regulation document: In order to qualify under the term of "Vendor", total gross ...

Pictures from the “Under the Stars Party” in New York City

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

Here are a couple of links of pictures from the recent ShareASale Under the Stars Party held in New York this August... ShareASale Photographer: http://www.flickr.com/photos/25498451@N06/sets/72157622017328133/ Affiliate Summit photos (Photographer Brad Crooks): http://www.flickr.com/photos/affsum/sets/72157622114076596/ Enjoy!

Think Tank 2009

Monday, August 24th, 2009

ShareASale ThinkTank is an annual event designed to bring together top clients as well as new, up-and-coming affiliates and merchants. The event is a wonderful blend of class and camaraderie, and all attendees are certain to benefit from the free-flow exchange of ideas and information. The ShareASale ThinkTank is an exclusive ...

ShareASale Photobooth Pictures

Monday, August 17th, 2009

Hey all - We got the Photobooth pictures back... this was an interesting conference for the Photobooth because it was available not only during the Affiliate Summit Exhibit Hall but also during our Under the Stars Party on Sunday Night. Speaking of which... does anyone remember a wedding that crashed the ...

Ad Creative: Best Practices for Merchants

Monday, August 3rd, 2009

Met up with a great group over cheesesteaks and hoagies today!  Discussion centered around what affiliates need and don't need in regards to creative and communication. Interestingly enough, two of the affiliates that I met today, say they don't really need a lot of contact with the merchant.  If a merchant ...