Oral arguments in the Performance Marketing Association’s lawsuit were heard Wednesday (May 22nd) in Springfield, IL. If you are an Affiliate Marketer, you need to listen to this. The video can be found at the bottom of this post. UPDATE: We won! This law was found invalid by the Illinois Supreme Court. Here are […]
Our Thoughts are in Boston
For those of you who may look here everyday due to our 2013 Daily Blog Project, I wanted to provide an update… We’ve decided to postpone the daily blog for a few days. Like most everyone else, I watched yesterday’s events in horror and sadness. ShareASale has strong ties to Boston. Clients, family, friends […]
Affiliate Summit Pinnacle Awards Congratulations! – #ASW13
via: farm9.staticflickr.com Under Armour and Amy Ely – Exceptional Merchant A great human – Amy deserves this award and it was great to see her receive it in front of so many of her (very excited and loud) friends!!! We all know Under Armour – but to me this was much […]
Governor Quinn Abolishes Affiliate Marketing in Illinois
Today Governor Quinn in Illinois signed into law HB 3659 which essentially abolishes Affiliate Marketing in Illinois. UPDATE ON THIS STORY: The law was found invalid by the Illinois Supreme Court. UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: Illinois is once again primed to abolish Affiliate Marketing in Illinois with Round 2 of an ill-advised “Affiliate Tax”.. […]
Best and Worst (Not Really) Holiday Cards of 2009
Happy Holidays everyone… and thank you so much for all the wonderful cards and gifts that we received here at ShareASale! We are all stuffed with great treats and filled with holiday spirit. I wanted to take a moment to write up a quick fun post, as what will hopefully become a small tradition here. […]
Top 10 Affiliate Marketing Moments for this Decade
I realized recently that I had been working in Affiliate Marketing for about a decade or so… which, along with reading some other “Top 10 decade moments” recently, had me thinking about the Top 10 moments in our industry. I’ve comprised the following list which, I admit, is just my own personal opinion. I probably […]
Upcoming things you can do to help re: #advertisingtax
There are a couple of initiatives currently ongoing that offer you a chance to help out on the issue of the #AdvertisingTax. The efforts of the legislature in various States are sure to increase with the upcoming New Year – and we need your help. What is the Advertising Tax? Many State governments are attempting […]
I think @ev just broke ReTweeting
I’ll start by telling you that I don’t like ReTweets. I’ve never liked the way that they behave because it seems like there are just groups of people out there that RT, and I end up with a mush-mash of the same tweet over and over. I like the concept of course… spreading the word… […]
Bloggers, Product Reviews, and the FTC Regulations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently released a report regarding new guidelines surrounding paid sponsorships and product reviews, recommendations and blogging. The full report can be viewed here: http://ftc.gov/os/2009/10/091005endorsementguidesfnnotice.pdf It is important that all affiliates and merchants read this report and determine what, if any, action needs to be taken in order to comply. […]
California “Advertising Tax” is back. We need your help.
As you may already be aware, the State of California is again considering “affiliate nexus” language in their budget which could be voted on as early as one week from today. The importance and urgency can’t be emphasized enough: your business is under attack, and your livelihood is threatened. The Issue California is attempting to […]