March 2008 Newsletter
Dear Partner:
We are excited to bring you the latest Shopping.com Partner news and updates!
Shopping.com News
Shopping.com had a recent leadership change. Josh Silverman, our CEO has moved to London to become the leader of Skype. We are sorry to see Josh go, but happy to keep him in the eBay family. Andre Haddad has moved over from eBay to take over Josh¡¦s role while he continues to lead eBay¡¦s consumer Electronics category. We are excited to have Andre¡¦s experience and leadership as we continue to focus on Distributed Commerce in 2008.
Shopping.com Hot Products
Check out the most popular products on Shopping.com.
Below are the top 10 most wanted products on Shopping.com site. Increase your revenue by targeting these top SDC products
Google Adwords Update - New Display URL Policy Effective April 1st
For partners who use Google Adwords as part of the traffic acquisition strategy, please take note of the policy update starting next month.
Effective on April 1st, display URL must match the destination URL on all ads. For more details on this update, please visit http://adwords.blogspot.com/2008/02/update-to-display-url-policy.html
We urge all partners to read this blog post thoroughly, make any changes well ahead of April 1st to ensure a smooth transition.
eBay listings
Many partners have expressed interest in having access to eBay listings in the Shopping.com API. We are excited to announce that eBay is now a Shopping.com CPC merchant. You may have already noticed eBay listings returned in the API or in Shop Widgets. eBay started with products in 4 categories (watches, gps devices, flat panel tvs and digital cameras) and plans to expand across several additional categories.
Ad Tech San Francisco, April 15th to 17th
Planning to attend Ad Tech San Francisco? Let us know if you will be in town for the Ad Tech conference and if you would like to meet someone from our Partner Team.
For more information on this event, please visit http://www.ad-tech.com/sf/.
Partner Payments
Receive your payments via Paypal and transfer directly to your bank account with no extra charge. If you would like to receive your payments via Paypal, simply visit the Account Tab in the Partner Account Center and edit your payment information.
We Would Love to Hear From You
Is there a topic that you would like us to address in the next newsletter? Write to us at partnersus@shopping.com .
Best,
Shopping.com Partner Team
