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British Summertime Begins: Clocks Forwards and Banners Ready

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

I’m sure we all look forward to that moment again when we can put the clocks forward and start enjoying more sunshine and lighter evenings. This means holidays are getting closer, Spring is in the air and summer is fast approaching.

March 27th will officially see Winter off and welcome Spring in when British Summertime kicks off. Get in the holiday frame of mind with spring colours and fashions and stock up on your t-shirts, sunglasses and holiday essentials.

For affiliates, know what to promote before everyone else and keep ahead of the game with our regular dynamic banner ideas.Why not try some of the following searches in the Publisher portal:

Sunglasses –> Clothing & Accessories –> Sunglasses

Holiday –> Health & Beauty Supplies

Suitcase –> Clothing & Accessories –> Luggage


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Here’s to a Glorious Affiliate Marketing Filled 2011

Tuesday, January 4th, 2011
Make 2011 your best affiliate year yet...

Make 2011 your best affiliate year yet...

Firstly, happy new year to you all! We hope you all enjoyed the holidays and are now ready to get back into the swing of things? Shopzilla certainly is and we’re on hand to help out with any questions you may have on the API, FTP Data Feeds, dynamic banners or our affiliate program itself.

Promotions to watch out for in the next few months:

Valentine’s Day - February 14th

Pancake Day - March 8th

Comic Relief - March 18th

Mother’s Day - April 3rd

Easter buys and holiday essentials - April 22nd & 25th

Royal Wedding - April 29th (see our post on sapphire engagement rings!)

Keep an eye out for updates on the Publisher blog and handy hints for content and banners to include on your site. Also, have a look at our affiliate resolutions blog post from 2010 for new-found inspiration this year.

Let us know if you have any questions and as always, good quality content often makes for good quality traffic!

Once again a very happy new year to you all and here’s to a prosperous 2011!

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Fancy New Offer Filters for Shopzilla’s API Solution

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Catalogue API: New Fancy Offer Filters

In our ongoing mission to provide you with the same features we ourselves enjoy integrating within our Shopzilla, Inc. properties, we have expanded the filtration options within the Catalogue API Product Service.

* Filter by Price Markdown
Description: Filter offer results based on minimum price markdown.
Example: Display only offers marked down at least 99% from original price. FREE? No.
ON SALE? Yes!
Filter: minMarkdown

* Filter by Free Shipping
Description: Filter offer results based on availability of free shipping.
Example: Display only offers with free shipping. FREE!
Filter: freeShipping

* Filter by Offer Age
Description: Filter offer results based on the notion of “new”.
Example: Display this week’s freshest offers!
Filter: maxAge

* Filter by Image Availability
Description: Filter offer results based on availability of an image.
Example: Hate offers without images on your slick ad unit? Get rid of the pesky things!
Filter: imageOnly

If you are accepted for the API, you will be able to see example result sets returned with these new filters through our Catalogue API Interactive Documentation.  In order to access this documentation, you will need to log in to your Publisher account and click on the “API and Data Feeds” tab. You will then need to log in with your Catalogue API Key & Publisher ID.  Once in there, view the Product Service Resource section.  At the very bottom of this section, you will see a link “[ + ] show test form”.  This will allow you to test out queries, viewing sample XML.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

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Release of Offer Markdown Information for the Catalogue API

Friday, October 1st, 2010

A great extra service has recently been added for our Publishers. We have now added the ability to display offer markdown information within the Catalogue API Product Service.

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Previously, we offered actual price information tagged as <price> within the <Offer> element. Now we additionally provide the original price and related markdown percentage to allow for display of markdown information for each offer. In the event an offer is not on sale, the response will return a markdown percentage of “0.00″.

Sample XML:

<price integral=”29999“>£299.99</price>

<originalPrice integral=”39999“>£399.99</originalPrice>

<markdownPercent integral=”25.00“</markdownPercent>


The release of these new fields should not impact you unless you have developed a means of auto-generating your XML handling code based on the XML schema document for the Product Service.  If you have done this, you will need to update your schema.

Don’t forget to follow us on Twitter for snappy release notifications!  You will now be able to see an example result set returned with this new value through our Catalogue API Interactive Documentation.  In order to access this documentation, you will need to log in with your Catalogue API Key & Publisher ID.  Once you are in there, view the Product Service Resource section.  At the very bottom of this section, you will see a link “[ + ] show test form”.  This will allow you to test out queries, viewing sample XML.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any questions.

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Shopzilla Unveils New Logo

Thursday, July 8th, 2010

You may have recently noticed that Shopzilla has undergone a brand transformation complete with new look and logo.

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Some more information about it an be found here in Shopzilla’s press release:

LONDON- Shopzilla, Inc today unveiled its new company logo that represents the new visual identity for the company, in line with its mission of changing retail for the better across its growing portfolio of products and services for retailers, advertisers, content publishers, and consumers.

The new logo draws from the company’s heritage as a  trusted authority in online shopping. The streamlined typography and bold colour palette reinforce the company’s distinguished image, combined with a modern spin on its iconic and beloved flaming shopping cart, representing Shopzilla’s upbeat and innovative company culture.

“Our new logo truly represents the next phase in the evolution of Shopzilla, Inc. We are passionate about changing retail for the better and believe that our new brand identity reflects our position as a key influencer in helping shoppers shop and sellers sell. We created this new logo as a reminder to our partners and customers of our commitment to this mission. Our collective passion for this work leads us to innovate and find solutions that continue to evolve our growing portfolio of products.” said Bill Glass, President of Shopzilla, Inc.

The new logo represents Shopzilla, Inc’s continued evolution in products and services for shoppers, retailers, content publishers, and advertisers. Its websites of the same moniker, Shopzilla.com, Shopzilla.co.uk, Shopzilla.fr and Shopzilla.de, will also be rebranded with the new mark.

About Shopzilla, Inc.
Shopzilla, Inc. manages a premier portfolio of online shopping brands in the US and Europe, consisting of Bizrate, Beso, Shopzilla, PrixMoinsCher, and SparDeinGeld. Shopzilla connects shoppers with over 100 million products from tens of thousands of retailers with its unique portfolio of engaging and informative websites. Reaching a global audience of over 40 million shoppers each month through both its destination websites and affiliate network, Shopzilla is a leading source of sales and consumer feedback for online merchants and retail advertisers. With offices in Los Angeles, San Diego, and London, the company operates sites and business services in the United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Shopzilla, Inc. is owned by Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI).

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A4uexpo Conference Kicks Off in Munich

Monday, May 17th, 2010

munich-a4uexpoSo today is the day people are packing their bags and heading off to the long-awaited a4uexpo conference held in Munich at the Hilton Park Hotel.

Looking at Twitter recently, the conference has created a fantastic buzz with the affiliates amongst us. There will be many delegates and exhibitors attending the various sessions, stands and networking opportunities. The event runs from 18th-19th May with many huge and exciting affiliate topics and evenings in store. It promises to be a conference to remember; a place at which to showcase affiliate knowlegde and expertise and to glean advice from some of the industry’s very best.

Shopzilla’s UK Publisher Team will be exhibiting at Stand B7 so come by and say hello, we’d love to chat and meet you in person. We’ll be tweeting regular updates throughout the two days so follow us on @ShopzillaUK for live news and information!

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Happy Easter from the Publisher Team!

Thursday, April 1st, 2010

We’d like to wish you all a Happy Easter filled with lots of fun (and shopping content!) and take this opportunity to make you aware that the office will be closed for the bank holiday from Friday 2nd April until Monday 5th April inclusive.

In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us using our online contact form and we’ll endeavour to get back to you on Tuesday.happy-easter-teddy

If you’re still on the lookout for the perfect chocolate gift, check out our earlier Easter post on chocolate itself.

As for the Shopzilla Team, we’re all quite happily eating our way through Easter Eggs in preparation for the weekend’s festivities!

Happy Easter and see you Tuesday!

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