Top Retail Products at Blair.com Over the Past 30 Days

Here's a list of current Best Sellers at Blair.com. As always, the list includes retail products only.

44551 Camp Shirt
35719 Stretch Knit Tee
13268 Ric Rac Top & TropiCool® Capris
44635 TropiCool® Pants
45117 Ponte Knit Stitched Crease Pants
44636 TropiCool® Pedal Pushers
50468 Calcutta Cloth Pants
44606 Embroidered Gauze Twinset
42206 Calcutta Cloth Split Skirt
49102 Knit Tank
49292 Seersucker Capris
51719 Fleece Jacket
49290 No-Iron Poplin Pants
50231 Tankini Separates
12406 Scandia Woods® Full Elastic Sport Pants
44613 Super-Fresh Tunic Tee
31789 Silhouette Slimmer® Pants
16305 Knit Ponte Pants with Pockets
19920 Original BendOver® Pants
44523 Summer-Weight Jeans

Lots of new items on the list! And, once again, many of the products listed have "savings stories" when shoppers purchase in multiples.

ESPN has come out with LOTS of new widgets!

OK. Of course the New York Mets don't have anything to do with Blair.com or affiliate marketing. But, it's a Friday, and I am amazed at all the different widgets ESPN is providing. You can see all the different widgets for just about every sport at the ESPN Widget Center.

What's the deal with Burberry Coats?

I'm at a loss on this one! Over the past several months, I've got dozens -- maybe even hundreds -- of applications on CJ, all dealing with Burberry Coats. They're all Blogspot blogs with the same layout and all have pretty much the same title. I've received affiliate applications from Mary's Burberry Coat Review, Larry's Burberry Coat Review, West Coast Burberry Coat Review, and countless others.

All the "Reviews" have the same text, and a simple eBay link to the current listings for burberry coats.

Does anyone know what this is all about? Are other affiliate managers seeing this type of applications, too?

$1.99 Standard Shipping at Blair.com

I know, I know... I've been neglecting the Blair.com Affiliates Blog. I guess I just haven't had much to say. That, and we're busy at Blair.com.

For the rest of May, Blair.com affiliates can offer their site visitors $1.99 Standard Shipping at Blair.com. Whether a shopper's order totals $10 or $100, all they pay is $1.99 shipping. Banners and text links to help you promote this offer are available at both Performics and CJ.

Don't forget -- next Sunday, May 11th, is Mother's Day! A Blair.com Gift Card makes the perfect gift for Mom, so be sure to remind your site visitors of that, too!

"A message to our customers and affiliates" from DoubleClick Performics

I got this email at around 7pm, April 2nd from DoubleClick Performics.

As you are aware, Google closed its acquisition of DoubleClick on March 11, 2008. Since that time, we have been actively involved in integration planning for each of our products and business units. We have recently completed this process for the DoubleClick Performics business.

As a result of our planning, we are formally splitting DoubleClick Performics into two separately-run business units - Affiliate Marketing and Search Marketing. We plan to integrate the Affiliate Marketing business into existing Google operations, providing enhanced value and reach for our Affiliate advertisers and additional tools and monetization opportunities for our publishers. We plan to sell the Search Marketing business unit to a third party. In Europe, these plans and their implications for our employees are subject to consultation with staff and employee representatives, where applicable.

During this transition, we will ensure that customers receive the same high level of service that they have always experienced. For those of you who have DoubleClick Performics relationships that include both Search and Affiliate Marketing services, we will assign separate account teams for each service. We will contact you shortly with more information regarding your assigned account team.

The Search Marketing business will continue to run as a separate entity until the division is sold. All client data will, of course, be kept confidential. Please contact your
Search account manager for additional information.

We plan to continue to aggressively invest in and grow our Search Marketing business during this period of transition, and we look forward to continuing our relationship with each of our Search clients.

Thank you for your continued support of DoubleClick Performics.

A voicemail from one of my favorite Performics employees last night explained that it's business as usual at Performics. At least for the time being. (That last statement is mine, not Jade's!)

FREE SHIPPING on $40 Orders at Blair.com

Blair.com is making a "Free Shipping on $40 Orders" promotion available to all Blair.com affiliates at both Performics and CJ. Banners and text links are available. This promotion will be good for the entire month of April.

Top Retail Blair.com Products Over the Past 30 Days

Here's a look at what's been selling at Blair.com over the past 30 days. Retail products only.

13268 Ric Rac Top & TropiCool® Capris
49290 No-Iron Poplin Pants
45117 Ponte Knit Stitched Crease Pants
51719 Fleece Jacket
44519 Weather-Resistant Jacket
44523 Summer-Weight Jeans
44613 Super-Fresh Tunic Tee
35719 Stretch Knit Tee
49292 Seersucker Capris
49102 Knit Tank
31789 Silhouette Slimmer® Pants
12406 Scandia Woods® Full Elastic Sport Pants
44577 Cotton Oxford Shirt
50231 Tankini Separates
44551 Camp Shirt
40990 Knit Pants
51296 Denim-Eze™ Stretch Jeans
40995 Criss-Cross Capris
49291 Seersucker Shorts
39352 Satin Shell

It looks like shorts, capris and lightweight tops are filling the "Top 20" list this month. Blair.com affiliates can find links to all these products at both Performics and CJ.