In our post from April 14th, we mentioned rumors of an internet sales tax being whispered in the halls of the capitol. Well, now it is official - Tennessee has jumped on the “Amazon tax” bandwagon. SB 1741 and HB 1947 are the names of the proposed anti-affiliate legislation currently being discussed. More information about [...]

The FAB met today and we spent some time talking to a potential legal representative who will help us with legal side of formation. This the second attorney interviewed, and we are continuing with our due diligence.
Here are some key milestones of the official formation:
Filing articles of incorporation
This is very basic and once filed, we [...]

I haven’t been keeping up on my posting, but the PMA volunteers have been extremely busy in the formation activities. After much debate, careful analysis and exhaustive review, we are getting very close to some huge milestones. The Formation Advisory Board (FAB) will be ratifying some key formation elements in the coming weeks:

Charter members levels, [...]

We have had three terrific and productive days at Affiliate Summit. The working group and FAB members turned out in force at the show and have been extremely valuable in helping us move closer to formation.
On Saturday afternoon we had our first joint working group/FAB meeting. In all we had about 20 people attend, including [...]

Congratulations to the following industry leaders who have been elected, by their peers, to represent the performance marketing industry in the formation of its inaugural professional association. The FAB 11 are:

Affiliate
Michael Coley - Founder - Amazing-Bargains.com
Scott Jangro - President - MechMedia, Inc.

Merchant
Robert Drumm - Affiliate Manager - ACLens.com
Brad Waller - VP Business & Affiliate Development [...]

Here’s a quick update on where we are with this formation process.
We’re still in the FAB nomination phase (more info on the FAB). We’ve sent out nomination letters to over 100 people, all who are considered leaders in the performance marketing industry. The nomination acceptance will continue until Monday June 30th. To date, we’ve had [...]

As I mentioned in the ‘Getting this association started’ post, the Formation Advisory Board (FAB) will be formed to determine and approve various aspects of getting the Performance Marketing Alliance (PMA) started. These include initial goals and strategies, governance, organization management, membership policies, and financial requirements. This process was developed after consulting with a number [...]

The challenge with starting an association is to balance representation of the entire community with taking action on steps that get the formation underway. How long do we take input before we start making decisions? And who makes those decisions? Is it reasonable to have the entire community participate in the effort to organize an [...]