Kevin,
Point taken and totally agreed with.
The predators are laughing at all this “in-fighting”. Not only at us, but all the way to the bank.
In World War II, not all the generals of the Allied forces agreed on how to fight the battles. Many of them had big egos. All of them had the same goal. Defeat the enemy.
At the end of the day, they all respected each other, and that is what we should do here and elsewhere. The only time you shall see me respond here, is when false statements are made. I totally feel the pain of the robbed affiliates. I am losing money too. When I am accused of pandering to predators, I take offence. Big time.
Just as much as the GPWA have the right to follow a certain agenda, other associations should be left in peace to do the same. If GIGSE, iCAfma.org or any other group wish to fight the battle by bringing the enemy out into the open for public execution, then we’d appreciate the space to do it in.
The members of GPWA have every right to hold their own events, but to do it blatantly, on the very same day as another established event such as GIGSE/AffCon, is totally unprofessional and unfair towards River City Group.
Two wrongs don’t make a right. Sue Schneider has just experienced some predatory activity in the conferencing industry.
Hopefully this sad episode will not happen ever again. The affiliate marketing industry is struggling as it is. We could have done without alienating the River City Group and GIGSE.
Yes, I fully understand that the affiliates are out of pocket, but there are better ways to tackle the problem of predatory advertising. Like I said, the Gator is back in the swamp now, just when we had a chance to lure the sucker out … and stamp all over him.
Cheers,
Herby