> It’s affcon thats fallen by the wayside
It is the AffCon portion I am referring to. That attendance is growing rather nicely. Hardly a case of it “falling by the wayside”. Sue has not been deterred one bit by your absence. Perhaps it is better that way. The folks that will be there may very well appreciate a more professional environment.
> I certainly hope Sue Schneider has a wildly succesful show this year and in the future.
My point exactly. Your actions and senseless remarks as in this thread are exactly contrary to your good wishes above. You are not hurting me and/or iCAfma.org one bit. I take the time to post here to repair the damage you are causing to the industry in general, not to mention distancing RCG.
>I also hope she does not give up on affiliate marketing but instead chooses to work with an industry organization like GPWA in the future. I am at a total loss why she didn’t approach GPWA and ask for their participation.
Perhaps your answer lies in the unprofessional manner in which you pulled of this “competing” event stunt?
> GPWA represents affiliates and webmasters who actually work within our industry not JUST Affiliate Managers and Media Sellers.
No doubt about that at all. There are some bright minds in the GPWA.
Your remark also goes to show that you don’t know what iCAfma.org is trying to achieve. Build bridges to the retail affiliate marketing sector. There is no reason why GPWA and iCAfma.org cannot work together to advance the industry in unison, each with their own strengths.
> you chose to spoil an affiliate targeted event by inviting scumware merchants.
Again I need to help you understand the facts. Please discard that crystal ball that is giving you false readings about what was going on behind the scenes to get Gator there. I PERFECT opportunity to put them in plain public view and then rip them apart. Following the Atlantis meeting, you being there in the audience, when I personally ripped WhenU apart publicly, should have been more than enough to assure you that I will NEVER give any credence to predators, only shame.
I’m not asking you to subscribe to my particular strategy for defeating the predators. All I’m asking is for you to give Sue and RCG the courtesy of planning their event in peace.
Go ahead and enjoy your event. Please be professional enough to refrain from ridiculing Sue’s affiliate marketing day. She has not said one single negative thing about your ill-timed gathering. That is the sort of professionalism it takes to be where RCG is today. Not create a picket line because you are personally unhappy.
I would be surprised if she even remembers the acronym GPWA after this episode. So much the pity, GPWA has become a very worthwhile organization. It’s a shame you cannot put that cohesiveness to better use.
Cheers,
Herby