The Golden State backpedals on a move that previously undermined the bottom-line of 25,000 CA-based affiliates.
Posts Tagged ‘Amazon Tax’
September 8th, 2011
What’s Everyone Saying About the Amazon Tax Agreement in California?
Posted in Featured, Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing 
Tags: Affiliate Nexus Tax, Amazon Tax, Amazon.com, California, Legal 
No Comments »August 9th, 2011
Affiliate Bites: Google Group Chips In to Stop London Rioters, How CA Affiliates Can Repeal Amazon Tax, + More
» The future is here…and it’s well-intentioned? A Google Group has been using facial recognition software to identify those looting and rioting in London. [TechCrunch] » Tech companies can no longer afford to be lax on security. [Ars Technica] » One writer takes issue with arbitrary marketing lingo–and how passe it all sounds. [AdAge] » [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Advertising, Affiliate Nexus Tax, Amazon Tax, Aol, Google Groups, London No Comments »August 4th, 2011
Affiliate Lunch: #NoAdTax Solution, Don’t Buy Facebook Fans, + More
» A federal solution is sought for the Affiliate Nexus Tax–and Amazon backs it. [Performance Marketing Association] » While “real name” policies on social platforms like Google+ and Facebook might be great for individuals who need the recognition to get work, many argue, it’s an abuse of power. [Danah Boyd] » One strategy for link-building [...]
July 25th, 2011
Report: Growth of Affiliate Marketing Defies Slow Economic Recovery
Over at Technorati, Pace Lattin documents an interesting trend: The inverse relationship between the growth rate of the affiliate marketing industry and the recovery rate of the American economy. It’s an especially startling trend because as Lattin notes, “The advertising industry is often the first industry that sees its revenue shrink in time of economic [...]
Posted in Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology, Trade Show Tags: Affiliate Marketing, Amazon Tax No Comments »July 22nd, 2011
AM Affiliate: Luxury Retail Is New Strong Vertical, These 29 Companies Have More Money than U.S., + More
» Turns out the Amazon Tax is affecting the practices of merchants soliciting affiliates–many are being recruited only to later be denied because the state they live in has a version of the Affiliate Nexus Tax in place. [Affiliate Summit Network] » Despite the sluggish economic recovery, luxury retail is emerging as a strong vertical [...]
Posted in Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media, Technology Tags: Affiliate Nexus Tax, Amazon Tax, CPA, Lead Generation No Comments »July 21st, 2011
PMA Announces Two Affiliate Victories in California and Minnesota
Earlier this week, the PMA declared a pair of victories for affiliate marketers. The victories–both against the Amazon Tax–come in the states of Minnesota and California. But in the state of Minnesota, a measure has passed which Executive Director Rebecca Madigan equates to any Amazon tax being “dead in Minnesota.” But it’s just the beginning [...]
Posted in Featured, Industry News, Internet in the world Tags: Amazon Tax, California, Minnesota, PMA, Rebecca Madigan No Comments »July 16th, 2011
Bonus Points: It’s Summer! Edition
Read what you didn’t have the time to during the week…at your own pace.
Posted in Education, Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Social Media Tags: Affiliate Tax, Amazon Tax, Facebook, Google, Hotmail, PMA No Comments »July 15th, 2011
Does the Amazon Tax Single Out Affiliates Because Their Sales Can Be Tracked?
Does a technicality mean that internet marketers have to pay up or close up?
Posted in Featured, Industry News, Internet in the world, Marketing, Technology Tags: Affiliate Tax, Amazon Tax, Law, Taxes No Comments »July 13th, 2011
PMA Urges California Voters to Support Amazon Tax Referendum
The PMA wants to take the Amazon Tax vote to the people.
