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DMA Interactive Marketing Advisory Board (IMAB)



BENEFITS, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Mission

The Interactive Marketing Advisory Board (IMAB) is a group of industry leaders representing the interactive marketing and emerging media communities. The IMAB advises the leadership and membership of the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) on integrating interactive technologies and emerging media (i.e. mobile marketing, broadband, etc.) into marketing principles, techniques, issues, and standards within their organizations, domestically and internationally.

The IMAB’s role is advisory in nature and involves guiding the entire DMA community, both internally to the association’s staff and Board of Directors, and externally to its membership. Although the IMAB does not act as a decision-making authority, its membership does influence and affect the direction the DMA takes on issues related to interactive marketing domestically and internationally. As the interactive and direct marketing communities become more closely aligned, and as more DMA members become multi-channel merchants, the IMAB will play an integral role in establishing the DMA as a thought-leader for the industry and as a center of excellence in interactive marketing and emerging media applications.

The IMAB was created with diversity in mind. However, all of its members are:
  1. respected by their peers as a thought-leader among their peers as thought-leaders;
  2. sincere, dedicated, conscientious, credible, and principled;
  3. willing to speak their minds, show leadership and initiative, but also willing to compromise;
  4. mindful of the overall good of the entire membership of the Association; and
  5. available and willing to meet and serve.
PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL BENEFITS TO PARTICIPATING ON THE IMAB:
  • It is an honor, both professionally and personally, to be chosen to participate on the IMAB. Invitations are extended only to those considered to be thought leaders and experts in their field.
  • The IMAB is comprised of a cross-section of high-level industry participants. Participation in the IMAB is an excellent networking and learning opportunity. Members can expect to acquire insights and relationships at IMAB meetings that will be of long-term benefit to them.
  • IMAB members have the opportunity to work on and receive recognition on all major interactive marketing and emerging media initiatives pursued by the DMA during their tenure, as well as complimentary council memberships in any or all of the interactive councils.
IMAB MEMBER ROLE
While the IMAB offers a great deal of visibility to its members, it also carries substantial responsibilities for maintaining the image of the DMA as a leader in interactive marketing and emerging media. The reputation and success of marketers in the 21st century depends on the degree to which they understand and embrace the core principles of interactive marketing, namely permission, choice, transparency, and ROI. Consequently, the IMAB will play an integral role in helping DMA members deliver value to their customers via interactive and mobile channels and to communicate this value to external audiences internationally.

IMAB members will provide advice and guidance to the DMA in the following eight areas:
  1. Internal Re-engineering. Work closely with DMA staff to ensure that the needs of the interactive marketing community are proactively addressed throughout the DMA organization;
  2. Board Advisory Role. Inform the DMA staff and Board of Directors about critical issues facing interactive marketers and develop appropriate responses and policies;
  3. Education, Programming, Councils, and Best Practices Educate marketers in the most efficient and ethical uses of emerging media within interactive channels through the development and dissemination of best practices;
  4. Membership Development Support DMA’s major membership development efforts to attract and retain interactive marketing professionals and providers of emerging media;
  5. Ethics, Public Policy and Government Affairs. Work closely both domestically and internationally with the DMA’s government affairs and ethics teams to position the DMA as the industry leader for policy, advocacy, and self-regulation;
  6. Research Identify and advise DMA on research needs of interest to those engaged in interactive/integrated marketing through emerging media channels;
  7. Consumers Affairs Make sure the DMA and its members are consistently respecting the needs and rights of consumers with respect to interactive marketing channels; and
  8. Cross-Association Relations Help the DMA build relationships with other major interactive marketing and emerging media trade associations to foster a more cooperative industry environment.


IMAB MEMBERSHIP AND TASKS
The IMAB will consist of between 20 and 25 DMA members who represent the various disciplines and channels of the interactive marketing and emerging media community, including vendors and end-users.

The IMAB will be divided into appropriate subcommittees which will be paired with specific departments and executives within the DMA in order to advise them on specific issues related to interactive marketing and to integrate interactive marketing into the DMA’s organization and community.

The leadership of IMAB will report to the DMA’s Board of Directors, and will either be granted one Board seat or an ex-officio membership on the Board to represent the needs of interactive marketers most effectively to the DMA’s senior leadership. In turn, IMAB leadership will report back to the IMAB regarding all issues, domestic and international, facing the DMA.

If you have questions about this group's activities, then please e-mail us.


DMA IMAB Events are usually held in conjunction with these major DMA events:
  • Annual DMA Conference & Exposition in the Fall of each year,
  • DM Days in New York Conference & Exposition usually in June,
  • Leader's Forums and Senior Executive Summits,
Monthly and interim committee and subcommittee meetings occur as needed.



DMA IMAB Members:

IMAB Executive Commitee:
Matt Blumberg, Chairman and CEO, Return Path
646.367.3900 (Chair)
G. Steven Dapper, Chairman & CEO, Hawkeye/FFwd (DMA Board Liaison)
Michael Della Penna, CMO, Epsilon (Vice Chair)
Mollie Spillman, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, Advertising.com/AOL
Heather Lloyd-Martin, President, Successworks
Alan Chapell, CEO, Chapell & Associates
Dick Costolo, CEO, FeedBurner
Erik Rasmussen, Director of Consumer Research, eBay
Ramesh Lakshmi-Ratan, EVP & COO, DMA



IMAB Committee Members:

Marketing/Competition:
Matt Blumerg, Return Path (Chair)
Bill McCloskey, Email Data Source
Craig Spiezel, Microsoft
Alan Kuritsky, DMA


Research and Publications:

Erik Rasmussen, eBay (Chair)
Peggy Dyer, Allstate Insurance Company
Tim Dolan, American Express
Peter Johnson, DMA


Government and Consumer Affairs:

Alan Chapell, Chapell & Associates (Chair)
Leslie Dunlap, Yahoo!
Dave Morgan, TACODA
Jonathon Nevett, Network Solutions
Michael Yang, Google
Jerry Cerasale, DMA


Sales and Member Relations:

Mollie Spillman, Advertising.com (Chair)
Bill Wise, Right Media
Christina Nicholson, Williams-Sonoma
Ken Ebeling, DMA


Conferences and Events:

Heather Lloyd Martin, Successworks (Chair)
Stefan Decota, MyPoints
David Rosen, Loyalty Lab
Meg Reynolds, REI
Charles Prescott, DMA
Julie Hogan, DMA


Education / Councils

Michael Della Penna, Epsilon (Chair)
Jim Brett, Prudential
Mike Moran, IBM
Ken Ebeling, DMA
Charles Prescott, DMA


Emerging Technologies

Matt Blumerg, Return Path
Dick Costolo, Feedburner
Len Ellis, Consultant


DMA Staff:
Lisa Merizio Smith
Director, Segments & Affliates
212.790.1567


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