What Is MAP Compliance Tracking (and Why Memory Isn't Enough)
Minimum Advertised Price (MAP) violations happen — a reseller drops below your set floor, sometimes once, sometimes repeatedly. The hard part isn't spotting a single violation; it's knowing whether this reseller has done it before. Without a record, that judgment call comes down to memory, and memory is exactly what fails when you're managing more than a handful of resellers.
Why Aggregation Is the Actual Feature
This extension's real value isn't logging one violation — it's turning a growing log of individual incidents into a per-reseller compliance history, automatically distinguishing a first-time slip from a pattern worth acting on.
Key Brand Owner Pain Points and How This Extension Solves Them
| Pain Point | How the Scorecard Solves It |
|---|---|
| You can't tell if a violation is a first slip or part of a pattern | Every violation is automatically grouped by reseller into a running history |
| Deciding who to warn vs. who to cut off feels arbitrary | Automatic status bands (Watch / Repeat / Serious) apply the same standard to everyone |
| Reseller names get typed inconsistently across different logs | Aggregation is case-insensitive, so "Acme LLC" and "acme llc" merge correctly |
| You have no exportable record to justify an enforcement decision | Pro: full CSV export of every logged violation |
How the MAP Compliance Scorecard Works
The Status Bands
| Violation Count | Status |
|---|---|
| 1 | Watch |
| 2 | Repeat Offender |
| 3 or more | Serious Repeat Offender |
Step 1 — Log a Violation as You Spot It
Enter the reseller name, MAP price, and observed price — the severity in both dollars and percentage calculates live before you even submit.
Step 2 — Check the Offender Leaderboard
Every reseller with at least one logged violation appears, ranked worst-first by violation count, then by average severity.
Worked Example — Building a Repeat-Offender Case
January: You log a MAP violation for "Acme Distribution" — 15% under MAP. Status: Watch.
March: Another violation for the same reseller, 20% under MAP. Status updates to Repeat Offender.
June: A third violation, 10% under MAP. Status escalates to Serious Repeat Offender — now with a documented pattern spanning six months, not just a gut feeling.
Try It: Live Violation Logging & Leaderboard Demo
Log a few violations below to see the same aggregation the extension performs.
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Where Brands Actually Use This
Deciding Who Gets a Warning vs. Cut Off
A documented history makes the enforcement decision consistent — first violation gets a warning, a second gets a firmer conversation, a third triggers a real conversation about the relationship.
Building a Record for Distributor Conversations
When escalating a pattern of violations to a distributor managing multiple resellers, a dated, documented history is far more persuasive than an anecdote.
A Note on Accuracy
Violation severity is simple, transparent arithmetic — (MAP price minus observed price) as both a dollar amount and a percentage of MAP. Aggregation groups violations by reseller name, case-insensitively. All data stays local to your browser except an optional license check for Pro features.
Common Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them)
Fix: Aggregation is case-insensitive, but genuinely different spellings (e.g., "Acme Distribution" vs. "Acme Dist.") won't merge — try to use a consistent name.
Fix: The whole value of the status bands comes from a complete count — skipping minor violations undercounts a reseller's real pattern.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this detect MAP violations automatically?
No — you log a violation when you observe one. The extension's value is in aggregating and tracking patterns over time, not automated detection.
How does the leaderboard sort resellers?
By violation count first (most violations at the top), then by average severity percentage as a tiebreaker between resellers with the same count.
What happens after the 14-day trial?
Logging violations and viewing the leaderboard keep working for free indefinitely. Pro unlocks exporting your full violation history to CSV.
