That depends... I know where Judy is coming from because last time we only had to sign up for Skymiles Clothing Care - there was a 500 mile sign-up offer that counted as a partner activity and no need to use the service. But that offer doesn't seem to be there this time.

Last time, the miles for simply signing up for the first time with points.com also counted as an activity, but the wording this time is a little unclear - the wording in the T&Cs is "Points.com (point/mile swap for SkyMiles)", so a sign-up bonus may not necessarily count, though I doubt Delta can tell the difference.

Similarly, I've signed up for the Budget promo, and I'll hopefully get my 1000 bonus miles soon - hopefully they'll count, because I've no plans to rent from Budget during the promo.