Associations

Career progress does not just happen by it self. Luck surely helps but taking ownership of your career development is strongly recommended. Given the dynamic nature of marketing, communications and sales environments, a constant process of updating your knowledge, skills and network is necessary:

Here are some suggestions and links you might find helpful:

	Academy of Marketing [e]
	Leading professional association in the United Kingdom catering for the needs of marketing researchers, educators and professionals.
	American Marketing Association [e]
	One of the largest professional associations for marketers, has 38,000 members worldwide in every area of marketing.
	Association Française du Marketing [f]
	Elle a pour mission principale de promouvoir une recherche académique et une formation en marketing d'un niveau de qualité comparable aux standards internationaux.
	European Marketing Academy [e]
	For persons professionally concerned with or interested in marketing theory and research.
	The Chartered Institute of Marketing [e]
	CIM is the largest marketing association in the world and is the officially appointed body for setting the standards for sales and marketing professional development in the UK.
	Fédération Romande de Publicité et de Communication [f]
	Représente les différents metiers de la communication et du marketing sur la Suisse Romande
	Sales and Marketing Executives International [e]
	Worldwide educational and relationship-building forum created for sales and marketing executives and entrepreneurs who seek professional growth in experience, leadership skill and peer contact.
	The Institute of Sales & Marketing Management [e]
	A professional body for sales people.