The best of the marketing industry celebrated at CIM Marketing Excellence Awards

Brand & Reputation, Lewisham Council and Boots were among the big winners at the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)’s prestigious Marketing Excellence Awards. The awards were held at The Brewery London, and were hosted by renowned comedian Tom Allen. The winners were judged by an esteemed panel of experts from leading brands, agencies and consultancies including: Microsoft, VCCP, Virgin Atlantic, LID Business Media, Lucky Saint, SaturnFive, Thinkbox and many others. The ceremony highlighted the importance of consumer experience and the innovative strategies used by professionals to enhance it as AI…

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Digital marketing skills show positive growth but sector demands outpace professional development

New research published by the training body Target Internet, in association with the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM), reveals that core digital skills marketers rely on have improved but that the growing demands of new and evolving technologies are contributing to a skills gap across the majority of industries.  This year’s report analyses data from more than 10,000 marketing professionals, gathered between 2018 to 2023 and highlights key short and medium-term trends, opportunities and challenges across the marketing sector.  Rapidly changing marketing landscape impacts skills required by marketers A separate…

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Student Marketing Teams Compete to Answer Creative Challenges in The Pitch 2024

Applications to CIM’s 2023/24 global competition – The Pitch – are now open to UK and international marketing students until Friday 01 December. Following a successful trial of last year’s postgraduate competition, The Challenge, this year’s competition will now be open to both postgraduate and undergraduate students. Eligible undergraduate and postgraduate students can enter from universities across the world as long as they are studying for or have completed a marketing degree, or a business degree containing a marketing module. Now in its thirteenth year, the competition challenges aspiring marketers…

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The Chartered Institute of Marketing and The Chartered Marketing & Communications Society of Greater Kuala Lumpur announce partnership

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and The Chartered Marketing & Communications Society of Greater Kuala Lumpur (CMCS) announced a partnership to support the marketing profession across Malaysia. The partnership is designed to provide marketers in Malaysia with access to a network of professional marketers and the latest thinking, to support them through every stage of their career. This new partnership will provide marketers with the confidence needed to improve their organisation’s performance while also advancing their own careers. CIM and CMCS’s partnership will support the marketing profession in Malaysia…

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CIM moves to professionalise marketing’s use of smart AI with a comprehensive suite of new courses

The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) has announced a suite of five new courses aimed at bringing marketers up to speed with the latest innovative AI marketing software, allowing them to effectively incorporate these exciting tools into their roles and boost performance. In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, it is essential for professional marketers to not only stay on top of technological advancements but also harness them in ways that are both impactful and ethical. Luckily, the new cutting-edge suite of intermediate-level courses from CIM is here to empower marketing professionals,…

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