Members’ profile
Our members comprise mainly of highly skilled, qualified marketers. The majority (61%) work in senior management positions or above, with 39% working in Director, CEO, and Chairman positions.*
They represent a range of sectors within the finance industry, with the majority (61%) of members* from banking, investment and finance, with some from insurance (16%) accountancy (12%) and consultancy firms (12%).
Our members take their professionalism seriously, Just under half (47%) are currently studying post graduate Marketing qualifications and 7% are currently Chartered Marketers. CIM is the only Marketing Body which awards a Chartered status to Marketing professionals.
In addition to our full membership, we boast an additional 13% professional or company affiliated members, and 15% associated members.
Most of our members reside in the UK, with 48% living and working in London and the South East. Our international members, currently 14% of our membership, span Europe, Asian and Australasia, including Australia, Singapore, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Ghana, Malalysia, Poland, Republic of Ireland and Sri Lanka.
The majority (94%) of our members elect to receive both electronic and hard copy (postal) communications. Our face-to-face events are highly attended, with ‘attendance’ about to increase through greater use of electronic broadcasts.
Membership is equally divided between female (53%) and male (47%) members.
* Of those members identified.
Membership
Develop your career with CIM
As the largest international professional body of marketers, CIM offers member’s guidance, advice and resources for career development.
Chartered Marketer
If you are either a CIM Member (MCIM) or Fellow (FCIM) you can begin your journey to become a Chartered Marketer.
Chartered Marketer status recognises those marketers achieving the highest level in our profession. It demonstrates commitment to keeping up to date and is awarded on a combination of experience and qualifications. In 1998, The Queen's Privy Council granted us the authority to award Chartered Marketer status – the mark of an up-to-date, experienced and qualified marketing professional. Find out more
CPD Programme
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is about improving skills and knowledge, ensuring you remain current and effective as a marketing professional. It’s relevant throughout your career – whether you are new to marketing or an experienced professional wishing to keep abreast of the latest trends and techniques. Find out more
Qualifications
CIM is an Ofqual regulated qualifications provider and is accredited by the European Marketing Confederation. Our qualifications are delivered through an international network of accredited study centres, enabling you to learn in a way that suits your lifestyle – from bite-size flexible modules to full qualifications. Each module is based on our unique Professional Marketing Competencies designed to help marketers meet the increasing demands of them at every stage in their career. Find out more
Training
CIM runs over 90 training courses for individuals over a wide breadth of marketing topics and in-company training for groups, teams and organisations to help you build your skills, capability and talent. Find out more
Mentoring
CIM's mentoring scheme is a flexible and open platform designed to match aspiring and developing professionals to the experience and knowledge of a mentor that suits them best. All at no cost to CIM members. Find out more on how you can register as a Mentor, or how you can access the services of a Mentor via the mentoring platform on MyCIM when you are logged in.