Australian Marketing Institute
The Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) is Australia's largest professional body for marketers.[1] The AMI's purpose is to advance the marketing profession through education, collaboration, recognition and accountability. It is a not for profit entity with branches throughout Australia.[2] The AMI has over 7,500 members.
History
The AMI was founded in 1933.
The Australian Marketing Institute is the preeminent professional association for marketers in Australia.
On the 14th February 2016, AMI announced Andrew Thornton as their new Chairman of the Board.
Structure of the Australian Marketing Institute
The current CEO is Lee Tonitto
The current Board of Directors;
Nicholas J Ridis
Nickolaos Kariotoglou
Lynda Cavalera
Patricia (Pat) Duffy
Marco Cicchine
Professional membership
There are four personal membership categories:
- Affiliate
- Associate Member (AMAMI)
- Associate Fellow (AFAMI)
- Fellow (FAMI)
The AMI also offers a designation for professional marketers - Certified Practicing Marketer or CPM - recognition of formal education and successful application of marketing knowledge and skills.[3][4]
Awards
The Awards for Marketing Excellence were founded in 1982. Notable recipients are
- Gail Kelly (2007)
References
- ↑ "Professional Memberships". University of Melbourne. Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ Susanna Jaray (2005). Marketing. Career FAQs. p. 40.
- ↑ "CPM: CERTIFIED PRACTISING MARKETER". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ Melanie James (2006). Public Relations. Career FAQs. p. 35.
External links
- http://www.ami.org.au AMI Homepage