Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) awarding body

What we're all about

For over 100 years, CIM has supported, represented and developed marketers, teams, leaders and the profession. We’re the world’s leading professional marketing body with over 28,000 members worldwide, including more than 3,000 Chartered Marketers. We believe marketing is the critical factor in driving long term organisational performance. Our mission is to create marketing advantage for the benefit of professionals, business and society.

In a world of increasing competition, transparency and change, finding a valued business advantage has never been as challenging. CIM strives for business leaders and opinion formers to recognise the positive contribution professional marketing can bring to their organisations, the economy and wider society.

With 130 CIM study centres, in 36 countries, delivering our world-renowned qualifications and over 90 training courses, we’re uniquely able to improve marketing capability at an individual and business level.

Whenever and wherever we represent our members and industry, we maintain these brand values which reflect our Royal Charter status:

Collaborative
We engage with our stakeholders and encourage collaborative networks, creating effective partnerships with key organisations.

Passionate
We act as ambassadors on behalf of the profession by continually driving awareness of marketing’s value and making a positive impact on our customers.

Purposeful
We maintain a strong focus on our external landscape, evaluating our own effectiveness and seeking to improve and shape the profession for the future.

Relevant
We constantly review our customers and their evolving work environments, adapting our offering accordingly.

Responsible
We promote responsible marketing and best practice across the profession, seeking to inspire public confidence and safeguard the wider society.