South West

(The South West region includes the Bristol and West, Devon and Cornwall, Dorset and Gloucestershire branches)

Professional marketing for all business communities

Key contact: Christine Boswell-Munday

Phone: 07968 581184

Welcome to the South West region where we offer you an opportunity to stay up to date with the latest developments in marketing, continue your professional development and ultimately become a Chartered Marketer.

If you are working in marketing or have a specific interest in the discipline may wish to consider professional membership.

For more information about what we do please see the newsletter.

Partnerships

In the South West, through our Ambassador programme, we work very closely with a range of key partners, across industry sectors and addressing key issues including:

  • Education.
  • Food, Drink and Agriculture.
  • Leisure and Tourism.
  • Professional Services.
  • Small Business Community.
  • Social Media.
  • Sustainability.
  • Technology.

Our activities

Details of our full range of activities, including networking events and workshops, are published in our quarterly newsletter.

Find out more about news, activities and how to get involved in the South West region and your local branch area here.

View our South West events programme.

South West Branches

Bristol and WestDorsetDevon and CornwallGloucestershire

Contact: Rachael Wheatley

The Bristol and West branch has nearly 1,000 members, comprised of both professional and studying members from across a large area of the West Country including Bristol, Bath, Wiltshire and Somerset.

Branches provide an important focal and contact point for CIM members, enabling them to meet, share information and exchange views and opinions on marketing topics and developments with fellow professionals at all stages of their careers.

Our activities

  • We organise several high-profile events throughout the year giving local members an opportunity to stay up-to-date with the latest marketing thinking, learn from other marketing professionals and provide network opportunities.
  • We partner with CIM Market Interest Groups, business and academic organisations to present varied activity and networking events.
  • We provide the opportunity to earn CPD hours locally.
  • We organise an annual mentoring programme for those who are new, returning to or studying marketing to introduce them to experienced marketers willing to act as mentors.
  • We produce a branch bulletin three times a year to deliver our news, activities and events direct to your email inbox, as well as providing social media communications on Twitter and LinkedIn.
  • Our branch is run by local volunteers. If you are enthusiastic, have some spare time and would like to get involved, we would like to hear from you by emailing the key contact at the top of this page.

If you would like to join us please contact the membership services team.

View branch events

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The art and science of innovation

19 Jun 2013
18:00
Speaker: Various

Location: Poole

Designing a perfect brochure and leaflet

24 Jun 2013
09:00
Speaker: Andrew Walker

Location: Plymouth

Sawday's company visit

09 Jul 2013
18:30
Speaker: Toby Sawday

Location: Bristol

Innovation leads to differentiation - moving the world's aircraft

25 Sep 2013
18:00
Speaker: Various

Location: Cheltenham

Storytelling across platforms

01 Oct 2013
18:00
Speaker: Paul Sheehy

Location: Bournemouth

South West charity marketing conference

09 Oct 2013
10:00
Speaker: Various

Location: Bristol

What is the point of LinkedIn?

10 Oct 2013
18:00
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Cheltenham

Your forgotten audience

15 Oct 2013
18:00
Speaker: Roger Jones

Location: Cheltenham

What is the point of Twitter?

22 Oct 2013
18:00
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Cheltenham

Developing effective digital campaigns

23 Oct 2013
09:00
Speaker: Andrew Morton

Location: Exeter

The art of managing the media

24 Oct 2013
18:00
Speaker: John Rockley

Location: Cheltenham

Twitter essentials

29 Oct 2013
12:15
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Gloucester

Re-thinking marketing

30 Oct 2013
16:00
Speaker: Alex Steele and Carole Bond

Location: Bristol

How to market yourself to potential employers - it takes more than a great CV

31 Oct 2013
17:00
Speaker: Kevin Anderson

Location: Cheltenham

LinkedIn essentials

05 Nov 2013
12:15
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Gloucester

What is the point of Pinterest?

07 Nov 2013
18:00
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Cheltenham

How to write a good marketing plan

12 Nov 2013
09:00
Speaker: Andrew Morton

Location: Gloucester

An introduction to marketing metrics

19 Nov 2013
09:00
Speaker: Andrew Morton

Location: Bristol

What is the point of Google+?

21 Nov 2013
18:00
Speaker: Luan Wise

Location: Gloucestershire