Fellow (FCIM)

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Chartered status is present in most industries and is recognised internationally. Achieving Chartered Marketer status recognises your experience, knowledge and commitment to your career and the marketing profession. By joining this community, you demonstrate your commitment to keeping up-to-date and maintaining the highest standards of marketing knowledge and expertise. Any marketer can achieve Chartered Marketer status, as long as you meet the criteria.

To qualify for Chartered Marketer Status, you must:

• First hold Associate (ACIM), Member (MCIM) or Fellow (FCIM) graded membership of CIM
• Then complete two consecutive years of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), which you can log onto the CPD platform at your convenience
• Finally, pass the Chartered Marketer Assessment, which will be available on completion of your second consecutive year of CPD.

Once this criteria is met, we can award you Chartered Marketer status, at no additional cost to your current membership fee - the most prestigious accolade in marketing.

You can gain six-months access to one of our online courses of your choice when you join as a graded member. There are four courses to choose from:

1. Marketing and Brand Strategy: aimed at marketers looking to develop their strategic marketing planning skills and become more equipped to respond to changing business challenges
2. Marketing Fundamentals: helping to develop skills and knowledge needed to plan and measure an effective marketing communications campaign and to develop other core fundamental marketing principles
3. Planning and Optimising Marketing Campaigns: providing insight on effective campaign planning and execution as well as understanding and evaluating performance
4. Copywriting – The Complete Guide: tackles the full range of copywriting challenges with practical tools, techniques and professional advice.

The Marketing Fundamentals online course is worth £299 whilst the Marketing and Brand Strategy and Planning and Optimising Marketing Campaigns online courses are worth £449.

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Taking that next step in your career or asking for guidance on a project can be daunting when you need extra support. We offer a mentoring programme to our professional members where we match developing marketers to experienced and knowledgeable professionals. How your mentoring relationship works is your decision, as it’s tailored to fit in around you and your busy schedule.

The programme allows mentees to search for and contact an inspiring mentor who can provide knowledge and support in areas such as strategic direction and career advice. In addition, it gives you an opportunity to expand your network with an experienced senior member of CIM. Having a mentor can help build confidence to take your career to the next level successfully.

Become a Mentor

Mentoring is available to our MCIM and FCIM members. You’ll have the opportunity to support aspiring professional marketers by utilising your industry knowledge and experience. It’s your decision how mentoring fits in around your schedule and which mentee proposal you would like to support. You’ll receive recognition as an expert in your field by showcasing your individual skills and experience. You could improve your leadership skills by sharing your knowledge with marketers of the future.