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Association of Executive Search Consultants
The Association of Executive Search Consultants is the worldwide professional association for the retained executive search industry. The AESC's mission is to promote the highest professional standards in retained executive search consulting, broaden public understanding of the executive search process, and serve as an advocate for the interests of its member firms. www.aesc.org. |
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Association of Travel Marketing Executives
The Association of Travel Marketing Executives (ATME) is a professional association of senior-level executives with vital responsibilities in the marketing of travel and tourism worldwide. ATME's members represent airlines, hotels, resorts, cruise lines, car rental companies, advertising and public relations firms, travel marketing professionals, research groups and tourist offices of domestic and foreign destinations. ATME is a global network of industry marketing professionals committed to enhancing skills, recognizing excellence, and providing innovative, effective and provocative marketing ideas and solutions while enhancing the highest standards of travel leadership. www.atme.org |
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Bizcommunity.com
Bizcommunity.com is Africa’s leading B2B website and news source of choice for the advertising, marketing, media, medical and retail sectors of the continent. Up-to-the-minute news, durable content comprising research and opinion pieces, and an extensive white paper directory, ensure it remains the leading site of its kind in Africa. www.bizcommunity.com |
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BPM Forum
The BPM Forum is a high-level, thought leadership forum that targets senior level executives in operations, finance and information technology, as well as those serving on corporate boards worldwide. The Forum helps advance the understanding of business performance management techniques, technologies, and processes in global enterprises. Heightened concerns with corporate governance and accountability have created growth opportunities in the market for BPM solutions -- expected to grow to $20 billion by 2005. The ability for enterprises to collectively engage in the process of embracing business performance management practices and solutions has become a critical corporate mandate. Driven by demands for improved operational dexterity and corporate governance, the BPM Forum helps research, develop and promote cutting-edge methods to strengthen financial management disciplines, drive performance accountability, tighten budgeting and planning practices, strengthen operational visibility and insight, and ensure performance improvements across large organizations. www.bpmforum.org |
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B2B Marketing
Voices in Business invite leading expert voices to be interviewed about the challenges and opportunities their industry sectors face. Our aim is to produce high-quality conversational media that benefits both thought-leading contributors and our listeners. By increasing communication and clarifying the issues, we hope to encourage innovation and best-practice within each business sector. Voices in Business narrowcast our interviews to a much more tightly defined audience of listeners who already know and understand their business niche and therefore only benefit from the unfiltered, timely and collective thoughts of their industry peer group. Through new collaborative technologies our goal is to provide rich, up-to-the-minute thought-leadership, stimulate communication between peers and educate those who can contribute to the solution. To download the most recent podcast, visit www.b2bmarketingpodcast.com. |
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Business Marketing Association
The Business Marketing Association, which specializes in business-to-business marketing and communication, aims to help businesses meet their customers’ needs on a consistent basis. There mission is three-fold: To be the primary repository of crucial B2B marketing information and resources; attract the best practitioners; promote the best practices in the industry. www.marketing.org |
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CEMA
CEMA is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving marketing professionals in the high-technology industry for over 15 years. Initially dedicated to serving Event Marketing professionals, CEMA has grown to represent the interest of marketing communications professionals in the information technology industry. Their specific focus revolves around raising the strategic importance and awareness of marketing in their member organizations and in the industry as a whole. www.cemaonline.com |
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The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
The UK-based Chartered Institute of Marketing is committed to delivering world-class support to equip marketers with the knowledge and tools they need to stay ahead and excel in this most challenging of professions through market leading industry awards and practical courses, and professional services which members can call upon whenever they are needed. |
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ClickZ
The ClickZ Network is the largest resource of interactive marketing news, information, commentary, advice, opinion, research, and reference in the world, online or off-. From search to e-mail, technology to trends, our coverage is expert, exclusive, and in-depth. www.clickz.com |
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The Coalition to Leverage and Optimize Sales Effectiveness (CLOSE)
The Coalition to Leverage and Optimize Sales Effectiveness (CLOSE) is a dynamic web destination and membership community that champions best practices in sales empowerment, aggregate relevant knowledge and insight, and provide a peer-powered environment for networking and interaction among sales executives and professionals. www.closebiz.org |
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Direct Marketing Association
The Direct Marketing Association (DMA) is the leading global trade association for business and nonprofit organizations that use and support multichannel direct marketing tools and techniques. DMA advocates standards for responsible marketing, promotes relevance as the key to reaching consumers with desirable and appropriate offers, and provides cutting-edge research, education, and networking opportunities to improve results throughout the end-to-end direct marketing process. Founded in 1917, DMA today represents nearly 3,600 companies from dozens of vertical industries in the US and 50 other nations, including a majority of the Fortune 100 companies, as well as nonprofit organizations. www.the-dma.org |
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European Marketing Confederation (EMC)
The European Marketing Confederation (EMC) is the umbrella organisation for marketing, sales and communication associations in Europe. Operating since the 1960s, the Brussels headquarter was established in 1993. www.emc.be |
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Executive Council of New York
The premier business forum for senior executives, their advisors and capital market professionals. Through its member base of 3,500 New York metro business leaders, the organization has built a reputation for highly acclaimed conferences, executive education programs and member-hosted gatherings that focus on critical business and leadership issues at the forefront of corporate America today. www.execcouncil.org |
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Experiential Marketing Forum (EMF)
Welcome to the Experiential Marketing Forum. We're an international community of professionals, students and people who share ideas and keep abreast of the newest trends and exciting things happening in the world of media. Feel free to invite all of your co-workers and friends to join this great think tank and share ideas that benefit marketers and their customers on a global level. We have lots of brilliant minds in this group. We're looking forward to tapping into yours! |
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The Healthcare Communication & Marketing Association, Inc. (HCMA)
The Healthcare Communication & Marketing Association, Inc. (HCMA) is a non-profit, national association of healthcare marketing, communications and education professionals dedicated to enhancing and optimizing the careers of its members. The HCMA recognizes excellence in marketing, communications and education that impacts and improves health. www.thehcma.org |
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Hong Kong Institute of Marketing (HKIM)
Since its establishment in 1982, the Institute has been active in the development of Hong Kong's marketing skills; as a representative for marketing professionals at all levels of business; as a monitor of standards and ethics and as a training and education resource. Also, it has an essential role because of the vital part marketing will play in sustaining Hong Kong's economy and external trade into the Twenty First century. |
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Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA)
ITSMA specializes in helping companies market and sell services and solutions. As a membership organization, we work with the world's leading technology, communications, and professional services firms to generate new business, strengthen customer loyalty, and increase brand differentiation. Our members include industry leaders such as Accenture, Cisco, EDS, EMC, Fujitsu, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Microsoft, Nokia, SAP, Siemens, and Unisys. Through research, consulting, training, and community we provide the insight companies need to improve marketing impact, sales performance and business results. ITSMA is based in Lexington, Massachusetts, and has offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Japan. www.itsma.com |
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Internet Strategy Forum
The Internet Strategy Forum is a
nonprofit professional association and executive networking group for
management with primary responsibility for driving Internet strategy and
implementation from within medium to large organizations across multiple
industries. The ISF is dedicated to professional development, peer
networking, information exchange, research and thought leadership among
senior Internet decision-makers at medium-to-large organizations across
multiple industries. www.internetstrategyforum.org |
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Integrated mar.com Corporation (mar.com)
Founded in 1980 by Robert Cohen, Integrated mar.com Corporation (mar.com) offers two primary services. The development and implementation of strategic channel marketing and communications programs for IT companies and has worked, globally, with more than 300 vendors, distributors and large resellers. As a strong believer in the channel, mar.com founded and administers the North American chapters of the ChannelLine Advisory Council (CLAC). Publishers of eChannelLine Daily News, ConnectIT, and Channel Advisor, along with a host of other electronic products. mar.com currently partners with close to 100 IT companies worldwide. http://www.integratedmar.com |
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MAANZ is a leading international professional marketing institute focusing on marketing education and training; marketing information; and practical marketing tools and resources for marketing and business development. |
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Mac McIntosh
With more than 20 years of advertising, marketing and sales experience, Mac specializes in helping companies get more high-quality B2B sales leads, turn them into sales, track and measure results, and prove a favorable return on investment. He has earned a enviable reputation for getting results for his clients. www.sales-lead-experts.com |
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The Marketing Executive Circle
The Marketing Executive Circle is an influential platform working to strengthen the stature, credibility and understanding of the strategic marketing and sales functions towards Boards, critical stakeholders and opinion leaders. Members of the Circle are committed to each other success by using their access, connections and expertise for mutual business and personal benefit. Founded on the initiative of a group of senior sales and marketing directors, the Marketing Executive Circle is an exclusive think-tank gathering Chief Marketing Officers and Chief Commercial Officers from Belgium’s foremost organizations across multiple sectors and markets. www.marketingexecutivecircle.com |
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Marketing Mix
Marketing Mix advises professional corporate marketers and senior agency executives about measurable marketing best practices in South Africa. They offer advertisers and sponsors an integrated media solution to reach and influence middle to senior marketing management. Marketing Mix holds about 10 workshops per annum, attracting over 2000 highly responsive senior marketers, and prints 6 issues per annum, offering unique analysis and reference information on all components of the measurable marketing mix. Marketing Mix online focuses on the top end of the marketing spectrum. Marketing Mix stresses their focus on measurable marketing and their primary interests in direct marketing (traditional & new media, experiential, CRM) and retail and shopper insights (relating to the retail catchments areas). Marketing Mix works closely with the Direct Marketing Association (DMA), the Online Publishers Association (OPA), the Mobile Marketing Association (MMA), POPAI SA (point of purchase), and the Southern African Market Research Association (SAMRA). www.marketingmix.co.za |
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MarketingNPV
MarketingNPV® is a highly specialized consulting firm that builds marketing measurement processes, tools, and skills to determine the financial return from marketing investments. The company designs and implements marketing dashboards, marketing ROI and analytical frameworks, and brand scorecards that measure the creation of economic and strategic value for both the short and long term. MarketingNPV maintains an online archive of articles and resources and publishes a quarterly journal, all to help marketers make smarter decisions and stronger cases to secure, allocate, or defend resources. www.marketingnpv.com |
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MarketingSherpa
MarketingSherpa is a research firm that specializes in following what works and what does not work in all facets of marketing. The firm’s mission is to give marketers throughout the world the stats, inspiration and instructions to improve their results. Their research activities include case study interviews with brand-side marketing executives, readership surveys, surveys of prospects and customers, lab tests and partnered research studies and collection and analysis of “best” of research data published by other research firms, labs, and service providers to the marketing industry. www.marketingsherpa.com |
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The Marketing Institute of Singapore
The Marketing Institute of Singapore aims to create marketers through quality education, to connect a community of marketers, and to create a relationship built on integrity and responsibility between our members, our students and our staff. We are committed to an environment where people are encouraged to seize opportunities and push boundaries. We encourage and foster teamwork across the organization by open communication and sharing of ideas. We enjoy what we do and will go the extra mile to get the work done. We strive for excellence in all areas of our organization from understanding our customers' needs to helping them realize their goals. We encourage innovation and learning amongst our staff in their work and personal development. www.mis.edu.sg |
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Mobile Marketing Association (MMA)
The Mobile Marketing Association (MMA) is the premier global association established to lead in the growth of mobile marketing and its associated technologies. The MMA is an action-oriented organization designed to clear obstacles to sustainable market development, establish mobile media guidelines and best practices for sustainable growth, and evangelize the mobile channel for use by brands and content providers. The 400+ global member companies include agencies, advertisers, hand held device manufacturers, wireless operators, aggregators, infrastructure providers, retailers, technology enablers, market research firms and all companies focused on marketing via the mobile channel. The Mobile Marketing Association’s global headquarters are located in the United States. www.mmaglobal.com |
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NASBA
The Association of Channel Resellers is the largest professional trade association for channel resellers in North America. NASBA builds strategic relationships between 15,000+ VAR, integrator and solution provider members and leading technology companies. www.nasba.org |
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Pharma Marketing Network
Pharma Marketing Network - The First Forum for Pharmaceutical Marketing Experts - brings together pharmaceutical marketing professionals from manufacturers, communications companies, and marketing service providers for wide ranging discussions and education on a multitude of current topics. Pharma Marketing News is an independent monthly electronic newsletter focused on issues of importance to pharmaceutical marketing executives. www.pharmamarketingnews.com |
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PODi
PODi is a not-for-profit industry consortium of vendor companies that was formed in 1996. Its charter is to foster the growth of the digital printing industry through market and standards development activities. PODi promotes interoperability through the PPML suite of open, XML based standards, test suites and certification. PODi supports the regional communities and other markets by producing the highly acclaimed Best Practices in Digital Print reports and case study database. PODi Program Affiliates are regional communities that are focused entirely on digital print service providers, consultants, marketing service providers, agencies and enterprises interested in digital print. Caslon & Company is the PODi Affiliate for North America and is serving as the international Affiliate until other regional Associates are formed. PODi members are industry leaders representing all facets of the digital printing ecosystem, including software, hardware and other industry vendors, print and marketing service providers, and enterprises. As digital printing becomes a more powerful and widely used communication medium, PODi helps members understand how it can be integrated into their marketing, customer service, IT and executive management strategies. www.podi.org |
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Promotion Marketing Association, Inc.
Established in 1911, the Promotion Marketing Association, Inc. (PMA) is the premier resource for research, education and collaboration for marketing professionals. Representing the $350 + billion promotion marketing industry, the organization is comprised of thousands of brands, including a majority of Fortune 500 companies, top marketing agencies, suppliers of promotion products and services, law firms and academia. Championing the highest standards of excellence and recognition in the promotion and integrated marketing industry, PMA's objective is to foster a better understanding of promotion and integrated marketing and its role in the overall marketing process. For more information visit www.pmalink.org, e-mail pma@pmalink.org, or call (212) 420-1100. The PMA is headquartered in New York City. PMA and pmalink are trade names and/or trademarks or service marks of the Promotion Marketing Association, Inc. |
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Public Relations Society of America - Silicon Valley Chapter
The Silicon Valley chapter of the Public Relations Society of America brings together many of the best and brightest communications minds in the world. We provide a forum for education, professional enhancement and networking in Silicon Valley, the world's center of innovation and technology. Join us for regular networking events, conferences, workshops and blockbuster events. www.siliconprsa.com. |
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Pulse-Group
Geared towards becoming the preferred solutions provider to the top 50 global market research organisations by 2007, Pulse Group is a total solutions provider to the market research industry, with services in software localization, professional translation services, data collection, technical support and training as well as MR software development. Head-quartered in Sydney Australia, a European office in Amsterdam and an RPO hub operating from Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, the Pulse-Group is dedicated to delivering high quality data and support across their core areas of business. |
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Silicon Valley American Marketing Association
Silicon Valley American Marketing Association: SVAMA is the premier chapter of the American Marketing Association. The Association comprises Silicon Valley's marketing thought leaders and keeps members informed about the latest marketing issues and techniques for the IT industry. |
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Sales & Marketing Institute (SMI)
The Sales and Marketing Institute is a firm that focuses on the integration of sales and database/direct marketing that helps to create a new total sales coverage model that aims to improve overall sales and marketing productivity. The firm's mission is to research and develop information, knowledge and best practices in B2B sales and marketing through consulting services, partner referrals, public seminars, in-house training seminars, speaking and keynotes and white papers and research articles. www.b2bmarketing.com |
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The Sales and Marketing Institute of New Zealand
The Sales and Marketing Institute of New Zealand (formerly known as 'SMEI' Auckland) was originally established in Auckland in 1947. It is a non profit professional association for anyone involved or interested in sales and marketing. Our core activities revolve around business networking, professional development and enhancing the standards and standing of sales and marketing through monthly events that include the Sales Breakfasts, Marketing Lunches Leadership Afternoons, and a members After 5 Networking event. At each of these events, members attend and are encouraged to bring along business associates to hear great speakers, strategies that work, ideas for increasing professionalism, and also network with other members in the profession. We operate in Auckland and are linked with the American Marketing Association, Australian Marketing Association and a number of other international bodies so that our marketing members can extend their personal development and also attend international events in over 80 countries. Our aim is to promote professionalism in all facets of sales and marketing in New Zealand and to keep members fully informed on sales and marketing matters that will help them in their jobs and businesses and enable them to compete in this increasingly global marketplace. |
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Society for Marketing Professional Services
The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) was created in 1973 by a small group of professional services firm leaders who recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together to create business opportunities. Today, the association has a membership of 5,300+ marketing and business development professionals from architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, construction, and specialty consulting firms located throughout the United States and Canada. SMPS offers a marketing conference, national seminars, awards programs, publications, and educational resources to highlight the latest trends in marketing and business development in the design and construction industries. In addition, SMPS' 52 chapters hold educational events and regular meetings nationwide. www.smps.org |
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Sustainable Life Media
Sustainable Life Media is home for business professionals looking to build new value and competitive advantage by innovating more sustainable strategies, practices and products. We bring you top stories related to the what, who and how of environmental and social innovation, and help you connect with thought leaders, peers, partners and solutions providers that can help you quickly reach your goals. www.sustainablelifemedia.com |
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WBR
WBR is the world's biggest large-scale conference company and part of the PLS group, one of the world's leading providers of strategic business intelligence with 16 offices worldwide. Every year over 10,000 senior executives from Fortune 1000 companies attend over 60 annual conferences created and managed by WB Research. www.wbresearch.com |
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Web Marketing Association
The Web Marketing Association (WMA) is made up of marketing, advertising, public relations and web design professionals who have helped set a high standard for Internet marketing and web development. The primary method used to raise the standard of excellence in the Internet is through professional competitions, as the WMA’s main competition is the WebAward Competition, which is the leading showcase for Web site development in more than 96 industry categories. www.webmarketingassociation.org |
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ProAV Magazine
PRO AV is the fastest growing magazine in the commercial and residential audio-visual industry. 20,000 audio and video integrators, contractors, consultants, dealers, resellers and end-users turn to Pro AV for the professional advice, how-to information, tips, strategies and tactics about audio, video, IT and emerging technologies.
PRO AV reaches decision-makers in every vertical market, including corporate, education, houses of worship, courtrooms, medical and health sciences, entertainment, government, retail, restaurants, sports, rental and staging. www.proavmagazine.com |
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Hanley Wood, LLC
Hanley Wood, LLC, is the premier media and information company serving housing and construction. Through four operating divisions, the company produces award-winning magazines and Web sites, marquee trade shows and events, rich data and custom marketing solutions. The company also is North America's leading publisher of home plans. Hanley Wood Business Media (Washington, D.C.), publishes 36 award-winning residential and commercial construction titles, including Builder, Remodeling, Custom Home, Concrete Construction and residential architect. Hanley Wood Business Media also offers the construction industry's foremost collection of Web sites, including Builder Online, Remodeling Online, and ebuild, the comprehensive online guide to building products, as well as the largest collection of house plans online through eplans.com and Dream Home Source.
Founded in 1976, Hanley Wood is a $250 million company owned by affiliates of JPMorgan Partners, LLC. CCMP Capital Advisors manages the Hanley Wood investment for JPMorgan Partners. hanleywood.com |
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The Institute of Brand Science
The Institute of Brand Science is an independently managed organization within the Goizueta Business School at Emory University. It is underwritten in part by the Zyman Group, an international management consulting firm dedicated to helping companies accelerate growth profitably. www.zibs.com |
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Seoul National University
Seoul National University, as the first national university in Korea, continues to fulfill its mission of producing leaders at all levels of society, and general human prosperity through scholarly research, since its founding in 1946. The mission of Seoul National University in the twenty-first century is to create a vibrant intellectual community where students and scholars join together in building the future. As Korea's leading research university, Seoul National University is committed to diversifying its student body and faculty, fostering global exchange, and promoting path-breaking research in all fields of knowledge. www.useoul.edu/ |
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Singapore Management University
Since it was incorporated on 12 January 2000, SMU has established undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that aim to produce leaders and creative entrepreneurs capable of excelling in a rapidly changing and dynamic world. Set up as Singapore's first private university offering a style of education modelled after The Wharton School, SMU occupies a state-of-the-art city campus located in the heart of Singapore's civic, cultural and business districts. www.smu.edu.sg |
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