Professional Certificate in Marketing

Marketing Essentials - Study Text

CIM Stakeholder Marketing

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ISBN: 9780751789355 (Printed Text)
          9780751791433 (eBook)

Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description: The Marketing Essentials unit provides a detailed explanation of the key theories and practice behind marketing as an exchange process and a business function, but also as a means of creating customer value in the short to medium term. This unit introduces the importance of the marketing planning process and the role of marketing across the organisation and provides knowledge of the key marketing tools to support an innovative range of marketing activities.

The Marketing Essentials Study Text offers comprehensive coverage of the CIM syllabus for the Marketing Essentials unit, providing all the material needed to tackle the exam. The Marketing Essentials Study Text includes targeted coverage linked to the syllabus learning outcomes and is delivered in manageable, easy-to-read sessions. Key features include:

  • use of CIM specific concepts such as the Magic Formula
  • user-friendly format for easy navigation
  • explanation of key terms
  • up-to-date examples that bring key topics to life
  • quizzes and interactive activities to test your knowledge 

Study Text - Assessing The Marketing Environment

CIM Stakeholder Marketing

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ISBN: 9780751789362 (Printed Text)
          9780751791440 (eBook)

Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description:  The Assessing the Marketing Environment unit aims to provide an understanding of the nature and scope of the internal and external marketing environment with broad consideration of the impact of international and global marketing. The unit seeks to give an overview of the significance of the marketing environment within the confines of the PESTEL model, but with consideration of issues including environmental and economic sustainability.

The Assessing the Marketing Environment Study Text offers comprehensive coverage of the CIM syllabus for the Assessing the Marketing Environment unit, providing all the material needed to tackle the case study based exam. The Assessing the Marketing Environment Study Text includes targeted coverage linked to the syllabus learning outcomes and is delivered in manageable, easy-to-read sessions. Key features include:

  • use of CIM specific concepts such as the Magic Formula
  • user-friendly format for easy navigation
  • explanation of key terms
  • up-to-date examples that bring key topics to life
  • quizzes and interactive activities to test your knowledge

Study Text - Marketing Information and Research

CIM Stakeholder Marketing

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ISBN: 9780751789379 (Printed Text)
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Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description: The Marketing Information and Research unit focuses on the importance of marketing information in gaining a more in-depth understanding of both the market in which the organisation operates and the customers it seeks to serve. The unit explores different research methodologies and encourages consideration of complementary approaches to collecting a range of market.

The Marketing Information and Research Study Text offers comprehensive coverage of the CIM syllabus for the Marketing Information and Research unit, providing all the material needed to tackle the written assignment. The Marketing Information and Research Study Text includes targeted coverage linked to the syllabus learning outcomes and is delivered in manageable, easy-to-read sessions. Key features include:

  • use of CIM specific concepts such as the Magic Formula
  • user-friendly format for easy navigation
  • explanation of key terms
  • up-to-date examples that bring key topics to life
  • quizzes and interactive activities to test your knowledge

Study Text - Stakeholder Marketing

CIM Stakeholder Marketing

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ISBN: 9780751789386 (Printed Text)
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Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description: The focus of the Stakeholder Marketing unit is to recognise the nature and scope of an organisation's diverse range of stakeholders (of which customers are part) and their relative importance to the marketing process and the market oriented organisation.

Unit 4 considers how to manage stakeholder relationships effectively, in terms of utilising a marketing mix that influences and satisfies stakeholder needs in line with the organisation's business and marketing objectives.

The Stakeholder Marketing Study Text offers comprehensive coverage of the CIM syllabus for the Stakeholder Marketing unit, providing all the material needed to tackle the work-based project. The Stakeholder Marketing Study Text includes targeted coverage linked to the syllabus learning outcomes and is delivered in manageable, easy-to-read sessions. Key features include:

  • use of CIM specific concepts such as the Magic Formula
  • user-friendly format for easy navigation
  • explanation of key terms
  • up-to-date examples that bring key topics to life
  • quizzes and interactive activities to test your knowledge 

Passcards

CIM Professional Passcards

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9780751790979

Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description: The Professional Certificate Passcards are A6-size, spiral bound revision cards in a user-friendly format that condense the key examinable areas in the Marketing Essentials and Assessing the Marketing Environment units. Passcards aid revision by giving clear, visual emphasis to key points and are portable and concise, ideal for last minute revision on the move.


Assessment Workbook

CIM Assessment Workbook

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ISBN: 9780751751598 (Printed Text)
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Suitable for: exams until June 2012

Description: The Assessment Workbook covers all four modules in the Professional Certificate in Marketing. It is designed to help you pass your exams and prepare your assignment and work-based project. Practice pilot questions, a mock exam and sample answers are included for Marketing Essentials. For the Assessing the Marketing Environment unit a sample analysis of the pilot case study along with suggested exam answers are provided. The Assessment Workbook also covers a best practice approach for the assignment and work-based project for the Marketing Information and Research and Stakeholder Marketing units based on hypothetical case companies to demonstrate how answers should be applied to your own organisation. 


The Professional Certificate in Marketing provides practical skills-based knowledge to devise operate within a supportive marketing role such as marketing assistant. The qualification provides a practical insight into the principles and application of marketing at a tactical level.

The typical profiles of people who might take this qualification could include:

  • Marketing assistants
  • Marketing co-ordinators
  • Marketing executives
  • Marketing managers in SMEs without formal marketing qualifications
  • Non-marketers with aspirations for marketing
  • Existing marketers wanting to become more specialist

The aim of the qualification is to provide a strong foundation of marketing knowledge. You will develop the breadth of knowledge of marketing theory but also appreciate issues faced within the organisation as CIM qualifications concentrate on applied marketing within real work-places.

The Professional Certificate in Marketing is made up of four units:

  • Unit 1 Marketing Essentials – assessed by examination
  • Unit 2 Assessing the Marketing Environment – assessed by examination, including a case study
  • Unit 3 Marketing Information and Research – assessed by written assignment
  • Unit 4 Stakeholder Marketing – assessed by work-based project

The Professional Certificate in Marketing provides practical skills-based knowledge to devise operate within a tactical marketing role such as marketing assistant.

Those working in a tactical role within the marketing function such as:

  • Marketing assistants
  • Marketing co-ordinators
  • Marketing executives
  • Marketing managers in SMEs without formal marketing qualifications
  • Non-marketers with aspirations for marketing
  • Existing marketers wanting to become more specialist