Netherlands Institute of Marketing

The Netherlands Institute of Marketing (NIMA) is a marketing platform for professional marketers in Europe. NIMA stimulates marketers and offers ways to develop and professionalize the field of marketing. In order to achieve this, the NIMA Association organizes events and seminars for its 3.000 members and NIMA-Exams offers exams in Marketing, Sales, Communication and Market Research.

NIMA Association

The NIMA Association has 3.000 members and organizes around a hundred events a year for various marketing-expert-groups. Besides that, NIMA organizes congresses and seminars or participates in them. Every year we organize the NIMA Marketing Award. For an overview of the broad variety of events see the calendar.

NIMA-Exams

The NIMA-Exams offer a wide range of exams in Marketing, Sales, Communication and Market Research. Annually, approximately 10.000 candidates a year take NIMA Exams. NIMA cooperates with training institutes that offer preparatory courses for the exams.

NIMA Top Brands

The Top Brands of NIMA include Registered Marketers (around 100 top-marketers, using the official title RM) and the Top Marketing Club (top marketing organizations participate in this club).

The Registered Marketers organize five (exclusive) events a year for their members. Annually, about 10 new Registered Marketers are appointed and receive their official certificate at the Societal Event.

The Top Marketing Club gathers 3 times a year to discuss best practices in marketing.

Membership and membership fees

   * Individual
   * Teachers
   * Candidates (Young Marketers)
   * Students
   * Corporate (depending on company size)

Membership benefits

   * Possibility to participate in the NIMA events, such as inspiring seminars and company visits organised
     by the NIMA Groups and Regions.
   * Through participation members keep their marketing knowledge up-to-date, exchange experiences with other
     members and get acquainted with other marketers.
   * Members receive a marketing magazine (Tijdschrift voor Marketing) 11 times a year, including news about
     NIMA.

Main Management

Mr. Frank van Delft, Managing Director. Mrs. Muriel Arts, Chairman of the Board. Mr. Alfred Levi, Chairman of the Board.

Partner for international education and examination'

Education & Training Centre of the Netherlands (ETCN) specializes in international educational programs in Central and Eastern Europe. ETCN is the main partner of NIMA in these regions. Based on years of experience ETCN developed, in close cooperation with NIMA, international NIMA-A and NIMA-B programs. The educational programs of ETCN distinguish themselves with tailor made educational programs for Central and Eastern Europe and with a competence based practical approach. The slogan of ETCN is “Put Knowledge into Practice” and that is exactly what we do in our NIMA programs.

The in close cooperation with NIMA offered programs:

   * Are completed with an international accredited and recognized NIMA/EMC diploma
   * Make use of local trainers who work in the field in which they teach
   * Offer lectures and materials in the local language
   * Are supported by detailed high quality educational materials based on the system of competence based education
   * Have an individual approach with coaching

NIMA programs have been running successful apart of Netherlands in Czech Republic, Slovakia, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Armenia etc. Number of countries hosting NIMA rapidly grows.

Learn more at: www.nima.nl - Netherlands Institute of Marketintg (NIMA) official web-site www.etcn.nl - Education and Training Centre of the Netherlands (ETCN) - NIMA's partner overseas www.eccd.com.ua - European Centre for Competence Development (ECCD) - ETCN subsidiary in Eastern Europe