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Netherlands Institute of Marketing (The Netherlands)

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NIMA, Netherlands Institute of Marketing
Asserring 188, 1187 KL Amstelveen, P.O. Box 7352
1007 JJ Amsterdam THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 20 503 9345 | Fax: +31 20 503 93 90
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it | INTERNET: : www.nima.nl

 

Main officers in the association
Mr. Frank Van Delft, Director NIMA
Mr. Alfred Levi, Chairman
Ctc at EMC and for international issues
Mr. Frank Van Delft, Director NIMA

 

>> Mission
  • NIMA is a marketing platform for professional marketeers in The Netherlands. NIMA stimulates marketeers and offers ways to develop and professionalize the marketing profession. NIMA organizes events and seminars for its 3.000 members and provides Marketing,Sales, Communication and Market Research exams.

 

>> Facts & Figures
Structure: “NIMA Association” (3000 members & 110 events/year), “NIMA Exams” (12000 candidates/year) for accreditation in Marketing, Sales, Communication and Market Research and “Registered Marketers” (115 top-marketeers) using the official title Registered Marketeers, 30 Top companies partners of the NIMA.
Staff: 20 plus marketeers involved on a voluntary basis (in different commissions for the association and the exams).

 

>> Overview of the main activities
The 'NIMA Association' organizes around 110 events per year for the different marketing-groups. The groups offer a broad variety of events. Every year NIMA organizes the NIMA Marketing Award. For current events see www.nima.nl (calendar). 'NIMA Exams' works with training institutes that offer preparation courses for different kind of exams. The Registered Marketers organize 5 (exclusive) events per year for their members. Every year around 10 new Registered Marketers receive their official certificate during the Societal Event.

 

>> Membership types and fees
Corporate (depending on the size of the company) 
Individual 
Teachers 
Young professionals 
Exam candidates 
Students

 

>> List of membership benefits
  • 110 Events are organised on a yearly basis by the Expert Groups and Regions (NIMA has 21 Expert Groups including 4 on regional level)
  • Possibility to visit companies for "best practices in marketing"
  • E-Newsletters, separate ones for Exams, Association and Registered Marketers (once a month)
  • PE programme - Permanente Education Meetings: four meetings a year with one theme such as: "ICT and Marketing". The Participants receive a formal NIMA Certificate. Attendancy is for B- or C-levels. Future theme will be "Industrial Marketing" on B-level and later "Marketing for non Marketeers"
  • Reduced price for other than NIMA's meetings (in agreement with other associations)
  • Marketing Lexicon: reduced price
  • Monthly magazine: TvM Tijdschrift voor Marketing, including Newsletter with news about the Association
  • Reduction of the prices for some Marketing and Sales books
  • Members only area on the NIMA website
  • Marketing knowledge update, exchange of experiences and networking.

 

>> Publications
  • Tijdschrift voor Marketing