Thank you for your interest in the BC Chapter of the American Marketing Association (BCAMA)! With the number of organizations vying for your attention, we are pleased that you're investigating the benefits of joining our organization.

1. Be Connected to BC's premier marketing association.
   
   
2. Meet People who Matter in our Industry. BCAMA events attract professionals from brand managers to agency principals, from market researchers to media specialists.
   
   
3. Get Discounts to Outstanding Educational and Visionary BCAMA Events.
   As a member you can save up to 33% on a BCAMA event!
   
   
4. Buy Seasons Tickets and save 30% off the price of events. Seasons Tickets are available in the Fall of each year and can be used for any event during the calendar year. Many members use their tickets to take a special client to an event or share them with their colleagues throughout the season. Save money and submit one claim to your company for all BCAMA events, instead of each time you attend.
   
   
5. Free International Publication Subscriptions. Your membership includes over $150 USD in free International Subscriptions to the following publications:
   1. Marketing News - AMA's magazine will keep you informed about the latest news and changes in the ever-shifting marketing industry. You'll find insightful and up-to-date coverage of trends relating to technology and globalization. And you'll stay informed about changes in the industry relating to current economic, regulatory, and legislative developments.
   2. Your choice of another AMA publication:
      • Marketing Management Magazine - for truly effective strategies
      • Marketing Research Magazine - to uncover trends and methodologies
      • Marketing Health Services Magazine - for the healthcare marketer
      • Journal of Marketing - covering a myriad of concepts, methods and applications
      • Journal of International Marketing - explore global issues with reports on new trends and tactics
      • Journal of Public Policy and Marketing - to discuss the world of business and government.
        
        
6. Free BC Publication Subscription.
   marketline - the BCAMA quarterly hard and soft copy publication that covers the BC marketing scene.
   
   
7. Connect Yourself to On-line Benefits.
   1. Bcama.com's Members-Only Benefits
      1. New job posting discounts.
      2. Student Members Resume Posting available to student members.
   2. MarketingPower.com - AMA resources are just a click away. With MarketingPower.com, you're always connected:
      1. Exclusive AMA Member Resource Centre - features industry specific info rmation, news, trends, competitive reports, marketing news and articles, case studies, and fresh topics every month.
      2. Bookshelf - in-depth reviews of business books, bestsellers and award winning titles available to members 3-4 times a month (valued at $85.00 USD ).
      3. Personalize the site to fit your specific interests through your own web page and your customized email newsletter.
      4. Marketing Matters AMA bi-weekly e-newsletter. Exclusive to AMA members, this can be delivered to your inbox every week with tips on how to be a more effective marketer, articles about the events shaping our industry, and insightful info rmation about long-term career planning.
      5. Get connected to helpful everyday resources that you won't find anywhere else, including best practices from around the industry, marketing templates, an ROI calculator and much more!
         
         
8. Connect Yourself to the American Marketing Association, one of the world's leading business associations with a membership of approximately 38,000. You'll also have an opportunity to attend AMA conferences in major North American cities.
   
   
9. You Market the Most Important Brand - YOU! Members have plenty of volunteer opportunities to choose from. Gain valuable experience as committee volunteer - officers, event planners, members of academic, research, and practitioner councils. Preference will be given to members when filling these highly regarded volunteer roles.
   
   
10. Be More of an Expert. The AMA provides a Professional Certified Marketer TM designation opportunity that members receive at a 30% discount.
    
    
11. Shared Online Interest Group Participation. Receive access to 1 free AMA interest group for both practitioners and educators enable marketers to collaborate, investigate, and learn electronically with members who share your marketing specialty. Additional online SIGS available to members for $20 USD.
    
    
12. Big Bang for Your Buck. Get up to $500 of Educational and Enriching Marketing Value at a great price! At $205 (USD), including a one-time initiation fee of $30 (USD) and a chapter due of $50 (USD) - the cost of membership in the BCAMA represents exceptional value.
    
    
13. Connect Your Company's Marketing Professionals to the Source
    The BCAMA is an excellent investment to help educate and develop the marketing experts on your team:
    1. Customized E-newsletter with targeted marketing information for individual members.
    2. One-Day Hot Topic events - Free Webinars on the most relevant issues in marketing that will spark you teams' ideas and insights in the office.
    3. Members-only access to white papers.
    4. Searchable Membership Roster to get them connected to industry contacts.
       
       
14. Access to members-only events
    
    

Additional member benefits can be found on the AMA website at: www.marketingpower.com!

Get ready to be connected to a world of marketing resources through the BCAMA. Follow the link to the American Marketing Association and join today.