Australian Marketing Institute 2009/10 NSW State Councillors

Posted by gordon on October 10th, 2009

This week the Australian Marketing Institute announced the 11 successful NSW councillors to represent their fellow NSW AMI members.

It is a shame that there isn’t any representives from NSW’s second largest city or the Hunter AMI Group.

Here are the NSW councillors for 2009/10:

  • President: Paul Nicolaou AFAMI CPM
  • Deputy president: to be advised
  • Christopher Mooney AFAMI CPM (state director to National Board)
  • Nicholas Ridis FAMI CPM
  • Sean Grant AFAMI CPM
  • Louise Nock AFAMI CPM
  • Frank Cohen AFAMI CPM
  • William Scully-Power AMAMI
  • Alan Sarkissian FAMI CPM
  • Martyn Riddle AMAMI CPM
  • MaryJane Aviles AMAMI CPM
  • Michael Locke AFAMI CPM

Iggy, a short thank you

Posted by gordon on June 5th, 2009

iggyRIGHT NOW, how you connect with people determines our place in society and buiness. That was Iggy Pintado’s key message at the Hunter AMI Group’s “Using Media and Online Networking to Connect with Customers” seminar.

I think Iggy struck a cord with many of the attendees that have previously seen social media as a threat and not as an opportunity. You could see the heads nod when he said ” Right now. Your customers are talking about you, your brand and your products online.”

I enjoyed Iggy’s presentation and I think it was well received by the others in the room. So, I would like to take this opportunity to thank Iggy for making the long trip up the F3 and for his wisdom.

Here cometh Iggy Pintado’s social media roadshow

Posted by gordon on May 28th, 2009

iggyIs it the Hunter AMI Group or is it the NSW Australian Marketing Institute? Who cares, they invite you to afternoon with The Connected Marketer.

Talking about: Using social media and online networking to connect with customers

The economic downturn has forced businesses to go back to basics and focus on their lifeblood — their customers. Marketers are being looked upon to find ways of staying relevant to their business stakeholders through various communication techniques, with ever-decreasing expense budgets.

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Australian Marketing Institute NSW 2008 – Event Calendar Overview

Posted by gordon on February 14th, 2008

Ami_h2col_logo_2The team at the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) has published a list of marketing events for this year. If you are in NSW and would like to attend any of the events, just send any inquiries to: nsw@ami.org.au or ring 02 8256 1650.

Unfortunately…no events listed for Newcastle. Maybe next week.

Date Event type Details
25&26 February Foundations course Principles of Marketing
27 February Breakfast seminar ‘Idea Power: Using idea-driven design to sell more product’ (more details)
3-4 March Foundations course Event Management: Introduction
27-28 March Conference Queensland Marketing Summit + Workshop, Rydges Southbank.
Theme: Participation Marketing: Immersing Customers
in the Brand Experience Go to conference website
3-4 April Foundations course Creating and Implementing Effective Marketing Plans
9-10 April CPD workshop Customer Segmentation and Positioning
6-7 May CPD workshop Advanced Strategic Marketing Planning
14 May CPD workshop Strategic Marketing Leadership
22-23 May Foundations course Principles of Marketing
16-17 June Foundations course Event Management: Introduction
14-15 July Foundations course Creating and Implementing Effective Marketing Plans
16-17 July CPD workshop Finance and Marketing Metrics
28-29 July Conference WA Marketing and Business Networking Congress, Perth
11-12 August Foundations course Event Management: Introduction
26-29 August Marketing Week Four intense days of everything marketing, Adelaide
2-3 September CPD workshop Building Winning Brands
3-5 September Conference AMI Government Marketing Conference, Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney
9-10 September CPD workshop Advanced Strategic Marketing Planning
15&16 September Foundations course Principles of Marketing
21-23 October Annual Conference Hilton on the Park, Melbourne
22 October AMI Awards
Gala Dinner		 Presentations to the national winners in the 2008 AMI Awards
for Marketing Excellence, Hilton on the Park, Melbourne
20-21 November Foundations course Creating and Implementing Effective Marketing Plans
27-28 November Foundations course Event Management: Introduction

Australian Marketing Institute Launches New Web Site

Posted by gordon on February 11th, 2008

AMI Website
Originally uploaded by The Marketer

It’s an exciting day for the Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) as they launch their new colourful website.

Designed by the people at Bosweb Systems.

Features include Podcasts Library, Marketing Metrics Project resources, member discounts, Marketing Update Archive and the AMI’s own Library.

Our AMI’s website editor has sent out a kindly request, inviting visitors to have a good look around and test out all the links and features.

Well…first problem that I found was most of the entries in the service directory were either wrong or looked corrupted.

If any one else finds broken links, spelling or content errors, or have any suggestions, please drop the editor a line at editor@ami.org.au.

In my opinion, the overall look is very good, but in regards to the content and features nothing has really changed. Maybe there is more to come in the future.

How about if they embraced Web 2.0 a little more…imagine if AMI members were allowed to communicate with Board members, the CEO and State Councillors via a blog or forum. I’ve got heaps of questions, I would love to put to the people controlling my professional body.

Also, I’m very disappointed that there is no mention of the Hunter AMI Group…