Sales and Marketing Executives International has so much to offer every professional member. Marketing Times is no exception. Like many of the other services you get from the organization and its many affiliates this issue is full of insight on professional development, sales management, marketing in hard times, and even assistance to help you on personal issue aimed at helping any professional balance his or her career with other things equally important in their lives.

 We have made Marketing Times more dynamic by offering it in this new format. Feel free to print it out and read it at your leisure or on the run between meetings. Plus, this new electronic format makes it much easier to pass it on your other sales and marketing colleagues.

Give them a taste of the benefits you receive by being a member of SMEI. One last pitch, with the beginning of the new year, take a step in staying way ahead of your competition by becoming a certified executive in either sales or marketing. It’s a great way to stand out when going for a new position, trying to close on a contract, and in improving your own professional skills.

 Plus, CME’s and CSE’s earn on average a lot more than their counterparts. That alone is a great reason for certify all that knowledge and experience you have garnered over the years. Enjoy this issue and for more information on all SMEI has to offer visit us at www.smei.org