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Another Question About Marketing Certifications.

Posted by Anonymous on 10/14/2004 at 11:57 AM ET 250 Points
I am dead set on obtaining a marketing certification (via. online) to further market myself as well as gain a better understanding of the industry. What I am NOT looking for is career advice, or a "certifications don't matter" type response.

Who offers marketing certs and classes that does not require an associates or bachelor’s degree as a prerequisite? Would you recommend one in particular? Do you have a cert?

I am a bit cash-strapped, so expense is an issue, and I am a bit impatient and don’t want to take two years to complete it (or I would just go get an associate degree). However, I am perfectly willing to work/study very hard to get it.

My current list of marketing certifications consists of:
UC- Berkeley (inactive link removed)
UC – Santa Barbara
(https://www.extension.ucsb.edu/cert/bml/mar/)

Can you help me add to my list and expand my options? Thanks!


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  • Posted by SteveByrneMarketing on 10/14/2004 at 3:37 PM Accepted
    AMA Self-Study Certificate in Sales and Marketing
    https://www.amanet.org/selfstudy/sscsm.htm

    hope this helps,

    - Steve
  • Posted by telemoxie on 10/27/2004 at 8:18 AM Accepted
    It's not hard to use Google to find lists of on-line courses. e.g.
    https://www.worldwidelearn.com/marketing-courses.htm

    And the recommendations above sound good.

    It seems to me that you have three issues:

    1) cost and time
    2) quality of education
    3) value of certificate

    If it were me, I'd start with the last issue first. For example, if my end goal was a job with an advertising agency, I would call a number of personnel managers at advertising agencies, and see what types of certificates they value. I would then choose between those on the "short list" based on the other factors.

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