The
Institute of Marketing Malaysia (IMM) is the only registered Institute
in the country established for the purpose of serving the marketing
fraternity in Malaysia. IMM was founded in 1977 by YBM Tengku
Razaleigh Hamzah who also became the Institute’s first Patron.
Currently the Patron of IMM is YB Tan Sri Muhyiddin Mohd. Yassin;, Minister of International Trade and Industry Malaysia.
Formed
under the Society’s Act in 1979, the Institute has assisted
and will continue to assist, train and bring together marketers
from various businesses and industries with one common goal and
that is to improve the marketing skills of its members.
The primary objective of the Institute as enshrined
in its Constitution is “to organise, oversee, maintain,
promote, protect and assist by all lawful means the rights and
interests of marketing practitioners in Malaysia, especially those
who are members of the Institute”.
Members
of IMM are affiliated to the esteemed Asia Pacific Marketing Federation
(APMF) as well as the World Marketing Association (WMA). IMM and
its members currently have global access to a truly international
platform for marketing networks, which is a valuable ‘infrastructure’
for building business in the emerging, borderless world.
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