About Charleston AMA

The American Marketing Association is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide.

The Charleston American Marketing Association became an official chapter of the American Marketing Association in 2007. The Charleston AMA has more than 80 members representing industry sectors from higher education to agencies and non-profits. The organization is home to entry-level marketers as well as those with more than 20 years of experience and is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Charleston AMA holds luncheons monthly in addition to the SPARK! Awards for Marketing Excellence and two after-hours events.

The American Marketing Association (AMA) is the largest marketing association in North America. It is a professional association for individuals and organizations involved in the practice, teaching and study of marketing worldwide. It is also the source that marketers
turn to every day for information/resources, education/training and professional networking. AMA members are connected to a network of experienced marketers nearly 40,000 strong and include leading marketing academics, researchers and practitioners from every industry.

Our principal roles are:

• Improving - Advancing marketing competencies, practice and thought leadership
• Promoting - Being an advocate for marketing and promoting its importance, efficacy and ethics
• Supporting - Being an essential resource for marketing information, education/training and relationships