British Promotional Merchandise Association
www.bpma.co.ukEstablished in 1965 the British Promotional Merchandise Association BPMA was set up to promote and represent the interests of suppliers of promotional merchandise and services.
Advertising Associations
www.adassoc.org.ukThe Advertising Association is a federation of 31 trade bodies and organisations representing the advertising and promotional marketing industries including advertisers, agencies, media and support services.
Advertising Standards Authority
www.asa.org.uk/asaThe ASA is here to make sure all advertising, wherever it appears, meets the high standards laid down in the advertising codes. Their website will tell you more about the rules for advertising and let you complain online. Brilliant!
The Chartered Institute of Marketing
www.cim.co.ukThe Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) is the World's largest professional marketing body. They define marketing standards and champion best practice globally through membership, qualification and training.
The Direct Marketing Association
www.dma.org.ukThe Direct Marketing Association UK is Europe's largest trade association in the marketing and communications sector. Formed in 1992, the DMA provides a single voice to protect the direct marketing industry from legislative threats aswell as promoting its development.
European Promotional Products Association
www.theidm.co.ukThe Institute of Direct Marketing subscribes to being Europe's leading professional direct marketing development body. Founded in 1987, they offer training, development and qualifications in a range of academic and vocational studies, delivered by today's leading practitioners in the field.
International Direct Marketing Fair
www.idmf.co.ukAs an exhibitor or a visitor, Europe's leading direct marketing event is a comprehensive and informative marketing event packed full of fresh ideas and effective solutions.
Autumn Fair
www.autumnfair.com3 - 6 September 2006, NEC, Birmingham, UK - Autumn Fair offers the season's largest collection of gift and home products at a crucial point in the buying year. Snap up stock in time for Christmas and preview hot new lines for 2007 from over 2,000 of the world's major brands.
International Confex
www.international-confex.com20 - 22 February 2007, International Confex, Earls Court 1, London, UK - International Confex is the leading exhibition for the events industry and is the only show in the UK to offer the complete event organising experience. This website is a useful source of information all the year round.
Promota
www.autumnfair.com20 - 21 February 2007, NEC Birmingham, UK - The Promotional Merchandise Trade Association (PROMOTA) is the trade association which represents manufacturers, importers and distributors in the rapidly expanding promotional merchandise and advertising gift trade.
Corporate Entertainment Birmingham
www.garlandsleisure.co.ukGarlands Leisure offers many outdoor pursuits from quad biking to raft building from its midlands location.
Wild Events
www.wildevents.co.ukTeam building events for between 10 and 500 people. Wild Events are able to provide corporate days and team building events throughout the UK.
Corporate Incentive Travel
www.maximillion.co.ukEstablished in 1989, Maximillion arrange corporate events, including team building, conferences and incentive travel in England and Scotland from their offices in London and Edinburgh.
