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Advertising Sales Agents
Certified Advertising Specialist Certification Description The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) Certification is a PPAI industry credential awarded to promotional products professionals with at least three years of promotional products industry experience, and who have met rigorous educational course and testing requirements-demonstrating exemplary commitment to their profession. Professionals who have earned their CAS provide the highest standard of conduct and integrity. Certifying Organization Promotional Products Association International http://www.ppai.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Advertising Specialist Website
Certified Hospitality Sales Executive Certifying Organization Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International http://www.hsmai.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Hospitality Sales Executive Website
Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies Certification Description Individuals working in sales in the hospitality industry, if they meet the minimum qualifications, can study for and take an on-line examination offering them a chance to confirm their knowledge, experience, and capabilities in their field. Certifying Organization Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International http://www.hsmai.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies Website
Certified Leasing Specialist Certification Description Candidates for the CLS designation demonstrate at least four years of qualified work experience in center long-term or short-term leasing and must be or have been active in a position with substantial responsibly for leasing shopping centers as an employee representative or agent of an owner and/or tenant. CLS certification is achieved through mastery of a body of knowledge, completion of the eligibility requirements, passage of a rigorous half-day written examination, and commitment to a code of professional ethics. Certifying Organization International Council of Shopping Centers https://www.icsc.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Certified Leasing Specialist Website
Certified Revenue Management Executive Certification Description Individuals working in revenue management in the hospitality industry, if they meet the minimum qualifications, can take pursue the Certified Revenue Management Executive certification, offering them a chance to confirm their knowledge, experience, and capabilities in their field. The CRME designation is recognition that you are: A professional in the field of revenue management and clearly conversant with its intricacies and importance; Competent to develop an infrastructure to support revenue management within the framework of an organization; Able to maximize revenue opportunities and optimize profits by managing revenue; Capable of making informed decisions to accept or reject pieces of business to meet overall organizational goals. Proficient at the art and science of revenue management. Certifying Organization Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International http://www.hsmai.org Certification Details ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Renew through Re-Examination? No ● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes Certified Revenue Management Executive Website
Certified Sales Professional Certification Description The Certified Sales Professional (CSP) program gives a thorough understanding of consultative selling. From business creation to improved time and territory management; goal-setting to prospecting, and everything in between, attendees return to the territory with a renewed enthusiasm for selling. Certifying Organization Manufacturers Representatives Educational Research Foundation https://mrerf.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Sales Professional Website
Certified Salesperson Certification Description The SMEI Certified Professional Salesperson program is ideal for professionals who are employed as a sales representatives, account managers, distributor representatives and business development personnel. Certifying Organization Sales & Marketing Executives International http://www.smei.org Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? Yes ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes ● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years ● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes ● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No Certified Salesperson Website
Training Advertising Specialist Certification Description The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Trained Advertising Specialist (TAS) Certificate is a PPAI Professional Development initiative aimed at providing promotional products professionals with less than three years of industry experience an avenue for earning an industry credential, which is aligned with their entry-level experience, education, and/or achievements. Certifying Organization Promotional Products Association International http://www.ppai.org/ Certification Details ● Education and Training Required? No ● Work Experience Required? Yes ● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes Training Advertising Specialist Website

Advertising Sales Agents

Certification Description
The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Certified Advertising Specialist (CAS) Certification is a PPAI industry credential awarded to promotional products professionals with at least three years of promotional products industry experience, and who have met rigorous educational course and testing requirements-demonstrating exemplary commitment to their profession. Professionals who have earned their CAS provide the highest standard of conduct and integrity.

Certifying Organization
Promotional Products Association International
http://www.ppai.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? No
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Advertising Specialist Website

Certified Hospitality Sales Executive

Certifying Organization
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
http://www.hsmai.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? No
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Hospitality Sales Executive Website

Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies

Certification Description
Individuals working in sales in the hospitality industry, if they meet the minimum qualifications, can study for and take an on-line examination offering them a chance to confirm their knowledge, experience, and capabilities in their field.

Certifying Organization
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
http://www.hsmai.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified in Hospitality Sales Competencies Website

Certified Leasing Specialist

Certification Description
Candidates for the CLS designation demonstrate at least four years of qualified work experience in center long-term or short-term leasing and must be or have been active in a position with substantial responsibly for leasing shopping centers as an employee representative or agent of an owner and/or tenant. CLS certification is achieved through mastery of a body of knowledge, completion of the eligibility requirements, passage of a rigorous half-day written examination, and commitment to a code of professional ethics.

Certifying Organization
International Council of Shopping Centers
https://www.icsc.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Certified Leasing Specialist Website

Certified Revenue Management Executive

Certification Description
Individuals working in revenue management in the hospitality industry, if they meet the minimum qualifications, can take pursue the Certified Revenue Management Executive certification, offering them a chance to confirm their knowledge, experience, and capabilities in their field. The CRME designation is recognition that you are: A professional in the field of revenue management and clearly conversant with its intricacies and importance; Competent to develop an infrastructure to support revenue management within the framework of an organization; Able to maximize revenue opportunities and optimize profits by managing revenue; Capable of making informed decisions to accept or reject pieces of business to meet overall organizational goals. Proficient at the art and science of revenue management.

Certifying Organization
Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
http://www.hsmai.org

Certification Details
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Renew through Re-Examination? No
● Renew through Continuing Professional Development (CPD)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? Yes

Certified Revenue Management Executive Website

Certified Sales Professional

Certification Description
The Certified Sales Professional (CSP) program gives a thorough understanding of consultative selling. From business creation to improved time and territory management; goal-setting to prospecting, and everything in between, attendees return to the territory with a renewed enthusiasm for selling.

Certifying Organization
Manufacturers Representatives Educational Research Foundation
https://mrerf.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 3 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Sales Professional Website

Certified Salesperson

Certification Description
The SMEI Certified Professional Salesperson program is ideal for professionals who are employed as a sales representatives, account managers, distributor representatives and business development personnel.

Certifying Organization
Sales & Marketing Executives International
http://www.smei.org

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? Yes
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes
● Renewal Required? Every 5 Years
● Renew through Continuing Educational Units (CEU)? Yes
● Does applicant have a choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)? No

Certified Salesperson Website

Training Advertising Specialist

Certification Description
The PPAI Professional Development Certification Program Trained Advertising Specialist (TAS) Certificate is a PPAI Professional Development initiative aimed at providing promotional products professionals with less than three years of industry experience an avenue for earning an industry credential, which is aligned with their entry-level experience, education, and/or achievements.

Certifying Organization
Promotional Products Association International
http://www.ppai.org/

Certification Details
● Education and Training Required? No
● Work Experience Required? Yes
● Oral or Written Exam Required? Yes

Training Advertising Specialist Website

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