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Achieving Professional Certification Identifies You As A Leader

SMEI recognizes professionals who have met and surpassed high standards of education, experience, knowledge, and ethical conduct. SMEI has established sales certification and marketing certification programs for professionals to complete in order to be able to use its professional designations. These certifcation programs involve part-time self study and an examination process.
 

Your SMEI sales certification or marketing certification designation show to the world that you are a sales and marketing professional. Sales certification and marketing certification announce your professional competence to your clients, employer, peers, and customers. Your CSE®, CME®, SCPM™ or SCPS® designation certifies that you abide by the highest ethics and principles and have demonstrated knowledge and experience in sales and marketing.

"Leadership & learning are indispensable to each other." -John F. Kennedy.

The proprietary reference text for each of the sales certification and marketing certification programs developed in cooperation with educational publishers, along with online learning resources, will assist you in self study as you prepare for certification.

All programs listed below include an online, self-study course, and certification application fee. 

SMEI Professional Certification Exam Preparatory Courses

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Total Credits: 3 Online Course

Categories:
Negotiation |  Sales Education |  Sales Management
Short Description:
This course is designed to help executives and other potential deal-makers learn the essential strategies and skills to conducting successful business negotiations. Learners in this course will explore the fundamentals of deal making with the help of games, videos, interactive exercises, case studies, and other engaging content. The course begins by comparing and contrasting the two major types of negotiation—Dispute Settlement Negotiation (DSN) and Deal Making Negotiation (DMN)—and exploring the difference between negotiation and bargaining. Key topics covered in the course include the stages of the negotiation process; the importance of preparation and realistic goal-setting; the five basic approaches to negotiation; when to make (and when to avoid) commitments; the relative importance of relationships and outcomes; the decision to walk away from a negotiation; and the unique challenges posed by multiparty, international, and cross-cultural negotiations.
Base Price:
$129.00
Price:
$103.20 - $122.55

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Total Credits: 3 Online Course

Bundle:
Conflict Management (ACE CREDIT®)
Categories:
Conflict Management
Short Description:
This course is designed to help managers and other decision makers learn to settle workplace and interpersonal disputes by the application of proven negotiating principles and strategies. Learners in this course will explore the fundamentals of Dispute Settlement Negotiation with the help of games, videos, interactive exercises, case studies, and other engaging content.
Base Price:
$149.00
Price:
$111.75 - $149.00

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Total Credits: 4 Online Course

Categories:
Digital Marketing |  Marketing Education
Short Description:
Paid Search advertising, also called pay-per-click (PPC), is used to pay for traffic to visit a website. In this course, learners will explore search marketing, the search process, and the buying cycle. Also included is how to set up a successful PPC account, how to set and measure goals, and how to optimize keyword usage using a variety of strategies. Learners will then examine components of effective ads and landing pages, how to optimize ad targeting, and when to use search or display advertising. The course then delves into research and analysis considerations, such as report creation, improving quality score, and using A/B and multivariate ad testing. Course material is presented through the use of text, videos, games, and other engaging content.
Base Price:
$149.00
Price:
$119.20 - $141.55

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Total Credits: 1 SMEI Webinar PDH Credit

Categories:
Live Events & Webinars |  Live Webinar |  Free Member Resources
Format:
Audio and Video
Short Description:
Why do some companies thrive in good times and survive during the most turbulent times, while others experience greater peaks and valleys or struggle day-to-day? How do some organizations cultivate a brand that people eat, sleep and breath, creating a competitive advantage in the marketplace, while others are….just a logo and color palette?
Base Price:
$49.00
Price:
$0.00 - $49.00

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Categories:
Free Member Resources
Short Description:
This course examines how one can become a more creative person. By stimulating creativity through various techniques (mind-mapping, DO-IT, SCAMPER, right and left brain thinking) participants learn to tap into their personal creativity and apply it to organizational challenges.
Base Price:
$79.00
Price:
$0.00 - $79.00

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Total Credits: 3 Online Course

Categories:
Career Building |  Financial Management
Short Description:
Perhaps you have been in charge of your finances since you started working an after school job in high school, or maybe you are suddenly feeling overwhelmed with allocating the salary from your first job out of college. No matter what your financial situation is, it is important to understand how to handle your money. This course will familiarize you with the basics of budgeting, credit, saving, and investing.
Base Price:
$99.00
Price:
$79.20 - $94.05

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Total Credits: 3 Online Course

Categories:
Career Building |  Computer Applications
Short Description:
As technology continues to change the way that we engage in business communications, the art of presenting has also undergone a shift. No longer can presenters rely solely on their spoken words to deliver their messages. Now, audiences expect to see multimedia slideshows that both inform and entertain. This course will consider how to plan and design effective slideshow presentations using Microsoft's PowerPoint software. It includes practical tips and examples for mapping the presentation, incorporating research, using templates, selecting visual elements, and delivering the presentation.
Base Price:
$99.00
Price:
$79.20 - $94.05

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Total Credits: 3 Online Course

Bundle:
Inc Magazine: Courses for Entrepreneurs and Small Business
Short Description:
When we think of marketing, we typically think of the activities that a for-profit company engages in. However, marketing is an important function for nonprofit organizations as well. Effective marketing is how nonprofit organizations determine the needs of their clients and their donors. As in the for-profit world, nonprofit marketing includes advertising, promotion, public relations, and customer relationship management. This course examines how nonprofits use marketing to publicize their mission and to gather contributions of time and money. The course also discusses marketing planning in the nonprofit organization.
Base Price:
$99.00
Price:
$79.20 - $94.05

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Total Credits: .5 SMEI Video 1 PDH Credit

Categories:
Live Event |  Live Events & Webinars |  Live Webinar |  Free Member Resources
Format:
Audio and Video
Short Description:
The importance of sales and marketing alignment is well known but is it really put into practice? Join us for a discussion on how to get better sales results through alignment with marketing.
Base Price:
$0.00
Price:
$0.00 - Base Price

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Total Credits: 1 SMEI Webinar PDH Credit

Categories:
Live Events & Webinars |  Sales |  Sales Education |  Sales Management |  Free Member Resources
Format:
Audio and Video
Short Description:
The era of rep-centric sales enablement has arrived. Are you ready for it? With the uncertain economy, the rise in remote teams due to the pandemic, and tightening budgets, it’s more important than ever for companies to equip their sales teams to produce at the highest level. 
Base Price:
$0.00
Price:
$0.00 - Base Price

Steps to getting certified:

  1. Register for an online self-study certification course
  2. Complete the self-study program
  3. Register for and take the online certification exam
  4. 3-Hour Time Limit based on 180 True/False & Multiple Choice Questions (Exam can be taken from your home or office.)
  5. Achieve a passing grade of 75% on the exam
  6. Receive a digital badge from SMEI
  7. Request a press release from SMEI (Optional)

Taking an SMEI exam preparatory course does not guarantee an increase of a candidate’s exam score or chances of passing the exam. 


 

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