Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals

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Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals
Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals
Myynnin ja markkinoinnin ammattilaiset MMA
Founded1895 [1]
Headquarters Helsinki, Finland
Location
Members
20,000 (2020)
Key people
 Marko Hovinmäki, president
Affiliations Akava
Website www.mma.fi

The Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals (Finnish: Myynnin ja markkinoinnin ammattilaiset MMA) [2] [3] is a trade union in Finland. It represents professionals working in sales, marketing, and purchasing. With its 20,000 members, MMA is one of the biggest affiliates of Akava, the Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland. MMA is a former member of STTK. [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Regional Associations

MMA is divided into 23 regional membership associations. MMA's members are automatically members of the regional membership associations. Entrepreneurs and members working in the medical field have their own associations. [8]

Administration

The council and the board are the key decision-makers in the union. Members and chairmen for these two bodies are elected every four years. The council convenes twice a year, and its most important tasks are decisions concerning the union's finances, plan of action, and membership fees.

The board runs the union according to the rules and decisions made by the council. The board convenes several times per year together with representatives from the union's office. [9]

Membership

To its members, MMA provides several services and benefits such as free legal services, counseling in work-related problems, consulting, negotiating and reconciling, advocating, [10] [11] [12] research-based information about the industry, [13] [14] [15] variety of training courses, and various discounts and recreational activities. [16]

In April 2020 MMA launched an unconventional partnership with a large volunteer marketing initiative and network to help those whose work has been radically affected by the COVID-19 situation. [17]

MMA publishes a print magazine called Myynti & Markkinointi(Engl. Sales & Marketing). [18] The magazine is published four times a year and is free of charge to all the union's members. [19]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fonecta: Myynnin ja markkinoinnin ammattilaiset ry, Försäljar- och marknadsförarproffsen rf" . Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  2. ↑ Previously named Suomen myyntimiesten keskusjärjestö (SMKJ)
  3. ↑ "Myyntimiehet vaihtamassa nimeään". Helsingin Sanomat. 1997-08-16. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  4. ↑ "The Official Website of the Union of Sales and Marketing Professionals MMA" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  5. ↑ "Akava's affiliates" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  6. ↑ "MMA pysyy Akavassa". Markkinointi & Mainonta. 2015-12-11. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  7. ↑ Pohjanpalo, Olli (2008-10-29). "Markkinoinnin ammattilaiset jättävät STTK:n". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  8. ↑ "MMA: Regional Membership Associations" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  9. ↑ "MMA: Administration" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  10. ↑ Räisänen, Perttu (2017-01-11). "Ammattiliitto: Te-toimiston paikkoja ei huoli kukaan - siksi ne laitetaan työtarjouksina työttömille". Kauppalehti. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  11. ↑ Räisänen, Perttu (2017-01-12). "Liitto: "Johtajana 15 vuotta – Te-toimisto tarjosi puhelinmyyjän työtä"". Uusi Suomi. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  12. ↑ Arola, Heikki (2014-01-30). "Myyntimiehet: Kilometrikorvausten rajaaminen on käytännössä vaikeaa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  13. ↑ Urpelainen, Anna-Kaisa (2019-12-11). "Myynnin ja markkinoinnin ammattilaisten luottamus Suomen talouteen horjuu merkittävästi – "Yksityinen kulutus ja yksityiset investoinnit ovat selvästi hidastuneet"". Talouselämä. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  14. ↑ "Myynnin ja markkinoinnin alan palkat notkahtivat – paitsi johtajilla nousivat". Talouselämä. 2017-03-13. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  15. ↑ "Räätälöidyt palkat yleistyvät". Helsingin Sanomat. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  16. ↑ "MMA: Membership Benefits" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  17. ↑ Ylä-Anttila, Aleksi (2020-04-03). "MarkkinointiKollektiivi ja MMA yhdistävät voimansa auttaakseen työttömäksi joutuvia alan osaajia: "Tilanne kentällä on huolestuttava"". Markkinointi & Mainonta. Retrieved 2020-04-03.
  18. ↑ "Hyvästi SMKJ - Myynnin ja markkinoinnin ammattilaisten liitto vaihtoi nimensä ja ilmeensä". Markkinointi & Mainonta. 2015-12-05. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
  19. ↑ "Myynti & Markkinointi Magazine" . Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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