Having reviewed the arguments, I think that flat fee or graduated is a red
herring. The argument is actually about what does CILIP achieve for its
members. If members feel that they getting something for their money, the
fees structure becomes irrelevant.
For me, the big issue is CILIP's lack of support for professional status and
pay. This goes as far as accepting, via the Gazette, advertisements for
incredibly badly paid jobs, instead of lobbying employers about why they
should pay well. If CILIP continues to refuse to do this, it loses all
credibility as an upholder of professional standards and will go down the
route of the Chartered Institute of Marketing which simply offers courses.
And of course, people on a decent salary can afford CILIP fees!
After many years out of the profession, I have returned to it, and rejoined
CILIP. After 18 months I can see nothing that CILIP does that benefits me,
or my team, (none of the qualified people on my team are members of CILIP,
they don't see how it is relevant to them), nor do I see myself contributing
to the profession via CILIP, although I do in other ways.
Diana Nutting
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