Poll: Less Than Half Have Industry Certifications
While industry certifications are considered highly respected and recognized within the industry, an informal PromoCorner/Identity Marketing poll found that less than half of the respondents have them.
Overall, 56.6% said they have no certification. Of those with certifications, 3.9 percent are certified TAS (PPAI), 5.4% CAS (PPAI), 5.5% MAS (PPAI) and 1.6% MAS+ (PPAI). In addition, 3.1% had BASI certification (ASI) and 7% had MASI certification (ASI). 17% reported having "other" certification(s).