unlock your team's talent
Corporate Affiliate is our corporate membership scheme. It's open to in-house teams and PR agencies, and it will do wonders for your credibility, reputation and growth.
By becoming a Corporate Affiliate, you'll be able to recruit and retain the best PR talent out there, and in turn boost your team performance. Plus, your clients, colleagues, and the public will see that you are accountable to a globally-recognised set of professional standards.
But that's not all. You'll be demonstrating your commitment to being an employer of choice. Corporate Affiliate provides unrivalled professional development opportunities for your team – at every stage of their careers. It shows them that you’re invested in their growth and development.
With CIPR Corporate Affiliate, your team can improve their knowledge, develop their skills, and perform better than ever before.
Who can become a corporate member?
- PR agencies: Whether you're just starting out, growing and looking to expand, or established and seeking to enhance your reputation.
- In-house teams: Big or small with a group of people working in any PR and communications discipline.
- Corporate Affiliate membership is open to PR and communications teams with five or more people.
What are the benefits?
Cultivate confidence
The CIPR Corporate Affiliate badge demonstrates your credibility and accountability. Show clients and colleagues that you operate to a globally recognised set of standards and values.

Develop your people
Your team can grow and develop their skills with CIPR CPD and access to flexible learning opportunities all year round. We'll support you to develop a structured approach to professional development so you can align your team's CPD plans to your business goals.
Save on training
Save an extra 10% on member training rates, helping you squeeze more from your training budgets. Your team members will also get access to free training worth £600 on topics including leadership, strategy, and ethics (for Member and Fellow grades).
Pay less for membership
You can save up to 50% when compared to individual membership fees. And the best part is that the annual fee is based on the size of your team, so the more people you add, the more you save.
Nurture your network
Network with agency and in-house leaders at our Corporate Connect events and encourage your team to make the most of free and low-cost events happening across the CIPR network.
Keep up with insights and trends
Keep the team up to date with the latest industry trends with Influence, our member exclusive magazine.
Promote positive mental health
Give your team access to BACP registered counsellors 24/7 with the Mental Health Hotline, as well as wellbeing tools, videos, mini health checks and more on the My Healthy Advantage App.
Access to the CIPR Talent Development Pathway tool
A formal identification of skills gaps to support talent development exclusively for our corporate affiliate members.
Who belongs to the scheme?
We have over 200 Corporate Affiliate Members - from the Bank of England to Balfour Beattie, Santander to the Scottish Government, and some of the top UK PR agencies. You can find the full list here .
Just a few of our Corporate Affiliate members
Download the brochure
Download our brochure to find out more about Corporate Affiliate Membership. If you have any questions or you want to arrange a call to get your team set up quickly, please email membership@cipr.co.uk and one of the team will be in touch.
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