Members join BuyIT because it offers them visibility, peer group contact and the ability to influence.
BuyIT's remit is to promote best practice to all organisations, so there is a tangible benefit for the economy, as well as the obvious benefits for members.

Membership benefits
Benefits of membership include:

Group Influence		Differentiation - association with BuyIT best practice provides differentiation in a crowded marketplace
		Take-up - the development and communication of codified best practice increases market confidence and accelerates the pace of product and service take-up
		Share the cost of educating the market
Access Peer Groups		Access to the BuyIT network of purchasers, trade and professional bodies and government representatives - important customers, alliance partners and influencers
		Experience Sharing Network provides platform for purchaser organisation networking - members work closely together and share best practice information
		Development of personal relationships with decision makers; feedback from the user community
		An essential part of a relationship marketing strategy
Visibility		Association with unique industry and government-supported Best Practice Network
		Participation in collaborative programmes with government and top e-business purchasers and suppliers
		PR opportunities supported by BuyIT's own PR activities with members quotes.
		Your logo on BuyIT published materials & web pages
		Links from BuyIT, DTI's UK Online for Business and CBI's Fit for the Future websites
		Speaker opportunities at independent events
		Exposure in BuyIT Computer Weekly Best Practice Series

To join BuyIT
If you are interested in joining BuyIT and contributing to the uptake of best practice in e-business and e-procurement, please contact our Business Development Manager, Peter Norman for terms and conditions.