Below you will find a sampling of the publications, programs, tools, and resources SMPS offers its members. We invite you to try them out and to join SMPS!
Still not convinced? Here are seven reasons why you need to join SMPS today and three more reasons why membership in SMPS benefits your company.
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SMPS Marketer (April 2012)
SMPS invites you to learn more about Build Business: Take Action, the SMPS National Conference, by downloading this free Conference Preview Edition of Marketer. SMPS’s award-winning bimonthly journal, Marketer reports on current business development and marketing practices, issues, and trends in the design and building industry. The original, knowledge-based content is written by industry experts who face the challenges of marketing professional services every day.
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AchieveLinks Rewards Program for SMPS Members
SMPS is excited to introduce a rewards program exclusively for members: AchieveLinks!
Once you activate your free AchieveLinks account, you’ll be eligible to earn valuable Links reward points for almost everything you buy online—gifts, travel, electronics, event tickets, dining coupons, vacations, shoes, office products, SMPS programs and services, you name it! Start shopping and earning Links today!
Prepaid Gift Card Program
SMPS has partnered with GiftBridge to provide you with a program that offers 5 unique prepaid gift cards you can use for a variety of business and personal purposes, from rewarding your employees to thanking your clients to gift giving for your family and friends! SMPS also receives a percentage of the value of every card you buy—generating revenue we can invest in valuable professional development programs, resources, and publications that benefit you and your firm. To start shopping, simply visit SMPS’s GiftBridge link.
Sample Resources
Visit Resources for a sampling of the hundreds of free marketing and business development tools and documents available to SMPS members in the Marketing Resource Center on MySMPS, our award-winning online community.
Subscribe to Our Free E-Newsletter
SMPS Connections, SMPS's weekly e-newsbrief, brings you news about SMPS, member updates, chapter activities, professional development programs, leadership and volunteer opportunities, marketing and business development tips, and tools you can use. Subscribe here today for free. (SMPS members are automatically subscribed.)
Upcoming Events
- May 10 Nomination Deadline for the 2013 Weld Coxe Marketing Achievement Award
- May 15 Discounted early-bird registration deadline for Build Business: Dream Big!, the 2013 SMPS Conference, July 31–August 2 in Orlando
- May 16 Workshop, Managing and Leading a Successful Business Development Team, Houston, TX
- May 21 Webinar, "Stop Pulling Your Hair Out: Managing Stress, Burnout, and Life Balance Issues," 2 pm EDT
- May 31 Deadline for submissions to underwrite the SMPS Foundation book, A/E/C Business Development... The Decade Ahead
- June 6 Workshop, Managing and Leading a Successful Business Development Team, Indianapolis, IN
- June 14 Application deadline for the Ron Garikes Student Scholarship
- July 31 Workshop, Managing and Leading a Successful Business Development Team, Orlando, FL
- July 31 Workshop, The Basics of Business Development in the A/E/C Marketplace, Orlando, FL
- July 31–August 2 Build Business: Dream Big!, 2013 SMPS National Conference, Orlando, FL
- August 15 Early-bird registration deadline for the Fall 2013 Class of the SMPS University: Leadership Advancement Program
For local events and educational programming, please visit the Web site of the nearest chapter.
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In the SMPS Bookstore: Cooperative Marketing in the Construction Industry
Based on the evaluation of 34 construction industry case studies as well as author Richard Sievert's 25 years of experience as president of a multi-disciplinary group of engineering, architecture, construction, and mechanical service companies, Cooperative Marketing in the Construction Industry identifies the key factors that make alliances really work.
This book provides detailed criteria for selecting co-marketing partners, explores issues affecting co-marketing relationships, and examines successful and unsuccessful relationship cases, costs, and payoffs. Ultimately, it provides a model you can use for leveraging personal relationships, technology, staff, and other scarce and costly resources to generate qualified sales leads, close more sales, and increase profits. Order your copy today and save 10%!