The slides from our May program, Winning with NAVFAC!

Calling all SMPS members! The 2010-2011 Board Nominations are here and we'd like to hear from you!

Click here for Jack's presentation slides (3MB PDF) from the SMPS VA January program, "US Army Corps of Engineers 2010 Forecast, Awards & Opportunities."

Build Business: "Strategy. Risk. Reward," will connect you with 1,000 of today’s leading marketing and business development professionals to explore how developing strategies and determining risks in our changing marketplace can bring rewards to your firm and career.

The slate officers and chairs are as follows:

Tracey Gould has been selected as the SMPS Foundation’s first Ron Garikes Scholarship recipient.

Download Tim's presentation slides (3MB, PDF) from the SMPS VA Annual Conference on "Creating a Culture of Rainmakers."

The Society for Marketing Professional Services, Virginia Chapter hosted a Principals Panel on September 9th in Williamsburg featuring local firm leaders in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. The panel focused on current trends and issues in marketing the built environment addressing the state of the economy, green design, BIM (Building Information Modeling) technologies and future leaders.

The check was the first of four to be delivered to regional foodbanks across Virginia this month.

Many thanks to Debra Bryant, PE, NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic; Shailendra Patel, PE, VDOT’s Innovative Project Delivery Division; and Mark Swilley with York County’s Environmental Department, for giving us their time and the benefit of their perspective on how to submit short-list-worthy proposals or win at the interview phase.

Serving on the SMPS Virginia Board or a Committee is an opportunity to build your career as a professional marketer. Your investment of time and energy will be rewarded through the network you build, and the leadership and management skills you develop, among myriad other means.

Roughly 60 members from across the state gathered in Charlottesville March 3rd & 4th for the 2nd Annual SMPS Virginia Conference.

Maybe, maybe not. Still, key indicators hint the US economy may be headed toward a recession - and as marketers we need to work within that reality. Here are some recession-proofing tips.

Panelists included the College of William & Mary’s Wayne Boy, PE; Virginia Commonwealth University’s Brian Ohlinger, PE; Christopher Newport University’s Hunter Bristow, RA; and Will Johnson with Virginia Community College Systems.