1 NEWS Summer 2016 2016-2017 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................ 1 Charity Events Recap ............................................................................................................................................. 2 Marketing Award Winners ....................................................................................................................................... 3 Anniversaries.......................................................................................................................................................... 4 Southwest Regional Conference Information ............................................................................................................ 6 Upcoming Events ................................................................................................................................................... 6 Southwest Regional Conference Scholarship Application ......................................................................................... 7 President’s Message .............................................................................................................................................. 8 WHAT’S INSIDE YOUR NEW BOARD Travis Wilson President INTRODUCING THE 2016-2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Fran Pruyn Past President Keri Hammond Treasurer Cali Centurion Education Director Lori Haglund Special Events Director Julee Attig Secretary Linda Hansen Registration Coordinator Heidi Nielsen President-Elect Vicky Golie Programs Director Stephanie Ray Communications Director Kimberly Johnson Regional Conference Chair Amber Craighill Sponsorship Director Emily Hymas Membership Director WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU!
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NEWSSummer 2016
2016-2017 Board of Directors ................................................................................................................................ 1
Marketing Award Winners ....................................................................................................................................... 3
INTRODUCING THE 2016-2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORSFran PruynPast President
Keri HammondTreasurer
Cali CenturionEducation Director
Lori HaglundSpecial Events Director
Julee AttigSecretary
Linda HansenRegistration Coordinator
Heidi NielsenPresident-Elect
Vicky GoliePrograms Director
Stephanie RayCommunications
Director
Kimberly JohnsonRegional Conference
Chair
Amber CraighillSponsorship Director
Emily HymasMembership Director
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING YOU!
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THANK YOU!FOR SUPPORTING FOURTH STREET CLINICThank you to everyone who supported the Fourth Street Clinic during our recent fund-raising events. Through your
donations gathered at both our Charity and Award Gala and our Charity Golf Tournament, we were able to raise over
$2800 for the clinic. These funds go directly to providing quality healthcare and support services for Utah’s homeless
population. We could not have done this without your support.
In addition to the individual donations, we want to thank our sponsors who helped make these events possible:
Launched online learningthat offered professional development, including recorded conference sessions and CPSM practice exams.
Maintained an 84 percent average membership retention rate, which exceeds the mean renewal rate of 76% for other individual membership associations.*
*Based on a survey conducted by Marketing General Incorporated.
Enhanced MySMPS, the members-only online community, to a responsive site to allow users easy access for viewing on mobile devices.
Completed the SMPS Foundation research phase of several new projects, including surveys on hit rates and business development. The reports will be available in 2016.
Formed SMPS Publications
and released the second edition of A/E/C Marketing
Fundamentals under the new SMPS imprint.
Created a Treasurers’ Toolkit, which provided an easy-to-use resource and offered financial best practices for our organization and chapters.
NOTEWORTHYProvided an interactive platformfor the SMPS Compensation and Metrics Survey, which allowed 1,197 participants to benchmark metrics against their peers and other firms.
Established an Honorary Fellows Program
to recognize the contributions of a nonmember to the
Society and the A/E/C profession.
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Looking for new strategies to set your fi rm apart from the rest? Find
your Antidote for the Ordinary at the 2016 Southwest Regional Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico from October 12 -14.
This will be an exciting, information-packed two days that will get you
to think creatively and approach problems in new innovative ways. Our
programming will help remedy career lethargy, create potent business
strategies, and provide the antidote to renew your passion for AEC
Marketing and Business Development!
Hosted by the Albuquerque Convention Center, the SWRC will
offer an extraordinary environment for collaboration, education, and
networking. Step off the beaten path and be prepared to explore the
unique networking and social interactions planned.
SMPS Members should use the following member discount code: SMPSMEM.
Utah members can submit to win one of two scholarships for
registration to the 2016 Southwest Regional Conference (a $425
value). Complete the questionnaire (provided on Page 7) and return it