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In the Press
July 22, 2009
The Society for Marketing Professional Services, DC Chapter (SMPS DC) has been recognized by SMPS National as the 2009 Striving for Excellence Grand Prize Winner
The Striving for Excellence Award recognizes chapters for excellence in their management and service to members. The rigorous application process emphasizes a chapter's program/education goals; management, membership growth and retention; communications; and financial health. Selection is based on what distinguishes one chapter from other deserving chapters within the association.
"It is such a wonderful honor to have this outstanding chapter recognized for its hard work and contributions to its members as well the A/E/C community at-large",
states Audrey L. Johnson, President, SMPS DC Chapter.
SMPS DC was recognized for providing uncompromising value to the membership and the Society. The chapter continually offers leading edge educational programs benefiting marketers from all sectors of the A/E/C community and at all levels of experience and honors leadership and innovation of chapter members through four separate awards programs. The chapter serves the community it calls home through fundraising programs such as the annual holiday party in support of Children's Hospital and by delivering Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners and additional assembled baskets of food to local families hit hard by the recession.
Over the past year, the SMPS DC Chapter has focused on finding ways to economize so that the programs remained excellent while maintaining affordable registration fees, leading to member retention and growth in what was a tough year for many associations.
"As marketers, we regularly work very long hours, often on proposals that do not win. Well, now we've won and with this award we celebrate SMPS DC marketing and business development professionals and our member firms and sponsors for making this possible. Thank you all for helping bring the Grand Prize to DC. Enjoy that winning feeling"
- Pat N. Ellis, CPSM, President-Elect, SMPS DC Chapter.
About the Society for Marketing Professional Services:
SMPS represents a dynamic network of 7,000+ marketing and business development professionals from architectural, engineering, planning, interior design, construction, and specialty consulting firms located throughout the United States and Canada. The Society and its chapters benefit from the support of 5,000 design and building firms, encompassing 80% of the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms and Top 400 Contractors.
The Society for Marketing Professional Services, DC Chapter is one of the largest local chapters of SMPS. The DC Chapter is dedicated to helping members sharpen skills, pool resources and work together with the goal of creating business opportunities.
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