SMPS has definitely helped build Barton Malow. Our revenues have quadrupled since our employees have been active in SMPS, we have been able to reduce business development training costs by having employees attend SMPS programs/conferences, and we have been able to hire several talented business development professionals due to SMPS affiliations.

Sheryl Maibach, FSMPS
Vice President, Barton Malow
 
Through the educational programs, our technical staff are exposed to information that is not available to them through their professional organizations. Discovering new trends is an important aspect of our educational programs. As marketers, we're always trying to find an edge and getting other perspectives is a good way to acquire new information. It helps to get out of a rut!

Judy Little, CPSM
Associate, Communication Services, HarleyEllis
 
When joining an organization it is important not only to become a member but to also become involved at every level. After only a few years of being a member of SMPS Michigan, I have served on the membership committee and the Board of Directors. It is within the committees and on the Board that you can find and create lasting relationships as well as a solid network not only for yourself but your company. SMPS is most definitely a unique and invaluable organization within our industry.

Marisa Nedock
Marketing Manager, Barton Malow Company
 
I have been a member of SMPS for many years. Through my membership I have had the pleasure of meeting an impressive network of professionals all over the world. These professionals include clients, peers as well as allied firms, each adding value to my personal and professional existence. The opportunity to chair various committees and hold positions on the Board of Directors have strengthened my leadership abilities. I would recommend membership in SMPS to any professional in the A/E/C industry. Whether you are in Marketing, Operations, Finance or otherwise, we are all Marketers of our respective firms and what better organization to help you hone our craft than SMPS?

Rhonda Hollowell
Director of Marketing, Jomar Building Company, Inc
 
SMPS has been invaluable to me, giving me the opportunity to network with people in the built industry. Having spent 15 years in the automotive industry, I needed a head start on understanding what criteria are important to this industry and who was doing business with whom.

Peggy Fenwick
Principal, Markit Strategies and PR
 
SMPS has provided me with valuable professional development and networking opportunities that have connected me to other marketing professionals in my industry. On more than one occasion, these professional contacts have helped me to solve particularly challenging problems. Through SMPS, I have found resources to draw upon outside my own company.

William R. Reader
Corporate Marketing Director, NTH Consultants, Ltd.
 
Serving on a committee gives you the opportunity to know people as peers and friends, not as competitors. I've made a number of friends who serve as a sounding board, supply information on vendors, even provide business development contacts. And, it's reassuring to know you're not the only one fighting the battle.

Susan Arneson, CPSM
Corporate Marketing Director, SmithGroup