To join, renew or transfer your membership to SMPS Maryland, please visit the SMPS HQ website. If you have any questions, please contact our Director of Membership.
1. Networking
SMPS Maryland offers tremendous networking opportunities for making local, regional, and national A/E/C business contacts. One of our members’ #1 praises is that we help make connections that fuel business growth.
2. Publications
Through SMPS HQ, SMPS Maryland offers numerous publications about industry trends, best practices, and relevant issues impacting professional services marketing and business development. With membership, you receive a free copy of The Marketer.
3. mysmps.org
Our award-winning online resource center, MySMPS, is designed to connect our members with other members, as well as information, and opportunities 24/7/365.
4. Certified Professional Services Marketer Program (CPSM)
CPSM Certification, offered exclusively by SMPS, can help you build your personal brand as an expert in marketing and business development, increasing your credibility with employers, coworkers, and peers.
5. Programs and Conferences
SMPS chapters across the country, including the Maryland Chapter, offer conferences and programs to explore how other A/E/C firms are tackling the business challenges you and your colleagues face every day.
6. Leadership Opportunities
SMPS Maryland offers opportunities to develop and practice your leadership skills. One great way to do this is by volunteering to serve on one of our chapter committees, on the board of directors, regional conference planning committees, and/or national task forces and committees.
7. Career and Recruitment Resources
Gain access to advancement tools through the SMPS Career Center. The Maryland Chapter website offers a local Job Bank to all members. Promote your firm’s marketing and business developer positions by posting to the Job Bank section of our website.
Why Firms Support Membership
SMPS also supports the growth of A/E/C firms by providing members with:
1. National and Regional Contacts
Contacts made through the powerful SMPS network to facilitate teaming opportunities, business referrals, and knowledge of A/E/C business practices, trends, and successes. Members also have free access to SMPS HQ’s membership directory.
2. Professional Development Opportunities
Increase access for opportunities to present programs, write articles and white papers, and conduct funded research.
3. A Community for Emerging Leaders
SMPS offers the emerging leaders in your firm access to the greater A/E/C community by introducing them to community leaders and other industry professionals. The connections made through SMPS lead directly to business opportunities with clients and teaming partners.
