Certified Professional Services Marketer Program

The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is committed to being the premier resource for education and information in marketing professional services in the built and natural environments. The Society's certification program seeks to enhance the professional standing of professional services marketers and business developers with their employers, their peers, and the public.

"When I decided to take the CPSM exam, I was doing it for the personal satisfaction of knowing that I have achieved the highest level of certification the industry has to offer. That’s the overachiever in me.

Then something very odd began to happen. People in my firm began to take me more seriously with the initials following my name. No one knew what it meant, but they were not afraid to ask and I would answer, it means I'm really good at what I do.

Before long they started believing it. Notice my title below. I’m told the CPSM designation had something to do with that."

— Scott Milder, CPSM, Vice President, Communications, SHW Group Architects, Dallas, TX, 2003, SMPS National Chapter President of the Year

The Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) is recognized as an individual who has met a rigorous standard of experience and expertise in marketing professional services and who agrees to adhere to the ethics and responsibilities of the profession as outlined in the CPSM Code of Ethics.

Benefits Of Certification Program:

When you apply for the CPSM examination, you are taking your first step toward joining a distinguished group of professionals who have made a commitment to professional excellence, career advancement, and ongoing pursuit of knowledge.

This voluntary certification is designed to:

  • Raise the professional standards and stature of marketing and business development in the design and construction industry
  • Encourage self-assessment by offering guidelines for achievement in the profession
  • Recognize individuals who have demonstrated knowledge of the practice and related disciplines through a test of basic competency
  • Enhance the credibility of the profession in the industry
  • Influence the future of the field.

The CPSM designation is a mark of distinction. The achievement offers you a wide range of important benefits:

  • Improved ability to compete in the job market
  • Enhanced credibility as a professional in the A/E/C community
  • Potential for increased compensation and benefits.

Upon earning the CPSM designation, you will receive:

a personalized certificate of achievement

  • a CPSM lapel pin
  • a notification letter sent to your employer
  • acknowledgement in SMPS's publications, on our web site, and at the National Marketing Conference.

View SMPS.org for more information on certification »

 

Who’s Certified in Virginia?

 

Jesson Zafar, CPSM

Tim Asimos, CPSM
Timmons Group

Emily Anderson, CPSM
NXL Construction Services, Inc.

Cindy Allen , CPSM
DJG, Inc.

Tenille Nuckols, CPSM
KBS, Inc.

Heather McLaughlin, CPSM
McDonough Bolyard Peck, Inc.

Cheryl Browne, CPSM
W.M. Jordan Company

Robert Buck, CPSM
Bowman Foster & Associates

Emily M. Cass, CPSM
Vision Driven, LLC

Jan Hall, CPSM
RRMM Design Build

Rebecca Henry, CPSM
MSA, PC

Christa Peachy, CPSM
Speight, Marshall & Francis

Pat Polen, CPSM
S & ME

Karen Tasch, CPSM
Stroud Pence & Associates

Anne Hart, CPSM
Hankins and Anderson

Spencer Morgantheau, CPSM
CTI Consultants

Tara Quinn, CPSM
Draper Aden Associates