On the first day of the SMPS 2011-2012 year, I am reflecting on my presidency and the liveliness of the Virginia board. We had so much fun this year developing new friendships and building on the foundation of our chapter. Our board did an excellent job at embracing our theme in 2010-2011, Connecting the Dots: [...]

Richmond, Va. (July 7, 2011) – The Society of Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) Virginia recently voted their new Board of Directors into office for the 2011-2012 year. The membership vote, which concluded on July 5, 2011, was unanimous. The new Board of Directors includes professionals from the architecture, engineering, interior design, construction, and consulting industries. [...]

Very recently our world traveling President, LaTonya Whitaker, returned from an incredible trip to Shanghair and Beijing, China! Her travels led her to international PR and communications firms, museums, monuments, and more! Check out a few fun shots from her journey.  

Learn the basics of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) by reviewing the presentation from our February brownbag! SEO is important because it improves the odds of someone finding your company online company online. Online visibility can help your credibility and brand awareness. SEO can put you in front of people looking for your products and services, [...]

This May, SMPS Virginia held an educational brownbag in Richmond, VA featuring Jesson Zafar, Account Executive for NetSearch Direct. Thanks to all who attended for a great turn-out and special thanks to our Lunch Sponsor, Ashley Rose with Quality CCTV Systems!

Chapter Presidents-Elect representing 53 of the Society’s 57 chapters met in Alexandria, VA, April 14–16, to share ideas and solutions regarding chapter management, membership, educational programming, and communications. The National Board of Directors, the National Staff, and the volunteer leaders of the Chapter Presidents’ Leadership Symposium (PLS) Committee were on hand to discuss the Society’s [...]