Past SMPS Northeast Ohio Events

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

The CMAA Ohio Chapter presents The Evolving Library Networking and Presentation featuring Peter Bolek, Principal of HB+M Architects.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Robert N. Brown, Director of the Cleveland City Planning Commission, will present an overview of the Commission’s philosophy concerning sustainability.

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Join us for a presentation and tour of the 22,400 SF Class A office addition at THORSON BAKER & Associates, Inc.

Domain #6: Information, Resource and Organizational Management

As the final presentation in this yearlong series, participants will review the 6 Domains of Practice and, using the highlights from the previous sessions’ presentations, will discuss the steps necessary to be effective as marketers and business development professionals.

The SMPS Northeast Ohio's 7th Annual Rock 'N Bowl challenge is on!

Revitalizing our Region: Innovating our Industry, Envisioning our Future

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Domain #5: Promotional Activity

Join us as our speaker, Rachel Downey, founder and principal of Studio Graphique, presents "Know Thyself: Looking Inward to Establish Positioning and Brand."

Domain #5: Promotional Activity

A panel presentation moderated by Jean Leathers, CPSM, of Practice Clarity, LLC.

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Domain #4: SOQ's/Proposals

Our speaker is Margaret Boswell, CPSM, marketing coordinator at THORSON BAKER & Associates. From the “Go – No Go” decision to the post-submittal debrief, Boswell will share her experience with SOQs, proposals, SF330s and F110-330s.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Join us as our guest speaker Christopher Ronayne, president of University Circle Incorporated, brings us up-to-date on what's happening in University Circle!

Whether you are a marketer, business developer, or the employer of one, learning the skills necessary for CPSM certification will help you take your organization to the next level!

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Regular Board Meetings are open to the general membership and are held the second Wednesday of each month, unless otherwise noted. Attend our board meetings and present your comments and / or suggestions during "open session."

Join SMPS and the other participating associations for an evening of networking, holiday spirits, good fun and fellowship!

Domain #2: Marketing Plan

Ken Herr, vice president of Corporate Development for Shook Construction, will speak about the strategic planning process.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Join us at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Environmental Maintenance Services Center as Director of Engineering and Construction Kellie Rotunno speaks to us about the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that the District is currently overseeing.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Join us for an informative roundtable discussion that will give to you an overview of the sales and marketing process, emphasizing the items that should be apart of every “Marketing Tool Box.”

Domain #6: Information, Resource and Organizational Management

What do they know that your organization should put into practice? Join us for a Joint Luncheon Event between SMPS and the Legal Marketing Association as we listen to a panel of industry leaders tell us about strategies that their organization has implemented to be successful and how we can adapt similar practices within our own organizations.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Client/Business Development consists of building new client and repeat-client business opportunities for your firm through various activities. In this interactive discussion/workshop, we will cover the basics and intricacies of networking, relationship building and fundamental differentiators.

Domain #3: Client and Business Development

Enjoy a relaxing with your collragues, fine seasonal wines and light appetizers at an event designed to broaden SMPSNEO membership and increase our networking power.

SMPS members, bring a guest to introduce to the premier professional organization for area marketers in the architectural, engineering and construction industry.

Let us show how membership in SMPS can work for their company!

Representatives from the State of Ohio Department of Administrative Services Office and the Equal Opportunity Division will discuss the EDGE Program in panel format. The Private Sector Diversity Panel will explore the processes our region's prominent companies and organizations use in the development of their diversity programs for design and construction projects.

Secrets, Tricks and Hidden Treasures - The 4 Keys to Growing your Business in a Down Economy

For your business to grow, something has to happen between you and your clients on a human level. For your people to do their best work, they must feel respected and empowered on a personal level. Clients and employees alike must feel that they can trust and communicate with you, that you will listen and respond to their needs.

Online PR & Blogging for Business - Learn how to creatively and cost-effectively deliver your PR and marketing messages online

Join SMPS and the other participating associations for an evening of networking, holiday spirits, good fun and fellowship

Craig Weise, State Architect with the State Architects Office will share with us the new submittal requirements and expectations of professional design firms with regard to the State of Ohio’s new version of the Federal SF330 form (SAO Form #F110-330).

What to Do When Mike Wallace Knocks on the Door. This fast-paced talk by Cleveland crisis comm & media specialist Bruce Hennes will give you the tools you, your firm or your client need to defend yourselves against a press onslaught.

Join SMPSNEO for an inspiring presentation on the physical development in Cleveland by Deb Janik, from the Greater Cleveland Partnership.

Join SMPS Northeast Ohio as four prominent Cleveland development firms take center stage to discuss their upcoming projects in a panel discussion followed by Q&A. You won’t want to miss this power-packed panel, moderated by Stan Bullard of Crain’s Cleveland Business.

Save the Date ... It's Time to Rock 'N Bowl! The 5th annual Rock 'N Bowl challenge is on for Friday, February 29, 2008.

Our annual LEED/Green Building program - The Cleveland Foodbank

Join SMPS as we welcome Margaret Hewitt, vice president of construction for University Hospitals of Cleveland.

The National Association of Women in Construction Cleveland Chapter #156 invites you to attend its Fourth Annual Joint Associations Holiday Social on December 6, 2007 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Independence.

Our speaker, Scott Michael Zimmerman is the President of the Cyrano Group, Managing Partner of Platinum Rule Group, and also serves as a consultant, coach, trainer, inventor, speaker, and author.

Al Borowski, a communication skills speaker, trainer and author, and president of Connect All the Dots, will discuss writing winning proposals - proposals that include that very important component - SELLING - that is so often neglected in proposal writing!

Join the SMPS Northeast Ohio Chapter as we kick off the Fall season with two, simultaneous half-day workshops designed to give marketers of all levels new skills and tools to make you and your company more successful in the coming year!

What’s the difference between a presentation that sells and one that falls flat? Susan Fee will teach us how delivery style affects believability and specific tips for creating presentations that sell!

This interactive session will challenge you to look at sales as a Team Sport and discuss best practices to maximize your sales and business development efforts.

Throughout her extensive career, J Rossi, chief marketing officer of Burt Hill, has produced many award-winning communications. She will tell you how you, too, can win and capitalize on awards to promote your A/E/C firm.

Our annual LEED/Green Building program - Join SMPS for a profile and tour of Idea Center, designed and developed as one of the first local projects in Ohio to achieve LEED-C1 (Commercial Interiors) Silver certification. A panel discussion of key players will be followed by a tour of the facility.

The SMPS Northeast Ohio’s 4th Annual Rock ‘n Bowl challenge is on! Join us on February 9th at Cloverleaf Lanes in Independence as Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and Suppliers battle it out to see who is King or Queen of the lanes!

Any time you send an e-mail on your company's computers, your image, your results and your security are at risk. The internet is filled with information that lists the top-ten e-mail tips. This program starts with Number 11.

National Association of Women in Construction Cleveland Chapter invites you to attend its Third Annual Joint Associations Holiday Social

Marketers in the A/E business are challenged with developing strategies and tactics that generate opportunities, support customer relationships and help win work. On November 16th, our speaker Nicholas R. Cerro, director of marketing for C&S Engineers, will provide a variety of examples and, hopefully, spark ideas for all to consider in setting or re-setting their marketing programs on a winning track!

Join us to hear our guest speaker Christopher Ronayne, president of University Circle Incorporated, present "University Circle - Developing a Premier Urban District."

Join us as Cleveland City Planning Commission Director Robert N. Brown and Citywide Plan Manager Fred Collier take us inside the city’s strategic plan to transform Cleveland’s challenges into opportunities.

The joint Golf Outing will be held July 7, 2006 at Sweetbriar Golf Course in Avon Lake, Ohio.

LeAnn Nowak, CPSM, Deltek Vision Sales Manager with Jewell & Associates (a Solution Provider), and currently SMPS Colorado President-elect, will tell us how to "Earn More Business through Effective Lead Management".

Marketing professionals, principals and owners will all benefit from attending this useful and insightful program about effective business marketing.

During this half-day workshop Thomas Mulready, Cool Cleveland creator, Sanctuary Software Studio, Inc. and Studio Graphique will share the latest technologies available to help your business development and marketing strategies stand out in the areas of e-newsletters, podcasts, blogs, 3-D, presentation and graphic design.

Join SMPS National in Pittsburgh for this one-day interactive seminar tailored to focus your sales efforts to win work and generate profits for your firm. Hosted by the Business Development Institute (BDI), a special interest group of SMPS.

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Join us in January to learn how to assess your firm’s marketing effectiveness and ensure that your marketing efforts are directed toward achieving the firm’s strategic intention.

Join us in November and learn how to balance your firm for success!

Join top administrators from key urban development groups for a forum on the future of northeast Ohio.

Learn the terms and view point of the CFO... and get to know how to state your case. Understand the needs and cycles of business. Learn how to handle the budgeting process together with the use of marketing ROI tools Move your marketing efforts away from an Activity based "Overhead" towards an Objective driven "Investment".

Also in August is our full day "Six Domains of Marketing" at Embassy Suites in Rockside/Independence. This full day seminar is packed with essential marketing material for all levels of marketing professionals - and especially those preparing for the CPSM (Certified Professional Service Marketer) exam!