What is the Webinar Series? An interactive, 90-minute seminar series conducted via audio teleconference and the Internet and hosted by industry experts covering industry hot topics, best practices, and specials interests.
The SMPS Webinar Series provides convenient, affordable continuing education for busy professionals. Sitting in your own office, gain access to valuable professional development and networking without taking time off from work or paying travel expenses!
How does a "webinar" work? On the scheduled date and time, log onto the web site to view the presentation online and simultaneously call in to hear the presenter, contribute to the discussion, and participate in the Q&A. To attend live, you must have one internet connection and one phone line.
Registering for a webinar entitles the registrant to one conference site and one conference call-in phone line. Each member is limited to one "Live Online" registration. Instructions for accessing webinars will be sent via email prior to the event.
How much is the site registration fee? $179 for SMPS and PSMA members and $239 for nonmembers.
The fee is per site, not per person, so you can invite an unlimited number coworkers or members of your chapter to join you and split the registration cost!
Note: Registration closes at 12:00 pm (noon) ET on the day of the webinar.
Upcoming Webinars
Building a Memorable Presentation (September 23, 2008 at 2:00 PM EDT, 1:00 PM CDT, 12:00 PM MDT, 11:00 AM PDT) Speaker: Michael T. Buell, CPSM, Business Development Director, URS Corporation
Future Webinars
Beyond Proposals: Marketing Practices that Pay Off in a Down Market (October, 2008) Speaker(s): TBA
The Marketing Toolkit for Professional Services Firms (August 19, 2008) Speaker: Jay Lipe, President, Emerge Marketing, LLC
Leadership Influence: Knowing What It Takes to Lead and How to Get There (July 15, 2008) Speaker: Scott W. Braley, FAIA, FRSA, Principal, Braley Consulting & Training
BIM and the A/E/C Marketer: Positioning Your Firm for Success (June 17, 2008) Speaker(s): Ted Sive, FSMPS, Ted Sive Consulting; Tony Stewart, AIA, Vice President for Business Development and Marketing, McKinstry
Don’t Put Your Socks on in the Dark: Building a BD Process for Your Firm (June 5, 2008) Speaker(s): William R. Long, P.E.; Thomas S. Townes, AIA, CPSM
7 Powerful Branding Strategies to Build Your Brand, Break Through the Marketing Clutter, and Drive Business Performance (April 15, 2008) Speaker(s): Larry Gulko, Marketing Coach and Speaker
Win Federal Contracts in an Uncertain Economy: SF330 Form Secrets to Getting Shortlisted (April 3, 2008) Speaker(s): Neal J. Couture, CPCM, National Contract Management Association; Cindy Sears-Clemmons, CPSM, Jacobs Carter Burgess
How to Get the Most Out of Direct Marketing (March 18, 2008) Speaker(s): Lisa Rhatigan, Senior Vice President, The Whetstone Group
Trade Show Marketing Webinar Bundle (March 7, 2008) Special Offer! Purchase this series of three archived Webinars and save more than 50%! If your firm participates in trade shows, this powerful three-part series will provide proven strategies and tools to get the most bang for your buck.
Create and Implement a Strategic Marketing Plan (March 6, 2008) Speaker(s): Kelly Laabs, Director, Business Development, Wespac Construction
Motivate and Train Technical Staff to be Effective Business Developers (February 19, 2008) Speaker(s): Kay Godwin, FSMPS, CPSM, Principal, Marketing Avenues
Effective Marketing Communications Strategies that Get Results and Win Awards! (February 7, 2008) Speaker(s): Kristy Alley, Sparling; Karen Courtney, AIA, FSMPS, Barton Malow; Rolf Fuessler, APR, FSMPS, Fuessler Group Inc.
How to Kick Doors Open & Other Sizzling Business Development Strategies! (January 15, 2008) Speaker(s): Catherine Blake, President, Sales Protocol International
Financial Management for Marketing and BD Professionals (December 18, 2007) Speaker(s): Kevin Hebblethwaite, CPSM, President, EDI, Ltd. and June Jewell, President, Jewell & Associates
How to Develop Winning Proposal Themes (October 16, 2007) Speaker(s): Dan Safford, CEO, Proposal Writing Today
Five Marketing Tools that Make Life Easy (September 18, 2007) Speaker(s): Laurin McCracken, AIA, FSMPS, Carter & Burgess
Break The Rules...Close More Sales (August 14, 2007) Speaker(s): Merit Gest, Total Selling Solutions
Face the Music: Be a Business Development Rockstar! (July 17, 2007) Speaker: Anne Scarlett, President, Scarlett Consulting
Rebuilding A Disorganized Marketing Department (June 19, 2007) Speaker(s): Marsha Miller, Vanderweil Engineers
Create Success with Effective Proposals (May 15, 2007) Speaker(s): Kimberly Kayler, Constructive Communication, Inc.
Convert Trade Show Leads into Sales (April 17, 2007) Speaker(s): Jefferson Davis, Competitive Edge
Web 2.0: Elevating Web Sites to Primary Marketing Vehicles (March 20, 2007) Speaker(s): Mat Thomas, Principal, Digital Brewing Company Chris Harmon, Principal, Digital Brewing Company
Establishing A Successful Business Development Culture and Process for Your Firm (February 13, 2007) Speaker(s): Pamela Brady, PBS&J Judith Nitsch, Nitsch Engineering Don Sherman, HDR Engineering, Inc.
Brand X Factor: Connecting Strategy with Design (January 16, 2007) Speaker: Andrea Fitch, President/CEO of Solutions, RedCarpet Creations, Inc.
Expecting a Miracle? Nurturing Your CRM System (December 12, 2006) Speaker(s): Gwenn Burnham, Consultant, Deltek Systems, Inc. and Pam Ingram, Partner / CRM Implementation Specialist, Plan B! Consulting
High-Impact Pre-Show Marketing: How to Identify & Attract Enough of the Right People to Your Exhibit (November 14, 2006) Presented by: Jefferson Davis, The Competitive Edge
Creating Proposals That Win (October 17, 2006) Presented by Martin Andelman, author of "RFP Nation"
Marketing Research: What Does Your Competition Know That You Don't? (September 19, 2006) Presented by Judy Kienle of Kienle Communications, Ltd. and The Marketing Collective
Strategic and Tactical Business Development : Win More Work with Less Work (July 18, 2006) Presented by: Darren Smith, CEO of Cima Strategic Services
Increasing Marketing Effectiveness at Professional Firms (June 13, 2006) Presented by: Suzanne Lowe, President of Expertise Marketing and Larry Bodine, CEO of LawMarketing Portal
The Tradeshow Turn-around Program (May 16, 2006) How to Convert Tradeshows from "Expensive Appearances" to "Profit Centers"
Presented by: Jefferson Davis, CEO of Competitive Edge
The Short List Spotlight! How to Develop an Interview with Star Power (April 18, 2006) Presented by: Susan Murphy, CEO of Murphy Motivation and Training
Building Business with Existing Clients (March 28, 2006) Presented by: Tom Boogher, PSI
Peerless Proposals (February 21, 2006) Presented by: Mel Lester, CEO of The Business Edge
Evaluating Effectiveness: How to Measure Marketing ROI (January 31, 2006) Presented by: Sally Handley, CEO of Sally Handley, Inc.