SMPS SFBAC membership gives exciting opportunities to increase your exposure to peers and industry colleagues.
- Expand your network: Meet industry professionals at variety of monthly events (link to events section), numerous national events, and multiple special programs designed for marketing coordinators through senior level marketers.
- Access exclusive member-only data: The website’s member login area gives you exclusive access to the local chapter directory, chapter publications, and special members only events information.
- Receive discounts on learning opportunities: By becoming a member you can attend events at a lower cost than nonmembers, have exclusive access to members-only events, and even attend some events for free.
- Participate in chapter leadership: Expand your professional network and gain personal satisfaction through committee and chapter leadership opportunities. Committee participation is open only to members and a great way to get involved in your local Chapter.
- Gain Local Market Awareness: SMPS SFBAC sponsors presentations by leaders in marketing and in public and private sectors on emerging market trends and opportunities, local news, and business and economic forecasts and analysis.
Activities and Programs
Membership in SMPS gives you the chance to participate in a wide range of activities that extend beyond our monthly events and include:
WEBINARS
SMPS SFBAC hosts three National Webinars per year. Each Webinar is free for the first 20 members who RSVP. Have the opportunity to learn about an industry topic from the comfort of a peer’s conference room. A small setting that allows for learning, engaging and networking.
MENTORSHIP
SMPS also provides a formal one-on-one Mentoring Pathways Program offering professional guidance by connecting senior level SMPS-SF members with members at the marketing coordinator level and/or members just joining the A/E/C industry.
CAREER ASSISTANCE / JOB BANK
Access to on-line National Career Center and Chapter Job Bank to post resumes, job descriptions and review job listings.
AWARDS PROGRAMS
National and chapter awards programs to celebrate excellence in marketing communications and marketing leadership for individual members, firms and chapters.
CHAPTER PUBLICATIONS
Across the Board is a monthly email round-up of upcoming chapter events, member news, and committee activities. The Shortlist is a quarterly newsletter with feature articles and chapter news. The chapter also publishes results from membership and salary surveys.
NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS
National’s bimonthly publication, the Marketer features interviews with successful industry leaders in the Flying with Eagles series, articles from veteran marketers covering the basics and what’s new in marketing, as well as successful business development models and techniques, national news, book reviews and much more. The National Bookstore offers a wide range of books on marketing, career satisfaction, mentoring and other topics.
SMPS WEBSITES
Chapter News, the Executive Board, Committee Chairs, Job Bank, and the Event Calendar are available on the SFBAC website www.smpssf.org. The National website www.smps.org has all of the member benefits, a national directory of over 6500 members, mentorship resources, diversity information, contact information for National staff and Board members, links to all of the Chapters’ homepage and many other allied organizations.
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