{"id":165,"date":"2023-01-19T05:19:13","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-04-03T13:10:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:10:17","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"165\" class=\"elementor elementor-165\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b326b3 home-slide elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b326b3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6aa9147\" data-id=\"6aa9147\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adc1a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"adc1a81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Business Transformed <Br>Through Marketing Leadership<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d9f083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d9f083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our mission is to engage, inspire, and empower A\/E\/C\u00a0<br \/>professionals for leadership and lifelong learning.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b6fbc12 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b6fbc12\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22be44b\" data-id=\"22be44b\" data-element_type=\"column\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ef1389 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ef1389\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d31454\" data-id=\"7d31454\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62f6cea elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"62f6cea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2026\/03\/26\/be-willing-to-be-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CEO_desk_ACCORDION.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-55326\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CEO_desk_ACCORDION.png 856w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CEO_desk_ACCORDION-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/CEO_desk_ACCORDION-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2026\/03\/26\/be-willing-to-be-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\">Help your firm win more work<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Leadership doesn\u2019t start when everything is figured out. It starts with courage.\nRead this heartfelt From the CEO\u2019s Desk reflection from Marci D. Thompson. \ud83d\udcac<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e7d112 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"8e7d112\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/2026\/03\/26\/be-willing-to-be-seen\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read the article<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b8e0aca\" data-id=\"b8e0aca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d83259d elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d83259d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.smps.org\/viewdocument\/marketer-volume-46-issue-1-dis\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MarketerFeb_1ACCORDION.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-55021\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MarketerFeb_1ACCORDION.png 856w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MarketerFeb_1ACCORDION-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/MarketerFeb_1ACCORDION-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.smps.org\/viewdocument\/marketer-volume-46-issue-1-dis\" target=\"_blank\">Read the latest Marketer<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">As you move through 2026 and beyond, pausing allows us to be proactive, not reactive, to build a competitive advantage for the long run. In the latest <em>Marketer<\/em>, we take a closer look at discernment and ways it can help.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ee73ed elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0ee73ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/my.smps.org\/viewdocument\/marketer-volume-46-issue-1-dis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Get reading<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15db14e\" data-id=\"15db14e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-971c737 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"971c737\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_9S4bz-G_TkC1EfZel_TFTA#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"856\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LRNC-0330-26_1ACCORDION.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-55315\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LRNC-0330-26_1ACCORDION.png 856w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LRNC-0330-26_1ACCORDION-300x195.png 300w, https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/LRNC-0330-26_1ACCORDION-768x499.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 856px) 100vw, 856px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_9S4bz-G_TkC1EfZel_TFTA#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\">Complimentary member learning<\/a><\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">In this engaging and practical webinar, Tom Deane, CEO of ProjectMark, turns the tables and puts Troy Parkinson of SagePresence in the hot seat for a candid conversation about the human side of CRM.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4855199 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4855199\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_9S4bz-G_TkC1EfZel_TFTA#\/registration\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Register now<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f45acd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f45acd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c9aad8\" data-id=\"7c9aad8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7846003 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7846003\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb10e7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"eb10e7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"124\" height=\"3\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/line2-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-201\" alt=\"SMPS\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-b32ad44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b32ad44\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0b9a9ca learning-one\" data-id=\"0b9a9ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbe91a8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"dbe91a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38623\" alt=\"New to SMPS Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">New to SMPS?<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Whether you\u2019re just getting started in your career or you\u2019re a professional, SMPS helps you<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cabbc89 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cabbc89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/join-us\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd9668e learning-two\" data-id=\"dd9668e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a20da9a elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"a20da9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"112\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38624\" alt=\"Interested in Membership Icon\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Interested in Membership?<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">From career-planning tools to networking events to educational opportunities, 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