{"id":31046,"date":"2020-10-09T14:41:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T18:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smps.org\/?p=31046"},"modified":"2023-06-19T10:25:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-19T10:25:58","slug":"smps-awards-smps-boston-as-the-2020-striving-for-excellence-grand-prize-winning-chapter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smps.org\/2020\/10\/09\/smps-awards-smps-boston-as-the-2020-striving-for-excellence-grand-prize-winning-chapter\/","title":{"rendered":"SMPS Awards SMPS Boston as the 2020 Striving for Excellence Grand-Prize Winning Chapter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>SMPS Bo<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>ston has been recognized for its strength and stability by shaking things up<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-31047 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Boston-Board-2018_19-scaled-e1602268084495-1024x745-1.jpg\" alt=\"SMPS Awards SMPS Boston as the 2020 Striving for Excellence Grand-Prize Winning Chapter\" width=\"1024\" height=\"745\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandria, VA (October 9, 2020) \u2013 The Society for Marketing Professional Services <a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/\">(SMPS)<\/a> <\/strong>is pleased to announce that <a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/\"><strong>SMPS Boston<\/strong><\/a> has been recognized as\u00a0the 2020 Striving for Excellence Grand-Prize Winning Chapter. The chapter was honored at Build Business 2020, the SMPS annual conference, during the \u201cEvening of Excellence Virtual Show\u201d on Thursday, October 8, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The chapter most notably launched a membership campaign, \u201cShake Things Up,\u201d which became their battle cry. Together, the chapter accomplished a milestone when SMPS Boston grew its membership significantly. This achievement was met by focusing on investing in the SMPS Boston members, giving back to the community, ensuring chapter management success and stability, and reinvigorating the chapter\u2019s programming. SMPS Boston emphasized learning opportunities, mentorship, and network growth for our entry-level members; scholarships, top notch programming, and leadership development for our mid-level members; and kept our senior-level members engaged in the chapter with opportunities to share their knowledge through mentoring younger members, and speaking at events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suzanne King, CPSM,<\/strong> past-president of SMPS Boston, said, \u201cThe \u2018Shake Things Up\u2019 theme gave the board and our members the incentive and courage to take chances &#8211; in our personal lives, at work, and within the chapter. It was inspiring to see everyone embrace the theme. Our programming is always excellent, but it became even more original and engaging thanks to our volunteers and members.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to SMPS Boston and its leadership in demonstrating chapter excellence and success throughout its membership, management, and\u00a0service. The board, leadership, and volunteers should be proud of this noteworthy and highest SMPS recognition,\u201d noted <strong>Molly Dall\u2019Erta<\/strong>, awards program director for SMPS.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"\/chapter_recognition\/\">Striving for Excellence (SFE) Awards<\/a><\/strong> recognize chapters for excellence in management and service to members. The SFE objectives emphasize a chapter\u2019s programming and education, chapter leadership and management, membership growth and retention, communications, and financial health. Stay tuned for 2021 submission information.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the awards <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SoalobmmJTg\">tribute video here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>###<\/p>\n<p><strong>Business Transformed Through Marketing Leadership:<\/strong> The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is the only organization dedicated to creating business opportunities in the A\/E\/C industries. With almost 7,000 members, SMPS provides leadership and professional development programs, industry research, business-building events, and vital marketing resources. Through SMPS, A\/E\/C professionals in North America tap into powerful networks to form project teams, secure business referrals and intelligence, and benchmark performance. The Society is committed to validating the practice of marketing and business development as essential to the success of all professional services firms. Learn more about SMPS at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/smps.org\/\">smps.org<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SMPS Boston has been recognized for its strength and stability by shaking things up Alexandria, VA (October 9, 2020) \u2013 The Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) is pleased to announce that SMPS Boston has been recognized as\u00a0the 2020 Striving for Excellence Grand-Prize Winning Chapter. 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