SMPS Dallas Online

SMPS Dallas Online http://www.smpsdallas.org the site for the Dallas Chapter of the Society of Marketing Professional Services posterous.com Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:00:00 -0800 Calling for Contributors http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/5MducaOpB08/calling-for-contributors http://www.smpsdallas.org/calling-for-contributors <p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">The newsletter committee is working on the spring (2-2012) edition and needs your help.</span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Our focus for the next newsletter is <em>Making Sense of Markets</em>. Here is how you can be of assistance:</span></p> <ol> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Do you have a project (completed for the private sector, please) that you'd like us to consider featuring?</span></div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">What questions do you have about market forecasting or current 2012 market predictions?</span></div> </li> <li> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">Are you interested in reviewing a new business book, <em>StoryBranding</em>?</span></div> </li> </ol> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">On a side note, we are finalizing the editorial calendar for remainder of 2012 (summer and fall). Now is a great time to get engaged. We</span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> are </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">looking for individuals who are willing to help identify story writers, make connections and follow up with story procurement. We could also use a few great minds to help with story idea generation.</span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: medium;">If you’re interested, can help with our immediate needs or would simply like to know more, please contact Newsletter Editor, Shannah Hayley, at <a href="mailto:shayley@urbandesigngroup.com"><span style="color: #5b9b98;">shayley@urbandesigngroup.com</span></a></span></p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-14/IbFzHxvjHtpjtsCbIhmIwnikFaCDmCsoGihGIvnEsdrjBHpootBHhGEFAFdB/Volunteer.bmp.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Volunteer" height="333" src="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-14/IbFzHxvjHtpjtsCbIhmIwnikFaCDmCsoGihGIvnEsdrjBHpootBHhGEFAFdB/Volunteer.bmp.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/calling-for-contributors">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/5MducaOpB08" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/764067/SAH-board2008-09.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/4Sidrxzn8425 Shannah Hayley Shannah Shannah Hayley http://www.smpsdallas.org/calling-for-contributors Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:46:00 -0800 SMPS 2012 Benefit Gala at Union Station http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/Np6qtfidN5k/smps-2012-gala-at-union-station http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-2012-gala-at-union-station <p> <p>Thursday night was the Annual SMPS Dallas Awards Gala and Charity Auction.  This year's Gala was to benefit Metro Dallas Homeless Alliance: <span style="color: #5b9b98;"><a href="http://www.mdhadallas.org/the_bridge.aspx" title="The Bridge" target="_blank">The Bridge</a>. </span> SMPS Dallas raised $4,925 was during the event via silent auction and direct donations.</p> <p>Scott Milder of SHW Group served as emcee and inducted Shannah Alloway Hayley of Urban Design Group and Rudy Perez into the SMPS Marketers Hall of Fame.</p> <p>Other 2012 award winners included:</p> <p>Owner of the Year - Parkland Health and Hospital System<br />Member Firm of the Year - JQ<br />Board Member of the Year - Amanda West, HNTB<br />Rising Star - Cathy Hutchison, Acoustic Dimensions<br />Pacesetter - Julie Huval, CPSM - Alliance Architects<br />Presenter of the Year - Walter Jones, Parkland Health and Hospital System<br />Marketer of the Year - Trish Martinek, HKS </p> <p>The night was a celebration of people who spend long hours in the trenches of the AEC industry pursuing projects and connecting their firms to the development of our city and beyond.</p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-13/wADABcxjAjsIjEcbrFoapFDiEibzthuagenIAslmGswtyEedFmbEDuCuisyE/hof_smps2012.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Hof_smps2012" height="333" src="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-02-13/wADABcxjAjsIjEcbrFoapFDiEibzthuagenIAslmGswtyEedFmbEDuCuisyE/hof_smps2012.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p>For more photos from the event, check the SMPS Dallas <a href="http://flic.kr/s/aHsjyHt1Uv" target="_blank">Flickr set</a>.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-2012-gala-at-union-station">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/Np6qtfidN5k" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-2012-gala-at-union-station Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:01:00 -0800 Looking for upcoming transportation projects in the DFW Area? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/Mr1GBmFmUaU/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects <p> <div class="WordSection1"> <p>If you were at the SMPS Transportation breakfast on Wednesday, you got a preview of upcoming projects, but in the event that you weren’t scribbling quickly enough, we wanted to share here on our site the information provided by NCTCOG, DART, TexRail and TxDOT on projects coming up in the DFW area.</p> <p> </p> <p>Depending on your bandwidth the presentations may take a bit of time to load.</p> <p> </p> </div> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>TexRail 01312012.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile1.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/smpsdallas/4A6P7xB3JU289LKDiuq2yHf5FtQvh7gCHVktqSl8WX27yO8UnpbQlqRweSJI/TexRail_01312012.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>TxDOT 01312012.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/smpsdallas/sulYZo0FYnek62OzJ4u77a2gNWetC3KkY7Wm9rENy0aq6sM54gqJrHOsKXmV/TxDOT_01312012.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>NCTCOG 01312012.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/smpsdallas/THAUMMboYPrDoD49Z9TJBJLALIhRssxUexKrTYRTIGhchXRZST3ecUt7HHlQ/NCTCOG_01312012.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>DART 01312012 (2).pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/smpsdallas/pbNJSwBsQojTwZMQFAbNt87vTO8Spv0JgcWP2BjVYswUt7FXrAHqwB1qnEW6/DART_01312012_2.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/Mr1GBmFmUaU" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/looking-for-upcoming-transportation-projects Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:51:00 -0800 SMPS Dallas Quarterly Newsletter: Higher Education http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/QgJcwSZLkzo/smps-dallas-quarterly-newsletter-higher-educa http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-quarterly-newsletter-higher-educa <p> <p>The first newsletter of 2012 is now available.  Please click the image below to download.</p> <p> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-quarterly-newsletter-higher-educa"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>AEConnect_v1-2012.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-31/gnEygJFCmpcprdGpyqBnoeFftuiwDbyJtJljulfmrdfAdilmspvrtzkFraat/AEConnect_v1-2012.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-quarterly-newsletter-higher-educa">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/QgJcwSZLkzo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/820119/Bonnie_Cooke.jpg http://posterous.com/users/YMO655KowbT Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-quarterly-newsletter-higher-educa Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:00:00 -0800 Our next educational event is January 31st at 7:30 AM | Upcoming Transportation Projects in DFW http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/LTEgCRPUyYQ/our-next-educational-event-is-january-31st-at http://www.smpsdallas.org/our-next-educational-event-is-january-31st-at <p> <p><span style="font-size: small; color: #515151; font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; text-align: left;">Join SMPS Dallas for a program focusing on upcoming transportation projects within the DFW Metroplex. Participants include:</span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #515151;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Moderator:</strong> Mike Eastland, North Central Texas Council of Governments</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #515151;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Panelists:</strong><br />John Adler, Vice President of Procurement, Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority<br />Ross Bowman, Deputy Program Manager for TexRail Projects<br />Bill Hale, Dallas District Engineer, Texas Department of Transportation</span></span></p> <p style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 10pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 8px; padding-left: 0px; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #515151;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=2670717187" frameborder="0" height="378" width="195"></iframe> <div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 0 5px; margin: 2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/r/ecount" target="_blank" style="color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;">Event management</a><span style="color: #ddd;"> for </span><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2670717187?ref=ecount" target="_blank" style="color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;">2012 DFW Transportation Panel</a></div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/our-next-educational-event-is-january-31st-at">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/LTEgCRPUyYQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/our-next-educational-event-is-january-31st-at Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:00:00 -0800 Celebrate the New Year with SMPS! Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters Joint Networking Event http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/Yyft1v4Nxzk/celebrate-the-new-year-with-smps-dallas-and-f http://www.smpsdallas.org/celebrate-the-new-year-with-smps-dallas-and-f <p> <p>Happy New Year! We want to start the 2012 year off by meeting and greeting with our Dallas and Fort Worth Chapters…together, all at once. It’s a perfect opportunity to expand our networks and also find out what’s coming up in each of our Chapters for 2012.</p> <p>So, Thursday January 19th from 5:30 to 7:30 at <a href="http://g.co/maps/qdtwm">Olenjack's Grille</a> in Arlington. Cost is $15 for members and non-members. </p> <div style="text-align: center;"><iframe scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/countdown-widget?eid=2670211675" frameborder="0" height="398" width="195"></iframe> <div style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial; font-size: 10px; padding: 5px 0 5px; margin: 2px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/r/ecount" target="_blank" style="color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;">Event management</a><span style="color: #ddd;"> for </span><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2670211675?ref=ecount" target="_blank" style="color: #ddd; text-decoration: none;">SMPS Dallas Chapter and Fort Worth Chapter Networking Event</a></div> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/celebrate-the-new-year-with-smps-dallas-and-f">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/Yyft1v4Nxzk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/celebrate-the-new-year-with-smps-dallas-and-f Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:50:00 -0800 Wow! That's What I Call Networking...SMPS' December Membership Event http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/nMPY871YvgY/wow-thats-what-i-call-networkingsmps-december http://www.smpsdallas.org/wow-thats-what-i-call-networkingsmps-december <p> <p>Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a fun, relaxing, and meaningful holiday. Wanted to share with everyone how our SMPS Holiday Networking Event: 10 Fellows and Members You Need to Meet went...we had over <strong>50</strong> people attend. A <strong>HUGE THANK YOU</strong> goes out to Jessica Shipley with Beck and Loette Robinson with Halff for all their help putting the event together. Our membership events wouldn't happen without a committee.</p> <p>Prime Bar was a great choice and perfect venue. In addition to meeting and greeting with fellow A/E/C peers we also held a Senior Citizen's Drive. We were very pleased with the donations and want to say thank you to everyone who donated items. In moving forward with the Power of 10 campaign we had fellows and members represented at the event identified as People You Need to Know. Some of our members that represented SMPS for the evening included: Nancy Usrey with HNTB, Summer Hudson with Beck, Jan Krause with GSR Andrade Architects, and Mike Wagner with Alan Plummer Associates.</p> <p>Photos from the event are available on our Flickr account: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpsdallas/?saved=1">http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpsdallas/?saved=1</a>. Also, be sure to check out what else is on there. Our Chapter is moving and grooving.</p> <p>One of our doorprizes for the evening was a complimentary registration to the Southern Regional Conference taking place in San Antonio on January 25th - 27th. Congratulations to Amy Rogers with Placement by Design! We hope to see lots of you guys there. Early bird registration is coming to a close so don't miss out: <a href="http://www.smps-src.org/registration/">http://www.smps-src.org/registration/</a>.</p> <p>- Liz Harvey, JQ</p> <p>Membership Director</p> <p> </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-29/yEBCBkuDqdlsfAhHictFnHtqCnhEaGBbIxwEIgkrqCaanqwmgmssAymtJDIv/102_0668.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="102_0668" height="375" src="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-29/yEBCBkuDqdlsfAhHictFnHtqCnhEaGBbIxwEIgkrqCaanqwmgmssAymtJDIv/102_0668.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-29/eFbHElnGJdyywCaohdykpzknenJnsknbiJlaFtayzbwJjtkvwbGiaskJtBta/102_0660.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="102_0660" height="375" src="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-12-29/eFbHElnGJdyywCaohdykpzknenJnsknbiJlaFtayzbwJjtkvwbGiaskJtBta/102_0660.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/wow-thats-what-i-call-networkingsmps-december">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/nMPY871YvgY" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1502699/Liz_Harvey_2011.jpg http://posterous.com/users/hgWrBNnqUJP4K Liz Harvey Liz Liz Harvey http://www.smpsdallas.org/wow-thats-what-i-call-networkingsmps-december Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:50:59 -0800 Call for Nominations http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/8i6wps93HHA/call-for-nominations http://www.smpsdallas.org/call-for-nominations <p> <p>The 2012 Annual SMPS Dallas <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/pages/gala" title="SMPS Dallas Gala" target="_self">Awards Gala and Charity Auction</a> will be February 9, 2012 at Union Station in downtown Dallas.  At this event, individuals and groups will receive awards for meeting a standard of excellence in Marketing Achievement and new Marketing Hall of Fame members will be inducted.  Below is the Marketing Achievement Award nomination packet that includes details about the awards and how to submit your nomination.  <strong>Nominations are due December 23rd</strong>.<div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/call-for-nominations"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>2012_MAA_Award_Form.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-11-28/ihIFpGlspzizrkgBbyEvlBwgynvotbjmuCmzCwesJHgGIFbpiFwtmBpjDhiD/2012_MAA_Award_Form.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> <p>For more information about the event please visit the <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/pages/gala" title="SMPS Dallas Gala" target="_self">Gala page</a>.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/call-for-nominations">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/8i6wps93HHA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/783217/me.bmp http://posterous.com/users/4SidssJu6zv3 Julie Huval Julie Julie Huval http://www.smpsdallas.org/call-for-nominations Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:51:07 -0800 Register Today for the SMPS Holiday Networking Event: 10 Fellows and Members You Need to Meet! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/wmogSnCB02Y/register-today-for-the-smps-holiday-networkin http://www.smpsdallas.org/register-today-for-the-smps-holiday-networkin <p> <p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Tis the Season! </strong></span><span style="color: #000000;">Join SMPS Dallas for a networking event with SMPS fellows, members, CPSM-accredited individuals and other industry collegues. SMPS Dallas has gathered SMPS 10 fellows and members that you need to meet. </span></p> <p><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>Thursday, December 8 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM </strong></span><span style="color: #800000;"><strong>at Prime Bar in Dallas</strong></span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2443223748/esearch?srnk=1" target="_blank">Register now</a>.</strong></span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/register-today-for-the-smps-holiday-networkin">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/wmogSnCB02Y" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/820119/Bonnie_Cooke.jpg http://posterous.com/users/YMO655KowbT Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke http://www.smpsdallas.org/register-today-for-the-smps-holiday-networkin Fri, 04 Nov 2011 13:05:00 -0700 The newest edition of the SMPS Dallas Chapter newsletter is now available for your reading pleasure. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/x7BagmkFWqI/the-newest-edition-of-the-smps-dallas-chapter http://www.smpsdallas.org/the-newest-edition-of-the-smps-dallas-chapter <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/the-newest-edition-of-the-smps-dallas-chapter"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>AEConnect_v4-2011.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-11-04/rytmztzrBvDwqhignemafxCwDeaAIBGffCfjrtuepptGfuFetoHywnarFvnk/AEConnect_v4-2011.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/the-newest-edition-of-the-smps-dallas-chapter">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/x7BagmkFWqI" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/820119/Bonnie_Cooke.jpg http://posterous.com/users/YMO655KowbT Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke Bonnie Cooke http://www.smpsdallas.org/the-newest-edition-of-the-smps-dallas-chapter Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:34:00 -0700 SMPS October Networking Event: 10 Testimonials...Time to Talk it Up http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/DMBJhUOfNbQ/77492262 http://www.smpsdallas.org/77492262 <p> <p>Greetings to all! <strong>Our SMPS October Networking Event 10 Testimonials...Time to Talk it Up was a great success</strong>. Big thank yous go out to Shannah Hayley and Steve Lucy for their moving and endearing personal testimonals on what SMPS has done for them personally as well as for their companies.<span style="color: #800000;"><strong> Looks like our next Networking Event will actually be our Holiday Happy Hour. Watch for more information to come your way. You can save the date...December 8th.</strong> <span style="color: #000000;">Check out more of our photos on our Flickr page:</span> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpsdallas">http://www.flickr.com/photos/smpsdallas</a>.</span></p> <p><span style="color: #000000;">Liz Harvey, JQ, SMPS Membership Director</span><span style="color: #800000;"><span style="color: #000000;"> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/puzDqoxpmtyJpHyAEwqkGdyEflsDsypllJBAmBDJvoCErxfAlkvogJgDDDlm/100_6808.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="100_6808" height="375" src="http://getfile2.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/puzDqoxpmtyJpHyAEwqkGdyEflsDsypllJBAmBDJvoCErxfAlkvogJgDDDlm/100_6808.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </span><strong><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile3.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/IDybJpvyFFxkHwJzopvEnyIuhHjGfHidfBsjFgIJBgGHEGolbpbpGfFBwEwt/PA200057.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Pa200057" height="375" src="http://getfile0.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/IDybJpvyFFxkHwJzopvEnyIuhHjGfHidfBsjFgIJBgGHEGolbpbpGfFBwEwt/PA200057.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://getfile6.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/odsslxdjHzoufqxcvdelHfmabwifmfmkmBGyanjovisviswaxgkFmgdIoHqJ/100_6809.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="100_6809" height="375" src="http://getfile4.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-27/odsslxdjHzoufqxcvdelHfmabwifmfmkmBGyanjovisviswaxgkFmgdIoHqJ/100_6809.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </strong></span></p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/77492262">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/DMBJhUOfNbQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1502699/Liz_Harvey_2011.jpg http://posterous.com/users/hgWrBNnqUJP4K Liz Harvey Liz Liz Harvey http://www.smpsdallas.org/77492262 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:44:00 -0700 The 2011 - 12 SMPSDallas Calendar of Events. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/--a0qhfGW10/want-to-connect-with-other-aec-marketers-in-y http://www.smpsdallas.org/want-to-connect-with-other-aec-marketers-in-y <p> <p>SMPS Dallas offers a variety of networking and educational opportunities.  The best way to make SMPS work for you is to join in.  Our new 2011-2012 calender highlights programs designed just for you. </p> <p><div class='p_embed p_file_embed'> <a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/want-to-connect-with-other-aec-marketers-in-y"><img alt="" src="http://posterous.com/images/filetypes/pdf.png" /></a> <div class='p_embed_description'> <strong>SMPS_Events_Calendar_1.16.12.pdf</strong> <a href="http://getfile7.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2012-01-18/mAxjmhuyDwBAhDobIACBBkeGBCjyEfGrpJalJrqszHmxrdbIacjzalkBDizh/SMPS_Events_Calendar_1.16.12.pdf">Download this file</a> </div> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/want-to-connect-with-other-aec-marketers-in-y">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/--a0qhfGW10" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/want-to-connect-with-other-aec-marketers-in-y Wed, 19 Oct 2011 08:04:00 -0700 Search Engine Optimization 101 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/6esk-6OX0rM/search-engine-optimization-101 http://www.smpsdallas.org/search-engine-optimization-101 <p> <p>The topic of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is a broad one, but if you happen to be your company's webmaster, there are some simple strategies you can apply to improve your ranking in non-paid search. (It also helps if you have a bit of an understanding when working with web development firms.) <br /><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Search" height="385" src="http://getfile5.posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-10-19/pgBchEIaAtwejvIdcgbdhdpesahFIsucuvgrpJkIjzHGqvapAkdjnwwxbDbE/search.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="427" /> </div> SEO firms go through your site and build strategies for on-page SEO (keywords and content) and off-page SEO (links and social media). The most important concept is that search engines read text in HTML. Which means if you have a beautiful flash site, it may be invisible in search if there is no text to read.  You can check this by right clicking in your browser on the home page of your website and selecting "view source."  You now see what the search engine sees.</p> <p>The more words you have relevant to a given search term, the higher you come up in search. For example, if your company’s name is “This Amazing Company” then the more times you say the term “This Amazing Company” in your content the more relevant you become to the search term “This Amazing Company”. <p />With that in mind, search engines prioritize the words in titles of pages with the home page being the most important. So, if your home page is simply titled “This Amazing Company – Home” you are missing the opportunity to reach people who may be searching for “your service + your city.” A simple fix is to change the title of the home page to “This Amazing Company – these services in your city.” (My guess is that you can be more creative than that.) Search engines also care that you have unique titles for the different pages on your website. </p> <div>Another opportunity is to add keywords in your footer. If your company’s address is in the footer of each page, then your city suddenly shows up on your website…a lot. You may choose to add a sentence on other things people may search for where you would like to show up in the rankings. Page descriptions are another under-utilized item. You can write the content that comes up in the preview of your page by adding a "description" metatag. In HTML, it looks something like this: <p /><strong><head> </strong><br /><strong><title> This Amazing Company | a service provider in Your City</title> </strong><br /><strong><meta name="description" content="This Amazing Company is passionate about connecting people and doing wonderful things in our community. We can help you with this service, this service and this service."> </strong><br /><strong><meta name="keywords" content="amazing company, your city, community, wonderful things” ></strong> <p />When you first make changes, it isn’t unusual to get a bump in how high you show up in natural search, and while you may mistakenly attribute that to the brilliance of the changes you’ve made; more likely, it is because the page was “fresh.” It isn’t unusual to check back on that search term in a few months to find you’ve fallen in the rankings. Search engines are much more interested in recent content than older content, so the “freshness” of your pages actually matters. Structuring your website in a way where new content is added frequently makes a big difference. </div> <p /> <div>Off page SEO is a bit trickier to pull off.  The big idea is that search engines assume that the more sites that reference yours the more important your site is; so it pushes you higher in the rankings. While there are all types of tricks to influence this, one of the best ways is to simply create content that others want to reference. <p />Google has some fantastic tools which can read your site and provide feedback on things as detailed as the most used keywords on your site and duplicate titles of pages. Check out<a href="http://www.google.com/webmasters/">http://www.google.com/webmasters/</a> and begin to explore. <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><p />=============================<br /><em>Many thanks to Mark MacDonald at <a href="http://pinpointcreative.com/" style="text-decoration: none; color: #11ccc3;">PinPoint Creative Group</a> who inspired me to do my homework on such things! </em></span></div> <p> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/search-engine-optimization-101">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/6esk-6OX0rM" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/search-engine-optimization-101 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 06:00:00 -0700 INFOGRAPHIC | How Different Generations Consume Media http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/315YMylnrP0/infographic-how-different-generations-consume http://www.smpsdallas.org/infographic-how-different-generations-consume <p> <p>We all know that the different generations consume media differently, but this new infographic created by <a href="http://www.mbaonline.com">MBA Online</a> allows us to see the media habits at a glance.  The data is based on the 2011 report on media consumption by Magid Generational Studies and compiled by Advertising Age. Media consumption is broken down by generation into Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, Teen Millennials and the newly named  iGen.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mbaonline.com/media-consumption/"><img src="http://images.mbaonline.com.s3.amazonaws.com/media-consumption.jpg" border="0" alt="Media Consumption - 2011" width="500" /></a><br />Created by: <a href="http://www.mbaonline.com">MBA Online</a></p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/infographic-how-different-generations-consume">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/315YMylnrP0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/infographic-how-different-generations-consume Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:20:00 -0700 Fall CPSM study group now forming! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/c8cPET344NA/fall-cpsm-study-group-now-forming http://www.smpsdallas.org/fall-cpsm-study-group-now-forming <p> <p>Do you want to stand out in the current marketplace? Consider pursuing your Certified Professional Services Marketer (CPSM) designation!</p> <p>The SMPS-Dallas chapter is forming a study group to prepare candidates for the exam. The study group will meet weekly for six weeks beginning the week of October 24<sup>th</sup>. For more information, including details on eligibility and study group expectations, please contact Shannah Hayley, CPSM at 972-788-9242 or <a href="mailto:shayley@urbandesigngroup.com">shayley@urbandesigngroup.com</a>.</p> <p>The certification exam itself is comprised of 150 multiple choice questions focused on the 6 Domains of Practice established by SMPS:</p> <p><ol> <li> <div>Marketing Research</div> </li> <li> <div>Marketing Plan</div> </li> <li> <div>Client and Business Development</div> </li> <li> <div>SOQs/Proposals</div> </li> <li> <div>Promotional Activity</div> </li> <li>Information, Resource, and Organizational Management </li> </ol></p> <p>Study group sessions will be held at a location based on convenience of participants. The study group will meet for 6 weeks, breaking for the fall holidays, with an opportunity to sit for the exam either during Southern Regional Conference in San Antonio or in Dallas in January. </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/fall-cpsm-study-group-now-forming">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/c8cPET344NA" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/764067/SAH-board2008-09.jpeg http://posterous.com/users/4Sidrxzn8425 Shannah Hayley Shannah Shannah Hayley http://www.smpsdallas.org/fall-cpsm-study-group-now-forming Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:24:33 -0700 Untitled http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/78WFquz-4yo/72484330 http://www.smpsdallas.org/72484330 <p> <p style="text-align: left;"><strong>What a way to kick off our <span style="color: #0000ff;">2011 - 2012 </span>SMPS year...50 people attended Thursday evening's networking event, <span style="color: #ff0000;">The Power of Ten</span>!</strong> We had a great mix of individuals. New members, people interested in joining, board members, and of course, our members all turned out in full force. Huge thanks to Vapiano's for hosting us. Mo, the general manager was great. We covered a lot of important information during the evening. Some of which included our upcoming Education Program: Marketing Research and Planning, this is taking place on October 25th as well as our first Big Program taking place November 15th on Legislative Updates. Also, we want all our SMPS members to be aware and utilize <a href="http://www.MySMPS.org" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #bc7134;">www.MySMPS.org</span></a>. This is a <strong>GREAT</strong> resource for members, marketing and business development professionals, to join online and share resources and information, connect with your peers and make building business easier. Click on the link above and there is a short and concise Users Guide on all the good stuff that can come from MySMPS.org. Feel free to holler at any Board Members with any questions you may have about it (our contact information is available under leadership). Also, we discussed our committees, Education, Sponsorship, Membership, etc., and our need for volunteers. We have some really strong, energetic committees and we hope to continue to build onto them through out the year.</p> <p>Liz Harvey, Jaster-Quintanilla (JQ)</p> <p>Membership Director, SMPS Dallas<div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/JCvnlJxyuipifqqtgzmtgJFenCAJACyJcscduJIflxjracHikpgewfJuxmAv/IMGP7167.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Imgp7167" height="332" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/JCvnlJxyuipifqqtgzmtgJFenCAJACyJcscduJIflxjracHikpgewfJuxmAv/IMGP7167.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/aopHFgwjgFijDByutaoaeeyqivmuzDeDueCEwCjvmnjmHvppJfDqlxkzazbw/IMGP7149.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Imgp7149" height="332" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/aopHFgwjgFijDByutaoaeeyqivmuzDeDueCEwCjvmnjmHvppJfDqlxkzazbw/IMGP7149.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/idEekchGipjymwCyhsICsmwxpBFaswDIrdesGwFpasmaepoybHrsmbAcwIld/IMGP7152.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Imgp7152" height="332" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/idEekchGipjymwCyhsICsmwxpBFaswDIrdesGwFpasmaepoybHrsmbAcwIld/IMGP7152.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> <div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/sCdfGsBptyoeljgngFyAtAJntqvDieBeznBdBBDDvFoCDugaJwnzGrwDnFGt/IMGP7155.JPG.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Imgp7155" height="332" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-09-26/sCdfGsBptyoeljgngFyAtAJntqvDieBeznBdBBDDvFoCDugaJwnzGrwDnFGt/IMGP7155.JPG.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/72484330">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/78WFquz-4yo" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1502699/Liz_Harvey_2011.jpg http://posterous.com/users/hgWrBNnqUJP4K Liz Harvey Liz Liz Harvey http://www.smpsdallas.org/72484330 Wed, 21 Sep 2011 08:28:00 -0700 Welcome to the 2011-2012 Year!! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/N-m90nZIod0/welcome-to-the-2011-2012-year http://www.smpsdallas.org/welcome-to-the-2011-2012-year <p> <p>I would like to take a moment to welcome everyone to the new 2011-2012 year for the Dallas Chapter of SMPS.<span style="">  </span>This year is going to be great and we have planned some amazing programs and events to come your way this year.<span style="">   </span>Your new board will be working diligently to make SMPS Dallas what you want it to be for you.<span style="">  </span>If you have any questions, concerns or comments please feel free to reach out to one of our board members and we’ll be happy to address whatever it may be.<span style="">  </span>In addition, if you are interested in learning more about joining a committee feel free to reach out to us as well.<span style="">  </span>We look forward to another successful year with you and we will see you at the Power of Ten Networking event on the 22<sup>nd</sup>!</p> <p> </p> <p>President-Elect:<span style="">  </span>Julie Huval, CPSM</p> <p>Past President:<span style="">  </span>Amanda West</p> <p>Treasurer:<span style="">  </span>Sarah Schnaubelt</p> <p>Secretary:<span style="">  </span>Ashley McCord</p> <p>Communications:<span style="">  </span>Bonnie Cooke</p> <p>Education:<span style="">  </span>CC Winkler</p> <p>Programs:<span style="">  </span>Mike Wagner, CPSM</p> <p>Sponsorship:<span style="">  </span>Jim Slusher</p> <p>Membership:<span style="">  </span>Liz Harvey</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/welcome-to-the-2011-2012-year">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/N-m90nZIod0" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1488160/Amanda_Wheeler.jpg http://posterous.com/users/hd2aicm6foPX4 Amanda Wheeler Amanda B. Wheeler Amanda Wheeler http://www.smpsdallas.org/welcome-to-the-2011-2012-year Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:17:00 -0700 SMPS Dallas Networking Event http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/e0JKow1WQbk/smps-dallas-networking-event http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-networking-event <p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">What do business opportunities, Vapiano’s at Mockingbird Station, and the Power of Ten have in common?<span style="">  </span>SMPS Dallas!</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Join us on September 22<sup>nd</sup> to explore ways to make your company standout from the crowd while getting to know other A/E/C marketing and business development professionals. SMPS Dallas networking events are laid back, fun and offer a great environment to discuss business without making it feel like work.</p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-29/nyGGaqCzjtbhDqxymIrImunHtxFDJzIlxydwBykrwzbbvAmFlbbpxaGtoCtJ/Doc2.jpg.scaled1000.jpg"><img alt="Doc2" height="348" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-29/nyGGaqCzjtbhDqxymIrImunHtxFDJzIlxydwBykrwzbbvAmFlbbpxaGtoCtJ/Doc2.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" /></a> </div> </p> <p style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/pages/event" title="SMPS Dallas Events" target="_self">Register through Eventbrite</a> so your name can be entered into the drawing for door prizes.<span style="">  </span>You don’t want to miss this fun evening!</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-networking-event">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/e0JKow1WQbk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/783217/me.bmp http://posterous.com/users/4SidssJu6zv3 Julie Huval Julie Julie Huval http://www.smpsdallas.org/smps-dallas-networking-event Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:13:00 -0700 Catching behavior up to technology http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/xtF3sDwyE5k/catching-behavior-up-to-technology http://www.smpsdallas.org/catching-behavior-up-to-technology <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Mtg" height="307" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/temp-2011-08-23/jxexneDjvcwvAFsDAxkheezbnItdhqvbIkrzisBiiyzpHEwaBgGtwFdolseg/mtg.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="385" /> </div> When is the last time you went to an inefficient meeting? One that made you feel like you were wasting your time?</p> <p>Meetings used to be about the exchange of information, then about the making of decisions. Except that now—with all of the communication tools available—you have the opportunity to exchange information ahead of time, then efficiently focus a shorter meeting time on discussion and decisions.</p> <p>Yet few of us do that. Why?</p> <p>One of the challenges of rapidly changing technology is that it takes time for the behaviors of the people using the technology to catch up. There are many things we do simply because we’ve always done it that way.</p> <p>In SMPS, we work in the design/construction industry. There is a lot of discussion about BIM and the promise to revolutionize the way buildings get built. (If you are interested, there is a fantastic book by <a>Rex Miller</a> on the current revolution.)</p> <p>The challenge is not with the technology. The power exists right now to build a building virtually testing out every piece of the design—the ultimate in ‘measure twice, cut once.’ But the challenge is that the process of designing and building facilities is a complex one, so there is a lot of the process that has yet to be changed. There is still a great deal of waste in the system and little of it focused on the client’s interests.</p> <p>Not only that, but BIM is also designed to facilitate collaboration. Yet our current processes developed before that was possible during a time when people—through the necessity of dealing with hand-drawn blueprints—worked in silos. As it turns out, silos crumble slowly.</p> <p>Have you looked at your world lately for the gaps in what is possible and what is actually happening? Are there places technology could facilitate ‘better, faster, smarter’ but old behavior patterns are acting as a governor? It might be time to work on the people side of technology. Because there are likely ways you and your team could improve to catch up with the tools.</p> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/catching-behavior-up-to-technology">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/xtF3sDwyE5k" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/catching-behavior-up-to-technology Wed, 17 Aug 2011 07:10:00 -0700 Did you know that you can get SMPSDallas updates via text? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~3/q4gnR3uswJk/did-you-know-that-you-can-get-smpsdallas-upda http://www.smpsdallas.org/did-you-know-that-you-can-get-smpsdallas-upda <p> <p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'> <img alt="Cellphone" height="450" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/smpsdallas/LQiIUI06HCKh2tFPvXJcifrYCrAnwOmElrw8Lm2HgWRYd6PxLfHMxdPpHQwy/cellphone.jpg" width="467" /> </div> </p> <p></p> <div class="WordSection1"> <p>Simply text FOLLOW SMPSDALLAS to 40404 and our Twitter updates will arrive on your mobile phone via text message—even if you don’t have a Twitter account.  It’s a great way to receive reminders of upcoming events, the latest in marketing news, and other information tailored to DFW area AEC marketers.  (Don’t worry, we are ‘low traffic’ tweeters and you will get less than one text a day.)</p> <p> </p> </div> </p> <p><a href="http://www.smpsdallas.org/did-you-know-that-you-can-get-smpsdallas-upda">Permalink</a> </p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SMPSDallas/~4/q4gnR3uswJk" height="1" width="1"/> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/591868/Cathy_H.jpg http://posterous.com/users/3sDuV8vZh8l3 Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison Cathy Hutchison http://www.smpsdallas.org/did-you-know-that-you-can-get-smpsdallas-upda