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Steeped in Insight: An Afternoon Tea Conversation About Amplify AEC

Posted by sreynolds on Mar. 27, 2026 / Subscribe 0

What’s it really like to attend SMPS Amplify AEC for the first time? From first impressions to unexpected connections, a candid conversation reveals what makes this event so impactful—and why first-time attendees quickly feel part of something bigger.

Amplified Opportunity: How the Amplify Scholarship Helped One Grow

Posted by sreynolds on Jan. 8, 2026 / Subscribe 0

As the 2025 Amplify Scholarship recipient, Kirsten Ibarra attended the Amplify Conference in Columbus for the first time, gaining valuable insights, building connections with SMPS members nationwide, and growing professionally through hands-on learning.

How Strategic Video & Strong Visual Branding Help AEC Firms Win More Work

Posted by sreynolds on Dec. 8, 2025 / Subscribe 1

Strategic video and strong visual branding help AEC firms stand out, humanize teams, showcase projects, build authority, and boost trust—driving clarity, memorability, and winning more competitive work.

Strategies for Emerging from the Recession as a Market Leader

Posted by Publicity on Dec. 8, 2020 / Leadership / Subscribe 0

Alethea O'Dell, FSMPS, CPSM, offers strategies and insights into how companies can emerge from turbulent times as market leaders by focusing on customer satisfaction, brand awareness, knowledge sharing, and changing market dynamics.

Scenario Planning: The Sky is Falling, What do We Do?

Posted by Publicity on Oct. 9, 2020 / Leadership / Subscribe 0

Explore the leadership exercise of Scenario Planning and how companies can discuss and plan for the ‘what ifs’ of the future with readiness and confidence.

What's in a Domain?

Posted by Publicity on Sep. 17, 2020 / CPSM, Career Development, Best Practices / Subscribe 0

Donna Corlew, FSMPS, CPSM, briefly explores each of the six domains, how they have been instrumental in shaping her AEC career success, and how the information and insights they contain help her guide and mentor her clients.

President's Message: How to Cope with Living in a Virtual Reality

Posted by Publicity on Sep. 4, 2020 / Technology, Leadership / Subscribe 1

What do you do when faced with a challenge that is beyond your control? I can assure you that when I signed on to be President of the Arizona Chapter last year I had COMPLETELY different expectations as to what I would experience this year.

How a Marketer Can Launch a BD Culture in a Firm that Doesn’t Have One

Posted by bthompson on Jun. 4, 2020 / Subscribe 4

With a focus on overcoming barriers to change and coaching young marketers, Cathy Hutchison, CPSM, provides insights to developing a culture of business development within firms that may not have one.

Five Tips for Passing the New CPSM Exam

Posted by Publicity on Feb. 5, 2020 / CPSM / Subscribe 0

As someone who successfully passed the “new” CPSM exam, I hope to lend some confidence and insight to those with the CPSM certification on their radar for the near future. My personal experience included everything that is entailed in this article.

Traffic, the Workplace, and Resiliency

Posted by Publicity on Jan. 7, 2020 / Subscribe 1

Here’s the deal with the workplace: it’s challenging, and it’s not getting any easier. There are more challenges and there is more pressure than ever before.