Membership Benefits

Membership in the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) of Nebraska is an investment in your career and in your firm's success. Educational luncheons and seminars, networking with peers, and certification are just a few of the ways you benefit from your membership. A definitive resource for marketing and business development professionals, SMPS Nebraska partners with the SMPS National office to bring you a wide array of opportunities including:

  • Monthly lunch meetings
  • Local Educational Seminars with National Speakers
  • Local Marketing Awards Program
  • National Marketing Awards Program
  • Certification
  • Roundtable Discussions held in Omaha and Lincoln
  • Educational Webinars
  • The Marketer (SMPS National Magazine highlighting trends, educational issues, marketing topics and book reviews)
  • Regional Conference (held every other year)
  • National Conference (held every year)
  • National and Local Membership Directories
  • National Listserv
  • Professional Development

Membership applications and renewals are handled by the National SMPS website. Annual membership dues are $355 for professionals and $25 for students. There is a one-time $50.00 origination fee for professionals. Below are links that will help you get started:

            Change of Information Form

 

Membership Inquiries

 

Our chapter will receive your information from SMPS National as soon as they have processed your paperwork. If you have any questions about membership, please contact one of the following Membership Director:

You can look forward to receiving a membership packet filled with valuable information, your membership card, and the SMPS National Membership Directory approximately two weeks after you submit your application. Join today, and let SMPS take you a step closer to success!

Membership Changes

Formal changes to your membership information must be processed through SMPS National or 800.292.7677. Though these changes are reported from National to SMPS Nebraska, you can expedite the update to our records by Contacting Us.

Membership Directory

Click on the link to access the SMPS National membership directory.

NEW! SMPS Nebraska Emerging Professional Scholarship


Do you have a strong interest in becoming a member of SMPS, but funding the membership fees is an issue?

 

SMPS Nebraska is offering two, one-year membership scholarships for the 2011-2012 membership year. This scholarship will not only assist with the expenses of the membership, but will also help engage you in the organization to see the value SMPS Nebraska offers to marketers, business developers, and other professionals in the A/E/C industry.

  • Applicant must not have previously been a member of SMPS

  • Applicant must not have been in the A/E/C industry for more than 5 years

  • Executive Committee of SMPS Nebraska will be the Selection Committe

  • Scholarship will be in the amount of $250 to be applied toward the $405 first year membership/initiation rate

 Scholarship recipient will stipulate to the following conditions:  

  • Scholarship application must be signed by direct supervisor agreeing to support the applicant in meeting the obligations

  • Fund through corporate or personal funds the remaining cost of $155 for first year membership

  • Must attend at least 8 of all regularly scheduled monthly programs (Spezia Lunch Programs)

  • Must bring their direct supervisor to at least two monthly programs to see first-hand the value of SMPS membership

  • Must actively participate in one committee of their choice during the first year of membership

The scholarship is considered annually in August of each year. Please check back here for a 2012-2013 application.