Take your firm and your career to the next level with SMPS DC, the go-to AEC marketing resource.
SMPS is essential – to both marketers and their firms. With SMPS membership, you have access to a powerful national network of over 6,800 professionals, educational resources and tools at your fingertips, and opportunities to practice leadership and technical skills. We are a professional association committed to serving marketing and business development professionals working in architecture, engineering, construction, planning, interior design, and specialty consulting firms.
As a member, you'll gain access to a growing list of exclusive local and national resources including:
- SMPS bookstore
- Ongoing professional and career development
- CPSM Certification
- SMPS Foundation
- Local, regional and national leadership opportunities
- Active and engaged online mySMPS communities
- Subscription to Marketer
- SMPS Salary Survey
- Access to the SMPS Marketing Resource Center
- Full membership directory and resource guide
- Amplify A|E|C, SMPS's annual national conference
- Free monthly Lunchtime Learning Labs
- Live and on-demand webinars
- SMPS's CMO conference, The Pinnacle Experience
Still have questions? No problem. We have the answers you're looking for right here. You can also contact Membership Engagement Director, Carolina McCombs.
Annual Dues
New Members
- Dues: $449
- SMPS membership is an individual membership and is anniversary based. Membership in your local chapter is included.
Renew or Reinstate a Membership
- Dues: $449
- SMPS renewal is based on your anniversary date. It includes membership to one chapter and access to MySMPS and all of its resources.
- If your membership has lapsed 130 days or more from your membership’s expiration date, please reinstate your membership.
Transfer a Current Membership
- Dues: No fee
- A transfer member is an individual who would like to take over the remainder of another member’s active regular membership for which the firm paid.
Student Member
- Dues: $25
- Student membership in the Society is available to students enrolled in a full-time study program at an accredited post-secondary institution or to part-time students who are not employed full-time in the A/E/C industries or not otherwise eligible for regular membership in SMPS.
Retired Member
- Dues: $30
- Retired membership in the Society is available to any regular member in good standing who is retired and who has been an active member of SMPS for a minimum of 15 years, upon application certifying that these requirements are met and upon payment of reduced annual dues as established by the Board of Directors. Upon electing this status, a Retired member will no longer be eligible to vote or to serve as a member of the Board of Directors.
Refer a Member
- Through our Share SMPS: Refer a Friend program, if you refer a colleague who joins the Society as a new member, you’ll earn three additional months of membership (valued at over $99). Refer two new members who join in the same year and receive a $25 Amazon e-gift card on top of it. New—Strive for Five: refer five members who join in a year and you’ll receive a $100 Amazon e-gift card.
