Brittany Williams Achieves Certified Professional Services Marketer Designation

October 20, 2014

LEXINGTON, SC – Brittany Williams, Client Liaison – Marketing & Communications, for Mead & Hunt, earned the designation of Certified Professional Services Marketer in October 2014. She is among a growing number of professionals to be certified by the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS), which advocates for, educates, and connects leaders in the design and building industry. Brittany is the local President of the SMPS Palmetto Chapter serving Columbia, Charleston and Greenville. The entire State of South Carolina currently has ten Certified Professional Services Marketers (CPSMs).

CPSMs are recognized as having the experience and knowledge to generate profitable business in the architectural, engineering, and construction marketplace. To achieve this designation, certification candidates must meet educational and experience requirements, pass a rigorous written examination, and pledge to abide by the CPSM Code of Ethics. The process validates the individual’s mastery of and ability to apply critical business development knowledge in an industry that values certification.

SMPS Chief Executive Officer Ronald D. Worth, CAE, FSMPS, CPSM, observed, “Pursuing certification demonstrates a professional’s commitment to life-long learning and to building the firm’s business. Certification is truly an investment in one’s career, the profession, and the industry.”

To learn more about SMPS and the certification program, contact Marketing Manager Michele Santiago at 800.292.7677, x245, or [email protected], or Certification Manager Kevin Doyle, x232, [email protected].

 

The Society for Marketing Professional Services (www.smps.org) was created in 1973 by a small group of firm leaders who recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together to create business opportunities. Today the association supports 6,000+ members as they tackle the day-to-day complexities of marketing and developing business for architectural, engineering, construction, and related specialty services firms in an increasingly competitive marketplace. 

Founded in 1900, Mead & Hunt employs about 500 engineers, planners, historic preservationists, environmental scientists, architects, technicians and support specialists in more than 30 offices across the nation. The employee-owned corporation remains strong on Engineering News Record’s Top 500 design firms in Transportation list with a national ranking of 48 in 2014. Mead & Hunt was named by CE News as one of the top 10 engineering companies to work for in the nation.