Sales & Marketing Society of the Mid-South

Our July 15 Luncheon was a great time and featured Michael Graber, a partner from Southern Growth Studio.  Michael talked to us about the 6th “P” in marketing: Play.

His thoughts on how you now need to think about how you can ‘Play’ with your brand were insightful and thought-provoking, and Michael was an entertaining and energetic speaker. You can find out more about Southern Growth Studio and what Michael does at their website.

We had some good photos from this event, as always, taken by Nigel Merrick:

Upcoming Events!
We hope to see you at one of our upcoming events very soon!  We have two scheduled for the next couple of weeks:

Business Mixer on July 23rd
Join the Sales & Marketing Society as we team up with Memphis Business Journal for a Business Mixer on July 23rd from 5-7 p.m. Come downtown to the beautiful Majestic Grille and meet other Memphis professionals for some fun, networking, and cocktails.

We will have discounted drink and food specials. There is limited capacity for this event, and we expect to fill up quickly, so register for free online at http://bit.ly/smsMajestic

Enjoy the easy access parking in the garage on Peabody at 2nd Street (above the Flying Saucer). The elevators in the garage will put you on Main Street, right in front of the restaurant’s entrance. Don’t forget to bring your ticket with you and get it validated!

SMS Workshop Series- next event is August 5th
The  next in our workshop series is schedule for the first Wednesday in August.  If you missed the last one, then make sure you register for this one because it may fill up quickly!

This workshop is titled Weaving the Social Web: How to Maximize Your Time Spent on Blogs, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and More

Find out more information and register online

We hope to see you soon!

We had some great photos from the June Luncheon featuring Emily Yellin.  This was a great meeting and Emily did a great job talking about her book Your Call Is (Not That) Important To Us!

Come and join the Sales & Marketing Society of the Mid- South on June 17th at Holiday Inn Select as we welcome Emily Yellin as our Guest Speaker.

Emily Yellin is the author of “Your Call Is (Not That) Important to Us” and was a longtime contributor to The New York Times. She has also written for Time, The Washington Post, The International Herald Tribune, Newsweek, Smithsonian Magazine, and other publications.

Register online at: http://bit.ly/info/19c0C8

There is no charge for members. The cost is $25 for guests and $15 for students. Lunch is included. Guests may pay at the door. SMS accepts Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard and American Express.

This month we welcome Matt Ryan, Regional VP of Marketing for Harrah’s Casino. Matt’s going to talk to us about Marketing in a Competitive Environment, which is something that any sales or marketing professional can certainly relate to!

This month is unique because the board of directors has decided to allow every Sales & Marketing Society member to bring one guest free of charge! That’s right- if you are a member of the SMS, you can bring a guest to the May 20th luncheon for FREE! I hope that every member is going to take full advantage of this great offer and get some new people into the SMS that would be good prospective members!

Details of the May luncheon are available on the SMS website and you can also register through that link.

May Luncheon Sponsor- Red Rover Company
We are excited to have Red Rover Company as the sponsor for this month’s luncheon. Red Rover is a marketing and communications company, and Lori Turner from Red Rover is on the SMS board of directors. About Red Rover Company:

At RedRover our mission is to break through the attitudes, barriers and processes that hinder your sales organization’s success. Then, we re-engineer your sales organization in the spirit of our RedRover mascot to make it smart, hard-working, confident and loyal.

The result is a sales team ready to dominate its territory and taste success, while you get to savor the profits. Once the sales force is in tip-top condition, and only then, your company is finally positioned to see an attractive ROI from marketing and communications initiatives.

We’ll help there, too. We’ll use what we discovered about your industry, business and sales organization to develop marketing communications that break through a cluttered, noisy marketplace to reach the right people with the right message.

Specialties
• Sales development/coaching
• Market research• Branding
• Target marketing
• Communications
• Promotions
• Public relations

—–This Pack Has Your Back—–

If you would like to join us at the luncheon, then please fill out the following form and we will find a member that you can join as a guest! You can send us an email at: info@sms-midsouth.org