Society for Marketing Professional Services - Charlotte Chapter
P.O. Box 36314
Charlotte, NC 28236
Events
Members and non-members alike are welcome to participate in SMPS events! With educational, networking and social events on the calendar, you are sure to find an event that meets your interests and schedule.
See the list of upcoming events below, or read about conferences here, or recurring events here. If you have questions about an event or would like more information, contact any of our board members.
Want to sponsor an event? Click here for sponsorship information.
Make the Most of InDesign’s Automation Capabilities

December 09, 2020
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
Zoom Meeting
In this special session for the intermediate InDesign user, you’ll learn how to harness InDesign’s content automation features to save time and build a cohesive look for your collateral. Award-winning AEC marketer Julie Shaffer, CPSM, will be your workflow guru, teaching you the ways of Microsoft + InDesign collaboration, maximizing styles, must-have scripts, Share for Review, and much more to end proposal inefficiency. So go ahead—click that “Register” link and get ready to improve your proposal automation.
Meet Julie
Julie Shaffer, CPSM
Owner | Consultant | Designer
Shaffer Creative, LLC
Thanks to learning how to communicate with analytical thinkers at a very young age (engineers everywhere!), Julie Shaffer, CPSM, has an innate ability to marry creativity with technical messaging. With this unique skill set, it only makes sense that she would land in a career that allows her to communicate—through imaginative strategy and design—in an analytical field. In 2012, Julie founded Shaffer Creative with the vision of orchestrating creative marketing solutions. As a bonus, she gets to work with clients who do work that matters: enhancing our lives by improving our environment.
An Adobe Certified Expert in InDesign CC, Julie is passionate about helping marketers excel through efficient processes, and her popular training workshops take her all over the United States. Her work has been recognized with multiple local, national, and international awards for marketing collateral and graphic design.
When we’re not in a pandemic and she’s not making InDesign magic or collaborating with a stellar team of marketers, you can find Julie—camera in tow—seeking fresh inspiration in some far-off locale featuring incredible mountains or a gorgeous beach or exquisite architecture or... well, basically anywhere.
If you have any questions, please contact Celeste Pantuso at 704-214-2089 or [email protected]
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
Cancellations made 72-hours prior to the event will receive a refund. All other cancellations or no-shows will be invoiced for the full cost of the event.
Tickets
$0.00 Member Ticket - Charlotte Chapter
$0.00 Member Ticket - Other Chapter
$10.00 Non-Member Ticket
Future Meetings

Women in Leadership Series
February 03, 2021
11:45 AM to 1:00 PM
Zoom Meeting
The journey to success as women in the A/E/C industry
Getting the Most out of Networking
SMPS events can be great ways to expand your network and advance your career. Here are some tips for getting the most out of SMPS events:
- Set a personal goal prior to each event.
- Introduce yourself and ask questions about others.
- Look to recent news items or events for topics of conversation.
- Sit with someone you don’t know.
- Schedule follow-up conversations with those you meet.
Remember, networking is just as much about giving leads and being a resource as it is about reaping benefits yourself; helping others will help you!