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Sigma Epsilon
Pi Sigma Epsilon is a national fraternity for marketing,
sales,
and sales management. Pi Sigma Epsilon’s mission is to develop
the sales and marketing skills of its members through life long
opportunities. Over 2000 collegiate members participate in 50 chapters
nationwide. Each chapter operates as a small business and is advised
by a faculty advisor, local alumni and other professionals.
Benefits to
Pi Sigma Epsilon members include:
- Networking
with professionals locally and nationally
- Lifelong
friendships
- Hands-on
experiences in sales and marketing projects
- Continued
education in sales and marketing
- Personal
development through leadership positions
- Awards and
Scholarships
- Resume Building
and Career opportunities
- National
Convention and Regional Conferences
- Pro/Am Sellathon
national competition
For more information
on Pi Sigma Epsilon, visit their website
or contact Dr. Katie Kemp.
Nashville
Association of Sales Professionals (NASP)
The Nashville
Association of Sales Professionals (NASP) is a non-profit, professional
organization which provides a positive forum for career enhancement
training and networking for career sales people. The organization’s
goal is to provide the tools and environment to raise and maintain
the highest level of professionalism within the sales profession.
NASP meets for
lunch on the second Friday of each month. Speakers are professionals
from the industry who can speak to the very heart of the sales profession
through experience and knowledge of what it takes to be the very
best. Everyone attending meetings has the opportunity to do a brief
stand-up introduction of themselves, their company, and the products
they sell.
NASP offers
events throughout the year to foster friendships and fun within
our group such as a summer outing, a Christmas party, after-hours
mixers, on-site visits to members’ businesses, sales training
workshops and more. Sales Training Workshops are offered twice a
year at a minimal cost for members. NASP members automatically become
associate members of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce.
For more information,
contact NASP through their website.
Sales
and Marketing Executives of Nashville
Sales
and Marketing Executives of Nashville is a professional, interest-driven
association that has functioned as the voice of sales and marketing
management since 1944. An early spin?off of the Nashville Area Chamber
of Commerce, it's an active organization dedicated to the ethical
career advancement of its members and the profitability of their
companies.
SME-Nashville
Activities
SME-Nashville offers a full program of opportunities for members
to interact with other area sales professionals. Monthly meetings
include inspiring and educational speaker
programs along with a cocktail hour for networking prior to the
dinner. SME-Nashville sponsors the DSMA Salesperson of the Year
award every February. Past honorees include Vince Gill and Phil
Bredesen. The chapter also holds an annual Christmas Gala and Silent
Auction for as well as a golf
tournament in June to support their education foundation.
SME-Nashville's
Interaction with MTSU
SME-Nashville is a sponsor organization for the MTSU chapter of
Pi Sigma Epsilon, a national fraternity for students interested
in sales, marketing and sales management. Each year SME-Nashville
sponsors a golf tournament in June to raise money for their education
foundation. The proceeds are used to support students' attendance
at SME speaker meetings and dinners and for scholarships. SME also
provides support for other universities in the Nashville area as
well as the Junior Achievement program.
SME members
often donate their time and expertise to PSE programs on MTSU's
campus. One program is the "Ride With A Pro" exercise
in which a student spends the day observing a day in the life of
a professional salesperson. Videotaped "Mock Interviews"
are also conducted for PSE members; the professional provides invaluable
feedback to the student as they review together their videotaped
role play of an interview. Finally, SME members serve as a resource
for ideas and advice on sales projects, company tours, and speakers
for PSE meetings.
For more information
on SME-Nashville,
please contact Ms. Debbie Lowenthal, SME Administrator P.O. Box
23071 Nashville, TN 37202-3071 (615) 269-5312 (615) 297-5852 fax
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