APMP Mid-South Chapter Officers Meeting Ken Merwin April 15,

Agenda Old Business – Minutes from March meeting – Marketing Plan – Constant Contact New Business Officers’ Reports Action Items

Mid-South Chapter Officers for 2014 NamePosition Bill BoggsChapter Chair Joe YeartaChapter Vice-Chair Tonya MauriceTreasurer Andrea ShetleySecretary Ken MerwinMembership Chair Roger CampbellPlanning Chair Jennifer HamakerWebmaster A. J. DePriestMarketing – Nashville Region Whitney DorningMarketing – Huntsville Region OpenMarketing – Birmingham Region

Mid-South Chapter Goals Provide education and networking through F2F and virtual venues – Host Monthly Chapter Meetings (10 meetings/yr) – Conduct one meeting/quarter outside of HSV – Conduct Monthly Officers Meeting – Government and Commercial focus Grow Membership – 2013: From 18 to 36 – 2014: From 36 to 72 – 2015: From 72 to 144 Grow Corporate Sponsorships – 2013: From 0 to 5 – 2014: From 5 to 10 – 2015: From 10 to 15 Establish partnerships with Universities & Associations – e.g., UAH, FIT, Vanderbilt, PMI, NCA Create, maintain, and grow a professional Chapter Website Broaden awareness of APMP by issuing at least one Press Release per quarter

Corporate Sponsors

Treasurer – Tonya Maurice

Created, published and monitoring online registration for May meeting. Reconciled Feb - Mar bank statement. Submitted quarterly/year end rebate report Next Steps :  Update online registration with June meeting details immediately following February meeting.  Reconcile April bank statement

Secretary – Andrea

Membership – Ken Merwin Current Membership 56 New members (net zero, lost two) Bill Brigadier Leslie Meilhon Currently have 40 members in the Linked-In Group (no change)

Planning Chair Status ActivityStatusNotes Plan ninth meeting in May (Nashville) May 6th, 5:30 – 7:30, “Dynamic Duo: Teaming with a Graphic Artist to Increase Proposal Impact” Brent Baldwin, Amerigo (West End Ave), Salad, Pasta, Dessert, Tea/Soft Drinks/Coffee Plan tenth meeting in JuneJune 10th, 5:30 – 7:00, “A quick overview of the NASA Source Evaluation Board process” Byron Aerojet Rocketdyne, Catering by Smokey’s BBQ – BBQ Pork, Baked Beans, Potato Salad, Cole Slaw, Cobbler, Tea/Water Plan tenth meeting in JulyJuly 1st, 5:30 – 7:00, “Leadership During a Proposal” Steve Aerojet Rocketdyne, Catering by Rosie’s – Chips/Salsa, Fajitas, Enchiladas, Rice, Beans, Tea/Water Plan tenth meeting in August (Birmingham) August 8th, 5:30 – 7:30, Speaker/Food/Location - TBD

April 1 st Presentation Feedback 98% A+

Webmaster – Jennifer Hamaker Content Needed: Door Prizes – Still the Shipley Proposal Guide? Feb. Member Mtg. PowerPoint Decks Photos from February Mtg. Website Statistics for Month of February – Drop in Visits: 52 Website Visits Over the Past Month (108 visits the previous month) Of those visits, 29 were “unique” visitors (visitors that did not go back to the site later) which was 67 last time

Social Media (Stay Up-to-Date w/Chapter) APMP Web Site Mid-South Web Site LinkedIn Mid-South Chapter Group Bookmark and Join!

Marketing Creating a PP Slide Brochure (due out by Friday 4/18) Quarterly Press Release Due Social Media Marketing – Continue with Facebook and Twitter posts – Create a campaign for Nashville Meeting Constant Contact – Marketing/Event Campaigns – Holds database for easy distribution – Package Pricing $20/month – Basic campaigns, contact management & social sharing $45/month – Full Toolkit, detailed tracking, Plus campaigns, etc.

Constant Contact Example In order to avoid spamming issues, the sender has to be validated. It also helps having an address on the bottom of the . I have seen less spamming issues when all of the forms on the campaign are filled out rather than left empty.

Action Items