Bellevue, WA - (October 26, 2000) - ProjectGuides.com (www.ProjectGuides.com), the premier online A/E marketplace for buyers and sellers of professional services, today announced a strategic partnership with the Society for Marketing Professional Services.
This new alliance creates the most comprehensive solution to the day-to-day complexities of marketing to the AEC industry by significantly reducing the cost of RFP and proposal preparation, vendor selection and business development. ?ProjectGuides.com is our newest alliance partner, helping to meet the needs of our members by finding new work opportunities long before the competition.
It is easy to use, professionally managed, and valuable for any marketer's tool chest?, said Ron Worth, CPSM and Executive Vice President of SMPS. ?In return, SMPS adds to our growing number of Professional Service providers, with one of the richest and most experienced member bases in the industry. Buyers and existing members of our marketplace will benefit from the added qualifications and capabilities of the SMPS member base?, added Keith Brown, VP Sales and Marketing at ProjectGuides.com. Building on a five-year track record, ProjectGuides.com has pioneered qualifications-based matching technology that joins 50,000 professional service providers with 40,000 public and private buyers. Our system currently tracks professional service opportunities in over 100 industry categories.
Last year, ProjectGuides.com delivered 90,000 business opportunities worth $50 billion to its subscribers, along with industry news and online business tools. About SMPS SMPS is the premier source for education, information, and resources in marketing professional services for the built and natural environment.
Created in 1973 by a small group of professional services firm leaders who recognized the need to sharpen skills, pool resources, and work together to create business opportunities. Today, SMPS has 4,700 of members who are active in 47 chapters across the United States. About ProjectGuides.com Headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, ProjectGuides.com is a rapidly growing, privately held company with strategic funding from Alta Partners and ARCH Venture Partners. Customers include PSI, Inc., URS-Woodward Clyde, IT Corporation, Hydrometrics Corporation, Heery International, Nortel Networks, Tetra Tech and Parsons Brinckerhoff. For more information, visit www.ProjectGuides.com - The Online A/E Marketplace.
