Ground Hog Day, Valentines Day, Presidents Day....and the next big event for February is, of course, SME Excellence Awards Day!!!!!!      Its FEBRUARY 28th, 5:30 at Holiday Inn
City Center.

Dana Dykhouse is our 2012 South Dakota Sales & Marketing Executive of the Year!    I am sure you agree, this is a well deserved honor!  Jerry Lohr of JLohr Vinyards, is our speaker for this most prestigious event.  This promises to be an Read more  

Happy Holidays to All!!!

SME certainly know how to celebrate the Christmas
season.  The Holiday committee chaired by Lisa Schultz, and including Mary
Olinger, Ashley Pfaff, Cody Ulven and Amy Hobach put on a very special party
for each of us!  We were met at the door with 3 beautiful cars from our
sponsor, Vern Eide.  Great music, food, drink and networking started our
evening at Callaways. The Read more  

November means brisk mornings, blowing leaves and turkey day....a few of my favorite things!  This month also reminds us to pause and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for.  I'm certain, family, friends, faith, health are on our list.
We also must be thankful for our respective careers/ industries.   Locally, we are seeing a growing, stronger market compared to many other areas of our country. The sponsor Read more  

SME, Sales & Marketing Executives Inc., of Sioux Falls today announce Glen Van Ekeren, Executive Vice President of Vetter Health Services in Omaha Nebraska  and 1970 Sioux Falls Washington High graduate will present “Let’s Get Weird!” on November 15^th at the SME membership meeting,  at Callaways, Social hour will start at 5:15 p.m, Dinner at 6 p.m.  The event is sponsored by The Realtors Association of the Sioux Empire. Read more  

Philanthropy at its best describes this years SME Benefit Auction!   Over 180 attendees enjoyed purchasing unique action items, dinner and great entertainment by Reza, an illusionist. Our auction dollars will provide support for the Youth Business Adventure (YBA).

YBA has been providing High School students with business acumen for 33 years.   SME is proud to say, we have been a major sponsor for 9 of those 33.  For those of you not Read more  

SME, Sales & Marketing Executives of Sioux Falls today announce Walter Bond, A highly sought after speaker and business expert, will present a powerful message to inspire sales professionals to ‘Sell Like You Mean it!” a public seminar October 26^th from 8 am to 9:30am at C.J. Callaway’s, 500 E. 69^th Street in Sioux Falls. .   

Walter Bond is a former NBA Guard, who despite little encouragement,  had a clear vision Read more  

Fall is in the air....and that means SME's Benefit Auction time!    Remember, the SME Youth Benefit Auction is for a great cause.... Youth Business Adventure and SME College Scholarships.   Take a look at the fabulous Auction packages/entertainment for the evening at http://smes iouxfalls.org/Calendar/SME-Events/Sep-2011-SME-Youth-Benefit-Auction  Get your tickets today!

The annual SME Golf JAM was a huge success.   Additionally, we have heard so many positive comments about the BFT--- Read more  

The SME Business Fun Tour lived up to its name according to the consensus of the attendees who participated…FUN was had by all!!  Comments from the group included:  “I liked that we were able to visit businesses and see how they operate behind the scenes to learn more about their company.” Jessica Evans/Well Fargo Business Banking.  “I really appreciate the in-depth analysis the city of Sioux Falls conducts regarding development of our infrastructure, plus, all the details they examine before building compared to other cities I have lived in--Sioux Falls does it right.”  Karen Weith/State Farm Insurance.  “I learned so Read more  

August is here and we are gearing up for fall ....back to school, final summer vacations, …last days on the boat!  SME is gearing up too!

Fall represents philanthropy and fun for SME!  One of our largest events, the SME Youth Benefit Auction, is held each fall.    I would encourage all membership to participate, at some level, in this great event!   This Auction is our organization's major fundraising event for Youth Business Adventure and SME College Scholarships. Last year we awarded YBA with a check for over $16,000 as a result of the efforts of this event.   We encourage each of you to Read more  

The Sales and Marketing Executives of Sioux Falls (SME) members work hard every year to provide support to Youth Business Adventure (YBA) so that youth from South Dakota can participate in the summer camps organized by YBA.  In May over $16,000 was given to YBA to benefit and scholarship students in the program where training in business concepts is the primary focus. 

SME received letters of thanks from the following youth who were attendees at the annual Youth Business Adventure camps in June. 

Dear SME:

This past week I attended YBA in Vermillion, SD.  I would personally like to thank you for sponsoring Read more