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| Chartered in
1989, the Sales
& Marketing Council of Columbia was formed based on the idea that in
order for our local industry professionals to be successful we would need to
educate, motivate and support anyone involved in new home sales. The council
was developed within the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia
and with the help of eight extremely dedicated board members, grew to more than 150
members in it's first year and was also awarded Best New Sales & Marketing
Council by the National Association of Home Builders. |
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Education We
have continued to maintain those principles that were the foundation
for our council by offering our members access to the latest educational
courses offered by NAHB with CSP, IRM and MIRM designations as well as
our very popular ABC's of Building, which gives attendees a hands-on
look at the building process. See
the SMC Education Calendar here. |
| Recognition
Every February we hold Columbia's most prestigious industry
awards program, The REGAL Awards, which recognizes "Real Estates'
Greatest Achievers and Leaders". The Gala is a highly anticipated
event for all of our members. Awards are given out in categories
ranging from advertising to product design. We also celebrate the
achievements of our members with new home sales in excess of 1 million
dollars with the REGAL Circle Agent and Sales Manager Awards. |
| Giving
Back to the Community From 2003 through 2009 the Sales & Marketing
Council adopted St. Lawrence
Place, a program of Trinity Housing Corporation which provides
thirty units of transitional housing for homeless families in Columbia, as their
official philanthropy. We have worked closely with the organization in
many activities and fund-raisers such as: Adopt-A-Family, SMC Workday,
Cleaning Supplies Drive, School Supply Basket Drive and most recently
our Camp Bob project. |
| Networking
There is always a networking opportunity when you become a
member with our Sales & Marketing Council. We encourage every
member to become as actively involved as possible and attend many of
the great events we have throughout the year such as our Realtor Day
Luncheon at Parade of Homes, Quarterly Breakfast Meetings, Preview
Parties, After Hours and Sneak Peek for the Tour of Homes. |
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2010 SMC Board of
Directors |
| Chairman-
Mike Lowman,
Mike Lowman Homes mike@mikelowmanhomes.com |
| Vice-Chairman-
Edwin Gerace, Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors,
Inc. mail@609sold.com |
| Treasurer-
Marlene Sheard, Bank of America marlene.sheard@bankofamerica.com |
| Secretary-
Jennifer Harding, Coldwell Banker United
Realtors jenniferharding1@yahoo.com |
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Past Chairman- Beth Gardner,
Realty
& Marketing Services Bethgardner@realtyandmarketing.com |
| Past
Chairman- Nancy
Nelson, Russell
& Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc. nancynelson@realtyagent.com |
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| Publicity/Marketing-
Ashley Dooley, McGuinn Group ashley@mcguinnhomes.com |
| REGAL Awards -
Susan Longshore, Essex Homes SE slongshore@essexhomes.net |
| Membership-
Michelle Rabun, SCE&G mrabun@scana.com |
| Program-
Rob Haney,
Essex Homes SE rhaney@essexhomes.net |
| Education-
Judy Downing, Russell & Jeffcoat Realtors, Inc.
jdowning@russellandjeffcoat.com |
| Community
Service- Shelia
Harvey, Harvey,
Casterline & Vallini, LLC sheilaharvey@hcvlaw.com |
| Ambassadors-
Debra Warner, Rymarc Homes dawarner@nvrinc.com
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| Media
Representative- Toni
Huggins, The
State Newspaper thuggins@thestate.com
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