SmEI ArkAnSAS PArTICIPATES In THE
LITTLE roCk rEGIonAL CHAmBEr oF CommErCE
“BOwling fOr BuSinESS”
In LITTLE roCk, ArkAnSAS
JEaniE rEEd
The Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce held players they had not ever met. The SMEI-AR team members
its Second Annual “Bowling for Business” event on July learned very quickly the best way to introduce themselves
21st to give companies and organizations a fun time and was with their “elevator speech”. They not only met four
place to network. SMEI Affiliate, SMEI-AR was one of the new people on their team, but ten people bowling on each
30 participating teams. Companies and organizations in side of them! Now that is some multi-networking!
the central Arkansas area sponsored teams of five (some

companies had two teams because they had so many
wanting to participate). “Team SMEI” included Robby
There was also networking time before the games began,
Matthews, New Media Marketing Freelancer – RMC
and after it was over, to talk over drinks and food! The
and SMEI-AR VP of Education; Board Directors Sydney
t-shirts were a great “ice breaker”! Everyone would look at
Gilbert, Financial Advisor – Wells Fargo Advisors; Chip
the SMEI-AR team member t-shirts (even people they already
Taulbee, Associate Publisher – Arkansas Business; and Jan
knew) and ask what SMEI was…that was the best time for
Grimsley, Sales Manager – Archway Graphic Designs /
SMEI-AR team members to hand them an association card
Razor Wrap; and Kelly Davenport, Business Development
and give them the membership pitch! This event was a
Manager – Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus, P.C
great way to make more sales and marketing people aware
and SMEI-AR VP-at Large.
of SMEI-AR and SMEI and what it could do for them.


The “Bowling for Business” was a great casual way of
The “Bowling for Business” was so much more relaxed than
meeting new people. The first game played was with your
most networking events. The pressure to meet and mingle
team members and prizes were given away for 1st, 2nd
was minimized because of all the fun. The two hour event
and 3rd place teams, Highest Individual Score, Lowest
was just the right amount of time…right after work and
Individual Score, Lowest Team Score and Best T-Shirt.
didn’t get into family time. SMEI-AR is always looking for
Team SMEI may not have won any awards, but they sure
new ways to spread the word about the association and
had a great time playing and promoting the association.
how it can benefit sales and marketing professionals.
Visibility is key to membership growth and that is the goal

for SMEI-AR’s 2009-2010 year….VISABILITY!!
For the second game, everyone had to switch to a team of
16
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From Left to right: robby matthews, Sydney Gilbert, Chip Taulbee, Jan Grimsley and kelly davenport
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