RECENT NEWS
14 JUNE 2010
SMS Inc. is honored for the second year in a row to be named one of the 2010 Creative Magazine's Top 50 P.O.P Companies! This award along with SMS's recent recognition as Illinois Top 100 Woman Owned Businesses are an honor for our company to have. We feel blessed to have such wonderful clients and to be named to such prestigious recognitions.
31 MARCH 2010
SMS Inc. Named one of the Top 100 Women-Owned Businesses in Illinois.
DiversityBusiness.com, the nations’ leading multicultural internet site, recently named SMS one of the top 100 women-owned businesses in the state of Illinois. This is the first time that SMS has earned a top spot on this prestigious list. This list represents top entrepreneurs in the country & challenges the notion that a women-owned business is small or insignificant. Members are sought after by major corporations wishing to increase spending with women-owned companies.
03 DECEMBER 2009
SMS Gives Back to the Community by Adopting Two Families in Need for the Holidays
We were honored this month to be able to donate clothing and toys to two families in need in our community. We are so thankful for how blessed we are, and were so grateful to be able to give back to those less fortunate. To find out more about how you can get involved in this wonderful charity email us at info@sms-popdisplays.com.
12 OCTOBER 2009
SMS is thrilled to announce winning awards on all of the displays they entered in this years Design of the Times Competition.
We were honored this month to participate in the "Design of the Times" competition held Oct. 6-8 at Navy Pier in Chicago. The "Design of the Times" competition is part of the In-Store Marketing Expo, a leading trade show for the display marketing industry. The competition showcases outstanding work in displays and in-store promotions. SMS submitted three different displays to the competition. A panel of industry peers judged each of the hundreds of entries in the show on creativity, innovation, practicality, branding and achievement of sales and marketing objectives. We are very happy to announce that all three of the displays that we entered won! SMS took home a gold and two silver awards for our work. Big kudos and "thank you" to the team that created these displays: Behr Sample Jar Tower, Schlage LiNK Endcap and Suzuki Oil and Accessory Merchandiser.
15 SEPTEMBER 2009
SMS is proud to be announced as one of Inc. 500 Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies
SMS was named number 482 of the Top 500 Fastest growing companies in America, and in this economy growth is something that we are very proud of. At SMS we are growing smartly to meet the needs of our clients in our ever-expanding business. There is not as much money in the budget for people to spend this year, but we believe that with our A+ service and with our partnership with our clients we will continue to create for them the perfect solution- on time, on budget and worry free.
13 AUGUST 2009
SMS is proud to announce that we were named one of Inc Magazine's 500 Fastest Growing Companies. Please look for us in the magazine coming out next month!
06 JULY 2009
Help us welcome our new team member: SMS is excited to welcome Joe Brightwell to our team as a National Account Executive. Joe brings knowledge and experience from over 3 decades of working in the display industry to our team. Welcome Joe!
11 MARCH 2009
Help us welcome new team members: Sandi Zakroczymski and John Boyle join the team at SMS....as we wish Brian Dykstra well as he moves into his new costume design with the Chicago Theater.
06 MARCH 2009
Help us welcome another new team member: Chris Stevens brings almost two decades of assembly management, warehousing and fulfillment experience to our team as we continue to meet the growing demands of our clients!! Welcome Chris!!
12 DECEMBER 2008
SMS NAMED GURNEE MERCHANDISER OF THE YEAR!! The Chamber of Commerce of Gurnee Illinois has awarded SMS the merchandiser of the year award in the Greater Gurnee area for service and solutions provided to clients far and wide.
