The #ProudToBeAPMP Hashtag
The #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag has evolved organically into a simple, shared expression of belonging within our profession. It's used it to celebrate certifications, conference participation, career milestones, team achievements, and moments of professional pride. But what are the origins of #ProudToBeAPMP?
The #ProudToBeAPMP Hashtag
In April 2017, Steven created the hashtag #ProudToBeAPMP to give bid and proposal professionals a simple way to publicly express pride in our profession and our community. His idea behind the hashtag was straightforward, to share a positive and inclusive marker that anyone in our profession could use regardless of role, tenure, seniority, certification level, or location.
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After almost ten years, #ProudToBeAPMP stands as a small and powerful reminder that professional pride matters, not only in celebrating business-winning success, but in recognising the expertise, experience, and dedication of bid and proposal professionals that make success happen.
Over time, #ProudToBeAPMP has evolved organically into a simple, shared expression of belonging within our profession. It's used it to celebrate certifications, conference participation, career milestones, team achievements, and moments of professional pride.
In 2019, Rick Harris, APMP CEO said "Two years ago, we started seeing the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag. It grew organically and its origins were traced back to APMP HQ board of directors member Steven Coles who first posted it in 2017. Today, the hashtag is widely used across APMP and was recently the centrepiece of a video at APMP’s Bid and Proposal Conference 2019 in Orlando, FL. That’s when we learned how many people felt this way about APMP.
​FAQ: The #ProudToBeAPMP Hashtag
What is the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag?
The #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag stands as a small and powerful reminder that professional pride matters, not only in celebrating business-winning success, but in recognising the expertise, experience, and dedication of bid and proposal professionals that make success happen. It is used widely on social media by the association, chapters, members, approved training organisations, and companies across the bids and proposals ecosystem.
Who created the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag?
Steven Coles, CPP.APMP Fellow created the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag in April 2017 as a way to give bid and proposal professionals a simple way to publicly express pride in our profession and our community. His idea behind the hashtag was straightforward: to share a positive and inclusive marker that anyone in our profession could use regardless of role, tenure, seniority, certification level, or location.
How many times has the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag been used?
It is estimated that the #ProudToBeAPMP hashtag has been used over 100,000 times across a range of platforms including in person events, print, online, web, social media, and more.