FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFramingham, MA – October 5, 2005 – RainToday.com, a premier online content source for professional services business development and marketing insight, and Institute of Management Consultants (IMC), a professional association dedicated to providing certification, education and professional resources to management consultants, announced today a partnership that will enhance the benefits offered to IMC members.
“Our partnership with IMC is a natural fit,” said Mike Schultz, Publisher, RainToday.com. “Our goal at RainToday.com is to help consulting and professional services companies to grow their revenue and client bases. Through partnering with IMC we have a special opportunity to help their members grow their practices through our resources such as, articles, benchmark research, and business development training.”
IMC members will now receive a 20% discount on all products sold in the RainToday.com Store including the recently released research report, How Clients Buy: The Benchmark Report on Professional Services Marketing and Selling from the Client Perspective. Other new member benefits include publishing assistance from RainToday.com experienced staff, and discounts on the 2-day business development seminar, How to Sell Professional Services: The Rainmaker Development Program.
“I see an unparalleled opportunity in this relationship between IMC and RainToday.com for our members,” says Dr. Drumm McNaughton CMC, Vice Chair for Professional Development. “Our Professional Members and the Certified Management Consultants (CMCs) are among the leading consultants in their respective fields. Through our partnership with RainToday.com we can help them to expand their practices and have more companies take advantage of their services and expertise.”
To become an IMC member and begin taking advantage of the new member benefits including savings on RainToday.com benchmark research and events, visit http://www.imcusa.org/index.php?option=com_philaform&Itemid=45&form_id=6
About IMC
IMC USA is non-profit professional association representing more than 1,800 management consultants throughout the United States. Its mission is to promote excellence and ethics in management consulting, through certification, education and professional resources. IMC USA is a member of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes, representing institutes of management consultants in 43 countries. For more information, please call (800) 221-2557 or visit IMC USA's website at http://www.imcusa.org.
IMC USA Contact Information
Dr. Drumm McNaughton CMC
Vice Chair Professional Development and Member Benefits
IMC USA
drumm@thechangeleader.com
p. 760-723-0022
f. 760-723-0023
About RainToday.com
RainToday.com (http://www.RainToday.com) is the premier online source for insight, advice, and tools for service business rainmakers, marketers and leaders. Based in Framingham, Massachusetts, RainToday.com features the most up-to-date resources including articles by industry experts, how-to guides and tools, sales and marketing research reports, webinars and events, and a free weekly newsletter, the Rainmaker Report.
About Wellesley Hills Group
The Wellesley Hills Group (http://www.WHillsGroup.com) is a management consulting, marketing, and lead generation firm focused on helping professional services firms grow. Wellesley Hills Group specializes in working with consulting, accounting, A/E/C, technology, legal, financial, and other services firms to increase revenue and generate higher profits. Wellesley Hills Group publishes RainToday.com to provide a premium source of information for professional services firms and service practitioners to help them market and sell their services.
Contact Information
Erica Stritch
General Manager
RainToday.com
estritch@raintoday.com
p. 508-405-0438 ext. 310