RainToday.com Establishes Partnership with Institute of Management Consultants (IMC USA) Through Offering Members Special Resources and Discounts

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Framingham, 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/pdf/2005MembApp.pdf

About RainToday.com

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 weekly newsletter. For more information on RainToday.com, visit http://www.raintoday.com.

About IMC USA

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.

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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