AGRI-BUSINESS GROUP

317-415-0500

We offer business management, sales and selling skills, coaching and supervision, agronomic education and CCA training. See our web site at www.abginc.com for more information.

AG TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL

507-446-9100

ATI develops Web and CD-ROM based Training programs as well as Blended (a combination of Web and Instructor-led) Training. We specialize in professional training for the agribusiness food and fiber industry. Training is provided for the following areas: crop and livestock production, agronomics, sales, product, customer service, leadership, team building, CCA, and more.

ATI also provides Web and CD-ROM based Marketing Solutions such as Web content, CD-ROM development, e-Business consulting, educational marketing, and more. Call or visit our web site at www.agtechintl.com for more information.

BOB CLEMENTS INTERNATIONAL

800-480-0737

"Training High Performance People for Market Domination"

What's your competitive advantage for a regional, national, or global market? It's your sales people. Companies with the right sales people performing at a peak level dominate their market, even against tremendous odds in competitor size, resources and technology.

How does your organization compel sales people to put forth their best effort? With more than a decade of training experience and a long list of international clients, including many in the seed industry, Bob Clements International (BCI) has the answer and value you are looking for.

• Dynamic training style that is unique and incredibly applicable in today's highly competitive, global, and wired marketplace.
• Dares sales professionals and sales managers to be different.
• Turns new and seasoned salespeople into peak performers.

Bring out the best in your sales people. Penetrate those complex and difficult accounts, and above all, win more business. To learn more about BCI's exciting live or online training programs or what our clients say about us, please visit our web site at www.bobclements.com or email us at bob@bobclements.com.

KNOWLEDGEWORKS

317-842-7159

KnowledgeWORKS is an education services and training firm specializing in providing tailor-made performance improvement solutions. Check out our web site at www.knowledgeworks.biz for more information. Our services include:

NEW HORIZONS COMPUTER TRAINING CENTERS

We specialize in computer training at one of our nationwide locations. Visit our web sites at www.newhorizons.com or www.newhorizonscr.com for more information.

POPP ENGINEERING, INC.

515-232-6118

Seed Corn Dryer Operation Training:
Each dryer is unique due to design, construction and location. Popp Engineering will provide training to help your operators maximize your individual dryer's performance.

Seed Cleaner Operation and Adjustment:
Each seed brings different cleaning challenges. We will train your operators to maximize your particular cleaner's performance and discuss options to the set up of your cleaner.

Call us or email us at jpopp.pei@ames.net for more information.

POSITIVE GROWTH INTERNATIONAL

888-345-5426 (toll free)

Chuck Hitzemann is founder of Positive Growth International, a professional development firm in Wirtz, Virginia. He designs and delivers workshops in marketing, selling skills, customer service, and supervisory skills. Chuck is a planning facilitator and one-on-one performance coach.

Hitzemann is the author of "What Makes Winners Win? The Five Attributes That Will Make You a Success in Selling".

Positive Growth International
PO Box 725
Wirtz, VA 24184
888-345-5426 (toll free)
540-721-1275 (fax)
pgiva@aol.com

R.C. THOMAS COMPANY

800-798-5437

“Professionals in Sales, Marketing, Management, and Consulting.”

The R.C. Thomas Company works with companies in the areas of marketing, sales training, program development and consulting to help increase sales and profits. President, Rod Osthus, has spent over 33 years in the seed industry from Research to District Sales Manager to Vice President in charge of sales. In twelve years since starting the R.C. Thomas Company, Rod has helped start new companies, positioned businesses for sale and facilitated mergers. He continues to ride with sales people, calling on growers and applying that knowledge when teaching sales tactics. These factors keep Rod “in tune” with the fast changing agricultural marketplace, making him one of the top sales trainers in the world.

• Consulting
  Brings you a broader view of the marketplace while helping your company change with it.
• Marketing
  Creates platforms that help your field sellers open doors to new business.
• Sales Training
  Generate Sales Increases even in the toughest selling environments.
• Program Development
  Empower your sales force with the tools they need to generate more sales.
• SeedSeller Training Journal
  The only monthly training publication dedicated to those who sell seed.

The R.C. Thomas Company has done extensive work in the United States, Canada, and South America. For more information and a free brochure please contact us by phone or e-mail at seedseller@willmarnet.com. You can also check out our new website at www.rcthomas.com.

TELEPHONE DOCTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING

314-291-1012

Nancy Friedman, The Telephone Doctor, was a speaker at our January 19 meeting in St. Louis, 2005. Many of you had wanted more information on the Telephone Doctor training that is available.

Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training offers videos, DVDs, on sight workshops as well as e-learning. Simply put, they help companies communicate better with their customers. There is a Small Business Package for the smaller staffed companies - that offers 4 Classic videos; 3 books and one double audio program. The IPSA DISCOUNT PRICE for this package, is $325 versus the $395 retail pricing.

 
IPSA Educational Opportunties
Check out the educational opportunities offered by IPSA such as the Agronomic Training Days, Coaching for Top Performance, and Leadership & Communications seminars.