Michael Kimble seemed to have everything a man would want. He had an extremely lucrative career in the insurance industry, replete with a six-figure income. Yet, Kimble remain dissatisfied with the work itself. The monotonous nature of the insurance field presented few challenges. Starting in 1991, Kimble start seeking a change. He attended numerous marketing industry insiders’ seminars to learn about marketing techniques and tactics. At the same time Kimble was growing in his understanding of direct marketing and direct-response advertising, he was already hiring consultants. He was making a transition from insurance to business marketing. Since that time, Kimble has helped thousands of internet-based companies flourish by showing them how to implement his carefully crafted business expansion methods.

Presently, Michael Kimble is the CEO of the Austin, Texas-based publishing house Group M Marketing, Inc. and is the author of several books including: 77 Little-Known Offline Marketing Techniques; The Most Powerful Marketing Strategies Ever Written for Small Business Owners, and Secrets for Promoting Any Product, Service, Business, or Website, Instant Online Business-Building Toolkit.

In 1999, Kimble went further and bought the exclusive worldwide rights for the entire product like of Dan Kennedy, a well-known direct marketing guru. One of Kennedy’s most popular marketing courses, Magnetic Marketing, has surpassed twenty million dollars in sales since Kimble started selling it under Group M.

Kimble also publishes Centurion Club newsletters like Marketing Nuggets and Michael Kimble’s Smart Marketing Letter, both which use personal insights to relate information strategies about moneymaking and marketing, as well as case histories and contacts that will provide valuable marketing guidance.

One can really see the extent of Kimble’s popularity when one realized how many members of Centurion Club there are. He is well respected by clients from across the world. Many entrepreneurs are willing to pay almost $5,000 per person just to take two day field trips to Kimble’s office complex.

Kimble also developed a unique affiliation program that allows his students or those who take up affiliation to resell his products. Thus, information businesses are quickly established by those who received Kimble’s training. With his licensing programs, Kimble has provide a means for his affiliates to own their websites  as well as other related points like catalog development, copywriting,  and direct mailing. The result is a significant reduction in various business expenses. One can see only one real drawback to Michael Kimble’s marketing courses: Many of them simply do not provide enough assistance to the peculiar demands of internet or online marketing.