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Marriott Properties using VFM Leonardo’s VBrochure System to Make
Toronto, ON -- March 18, 2011 -- VFM Leonardo has a long-standing relationship with Marriott International for management and distribution of hotel images to online channels. Many Marriott properties also subscribe to VFM Leonardo’s VBrochure Online Merchandising System to enhance their online listings with videos and virtual tours to make their property more compelling to travel shoppers. The Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa is one of them. Lisa Matsuda, Marketing Communications Manager, eCommerce, is part of the team that manages online marketing and merchandising efforts for five Hawaii resorts, including the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa. Matsuda said, “Marriott International has a partnership with VFM Leonardo and endorses the VBrochure program. After we saw the opportunity we realized it made sense to subscribe to this program for a few of our resorts. Waikoloa Marriott had already invested in the production of 360 virtual tours and a video, so they were a good candidate for VBrochure.” The Waikoloa’s video was originally almost four minutes long. Realizing the short attention spans of online consumers today, they knew they had to do something to make it fit with what online travel shoppers want. So, they took the full length video and edited it into a short, concise video that showcases their beautiful resort in just 30 seconds… a good length according to online video best practices. With the VBrochure program they are now able to feature rich media on traditional and non- traditional travel related web sites. “VBrochure made it easy for us to market the resort on the vast majority of web sites that travel shoppers use throughout their travel shopping journey,” Click here to launch the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa’s VPowered Multi-Media Viewer. Like the Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, other Marriott properties are also making their online listings more engaging with rich media. In fact, the number of Marriott hotels that added VBrochure to their online marketing strategies increased 120% in 2010. Learn More “Our long-standing relationship with Marriott International is elevated by the adoption of visual merchandising best practices among Marriott properties. We look forward to continuing to help them provide online travel shoppers with the rich hotel shopping experiences they’re looking for,” said Paolo Boni, President and CEO of VFM Leonardo. About VFM Leonardo VFM
Leonardo is a technology leader in online visual content management and
distribution systems. VFM Leonardo’s VScape® and VBrochure™
products leverage
the distribution capabilities of the VNetwork™, the most universally
accepted
and largest online visual content distribution network for the global
travel
industry including all four global distribution systems (GDSs), Pegasus
and
travel-related channels including online travel agencies, travel
research and
supplier web sites, search portals, review, travel editorial and major
social
media and video sharing sites. VFM Leonardo offers the hotel industry
the most
effective digital asset management and online merchandising systems
available
today and effectively reaches tens of millions of consumers monthly
with over
1,000,000 visual images (photos, virtual tours and videos) on more than
30,000
travel and social media websites in the VNetwork including Amadeus,
Galileo,
Sabre, Worldspan, Pegasus, Travelocity, Orbitz, Priceline, Tripadvisor,
Yahoo!
Travel, Kayak, Google and many more for 90,000 hotels worldwide. For
more
information about VFM Leonardo, visit www.vfmleonardo.com.
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