IHG Hotels using VFM Leonardo’s VBrochure Online Merchandising System increased 200% in 2010
Toronto, ON -- January 18, 2011 -- VFM Leonardo has a long-standing relationship with InterContinental Hotel Group for management and distribution of hotel images. IHG properties also have the opportunity to subscribe to VFM Leonardo’s VBrochure Online Merchandising System. In 2010, the number of IHG hotels that added VBrochure to their online marketing strategies increased 200%. This increase in adoption is evidence that IHG properties believe in the power of visual merchandising to drive consumer action.
VFM Leonardo has interviewed a number of IHG customers about their experiences with VBrochure thus far. One customer in particular, Granite Hospitality, a strategic hotel investment and management company in Scottsdale, Arizona, states online merchandising is part of their greater online strategy which also includes SEO, PPC and social networking. They’re using VBrochure Ultra Premium for four of their properties, two of which are Holiday Inns.
Within one year of launching VBrochure Ultra Premium, their Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood’s video and virtual tours generated nearly 4,000 rich media views - an indication that travel shoppers are seeking rich media. Further, according to VFM Leonardo’s Merchandising Health Index, The Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood’s visual presence exceeds that of other hotels within a 5 mile radius – giving them a competitive edge. VFM Leonardo’s ROI Calculator estimates an ROI of 722% and almost $24,000 in incremental revenue for the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood annually.
“The VBrochure Ultra Premium Multimedia Viewer has significantly improved the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood’s online presence by displaying virtual tours, photos, video and written descriptions in an easily navigable format on thousands of web sites. It’s such a cost effective and powerful hotel marketing tool!” said Melissa Bruckler, Hospitality E-Commerce Consultant for Granite Hospitality.
Bruckler also offered the following advice: “Have high quality photos taken – a must – and a high quality video – it doesn’t need to be expensive to have impact, but must be professionally made and give an overall picture of your hotel. Then, get them distributed – your website, the social sites, associates/vendors and traditional 3rd party travel sites. Make sure they will be seen where your guests are likely to be looking and researching.”
Click here to see the Holiday Inn Denver Lakewood’s VPowered Multi-Media Viewer.
“We are pleased to see an increase in IHG customers last year and expect this number to continue to grow as more IHG properties get started with VBrochure. It yields a high ROI and is a critical part of a hotel’s online marketing strategy,” said Paolo Boni, President and CEO of VFM Leonardo.
VBrochure enables hotels to syndicate and display rich media online and make their presence more engaging and work harder to drive booking conversions. IHG properties can learn more at ihg.vfmleonardo.com.
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.
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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