Marriott Giveaway: $100 gift cards for 5 winners
CONTEST CLOSED. Here's a prize giveaway for Classy Mommy readers sponsored by Marriott - with all the particulars below in their own words:
At Marriott, we’re always looking for ways to serve our guests better. That’s why the new Marriott.com was developed through a two-way dialogue between Marriott and thousands of our customers. The results? Search front and center. Improved navigation. A more modern and elegant look and feel. And, of course, enhanced functionality overall. It just goes to show that only good things can happen when a huge organization like ours takes the time to listen to our individual guests to find out how to better serve them. They helped us create something better. It’s also the reason why we’re calling our new campaign, “You asked. We delivered.”
To celebrate the re-design and get the word out, they are running a promotion that gives Classy Mommy visitors a chance to win a $100 Marriott TravelCard. Entering is easy, just watch the video below and share your thoughts with Marriott in the comment section below. On Tuesday, November 23rd, Marriott will select five lucky winners at random from these comments. Please include your contact information in your comment or they can not contact you if you win.
Sweepstakes ends next Monday, 11:59:59 P.M. ET. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open only to legal residents of 50 US (incl. D.C., excluding Puerto Rico). See Sweepstakes Rules & Regulations for details. CONTEST CLOSED!
To learn more about the new design and to enter for a chance to win one of three $250 Marriott TravelCards and the Grand Prize of a 7-night vacation (plus $1,500 for travel expenses) visit MarriottDelivers.com.
Disclosure: Marriott is paying for these blog reader awards and selecting the winners via an outside agency.
At Marriott, we’re always looking for ways to serve our guests better. That’s why the new Marriott.com was developed through a two-way dialogue between Marriott and thousands of our customers. The results? Search front and center. Improved navigation. A more modern and elegant look and feel. And, of course, enhanced functionality overall. It just goes to show that only good things can happen when a huge organization like ours takes the time to listen to our individual guests to find out how to better serve them. They helped us create something better. It’s also the reason why we’re calling our new campaign, “You asked. We delivered.”
To celebrate the re-design and get the word out, they are running a promotion that gives Classy Mommy visitors a chance to win a $100 Marriott TravelCard. Entering is easy, just watch the video below and share your thoughts with Marriott in the comment section below. On Tuesday, November 23rd, Marriott will select five lucky winners at random from these comments. Please include your contact information in your comment or they can not contact you if you win.
Sweepstakes ends next Monday, 11:59:59 P.M. ET. No purchase necessary. Void where prohibited. Open only to legal residents of 50 US (incl. D.C., excluding Puerto Rico). See Sweepstakes Rules & Regulations for details. CONTEST CLOSED!
To learn more about the new design and to enter for a chance to win one of three $250 Marriott TravelCards and the Grand Prize of a 7-night vacation (plus $1,500 for travel expenses) visit MarriottDelivers.com.
Disclosure: Marriott is paying for these blog reader awards and selecting the winners via an outside agency.
posted by Classy Mommy at 9:58 AM
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The lady in the commercial comes off a little nuts, but she captured and held my attention.
mami2jcn at gmail dot com
I thought the video would be better suited for a website like ancestry.com. That being said, I explored the new marriott.com and found it very informative and easy to navigate... so much so that I bookmarked it.
missee.morsi@gmail.com
I did not think the commercial was going to be about Marriot... it was more like a call out to help her find distant family members or ancestors... and she was kind of creepy... yet I kept watching!! just my opinion!!
tacomaprncss@aol.com
The commercial was okay. It definitely wouldn't be in my top ten though.
jessicabcote@gmail.com
What a creepy commercial... I still love marriott hotels though,and this would be perfect for my anniversary!
onecheaplady@yahoo.com
still not understanding how the commercial relates to marriott.
SparklePowerCandace@gmail.com
The commercial is kind of misleading-it sounds as though it is going to about a geneology website.
khmorgan_00 [at] yahoo [dot] com
I'm not sure how the Mona Lisa relates to the new Marriott - but, I did love the pictures of the hotels. It made me want to visit one. :)
thriftysarah(at)gmail(dot)com
That was creepy. I'm not sure how the Mona Lisa theme is supposed to relay the idea of better customer service, but it looks as though the website will be helpful.
superkimee@netzero.net
The commercial did not influence me to stay at a Marriott, but I wonder if there is a Marriott in Naples. That is where my grandfather set sail back in the early 1900s'.
I love Marriott hootels, but this was weird!!!
I love Marriott hotels and thought the commerical was clever.
Lisa Ruppert
ruppert.lisa@gmail.com
Interesting...not gonna lie that was a bit creepy! But who doesn't love Marriotf hotels!?
snkjohnson@gmail.com
WOW! Marriott this is very wierd to say the least. I don't see the connection at all. While I know Marriott to be a very nice & elegant place to stay-this commercial would make me question that. It kind of looks like something from a hotel you see in a horror film. The room looks so dark and their is nothing flattering about it. This is nothing like the Marriott I stayed at several years ago and I hope it is not like any I will ever stay at.
MELISSASESCAPE@AOL.COM
The lady looked so much like the Mona Lisa! I liked it!
sehudson2006@yahoo.com
The ad was a little weird. Interesting concept...
kc@mominthecity.com
WOW! Not what I expected from Marriott. The room looks so dark & like something from a horror movie. Nothing like the Marriott that I stayed in several years ago and I hope nothing like any I will stay in. Marriott has always had an elegance and I think that is what the commercial wanted to aim for but missed it. This commercial would make me second guess wanting to stay at Marriott- I do not see any connection to customer service or anything that would entice someone to visit. Just my opinion...
MELISSASESCAPE@AOL.COM
I don't get it....? (me w/ one eyebrow raised, mouth slightly agape).
Maybe that is the point. I watched it....I just don't know if it leaves the impression that Marriott wants me to have of their brand...?
Very succinct. I don't understand how Marriott will introduce her to her great, great, great grandmother, but I thought giving the facts and showing some of their great hotels was a perfect idea for a hotel that's known as well as Marriott.
maisiesmom@gmail.com
Hmmmm, very interesting and mysterious! It's interesting to learn of Marriott updates!
Dawn
olsendawn@yahoo.com
Not the best commercial...but I kept watching. Glad it was short. We have stayed in some Marriott Hotels and always had nice rooms.
pscole3467 at gmail dot com
Well it kept my attention, don't know if its my style.
Heathercutco@yahoo.com
Oops, I forgot to leave my contact info:
mami2three@aol.com
The actress definitely portrayed old world elegance but I wasn't "wowed" by the commercial. . .did like the website, though.
robin.nelson123@gmail.com
It's not a commercial that you quickly forget. Good job, Marriott.
peg77@verizon.net
I don't quite get it either, but it did get my attention! Marriott still has wonderful hotels though :)
I thought the commercial was a little weird. I thought that it would do more of a showcase of how beautiful Marriott Hotels are and how you really get your money's worth when you stay there. I have stayed at a Marriott in Chicago and Newark and I was more than pleased with my stay.
I thought the commercial was a little weird. I thought that it would do more of a showcase of how beautiful Marriott Hotels are and how you really get your money's worth when you stay there. I have stayed at a Marriott in Chicago and Newark and I was more than pleased with my stay.
shantejessica@aol.com
I liked that the gal looked like mona lisa but I didn't get the connection between her asking that and Marriott? With that said thanks for the giveaway.
The hotels look nice and I like the music and international feel. However, the girl in the beginning just is odd.
veniceangel@hotmail.com
I didn't really understand the Mona Lisa connection, but I love Marriott hotels!
carlykh@comcast.net
Creepy good. We love Marriott Hotels.
Creepy good .Love Marriott.Thanks for chance.
I think the lady in the video is creepy and maybe a little crazy. aprilshecon(at)gmail.com
Seems a bit quirky. Thanks for the giveaway!
saw99a @ yahoo . com
Always love to stay at Marriot, but this video didn't do the trick for me!
rcfsmf@yahoo.com
The commercial def. had my attention and I love that they are focusing on foreign locations! We had the pleasure of staying at a Morriot in Moscow, Russia when we adopted our son. It was super nice and nice to be in a recognizeable hotel when you are so far from home.
Commercial was a bit different & it made me want to look at the website. I guess that means great job! I think the actress did a great job for what they wanted. I'd love a chance at winning, my daughters are doing dance competitions this year & that would be awesome to stay at a Mariott!
I liked the commercial, it is a unique idea, and at least it isn't annoying like most commercials now days.
I thought Marriotts website was very easy to navigate as well.
nina_mayes@yahoo.com
I liked the commercial but it doesn't really scream 'foreign destinations' to me. Still a nice idea and it definately gets my attention for being different.
silverglitz23@aol.com
It was different...I wouldn't guess from the beginning that it would be a Marriott Hotel commercial.
I was different. I wouldn't guess from the beginning that it would be a Marriott Hotel commercial.
The lady was kind of creepy, but I love the tag line "Just Ask", I really like that Marriot is really listening to their guests. I found the website easy to navigate and love the new look.
Jennirae32@hotmail.com
I laughed! It was memorable, but I was surprised when I saw it was a commercial promoting Marriott.
kccuties AT gmail DOT com
Very interesting approach to advertising their 'new' website. Thanks for the chance to win! cjs4mk@yahoo.com
The Mona Lisa video left me a little confused and questioning its' tie to Marriott. I went to MarriottDelivers.com, and found those videos to be much more entertaining and believable. Many thanks, Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com
The beginning with the Mona Lisa thing was weird. I don't think it relates to the website at all. Sorry, just being honest. That being said, I've stayed at Marriott before and they are beautiful. The website is great! I hope I win. I could use a vacation. Thanks for the offer.
This was not a very good advertisement for Marriott. It does look like it is an ad for an ancestry.com as commented upon. I also did not think the acting was very good. That being said, the new Marriott.com is easy to use.
I don't get the relevance. I thought it would be about ancestry or something. I don't get the connection between what she said and Marriott. And remember, if you have to explain it, it doesn't work.
Love ya Marriott!!!Thanks for the chance!!
I thought the commercial was confusing and a little misleading. It didn't seem to have anything to do with Marriott util the end. I couldn't grasp the concept of it. It's wierd - and that's probably the only reason I'd remember seeing it. We like Marriott & I don't think this commercial really conveys the high quality of Marriott. Sorry - thanks for the chance.
secrets_girl23@yahoo.com
It took me awhile, but I guess the commercial is trying to convey its elegance by showing equisite art in its rooms? I wanted to like it!...but alas, I did not think it conveyed that the Marriott has listened to the consumers and improved their service, accommodations, etc. Marriott has a great name and reputation - I've always loved Marriotts!
Interesting commerical. Didn't seem like it was going to be about Marriott hotels.
tfulton0513 at yahoo dot com
Well that Marriott commerical was very different and that lady looks alot like the Mona Lisa painting. Not sure what she has to do with the Marriott but I would still stay there. jamieryon(at)ymail(dot)com
a little odd, not very good advertisement for Marriott, it would not influence my stay either way - email address is thewishons@yahoo.com
The lady's demeanor is pretty creepy. The ad is creative, but the weird quotient is way up there. I thus I wouldn't be spurred to stay at a Marriott. Sorry!
This is weird. I don't know how Mona Lisa and the Marriot is related.
mccatquet(at)comcast(dot)net
I am really stuck in the middle on this one. The first time I watched it my main reaction was dislike. But at the same time, because of its strangeness, I watched it again.
Although it isn't what I would pick if I were in charge (I always go the safe route), it just might work if they run it several times. Who can help but watch the strange lady at the beginning to see what happens next???
All I can say is 'interesting' way to promote the hotel. Not too current in my opinion. Definitely advertises to an older crowd. However we like the Mariott so it wouldn't really influence our thinking.
Don't know about the commercial, but i did not look away, thats for sure :)...
knnbraun@gmail.com
This is a great way to promote the hotel. Thansk for this offer and opportunity!
I loved it! What a unique video! akinseyfree at yahoo dot com
Strange commercial.....may have grabbed my attention more if there had been larger individual pics showing Marriott hotels in all their grandeur.....or if that woman's eyebrows were shaved off.....
belsilva64@yahoo.com
Kinda weird, but I do like Marriott hotels :)
The second half of the commercial was good - it showed the new website for Marriott and lets the commercial watcher know that Marriott has tailored their new website based on requests from customers, but the first half is a little old. Sort of creepy.
sherylz@hotmail.com
Marriot has always been in a class of their own. Great employee service, always cheerful and accomidating. I love the new Marriott.com it is a class act.
tamben7996(at)aol(dot)com
Its a little weird. The lady is WAY too close to the camera. THe Marriott is great though. I love staying there.
Very strange. Its a little creepy
It got my attention but wasn't quite sure if it was clear with the message in the beginning. Did get the point that Marriott has changed and listens to what their guest are looking for. Loved the music and the pictures of the New Marriott.
The video was mediocre but I can attest to Marriot's service and integrity, and its at the top of my scale. They have always had great customer service, and beautiful accomodations. When hubs used to travel for business he was a Marriots rewards member & our kids used to love hitting up the chairmans' room for treats. Those were the days.
Twincere(at)gmail(dot)com
Reminds me of guest register associate at a marriott I stayed at in Minneapolis one time.........Yeah, kinda creepy but I could see where it could work. Pick me, Pick me!! I need a rest!! contact: rubybo2000@yahoo.com
Definitely caught my attention---and an improvement over other Marriott ads I've seen. Have never stayed at a Marriott before, but after visiting their website and searching for a room in my daughter's college town, I found their prices very competetive with other hotels I have stayed in there. I may have to pay them a visit!
peterson11986@juno.com
I'm sure they could have found a better way to introduce their new website.
gaelle@whatareyoufeedingyourkidsthesedays.com
This was very different. I think they could have done a better job.
samlholt5@hotmail.com
HI Marriot! Thanks for the chance to win! It is good to advertise that Marriot is international, but a different way would be more affective. I like that lady, but doesn't make me want to check to see where Marriots are located.
srhhnly@yahoo.com
Thanks!!
Sarah
The commercial was interesting and i did check out the web site. I love hotel vacations and am glad to know that Marriot is putting an effort in to make the web site better. SOme web sites can be so frustrating that i just leave them without the purchase i intended. Thank you for the chance to win!
I definitely expected a little more out of the video. Marriott is a well respected establishment, I like what you've done with your website, but don't quite get this video. That's just my opinion I love vacationing with Marriott.
I'd love to win this for my anniversary on December 27.
misty_labean(at)yahoo.com
I'm not sure about this ad, but I'd sure love to stay at a Marriott on our way to OBX this spring. Gift card me, please!
The commercial did nothing for me. I like Marriott's and prefer to stay at them, but I'm not sure what they are going for.
Allisonking77@yahoo.com
weird!! but Marriott's the best place to stay when traveling!
peytonsmommy23@hotmail.com
It really capture my attention, but it was weird...yet I couldn't stop watching!
rachel_demille@yahoo.com
I was not impressed with the commercial. However, I will yet stay at Marriott.
sam94son05@sbcglobal.net
Classy looking commercial, but I don't see the connection...and from the little bit that I saw, it would not entice me to visit the website for more. Sorry.
richitelli@comporium.net
Like really? What does the Mona Lisa have to do with the Marriott? Were they around at the same time? lol...liked it some, but weird.
Well, I watched it twice. Does the marriot have a hidden smile, like Mona Lisa? Dont judge a book by its cover sort of thing? Anywho....I would love to win this. DH and I havent been alone in over 2 years!
I kind of don't get the commercial other than to learn that Marriott changed their website and hopefully it's easier to use.
cutrersofwichita@yahoo.com
I love it!!! Very quirky, yet attention grabbing...just plain fun! This would be an awesome win. My husband has been away for 20 months (military), came home last month and wow...a night away in a hotel would be GREAT - even WITH our four year old ...haha! :)
jamieandandre at bellsouth dot net
i don't think the majority of the ad screams hotel...it's not til the end you know what she is talking about...i think most folks would have changed the channel before finding out!
she looks similar to Mona. I get the idea of them having lots of international hotels.
would love to win this :)
The commercial held my attention, had a European flair. It's a attention getter. swhitts12@hotmail.com
the commercial was alright.
debra.pp@hotmail.com
I watched the commercial..but i really didnt understand it
dispatcher_kristy@hotmail.com
Commercial is quirky. Interesting concept.
myca2319(AT)gmail(DOT)com
Well, I love Marriott, but I'm not feeling that commercial. Sorry! And my BFF could be Mona Lisa's twin, but I did think the casting was pretty good.
I like that they were going for "upscale value", but the whole thing was alittle too weird for "regular" people. I still like to stay with them though.
alsdgravenhof@hotmail.com
I think the opening was a little strange. I love marriott and their quick showing of the new marriott.com was great.
cindypetrosky@ymail.com
I liked the commercial in a unique, dry sense of humor sort of way. However, I don't know that it relates well enough to the hotels/website you're trying to promote.
writeme@heidimail.com
I liked the commercial, but I agree that it would be more of a commercial for ancestry.com. Maybe if you included more of Marriott International hotels if that was the way you were going.
hodginsa_21@hotmail.com
The commercial was a little odd, but interesting. I love Marriott's though, so I'll always stay there, regardless.
rema24_99@yahoo.com
Well I guess even the important people from history like staying at nice hotels like the Marriott!!!
I found the woman a little off-putting, but the new site looks great
michelejdaley at gmail dot com
Not sure I "got" it -- how does the "just ask" fit with the intro? Cute idea with the mirrow, just do not see how it relates to the phrase or to marriout. Part about the website was good.
smilefest (at) yahoo (dot) com
The ad was a cute, but her eyes were weird. I have stayed at Marriotts in Germany and London. They were both excellent. The overall idea of the ad was goodand appealing, but they could work more on the acting.
Djhamner@hotmail.com
JUST NOT NORMAL.
weird commercial, but we have stayed in Marriott and generally loved them!
A bit bizarre, but that's how I like it!! Thanks Marriott.
The lady is kind of creepy. The beginning of the commercial does not seem to have much to do with the Marriott. It is different and does hold the viewers attention.
kagee1117@bellsouth.net
This commercial is definitely different and very interesting. It does catch and keep your attention.
Yes she does look quite like mona lisa. LOL
shoppingwithcents(at)gmail.com
I watched it twice.. still don't get it!
geegeeland@aol.com
An odd commercial - not sure I understand the connection with the woman at the first, but I do like the beds at Marriott! coco-puff@comcast.net
Interesting commercial. I watched it twice..still trying to gather my thoughts. It did however keep my interest as I was not sure what to expect.
I thought the commercial was interesting. I actually had it watch it again. I haven't vacationed in over 5 years but Marriot is always on the top of my list of choice hotels.
cocktailswithmom@gmail.com
I find the girl compelling- I like tying Marriott & Mona Lisa & international destinations together since I usually think of Marriott as a domestic destination by default. The music makes it instantly fun & it's refreshing. I don't get the "creepy" comments at all. It would be fun to see a series of these with different famous historical sites.
andziasamber aht gmail dotcom
Well....The commercial seemed a bit odd but yes, I did find myself paying attention; I do love Marriott!
Luvdaylilies at bellsouth dot net