CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
Maritz is all about improving business performance through people and we think our people make this possible. Here are some of the views about Maritz and its people from some of our clients.
Steve Kimber, Director of commercial vehicles, Ford of Britain
Our whole trip was immaculately planned and executed by Maritz. The audience is well-travelled and generally not that easy to please, but the superb location and mix of activities, plus the creative ‘Bond’ element, meant they were constantly surprised and delighted. As a motivational tool, incentive travel trips of this kind really work – the dealers really go that extra mile to qualify. We look forward to running more events like this with Maritz.
Andrew Jago, Manager, Sales & Marketing Programmes, Toyota (GB) PLC
The Guild continues to revolutionise our communication channels with our dealers, providing up-to-date factual information and educational resources; motivational messaging with dealers providing rewards and enabling exact budget monitoring. We look forward to enhancing the features even more with Maritz.
Sonja Clarke, Business Development Director, Hertz Europe Limited
Just a brief note to say just how much I appreciated all Maritz’ help and support in delivering our very successful International Franchise Convention. It was a total pleasure to work with all of you and I have been so impressed with your delightful blend of creativity, humour and professionalism.
David Calder, Commercial Vehicle Marketing Manager, Ford of Britain
Ford’s Commercial Vehicle registrations held up well in Q2 this year, in the face of some stiff competition. But we don’t measure incentive programmes purely on volume sales - the Golden Goal programme (developed by Maritz) has been successful on a number of different levels for the organisation. First, it helped drive a renewed focus on sales throughout the dealership network and has helped us shift the focus on sales effort to increasing retail volumes. Second, it has been hugely effective in engaging and motivating the sales teams in Ford dealerships – the concept had the whole network talking about the programme and competing with each other, just like a real penalty shoot out. The use of the soccer theme reflects perfect synergy with Ford’s sponsorship of the UEFA Champions League and the audience profile.
Andrew Jago, Manager, Sales & Marketing Programmes, Toyota (GB) PLC
The response from our retailers was unprecedented - Toyota enjoyed a record sales performance for the campaign period and over 90% of our retailers qualified for the May Ball events developed and operated by Maritz. The motivational impact was tremendous and the success of the events has ensured that they will remain a talking point for years to come.
Steve Woolmington, Senior Manager Product Communications, Ford of Europe Public Affairs
On behalf of Ford, I’d just like to express our thanks to the entire Maritz crew for your part in the highly successful Mondeo global press event on Sardinia. The media coverage we have enjoyed has been overwhelmingly positive and the experience that we as a team gave to our guests ensured the car was presented in the best possible light.
The professionalism and enthusiasm shown by the Maritz team made our task a lot easier, and I know that by now, many of the journalists regard some of your team as familiar friends whenever they attend a Ford event. Sincere thanks to everyone at Maritz who helped get Mondeo off to such a great start. We look forward to facing new challenges with you and your team in years to come.
Will Downie, Vice President, Sales GE Healthcare
The communication strategy (developed by Maritz) for the Beijing event has been a fundamental driver of success for Star Performers this year.
Jay Ward, Manager of Global Launches, Jaguar
One of the very best launches in the history of the company…Maritz took on the commitment to succeed with careful planning and attention to detail, and there was a can-do attitude that was all pervasive.
Chris Rose, Marketing Director, Landmark
During dinner in the Golden Room at City Hall (at the 2007 annual conference), we were treated to a Lucia choir. The sight and sound was so beautiful there was barely a dry eye in the room and we had so many comments from delegates about this very special experience. I believe passionately in the team spirit ideal and the whole Maritz team has delivered at every possible opportunity.
Scott Bassage, Sales and Market Planning, Toyota GB
Throughout the evening and indeed the following morning, I received very positive feedback from the centre attendees. More importantly, many of them clearly stated that the Guild Auction Nights (planned and executed by Maritz) had motivated them to push that little bit harder in order to achieve a place.
