SuccessNet Launches Interactive Business Coaching

South Burlington, VT (PRWEB) September 6, 2006

Success Networks International has announced its new interactive World Class Business Coaching and Mentoring System for entrepreneurs and business executives. The program will start on September 21, 2006 and continue for three months.

The World Class Business Coaching and Mentoring System centers on the 10 Pillars of a World Class Business. This custom-designed system is a result of SuccessNet founder Michael Angier's 30 years of studying successful companies.

"My research identified 10 proven and timeless principles common to world class companies. I call these the 10 Pillars for Building a World Class Business because they form the solid foundation to construct a truly exceptional company with superior service, integrity, growth and longevity.

"I've used these principles as a model for my own company, and they've helped me to more than double sales and profits for the past three years," said Angier. "We are on a constant and never-ending quest to live up to The Ten Pillars. And they've helped us become one of the most trusted and respected enterprises of its type."

For several years "The World Class Conference" was presented in major cities across North America. In 2005, the conference format was changed to the new and updated 90-day World Class Business Institute. After teaching it in the new interactive coaching and mentoring system, Angier found the results for participants were much more successful and long term.

"Conferences are a great way to learn new information and you come away really energized and motivated. But for real long-lasting learning and change, we found that people need the interactive learning with repetition, feedback and guidance to really make a lasting difference."

He went on to point out these are major areas of concern for business people: sustaining profits and growth, time and people management and building a self-sufficient business--one that can operate without the owner needing to be present.

Jack Bolowskie, owner of Krav Maga Dallas and a graduate of the program said, "Michael has been very instrumental in the success of my business. He helped me get clear on a difficult decision which created an extremely profitable breakthrough for my business . . . a whole new level of growth and prosperity."

Cathy Mia, owner of the Natural Healing Institute in Queensland Australia, reported that the World Class Business program improved not only her business profitability (an increase of more than 400% in the six months following the coaching), but she also made "amazing changes" in her personal life.

Angier stated, "We teach critical strategies that can easily be replicated to create substantial breakthroughs in the way people view, operate and experience their business. But these have to really be learned, integrated and practiced. Our new World Class Business Coaching and Mentoring system helps people do just that."

To learn more about the upcoming World Class Business Institute go to http://www.WorldClassBusiness.com/wcbi2006.htm

Success Net has been on the Net since 1995 and was incorporated in 1996. The company provides practical information, resources and ideas anyone can use to be more effective--to maximize their unique potential.

It's for great people who want to get even better. They publish newsletters, books, reports and courses--much of it for free--that are specifically designed to help people and organizations operate at their personal and professional best.

Success Net has more than 94,000 subscribers from over 137 countries. They offer a free guest pass to their popular membership site at http://www.SuccessNet.org

According to Alexa, an Internet traffic-monitoring service, SuccessNet.org is one of the top three most-visited personal and professional development sites on the Net.

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Fitness4HomeOnline.com Launches Enhanced e-Commerce Website for Cyber Monday

Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) November 28, 2011

Fitness4HomeOnline.com, a division of Arizona?s top-rated specialty fitness dealer Fitness 4 Home Superstore, has just launched an enhanced e-commerce website. Just in time for Cyber Monday, the newly designed site incorporates an updated structure with easier user navigation.

The e-commerce site also provides an increased selection of in-demand fitness equipment. Products are efficiently categorized by cardio, strength, abs and lower back, specialty and fitness accessories. In addition, new informational content and product videos have been incorporated to improve the user experience.

?Our enhanced e-commerce website makes it easy for customers to select from the finest treadmills, ellipticals, exercise bikes, home gyms and all types of equipment,? said Owner and President of Fitness4HomeOnline.com Bob Lachniet. ?Whether customers are building a personal gym in their home or buying the perfect holiday gift, our selection, pricing and product quality is the best around. And that?s why BestFitnessDealers.com gave us their highest possible rating.?

Fitness4HomeOnline.com is offering several holiday specials in conjunction with the new website launch. With all purchases, customers receive free shipping in the contiguous 48 states. In addition, the company has developed a new customer loyalty program in which customers earn credits to apply to future purchases.

The company is also running a holiday promotion for Cyber Monday. Customers benefit from significant savings and receive an additional 3% off their order by entering coupon code BF3 at checkout.

For more information on Fitness4HomeOnline.com?s holiday specials, visit http://www.fitness4homeonline.com.

About Fitness4HomeOnline.com

Fitness4HomeOnline.com is a premier supplier of high quality consumer and commercial fitness equipment that guarantees the absolute lowest prices and provides Free Shipping throughout the 48-contiguous United States. Fitness4HomeOnline.com has a vested and personal interest in providing their customers with the finest equipment and customer service available to assure their goals are achieved and their satisfaction is complete.

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MakeMeChic.com Launches Happy New Year Sale by Slashing 20% on All Ankle Boots, Lingerie, Costumes, and More

City of Industry, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) January 20, 2011

Fashion finds need not be expensive. This is what MakeMeChic.com promises with its Happy New Year Sale. By typing in promo code ?HPYNEWYR?, the ankle boots authority will take 20% off final purchases on all ankle boots, high heels, women?s shoes, apparel, and fashion accessories ? valid until January 31, 2011.

Sexy platform pumps adorned with Thai silk bows can make any woman?s feet sexy while oxford casual shoes are chic and laid-back, perfect for having lunch with girlfriends or a relaxing night at the movies. Wedge booties available in beige and black can be matched with dresses or skinny jeans while ankle cuff thong sandals exude simplicity and understated elegance. Ankle boots embellished with rhinestone bows are available in shades of red, yellow, and beige ? ideal for fashion risk-takers who want to show off a playful side.

MakeMeChic also offers a wide selection of apparel ? from dresses, tunics, sweaters, and jumpsuits to gorgeous swimsuits, seductive lingerie, and sexy adult costumes. Party the nights away with dresses accentuated with brooches, sequins, fringes, and lace to catch the right kind of attention as a fashion-forward fashionista.

Radiate sexiness from within with MakeMeChic?s intimate apparel collection, which includes babydolls, garter and bikini sets, corsets and dresses. Additionally, costumes are not just for celebrating Halloween either. Say hello to adult costumes that are captivating and truly eye-catching. Choose from MakeMeChic?s variety of vampire, toy soldier, nurse, bunny, and cheerleader outfits to amp up the heat and take role-playing to the next level.

Finally, finish any look with fashion jewelry accessories and handbags from MakeMeChic. The women?s shoes and apparel specialist also carries necklaces, earrings, bangles, scarves, belts, and other stylish accessories that are perfect with any ensemble.

MakeMeChic.com?s promise to beautify women extends to wholesalers interested in partnering with the ankle boots retailer. Browse through the hundreds of gorgeous ankle boots, shoes, clothing, and fashion accessories that MakeMeChic regularly updates. Join the company?s mailing list to receive exclusive offers or visit MakeMeChic.com?s official blog for the latest fashion styles and tips.

About MakeMeChic.com

MakeMeChic.com is every woman's partner when it comes to fashionable finds. Based in the City of Industry, CA, MakeMeChic.com is an online store that specializes in trendy women's shoes and apparel. With over 50 latest styles arriving weekly, a woman will never be out of style.

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Wedding Dance Songs Launches a New Wedding Songs iPhone App for Engaged Couples

Redmond, WA (PRWEB) October 25, 2011

Wedding Dance Songs, http://WeddingDanceSongs.net has helped wedding couples choose their wedding reception music since 2009. Now, in addition to offering advice and tips about how to choose wedding dance songs, Wedding Dance Songs is offering an iPhone app that expands this information to match appropriate wedding songs to the right ballroom dances.

Research shows a year over year increase in wedding couples dancing formal dances at their wedding receptions. More couples than ever dance ballroom dances to their first dance as husband and wife, the father-daughter dance and mother-son dance. However, couples want to dance to modern music and do not know what ballroom dance is most appropriate for the song.

Another trend is that couples are learning to ballroom dance through classes and want to match a song to the dances they like best. This is especially so for the Father-Daughter and Mother-Son dances where the two parties learn to dance separately and do not get to practice together. If the father of the bride feels most comfortable dancing and leading a waltz, then it behooves the bride to find a waltz that is appropriate for that dance.

The Wedding Dance Songs iPhone app has over 100 First Dance songs, over 80 Father-Daughter songs and over 80 Mother-Son songs that were curated by a professional ballroom dance instructor. After teaching numerous couples how to ballroom dance specifically for their wedding, the professional dance instructor created a list of songs that are appropriate to weddings and ideal for ballroom dancing. Not only is this list included in the application, every song is annotated with personal notes about the song.

The songs are categorized by ballroom dance type, so couples can preview each of the songs and start to feel what a particular ballroom dance is going to be like. The previews also help the couples decide if they like the song. Since it is a large list, each song can be shortlisted and put in a favorites list for easy reference.

There are nine Ballroom Dance categories included in the app: Foxtrot, Nightclub Two Step, Rumba, Slow Dance, Swing, Two Step, Waltz, Viennese Waltz and West Coast Swing.

Whether the wedding couple wants to choose songs for their special wedding dance songs first and then learn the appropriate ballroom dance to go along with it, or vice versa, this app will help. The app includes hundreds of appropriate wedding dance songs and their corresponding ballroom dances. Because this app is mobile, it can be easily taken to the dance instructor, wedding planner or DJ when planning music. Find more information at http://wdsiphone.weddingdancesongs.net

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Krav Maga New York Launches km X, a Self Defense, Fitness and Life Skills Program for Children Ages 5 to 10

Somers, NY (PRWEB) May 20, 2009

Krav Maga New York, announces that it has introduced km - X; a martial arts based, self defense and character development program for children ages 5 to 10. The classes are taught by certified instructors with experience teaching martial arts to children and whose primary goal is to foster a safe, fun and positive environment.

km X is modeled after the world-renowned Israeli system of self-defense known as Krav Maga and offers a well-rounded alternative to traditional after-school programming. Classes combine fitness, martial arts self defense training and character development.

"In addition to Krav Maga fitness and defense training," says Davide Gristina, Chief Instructor at KMNY, "this specialized program for children teaches life skills through the study and discussion of 'key words' that describe universal emotions, behaviors, perceptions, and attitudes encountered in every day life experiences. We use stories and role playing at the end of each class to teach the importance of key word concepts and demonstrate how they can be incorporated into a child's daily routine."

Children who remain with and actively participate in the program experience an increased level of fitness, coordination, confidence, courage, modesty, and leadership. To further promote a sense of achievement and pride through hard work, respect and commitment, children enrolled in the program are awarded stripes and belts of different colors as they progress through the curriculum.

Classes are held at Somers Sports & Fitness, 245 Route 100, Somers, NY 10589 and are offered Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday evenings at 5 pm. There is also a class offered on Saturdays at 11 am. There is no limit imposed on the number of classes or days of the week a child may attend.

For more information, or to receive a Getting Started kit, visit http://www.kmny.us.

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Krav Maga New York Launches Martial Arts Based Self Defense Programs In Somers

Somers, NY (PRWEB) May 20, 2009

Krav Maga New York, located at 245 Route 100, Somers, NY 10589, announces that it has introduced the Israeli Fitness, Fighting, and Self Defense system known worldwide as Krav Maga.

Unlike Mixed Martial Arts, Boxing, Wrestling, BJJ, or other forms of rule-based competition, Krav Maga is designed for real world violent situations where rules simply do not apply. One of the most devastating methods for self-defense, it teaches practitioners how best to neutralize attacks and escape unharmed. Krav Maga is characterized by practical, consistent self defense techniques against realistic attacks. Because responses taught follow simple instinctive body mechanics, Krav Maga is easily learned, easily retained, and can be replicated under stress.

Krav Maga is a favorite among many Law Enforcement, Military, Defensive Tactics and Anti Terrorist Training Units. Agencies having trained in Krav Maga are include Illinois State Police, Denver PD, US Department of Justice, and LA County Sheriff.

Krav Maga's total body fitness has also attracted countless Hollywood stars including Jennifer Lopez, Kristanna Loken, Brendan Fraser and Jennifer Garner.

Although Krav Maga is a belted system, the promulgation and distribution of belts is not the goal. Krav Maga is about street survival, the real thing, and for many students and Instructors, very personal.

Classes for levels beginner through Black Belt are given weeknights and weekends at Somers Sports & Fitness, 245 Rote 100, Somers, NY 10589.

Krav Maga New York participants are taught to manage situations where losing would be potentially fatal. Attack and defense maneuvers aim to neutralize the threat and facilitate rapid and safe escape. Students learn combatives such as punches, kicks, knees, elbows, head butts and how to defend against common punches, kicks, chokes, grabs, and bear hugs, as well as weapons such as guns, knives, and sticks. Just as important, the instructors at Krav Maga New York teach students to function during the stress and shock of a sudden, violent encounter where there might be multiple attackers.

"We help our practitioners manage threat," said Davide Gristina, Chief Instructor at KMNY. "In fact, we help our participants manage a multitude of threats. It's simulation training, and rather simple, at least conceptually. We provide a threat stimulus, and participants get a first hand experience in perceiving it, understanding it, and responding to it. This process builds confidence and increases response time. More importantly though, the process relieves anxiety and calms the soul. Our practitioners walk away feeling safer knowing that they are no longer denying the possibility of a violent encounter, but rather are doing something to manage it and to answer the nagging, daunting question inside each one of us; what would I do if...?"

Krav Maga New York is a Licensee of Krav Maga Worldwide.

To meet the Instructors and view a class, interested parties can contact Krav Maga New York at (888) 456-0476.

To receive a Getting Started kit, please visit KMNY online at http://www.kmny.us

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ServiceOne Home Warranties Launches New Name and Brand as OneGuard

PHOENIX, Ariz. & DALLAS, Tex. (PRWEB) December 15, 2011

ServiceOne, a leader in home warranty protection announces today the launch of its new brand identity under a new name --- OneGuard Home Warranties with expanded operations across Arizona and Texas.

Scott Smith, president and CEO said, ?There?s been no buyout or merger and the way we do business will remain unchanged too.? He says the reason for the name change is to unify operations under a new digital brand. ?There?s also another warranty company in Nebraska called ServiceOne that often appears in search engine results which causes confusion in the digital space for consumers. Changing the name has become a necessity.?

A recent expansion into Texas under the name OneGuard was a significant milestone for the firm which has experienced double-digit percentage growth for the past year. Smith says the name change from ServiceOne to OneGuard will allow the firm to better engage consumers via social media.

OneGuard has also introduced an updated logo, brand elements and a cutting-edge, interactive website. Jason Meyers, director of marketing and public relations said, ?For many years, OneGuard had no digital footprint to speak of. We put a strategic marketing and PR plan together and hired local digital agency, Gate6, which for the second year in a row, ranked #1 in the Phoenix Business Journal?s list of web design firms.?

Collaborating with agency and internal teams, OneGuard implemented a theme-based creative approach to marketing and repackaged the brand for the 21st century.

Meyers created a new tagline, ?Because stuff breaks? and says the new positioning will help OneGuard tap new consumer segments worried about costly appliance and air conditioning repairs. ?People who bought homes when the economy was good are staying longer. They want to know that when systems break due to normal wear and tear, they?ll be covered. They also don?t want the hassle of wasting precious time. That?s what keeps us relevant.?

Moving forward, OneGuard will continue its long-standing tradition of service and education while offering exclusives such as re-key services, pool and sprinkler coverage, termite, pest control and more. ?Our strategy will revolve around consumer outreach, but we also want to help repair the image of home warranties which is often misunderstood. Strengthening relationships with real estate professionals, contractors and community partners is also critical for our continued success,? Meyers said.

About OneGuard Home Warranties

OneGuard is one of the fastest-growing, privately-owned home warranty companies in America and is the market leader in Arizona with additional offices throughout Texas. Founded in 1990 as ServiceOne, the company was first-to-market with coverage for all unknown pre-existing conditions and currently maintains the highest customer renewal rate in the home warranty industry. With a focus on service, OneGuard remains committed to building relationships with real estate professionals and contractors while improving the quality of life for homeowners across the Southwest. Learn more at oneguardhomewarranty.com or @oneguardhw

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GetThatWholesale.com Launches New Online Flea Market Directory

Bethel, CT (PRWEB) April 15, 2011

GetThatWholesale.com announced today the launch of a new addition to their growing family of online directories and wholesale industry websites. The newest site, MyFleaMarketGuide.com, provides a quick way for Flea Market entrepreneurs and enthusiasts to find markets all over the United States.

The new site offers hundreds of flea market listings arranged by state and allows visitors to search by a flea market's zip code or city. The user can find a markets hours of operation, contact information and even lets them know about such special features as RV hookups, entertainment, and dining available at a flea market's site.

"The Flea Marketing community is large, active, and under-served online." said Robert Light the president and founder of the GetThatWholesale Network of websites. "By bringing the same human edited, free listing approach to MyFleaMarketGuide that has made our other sites so successful we believe we can meet a need and provide terrific exposure for flea market vendors."

"While the site is primarily focused on flea markets, MyFleaMarketGuide also contains listings for farmers markets and recurring antique fairs and auctions. These additional niches are closely related to the flea marketing world and like it are under represented online." Light went on to say, "Our model for all our sites has been to provide business people and their customers with valuable information and new ways to find one another. "

Mr. Light explained the enduring and growing success of flea markets like this: "It is not surprising that flea markets have become so popular; the economics of the situation are perfect. In one location you have more merchants than most shopping malls and they are paying a very low rent for their space. The low merchant overhead means tremendous deals for shoppers and a wide variety of items to choose from. Where else could you pick up such great wholesale level prices on everything from designer handbags and sterling silver jewelry to music CDs and movies on DVD?"

"The biggest flea market of them all is said to be the one held on the grounds of the Pasadena Rose Bowl, near Los Angeles. Over 40,000 browsers visit the stalls of over 2000 retailers. That's is just one market among thousands across the country."

MyFleaMarketGuide.com joins GetThatWholesale.com and BuyThatWholesale.com in a collection of online directories. Their network of sites also includes the wholesale industry forum ClubB2B.com and the news and information site TheRetailersWholesaleGuide.com. To date over 5,000 wholesale suppliers have requested inclusion within the GetThatWholesale.com directory.

V.P. of Sales and Business Development Fred Mills has been directly involved in the vision and strategy for the GetThatWholesale.com network ?We are a company that keeps on opening doors, doors to new partnerships, doors to new methods of connection like our ?free model,? doors to facilitate the ease in sourcing products. We plan on continuing to open more in the upcoming year."

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Cortizza Launches, Brings the Luxury of Cork to Life's Accessories

Reno, Nevada (PRWEB) August 17, 2011

Co-founder Diane Thompson, today announced the founding of Cortizza, http://www.cortizza.com. Cortizza brings consumers a wide variety of life?s accessories made with beautiful and sustainable cork leather (also called cork fabric) and cork paper. We develop and manufacture Cortizza exclusives and we seek out the best from designers around the world. There?s no need to sacrifice style or functionality to live sustainably. Cortizza products combine creativity, beauty and sustainability.

Cortizza products include wine accessories, business accessories, travel accessories, as well as handbags and both men?s and women?s wallets. Many are perfect for corporate gifts and can be personalized with a logo or custom text with elegant laser engraving.

Cork leather is an amazing material: soft, suede-like texture, available in a wide variety of colors and patterns, water and stain resistant. It?s a great vegan alternative that will be equally admired by non-vegans. Cork is a completely renewable resource that also supports biodiversity.

?Cork leather (fabric) has so many applications?, said Ms. Thompson. ?We especially like it for wine accessories like our elegant gift boxes and for business accessories. When you give someone a cork portfolio, it makes a much bigger impression than ordinary leather, and it?s eco-friendly at the same time.?

About Cortizza, LLC

Cortizza designs, manufactures, and sells accessories made from sustainable cork leather, cork fabric, and cork paper. Cortizza products are beautiful and eco-friendly. Products include wine accessories, fashion accessories, travel accessories and business accessories. Cortizza can personalize products with your company logo or custom text. Purchase Cortizza products online at http://www.cortizza.com. Wholesale inquiries and corporate orders are welcome, sales(at)cortizza(dot)com.

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Design Crafters Launches Newly Designed Wedding Invitation Website, Offering Customized Service With a ?Try Before You Buy? Guarantee

Oak Hill, VA (PRWEB) December 29, 2011

Design Crafters has launched their newly designed wedding invitation web site which aims to serve brides planning their wedding. They offer wedding invitation cards which are customized at an attractive and competitive price. The designs of the invitation cards are various and unique at the same time. The layout and wording can be previewed at the site before ordering. They can also be viewed as samples which the company sends over to the customer prior to paying for the order. The cards are designed not only to impress the invitees, with their elegance and beauty, but the company also claims that they will wow the future in-laws as well.

Even though Design Crafters specializes in holiday cards, they have launched this newly designed site dedicated exclusively to wedding cards. The invitation cards come in various categories, such as in different decorative borders, floral patterns, pearl borders, embossed, layered, pocketed, handcrafted, made out of 100% cotton, filigree designs, pocketed, tri-fold, specialty papers, and many others. The designs come in traditional as well as contemporary styles. The pocketed invitation cards can hold the wedding invitation as well as wedding accessories inside the pocket. Handcrafted cards come in dainty ribbons, pearls and other accessories, which are carefully assembled individually by hand. Contemporary designs include satin ribbons in exquisite shades which are included in the price, while traditional styles may include more blind embossed styles featured on a soft white, bright white, or ecru card stock.

Placing an order is easy as there is a step-by-step guide on how to place the order. The cards can be previewed at the site and then the customer can experiment on colors and fonts in order to customize them. At any stage of the proofing, the customer can go back and change the style, color, font etc. Before placing the final order, it is easy to proof the invitation selection online as often as necessary. Orders can be saved for later or can be emailed to other family members for their input and/or approval before placing their order.

It is possible to include wedding ensembles such as wedding announcement, return address, lined inner envelope for announcement, reception card, response set which includes printed response envelopes, thank you note etc. The wedding invitation card includes matching envelopes, which can be customized as well.

The company guarantees customer satisfaction and offers not to charge the credit cards till they are sure that the customer is satisfied with the order. This is their ?Try Before You Buy? guarantee. No one is charged until the invitations are received. If there is no complaint upon receipt, then the customer is charged. Design Crafters also offers to take back any orders at their own expense if the customer is not satisfied. Invitations are usually shipped within 2 - 3 business days.

Design Crafters has been serving the online community helping brides with their wedding invitations and wording etiquette since 2004. Their staff at http://www.BeautifulWeddingInvitations.com is trained to help with any kind of wedding invitation etiquette and are happy to offer free samples as well. ?We actually recommend and prefer that our potential clients request free samples before ordering so that there are no surprises. This way they can check out the quality of our card stock as well as the printing quality before purchasing,? states Debby Sibert, the owner of Design Crafters.

Be sure to check out the freebe of the month. Every month there is a new offer. Until the end of December, there is free envelope imprinting. January will have a new offer which can be found in the header of the wedding invitation web site.

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Bottega Veneta Launches Cruise 2011/2012 Advertising Campaign

(PRWEB) October 27, 2011

Bottega Veneta is pleased to announce that photographer Mona Kuhn has shot the brand?s Cruise 2011/2012 advertising campaign. The campaign, which features both the women?s and men?s ready-to-wear collections, was shot on location in May of 2011, on the roof of the New Museum in New York City. It is the latest in Bottega Veneta?s one-of-a-kind creative collaborations featuring the talents of outstanding artists.

The Cruise 2011/2012 collection is weightless, effortless, and urbane. The palette contrasts brilliant, saturated colors such as sunset, fire, shock and turquoise, with muted, refined neutrals including plaster, silt, dakar, and espresso. A breezy, sun-drenched sensibility characterizes the clothing and accessories, balanced by sophisticated structure. Fabrics including cotton and linen gabardines to light silk, layered chiffons, cashmeres, fine woolens, various ultra-soft and washed leathers and newly developed Japanese polyesters are soft and luxurious, both functional and pleasant to wear from day to night. Accessories are colorful and polished-looking, the soft leathers given gentle shape by means of innovative construction techniques.

Mona Kuhn is regarded as one of the most significant artists working in contemporary photography today. Born in Sao Paolo, of German descent, she is now based in Los Angeles. Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, dream-like photographs of nudes. She has described her work as redefining ways of looking at the body, and indeed her nudes often reference classical themes, always with a light and insightful touch. Her work has been exhibited and/or included in the collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Museum of Photographic Art in San Diego, the Leopold Museum in Vienna, the Royal Academy of Art in London, and Schwarz Fine and Contemporary Art in Berlin, among other prestigious institutions. Her fifth monograph, titled Bordeaux Series (Steidl), was published in September, 2011.

Kuhn?s approach to her photography is unusual in that she usually develops close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable naturalness and intimacy. It was this closeness and unforced sensuality that led Bottega Veneta Creative Director Tomas Maier to approach her for the Cruise 2011/2012 collection. ?I wanted to express a closeness in this campaign, the kind of intimacy that is at the heart of Mona?s images,? he explains. ?In addition, her precise approach to light and color, and the freshness of her images, are well suited to the mood of the season. I?m very pleased with the images that resulted from our work together.?

A video documenting the photo shoot will be added November to the Art of Collaboration video series at bottegaveneta.com.

Mona Kuhn joins a long list of renowned artists who have contributed to the creation of Bottega Veneta?s advertising portfolio. Previous collaborations include Robert Polidori (Fall 2011), Alex Prager (Spring 2011), Robert Longo (Fall 2010), Nan Goldin (Spring 2010), Steven Meisel (Fall 2009), Larry Sultan (Spring 2009), Todd Eberle (Cruise 2009), Nick Knight (Fall 2008), Sam Taylor-Wood (Spring 2008), Annie Leibovitz (Fall 2007), Tina Barney (Spring 2007), Lord Snowdon (Fall 2006), Stephen Shore (Spring 2006) and Philip-Lorca diCorcia (Fall 2005). Bottega Veneta?s Cruise 2011-2012 advertising campaign will debut in the December issues of select magazines globally.

Bottega Veneta

Discretion, quality, and craftsmanship ? Bottega Veneta has created a new standard of luxury since its founding in Vicenza in 1966. Steeped in the traditions of Italy?s master leather craftsmen and long celebrated for its extraordinary leather goods, Bottega Veneta has recently emerged as one of the world?s premier luxury brands. The company?s famous motto, ?When your own initials are enough,? expresses a philosophy of individuality and confidence that now applies to a range of products including women?s and men?s ready-to-wear, fine jewelry, furniture, and more.

While Bottega Veneta continues to grow, the qualities that define it are unchanging: outstanding craftsmanship, innovative design, contemporary functionality, and the highest quality materials. Also constant is Bottega Veneta?s commitment to its ateliers, where artisans of remarkable skill combine traditional mastery with breathtaking innovation. Indeed, there is an unusual and inspired collaboration between artisan and designer at the heart of Bottega Veneta?s approach to luxury, symbolized by the house?s signature intrecciato woven leather. In the summer of 2006, in recognition of the importance of artisanal craftsmanship and the fragility of this traditional way of life, Bottega Veneta opened a school to train and support future generations of leather artisans.

The most recent chapter in Bottega Veneta?s history began in February 2001, when the company was acquired by PPR Luxury Group, formerly known as Gucci Group. Creative Director Tomas Maier came on board in June of that year and presented his first collection, Spring-Summer 2002, to immediate critical acclaim. From the start, the house?s sensibility was refined, sensuous, and intensely personal, designed for a customer who is sophisticated and self-assured. In the years since, Bottega Veneta has introduced exciting additions to the collection, including fine jewelry, a watch, furniture, and home accessories, while continuing to offer an exclusive and coveted assortment of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, luggage, and gifts.

Distribution of Bottega Veneta products is global, encompassing Europe, Australia, Asia, North and South America, where wholesale distribution in select specialty and department stores is complemented by a growing number of Bottega Veneta-owned boutiques. These boutiques, designed by Tomas Maier and meticulously constructed to Bottega Veneta?s exacting standards, allow the customer to shop in complete luxury, privacy, and comfort. They are, like the products they showcase, a reflection of Bottega Veneta?s exceptional heritage and superlative quality.

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Bottega Veneta Launches Chinese-Launguage Website

(PRWEB) December 13, 2011

Bottega Veneta is proud to announce the launch of bottegaveneta.cn, a website wholly dedicated to showcasing the Bottega Veneta brand to and for the Chinese customer. The Chinese-language website is designed to immerse the customer in the unsurpassed luxury and visual refinement for which the brand is known while offering a host of features designed exclusively for the Chinese market. In overall design, the site reflects the exacting standards of craftsmanship and functionality that Creative Director Tomas Maier brings to every Bottega Veneta product. In execution, it provides the customer with an experience that is engaging, sophisticated, and luxurious, an effect that parallels the experience of visiting a Bottega Veneta store.

?While Bottega Veneta has received a very positive response in China, our aim to engage as fully as possible, in as many ways as possible, with our current and future customers, is the same for China as it is everywhere,? says Marco Bizzarri, President and CEO of Bottega Veneta. ?As the brand becomes more visible, consumers? understanding and appreciation toward the brand also grows. The launch of bottegaveneta.cn is the realization of an important goal, in that we are now able to engage with the Chinese consumer in a new and direct way, sharing our story and our products in an environment that reflects Bottega Veneta?s brand values. Our intention in developing the site was not just to offer information about the brand in Chinese but to build a complete environment that welcomes and engages the luxury customer in China. We look forward to increasing awareness of Bottega Veneta across all of China, and to interacting with our Chinese customers in ways that inspire them to shop with us.?

Upon entering the site, the first thing a customer notices is the refined sophistication of the environment and the extraordinary beauty of the products. Clean, elegant layouts offer vivid, full-screen views of the merchandise. Bottega Veneta?s catalog, a beautifully designed expression of the collection each season, comes to life with a host of interactive features, including fashion show runway images with video capability. A customer can browse by product category and by curated theme, as he or she might in a store. Exclusive online content leads the viewer deeper into the world of the brand, as in a series of videos about the making of Bottega Veneta products entitled ?Hand of the Artisan.? Bottega Veneta?s acclaimed ?The Art of Collaboration? videos, chronicling Tomas Maier?s work with prestigious art photographers who create the brands advertising campaigns each season, is also available. Videos, photos, and text stories frame each product in ways that allow the customer to explore it in multiple dimensions in one place.

Embedded within bottegaveneta.cn are tools designed to enhance the online experience for the Chinese customer. Viewers will be able to share images and video to Sina Mini Blog or via email. A wishlist function on the site makes it easy to save favorite items, and that wishlist can be shared with friends and family via Sina Mini Blog or email. When the viewer wants to shop, a store locator function helps find the store that is most convenient in terms of their proximity, additionally offering the option to email the store directly, further enhancing the experience and relationship between customers and their Bottega Veneta customer service representatives.

?I?m excited and proud to be launching the Bottega Veneta China website,? says Bottega Veneta Creative Director Tomas Maier. ?The site reflects our commitment to and respect for our Chinese customers, and furthers our goal of showcasing the brand to any and all who wish to learn more about Bottega Veneta. We have a wonderful relationship with our customers in China, and this new website allows us to further engage with them in an online environment that is a true reflection of the brand.?

About Bottega Veneta

Discretion, quality, and craftsmanship ? Bottega Veneta has created a new standard of luxury since its founding in Vicenza in 1966. Steeped in the traditions of Italy?s master leather craftsmen and long celebrated for its extraordinary leather goods, Bottega Veneta has recently emerged as one of the world?s premier luxury brands. The company?s famous motto, ?When your own initials are enough,? expresses a philosophy of individuality and confidence that now applies to a range of products including women?s and men?s ready-to-wear, fine jewelry, furniture, and more.

While Bottega Veneta continues to grow, the qualities that define it are unchanging: outstanding craftsmanship, innovative design, contemporary functionality, and the highest quality materials. Also constant is Bottega Veneta?s commitment to its ateliers, where artisans of remarkable skill combine traditional mastery with breathtaking innovation. Indeed, there is an unusual and inspired collaboration between artisan and designer at the heart of Bottega Veneta?s approach to luxury, symbolized by the house?s signature intrecciato woven leather. In the summer of 2006, in recognition of the importance of artisanal craftsmanship and the fragility of this traditional way of life, Bottega Veneta opened a school to train and support future generations of leather artisans.

The most recent chapter in Bottega Veneta?s history began in February 2001, when the company was acquired by PPR Luxury Group, formerly known as Gucci Group. Creative Director Tomas Maier came on board in June of that year and presented his first collection, Spring-Summer 2002, to immediate critical acclaim. From the start, the house?s sensibility was refined, sensuous, and intensely personal, designed for a customer who is sophisticated and self-assured. In the years since, Bottega Veneta has introduced exciting additions to the collection, including fine jewelry, a watch, furniture, and home accessories, while continuing to offer an exclusive and coveted assortment of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, luggage, and gifts.

Distribution of Bottega Veneta products is global, encompassing Europe, Australia, Asia, North and South America, where wholesale distribution in select specialty and department stores is complemented by a growing number of Bottega Veneta-owned boutiques. These boutiques, designed by Tomas Maier and meticulously constructed to Bottega Veneta?s exacting standards, allow the customer to shop in complete luxury, privacy, and comfort. They are, like the products they showcase, a reflection of Bottega Veneta?s exceptional heritage and superlative quality.

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Bottega Veneta Launches Spring-Summer 2012 Advertising Campaign

(PRWEB) January 04, 2012

Bottega Veneta is pleased to announce that artist and photographer Jack Pierson has shot the brand?s Spring-Summer 2012 advertising campaign. The campaign, which features the women?s and men?s ready-to-wear collections, was shot in October of 2011, on location in Coconut Grove, Florida. It is the latest in Bottega Veneta?s one-of-a-kind creative collaborations featuring the talents of outstanding artists

The Spring-Summer 2012 collection is an exuberant exploration of diverse materials, unusual finishes, and exaggerated prints. The palette is vivid and saturated, filled with purples, blues, greens, and reds. The silhouette is architecturally rigorous but sensuous, a combination of tailored angles and fluid lines that keep close to the body. Accessories are bold, luxurious, and intricately worked, mixing color, texture, and technique with artful abandon. The unusual balance of technology and artisanal craftsmanship evident in each piece lends the collection a particularly expressive sophistication.

Jack Pierson is a celebrated contemporary artist known for work that ranges across many media, including photography, collage, drawing, painting, and installations. This diversity makes it difficult to categorize Pierson?s art, though virtually everything he makes evinces a compelling combination of emotional vulnerability and formal sophistication. Pierson?s photographs often read like a diary, combining elements of nostalgia, loneliness, the romantic ideal, and a search for beauty. The artist, who splits his time between New York and Southern California, has had numerous solo exhibitions and participated in group shows around the world. His work is included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Guggenheim in New York, among other prestigious institutions.

The mix of emotional depth and formal rigor that Pierson brings to his photographs are what led Bottega Veneta Creative Director Tomas Maier to approach him for the Spring-Summer 2012 collection advertising campaign. ?I?ve admired Jack?s work for many years, especially his ability to create images that feel at once precise and spontaneous. I was interested to see what he would bring to this collection, which combines meticulous technique with a spirit of freedom and exploration,? he explains. ?I?m very happy with the result. Jack?s images capture the complexity as well as the joy of the collection.?

A video documenting the photo shoot will be added in February to the Art of Collaboration video series at bottegaveneta.com

Jack Pierson joins a long list of renowned artists who have contributed to the creation of Bottega Veneta?s advertising portfolio. Previous collaborations include Mona Kuhn (Cruise 2011), Robert Polidori (Fall 2011), Alex Prager (Spring 2011), Robert Longo (Fall 2010), Nan Goldin (Spring 2010), Steven Meisel (Fall 2009), Larry Sultan (Spring 2009), Todd Eberle (Cruise 2009), Nick Knight (Fall 2008), Sam Taylor-Wood (Spring 2008), Annie Leibovitz (Fall 2007), Tina Barney (Spring 2007), Lord Snowdon (Fall 2006), Stephen Shore (Spring 2006) and Philip-Lorca diCorcia (Fall 2005). Bottega Veneta?s Spring-Summer 2012 advertising campaign will debut in the February issues of select magazines globally.

Bottega Veneta

Discretion, quality, and craftsmanship ? Bottega Veneta has created a new standard of luxury since its founding in Vicenza in 1966. Steeped in the traditions of Italy?s master leather craftsmen and long celebrated for its extraordinary leather goods, Bottega Veneta has recently emerged as one of the world?s premier luxury brands. The company?s famous motto, ?When your own initials are enough,? expresses a philosophy of individuality and confidence that now applies to a range of products including women?s and men?s ready-to-wear, fine jewelry, furniture, and more.

While Bottega Veneta continues to grow, the qualities that define it are unchanging: outstanding craftsmanship, innovative design, contemporary functionality, and the highest quality materials. Also constant is Bottega Veneta?s commitment to its ateliers, where artisans of remarkable skill combine traditional mastery with breathtaking innovation. Indeed, there is an unusual and inspired collaboration between artisan and designer at the heart of Bottega Veneta?s approach to luxury, symbolized by the house?s signature intrecciato woven leather. In the summer of 2006, in recognition of the importance of artisanal craftsmanship and the fragility of this traditional way of life, Bottega Veneta opened a school to train and support future generations of leather artisans.

The most recent chapter in Bottega Veneta?s history began in February 2001, when the company was acquired by PPR Luxury Group, formerly known as Gucci Group. Creative Director Tomas Maier came on board in June of that year and presented his first collection, Spring-Summer 2002, to immediate critical acclaim. From the start, the house?s sensibility was refined, sensuous, and intensely personal, designed for a customer who is sophisticated and self-assured. In the years since, Bottega Veneta has introduced exciting additions to the collection, including fine jewelry, a watch, furniture, and home accessories, while continuing to offer an exclusive and coveted assortment of ready-to-wear, handbags, shoes, small leather goods, eyewear, luggage, and gifts.

Distribution of Bottega Veneta products is global, encompassing Europe, Australia, Asia, North and South America, where wholesale distribution in select specialty and department stores is complemented by a growing number of Bottega Veneta-owned boutiques. These boutiques, designed by Tomas Maier and meticulously constructed to Bottega Veneta?s exacting standards, allow the customer to shop in complete luxury, privacy, and comfort. They are, like the products they showcase, a reflection of Bottega Veneta?s exceptional heritage and superlative quality.

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