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Old Aug 17, 2011 | 8:55 pm
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Armani
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Originally Posted by Twickenham
Well, that's the thing, isn't it?

The one thing that is interesting to consider - an enormous amount of time and thought was put into developping the brand. I can't imagine they haven't deployed the same amount of consideration to renewing the brand today.
An enormous amount of time and thought (by whom I don't know) also went into the new Marriott Vacationclub Destinations Point program, and that program is a complete disaster. I have never seen anything like it where its core customers are completely alienated. I am beginning to think that Marriott is hiring consultants rather than relying on internal experts who respect the importance of its 'heavy users'. They appear to be losing touch.
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