International Sales and Marketing
International Sales and Public Relations Representatives
The Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) manages international contract sales representatives in Canada, and partners with the Capital Region USA (CRUSA) www.capitalregionusa.org on sales representation in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Brazil, and Mexico. These representatives sell Virginia and the region in their respective markets by participating in trade and consumer shows, fulfilling consumer and trade requests for information, conducting direct sales calls on tour operators, sponsoring educational seminars for travel agents, tour operators and Canadian automobile clubs, and assisting in the development of in-market advertising campaigns.
VTC also works with the CRUSA Public Relations Division to distribute noteworthy news and information to these markets. Be sure to put these valuable contacts on your mailing list for updated information and brochures about your product, event, or destination.
VTC retains representation in the Canadian provinces of Quebec and Ontario. Pulse Communications and Travel Marketing provides the following services for the state of Virginia: representation at consumer shows, sales calls reports, contacts with media representatives, brochure distribution, familiarization trips, CAA seminars and window displays, and management of the in-country fulfillment center. As a Virginia supplier, you may send your brochure(s) to our representatives and they will distribute them free of charge at the consumer shows and during sales calls.
For additional opportunities in the Canadian market please contact Heidi Johannesen at 202-872-0554 or via e-mail at hjohannesen@virginia.org. Through the expertise of our representatives listed above your product’s message can be amplified to the Canadian traveler.
International Sales Representatives (through VTC and CRUSA) Canada - Quebec:
Barbara SimonVirginia Tourism Corporation
Quebec Representative
P.O. Box 23019, Succ. Couture
Saint-Leonard, QC H1R 3X4
Tel:(514) 325-4998
Toll free: 1 800 671-4195
Fax: (514) 852-2597
email: b.simon@sympatico.ca
Canada - Toronto:
Sana Keller
Pulse Communications and Travel Marketing Inc.
Canadian Representative-Virginia Tourism Corporation
12 Belfry Avenue
Toronto, ON M8Z-2L2
Tel:(416) 231-5692
Fax: (416) 231-6216
email: sanak@sympatico.ca
United Kingdom:
Lisa Chamberlain
Capital Region USA, Inc.
Link House, 140 The Broadway
Tolworth, Surrey KT6 7JE
United Kingdom
Tel. 020 8339 6048
Email: tmp.uk@btinternet.comBelgium & the Netherlands:
Gerda DeRoy-Arnauts
Capital Region USA, Inc.
BC-Zaventem
Leuvensesteenweg 613
1930 Zaventem, Belgium
Tel. 32 2 757 63 90
Fax 32 2 757 63 91
Email: gerda.arnauts@capitalregionusa.beBrazil:
Ana Donato
Imaginadora
Alameda Jau, 1177, 3 andar
Jardins – São Paulo/Brasil
CEP: 01420-001
Tel. 55 11 3171-3899
E-mail: anadonato@imaginadora.com.br
Mexico:
Natalia Rubio
Sales Internacional S.A. de C.V.
Paseo de la Reforma 195, Suite 902
Col. Cuauhtémoc 06500 Mexico, D.F.
Tel.- + (52) 55 5705-1717E-mail: natalia@salesinternacional.com
International PR Representatives (through CRUSA) Germany:
Eva Ehmke
c/o Claasen Communication
Hindenburgstrasse 2
D-64665 Alsbach
Germany
Tel: +49 (0) 6257 68781
E-mail: eva.ehmke@claasen.de
United Kingdom
Lisa Cooper
KBC PR & Marketing
3 Falmer Court, London Road, Uckfield
East Sussex TN22 1HN
United Kingdom
Tel: 01825 76 36 36
Email: lisa.cooper@kbc-pr.com
