The best piano in the world--Bosendorfer

Bosendorfer(中文：貝森朵夫), 是全球古典音樂樂迷，特別是鋼琴愛好者，都不得不敬聽的一個名字。我個人聞名已久，一直到來美之後，才在一位教授朋友的家中，親眼見到、並且親手彈到一台貝森朵夫。由於鋼琴的年代久遠，因此白色鍵均以象牙製成。這樣子的鋼琴，現在可能已經很難見到了。

在這個中文網站中，有一段詳細的介紹：

 貝森朵夫，它的歷史背景可追朔到1828年，當時正是以維也納為音樂文化中心，且被建立成一個以鋼琴音樂為主的城市。伊格納茲‧貝森朵芙，一個木匠的兒子，十九歲時正在奧地利非常著名的鋼琴製造廠Joseph Brodman當學徒，直到1828年，Ignaz Bosendorfer自組他的製造生產事業，很快的，他的新公司即獲得生產最高品質的樂器美譽，並獲得全世界的好評，在1839年和1845年維也納工業展覽會中，Bosendorfer鋼琴贏得最高獎並獲得崇高的聲譽，IgnazBosendorfer與奧地利皇室良好的關係亦加速他的事業成功，他隨即被封為奧地利皇家的鋼琴製造家。

Advertiser Testimonial (Jewelry)- Ashoka

從同事Heidi，傳給我們一個令人高興的好消息 (有看過Trump的"Apprentice"影集--台灣翻譯為「誰是接班人」--的讀者，可能記得第一季有一位HEIDI --HEIDI BRESSLER--她就是我現在提到的這位同事)。

這是一個頂級珠寶品牌。每次聽到從顧客得到的讚美，總是令我覺得溫馨又珍惜。

Dear Heidi,

Here is Eve’s testimonial:

We have had many requests from readers since we began advertising with Ritz-Carlton magazine, and that has been very exciting. The most rewarding moment was when a reader called and said his wife fell in love with the Ashoka band she saw in our ad. It was their 30^th anniversary and the closest jewelry store to where they lived was 150 miles away. He was a doctor and had no time to shop, and desperately wanted this ring for his wife. We had one made in her size, shipped it to him, and made her the happiest woman on their anniversary!

Eve Goldberg

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ASHOKA廣告在：
http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mcmurry/ritzcarltonmag_2011fall/#/30

Ritz-Carlton情人節：瑪麗蓮夢露於50年代

瑪麗蓮夢露(Marilyn Monroe)曾經多次下榻紐約的Ritz-Carlton酒店並留下其美麗倩影。這是Sam Shaw於1955年所拍攝的一張照片，其中的夢露正在自己的酒店套房，和當時的紐約時報專欄作家Earl Wilson輕鬆地聊天。Earl Wilson於40至80年間活躍於文壇，專門寫作關於百老匯的文章，被稱為”Midnight Earl”。這幅照片推翻了夢露有六個腳趾的謠言，相對的，我們可以看見她繁華卸去的寫意風情。夢露一直是Ritz的忠實顧客，因為她每次在紐約奢華的麗思酒店，均能獲得一個特別的豪華套房。

Advertiser testimonial-Nisi Yacht

November 10, 2011

For:  Ritz-Carlton Magazine

Re:  Testimonial  -  Ad Placement in The Ritz-Carlton Magazine

To Whom it May Concern,

I wanted to take a moment to write a small thank you for the great exposure and wonderful experience we encountered when we decided to place brand advertising for our products with the Ritz-Carlton Magazine.

I represent NISI Yachts, a high-quality luxury yacht brand that designs and builds yachts in the 70ft to 140ft range.  NISI yachts encompass casual opulence, legendary styling and state of the art technology and engineering. We placed a one-page brand advertisement in the Summer 2011 issue of the magazine and have since received multiple leads from clients interested in exploring our yachts further. These clients have approached us from Europe (Germany, France, Turkey )as well as from various cities in North America.

英國皇室大婚的禮物 --BRINKERHOFF

於2011年五月，英國皇室大婚的期間，我們興奮地從我們的全球廣告夥伴--Brinkerhoff處得到了以下的消息：

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Designer and Artist; Clara Brinkerhoff and husband and business partner, Jorge Brinkerhoff of BRINKERHOFF & CO. were contacted two weeks ago by a guest of The Ritz-Carlton.

This particular Ritz-Carlton guest saw Brinkerhoff & Co.'s beautiful Swarovski encrusted Peacock sculpture ad in the Fall 2010 issue of The Ritz-Carlton Magazine (page 20 - a left hand read) several months ago and recalling the stunning WHITE PEACOCK figurine, ordered one to be shipped immediately overnight, that very day, as a special wedding gift to the ROYAL COUPLE;  Prince William and Kate Middleton.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/mcmurry/ritzcarltonmag_2011summer/#/66