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Thomas Kinkade Sees the Light with Where2Getit

Thomas Kinkade is America’s most collected living artist and you can now find your local Thomas Kinkade Gallery using Where2Getit’s Web Locator. This XML implementation was completed in just a few days and allows the design team to customize the locator to the look and feel of their choice.

In addition to finding your local gallery the implementation includes functionality to select the appropriate gallery when buying online. With galleries throughout the world it is critical to have a robust location based marketing tool to help the local dealer connect with interested buyers.

Where2GetIt’s products are designed to manage the entire location based marketing lifecycle. From the time a customer makes their initial inquiry for location based information, Where2GetIt Location Manager begins collecting demographic information and preference related information to further refine the customer’s experience. Thomas Kinkade allows customers to use a more advanced search to find only dealers that provide certain types of products and services in their area. In addition, this valuable information is stored and repurposed for planning, optimization, and location based analytics.

Being able to automate this process not only insures consistent and constant availability of information, but it facilitates the unprecedented collection of customer information. More than just private labeled maps and directions, the Web Locator is a full featured hosted application or XML Web Service branded to the client’s website look and feel.

About The Thomas Kinkade Company

The Thomas Kinkade Company publishes the work of Thomas Kinkade and distributes his art and related collectibles through independently owned galleries worldwide, an extensive network of branded and licensed dealers; and strategic marketing relationships with such companies as Avon Products, Inc., QVC Inc. and more than 60 licensees. The company’s primary products are canvas and paper reproductions that feature Mr. Kinkade’s artistic unique use of light and his peaceful and inspiring themes. Mr. Kinkade, known as the “Painter of Light”, is the most successful and most collected living artist in U.S. history. Thomas Kinkade Limited Edition Canvas and Framed Limited Edition Prints are published by the Thomas Kinkade Company in Morgan Hill, California. To find a Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery, contact the company at 1-800-366-3733 or visit the company’s web site at http://www.thomaskinkade.com.