After a very long, restful holiday slumber, wineries have woken up with an urgency to contact us. And in lieu of their eager desire to connect with the online social world, I’d like to offer a few suggestions on how to get 2011 off to a great start. Facebook and Twitter – Are you not …
The EU economy is seriously in trouble. I know, shocking isn’t it?! In the Spanish and Portuguese wine sector, wineries are closing their doors and banks are sitting on properties t. It’s a mess. And sadly, this is not going to get any better any time soon, but there are wineries out there who are …
I just had someone contact me on Skype to ask if I had any tips for them about how to arrange a successful “blogger press trip”. Boy do I! But rather than spend time chatting online and letting it fade into the ether, I figured let me share a few bullets here. If you need …
Coming out of the Pre-Conference seminars that Ryan spoke at on the Monday before the London International Wine Fair, Gabriella snagged a short interview with Jancis Robinson where she grabbed this small bit of advice for producers! Hey, we didn’t say it this time, Jancis did! Jancis Robinson on Twitter and Websites from ryan and …
Seminar Schedule (stand D60) Tuesday, May 18th, 2010 10:00 Social Media 101 for Wineries This entry level workshop will teach you how to get online quickly and effectively so that you can take control of your brand today! 11:00 Winery Collaboration with Quevedo and O-Vineyards Oscar Quevedo from the Douro and Ryan O’Connell from the …
Ok time for a new simple feature. Someone wants wine or someone has wine to get rid of. Everyday, literally, we receive emails from people either looking for wine, or looking to sell some wine. The problem being that the local governments here in Spain and Portugal have been useless in lending us a hand. …
Image via CrunchBase Not to beat a dead horse, since this is not the first post on twitter help for wineries to come along, but there are some major gaps in the effective use of twitter that I want to fill. Most posts focus on twitter etiquette: what not to do and how to better engage. And …
It’s “official”, Facebook is useful!! Approximately 1 year ago, I stumbled across a study that researched the productivity levels of employees that were given access to social networks. Placing one group of employees from a “cubical farm” in one room with access to social networks, while another group was placed in a similar room without …
Editors Note: Wink Lorch is both a friend and wine professional who we respect highly. Jumping back and forth between the UK and France (as dictated by skiing conditions ) she runs the excellent site: Wine Travel Guides. When we saw this post on Wink’s personal blog, we felt confident that needed to share it …
Are you in London? Do you have a question about social media and wine? Maybe your website needs an upgrade and you don’t know where to start; or someone is pushing you to get on Twitter or Facebook, but you don’t know what to do? Next week, I’ll be at the excellent SITT Wine Tasting …