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7 Steps to Creating a Social Media Strategy

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Added by Margie Tosch on February 26, 2010 at 1:32pm — No Comments

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Added by Margie Tosch on February 26, 2010 at 9:04am — No Comments

Why Wineries, Restaurants & Hospitality Businesses need to be on Foursquare

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Added by Margie Tosch on February 17, 2010 at 10:39am — No Comments

New issue of the wine newsletter BKWine Brief out

Issue #79 of our wine newsletter, the BKWine Brief has just been published. You can get it here: http://www.bkwine.com/bkwine_brief/bkwine_brief.htm Continue

Added by Per Karlsson on February 17, 2010 at 1:50am — No Comments

Issue 78 of the BKWine Brief newsletter now out

The new issue of our wine newsletter, the BKWine Brief, is now available. Issue #78. We make ten predictions for the wine year 2010, have some new producer recommendations, and much more. Get it here: http://www.bkwine.com/bkwine_brief/bkwine_brief.htm Subscribe and you’ll get it each month in your mailbox. Continue

Added by Per Karlsson on January 9, 2010 at 3:09am — No Comments

New issue of the BKWine Brief wine newsletter out

A new issue of our (free) wine newsletter is out: issue 77 of the BKWine Brief. Christmas wines, champagne recommendations, new videos, “so wine producers get better ratings if they advertise in the mag?”, wine filled chocolate, the Côtes gets married, and more! Get it here: http://www.bkwine.com/bkwine_brief/bkwine_brief.htm Per BKWine Continue

Added by Per Karlsson on December 19, 2009 at 10:09am — No Comments

California Family Wineries are a Myth?

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Added by Margie Tosch on December 10, 2009 at 10:35am — No Comments

New BKWine Brief newsletter available

The new issue of our wine newsletter is available: BKWine Brief #76. You can read it (or subscribe) here: http://www.bkwine.com/bkwine_brief/bkwine_brief.htm Continue

Added by Per Karlsson on November 15, 2009 at 5:23am — No Comments

Social Media as a Recruiting Tool, Your Feedback & SM Failures

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Added by Margie Tosch on October 29, 2009 at 9:40am — No Comments

Recruiting with Social Media

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Added by Margie Tosch on October 28, 2009 at 9:55am — No Comments

There is no Simple Solution!

Two days ago, I received my copy of the November 15th issue of Wine Spectator – Rich and Powerful Cabernets. Before dinner, I started to skim through the pages. I stopped on Sr. Editor James Laube’s page. Entitled “Napa Cabernets on the Brink”, I hit the pause button and started reading. I know that there are many mixed feelings towards the magazine but personally I find that James makes a lot of sense about what he writes. He starts this editorial by saying that a Napa winemaker told him that… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on October 15, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

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A Decorative artist & Designer. Have worked as a Scenic artist for theater. Restored mannequins for many years - Which lead me into the Exhibit and Display world where I ended up co-designing for many store exhibits & window displays. Our client base were mainly upscale boutiques and Department stores. Today I am more excited by the world of design than ever. Today I own my Decorative Painting & Design Business which allows me to create for customers with my own vision. Of Hand &… Continue

Added by George alonso on October 1, 2009 at 4:30am — 1 Comment

Joining the Boy Scouts!

I spent 7 years as a Scoutmaster where I tried to instill an attitude that the scouts in my troop planned for the best, prepared for the worst, & tried with every ounce of energy to succeed. The BSA simplified that as their motto of “Be Prepared”. During the past weeks every time I turn a page or click the mouse I see an article about next year’s wine business & predictions for 2010. Some are upbeat, many are neutral, but very few paint a dark image. No one likes to read doom & gloo… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 30, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

The Future is Here!

Four weeks ago I published a blog entitled “It’s Not Social Media it is a Total Change in Our Way of Life!” http://hubpages.com/hub/ItsNotSocialMedia; where I wrote about the future impact of phone apps on the wine industry. In that blog (and also in ”United You May Stand, Divide You May Fall”) I mentioned that wine associations should start thinking about developing phone apps for their members. Last week I received an emai… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 21, 2009 at 12:00pm — 2 Comments

Is Your Glass Half Filled?

As I see it there are seven groups involved with the wine business; an industry in turmoil. I have always felt that whenever there is chaos there is opportunity. If you are in the wine business are you ready to do that? Domestic Wineries – I could write pages & pages on just this topic (but not now). This is the sector where I believe that there is the most chaos. After a decade of grow (for the most part) we are seeing one of the most challenging business environments in over 25 yea… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 16, 2009 at 6:01pm — No Comments

The Tipping Point: Tipping on Expensive Wine

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Added by Margie Tosch on September 16, 2009 at 2:42pm — 5 Comments

United You Can Stand, Divided You May Fall!

About two months ago I reached out to a number of winery owners around the world trying to get a sense of how cooperative various wine association members were with each other in terms of sharing valuable data. Since those inquiries went out (and answers returned) a lot has happened in the wine industry but I would bet that nothing has changed. It is my contention that most wineries were too busy selling wine to really pay much attention to the direct to consumer sales over the last several yea… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 14, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Are Your Ducks Lined Up?

You may prefer Robert Parker’s rating system for wine, but the latest issue of Wine Spectator (Oct 16th, 2009) should be causing alarm bells to be going off if you are a winery. With a circulation of over 300,000 an issue, that magazine does affect a lot of wine drinkers’ decisions, and if this special issue doesn’t stop you in your strategic tracks I strongly suggest that you contact someone like John Corcoran (http://www.thinkwinemar… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 11, 2009 at 1:00pm — No Comments

Mark’s Vision of the Dark Side of the Moon!

The Wine Industry is moving into uncharted waters. No one had ever seen the backside (dark side) of the moon until the astronauts circled the moon 40 years ago, and even then we never get a complete view. Last year the movie “Bottle Shock” chronicled the dramatic win by Chateau Montelena at the Judgment of Paris tasting in 1976. It forever changed the fortunes of Napa county wineries and eventually the global wine business. Once again we are at a point where Bottle Shock 2 may be taking place a… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 10, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Words of Wisdom from Four Leaders

It would be easy to use my words to again help promote the World Wine Tour 2010, but I believe that the weight of these important individuals will have a greater impact. There is still a ways to go to reach their fundraising goal to complete the full tour, so please go to: http://www.worldwinetour2010.com to donate to this worthy cause. To date more than $15,000 has been raised, but just over $20,000 is still needed. Please read belo… Continue

Added by Mark T. Norman on September 9, 2009 at 3:14pm — No Comments