How To Sell Wine Directly To Consumers
Josh Hanson, Doug Fugate and Kay Syrrist Story
http://www.svimports.com/
Most wine importers get their vino into the marketplace through what the industry calls the “three-tiered system”—the importer strikes a deal with a distributor, who then markets the product to retailers and restaurateurs. Not Seattle-based Small Vineyards LLC, an importer specializing in hand-harvested wine from family-owned vineyards in Italy. Co-founders Josh Hanson, Doug Fugate, and Kay Syrrist, developed a concept virtually unheard-of in the wine industry: a direct-to-consumer approach in which employees host in-store tastings, wine dinners and other events.
“No one is in a position to train the salespeople and develop the brand like the importer,” says Hanson, whose unorthodox business model has paid off to the tune of $5 million in 2005 sales—an 85 percent increase over the previous year. The 5-year-old business continues to mature, with year-end sales projected to increase by another 50 percent.
A New Way to Evaluate the Marketing Potential of Your Book - Before You Print It
http://www.svimports.com/
Most wine importers get their vino into the marketplace through what the industry calls the “three-tiered system”—the importer strikes a deal with a distributor, who then markets the product to retailers and restaurateurs. Not Seattle-based Small Vineyards LLC, an importer specializing in hand-harvested wine from family-owned vineyards in Italy. Co-founders Josh Hanson, Doug Fugate, and Kay Syrrist, developed a concept virtually unheard-of in the wine industry: a direct-to-consumer approach in which employees host in-store tastings, wine dinners and other events.
“No one is in a position to train the salespeople and develop the brand like the importer,” says Hanson, whose unorthodox business model has paid off to the tune of $5 million in 2005 sales—an 85 percent increase over the previous year. The 5-year-old business continues to mature, with year-end sales projected to increase by another 50 percent.
A New Way to Evaluate the Marketing Potential of Your Book - Before You Print It
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