If you read Mike Veseth’s “Theories of the Global Wine Glut “in last week’s Wine Economist and his followup to that article this week or looked at a lot of the recent sales data, you know there’s a problem. “The world is swimming wine” As Veseth points out, “Wine consumption fell during the COVID-19 pandemic […]
A look back at Direct to Consumer for the wine industry but others take note
I published a blog post titled “DTC Wine Shipments are growing at a record pace. How long will it last?” in April of 2017. In it, I wrote about the euphoria around a 17% increase for DTC shipments the previous year. Several years before the pandemic, DTC was growing rapidly and Covid-19 gave it additional […]
Why are you spending so much on social media when engagement is so low?
According to Statista, 2021 will see social network spending in the U.S. rise to nearly $50 billion. Research conducted by The Content Factory indicates that “the average organization spends between $200 and $350 per day on social media marketing. This works out to be between $6,000 $10,500 per month or between $72,000 and $126,000 per […]
Is Ethical Data Possible?
If you haven’t watched The Social Dilemma on Netflix yet, put it on your list. It will get you to think about the role of data in society and may cause you to take steps like stop or cut back on using social media, clear your tracking data, cookies and use more private browsers. For as many […]
Now That Facebook is Changing, What’s the Alternative?
Brand marketers who rely on Facebook publishing as part of their digital marketing programs are about to see some big changes that will dramatically affect their readership. There’s been a lot of media coverage of the impending changes in the Facebook algorithm but Inc. magazine does a good job of distilling it all down to […]
DTC Wine Shipments are growing at a record pace. How long will it last?
There’s no question that DTC wine sales are growing at a dramatically rapid pace. According to Sovos ShipCompliant’s 2017 DTC Report, shipment volume increased more than 17% last year with similar growth expected this year. The potential seems unlimited with 45 states now allowing direct wine shipments. Three states, California, Texas and New York account for nearly half […]