[December 4, 2024 – Sandra Beals] Direct Wine Sales Teams across the nation now have access to best in class consulting services on a project by project basis. Sandra Beals, founder of DTC Wine Workshops and Consumer Engagement Specialist has just launched a new 90-Day Boost Direct Wine Sales Program […]
[August 29, 2024 – Sandra Beals] Winery owners in the US are experiencing the most competitive time in history to sell wine direct to consumer. Wine consumers are being a bit more conservative with how they spend their time and finances as we wrap up this summer season. Today, every […]
[July 31, 2024 – Sandra Beals] High performing hospitality teams actively care for the tasting room, even on the slowest days. Guests should see the staff polishing glassware in between visits to their table, tasting bar space, etc. Guests should not see staff sitting with their cell phone, making personal […]
[June 27, 2024 – Sandra Beals] The US Wine Industry is certainly experiencing some shifts as distributor consolidation and increased direct wine competition continues to play out. There are 11,691 wine brands across the nation today, representing about 400 more than in 2021, according to the Wines Vines Analytics Winery […]
[April 23, 2024 – Sandra Beals] In today’s competitive direct wine space, successful wine brands must have a laser-focused sales and marketing strategy in place to remain relevant. It pains me to hear winery leadership teams share that they simply don’t need a direct sales strategic plan. That sentiment may […]
[March 28, 2024 – Sandra Beals] In 2023, I shared a “Good to Great Blog Series” to showcase how our top-performing winery clients leverage the ideal blends of talent, tools, and technologies to grow their direct business. In today’s blog article, I share “Direct Wine Sales – Top 10 Mistakes […]
[February 29, 2024 – Sandra Beals] How do high-performing winery teams across the nation, increase visitation, grow consumer contact lists and build brand loyalists year after year? At DTC Wine Workshops, we teach every member of the direct to consumer team to focus on the second sale and beyond to […]
[January 24, 2024 – Sandra Beals] A group of Direct Wine Sales Specialists with the DTC Consultant Network have teamed up to provide live web training sessions in 2024. Winery owners, stakeholders, managers, and frontline staff will obtain much needed skills to remain relevant and grow consumer contact lists. Winery […]
