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Winery PR & Media Outreach Webinar Release!

Watch for the recorded webinar to release at 8:30 a.m. PST on December 1, 2015. If you missed the DTC Consultant Network Introductory Webinar featuring Carl Giavanti in October, 2015, here’s your chance to watch. Carl started his consulting business in 2009 and has helped 50+ wineries with media outreach […]

DTC Wine Workshops Introductory Webinar featuring Carl Giavanti

DTC Wine Workshops Introductory Webinar featuring Carl Giavanti will take place on Thursday, September 30th at 10:00 – 10:30. Hear best practices for leveraging effective PR Campaigns and working with media to increase brand exposure and reach nationally. The event is complimentary. Be sure to register early as there are limited spaces […]

DTC Wine Case Study #4 – ROI of using ShipCompliant

In our fourth episode of the “DTC Wine Sales Case Study Series,” Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops, met with Ernie Veniegas, Wine Club Manager Grgich Hills and Jeff Carroll, VP of Product Development ShipCompliant, to uncover the true return on investment (ROI) of using ShipCompliant in combination with exceptional customer service to sell wine direct to consumers nationally.

One key take-away from this informative case study: there are clear advantages in maximizing the use of ShipCompliant to ensure customers receive wine orders on time and that wineries can ship the maximum amount of wine direct to consumer to 43 states nationally.

Ernie and Jeff share valuable insights and reveal their “Words of Wisdom” in this informative case study.  We learn that online buyers are 20% more likely to become repeat buyers if wine is delivered ON TIME THE FIRST TIME. Grab a notepad and get ready to learn best practices from these two industry leaders.

 

DTC Case Study Series #2 – “E-Commerce Website Design, Part 2”

As wineries are realizing the clear advantages of selling direct to consumer, now is the time to ensure that winery websites are e-commerce ready, mobile optimized and responsive to be viewed properly from any device (desktop, tablet or smartphone). John Gavin, on of our DTC Network Consultants, is a winery […]

Introducing the “DTC Wine Case Study Series”

Greetings! I have the pleasure of serving a variety of winery owners and managers throughout the nation. I have frequent discussions with winery staff at onsite workshops and industry events, to identify their training needs for growing direct to consumer (DTC) wine sales. There is one common thread in most of my conversations—the […]

Vin65 Roadshow Mendocino

Sandra Hess, Founder of DTC Wine Workshops will be attending Vin65 Roadshow in Mendocino to hear from industry experts. Attending? Let’s meet up!

Rick Morgin Webinar – Goal Setting & Dashboards

JOIN US for an informative webinar as we introduce the newest member of the DTC Consultant Network, Rick Morgin, specializing in goal management, dashboard set up and CRM best practices.  You can read Rick’s BIO to learn more about his extensive background and skill sets. The webinar is complimentary and […]

Guest Blog Post – Janet Majors on Wine Brand Experience

While attending the DTC Wine Symposium a few weeks ago, two words appeared to weave a thread throughout the seminars. Those two words are value and experience. I kept thinking about those two words all day and on the way home I remembered a theory on social transactions called the […]

2015 State of the Wine Industry Report

Rob McMillan, Executive Vice President, Silicon Valley Bank, did a great job preparing the State of the Wine Industry 2015 Report – download here: SVB wine-report-2015-pdf.  Direct to Consumer sales will continue as the largest growth channel for most wineries.  NOW is the time to get a strategic DTC Sales Plan in place. […]

Women of the Vine Global Symposium

DTC Wine Workshops Founder, Sandra Hess, will moderate a panel “The Do’s and Don’ts of Direct to Consumer & Direct Selling” on Friday, March 13th at 2:00.

Winery Teams: Congratulations On Direct Wine Sales Success!

DTC Wine Workshops and the DTC Consultant Network would like to express our  sincere gratitude for your business and support in 2014.  It has been an incredible year for us as we have helped wineries sell direct to consumer!  According to Wines and Vines, DTC Shipments 12-Month Total Approached $1.8 Billion*. Direct-to-consumer […]

Sandra Hess attending ShipCompliant University in Napa

Join Sandra Hess, founder of DTC Wine Workshops, at ShipCompliant University.  On Thursday, October 23, ShipCompliant will host a small gathering in Napa to share the latest DTC news: Massachusetts opening for ​Direct to Consumer wine shipping in 2015​. How can your winery capitalize on this opportunity?​ Regulatory updates from around the […]