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Time for a Pinot Noir Party… it’s Pinot Smackdown: 18 August 2011

It’s not just a celebration of Pinot Noir, this is nation against nation to see who is making the world’s best Pinot Noir.  Now in it’s second year the Pinot Smackdown is a concept brought about by Ed Thralls from Wine Tonite in the USA and has evolv [...]

By | August 2nd, 2011|Uncategorized|6 Comments

Getting into the festivities of global Cabernet Day – how and where to get involved

Who makes Australia’s best Cabernet Sauvignon? Now, I’m sure you all have your favourite? Is it from the region of Coonawarra, the Yarra Valley, McLaren Vale, Mudgee or does Margaret River take your fancy? There’s so much diversity and regional examp [...]

By | July 25th, 2011|Social Media, Wine Marketing|3 Comments

Making fine red wine? Pinot Noir Day, Cabernet Day and Grenache Day are just around the corner

There has been lots of wine tweet ups over recent months, and for many of us in the industry, there is a risk of getting some tweet up fatigue. However, I challenge you to think about these big global days as more of an opportunity to engage with you [...]

By | July 18th, 2011|Social Media, Wine Marketing|3 Comments

Using 2-D Codes in Your Marketing Mix

Summary on what 2-D Codes are, how to use them and why should be considered as part of your marketing mix.

By | May 30th, 2011|Innovation|1 Comment

Let’s share Australian #Chardonnay stories with the world on 26 May

The plans for Chardonnay Day plans on 26 May, 2011 are coming together and lots of great meet ups are being planned on a global scale.  If you have not already registered, it’s not too late to do so on the Eventbrite site. In Australia, there’s lots [...]

By | May 17th, 2011|Social Media|3 Comments

Listening In: Simple, and Free, Ways to Monitor Brand Mentions

People are talking about your brand on the web. Given wine is such a natural part of our conversations, you're sure to see comments posted on wines being opened with friends, wines with faults and inevitably your brand will come up at some time as pa [...]

By | May 3rd, 2011|Social Media|0 Comments

Get involved in #Chardonnay day on 26 May

There’s less than a month to go until #Chardonnay day on 26 May, 2011 - now in its second year and momentum is growing daily. Following the global success of #Cabernet Day, #hunterwine, #yarrawine, #barossawine and other initiatives like The Rose Rev [...]

By | April 26th, 2011|Social Media, Wine Marketing|6 Comments

Tell your Australian Wine Stories to the world – Get Involved in #WCATT

There’s a week to go until American social media guru Rick Bakas arrives in Australia for Wine Communicators of Australia Annual Lecture Series and Regional Tweet Ups and there’s much excitement gathering around the opportunity to learn more about so [...]

By | March 18th, 2011|Social Media, Wine Marketing|0 Comments

Another perspective on those gimmicky wine marketing campaigns

Last Tuesday (22 Feb) Huon Hooke published an article called “Wine Snobs can put a cork in it.” In the article he criticised initiatives like the Rosé Revolution noting “Fancy campaigns aren't needed to prove our drops are among the best” and “There [...]

By | March 2nd, 2011|Uncategorized|7 Comments

Celebrating Wine Memories – Open that Bottle Night: 26 February 2010

It may seem that there’s an abundance of wine related social media initiatives emerging and something to get involved in on a weekly basis. Having started the first few Australian Tweet ups with #WCATT in August 2010 this really excites me as people [...]

By | January 21st, 2011|Social Media, Uncategorized, Wine, Wine Marketing|1 Comment