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Five Ways To Authentically Build Your Instagram Following

One of the first questions we’re often asked by our clients is “How do I get more Instagram followers?”. While some patience is required, incrementally growing your social media following is possible – you just have to know what to do! We share our t [...]

By | February 20th, 2023|Blog, Social Media, Social Media 101|0 Comments

What Apple Mail’s changes mean for your EDM analytics

September 2021 saw Apple Mail release Mail Privacy Protection (MPP), so for Apple device users who opt in, email marketers will lose the ability to accurately measure both whether an email has been opened and where a subscriber is. What does this mea [...]

By | October 11th, 2021|Blog, Digital Marketing|0 Comments

A Game Changer in the World of Wine Preservation! Introducing Coravin

There are times when you just want to enjoy a glass of wine and not have the rest of the bottle go to waste. Alternatively, you might have some people at your table who prefer a white, with others opting for a red. The dilemma … what do you open? Luc [...]

By | July 16th, 2021|Blog, Client Work, Musings|0 Comments

IT’S ALL IN THE SPIN: GIESEN GROUP’S MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT IN ALCOHOL-REMOVAL WINE TECHNOLOGY

Leading New Zealand wine company Giesen Group is taking the non-alcohol wine category seriously, investing over a million dollars in their own specialised spinning cone technology to further refine its Giesen 0% wine range. This investment signals co [...]

By | July 16th, 2021|Client Work, Wine Marketing|0 Comments

Instagram Reels vs. TikTok

Amid the U.S. government's plans to potentially ban TikTok due to data privacy concerns, on August 5, 2020, Instagram announced the release of a new feature that's similar to the China-based app – Instagram Reels. With TikTok’s future uncertain, Inst [...]

By | March 10th, 2021|Blog, Musings, Social Media|0 Comments

What is Clubhouse and how to get invited

From celebrity stars such as Oprah Winfrey, Kevin Hart and Ashton Kutcher to fashion brands and Silicon Valley big guns, Clubhouse is the new social media platform that everyone is talking about (and trying to get an invite to). So, what is Clubhouse [...]

By | February 5th, 2021|Musings|0 Comments

Food and Drink Trend Forecast for 2021

In this 2021 trend forecast, we examine the food and drink trends that will drive consumer behaviour in the year ahead. COVID-19 certainly presented an unprecedented number of challenges for the wine, beverage and hospitality industry in 2020. And wh [...]

By | February 1st, 2021|Consumer Trends, Musings|0 Comments

Leveraging Varietal Wine Days to Sell More Wine…

*Updated November 2022 Cabernet Day, Chardonnay Day, Malbec moments … it seems that wine marketers exploit any commercial opportunity that presents itself to sell more wine by way of varietal wine days. And yes, we’re guilty as charged, often working [...]

By | December 11th, 2020|Wine Marketing|0 Comments

A letter of thanks…

It’s not often that I’m left speechless. However, last week was certainly one of those moments where I was totally lost for words. The wine awards calendar is always something we look forward to as a team, it’s like the wine circuit for wine judges w [...]

By | December 7th, 2020|Musings|0 Comments

Marketer of the Year: 2020 Australian Women in Wine Awards

Our own Trish Barry has been acknowledged for championing diversity and equality and named a Marketer of the Year in the 2020 Australian Women in Wine Awards. The Australian Women in Wine Awards are the world’s first and only awards platform for wome [...]

By | November 30th, 2020|Wine, Wine Marketing|0 Comments