Kathie Bartley
Kathie Bartley
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A day without wine is like a day without sunshine

Services

Marketing

  • Marketing plan development
  • Fail to plan… plan to fail
  • Development of:
  • Winery annual marketing plan including:
    • Marketing objectives
    • Product/brand strategies
    • Distribution and channel management strategy
    • Pricing strategy
    • Promotion strategies

Branding

  • Audit of an existing brand/s
  • Development of a new brand
  • Assistance in defining the X factor to help set your brand apart
  • Advice on mandatory packaging and labelling requirements and effective back-label copy
  • Brand portfolio management to ensure alignment of brand/s and varieties, and maximisation of market opportunities and premium price positions

Development and production of effective marketing material and associated company website

  • Printed material, including profiles of company and key personnel
  • Tasting notes
  • Advising on website development and the role of the website in winery communications strategy

Advertising and promotion

  • Cost-benefit analysis of existing advertising and promotion spend
  • Development of niche-targeted advertising and promotional campaigns
  • Targeted marketing to consumers and to key wine-trade members
  • Evaluation and the role of sponsorship in winery communications strategy

Strategies to increase direct winery sales

  • Development of mailing lists
  • Preparation of newsletters and wine offers
  • Formation of wine clubs
  • E-commerce strategy and fit with website
  • Cellar door strategy (if relevant)

Marketing intelligence and research

  • Market and varietal trend analysis
  • Competitor benchmarking studies
  • Cellar club research
  • Trade market research
  • Wine consumer trends

Public relations

  • Communication with media – a clear message delivered well
  • Development of winery information press packs
  • Preparation of press releases
  • Telling your winery story
  • Development of wine samples programme – getting samples to the right press at the right time
  • Media tastings or regional winery visits

Sales and distribution

  • Distribution
  • Offers in-depth understanding of primary distribution channels and key players within each channel in New Zealand
  • Evaluation of the pros and cons of using a distributor
  • Evaluation of direct distribution opportunities

Distributor liaison and management

  • Setting goals and following up
  • Development of forward marketing plans and A & P support (in conjunction with the distributor)
  • Monitoring market and sales performance
  • Review and assessment of overall distributor performance
  • Education and support for distributor sales team

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