There is real pressure to invest in big data to stay competitive, but businesses often end up collecting as much data as possible without deriving valuable insights. Huge databases aren’t practical or cost-effective. Instead, you can benefit from rethinking your approach to big data and focusing on qualitative data. There is a real push to […]
(I wrote this with the upcoming VinExpoNY in mind but since it applies to so many industries, I decided to post it here.) With VinExpoNY fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about the challenges in front of thousands of foreign wine producers who are trying to develop and cultivate a market in the U.S. While the challenges […]
Probably not. You may know how many people have clicked but do you know who they are, what they want and where to find them? Unlikely. When they click, you may have them go to a landing page where they sign up for more information but do you know specifically what they’re interested in and […]
So, you’ve decided to begin a new market research project. You’ve got your email database that you’ll send the questions to and you’ve opened up your market research provider’s survey builder to create the survey. You may have done it dozens of times before; that is, begun a research project knowing that what you’ll get back is […]
There’s no question that DTC wine sales are growing at a dramatically rapid pace. According to Sovos ShipCompliant’s 2017 DTC Report, shipment volume increased more than 17% last year with similar growth expected this year. The potential seems unlimited with 45 states now allowing direct wine shipments. Three states, California, Texas and New York account for nearly half […]
In a recent blog post on the site Strategy + Business, business journalist, Matt Palmquist, makes the case for personalized emails in his post, “We Know Who You Are” Is a Profitable Pitch. Palmquist writes, “marketers are (similarly) in the dark about sales directly linked to their digital campaigns.” He then goes on to chide marketers […]
