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NBWA Takeaway: Tonic for What’s “Ale-ing” Brewers

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The cyclical nature of any business across any industry is nothing new. There is an ebb and flow to all markets and some segments will always be heating up while others are cooling. No one segment really enjoys being “king of…
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Tips for Top Performers

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You can hire top-performing salesmen and women with the most impressive track records of sales success in their prior jobs. But do you ever wonder why they’re looking for new employers in the first place? Often it is because,…
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Is AB InBev’s High End Field Team Reduction a Mistake?

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Disclosure: AB Inbev is not a GreatVines client and we are not outlining the following as a means of helping them achieve any particular advantage. We just wanted to take the opportunity to point out something we disagree with from a strategy…
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Great Way to Boost Wine Sales in a Competitive Environment

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Getting your wine into the chain accounts is a well-worn strategy for promoting the label to larger, retail audiences. Sweet-talking sommeliers into including your labels on their lists in well-known restaurants is another, more…
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Suppliers Need To Up Their Game

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If there’s one thing technology is exceptionally suited to address, it is collaboration between groups across widely diverse locations as well as within the relationships between business organizations and their partners. Case…
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Is Your Sales Solution Flexible Enough

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  The intricacies of the 3-tier system for alcoholic beverage distribution most certainly qualify as the kind of complex business process GreatVines (and automation technology in general) is designed to automate, including…
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Pace of Change Cements Need for Better Tech Tools

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Continuing the trend after a banner year for all liquor sales. The beverage alcohol industry is expected to continue to exhibit growth. However, part of that growth is due to a diversification and the emergence of new, products…
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Nielsen and GreatVines Agree on Shelf Space Strategies

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As was recently noted by a Nielsen representative, “Distribution has a near-perfect correlation with sales volume and there’s a lot of pressure for your product to be on the right retailer’s shelves across channels while maximizing…
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The POI’s Recommendations Mirror GreatVines

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A widely regarded report from an influential industry analyst organization contained recommendations for suppliers and distributors that could have easily been cribbed from the pages of GreatVines papers, studies and posts. Read…