Weekly Roundup | Reporting Dashboards, DTC Shipping Updates, Sustainable Packaging

In this week’s roundup, VineSpring gives a tour of the all-new reporting dashboards and demonstrates how to use them. Kansas is the next state to adopt economic nexus rules—see how they affect DTC shippers. New options for sustainable packaging help craft producers reduce their carbon footprint. The US is waking up from the pandemic as more businesses face looser restrictions. And lastly, learn how you can improve recommendations from the media giant, Netflix.

VineSpring 3-Minute Challenge | New Reporting Dashboards

Watch the latest VineSpring 3-Minute Challenge to get the scoop on all-new reporting dashboards available in V3. Craft producers can now get more insightful charts, graphs, and reports to help make educated business decisions. See how it’s done.

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Kansas Economic Nexus Has Uncertain Effect on DTC Wine Shippers

Starting July 1st, Kansas will be the newest state to adopt effective economic nexus rules. Remote sellers will face sales tax liability on their sales to Kansas residents if they make over $100,000 in total gross annual revenue. Learn about the implications these rules have on DTC wine shippers.

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Why Packaging Is Wine’s New Sustainability Frontier

Producing organic and biodynamic wines are the more responsible way to make wine. But what about the packaging? What you put your wine into can have a much larger carbon footprint. See what craft beverages companies are doing to lighten their impact.

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US On-Trade “Roars Back to Life” as 98% of the Channel Now Open for Business

While the world may never be the same again, it’s a good sign to see the trading velocity (the speed at which a business makes money) improving over what we saw in 2020. Restaurants and tasting rooms are opening across the US and things seem to be “roaring back to life.”

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The Path To Netflix-Quality Wine Recommendations Leads Through The Doors of Perception

Netflix is the king of recommendations. The wine industry can learn a lot from the streaming service’s journey. This article dives into the “metrics of sense,” and the way our brains interpret them to offer insights into why Netflix has it easy and what challenges the wine industry needs to overcome.

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Weekly Roundup | Nurture Brand Loyalists and Stop Blaming Millennials
Weekly Roundup | Nurture Brand Loyalists and Stop Blaming Millennials

In this week’s roundup, Millennials are drinking wine but have other options too. Transform gift memberships into long-term loyalists. An expert explains how the three-tier system no longer serves its purpose. Karl Storchmann thinks the wine industry should be more data-driven. Does a customer want to change an order? We can make it easy. And finally, this year is the driest on record in Central California.

VineSpring Quick Tips | Refunds and Voided Transactions
VineSpring Quick Tips | Refunds and Voided Transactions

Did your customer change their mind about an order? VineSpring makes it easier than ever to cancel orders and process exchanges.

Weekly Roundup | Technology Drives the Future of Wine
Weekly Roundup | Technology Drives the Future of Wine

In this week’s roundup, learn how emerging technologies drive the future of wine. Are you on TikTok? It’s the fastest-growing social media platform for wine enthusiasts. By leveraging technology, craft producers of all sizes are reducing the complexity of allocations and selling more. Wine drinkers are developing more diverse and sophisticated tastes. Learn which states have control boards for three-tier system sales. Meet Victoria Coleman and learn about her journey to become the first Black woman head winemaker in Napa. And finally, a sommelier association launches a platform to help Ukrainian refugees find work.

How Technology Can Power the Future of Allocations
How Technology Can Power the Future of Allocations

Allocations managers live to delight their customers and work hard to provide them with flexibility and personalized options, but they often have the challenge of limited supply and high demand. Wineries have to simultaneously reward customer buying behaviors while making sure that they intelligently distribute the wine across all allocations members.

Leveraging Technology to Survive and Thrive
Leveraging Technology to Survive and Thrive

Winemaking has been long steeped in history and tradition. Knowledge is often passed through generations orally or with handwritten notes. But with rapid technology advances, the world is moving faster than ever before and has become more complex. Hand written notes will no longer cut it—wineries need to find a way to keep up with emerging technologies.

Weekly Roundup | The Subscription Model Just Works
Weekly Roundup | The Subscription Model Just Works

In this week’s roundup, beer clubs can provide steady revenue and reward loyal customers. Use “dark posting” to improve your Facebook ad returns. Match your marketing to the reasons people shop online and off. Discover VineSpring’s world-class customer support, and find out how new tactics such as subscriptions, partnerships, and social media direct sales can pay off big.

VineSpring Quick Tips | Experience a Different Kind of Customer Support
VineSpring Quick Tips | Experience a Different Kind of Customer Support

Never struggle to get help again. World-class customer service is included with your VineSpring subscription. If you ever need help, chat, call, or email us. You can always access our online support center with step by step instructions and helpful videos.

Weekly Roundup | Building Stronger Customer Relationships
Weekly Roundup | Building Stronger Customer Relationships

In this week’s roundup, Rob McMillan talks about how to connect with younger consumers. Picking up the phone can form deeper relationships with your best clients. Check out the state of DTC beer sales in the Sovos ShipCompliant DTC Beer Report. How should you balance DTC and three-tier retail sales? Screen time fatigue is taking its toll on virtual tastings, and older, more affluent consumers drive growth in the US wine market.

Go Old School to Create an Extraordinary Customer Experience
Go Old School to Create an Extraordinary Customer Experience

In this age of Facebook, Instagram, and email campaigns, we often think that using the telephone to sell wine is somehow antiquated. Or that we will be irritating our customers by calling them. I’m here to say from experience, that the absolute opposite is true.

Weekly Roundup | Ups and Downs Ahead for Craft Producers
Weekly Roundup | Ups and Downs Ahead for Craft Producers

In this week’s roundup, customers strongly support businesses that take a stand for Ukraine’s resistance against Russia. Sean Sullivan has six tips for improving the wine industry. California’s drought worsens, reducing expected harvests. VineSpring helps Presqu’ile winery deliver top-notch customer experiences. Global wine consumption has been declining for decades, but there is good news in the wine industry too!

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