Tapping Her Way Into My Wine Heart and Mind
During this year, I wanted to give our Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award to someone very deserving, which has now happened. Before I could even announce it, though, a press release came out with Rebecca Hopkins‘ name as being a finalist in another Innovator of the Year Award. Beck, as she likes to […]
Château Roubine Cru Classé
STORY ABOUT THIS INCREDIBLE LABEL I work in one of the most balanced industries in the world, and one of the most ancient: wine. The more I know, the more I know I don’t know. (That’s a balance, right?) This wine business began with balance ~ The balance of science and art. If wine isn’t […]
How to get what you want from a blogger, by simply approaching it honestly, no deception included
Let me just say this, I was NOT looking for a sequel, in any way, shape, or form today. Nope, I wasn’t. Then… Along came another query today, but this one was well ORGANIZED!
Enolytics ~ Lightbulb Moments about Big Data for Wine
Enolytics ~ Important Lightbulb Moments Still our shining star for 2017: on January 9, 2017, Jose and I were pleased to award Cathy Huyghe our 2016 Diaz Communications Innovator Award. It’s now six months later and the continuing communications from Cathy reaffirms that we were right on the money with this one. Enolytics’ commitment is […]
An Egregious, Yet Successful, Marketing Plan with Bigly Results
I wrote this one so many months ago on a note pad. I wish I had dated it. It was prior to the elections, I can tell you that much.
Calling All Marketing Departments, Life Just Got Really Easy
FOREWORD: I was contacted by Visme to share this info graphic. It hadn’t been until I’d written this blog, however, that I fully understood how this company has incredible opportunities for wine companies. You can now personalize amazing presentations, create infographics, and enhance other engaging content for your staff, marketing materials, and for your consumers. […]
Cathy Huyghe Receives the 2016 Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award for Enolytics
Jose Diaz and I are pleased to announce that Cathy Huyghe of Enolytics is the recipient of 2016’s Diaz Communications Innovator of the Year Award. With her expertise in analyzing consumerism and the wine industry’s facts and figures, to better understand today’s wine market, Cathy joins the ranks of those whom we’ve watched develop into […]
A Boomer Writer Watching Millennial Writers
…as I watch Millennials struggling, because time isn’t moving fast enough for them, I remind myself that life is like an LP. The quicker one gets to the center, the faster the revolutions.
Wine of the Week ~ 2014 Columbia Crest’s Crowdsourced™ Cabernet Sauvignon
Getting back in touch with a Washington State’s Cabernet Sauvignon was pure Heaven… Horse Heaven Hills, to be exact. This wine was/is a Crowdsourced™ project… Trademarked and saying so right on the label. Columbia Crest Winery, in Paterson, Washington, was founded in 1983. Overlooking the Columbia River, it’s grown from its humble roots to be […]
Measuring the immeasurable is shocking ~ Enolytics
I just received this Email newsletter from my friend Cathy Huyghe of Enolytics.com. I asked permission to share, and Cathy said, “Yes.” This week I’d like to bring your attention to a surprising pattern. We noticed it as we’ve been working to integrate fresh big data sources about wine consumers in the on-premise and mobile environments. […]
