2006 CONGRESS - NAPA (Summary)

24 - 28 April, 2006

A look at the US market and US and world consumption trends, the state of direct shipping in the USA, how much mail is too much, new business development and whether intelligent use of the Internet could ever replace full list catalogues

A. HIGHLIGHTS

This synopsis should be recommended reading for all your marketing, sales, logistics, purchasing and general management staff.

Attended by some of the world's leading direct marketing practitioners in the wine market, this workshop synopsis includes authoritative, stimulating and sometimes highly controversial comments on a whole range of subjects.


Don't miss:

  • How to profit from the craziness of the Wine Business.
  • Learn about the Manic-Depressive Wine Business Wheel of Fortune?
  • The US Wine Consumer.
  • The Implications of the Costco Decision for our Businesses.
  • A Look at the Three Tier System.
  • The Problem of Dry Counties.
  • What Customers Say and What Customers Do./LI>
  • Are you Mailing to Unprofitable Customers?
  • A Truly Global Wine Club.
  • Catalogues as Catalysts. – see page 44

B. SESSIONS

Working Session 1: Overview of the US Market and US and World Consumption Trends.
Bill Turrentine, President of Turrentine Wine Brokerage

Working Session 2: How Mail is too Much?
Chris Maybin, Berry Brothers & Rudd

Working Session 3: New Business Development – How Easy is it to Create Offshoots Aimed at Niche or Cross-Border Markets?
Massimo Galimberti, Vinoseleccion; John Sambrook, Opimian Society; Johnny Wheeler, Lay & Wheeler

C. THE THEME OF THE CONGRESS

The fully optimised direct merchant - integrating channels and keeping abreast of new trends.
D. DELEGATES
A Taste of California, USA John D Davis CEO
Sharon Rosenbaum VP Wine Purchases
Baron Philippe de Rothschild, France Véronique Reiffers Direct Marketing Manager
Berry Brothers & Rudd, UK Chris Maybin Marketing Manager
Club del Vino, Argentina Jose Maria Cornella Director General
Direct Wines, UK Roger England International Dev. Manager
  Katie Hutchins Process Manager
  Andrew Stead Creative Manager
Enoteca, Portugal Jose Serodio Managing Director
  Antonio Figueredo Financial Director
Foster’s Wine Estates, USA John Collins VP Information Techn
  Kristi Taaffe Director Consumer Relationship Marketing
  Christine Komons Direct Marketing Manager
  Kathleen Burns Marketing Manager
Giordano, Italy Giorgio Fragiacomo Marketing
Hawesko, Germany Sascha Margaritoff CEO
  Paul Smyth Managing Director
Icon Estates, USA Matthew Wood Vice President Retail Operations
IWCA, UK Barry Sutton Executive Secretary
  Nadine Pienaar Assistant
Lay & Wheeler, UK Johnny Wheeler Managing Director
Lionstone Int., USA Nick Lucca President
  Ed Jack Vice President
  Daniel Lucca Product Manager
  Louis Amoroso CFO Beverage Solutions
  Brian Mongillo Marketing Manager
  Mark Cummings Marketing Assistant
  Jennifer Schwab Manager Product Logistics
Millésima, USA Roger Bohmrich President
Opimian Society, Canada Pierre Chazonkov General Manager
  John Sambrook Consultant
Schuler Weine, Switzerland Jakob Schuler President
Vinesse LLC Larry Dutra President
  Nick Perdiew VP, General Manager
Vinoselección, Spain Massimo Galimberti Chairman
  Manuel Hevia Marketing Director
  Carlo Galimberti Project Manager