Decrease club attrition, increase retention rates, and gain more revenue. Now you can spend your time talking to customers, and building stronger relationships.

Steven Smith

I have over 20 years of experience in both sales and marketing with a minor specialty in DTC. Currently I run Chatterbox Wine Marketing which is an agency that provides luxury wine brands with DTC sales and marketing support. Over the last two years, we've grown quickly adding inbound/customer service and HubSpot CRM practices to our already growing DTC sales engine.

Tips from the Telesales Desk

Chatterbox’s success with outbound has much to do with the breadth of calls we make – and how we make them. The “how” has never been as noticeable as a reason for our success – but, what we have found is the combination of personal touch + volume of calls leads to more authentic engagement and a higher ratio of calls back. Continue Reading Tips from the Telesales Desk

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MAY OUTBOUND SALES UPDATE

Year over year, May would mark the end of feverish Spring allocation and buying season. I use the analogy of being on a roller coasting ride and May is the end of the ride before you get off and go stand in line and wait for next October. Times are clearly different. What we are seeing is a decline in contact rate due to heightened levels of customer travel – but average order values are up 10-12%. Continue Reading MAY OUTBOUND SALES UPDATE

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Benefits to outsourcing dtc sales

Outsourcing DTC Sales: Risk or Reward?

When asked what Chatterbox does or about the benefits of outsourcing DTC sales, I’ve gotten it down to one floor of an elevator ride. Outbound.
We extend your brand past the 2D world of email and actually interact with your customers. Outbound leads to contact and contact leads to sales. The connection makes the sale more personal and is particularly effective with the luxury wine buying demographic. People want to talk about wine – plain and simple. Continue Reading Outsourcing DTC Sales: Risk or Reward?

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Third Leaf Partners Adds DTC Sales Experts Chatterbox Wine Marketing

Napa, CA: An investment group led by Third Leaf Partners has acquired the direct-to-consumer sales group, Chatterbox Wine Marketing.

Third Leaf Partners first worked with Chatterbox in 2018 and recognized its immediate impact DTC campaigns run by the Chatterbox team. Continue Reading Third Leaf Partners Adds DTC Sales Experts Chatterbox Wine Marketing

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How To Generate More Revenue From Your Non Club Members

We’ve had so much change as an industry, that great questions are being asked that weren’t focused on before. Probably the most common I’m hearing is ‘how do we get more revenue from our non-club list?’ It’s precisely the type of question that you should Continue Reading How To Generate More Revenue From Your Non Club Members

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Winery Customer Database or Digital Junk Drawer

Dirty customer data is the silent killer of marketing campaigns. Everybody has a breaking point. Mine was the week after Christmas when my 4-year-old son, high on gingerbread and fresh pine scent, needed a new toy opened up. Of course, it was one of those that comes packaged in its own SuperMax prison of zip-ties, packing tape, and staples. Continue Reading Winery Customer Database or Digital Junk Drawer

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