In 1999, Steven was working at Tra Vigne as an apprentice wine buyer under David Stevens. For nearly a decade prior, he’d lived in cities working for great chefs, but the wine bug set in hard and quick. That same year, Mark Pope hired him off of the floor to work in sales at Bounty Hunter Rare Wines – and the rest is history.
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The word outbound is accurate in description of the action, but, the job we are performing is called account management. Customers visited the winery and purchased or joined – it’s not a cold call or overly intrusive way to sell wine. This webinar and article will share with you how we approach DTC sales and build high performing outbound campaigns.
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After receiving a crash course in wine sales through working with a local Wine & Spirits Distribution company as a head sales representative, I once again was ready for a change and was thrilled with the prospect of Chatterbox Wine Marketing. The idea of outbound sales may seem a little daunting at first, though by greeting customers with the same warmth, appreciation, and kindness as I’ve always strived to offer, I was pleasantly surprised how quickly I was able to adjust to this method of sales. We are given the tools, resources, and support to thrive and truly learn, improve on, and soon master our craft.
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