Shared Spirits, Author at Liquid to Lips Marketing.

Jack is Not Letting his Restaurant Miss Out on Post-Covid Alcohol Beverage Trends

Jack is an independent restaurant operator committed to not letting his restaurant miss out on post-covid alcohol beverage trends. What are those trends? To what is he paying attention? One major trend is that online ordering is here to stay. Jack managed to hold things steady in the midst of the toughest part of the pandemic transitioning his operation to "a branded ghost kitchen" of sorts. He ran most of his regular menu through delivery and pick up alternatives. Staff were repurposed to deliver and greet pick-up customers. A second trend Jack is watching is ownership of the customer relationship.…

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Alcohol Beverage In-Store Sampling

Shared Spirits recently shared its quarterly sampling metrics with a national brand conducting alcohol beverage in-store sampling. The report was received with stellar reviews. Data included was backed up by a collection of details provided by our sampling and sales professionals after every sampling. Our goal was to provide useful feedback, metrics, and indications of future opportunities with every report. Also, we had a desire to make the reporting concise and simple to understand. Sample Report We were recently asked some questions regarding our provision of this report. We thought we would address them here. How did the Shared Spirits…

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Selling “Picks and Shovels” to Our Industry

I take part in monthly calls with an exceptional group of professionals in the spirits, wine, and beer space. The alcohol beverage industry is significant globally and extremely vibrant here in the United States. More on this call and our selling picks and shovels to our industry in a bit. Revenue in the Alcoholic Drinks market amounts to US $261.10bn in 2022. The market is expected to grow annually by 10.51% (CAGR 2022-2025). The market's largest segment is the segment Beer with a market volume of US $111.50bn in 2022. Market share of spirits/wine/beer Projections How might alcoholic beverage sales increase…

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Spirits brands know what they don’t know.

Spirits brands know what they don't know. They just ignore the importance of that knowledge. The alcohol business is one of the few businesses that has no visibility on the end user of their products. Due to our three tier tax system, the tax collection and regulatory framework around liquor taxation and distribution, alcohol brands have little contact with their real customers. You know, the ones that drink their products. In our company's years of business, we have never seen a brand pursuing relationships with their end users. Massive resources are spent on retail, mass media, out of home, distributor…

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Alcohol Brands Supporting Restaurants in New Ways

It is time for us to see alcohol brands supporting restaurants in new ways. As we move into October, November, December in the alcohol industry or what is commonly known as OND, I've become fascinated by the different ways brands view their marketing priorities. I have been thinking a good deal about the adage, brands are built in the on-premise. I just haven't been seeing this adage play out in real life. Certainly, cocktail, wine, and beer culture are influenced by bar and restaurant placements. I still enjoy discovering a great cocktail at a bar when recommended by a bartender.…

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Bourbon Brand Owner Now Owns His Customers

Bourbon brand owner now owns his customers. Sam is that bourbon brand owner who now owns his customers. Sam thought he owned his brand's customers. He didn't. He owned a relationship with his distributors. He owned a relationship with a portion of his restaurant and retail buyers. Those business owners taking deliveries from the distributors. In fact, he was 2 to 3 degrees away from owning the relationship with the customers who actually swipe a card and pay to drink the product sold by his "resellers". Agencies have been expert at talking brands and pros like Sam into thinking social…

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Jean’s a restaurant owner. She knows what her customer is worth.

How does she know? There are a lot of factors and variables at play. One of the better write ups on the topic is from Toast. They happen to have considerable data at their disposal. There are numerous factors that contribute to CLV that should be considered before plugging numbers into your restaurant's CLV equation. Jean leveraged her tech to learn the following. Jean's a restaurant owner. She knows what her customer is worth. They are: Average ticket sizeAverage visits per yearAverage party sizeRestaurant profit margin The formula for calculating a restaurant customer lifetime value is as follows: Restaurant CLV…

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Redefining the Brand Ambassador

Shared Spirits is redefining the brand ambassador. Eddie Yoon, a prominent consultant in the world of CPG and previously part of Neilson, states this as the subject matter expert on Super Consumers. "Super consumers aren't random oddballs who buy in bulk. They're emotional buyers who base their purchase decisions on their life aspirations." Think about that. As a spirits, wine, or beer brand, would you rather have brand ambassadors out shilling your brand to people they don't know, don't have a relationship with or care about or would you prefer people who have made their love of your product and…

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How Jay’s Vodka gets featured in Nashville restaurants.

How Jay's vodka gets featured in Nashville restaurants. Jay was curious about the Shared Spirits approach after having been referred to SS by his marketing agency. As we learn more about Jay's brand story, his presence in three states and his distribution, we learn he's knowledgeable about how things work. He was previously a distributor in Texas. He still owns a restaurant in Texas. He knows that the distributor for his brand in a new market needs marketing support that helps his brand stand out. What will provide the distributor's on-premise team the right story to excite them enough to prioritize sharing the brand…

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Sampling Spirits and Wine. A Guide.

Sampling spirits and wine. A guide. I recently ask a simple question to a marketer of bourbon. "Does the brand care whether or not it has a relationship with the customer who actually drinks its product?" He immediately said yes. They had set aside a boat load of money to work the direct to consumer market. The way this is currently done is via legal shippers and delivery companies. Examples may include Drizzly or some other company that has built methods to compliantly ship. In other conversations I have been asking, how much do you spend to get someone to…

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