- A wine estate founded in 2001 was looking to increase its online presence and sales using free and low-cost Web 2.0 services with little computing knowledge required.
- Services used included blogs, Twitter, Flickr, Google Maps, and analytics tools to engage customers, share content, and track traffic.
- This strategy led to greater exposure, a 10x increase in web traffic between 2005-2007, and early signs that most online buyers were new customers, helping to create a new sales channel. The entire monthly cost was under 25 euros.
2. The situation
at the end of
2005
a wine estate founded in 2001,
§
§ looking to increase its profile and sales,
§ Internet presence since 2002 but rather limited
content…
3. Our objectives
Build closer relationships with existing and potential
§
customers and provide them with valueadded service
§ Raise our profile and increase online sales
§ Run our web operations and obtain decision support
8. Blog
[ TypePad ]
Helps build a closer, interactive relationship with wine
§
lovers
§ Straightforward publication of content
§ Excellent search engine visibility blogs are
particularly well indexed
9. Microblog
[ Twitter ]
A more instinctive method of communication,
§
§ Short messages (maximum of 140 characters) about
what is happening at the winery and which we would
not necessarily have put on the blog
10. Maps
[ Google maps ]
Maps make the site more entertaining for visitors
§
§ Used to show restaurants that stock our wines and
events where web surfers could come and meet us
§ Quite simple to integrate and very well documented
11. Photos
[ Flickr ]
Posting pictures to go with the web content develops a
§
closer relationship with customers
§ Optimizes indexing and is an additional source of
traffic
§ Very easy to integrate
12. Dashboard
[ Netvibes ]
A genuine business portal, simple, free and with
§
remote access!
§ In 1 click, it displays your emails, calendar, online
storage (box.net), RSS feeds, bookmarks, etc.
§ Simple Internet tracking system with search widgets
13. Decision
support
[ Google Analytics ]
Genuine professionalquality decision tool
§
§ Analyzes traffic, level of interest according to
geographical area (used for example for feedback
after exporting wine), performance of the online
sales process…
14. Ecommerce
[ Mal’s ]
Completely free
§
§ Very easy to integrate and configure,
§ PayPal interface that accepts secure payments by
credit card without any need for a costly integrated
payment solution
15. Ecommerce
[ eBay ]
We use the auction system to sell quot;Discovery
§
boxesquot;, giving wine lovers the opportunity to try our
wines at a bargain price
§ We benefit from the eBay platform and its traffic, and
accept credit card payments through PayPal
16. RSSisation!
[ Feedburner,
Feedsweep,
Yahoo! Pipes ]
To satisfy users of personal pages and other content
§
aggregators (consultation methods that are currently
developing very fast)
§ Publishing, indexing and referencing of feeds (Wikio,
Technorati) are also a source of traffic
19. Higher profile
& web traffic
Significantly higher profile in France, Europe, North
§
America and Japan
§ 10fold increase in web traffic between 2005 and 2007
(end of September)