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Slide 1: Wine estate + web 2.0 Using web 2.0 services to build up a wine estate
Slide 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…
Slide 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
Slide 4: The problem! Devising an Internet strategy with a very low budget and limited computing knowledge.
Slide 5: A solution: Thousands of web services are now available and: § require little or no computing skills § the vast majority are free!
Slide 6: The main web services used 90% of these services are free! §
Slide 7: A few examples…
Slide 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
Slide 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
Slide 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
Slide 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
Slide 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
Slide 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…
Slide 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
Slide 15: Ecommerce [ eBay ] We use the auction system to sell \"Discovery § boxes\", 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
Slide 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
Slide 17: What are the results?
Slide 18: Exposure The presentation of our strategy at web 2.0related events has led to significant exposure in the press and on the Internet!
Slide 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)
Slide 20: Online sales Still too early to draw firm conclusions (11 months) but some trends. We have achieved our objective of creating a new channel of distribution, because 80% of online buyers are new customers.
Slide 21: … and how much does it cost?
Slide 22: 25.63 € per month, so less than the price of one cup of coffee a day! Monthly fixed costs (excluding VAT, % on eBay sales and CPC AdWords) § • web hosting: 5.90 • Typepad blog: 12.50 • eBay store: 7.23
Slide 23: Domaine des Crès Ricards 34800 Ceyras www.cresricards.com Guillaume Foltran October 2007



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