Marketing & Brand Strategy for Wineries and Tourism Organizations

Helping you create experiences people remember, and reasons to be reached for every day in between

 

I work with wineries, tourism boards, and hospitality organizations to build marketing and brand strategy for the moment a guest walks through the door, and for the months and visits in between.

Services include everything from winery content creation, to brand strategy, value proposition development, a full marketing audit of your current operation and more.

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How Other Brands Earned a Place in Everyday Life (and What Wineries Can Learn from Them)
How Other Brands Earned a Place in Everyday Life (and What Wineries Can Learn from Them)

How coffee, RTDs, and fitness brands solved the "everyday relevance" problem that wine now faces.

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Wine's Problem isn't Whether People Like it: It's Whether they Choose to Reach for it.
Wine's Problem isn't Whether People Like it: It's Whether they Choose to Reach for it.

New research shows younger drinkers like wine, but they just don't see where it fits into daily life.

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Winery Brand Positioning: Answering “What Do We Do?” and “Why Do We Do it?”
Winery Brand Positioning: Answering “What Do We Do?” and “Why Do We Do it?”

Every winery can describe its wine. How many can articulate why they make it the way they do in a way that creates real preference?

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A Marketing Executive Who Understands Wine

I bring 30 years of executive marketing and brand strategy experience to wineries, tourism boards, and hospitality organizations. I hold WSET wine and spirits credentials, have formal culinary training, and am a certified KCBS barbecue judge for good measure. That combination lets me work with your marketing team and your winemaker in the same conversation, and build strategy that reflects how wine, food, and hospitality actually operate.

Contact me to learn more, or visit my About page.

Mike Belobradic, Marketing Expert.

How to work with me

Every engagement starts with a conversation about where your marketing stands today and where you want it to go.

From there, the right starting point depends on your situation. Some clients begin with a full Marketing and Brand Audit to get a clear, honest assessment of what's working and what’s not. Others come in already knowing they need help with brand strategy, content creation, a value proposition, or something else. I work with wineries, tourism boards, and hospitality organizations of varying sizes, and I'm equally comfortable advising on long-term strategy or stepping in for a focused project or speaking engagement. Reach out to discuss your winery, tourism, or hospitality marketing needs, and we'll figure it out together.

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Not every winery should chase the younger buyer... but how do you know if you should? The signs that a younger demographic might fit your wine brand. https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/not-every-winery-should-chase-the-younger-buyer-but-how-do-you
The culinary tourism mistake that destination marketers keep making. There’s a reason why people say you can’t see the forest for the trees. https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/the-culinary-tourism-mistake-that-destination-marketers-keep
Why special events are the most underused channel in the winery industry. Wineries hold a lot of special events, but are they really getting the most out of them? https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/why-special-events-are-the-most-underused-marketi
How regional wine tourism boards can build authority beyond “come taste our wine.” https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/how-regional-wine-tourism-boards-can-build-authority-beyond-come-taste-our-wine #winemarketing #winerymarketing #tour
The marketing playbook that wineries and tourist boards can learn from high-net-worth wealth management brands. https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/the-marketing-playbook-wineries-can-learn-from-wealth-management-brands #winerymarketing #hospitalit
What destination marketers get wrong about wine and culinary tourism. https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/what-destination-marketers-get-wrong-about-culinary-tourism #destinationmarketing #winerymarketing #marketing #hospitalitymarketing
Twilight time at the Smokehouse, when the gathering takes on a whole new ambiance. Fire is the gathering unifier. #brickoven #backyard #backyardbarbecue #pizzaoven #thesmokehouse
Summer BBQ Red Wine Pairings | Wood Smoke & Meat Guide Wondering what red wine goes best with your summer barbecue? This wood smoke and protein pairing guide helps you pick the perfect bottle. Click through to read the full Fire and Wine Serie

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The brands guests remember aren't the ones that served the best glass. They're the ones that designed the best moment.

— Mike Belobradic on memorable moments