wine labels: how to sell from the shelf
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THE PROBLEM:
EVERYONE IS SAYING THE SAME THING,BUT VERY LITTLE IS CUTTING THROUGH.
“Simply putting high-quality, affordable wine onto retail shelves does not guarantee sales.
Consumers must choose to take it off the shelves, and keep choosing it in the face of an increasing
number of enticing, well-marketed options.”
WINE AUSTRALIA: DIRECTIONS TO 2025
THE HARSH REALITY IS:
If you don't have something unique and compelling to say to the consumer
YOU’RE JUST ANOTHER COMMODITY.
If you want to sell more wine, you need more than just a pretty label.
YOU NEED TO BUILD A BRAND WITH A RADICAL POINT OF DIFFERENCE
YOUR BRAND IS NOT YOUR LOGO OR YOUR WINE LABEL
BRAND = PERCEPTION
It’s what a person thinks about a product, service, or company.
PERCEPTION = REALITY
Your brand isn’t what you say it is. It’s what other people say it is.
BENEFIT NO. 1
Strong brands have a natural ‘pull’
with consumers.
They require less ‘push’ in the form of
sales and marketing.
BENEFIT NO. 2
Strong brands are a store of trust.
They act as a shortcut to a purchase decision
and inspire loyalty.
YOUR WINE LABEL IS OFTEN THE FIRST TOUCH POINT THAT CONSUMERS
WILL INTERACT WITH.
It must send the right messages to the right target customers.
And this is how design can help.
DESIGN = PROBLEM SOLVING (NOT JUST PRETTY PICTURES)
A good design process involves four key stages:
1. Research 2. Strategy 3. Design 4. Production
STAGE 1: RESEARCH
A good doctor won’t prescribe treatment without first understanding the problem.
The same goes for a good designer.
THE PURPOSE OF THE RESEARCH STAGE IS TO:
Find out what consumers really think about your brand.
Identify any issues or challenges that your brand may be facing.
Uncover opportunities for radical differentiation.
THE PURPOSE OF THE STRATEGY STAGE IS TO DEVELOP A PLAN
THAT WILL ENABLE YOU TO:
Solve any issues or challenges that were identified during the Research stage, and;
Communicate clear and compelling answers to four key questions:
Who are you? What do you do? How are you different? Why does it matter?
COMMON PROBLEM
NO.5
Brands that lack personality
or worse...
Brands that suffer from ‘split personality’
THE PURPOSE OF THE CREATIVE STAGE IS TO EXECUTE
THE APPROVED STRATEGY BY:
Implementing solutions to identified problems.
‘Dressing’ your brand in appropriate clothing, and;
Communicating the right messages to the right target customers.
SEMIOTICS:
The study of signs and symbols, and how they are used to create meaning.
Every little detail has the potential to influence perception.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PRODUCTION STAGE IS TO:
Achieve the OPTIMUM balance between brand communication and cost.
FINAL PARTING WORDS:
Your wine labels are just as important as the quality of your wine. If not more so.
We recommend investing equally in both, or you risk being left behind.
LET US HELP YOU SELL MORE
WINE FROM THE SHELF
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