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3rd Party Distribution Benefits
and why the option is a wonderful solution If you are a regular reader of my published writing you know that I am a fan of doing it different. I am a fan of pushing your brands to the independent retailer,...
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Best Practices in Coming to America for Your Brand
Coming to America was a great Eddie Murphy movie from the 80’s. I remember McDavid’s, the premise of money cannot buy love, and all the crazy characters in Harlem. In the movie it was portrayed...
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5 Reasons Why Summer Is More Important Than Winter for Booze
You have read that correctly! Summer is more important than the winter season for selling. How can that be? Huh? Has Rosen lost his marbles? Well perhaps, but hear me out. When I was CEO of America’s largest...
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Think About Your Brand Rep as a Shared Service to Launch Your Sales
In the last week alone I or someone on my team has used Uber, TaskRabbit, Uber Eats, and Handy from an app on our collective phone(s). We use these services because buying a car and having a...
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Weed Should Scare You!
When I say weed should scare you I am not talking about You, the reader, I am speaking about the very basic, everyday, mundane, generic wine, beer, or spirit. Weed, the actual THC, is not scary at...
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The Market Will Never Lie to You
In our office, nearly every day, we get a pitch deck from the “next” Tito’s, Sophia, Yellow Tail, Estancia, Josh Cabernet, Fireball, Goose Island, Angels Envy, etc. Every- Single- Day. This is all positive...
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Rosé Is a Price Game, Makers Are Impatient, Gig Selling Is Real and More Musings
Summer is here. Officially not yet, but the weather says different. Memorial Day has come and gone and all over America the summer booze season is upon us. Typing as I am flying to our NYC office a few...
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Why We Love the Booze Business
It’s Friday morning, early, early Friday AM, I am sitting here in my office working away. Coaching our sales and strategy teams to finish the week strong. I know that many people are off from work, or...
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What I Learned at WSWA 75
A lot!  A ton! A boatload!  Let me add some perspective. First – I learned how much sleep a human needs Second- I learned that a $12.00 coffee tastes the same as a $2.50 coffee Third- I learned...
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Distributor Heaven: WSWA Is WYSIWYG
Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America is what you see is what you get Two weeks and counting! 14 days and the annual pilgrimage to Distributor Heaven will be upon us. We will descend on Vegas partially...
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