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As a leading wine and spirits marketing agency, it’s not surprising that our view of PR is an expansive one.
PR isn’t a score. It’s not a one-off mention. It’s not what happens in a tasting room. Public Relations builds credibility, awareness, and, yes, sales.
PR is a powerful marketing tool for wineries and distilleries, especially when combined with paid activations. If your wine or spirits brand wants to build awareness, think of PR as an integral part of branding calculus: message x reach x frequency = brand awareness. If you want your wine or spirits brand to shine, PR can reach the right audience with the right message and the right frequency needed to generate awareness, interest, consideration, purchase, and engagement.
PR plays a starring role in this equation, but not the only one.
Beyond Just a Score or Mention
Increased Brand Awareness. Increased Message Frequency.
Most brands want to increase brand awareness, and that means increasing message frequency. To get there, Benson combines “earned” media coverage with complementary actions that all serve to drive message frequency.
PR Services
Our Public Relations Services Include:
Social Media Advertising
Geo-targeted social ads driving traffic to retail accounts featuring your products (retailers love this strategy)
Influencer Campaigns
Reach new audiences with well-vetted, expert sources catering to consumers who want someone else to curate their choices in wines and cocktails (and never read wine or spirits publications)
Media Partnerships
Generating massive but targeted impressions to specific demographics
Events
Virtual webinars and in-person press events bringing your message to gatekeepers (see our YouTube channel for some examples)
Spokespersons
TV satellite tours and media tours with media-savvy chefs, somms, and other experts.
PR Services: In a Nutshell
Our best PR campaigns occur when our team is fully integrated with yours. These campaigns can include:
- Consumer lifestyle media coverage
- Beverage trade media coverage
- Scoring and reviewer strategy
- Virtual press webinars and in-person press events
- Press support for consumer, trade promotions
- Sales materials leveraging coverage, scores
- Amplification of coverage through social media
- Amplification of coverage to internal sales teams
- Broadcasts on Benson’s YouTube Channel
- Story pitches through our proprietary email newsletter
- Inclusion in on our website’s “Story Starters” and “Expert Sources” sections
- Media coaching and interview preparation
- Group press trips
- Client media tours
- Press releases and announcements: M&A, new hires, product introductions, etc.
- Speaker placements, executive quotations
- Complete reporting of clips, impressions/circulation using national databases.
See the agency’s Case Studies for examples of how coverage has raised awareness and increased points of distribution.
Let’s Create Your Public Relations Plan Now.
Contact Benson Marketing for a free consultation.
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