http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/ "cartoons drawn on the back of business cards" Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:03:19 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13879 Cheap Tart Wed, 16 Aug 2006 06:35:29 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13879 Loved the illo! Now I will go hunt a bottle down here in Dallas, TX. Yup, blogging wine works. ; ) Smooch, The Tart ; ) Loved the illo!
Now I will go hunt a bottle down here in Dallas, TX.
Yup, blogging wine works. ; )
Smooch,
The Tart
; )

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13878 Tara 'Miss Rogue' Hunt Wed, 16 Aug 2006 00:20:05 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13878 Congrats Hugh and Jason! Congrats Hugh and Jason!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13877 Guy Tue, 15 Aug 2006 23:16:33 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13877 Heh, congrats. I have to admit, I always thought Stormhoek was a bit of a peculiar marketing bubble - hyping a wine to techies who knew very little about wine, but who'd like the tech/blogger lifestyle associated with it. But apparently, the wine really is good on its own merits :) I promise to buy a bottle when it comes to the Netherlands. Heh, congrats. I have to admit, I always thought Stormhoek was a bit of a peculiar marketing bubble — hyping a wine to techies who knew very little about wine, but who’d like the tech/blogger lifestyle associated with it. But apparently, the wine really is good on its own merits
I promise to buy a bottle when it comes to the Netherlands.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13876 Hugh MacLeod Tue, 15 Aug 2006 22:01:38 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13876 Thanks for the kind words, Everybody... Shaun, Stormhoek was pretty unknown by most bloggers a year ago. Now we just need the mainstream, supermarket-shopping wine drinkers to follow their lead ;-) Thanks for the kind words, Everybody…
Shaun, Stormhoek was pretty unknown by most bloggers a year ago. Now we just need the mainstream, supermarket-shopping wine drinkers to follow their lead

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13875 robert Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:12:43 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13875 Sheamus in Toronto buying Stormhoek! Poetry. Sheamus in Toronto buying Stormhoek!
Poetry.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13874 lisajay Tue, 15 Aug 2006 21:00:08 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13874 glad to hear it's good stuff and not just a good campaign! glad to hear it’s good stuff and not just a good campaign!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13873 Sheamus Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:27:56 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13873 Congrats to you and Stormhoek! And Robert is right-on, it not just about marketing. Looking forward to being able to buy Stormhoek at the LCBO in Toronto. Congrats to you and Stormhoek! And Robert is right-on, it not just about marketing. Looking forward to being able to buy Stormhoek at the LCBO in Toronto.

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13872 spargo Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:16:23 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13872 Hugh - Good news for Stormhoek. Your references to the mention of "Retails at £5.99" made me take note of this article on BBC today, which discusses how the British buy their supermarket wine by price, and how there are magic figures or price points on which they base their decisions. Also noted is the influx of brands from outside Europe (Read: 'new world wine'). <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4791429.stm?ls" rel="nofollow">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4791429.stm?ls</a> Cheers! Hugh -
Good news for Stormhoek. Your references to the mention of “Retails at £5.99″ made me take note of this article on BBC today, which discusses how the British buy their supermarket wine by price, and how there are magic figures or price points on which they base their decisions. Also noted is the influx of brands from outside Europe (Read: ‘new world wine’).
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4791429.stm?ls
Cheers!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13871 Shaun Dewberry Tue, 15 Aug 2006 19:03:31 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13871 Congratulations to Stormhoek!!! Technically though, Stormhoek is probably better known in the virtual world than the offline one, so "virtually unknown" is a real misnomer... Congratulations to Stormhoek!!!
Technically though, Stormhoek is probably better known in the virtual world than the offline one, so “virtually unknown” is a real misnomer…

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13870 robert Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:55:43 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13870 Glug Glug Glug Glug Glug Kerching! Glug
Glug
Glug
Glug
Glug
Kerching!

]]> http://gapingvoid.com/2006/08/15/it-isnt-just-about-the-marketing/comment-page-1/#comment-13869 Robert Scoble Tue, 15 Aug 2006 15:41:12 +0000 http://gapingvoid.com/?p=2982#comment-13869 Congrats Hugh! Reminds me, gotta get a few bottles to take to the Ritz down the street. Speaking of which, we have a guest room. You're welcome anytime. Play golf? I don't. Heheh. Congrats Hugh!
Reminds me, gotta get a few bottles to take to the Ritz down the street.
Speaking of which, we have a guest room. You’re welcome anytime. Play golf? I don’t. Heheh.

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