So, how do we empower wine bloggers?

You provide your profile information - type of wines you enjoy sampling, audience information, home zip code, etc. Wine marketers submit offers to us and we forward them to you as a thoughtful, consolidated list of offers. If you are interested in an offer, you contact the wine marketer directly. We are not a list service for winemakers or bloggers database for sale. We simply allow wine bloggers to pick and choose the wine brands to build relationships with.

At no time will we ever provide your information to wine marketers or anyone else.

We send up to three (3) offer emails a week, customized to your profile and editorial interest.

Our emails consolidate dozens of high-quality offers into an easy to read format, saving you from an Inbox full of PR spam.

What's in it for you and your audience?

We believe that every wine blogger desires, and deserves, an opportunity to sample and review great wines.

Here is how it works:

You Have Anonymity - You're able to see offers from dozens of wine marketers without the need of providing them with your email address or phone number.

You Make the Call - If you're interested in a wine marketer's offer, you make the call, literally. There is no middle man. And you decide how far to take the relationship.

Members Have Privileges - Whether it's our monthly "No Strings Attached" member giveaways or our occasional "Private-Sale", our blogger community benefits from our relationships with some of the worlds top wine marketers.

You Only Receive Quality Offers - Before offers are added to our offer email, they are rated and verified. No more PR spam in your Inbox.

Your Audience Will Notice the Difference - We make it easy for you to improve the quality of your blog's content, develop relationships with wine makers and have products to give away to your audience.

It Costs You Nothing - Best of all, bloggers use our service for free and you can remove your profile at any time.

Wine bloggers unite!

Our hope is that a relationship develops between you and the wine marketers that use our service, and that in the end, your audience benefits. We think of ourselves as an "Opportunity Filter"™, not a middle man. Our end goal is to take wine blogging, globally, to the next level by gracefully pairing the right wine brands with the right wine bloggers. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete your profile.

How do we increase the reach of wine marketers?

We know that every wine brand, and wine maker, has a story to tell; and the more people you have evangelizing your story, the better. Each week we send up to three (3) consolidated offer emails to our ever-growing wine blogger community. Each email is customized based on the blogger's personal profile, audience, geography of influence, editorial interest, etc.

Here is how it works:

Ensure Quality vs. Quantity - We help you in finding the right bloggers to sample and review your wine(s)

Expand Your Base - Promote your products in blogger-managed giveaways

Meet Face to Face - We simplify the process of finding the right local bloggers to invite to your wine events

Gracefully building relationships is the key!

Our service allows you to reach a community that is too broad to manage on your own. We've designed our service to help you reach the handful of bloggers that are perfectly matched to your product and brand. We think of ourselves as an "Opportunity Filter"™, not a middle man. Our hope is that a meaningful relationship develops between you and the wine bloggers that accept your offer.

What is the cost and how long does it take?

In less than 5 minutes you can complete, and send, your promotional offer. We feel that we offer the most cost-effective, impactful way to touch the wine blogger community. And believe it or not, sending an offer through Artisanal Influence often costs less than taking your boss out to lunch. The world is waiting to know more about your products. We are here to make introductions on your behalf.

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<< About Artisanal Influence >>

Artisanal Influence (AI) is the creation of Simply Influential, an internet service / agency; created with the express purpose of bringing social media and brands together gracefully. Our first labor of love is AI, which was inspired by the founder's (James Harris) experience at the 2009 Wine Bloggers Conference in Santa Rosa. More than just a "Blogger Database", and never a "Email List for Sale", AI is an "Opportunity Filter"™ designed to allow bloggers their privacy while affording brands the opportunity to have their products thoughtfully sampled, and hopefully reviewed, within the ever growing social media world. You can read more about us at our
blog ».

About the photo above: This photo was taken during the 2009 Wine Bloggers' Conference. The host, Franciscan », was kind enough to prepare dinner for 18 bloggers and 3 Napa winemakers - you may have noticed the 9 wine glasses in front of each guest; our favorite was the 2006 Blackbird Arise. For more photos of this wine bloggers' dinner see the Flickr collection that begins here ».

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