Innovative and Trends conference for Wine Management (#ITWM) to be held at ESC de Dijon
Next June 22nd, the ESC Dijon Institut du Management du Vin and the UNESCO Chair Culture et Tradition du Vin will host the first International Conference on Innovation & Trends in Wine Management (ITWM).
"The Conference is intended to bring together researchers and wine professionals in order to explore a range of relevant wine business issues in a multidisciplinary approach.
The Focus of the Conference is Innovation & Trends in all the fields of Wine Management. Innovation tends to play a more and more important role in the wine industry management whether it is in marketing, strategy, human resources, logistics, organisation, accounting, or finance. The purpose of this conference is to underline those trends and try to understand through testimonials, case studies, best practices or academic research where those trends come from, and why and how they work."
A special focus on digital will be highlighted with the keynote of Paul Mabray - Vintank CSO.
The topics (see below) are mouthwatering and the presence of Paul Mabray reinforces the attraction of this day conference. I'm anxious to see more conferences like this and why not, welcomed by the Wine Institute INSEEC.
SUGGESTED TOPICS ARE LINKED TO INNOVATIONS & TRENDS IN ALL THE FIELDS OF WINE MANAGEMENT
Impact on production conditions
Impact on Marketing Strategy (sustainable development)
Fight against counterfeiting (like bubbles code, engraved codes, etc.)
Wine tourism initiatives
Joint-ventures between wine estates operating in different countries
Decrease in operating costs
Export and import issues (taxes, public support, seminars, etc.)
Human resources issues
The importance of speculation
Financial index: LivEx
Scarcity/limited production impacting the price
4/ Entrepreneurship and family business
Financing and accounting for wineries & vineyards
Education in the wine industry
Return-on-Investment measurement
Business Transmission
5/ Better use of scientific technology
Wine-making process
Quality improvement
Eco-friendly wines (organic-biodynamic-natural)
Sustainability
6/ Pricing strategic evolution
Premiumisation of wines rated by critics (scarcity management)
The emergence of qualitative bulk wines (like Bag-In-Box)
Sales promotion in supermarkets
Auctions of old vintages
Packaging
Alternative closures
Q-R codes
Labels (certification)
Information content on back-labels (stories, grapes, soil, map, )
Size of the bottle (magnum or bigger-half bottle)
Shape of the bottle to create brand identity
Material used: can, BIB, glass, pet, etc.
Transformed product (like flavoured wines or champagne with golden leaves, etc.)
Cellar management (storage services, monitoring of the temperature change, transport, home-cellar devices, etc.)
Brand power generated by intensive promotional supports irrespective of the terroirs or the appellations
Branding strategies
Power of the fine "dream" wines
Mix-ups with appellations & estate names
Line extension and brand extension
Importance of country-of-origin and region
Loyalty programs
9/ Alternative distribution channels and new sales techniques
Vending machine
M-commerce
E-commerce
Digital Social Networks
Logistics and supply chain challenges (quick access to new markets)
Consumer grouped purchase
Tasting rooms and sales at the cellar
Auctions
Large super-store/specialty stores dedicated to wines
Selling wines to take-away in non-traditional channels: wine bars, restaurant, en-primeur
Wine clubs
Development of applications for smartphones (taste-a-wine)
Performance increase in shelves' management in supermarkets
Category management
Retail brands vs private labels
10/ New Promotion techniques
Word-of-mouth effect
Events (Vinocamp, fairs, joint events: wine & food; wine & books, charity)
Media: street marketing, interactive billboards, social networks
Public Relations
The impact of movies, books, comic strips, mangas on consumption
11/ Institutional innovations
12/ Emergence of new legal and regulatory issues
EU constraints
National constraints
Tax issues
Distribution monopolies
13/ Emergence of new segments
New consumers : the Y-generation
Niche consumption
Organic/biodynamic wine consumers
Natural wine consumers
Religion-oriented wines
14/ Challenges linked to changes in consumers' purchasing behavior
Cultural adaptations (red wines in China)
Experimenting (make your own wines)
15/ Consumer changes in terms of taste
Consuming less but better
Fruity wine; ready-to-drink
Preference for residual sugars
The influencers' role : critics, blogs & User-generated contents
Lower alcohol percentage wine
Flavoured wine
Places of consumption (wine bars instead of restaurants, etc.)
16/Case studies for practioners
Best practices
Success Stories
Testimonials
17/ Food and wine associations
18/ Drinking and driving issues