by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
First published on Entrepreneur.com on 09/02/2017 When we started Barefoot Wines, the big chain and box store buyers refused to put it in their stores unless we advertised heavily. You couldn’t blame them. We were unknown at the time. What made matters worse, we were... DOING GOOD IS JUST GOOD BUSINESS
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog, Education, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Worthy Cause Marketing
What we dubbed Worthy Cause Marketing back in 1990 was really an outcome from a serious business problem: How could we get the word out about our products when we had no money for commercial advertising? We discovered something very important when we got a call one... GIVE MEMBERS A SOCIAL REASON TO BUY!
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
We are often asked, “What’s the difference between ‘Cause’ Marketing and ‘Worthy Cause’ Marketing?” The most obvious difference is the intention of the marketing. With Cause Marketing, the emphasis seems to be on creating an image that your company is sponsoring a... THE DIFFERENCE IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
by Michael Houlihan & Bonnie Harvey | Business Blog
The nation’s #1 wine brand was built without relying on commercial advertising. Instead, while building the Barefoot Wine brand, we used what we termed, “Worthy Cause Marketing.” Every business faces the same problems. How do you get the word out about your product or... by The Barefoot Spirit | Business Blog
“You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time.” – Abraham Lincoln Your brand’s promise is defined by customers’ experiences, not by marketing. Attempting to rewrite history...