October 5, 2009

Winexpert Corporate Launches!

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We did it and stuck the landing!...

Winexpert's corporate site is now live and and some scores are just now coming in... 9.5, 10, 9.9,... doh! it looks like we may have gotten a 7.5 from my mother (disguised as the Russian judge of course).

So why am I undertaking such an obvious display of back-patting?

Well, to start... besides being our maiden blog post, this site represents a broad launch of many sites that stem from this one. Sharkbite was commissioned over a year ago to develop a site program that would provide Winexpert's retailers with powerful sites that would have a dynamic connection to the corporate site.

14 months later, and the Winexpert WebKit Program is launched; high-powered site options for retailers that will allow them to increase sales without having to incur high costs or chew up valuable work time. Reaction from wine retailers across the country has been HUGE and we are now busy customizing these sites to launch in 2-3 weeks. A great example of a WebKit site can be viewed at BeyondTheGrape.com. 

Launched simultaneously is also  the Limited Edition 20-year Anniversary site that highlights one of Winexpert's most successful brands, Limited Edition. Check it out... you could win FREE WINE!... even a wine fridge.

All of this would not be possible without the amazing talents of our programming partners at Azaris Studios, makers of the Vortex CMS engine that runs these sites.

And for those of you who know me and the way I preach the good benefits of blogging and business, forgive me for such a tardy, overdue, late, delayed, slow, dilatory and behind schedule Sharkbite blog... it's "the cobbler's kids have no shoes" syndrome... we've just been too busy making other business work, that we've neglected our own for far too long.

Thanks for listening | Clay Yandle

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