Looking to become a wine consultant with a wine subscription service. How and which is the best out there for me to join.
I want to sell multi level marketing wine.
Please advise
MLM wine? Explain this model. I have no idea. I think I might understand what you’re getting at. There are wine consultant/ambassadors opportunities that basically have you represent a book/portfolio of their brands.
With your contacts and network, you can book at-home or office tastings to pitch services/subscriptions and so forth, but success there really lies in having an extensive reach and influence in your online/offline spheres. Typically these roles are contract/1099 and heavily if not strictly commission-based in relation to sales/sign-ups/retention/and how much driving in territory you’re willing to do once you’ve booked tastings and so forth.
And beware, some of these opportunities require an initial buy-in from you to get a starter kit of bottles, brand merch, digital resources and print-boilerplate or promotional materials. And some require monthly fee to leverage their digital/dashboard/on-line shop infrastructure.
For something in the W2 sphere, something more solid and stable, there are maybe a couple of wine subscription clubs right now hiring remote advisors as virtual CSRs, but you have to live in certain states in order to be employed by them or live close enough to HQ to be in a hybrid/flex role. And these roles are hard to find and hard to crack. Do you have any wine certifications? Any prior background/experience in the business?
send us your resume sales@bighammerwines.com
Thank you, that is exactly what I was looking for. As for my experience, no I currently own a property and casualty insurance. While I have an intensive sales background, it is not in wine and spirits.
reach out to me off-channel if you have further questions, I can tell you what to avoid or look out for…
My email bmaryam123@gmail.com
lol you don’t want to do that
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I’ll just say it. Boissett Collection, Wine Shop at Home, Traveling Vineyard and similar wine ambassador opportunities have varying results and big risk in time and effort not panning out in your favor. Small potential to be an income stream, so it shouldn’t be something seen as reliable and stable.
Best I can recommend is taking a Wine 101 level of classes in your area, getting to know a good wine bar in your area, be a regular customer and eventually float your thoughts, passion and interest in finding some work in the industry whether its a wine bar or a retail bottle shop…the latter is your best bet for day to day learning and tasting opportunities. After some time and dues spent, identify a solid wine distributor in your area for a sale rep role. But sales rep roles requires a lot of driving time calling on accounts, nurtuing accounts and hitting the pavement, building your book and territory. Your potential earnings and ceiling depends on sales commissions, selling cases and cases and hopefully palets.
I would also add as caution into the wind. Wine sales in retail spheres, off-premise and on-premise accounts have flattened, dipped down or really falling off. SKUs, lists, budgets and so forth are being adjusted or trimmed down accordingly. I’m hearing this from sales reps locally and across the country. Not something to jump into under this sales/economy climate of late, unless you have resource$, time to kill and hobby-minded approach.