There's an interesting post over at eMarketer today about how Twitter followers and Facebook fans are more likely to buy than those who are not connected with a brand on social networks. Not surprisingly, the most popular reason to friend up a brand is for discounts and promotions but the research also showed that almost 40% were customers and supporters who liked the brand.
Hundreds of wineries are on Twitter and Facebook today and many are using these connections to make sales. But I haven't seen a lot of promotions on either social network lately from wine brands looking to increase their followers and fans. I think this is a big opportunity so I'm going to take a closer look at what wineries are doing along these lines and post an update later in the week.
