Comments on: CEO Sergio Esposito Talks about the Launch of IWM Cellars http://www.insideiwm.com/2010/02/25/ceo-sergio-esposito-talks-about-the-launch-of-iwm-cellars/ The Inside Story from Italian Wine Merchants Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:06:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sergio Esposito http://www.insideiwm.com/2010/02/25/ceo-sergio-esposito-talks-about-the-launch-of-iwm-cellars/comment-page-1/#comment-415 Sergio Esposito Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:13:59 +0000 http://www.insideiwm.com/?p=739#comment-415 Mike, Thanks for your support and suggestions. Consider them done (as soon as I can find small branches and a match to light a fire under a few butts!). Glad you are enjoying the tool and I promise to keep pushing and improving the total IWM experience. My best, se Mike,
Thanks for your support and suggestions. Consider them done (as soon as I can find small branches and a match to light a fire under a few butts!). Glad you are enjoying the tool and I promise to keep pushing and improving the total IWM experience.

My best,
se

]]> By: MIKE ENNIS http://www.insideiwm.com/2010/02/25/ceo-sergio-esposito-talks-about-the-launch-of-iwm-cellars/comment-page-1/#comment-409 MIKE ENNIS Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:44:33 +0000 http://www.insideiwm.com/?p=739#comment-409 SERGIO, JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I USE YOU WINE MANGEMENT SYSTEM EVERYDAY AND I LOVE IT. IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME MANAGE MY COLLECTION. IT WOULD HELP ME IF I COULD SORT THE ENTIRE COLLECTION BY DRINK DATE SO I DON"T ALLOW WINES TO PASS OPTIMAL DRINK DATE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW BAR CODING PLANS AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE PURCHASE PRICE TO CURRENT VALUE. LET'S GET "ER DONE!!! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK. REGARDS, MIKE ENNIS, NASHVILLE, TN. PS. I"M GLAD YOUR SALES WERE UP LAST YEAR. I KNOW I CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE. SERGIO,

JUST WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT I USE YOU WINE MANGEMENT SYSTEM EVERYDAY AND I LOVE IT. IT HAS REALLY HELPED ME MANAGE MY COLLECTION.

IT WOULD HELP ME IF I COULD SORT THE ENTIRE COLLECTION BY DRINK DATE SO I DON”T ALLOW WINES TO PASS OPTIMAL DRINK DATE. I AM EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW BAR CODING PLANS AND I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO BE ABLE TO COMPARE PURCHASE PRICE TO CURRENT VALUE.

LET’S GET “ER DONE!!!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

REGARDS,

MIKE ENNIS,
NASHVILLE, TN.

PS. I”M GLAD YOUR SALES WERE UP LAST YEAR. I KNOW I CONTRIBUTED TO THE CAUSE.

]]> By: Sergio Esposito http://www.insideiwm.com/2010/02/25/ceo-sergio-esposito-talks-about-the-launch-of-iwm-cellars/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Sergio Esposito Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:05:08 +0000 http://www.insideiwm.com/?p=739#comment-369 Thank you for your comment and for calling out the two different figures. I imagine it could be confusing, but please let me set the record straight. On February 5, during the Vino2010 Conference in NYC, I did indeed participate in a panel discussion entitled “The Future of Luxury Wine” with an esteemed group of presenters including Barbara Insel, Dan Berger and Joshua Wesson. As you’ve mentioned, the full account of my presentation was ably transcribed by Alder Yarrow who posted it on his popular wine blog, vinography.com. The 15% quoted during the panel discussion was a projection of the growth of our Portfolio Management wine sales while the 21% is an actual end-of-year figure that encompasses the full spectrum of wine sales growth at IWM, including walk-in retail and eCommerce. Coincidentally, this week’s IWM Cellars launch came at a time when we also definitively closed the books on our 2009 financial year. I saw it as an optimal moment to also report that, in fact, wine sales growth exceeded our expectations, clocking in at 21%, though given the climate of 2009, we would have gratefully enjoyed 15% as well. I regret any confusion and hope this clarifies things for you. Thank you for your comment and for calling out the two different figures. I imagine it could be confusing, but please let me set the record straight.

On February 5, during the Vino2010 Conference in NYC, I did indeed participate in a panel discussion entitled “The Future of Luxury Wine” with an esteemed group of presenters including Barbara Insel, Dan Berger and Joshua Wesson. As you’ve mentioned, the full account of my presentation was ably transcribed by Alder Yarrow who posted it on his popular wine blog, vinography.com.

The 15% quoted during the panel discussion was a projection of the growth of our Portfolio Management wine sales while the 21% is an actual end-of-year figure that encompasses the full spectrum of wine sales growth at IWM, including walk-in retail and eCommerce. Coincidentally, this week’s IWM Cellars launch came at a time when we also definitively closed the books on our 2009 financial year. I saw it as an optimal moment to also report that, in fact, wine sales growth exceeded our expectations, clocking in at 21%, though given the climate of 2009, we would have gratefully enjoyed 15% as well.

I regret any confusion and hope this clarifies things for you.

]]> By: Confused Reader http://www.insideiwm.com/2010/02/25/ceo-sergio-esposito-talks-about-the-launch-of-iwm-cellars/comment-page-1/#comment-357 Confused Reader Fri, 26 Feb 2010 03:16:26 +0000 http://www.insideiwm.com/?p=739#comment-357 According to this article, IWM's sales in 2009 were up 21%, yet according to Mr. Espositio's statement during the panel on the Future of Luxury Wine (http://www.vinography.com/archives/2010/02/the_future_of_luxury_wine.html) he claims that sales increased in 2009 by 15%. Which is true? Or does Mr. Esposito concoct figures at random whenever he wants to discuss his company's growth? According to this article, IWM’s sales in 2009 were up 21%, yet according to Mr. Espositio’s statement during the panel on the Future of Luxury Wine (http://www.vinography.com/archives/2010/02/the_future_of_luxury_wine.html) he claims that sales increased in 2009 by 15%. Which is true? Or does Mr. Esposito concoct figures at random whenever he wants to discuss his company’s growth?

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