Marketing Small Wineries: An Exploratory Approach to Website Evaluation

Jingxue Yuan, Alastair M. Morrison, Sally J. Linton, Ruomei Feng, Sang-Mi Jeon

Tourism Recreation Research · 2004 · 40 citations · 27 references

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Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the marketing strategies of small wineries and the role of the Web within these strategies. A Website evaluation instrument was developed to measure the effectiveness of small winery Websites from multiple perspectives. The instrument was tested on a sample of 18 small winery Websites in a Mid-western U.S. state. These Websites were found to be “electronic brochures” rather than “dynamic relationship marketing tools.” Implications for improved performance on Web marketing by small wineries were identified.

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