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WTN Services and Geerlings and Wade partner for cure to Autism

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

By Chris Edwards

Great day today! Very busy but I am excited that we successfully launched a partnership website for Autism http://www.winesforautism.com/ in partnership with stay at home mom Christine Roffi Founder, Wines for Autism, Inc. She pushed us with her passion to support her cause and help to make a differnce in a small way. Today thanks to this stay at home mom, we are off to raise funds via the compassion of wine lovers. Please join our team at WTN Services/Ambrosia and Geerlings and Wade in celebration of the launch of Christine’s dream. Best of luck Christine we are proud to partner with you and proud our team was able to deliver this prior to your conference for Austism today. We wish you the most success!
Also visit Christine’s blog at
http://www.winesforautism.com/Autism-Blog

Cheers!

Chris Edwards

Vice President and General Manager

the Winetasting Network/WTN Services

2545 Napa Valley Corporate Drive

Suite C

Napa California, 94558

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WTN Services-Founder of our parent featured as an Entrepreneurial acquirer

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Our parent company 1-800Flowers.com has taken an agressive long term strategy toward growth in the down economy. Recently featured in an article in The Deal Magazine Jim McCann explains his vision and commitment to wine, chocolates and the gourmet food catagory…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

  • The company’s founder and CEO has built the company from a single florist shop into the leading retailer of flowers and gifts in the U.S. over the past 33 years.
  • Acquisitions have played a significant role in the company’s growth.
  • Through its purchases, the company tries to retain entrepreneurial executives from the target company by offering the support necessary while minimizing downside.

http://www.thedeal.com/newsweekly/dealmakers/jim-mccann-entrepreneurial-acquirer.php#bottom

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WTN Services Spotlight Matt Wood Vice President of Marketing

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Behind the scenes of WTN Services is a group of committed passionate individuals that are committed to excellence.

Meet Matt Wood,Vice President, Marketing the Winetasting Network

Matt Wood was born in England in 1965. After gaining a Bachelor of Laws degree from Leeds University, he joined Bass PLC as a management trainee. Following several assignments in retail operations and marketing he left to form his own small business consultancy service.

In 1994, Matt immigrated to California with his wife Elke and looked for opportunities within the wine industry.

In 1997, he settled at Franciscan Estates starting as a tasting room assistant before moving into a management role overseeing the direct to consumer business. As the business transitioned to ownership by Constellation, the importance of consumer direct, and Matt’s role grew substantially.

After ten years with Icon Estates where Matt managed ten tasting rooms, multiple wine clubs and internet sites, he transitioned to a new role with WTN Services/1-800 Flowers in July of 2008.

Matt is a featured speaker at most wine industry symposiums as a recognized innovator and leader in wine club sales growth and online marketing.

Matt holds a key role with the Winetasting Networ as a consultant to our services client base in growing their wine sales for mutual success. Matt is keenly focused on developing the consumer direct wine category for the 1-800 Flowers group of companies, including 1-800Flowers.com, Ambrosiawine.com, Geerlings and Wade and our sister groumet food brands such as Harry London Chocolates into strong partners with our WTN Services client base.

In addition he is spearheading a new co-operative marketing model with wineries to leverage the 1-800 Flowers customer database for mutual growth of their brands and ours.

If you would like to learn more about what Matt and our team can do for you please contact a WTN Services account manager at 707.265 1514 or email cedwards@winetasting.com

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