A multiple award-winning drinks marketing consultancy specialising in creating and nurturing boutique brands (est 2005).
London
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Founded in 2005 by free-spirited wine trade creative and industry judge, @Fran Bridgewater, Drinks Network is a digital-led wine marketing consultancy specialising in creating high-end boutique drinks brands and energising start-ups. It won Best Boutique Wine Marketing Agency (UK) in the Global Excellence Awards 2019 and Best Wine Marketing Consultancy (South West England) in the LUX Life Food & Drink Awards 2018. As a Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing and with a BSc honours degree in Economics, Fran has a proven track record of consistently exceeding client expectations in terms of delivery and generating multi-million pound enterprises from scratch: CHAFOR Wine Estate, in Buckinghamshire and Hathersage Hall Business Centre, in Derbyshire. She has also worked directly to enhance the profiles of some of the most exclusive boutique wineries in the world including Altair, Auntsfield, Bodega Marichal, Bodega Vistalba, Haan Vineyard, High Constantia and Reichsrat Von Buhl.
Dedicated to helping bring English Sparkling Wines to prominence on the world stage, Fran benefits from 25 years of luxury FMCG marketing, business development and PR experience, from both the client-side and agency-side perspectives. Her skill set combines strong commercial understanding and natural entrepreneurial flair with a heartfelt passion for wine and gastronomy. The Drinks Network model offers quality, flexibility and affordability by means of an accomplished network of design, marketing, sales and PR specialists ... engaged on a freelance, project-by-project basis. Advising at Board Level, Fran specialises in releasing potential, celebrating triumphs and overcoming the potential challenges faced by boutique wineries and craft distilleries worldwide. [Drinks Network is now a trading division of Bridge Squared Ltd, based in the South West]
Client testimonials include: "Fran is an inspiration - full of energy and ideas. Her infectious humour and engaging personality make her a delight to work with." ~ MD, strategic marketing consultancy “Having known Fran now for more years than we both probably wish to remember, I feel qualified to wholeheartedly recommend her as an expert in her field. Fran is incredibly quick to get to the crux of the brief, she always over delivers. Her ability to analyse a project & make it an outstanding success is legendary in wine circles. No nonsense, exceptional work, on time, every time & you’ll have huge amounts of fun too along the way. Fran is one in a million!” ~ Luxury Investment Consultant "Fran is a natural networker, a great communicator and gives freely of her time and advice. Whether you need to know something about the drinks industry or you have a marketing conundrum, she'll set to finding the answer for you. We really appreciate everything she is doing for our business!" ~ Marketing Director, boutique wine producer "Fran & her team are professional, efficient, on the ball, on budget & what's more, they deliver on time!" ~ Director, wine importer "My Board of Directors is thrilled with the quality of the creative work from the Drinks Network team - we have every confidence the brand will positively fly off the shelves!" ~ Marketing Director, boutique winery
Contact us today to find out more about how we can help your business to fly in this increasingly challenging world of ours: www.drinksnetwork.com
