Comments on: Microstock Volume & RPI Statistics – Wine vs. Beer

By: Rahul Pathak

Rahul Pathak — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:08:07 +0000

Dan,

Google Insights is great and I use it a lot. I find it interesting that NYC has the highest # of wine searches even though Oregon, Washington & California are the better known wine producing regions. I think regional data may matter more at the national level but it may not be all that actionable from the microstock perspective. If you were setting up SEO for your own site though, NYC Wine would be something to target.

Rahul

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:01:56 +0000

Is this what you meant by regioal variance? (obtained from PicNiche –use "Wine" as search then "gi" instead of one of the stock agencies.

Search HistoryLTCountViewsSalesV/FD/FRating
WINEUS1.0076166142497285541.870.370.70

Regional interestSubregion Metro City

1.New York
2.Oregon
3.Washington
4.California
5.District of Columbia
6.Maryland
7.New Jersey
8.Colorado
9.Pennsylvania
10.Connecticut

By: Rahul Pathak

Rahul Pathak — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:22:06 +0000

Great point about the macro trends playing a role. The context is always important.

By: litifeta

litifeta — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:12:37 +0000

I think the stats here need to be used in association with other data. For instance, there is an oversupply of wine grapes in Australia for 2008. This has in effect caused a lowering of wholesale prices of grapes, and a glut in the market for wine. Wholesalers react with heavier advertising to reduce their inventory. So while it may appear that a market segment is growing, sometimes it can be a reaction to environmental or supply conditions.

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By: Rahul Pathak

Rahul Pathak — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:40:05 +0000

Good point on the cheese/grapes/countryside point. There may be a broader range of applications for wine…

It would be interesting to see regional variance in the data.

By: Luis Santos

Luis Santos — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:34:56 +0000

Hi! I haven't got any beer or wine photo in my port, but this study is quite interesting and like you said it should be more appealing shooting wine photos and I agree, maybe because it brings others things like cheese, grapes, countryside, etc..! On the other way, beer is more "trashy", less stylish..! The RPI shows that the market love BEER, or like you have said it's unbalanced! I must add that I don't like both

cheers and thanks for sharing!