DTC360 decided to take a different approach from its competitors in the market who were simply looking to augment the current three-tier network. We wanted to change the game and offer consumers what they wanted: the ability to buy spirits, wine and beer directly from their favorite craft brewery, distillery or winery.
We quickly realized what craft distilleries need is great customer service coupled with cloud-based software that handles all the complexities of shipping, taxes, and laws around sending your favorite adult beverage to your customer. Customer service is not making your client build their site, handle their technical issues, and telling them they are on their own for taxes and shipping. Great customer service is getting answers the same day or next and having your customer web site up in 5 days or less with a compliance engine that takes care of all the hard stuff. Our company is based upon a simple philosophy: provide great customer service, do the right thing and do the hard stuff so customers do not have to.
We quickly learned our culture made a huge impact during the onslaught of the pandemic. Most distilleries are small businesses with limited resources – time and talent are precious. They need a partner who understands the value of their brand and their customer base.
We only get paid when the customer sells their product. Our stake in the game is beyond just selling software and services, our social marketing team works with our clients to help sell their products not only in their home state but to help them join our syndicate of states where they can ship product. The result – we have grown 150% and now operate in KY, NY, CA, VA, MD, WA, OR, PA, AK, NH, ND, NE, OR, VT, and D.C. Our customers can ship to multiple states and internationally.
The DTC360 platform includes everything distilleries, breweries and wineries need: E-commerce portal to manage your orders, inventory and customers; Compliance Engine for laws and taxes; Integrated Shipping; Point of Sale; Club and Tour scheduling for your tasting room.
We believe a simple philosophy: If you do all the right things, provide great customer service, provide great products, and do it all with great people, success always follows for your customers and your business.