The Beverage Information Group Releases Its 2008 Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook

NORWALK, Conn., May. 21 /PRNewswire/ --

NORWALK, Conn., May 21 /PRNewswire/ -- The Beverage Information Group, a leading provider of marketing, merchandising and statistical information to the beverage alcohol industry, recently released its 2008 Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook. The updated, expanded and now online handbook provides access to more than 600 wine and spirits importers, marketers and suppliers by name, title, company name, address, phone, fax, e-mail, Web address and brands. The handbook's comprehensive brand index indicates each product's U.S. supplier, its category and its country of origin.

The interactive Web edition of the handbook, which is offered as an annual subscription, features a continuously updated database that allows subscribers to search by supplier, state, title and brand, as well as create mail merges for marketing campaigns.

"Users of our 2008 Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook have every possible industry contact at their disposal. Our Web edition makes marketing to them simple," says Eric Schmidt, manager of information services for The Beverage Information Group based in Norwalk, Conn.

In addition to being a who's who industry directory, the expanded 2008 Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook includes top-line consumption patterns; analysis of timely issues facing the wine and spirits industries; a comprehensive brand index; corporate ownership and company history information; and much more.

The cost of the 2008 Wine & Spirits Industry Marketing Handbook is $450; annual Web subscription is $675; Handbook and annual Web subscription is $950. Shipping and handling is $10 for all U.S. and Canadian orders, $20 for all international orders. The Handbook and Web subscription can both be purchased at www.beveragehandbooks.com or by calling Cynthia Porter at (630) 762-8709.

About the Beverage Information Group

The Beverage Information Group, a division of M2MEDIA360, serves all segments of the beverage alcohol industry through Cheers, Beverage Dynamics and StateWays magazines, several statistical Handbooks, Beverage Research and www.bevinfogroup.com.

Contact: The Beverage Information Group Cynthia Porter, Handbook sales 630-762-8709cporter@m2media360.com www.beveragehandbooks.com Eric Schmidt, manager of information services 203-855-8499 eschmidt@m2media360.com