Events

JK Marketing organises events that meet the needs of both exhibitors and visitors. They do not play ‘the numbers game’. The relevance of exhibitors to visitors and vice versa is key to the success of their events. JK Marketing can organise an event for you, or can mail relevant visitors on your behalf – please ask for details.

“Working alongside JKM has been the most rewarding in terms of pulling off a 100% turnout from on and off trade customers with genuine commercial interest and a real love for the subject. The attention to detail leaves no stone unturned and has always resulted in a first class event. The professionalism in which the pre-event organisation takes place is first class and on the day the support and back up is as expected detailed in everyway” – Craig Bancroft, Northcote Manor

Marketing

“The judges wanted to recognise the careful planning, clear communication and the inventive sponsorship that had gone into making this campaign such a success” – R&R Fine Wines Marketing Campaign

The Team

The JKM team includes professional tea (and occasional coffee) maker, Sarah Johnson; the organiser personified, Alison Phillips; our own foreign correspondent and creative thinker Ana Sofia de Oliveira; and of course, the odd job girl Judy Kendrick.

Generic Promotion

We have worked with a number of generic organisations organising trade, press and consumer events, managing social media programmes, and communication strategies. We managed the UK generic office for Wines of Portugal for a number of years and have worked with organisations such as Naked Wines, Wines of California, Coonawarra, Clare Valley Vintners, and Sardinian Wineries as well as independent wine retailers Ceci Paolo and R&R Fine Wines.

History

Judy Kendrick started Haughton Fine Wines in 1986 (Northern Wine Merchant of the Year 1990, 1991 and 1992), a wholesaler/retailer that grew to become Haughton Agencies, a company representing some of the top independent producers from around the world including Cullen, Ridge, Mas de Daumas Gassac, Martinborough Vineyard, Mountadam and Saintsbury to name but a few. In 1996, JK Marketing was born, developing the skills learned as a retailer, shipper and agent into the professional marketing and events business for which they are internationally renowned today.