Chef Mike Belobradic

Chef Mike Belobradic Mike Belobradic: Winery and Tourism Marketing Consultant. Exploring where wine, fire, food and hospitality come together.

Creator of Northern Barbecue™ and Smoke Fire Grill & Wine | Founder Mike Belobradic is a Canadian BBQ chef, live-fire cooking authority, and founder of Smoke Fire Grill™ and the Northern Barbecue™ Method live-fire cooking courses.

Turning Your W**ery's Brand Philosophy into Proof. Stating your brand purpose is just a claim, but putting it into actio...
10/06/2026

Turning Your W**ery's Brand Philosophy into Proof.

Stating your brand purpose is just a claim, but putting it into action is what separates a brand from all the rest.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/turning-your-w**erys-brand-philosophy-into-proof

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A w**ery's "why" is a claim until the "how" backs it up. Here's how process, standards, and guest experience turn brand philosophy into credibility.

Tips for a w**ery's content marketing approach. Not sure where to start? Here's what to fix first and what can wait. How...
09/25/2026

Tips for a w**ery's content marketing approach.

Not sure where to start? Here's what to fix first and what can wait. How to ensure you're considering AI search and more with your content strategy.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/a-w**erys-content-marketing-approach-what-to-fix-first-for-search-ai-and-visitors

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A practical, prioritized checklist for w**eries to improve search visibility, answer engine performance, and AI recommendations — what to fix first.

Google Business Profile for w**eries: a comprehensive guide to how to set one up and how to ensure it's working for you ...
09/23/2026

Google Business Profile for w**eries: a comprehensive guide to how to set one up and how to ensure it's working for you if you already have one.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/google-business-profile-for-w**eries

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A comprehensive guide to setting up and optimizing your w**ery's Google Business Profile, including photos, categories, posts, reviews, and the details some w**eries get wrong.

Should a w**ery visit be fun?In an industry where highbrow w**e snobbery has turned off a certain segment of younger con...
09/21/2026

Should a w**ery visit be fun?

In an industry where highbrow w**e snobbery has turned off a certain segment of younger consumers, is it time for w**eries to take a new approach to engage customers?

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/should-a-w**ery-visit-be-fun

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In an industry where highbrow w**e snobbery has turned off a certain segment of consumers, is it time for w**eries to take a new approach to engage younger w**e customers?

Is the w**e scorecard dead?The old signals of w**e quality might not be as important as you think to a younger generatio...
09/18/2026

Is the w**e scorecard dead?

The old signals of w**e quality might not be as important as you think to a younger generation of w**e customers. How to market your w**ery to the next generation of consumers.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/is-the-w**e-scorecard-dead

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Critic scores and cellar prestige used to build w**e's marketing playbook. Here's why those signals fail with younger buyers — and what to replace them with.

Client acquisition costs will never disappear, but the good ones can appreciate in value.What w**eries can learn from th...
09/16/2026

Client acquisition costs will never disappear, but the good ones can appreciate in value.

What w**eries can learn from the wealth management approach to younger clientele.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/the-best-client-acquisition-costs-appreciate-in-value

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Wealth management learned decades ago that the client worth earning is the one who isn't profitable yet. W**eries are making the opposite mistake.

How to get your w**ery to show up in AI search.A simple test you can do to see if you're already showing up in AI search...
09/11/2026

How to get your w**ery to show up in AI search.

A simple test you can do to see if you're already showing up in AI search, and where to go from there.

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/how-to-get-your-w**ery-to-show-up-in-ai-search

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A practical, step-by-step guide to getting your w**ery recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, CoPilot, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — what actually works, starting today.

Drink less, spend more: the coveted guest that some w**eries might be missing.The data doesn't actually say that younger...
09/09/2026

Drink less, spend more: the coveted guest that some w**eries might be missing.

The data doesn't actually say that younger consumers are abandoning w**e: it says they're being more deliberate about it. So what do you need to do to shift gears?

https://www.mikebelobradic.com/blog/drink-less-spend-more-the-guest-that-some-w**eries-are-missing

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Younger w**e drinkers aren't disappearing — they're buying fewer, better bottles. Here's what that signals for your w**e marketing.

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