Murphy-Goode winery is taking a page from the Aussies’ marketing book and offering a job to a blogger/tweeter/videographer for $10,000 per month. While details are sketchy, the internets describes how someone will have the cool job (or a “really goode job” according to the flack who penned the release) of blogging about life in Sonoma County and how it relates to the wine country lifestyle, exactly the kind of lifestyle that can be enjoyed by uncorking a bottle of Murphy-Goode wine.
In particular:
“Throughout the course of the job the successful applicant will learn about viticulture, winemaking, Sonoma County and Murphy-Goode wines. He or she will prepare and post dispatches on their experiences though social media tools such as Facebook, blogs, internet videos and Twitter as well as traditional media.”
The qualifications for the job are described as:
- 21 years old (Check.)
- outgoing (Check. See “restraining orders, Inside Sonoma and…”
- web-savvy (Check. I am Lord of the Meme.)
- articulate (Check. I sleep with Strunk & White under my pillow. My wife is ashamed.)
Frankly, I am a bit shocked that they just didn’t call me (I’m in the book. Just ask the wine country blimp) and offer me the job. In addition to the above, I also have the following experience and special skills:
- already sleeping on a couch in wine country, so don’t need to use Murphy-Goode’s.
- have personally taunted the Murphy of Murphy-Goode. See second bullet.
- can produce a blog post on anything, and nothing, at whim. Ahem.
- now in ownership of a Bevill hat. Working on a Bevill beard.
- I can thumb wrestle Gary Vaynerchuk, and have challenged Parker to Twister. (I’ll win – by like 93 points!)
Not only that, but I already have a blog, a twitter account, and a YouTube channel. I am also on Facebook. Considering joining Orkut, eons, CafeMom and Biip. No need to reinvent the wheel here Mssrs. Murphy and Goode. I’m ready to roll.
So – here’s my offer. Go through the rigamarole of “interviewing” potential bloggers and get all the publicity you can out of this. When you’re ready for a hard working, witty, fearless blogger (hear me, oh wine country blimp! hear me!) then let me know.
I’ll work for you.
And for only $9,999 a month, too.
