{"id":2456,"date":"2018-08-10T17:28:08","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T21:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/?p=2456"},"modified":"2018-08-10T17:28:08","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T21:28:08","slug":"congratulations-to-the-wtso-scholarship-fund-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/blog\/congratulations-to-the-wtso-scholarship-fund-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to the WTSO Scholarship Fund Winners!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Over 100 students sent in essays for the 2018 WTSO Scholarship Fund. These brilliant students \u2014 who were all either entering or currently enrolled in a full-time undergraduate program for the 2018\/2019 school year \u2014 competed for five scholarships of $5,000 each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Each student filled out a brief form and submitted one 400 to 500-word essay based on a prompt about customer service and modern technology.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Meet Our Winners<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Our judges carefully reviewed each submission and chose five students who truly understand the value of communication. Congratulations to&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Katrina Jackson<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Michigan University <\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Finnegan James<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bCalifornia State Polytechnic Institute \u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Nicolette Laventure<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u200bCalifornia Polytechnic University \u2014 San Luis Obispo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Shenna Padilla<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">University of California, Santa Cruz<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Jonathon Porter<br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">California State University, Fresno <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We featured each winner on the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC2kMdSju4dKbx0OYOCgB-Jg\/videos\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WTSO Youtube channel<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and you can read excerpts from the essay of our first announced winner, Nicolette Laventure, in the video below:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"WTSO Scholarship Winner #1\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M0ZTn77RDLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><b>Our Prompt: &#8220;What can be done to establish and maintain strong relationships with customers in the digital age?&#8221;<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not all of our applicants are old enough to benefit from our flash <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wine sale online shopping<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but they each offered remarkable insights into the modern relationship between consumers and businesses. Our five scholarship winners produced particularly thought-provoking answers to this question. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are a few ideas found in their essays:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customers can tell if a business wishes to give them the best deal or make the best deal out of the customer.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Customer satisfaction is key to success, and there is no excuse for poor customer service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Companies must recognize the variation in their customer base.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A company that doesn\u2019t know its audience will never meet customers\u2019 needs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Technology \u2014 from contact forms to social media \u2014 is an opportunity to strengthen customer relationships.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Why Did We Choose This Prompt?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WTSO is an online business that is built on a foundation of quality customer service and genuine relationships with our customers. We offer our members the opportunity to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtso.com\/weeklytasting\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">taste wine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that they would never discover in their local supermarket or liquor store. Each of our bottles is hand-picked, carefully inspected, and sent with a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Our customers\u2019 happiness is our priority.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WTSO is proud to give back to the younger generation, and we would like to thank everyone who applied for this scholarship. To find out about future opportunities, please reach out to us via email at Wines@wtso.com or via phone at 1-866-957-2795.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 100 students sent in essays for the 2018 WTSO Scholarship Fund. 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