TweetFrom John O’Farrell: One of the things I love about the technology business is seeing old ideas made new again. It worked before—will it work again? It didn’t work before—will it work this time? At Andreessen Horowitz, it’s not unusual to see ideas from the first Internet wave of the late ‘90s. Pet food or… Continue Reading
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A New Approach To Diamond Rings
Tweet It is rare that you see a real innovation in diamond rings, so a special thanks to Gem Gossip for sharing this video. It will be interesting to see if Shawish pulls this off by their 12.12.12 unveiling date! Michael SchechterMichael Schechter is the digital marketing director for Honora Pearls, a monthly columnist for… Continue Reading
When Dewars Runs The Diamond Industry
TweetFrom Rob Bates: A frightening, yet hilarious look at how our industry is perceived. It may be coming from TMZ (and as Rob points out, it is certainly dated), but it feels like an accurate assessment of what a good amount of consumers think about us. Related side note, if someone does not run with… Continue Reading
Making Jewelry Market Week Matter
Tweet I’ve been obsessed with the concept of Jewelry Market Week, the overarching name for all of the Las Vegas trade shows in late May/early June, ever since it was introduced to me. With the show rapidly approaching and workload rapidly shifting to Las Vegas, I was curious to see what was being done with… Continue Reading
Silver Promotion Service Shows That Consumers Prefer…
TweetSilver! I know… you are as shocked as I am… From National Jeweler: A consumer market research study conducted on behalf of the Silver Promotion Service has found a strong consumer appetite for silver in fine jewelry and significant preferences for silver as a metal for fine jewelry set with diamonds. While I actually believe… Continue Reading
Save the Dates: GNJ Meetups in Las Vegas!
TweetAs always, calendars fill up quickly for the Las Vegas show, so we wanted to let you know of a few opportunities to get together during Jewelry Market Week 2011. We will post all of the details on the blog shortly, but for now, but for now we just wanted to let you know about… Continue Reading
Smyth Combines Two Of My Favorite Things
TweetDavid Squires from Instore: I really think that Smyth Jewelers (Annapolis, MD) had one of the best ideas ever with their ring-sizer coaster. I mean … how perfect is this item? A coaster with a ring-sizer that is distributed at bars. A place where young guys and young girls meet, and flirt, and make promises… Continue Reading
Benari Jewelers Hits A Home Run!
TweetFrom National Jeweler: Benari Jewelers is teaming up with hometown team the Philadelphia Phillies to bring some attention to fans who dare to take their significant other out to the ballgame to pop the question. As the “official jeweler of engagements” at Citizens Bank Park, Benari Jewelers is sponsoring a specially priced package for each… Continue Reading
Warren Buffett Creates A Jewelry Experience
TweetFrom Rob Bates Cutting Remarks Blog: So famed billionaire Warren Buffett fulfilled his pledge to sell jewelry for an hour at Borsheims and by all accounts, he was a big hit… In fact, according to the store’s president Susan Jacques, the Omaha retailer—which is owned by Buffett’s holding company, Berkshire Hathaway—had its best weekend ever…. Continue Reading
The Ups and Downs of AGS Conclave 2011
TweetThe American Gem Society holds a special place in my heart. At 16 years old, Conclave was one of my first chances to interact with my industry at large and see the passion that many of finest retail jewelers take in education and training in their store. While I’ve had my ups and downs with… Continue Reading