Tag Archives: Jewelry Retail

The Future Of Celebrity Endorsement

TweetWho do you get to promote your jewelry or watches in a world where celebrities are such loose cannons?  This is probably a question that several brands are asking themselves in light of the antics of celebs like Charlie Sheen, Tiger Woods, Lindsay Lohan, and now the addition of the latest debacle with insensitive tweets… Continue Reading

Impressions from Vicenza 2011

TweetWalking the Vicenza Oro Fair last month, you could hear the usual languages and accents. However this year, there was one set of voices that were noticeably missing, the American ones. After visiting several European manufacturers and conversing about global sales, it was clear that almost everyone is waiting in anticipation of the return of… Continue Reading

The Next Generation Framework

TweetHoward Hauben and our friends at Centurion accomplished the impossible this year…  They actually managed to get several of us Gen-Nexters up before the sun in order to participate in their 7am morning roundtables.  There was quite a bit of coffee involved, but we were excited to tackle a topic that is close to our… Continue Reading

Thoughts On Black Friday From A Jewelry Retailer

TweetSo, Black Friday has come and gone. As a high end retailer jeweler, I thought I would give my thoughts and perspective on what is easily one of the most important shopping days of the year. Times have been very rough over the past couple of years, I cannot imagine that there is anyone working… Continue Reading

How To Avoid Social Media Suicide

TweetWe, as an industry, are rapidly approaching the busiest Holiday shopping season of the year. For many it will be the first season where Social Media plays a big part of your marketing efforts. Having used Social Media in previous Holiday seasons, I wanted share a some tips, and a few mistakes of my own,… Continue Reading

Can You Sell Jewelry When Everyone Is Making It?

Tweet< p style=”text-align: center;”> (Click here if you cannot see this.  Hat tip to Danielle Miller for this amusing Onion clip.) While site’s like Rue La La, Gilt Groupe and Groupon are hot topics, you rarely hear much about Etsy, an online e-tailer that enables anyone to create their own handcrafted jewelry store.  One look… Continue Reading

7 Lessons Learned From Going Rogue In Social Media

TweetGuest post from Veronica Wei Sopher from Ben Bridge Jeweler As an employee at Ben Bridge Jeweler, I took the company into the social media sphere without permission. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not advocating for employees to go out on their own on the social web, I’m simply telling you my story. When it… Continue Reading

You Store Is Not The Brand

TweetDon’t get me wrong, your store is A brand just not THE only one.  So, one more time, just to make sure we are on the same page… I am not suggesting that your store is not a brand, simply that it is not the only one that matters.  As a manufacturer working for a… Continue Reading

A New Kind Of Link For Jewelers

TweetAs we continue to work with one another to improve the jewelry industry at large, we are going to have to learn about a whole new link.  No, I’m not talking about (insert various chain types), I am refering to the hyperlink.  You may not know what this is, but you already use it several… Continue Reading

Three Letters The Jewelry Industry Needs To Learn

Tweet “Geek to Chic” examines how innovation in the worlds of Social Media and Technology can benefit those of us in the jewelry industry.  You can check out all of the latest posts from this series here. We are at the beginning of an explosion of technology in jewelry.  Companies like Edge, ARMS, Stuller and… Continue Reading