GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2006-11-28

	r	Tuesday, November 28, 2006 I hope your holiday was enjoyable. Now you can get into the many hours of business during the holiday season that are ahead. If you're worried about whether or not you marketed yourself well enough - send out an email campaign. That is a great way to get the message out on last minute events or promotions. A postcard to your clients is also effective. Feel free to email me with any questions. Here's a funny story for you: Police tell bungling crook to get a new career     Email me or call me at 800-373-4373 x 215 with your questions or comments.   What's not to like? Email campaigns can work for you. We are offering serveral special programs to get you started. Email me and I'd be happy to design a program that fits your needs. Plan now for the holidays. e>

	GIA to add origin to emerald reports National Jeweler November 28, 2006 - Colored Stones Carlsbad, Calif.—To satisfy marketplace demands within the colored-gemstone industry, the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) has announced it will begin offering geographic origin determinations on its Emerald Identification Reports, effective Dec. 1.More
Cyber Monday Lives Up To Hype Online Retailers Try To Outdo Each Other POSTED: 6:57 am CST November 28, 2006 - NBC Chicago NEW YORK -- After jamming malls on Friday for discounted flat-screen TVs and toys, shoppers clicked onto their computers at work Monday as retailers ushered in the start of the online shopping season with bargains and marketing hype. More

	Wal-Mart stock falls on sales-decline news NWANews.com Wal-Mart’s stock price tumbled Monday, two days after reporting that November same-store sales are expected to be down slightly from a year ago. More

	Jewelry Industry Statistics: Jewelry Stores Overview: Industry Center - Financial data, performance and profile information for the Jewelry Stores. size="2">More

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Simple tips to help you create e-mails that grab recipients' attention
Karen J. Bannan- Btobonline - Aug 14, 2006

You can't judge a book by its cover, but that's exactly what many readers do when deciding whether to open e-marketing messages. There are things marketers can do, however, when it comes to designing and creating e-mail marketing content, that will keep subscribers opening-and, more important, reading-messages, experts say. Here are tips to help keep readers engaged.more

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THREE ARMED SUSPECTS ROB RETAIL JEWELRY STORE
Gainesville, FL – November 18, 2006
At 12:30 p.m. three armed black male suspects wearing ski masks, gloves and dark clothing entered a retail jewelry store and told the sales personnel to lie on the floor. One of the robbers told a sales associate that if he kept looking at him, he was going to kill him. The robbers then went behind the counters and stole a large amount of jewelry. The sales associates did not see any vehicle the suspects were using.More

 

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Ear Candy The journey of a new earring, from concept to market By Tina Wojtkielo Snyder, September 2006 One of the newest earring findings to hit the market is showing a little earlobe midriffand it could turn the way people perceive earring design inside out. Click here for story

 

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