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Natalie Zacharia, 9/16/2007
After four successful years in New York, expectations were high for the Women's Jewelry Association's first "Women in the Know" West Coast Conference on Sept. 8 in Anaheim, Calif., at the Anaheim Marriot Hotel.
More than one hundred jewelry professionals from around the country and representing all facets of the industry attended the full-day event. And expectations were met-if not exceeded. Story
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Great Opportunity
Gemfind is now partnering with First National Merchant Solutions to provide low group rates for Merchant Processing to save you money whether you accept credit cards On-Line, or as Face-To-Face transactions in your store. For more on our group rates program, contact Jim Kilcoyne at First National Merchant Solutions at
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Know-How
 I decided going with a contract jeweler would be the best choice for now. I wouldn't have to pay him/her hourly, but instead per job and he/she would come in only a few times a week and finish all the jobs.
I did find a very good jeweler who works for another local chain-he works there as a contract jeweler too. What I mean by contract jeweler is that:
1- He has his own insurance.
2- I don't dictate his hours but he didn't say no to the hours I requested either.
3- He's paid per piece and not by the hour so I don't have to worry about him sitting around with nothing to do. More |
Posted by Dallas Designing-Diva. Friday, September 14, 2007
Wow, can't believe it is the middle of September already. I'm working on the Spring 2008 Signature Diva Collection and have shows booked through Feb 2008. Phew! ;)
Here is part "deux" of Planning Your Jewelry Sales & Marketing for the Holidays. At the bottom of this post, you will find a link so that you can read the first installment. Look for the 3rd installment by the end of September. More
Diamonds Wear Coats of Many Colors
 To meet the growing demand for low-priced colored diamonds, technology has come up with a new version of an old trick:
coating the diamond to change its color.
Intensely colored diamonds, called fancies, are extremely rare in nature and very expensive. The gem industry has overcome these limitations in recent years by developing ways to produce colored diamonds at a comparatively low cost.
In earlier issues we've discussed some of these technologies. Colored diamonds can be synthesized in a lab. Or, poorly colored natural diamonds, yellowish or brownish stones, can be turned to vivid colors through irradiation and HPHT (high pressure high temperature). Or, the diamond can be coated. More Information |
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Marketing
Consumers Hate Internet Diamond & Jewelry Stores With Convoluted Policies.
So you have a diamond and jewelry website set up and you are ready to sell!
You spend a fortune of money and a ton of effort optimizing your site for maximum performance and visibility on the major search engines.
You engage in SEM to help with your internet exposure.
You might even display beautiful, quality products, at great prices!
Problem is, your policies absolutely STINK! Read On
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Diamond sales jump to Internet
By Kristine Hoffman 9/14/2007
In 2006, Internet diamond and jewelry sales reached $2.5 billion, an increase of 20 percent from 2005. Today, the online jewelry business represents 4 percent of total jewelry sales, according to data from IDEX online research, and that number is expected to increase to 7 percent by 2010. At McGivern Jewelers in Perrysburg, online jewelry sales represent 95 percent of their business. Owner Michael McGivern said, "Our business is almost double what it was last year, due to the overall growth in the diamond Internet business. Ten years ago, who would have thought that? Let's put it this way: I am glad we do not have to rely on the walk-in retail business as our bread and butter." Read On
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Art &Tech
Red, White and Blue, American Watch Companies
By Keith W. Strandberg, Watch Editor
In today's watch world, the most successful and famous companies are Swiss. However, there is a strong contingent of companies in the United States keeping the American watchmaking tradition alive.
A little known fact about watch production is that without the American influence, the worldwide watch industry would be nothing like it is today. American companies like Hamilton, Elgin, and others introduced industrialization and transformed the industry. To get a snapshot of the American watch industry, I turned to the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (NAWCC), since they had just conducted an exhibition on American Watchmaking at the Association's excellent museum in Columbia, More |
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| Selling Tips and Manufacturing 950 Palladium Bridal Jewelry |
By: Mark B.Mann and Lainie Mann
Retailers have been converting bridal inventories from white gold to palladium as manufacturers expand the selection of new palladium jewelry designs. In addition to stocking palladium pieces, they have been custom making bridal jewelry with new palladium alloys. There are several factors responsible for this favorable (re)turn to palladium including....Story
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