--- title: "GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2008-10-28" description: "GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2008-10-28" --- # [GemFind: Diamond Search, Web Development, JewelCloud , ring builder, stud builder, pendant builder 2008-10-28](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/gemfind-diamond-search-web-development-jewelcloud-ring-builder-stud-builder-pendant-builder-2008-10-28) Written by [Alex](https://blog.gemfind.com/blog-test/author/alex) | October 28, 2008 | | | --- | |         GF Weekly Newsletter                                                                                                                   October 28, 2008 In This Issue For jewelers, it's change or die New Panama Diamond Exchange Aiming to be Gateway to Latin America Antwerp Diamond Conference Postponed Client Thank You Notes: A Personal Touch in a Tough Time Make Your Employees Provide GREAT Customer Service Gold snaps losing streak Landing Pages: Mix 'Em Up, See What Works Best Antwerp's diamond offices raided Spread the Holiday Joy with Cards Sotheby's Sale Sets American Watch Record Survey: 94 percent of ultra-affluent shop online U.S. Jewelry Sales Softens, But Still Relatively Strong in August Do women fuel jewelry-workplace feuds? GF Services  Headline News Current News Diamond Search GF Diamond Link GF Ring Builder GF Jewelry link Website Design GF Access Gemfind.com Affiliation Jewelry Industry Jobs   Quick Links   IGI AGS GIA AGTA KITCO Jewelers Security Industry Statistics Jewelers Vigilance       For jewelers, it's change or die By Jan Brassem .National Jeweler                           10/27/2008  An article in a recent issue of Harvard Business Review was titled "Change or die." If that doesn't get your attention, here's another title from a well-known economic journal: "Change or die ... slowly." No matter which headline got your attention first, the message is clear for the retail jewelry executive: Change management has become as important as product designing, diamond sourcing or store planning. What each of those headlines seems to imply is that we venerate leaders who make successful changes and scorn those who cling to their safer pasts.>>>   New Panama Diamond Exchange Aiming to be Gateway to Latin America The Israele Diamond Industry           26.10.08   With the aim of providing a more convenient venue for buyers and sellers from South America and the rest of the world, the Panama Diamond Exchange officially opened its doors on October 24. The importance that the government attaches to the project was seen in the attendance of several of the country's cabinet ministers and deputy ministers and other high-ranking officials.>>> Antwerp Diamond Conference Postponed   Jewelers Circular Keystone,           10/21/2008     "We have taken a decision to postpone the conference, despite the positive response to conference attendance," said Freddy J. Hanard, the AWDC CEO. "The conference has traditionally served as a roadmap for the world diamond community, and as such has come to be regarded as a must-attend event on the industry calendar. With the turmoil now taking place in the financial markets, we felt that it is essential that we allow the dust to settle first. We therefore thought it prudent to postpone the conference" >>> Know - How Client Thank You Notes: A Personal Touch in a Tough Time By Suzanna de Baca . Oct. 24, 2008 Last week, Expert Business Source Blogger Shanu Singh Guiliani made a terrific point in her blog post entitled "Business Thank You Cards Increase Customer Loyalty." Her post was a terrific reminder in this tough economy that sometimes the small, sincere human touch can make all the difference.>>>   Join GemFind today before your competitor does    www.GemFind.com  Make Your Employees Provide GREAT Customer Service. Jewelers of America         october 23, 2008  We've stressed again and again how critical customer service is, but while the message may be getting through to you, is it reaching your employees? If not, you'd better bring it home or you'll risk a disconnect between the kind of experience you provide to clients and what happens when you're not out on the sales floor.>>> Gold snaps losing streak  By Frank Tang and Jan Harvey,  Reuters   October 24, 2008  NEW YORK, LONDON - Gold ended higher Friday, snapping a three-day losing streak that took it below $700 (U.S.) an ounce as safe-haven buying emerged on fears that global stock markets were heading into a free fall.Gold initially tumbled to a 13-month low as investors dumped precious metals along with stocks and commodities across the board as panicked investors rushed to raise cash in one of the worst financial crises in history.>>> Landing Pages: Mix 'Em Up, See What Works Best By Eric J. Hansen    E-Commerce Times      10/27/2008                             : The job of the modern Web site is more important and more difficult than ever, especially when it comes to a multichannel sales strategy. Visitors arrive at your Web site through a variety of online channels: pay-per-click (PPC) and organic search, e-mail offers and print ads. Once there, they need to fulfill the objective of acting upon a promotion, or buying a specific product.>>> < table class="ArticleBorder" style="margin-bottom:10px" id="content\_LETTER.BLOCK17" width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"> Antwerp's diamond offices raided National Jeweler              October 22, 2008  Belgium's federal police raided offices in Antwerp's diamond district last week, confiscating $150 million in goods, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC) confirmed to National Jeweler.According to the AWDC, authorities confiscated $50 million in diamonds at the Diamond Office, Antwerp's import and export agency. The other $100 million worth of goods was confiscated at the offices of a diamond company.>>> Spread the Holiday Joy with Cards Jewelers of America      October 21, 2008 Hopefully, you market your business year-round and your holiday preparations are well underway. However, if you haven't yet begun, get started now!  One great way to remind consumers what a great gift jewelry can be is to show your best costumers that you're thinking about them and wishing them the best this season.>>> GemFind is now partnering with First National Merchant Solutions to provide an ideal merchant processing program designed to save you money.        If we can't save you money, we'll pay you $100.     Call (ph.) 800-516-6242 and tell them you are calling about GemFind's $100 Meet or Beat Guarantee and ask for Jim Kilcoyne at Ext. 4957.     \* Offer is subject to change at any time.        For more info, please click here Sotheby's Sale Sets American Watch Record Jewelers Circular Keystone, 10/21/2008    Sotheby's Important Watches sale in New York City Oct. 17 took in more than $4.1 million, the auction house said. The sale demonstrated "continued interest in pieces from the renowned collection of the Time Museum, Rockford, I ll.," said Aaron Rich, head of Sotheby's Watches Department. "We saw strong interest from American, Asian and European private clients throughout the sale." >>> Survey: 94 percent of ultra-affluent shop online National Jeweler              octubre 22, 2008 New York-High-net-worth consumers like shopping online because of the convenience and wealth of information available, a recent survey shows.The survey, called "A Look into the Internet's Impact on the Shopping Behavior of the Ultra-Affluent" and conducted in June by Unity Marketing, polled 1,000 wealthy consumers ages 24-64.Those included in the survey make more than $250,000 a year per couple (or $175,000 per person), or have a net worth of $1 million or greater.>>> U.S. Jewelry Sales Softens, But Still Relatively Strong in August By Ken Gassman   IDEX Online Research.   October 22, 2008  While total U.S. retail sales slowed dramatically in August, jewelry sales held up well. For the month, total jewelry sales in the U.S. market rose by over 2 percent; specialty jewelers' sales were up by more than 3 percent. Despite pressures on consumer spending, we consider August jewelry demand to be remarkable.The table below summarizes August jewelry sales as well as total retail sales (all categories) in the U.S. market. Sales data are measured as "dollars through the cash register" and are not seasonally adjusted nor have they been adjusted for inflation.>>> Do women fuel jewelry-workplace feuds? By Suzanne DeVries    National Jeweler      octubre 24, 2008               In my experience, the "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus" theory, first espoused in the eponymous 1992 book by John Gray, extends beyond the differences between the sexes in terms of relationships, communication and emotions. At Diamond Staffing Solutions, we have found a marked difference between how men and women behave in the jewelry workplace as well, especially in how each side deals with conflict.>>> You are receiving this email from GEMFIND.NET. We value your time and your privacy. It is not our intention to inundate you with information that you may not wish to receive.Our e-mailing list is compiled from our customer database,visitors to our web site who have asked to receive our e- newsletters, and respondents who supply e-mail addresses to various contests and promotions that we have run. To ensure that you continue to receive our e-newsletter, we recommend that you add renee@gemfind.net to your address book. To no longer receive our emails, click to unsubscribe. GEMFIND | | Forward email This email was sent to support@gemfind.net by newsletters@gemfind.net. Update Profile/Email Address \| Instant removal with SafeUnsubscribe™ \| Privacy Policy. 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