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| We hope you enjoyed the Summer's last hurrah this past weekend. The kids should all now be back at school. Finally, you have the opportunity to think about your Fall marketing. And in this regard, we encourage you to think about your online marketing strategy and your website. We have several cost effective website solutions whether you're looking for a brand new site or just an online store to add to your existing site. We have virtual inventories from over 200 vendors and our mission is to bring you more from any vendor you do business with. And stay tuned for several new web apps to be released later this month including our new Stud Builder and Pendant Builder. Give us a call at 800.373-4373 and we can show you how to unlock its potential. |
| Colored Diamonds: Stones with Brilliant Profit Potential Rough&Polished Sep 2, 2011 Demand for colored diamonds is surging and prices are rapidly following the upward trend, says Michelle Smith at diamondinvestingnews.com. According to Leibish Polnauer, President of Leibish & Co, a five carat yellow diamond is currently selling in the range of $75,000-$100,000, and notes that this is a 40 percent increase over last year's prices. >>> |
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Rough Diamond Prices Decline
By JessicaC Diamond Price Guide Sep 5, 2011
It has recently been reported that rough and polished diamond prices have risen exponentially due to a definite increase in customer demand and the diamond industry's inability to meet this demand as rough and polished diamond production has been at an all time low. >>>
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Online Reputation Management: Top 10 Tips for Small Business By James A. Martin , Small Business Computing.com Sep 1, 2011
Your online reputation management may consist of Googling your small business's name on occasion. When you do, it all looks fine: There's your website at the top of the results, followed by your Facebook page, LinkedIn profile, and so on. Great, now you can relax. Or can you? >>> |
Average Engagement Ring Costs $5,200, Says Survey by The Knot
By JCK Staff Sep 2, 2011
The average American engagement ring costs $5,200. That's just one of the results of the just-released 2011 Engagement & Jewelry Survey from XO Group Inc., formerly The Knot Inc., and owners of TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com. The survey polled more than 10,000 U.S. brides and 1,000 U.S. grooms who were either engaged or married in the past year. >>>
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| GemFind's New Ring Builder Increases Retail Jewelry Sales of Diamonds and Engagement Rings for Jewelry Retailers e="TEXT-ALIGN: left; MARGIN-TOP: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; COLOR: #888888; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align="left">The new 2011 version of GemFind's popular Ring Builder® website tool for jewelry retailers and diamond dealers - has unique new features. The new Ring Builder® allows users to superimpose loose diamonds on to the ring that they are configuring online. This fully ecommerce capable web application is a must-have for all jewelry retailers and it is customizable providing seamless integration into any retail jeweler's new or existing website. http://www.ringbuilder.com
One of the highlight features of the new Ring Builder is that the consumer, while shopping on the local retail jeweler's website, can virtually superimpose any one of 10 different shaped loose diamonds directly onto one of more than 400 prospective engagement ring styles from Unique Settings of New York. After the ring is virtually configured, the user can then select from tens of thousands of certified loose diamond being supplied from any number of diamond vendors within GemFind.net. New settings and diamond suppliers will be continually added. more... Call us today at 800-373-4373, for a free consultation and demonstration of GemFind's customized website tools which are guaranteed to help you grow you business in a cost effective and consistent manner. |
Diamonds Delight at Film Festivals
By Stonechicky The Israeli Diamond Industry Blog Sep 5, 2011
We here at the Israel Diamond Portal blog love to bring you the latest doings of the glitterati on the red carpets. Nothing provides an opportunity to ogle jaw-dropping jewelry like the main events of award season - the SAG Awards, the Golden Globes, the Emmys, and the always highly-anticipated Academy Awards. >>>
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Gifts of the Sultan: The Arts of Giving at the Islamic Courts
ICA Aug 30, 2011
Gifts of the Sultan, an exhibition at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), explores Islamic art through the universal tradition of gift giving. Many of the most spectacular and historically significant examples of Islamic art can be classified as gifts, a number of which have been brought together for the unique purpose of this exhibition to demonstrate the integral and complex nature of gift exchange in the Islamic world. >>>
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| COGE Design Group stands for superior crafted wedding rings, a fashionable jewelry line in 18K Gold called "Passion Flower", and a high-end line of men's cufflinks. Wedding bands by COGE Design Group represent the very latest in known manufacturing technology combined with avant-garde design in comfort-fit wedding rings. More |
The Retailer's Perspective: My every September column... By Chuck Koehler Southern Jewelry News . Sep 2, 2011
September is always kind of special to me. It's this time of year that reminds me of a second springtime. It goes something like this. After every winter, humans are just ready to get out of their confined indoor spaces and get out into the sunshine. It's a rebirth, if you will, of nature and the human spirit.>>> |
Revisiting and Revising Your Ecommerce Marketing Plan
By Laura Lake About.com Guide Aug 31, 2011
The days are over where you build it and they come, well truthfully there never were those days. However, it used to be easier to gain traffic to your online store. Competition online is increasing. Companies are starting to realize that marketing online is not an option, but rather necessary in today's marketplace. >>>
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Meet Bill Fretz and Master His Hammering and Forming Techniques
By TammyJones Jewelry Making Daily Sep 5, 2011
First, a little background: A frequent contributor to Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist, William Fretz has been a jewelry designer since high school. Since then, Bill has added a BFA from The Rochester Institute of Technology's School for American Craftsmen, exhibits at galleries and juried shows across the country, numerous jewelry design awards, and his own line of jeweler's tools (hammers and stakes) to his resume. >>>
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Get to Know Walter Adler Chefitz of Walt Adler By Jennifer Heebner JCK Sep 2, 2011
JCK: Describe your signature style.
Walter Adler Chefitz: My work is fine jewelry with a tribal edge. Each piece is immediately recognizable as part of a coherent collection by form, by pattern, or both. My signature pattern comes alive with contrast of light and dark. I created the debut line this year in highly polished and darkly oxidized sterling silver with gold, diamonds, and gemstones.>>>
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Need more traffic to your website?
Getting ranked on the search engines is not a simple task and you need to be well versed as to how the search engines work and what to do to make sure your site gets indexed.
You could have the most beautiful website with all the products in the world, but if you have limited visitors, its not going to do any good.
GemFind performs Search Engine Optimizations exclusively for the jewelry industry. We have proven track record and can show you what
we have done for other clients. Please contact us if we can help...
call us at 800-373-4373
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Jewelry Trends at the Venice Film Festival By Carly Wickell About.com Guide Sep 4, 2011
Many celebrities spend over a week at the annual Venice Film Festival, and that gives them plenty of opportunities to vary their ensembles, from casual wear for daytime outings to designer attire on premiere red carpets. Madonna kept her look super simple during a photocall for W.E., a film she co-wrote and directed, but ramped up the glitz with diamond chandelier earrings for the film's premiere. >>>
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Big e-retailers nix automated telephone reponse
National Jeweler Aug. 30, 2011 There's good news for the 71 percent of consumers who are "tremendously annoyed" when they call an e- retailer and can't reach a human being. According to a STELLAService study, 21 of the Internet's top 100 retailers connect callers directly to live representatives, enabling them to avoid the maze of music, machines and menu prompts used by most retailers. >>> |
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