Big news for those of you coming to the inaugural SMART Show Dallas. Our show keynote speaker -- Scott Ginsberg, aka "The Nametag Guy" -- is signed, sealed and about to be delivered to an audience of jewelers this September.
As a senior editor for jewelry magazines and a stylist for personal clients, I try on many designers' jewelry when I am not sitting around my house on the computer (like now) in my sweatpants, hair in a disheveled pony tail, sans makeup, and sadder still, sans anything that sparkles.
If you’re robbed on the road by Colombian jewel thieves or you happen to surprise a safe-cracker in your store, don’t endanger yourself by confronting them or fighting back, warns Special Agent Mario Aguilar of the FBI Houston Major Theft Task Force.
You probably already know that there's money to be made in remounts, and you probably already tell the public that you're capable of doing the job. But that's not enough to cash in on the real potential of remounts. You have to tell a story… your customer's story.
Like a lot of people, I tend to be skeptical of extended service contracts. Consumer Reports calls them a sucker’s bet, “a poor deal for almost every product.” So it was with a wary eye that I opened a recent press release from Assurant Solutions promoting their “care plans” for jewelry.
Actually, I do what I’m about to say a disservice with the touch of sarcasm in the headline above.
In 2006, a Duke University researcher did an experiment which showed that more than 40 percent of the actions people performed each day weren’t actual decisions, but habits.
Platinum and diamonds usually conjure images of serious engagement rings, ultra-glamorous red-carpet style chandelier earrings and/or antique-inspired styles with a flair toward the feminine.
Like most people, I’ve seen some of my “Facebook friends” post politically-charged status updates from time to time. And like most people, I’ve spared them a glance and moved on. But with the election coming up in November, there’s more political fodder and thus an increasing amount of political commentary circulating on social media.
When Gary Dawson sold his brick and mortar retail store, after 36 years in business in Eugene, OR, he decided there was no reason to retire.
One of the main assertions Greg Crabtree makes in his new book, Simple Numbers, Straight Talk, Big Profits (Greenleaf), is that you need to be generating about a 10 percent pre-tax profit to survive in today’s business environment. That’s up from the traditional view that 5 percent meant you were safe.
We're just putting the finishing touches on our June issue this week, and I wanted to give you a sneak preview of the Cool Store, Kesslers Diamonds in Germantown, WI.
How far have you gone to get people to "like" your business page on Facebook?
Monday provided the gala for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute's Exhibit, “Schiaparelli and Prada: Impossible Conversations."
The National Retail Federation recently reported that the average person is expected to spend $152.52 on gifts for Mother's Day this year, up from $140.73 last year.
Understanding co-workers or employees from the perspective of their generations may shed some light on what you may have viewed as quirks or idiosyncrasies, according to Larry and Meagan Johnson, father-daughter speaker/consultants/authors, who spoke at the recent American Gem Society Conclave in Miami.
For a few hours at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, our nation’s capital once again became a fashion capital as well.
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