With hurricanes popping up all over the weather map, now seems a good time to share these tips on preparing for natural disaster from Jewelers unBLOCKed....
This story was originally published online in September 2013. THIS WEEK, we share with you a few choice Brainstorms from the ultra-secret Brainstorms link on INSTOREMAG.COM...
We’ve been working hard on providing you with new stuff each day 0n INSTOREMAG.COM in our Daily Shine section (featuring Shine Times, Shine Blogs, Shine News...
Here’s a new word for you: gemmelsmerch. Gemmelsmerch is the force that distracts a person from what he or she wants to or ought to be...
MOST OF US have similar career arcs — we spend the first 25 years of our lives learning, the next 40 or so working, and then...
First impressions are extremely important. So important that business guru Tom Peters recommends creating a new C-Level job for it – so in addition to your...
Overkill alert: I just spent almost an hour on a motivational post aimed at helping you explain to your sales staff why they should work on...
You may have heard of Parkinson’s Law — “Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” The law was first noted by one Cyril...
In my Editor’s Note in the June edition of INSTORE, I mentioned in passing my belief that the trend of elaborately staged proposals has already peaked...
When things start to stink, you better act fast.
It has been a while since I enjoyed an advertising/marketing book as much as I enjoyed Bob Hoffman’s “101 Contrarian Ideas About Advertising”. Joyously vitriolic, the...
Why do so many jewelry stores shy away from specifics in their advertising?
THE ARRIVAL of the Las Vegas shows marks many retailers’ annual opportunity to shrink and simplify their list of suppliers. Of course, most retailers don’t look...
I love Mark Twain. There’s never been anybody better at saying smart things in a way even the dumbest person could understand. Download a desktop wallpaper...
Just completed “The Energy Bus” by Jon Gordon, a book that obviously has reached a responsive audience, as it remains on the business best-seller charts six...
Okay, so some of you weren’t able to get away from your stores for a day or two to come see us at the SMART Show...
A gallery of retailer reactions to the education program at this year’s SMART Show: "Martin Lindstrom was amazing!" – Lori Roy of Pearce Jewelers in West...
The fifth annual SMART Jewelry Show Chicago is now officially a wrap. The show set a new attendance record, drawing almost 10% more visitors than our...
Yesterday was “Day Zero” at the SMART Show — our annual pre-show day of education conferences, featuring our biggest pre-show slate yet with 43 sessions, including...
In Florida for a few days prior to our fifth annual SMART Show. From Monday to Wednesday, my primary goal in life will be finishing a...
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