As digital marketing grows, getting the word out about your jewelry store is fast becoming a more technical — and more complex — endeavor, marketing specialist Jim Ackerman notes.
But in the video below, he describes a “simple, low-tech, easy-to-execute, free marketing program” that can bring lots of customers this holiday season.
It involves setting up joint venture promotions with local “friends in business.” Approach people such as chiropractors, accountants and car dealers — anyone who might be sending out Christmas cards. Offer to include $100 gift cards with the mailing.
One of Ackerman’s clients tried the idea and generated an amazing response. Of 3,500 cards distributed, the response rate was 10 percent.
“They made big money on that holiday season,” Ackerman says.
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Four Decades of Excellence: How Wilkerson Transformed a Jeweler's Retirement into Celebration
After 45 years serving the Milwaukee community, Treiber & Straub Jewelers owner Michael Straub faced a significant life transition. At 75, the veteran jeweler made a personal decision many business owners understand: "I think it's time. I want to enjoy my wife with my grandchildren for the next 10, 15 years."
Wilkerson's expertise transformed this major business transition into an extraordinary success. Their comprehensive approach to managing the going-out-of-business sale created unprecedented customer response—with lines forming outside the store and limits on how many shoppers could enter at once due to fire safety regulations.
The results exceeded all expectations. "Wilkerson did a phenomenal job," Straub enthuses. "They were there for you through the whole thing, helped you with promoting it, helping you on day-to-day business. I can't speak enough for how well they did." The partnership didn't just facilitate a business closing; it created a celebratory finale to decades of service while allowing Straub to confidently step into his well-earned retirement.
