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Pennyweight to Ounces to Grams Conversion Table
Pennyweight to Ounces to Grams Conversion Table Keywords: Gold, weights, measures
What’s Working in Digital Marketing (and What’s Not)
Ecommerce and digital marketing continue to evolve, and jewelry stores are keeping up to connect with their customers. Here are the top five “What’s Working and What Isn’t” for jewelers using digital marketing channels in 2023. Organic Search (for your Website) Working: Reducing the number of brands and designers you carry to clean up your […]
Change in Retail Hourly Compensation
Change in Retail Hourly Compensation Keywords: Retail
Jewelry Trend Takeaways
While overarching trends of enamel, oversize and mixed metal designs, gender neutral styles, lab-grown lines, and nature motifs like bugs and butterflies continue to dominate most jewelry design offerings, more new looks can be found in the bridal category, silver, price point pieces, and talismans. IDD Luxe’s new SkySet line, which hosted a soft […]
The Allure of Black Opals
Opal comes from the Sanskrit upala and the Latin opalus, meaning “precious stone”. The Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder (A.D. 23/24 – 79) wrote that: “In the opal you will see the refulgen fire of the carbuncle (red gems), the glorious purple of amethyst, and the sea green of the emerald, and all these colors […]
Preferred Ad Types: Gen Z vs Boomers
Preferred Ad Types: Gen Z vs Boomers Keywords: E-commerce, marketing, advertising
Jewelry Insurance Glossary
A Abandonment: A condition in insurance plans that forbids the insured from giving the insurer damaged property to be repaired or disposed of. Unless the insurer decides otherwise, the insured is responsible for making arrangements for repair or disposal. Actual Cash Value (ACV): The market value of any property that is lost or damaged at […]
Gauges to Inches to Millimeters Conversion Chart
Gauges to Inches to Millimeters Conversion Chart Keywords: Chart, gemstones, diamonds, conversion
2023 Red Carpet Review: Platinum Trends Timeless
As summer’s heat intensifies, it seems apt to reminisce about the thrilling red carpet affairs from the past spring, where one star shone the brightest – platinum. Revered for its natural white color, platinum is the epitome of elegance and longevity. It’s stronger than other jewelry metals, meaning it will securely hold diamonds and other […]
List of Schools for Jewelers
Looking for an opportunity to enter the jewelry industry or learn a new skill? Here is a list of Jewelry schools in the United States that could be a potential starting point for you. California Gemological Institute of America Inc. Carlsbad, CA https://www.gia.edu California Institute of Jewelry Training Carmichael, CA https://www.jewelers.org/ California Institute […]