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Advertising and promotion
Branding
Customer groups
Displays
Humor
Merchandising
Packaging
Pricing
Public relations
Store design
Theme retailing


Advertising and promotion

billboard


10/03: Whaddaya Know About Ads?


4/00: Sales Spring from Holes in the Ground


9/98: Driving Sales


5/98: Have Ad, Will Travel

celebrities


2/05: Be Careful What Your Wish For

costs and budgeting


10/98: Ad It Up


3/98: Ad Spot


3/98: Cheap Stunts

direct marketing


3/05: Special Treatment


2/04: How to Get on Your Clients' Radar Screens


3/02: Bigger is Always Better


3/02: People-Pleasing Postcards


10/00: Canned Catalogs Get Dumped


10/00: Freebie Remains a Powerful Lure


10/00: Jewelry Retail: It's Showbiz, Folks!


8/00: The Write Way


8/99: Mailbox Art


6/99: Sweet Surprise


5/99: Power Words


3/99: Land Locked


1/99: "Booking" Future Profits


1/99: Power of the Press


11/98: Intriguing Plots


9/98: Stamp of Approval


8/98: Letter Perfect


7/98: The Art of Taste


6/98: Ringing Up Sales


5/98: Let's Go to the Videotape


5/98: The Myth of Relationship Marketing


4/98: Going Postal


4/98: What, No Restaurant Ratings?

in-store


8/01: Skin-Deep Marketing


7/01: Eventful Years


8/00: Tips for Trunks


6/00: Auto Dealers Woo Customers Anew


4/00: Born in a Trunk


3/00: Gentlemen Prefer Pearls


1/00: Dicker & Dicker Bids on Growth


10/99: Dream Contest


4/99: History Repeats


3/99: Anatomy of a Collectors Club


12/98: Bragging Rights


12/98: Court Customers with Clay


3/98: Hold A Minute (or Preferably Two)

internet and e-mail


5/05: The Personal Touch


8/04: Online and In-Store Ð Let Each Do Its Magic


5/03: Jewelry Marketers: Focus on Women


3/99: Spam I Am


7/98: Smooth Surfing


4/98: Ad Engineering

logos and business cards


11/98: How to Play the Card Game


10/98: In Praise of Mr. Peanut


10/98: In the Cards

non-traditional


10/00: Sacre Bleu! Ads on Cafe Tables?


6/00: Consumers Tune Out Ad Blitzes


1/00: Night on the Town


12/99: Discount 'I Do'


6/99: Laugh With Us


6/99: Sweet Surprise


1/99: Funny Business


1/99: Mind Games


9/98: Pass-Along Ads


7/98: 101 Uses for a Paper Clip


7/98: Captive Audience


7/98: You Oughta Be in Pictures


4/98: Candy is Dandy


3/98: Hold A Minute (or Preferably Two)

partnerships


4/04: Driving Traffic


12/03: Reeds Jewelers Bets on Elvis


11/03: Valentine's Promotion Merges Food With Love


3/03: These Catalogs Bear Gifts


1/03: Jewelers' Ads: Break Out of the Box


1/01: Never Let Jewelers Handle Publicity


9/99: Helping Hand


8/99: Criss-Cross

print media


1/04: The Power of Three


4/03: Rough Cuts [cartoon series]


1/03: Top Five Things Every Jeweler Should Know


1/02: Jewelry and Watch Ad Trends in 2001


7/01: Breaking Out of a Successful Box


3/01: The Best Jewelry & Watch Ads 2000


3/01: The Worst Ads of 2000


12/00: Hardly Working


12/00: Stacking Ads for an Image Boost


10/00: Canned Catalogs Get Dumped


10/00: Heavy Traffic on the Yellow Brick Road


5/00: Learn the Language of Photography


3/00: Big Yellow


3/00: House of Style


1/00: Self-Help Ads


7/99: Pearls and Paperbacks


7/99: Say What?


6/99: Fingers Made for Walking


5/99: Sea Saw


4/99: Creative Kudos


4/99: Everyday Promos


2/99: Font of Inspiration


2/99: Postcards On the Edge


1/99: Off With Her Head


1/99: Power of the Press


11/98: Intriguing Plots


10/98: Saving Face


9/98: Luxe Looks for Less


9/98: Mass Meets Class


9/98: Pass-Along Ads


3/98: Wrangling Over Mangling


2/98: Dose of Reality

public speaking


5/00: Don't be a Wallflower

radio


1/04: The Power of Three


10/03: Whaddaya Know About Ads?


5/99: Ham Radio

store openings


8/01: When Nobody Knows Your Name

television


1/04: The Power of Three


10/03: Whaddaya Know About Ads?


5/03: Jewelry Marketers: Focus on Women


11/99: Tune In


9/99: Tube Talk

trade shows


3/01: Election Fiasco Drives Traffic

Branding

demand for knowledge of


5/98: Help Wanted: Brand Experts Only Need Apply

of products


3/03: Branding Works


10/99: Brand View


5/99: She Comes in Colors


1/99: Trademarking the Millennium


11/98: Gold Gimmicks


7/98: Is Brand the Plan?

of store name and image


3/03: Branding Works


11/02: Mirror, Mirror


3/01: Pursuing Personality


1/01: Jeweler Needed an Image, but 'Hip' Wasn't It


12/00: Fearless Leader


7/00: What's Your Name, Anyway?


2/00: Branding: Leave an Impression


11/99: The Tastemakers


10/99: Pampering the Mind


9/99: Branding Defined


9/99: The Gift of Music


8/99: By Any Other Name


7/99: Just Wanna Have Fun


7/99: Surround Sound


6/99: Color as Brand


5/99: Driving Home Design


5/99: The Brand Stands Alone


8/98: Speak Briefly, Carry a Big Stick


7/98: Retailers Don't Have to Be Sheep


6/98: Listen Up


6/98: That's Retail-tainment


4/98: In Marks & Spencer We Trust


3/98: Coffee, Tea and Me


2/98: Build a Brand Name


2/98: Reinventing L.L. Bean: Lessons for Jewelers

Customer groups

affluent


4/05: The Affluence Boom


11/04: Selling to the Middle Again


6/04: Luxurious Investments


6/04: Unique Jewelry Is the True Luxury


11/03: Luxury Consumers Embrace Responsible Buying


6/03: Luxury for 2003


9/02: Rough Cuts [cartoon series]


6/02: The Golden Hook


3/01: Indulgence


1/01: Rich Kids Who Refuse to Let Themselves Be Spoiled


2/00: The New Radicals


1/00: Night on the Town


8/99: Reaching the Rich


4/99: Snob Appeal


11/98: Luxe Amok


10/98: True Luxury


9/98: Driving Sales


8/98: Hey, Big Spender


6/98: Class Meets Mass


5/98: Market to a Millionaire


4/98: Luxury Alert: The Competition


4/98: The Affluent Gourmet


3/98: Serving Them Right

Baby Boomer


5/05: Blooming Boomers


5/05: Embracing Core Values


5/05: Free Time


5/05: Reassessing a Generation's Reputation


5/05: The Personal Touch


1/05: It's 2005, Do You Know Who Your Customers Are?


6/99: Redefining Old


12/98: The New Consumer


2/98: Rock of Ages, Pt. 1: The Boomers

children


6/01: JA Offers Outreach Program

computer-savvy


9/01: Portrait of a Web User


3/00: Surfing for Diamonds On-Line

ethnicnally diverse


4/05: A Rainbow of Ideas


4/05: About Face


4/05: Minority Report


4/05: The Hispanic Jewelry Market


4/05: The Majority Minority


4/05: The Rainbow Oscars


4/03: Didja Hear the One About the Hispanic, Gay & Jewish Customers?


1/99: Culture Club

female


1/05: Bailey Banks & Biddle: Appealing to Upscale Women


1/05: For Women, Birthdays Count


1/05: Full of Sound & Fury


1/05: It's 2005, Do You Know Who Your Customers Are?


1/05: Ladies' Choice


1/05: Selling Artistic Designer Jewelry to Women


1/05: Sending Thank You's


1/05: She's Not All Bling


1/05: Take into Account the Female Factor


1/05: What Do Women Really Want?


9/03: The Gold Jewelry Buyer, Circa 2003


5/03: Jewelry Marketers: Focus on Women


9/01: What Happens When a Store's Gender Mix Shifts?


4/01: Lost: A Generation of Shoppers


3/01: Women Who Buy Jewelry for Themselves


7/00: Is 'Male Shopper' an Oxymoron?


4/00: Give Me More


8/99: New Woman


11/98: No Politics, Please


/: Private Sales Attract Women Ð if You Lure them Properly

gay and lesbian


4/03: Didja Hear the One About the Hispanic, Gay & Jewish Customers?

Generation X


2/01: Rough Cuts (cartoon)


7/00: Understanding Generation X


1/00: Tech Talk


10/99: Generation Gap


8/99: Melting Pot


7/99: Don't Lose That Number


6/99: Catering to Gen X


12/98: The New Consumer


3/98: Rock of Ages, Pt. 2: The Matures and Gen X

Generation Y


2/05: Corporate Responsibility Counts, Especially to Gen Y


2/05: Create a Youth-Friendly Atmosphere


2/05: How to Get More Young Bridal Business


2/05: Meet Your Future Customers


2/05: New to You


2/05: Tying the Knot


2/05: Y Not?


1/05: It's 2005, Do You Know Who Your Customers Are?


10/04: Customers of Tomorrow: Gen Y


2/01: Rough Cuts (cartoon)


11/99: Teen Angles


9/99: Young Love


8/99: Melting Pot


7/99: Don't Lose That Number


12/98: The New Consumer

male


3/04: Selling Men's Jewelry


8/03: Guy Talk


3/01: Fear – the Great Guy Motivator


6/00: How to Get Guys to Buy Color


2/99: Frat Party

mature/senior


3/05: A Golden Opportunity


3/05: Diversified Diamonds


3/05: Special Treatment


3/05: Targeting Seniors Will Attract All Customers


3/05: Wooing Older Shoppers


4/01: Lost: A Generation of Shoppers


2/01: The Greatest Generation


12/98: The New Consumer


5/98: Rules for Reaching Older Customers

plus-size


11/03: How to Sell to the Plus-Size Market, Part 2


10/03: How to Sell to the Plus-Size Market

Displays

showcase and in-store


4/05: Cozy Up


4/05: The Jeweler as Art Gallery


3/05: Barney Jette Jewelry Design


2/05: Bigger Display = Better Sales


1/05: Touch Me


1/05: Visual Merchandising: Signs of Life


7/04: Image: The Best and Brightest


8/03: H. Stern Designs In-Store Displays


7/03: Tangible Difference


5/03: This Display Case Packs a Surprise


3/02: You've Got the Look


10/01: Getting Emotional


7/01: Image Boost


6/01: Display for Dummies


2/01: Big Pictures Pack a Punch


2/01: Fixture Fix


2/01: Mannequins With Good RésumRés


11/00: Promoting New Equipment Pays Off


10/00: Jewelers Under Glass


8/00: You Can Have Too Much Jewelry


7/00: Building Your Image


5/00: Make it Fun and They Will Come


2/00: Prop It Up


12/99: 'Floating' Cases


11/99: An M.O. on P.O.P.


10/99: Ins and Outs


8/99: Let It Snow


8/99: Now Playing


7/99: Spotlight on Store Image


6/99: Getting Graphic


6/99: The High Price of Showcase Space


6/99: The High Price of Showcase Space


4/99: Stop Here!


3/99: Please Touch


12/98: