By Ellen Fruchtman, President There is no doubt this year has been a year of great and substantial challenges. And yet, there are many retailers who have weathered the storm. Overcoming the challenges took perseverance and business smarts, coupled with guts. From a marketing perspective, many of these successful retailers had a common thread: They did not...
By Kelsi Roth, Senior Graphic Designer & Social Media Coordinator November is Native American Heritage Month! Did you know that there are more than 500 tribal communities in America, all with their own unique traditions and history? There are many resources available to learn more about Native American Heritage Month, but sorting through all of that can be intimidating...
by Shane O'Neill, Vice President St. Louis Bar Pizza 2 cups unbleached all purpose flour2 tablespoons cornstarch2 teaspoons granulated sugar1 teaspoon baking powder1 teaspoon kosher salt½ cup water2 tablespoons water2 tablespoons olive oilpepperoni (or favorite pizza topping)pizza saucepizza cheese Combine the flour, cornstarch, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a bowl of stand mixer. In a liquid measuring cup,...
by Shane O’Neill, Vice President So, you’ve finally invested in your future and developed a fantastic website with full e-commerce capability. It’s a pretty little beast, web responsive, beautiful product images, wish lists, opt-in forms, and so on. Yet, what has it done for your business? Probably not much if consumers can’t find it. You’ve bought the...
by Ellen Fruchtman, President By now you should be sick of polls, but here’s a study you may want to pay attention to. A company called AKI recently did a study of 3,000 U.S consumers called Four Things Every Advertiser Needs to Know This Holiday Season. If you are a fine jeweler (which you are), you’ll be...
