by Shane O’Neill, Vice President Google changes or updates its algorithm hundreds or thousands of times per year. These are mostly small changes, sure, but it just illustrates the ever-evolving search landscape. Organic traffic via SEO is a huge opportunity for independent retailers. A larger algorithm change in March of 2019 revealed that content, content, content is...
By Ellen Fruchtman, President Let’s forget Halloween and Thanksgiving. Because as you know, the biggest jewelry time of year is fast approaching. If you’re looking to make the holidays a little more profitable (and who isn’t?), here are some simple ideas you should be employing. Some seem rather elementary, but they work. 1. Make sure you have a plan. We have seen...
by Charles Pobee-Mensah, Director of Digital Marketing Do you remember the last time a business did something unexpected for you? Something you truly appreciated? Of course, you do. Those are the moments that imprint themselves on our memories. For me, it was with a video messaging app called Bonjoro. My Wow Moment When I signed up for their...
by Angie Ash, Executive Vice President Even if you’re not a Harry Potter fan, (insert gasp here) you can appreciate a Times Square takeover to promote Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child expansion to new international markets and its new tagline, “Sometimes, Darkness Comes From Unexpected Places.” Developed and produced by agency AKA, the project required the cooperation of eight...
by Charles Pobee-Mensah, Director of Digital Marketing The online revolution changed business forever. But more than that, it changed the way we operate in society. As a result, businesses have flocked to the new ways of doing business. If you ran traditional ads, now you run online ads. If you sent physical mail, now you send email....
by Ellen Fruchtman, President With the Cannabis market growing, one fashion branding guru has decided to bring her expertise to the industry. After an illustrious 20-year career in advertising and branding in fashion, Ann Skalski was drawn to Double Barrel. Double Barrel is the world’s first dual-chamber oil vaporizer. It’s also a stylish knuckle ring which allows...
by Kristy Cartmell, Graphic Designer Social media allows for marketing unlike any other platform. Because it is a more personal form of communication, your posts and ads should be, too. The beauty of social media is that it allows for two-way communication and personal connection that your customers can’t find anywhere else, so be sure to utilize...
by Angie Ash, Executive Vice President With the constant news of brick and mortar stores closing, I felt the need to turn to our own staff – many of them millennials – to find out how much they really enjoy purchasing online, and how much of it is truly just hype. Turns out there’s a healthy mix of both spectrums. When I...
by Charles Pobee-Mensah, Director of Digital Marketing Every jeweler goes through a phase when they’re obsessed with Google. It dawns on them that everyone uses Google for everything. But they have to dig to find their own site after trying a search. A blog isn’t just a way to address this. It’s a certified marketing machine. Blogs Give...
By Ellen Fruchtman, President It was 50 years ago, August 15-18. I was only 14 years old. By the time I got to Woodstock, it really was half a million strong. A different time. And the memories are most certainly faded. Woodstock was not only a celebration of peace, love and music, but it was also the...