Best Practices
Do you feel frazzled these last few days before Christmas? I know I do. Every year, without fail, I feel burned out right before Christmas comes. In fact, I shipped my last three orders of the year yesterday!…
Can you believe we are already DEEP into Holiday Selling Season? I know! Tracy & I can’t believe it either! Before any of us know it, January will be here and we’ll be off to a fresh start…
Robin & I just love celebrating YOU, our loyal community of designers! Here in United States, one of our favorite national holidays is Thanksgiving! We in the jewelry industry knows exactly what that means: Black Friday, Small Business…
During the busy Holiday season, it is JUST incredible how quickly time flies. Wouldn’t you agree? Before you know it, it’s time to develop your spring collection! December was always an insanely busy month for TMD: we were…
Mastering your wholesale jewelry business is an art! Surviving in the new economy of wholesale can feel like a sink or swim business…and in fact it kind of is! Grabbing the attention of retail buyers is one thing–getting…
Over the weekend, I did it again! I got completely overwhelmed, bagged my writing and designing list and cleaned out my closets instead! I’m not kidding… While my closets did need a little work, I had some time…
Building a jewelry business takes a lot of determination and persistence. Ultimately, it comes down to creating connections with your clients. Recently, I was working with a mastermind designer who had been courting the owner of her ultimate…
Greetings from Italy… I’ve been here for a few days enjoying Italian food and wine and beautiful Italian fashion. While I was in Rome, I was gazing into the Buccelatti windows drooling over a beautiful emerald and diamond…
Do you agree? Talking about your jewelry designs can be totally nerve-wracking! When I was first starting out as a designer, I was VERY sensitive about my work. It felt totally weird and even a little skeevie to…
Tis’ the season to ignite your sales initiatives for the Holiday season! Trade shows are winding down for Fall/Resort 2014 and stores are placing their wholesale orders now through September. Even if you don’t desire to wholesale your…