Meet your new customer. Born sometime between the late 1970’s and the turn of the century and referred to as Millennials orGen Y; these are your new clients. Some are still in their teens, but the leading edge is already…
The best way to deal with customerdissatisfaction is to prevent it from happening in the first place but that is not always possible. A retail jewellery store needs to be prepared for customer service concerns by establishing sound policies, proper…
I find this article, Diamonds are bullshit, quite disturbing, mostly because I agree with it. The diamond business is based on one of the greatest long-term marketing plans ever conceived and it worked beautifully. Let’s look at more recent events that…
The Caribbean, where I do most of my work, is a major retail market for jewellery. Most of the customers are tourists and do not live on the island where they made their purchase. So when there is a problem,…
We’ve all had them. They are the ones that make you wish you had just stayed home. They might be standing in your jewellery store, on the phone or even just an email but they can ruin your day. They are not happy;…
“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” ─ Marie Curie The jewellery industry took another hit to its image with a…
