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| Events, Due Dates & Reminders for Success |
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- DOWNLOAD: Comparison Chart for 2007 Craft Shows
by the JRB Research Team
Nowhere else can you find this data in one place unless you created it yourself. Do you have the time? Subscribers to the JRB Network get market analysis like this that spans the world of fine jewelry, fine craft and fine accessories. . . .
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- Showrooms & Sales Agents
Everyone could use help selling their line. These showrooms and sales agents have the experience to help. Interviewing them is important before you can choose which one is right for you. . . .
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- The 2008 Market Week dates for the New York accessories market is set
The 2008 New York Market Week Dates are:
January 7 - 11
March 3 - 7
May 5 - 9
August 4 - 8
November 3 - 7 . . .
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- Index of Video Tips From Designers
On Video: Designers and their staff tell you directly what works and what doesn't in the designer jewelry business. . . .
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- Eli Escobar
Eli Escobar is particularly well versed in the ins and outs of business because his 25 years of experience in the jewelry and fashion accessories fields ranges from sales representative to company general manager and lots of points in between. Better still, he makes business concepts understandable to us ordinary mortals. . . .
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- Questions and Answers about Copyright
by Stephen E. Feldman of Stephen E. Feldman, P.C.
The following material is copyright by Stephen E. Feldman of Stephen E. Feldman, P.C., and was presented by Caroline Stanley of Redjewel, Inc.at a Designer Day seminar in March of 2002. It is a product of the work of the Jewelers Vigilance Committee, a resource that every designer should be awarre of. Used with permission. . . .
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- Paul Klecka
Internationally-recognized designer Paul Klecka has been creating stunning jewelry for more than 20 years, winning just about every award offered by the industry, from Jewelers of America's New Designer of the Year in 1989 to DeBeers Diamonds Today Award to the AGTA Spectrum Award. And he knows how to run a jewelry designer business. . . .
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- Understanding Public Relations
by Cindy Edelstein
Ever wonder how a designer got his jewelry on the cover of Lapidary Journal? Or has a column written about her new collection? Or got quoted in an article in which she sounded so intelligent and knowledgeable? Or was chosen to speak at a trade show seminar? All of those things come about because of public relations. . . .
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- Resource List for Success Tips Lecture
Here are the resources Cindy refers to in her speech at MJSA. . . .
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- Niche Award
The NICHE Awards competition celebrates excellence and motivation in American and Canadian craft. It is open to any professional craft artist over the . . .
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- Alan Revere
Alan Revere, Founder and Director of the Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, is a master goldsmith and award-winning jewelry designer with degrees in both psychology and sculpture. . . .
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- The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing - An Overview
This is one of the best books on marketing and the laws have remained true since the book's publication in 1993 by the famed guru team of Al Ries and . . .
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- Photo Stamps are a Great Way To Carry Your Brand Through Your Mailings
Our constant search for ways to help you promote your jewelry has yielded a great new -- and dare we say, fun -- way to showcase your work. The newest advertising medium is photo stamps, and the possibilities are obvious. . . .
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- Scott Cusson
Scott's forward thinking approach at Brinsmaids, his family-owned independent retail jewelry store in New Canaan, Connecticut, has created new retail dynamics for both designers and consumers. Scott has been honored with numerous awards for retail design innovation and excellence, and his store has been featured in every major trade publication in the industry. . . .
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- Marty Hurwitz
Marty Hurwitz, one of the best-known and most highly-regarded marketing experts in the jewelry industry, is CEO and Founder of MVI Marketing Ltd, and developer of the Jewelry Consumer Opinion Council. His lectures and articles have enlightened successful designers about the critical role that market research plays in their business. . . .
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- On Video: A Quick Tip from Jeanne Johngren
Jeanne Johngren: What you do before a show is really important . . .
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- The Business Plan
by Joel Peck, CPA
The first and most important benefit of a business plan is that it gives you a path to follow. A plan sets the stage to make the future what you want it to be. A plan also makes it easy to let your banker in on the action. Likewise, potential investors can review your plan to gain a better understanding of your business and to determine if their investment is worth the risk. . . .
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- On Video: A Quick Tip from Julie Bergstein
Julie Bergstein on an important issue for growing designer businesses. . . .
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- On Video: A Quick Tip from Marla Beck
Quick Tip: Don't let this small detail trip you up at a trade show. . . .
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- Karen Good
Having built a two-person operation into a nationally-recognized artistic enterprise, Karen Good, CEO emeritus of Michael Good Designs, Inc., is an invaluable source of practical advice and insights about running an art-based business, and what steps one needs to take to succeed. . . .
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Cindy's Favorite Business Books
Entrepreneurs need as much advice as they can get -- when it's from an expert who understands their world. Here are some books that I always recommend to design'preneurs. . . . keep reading
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