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Reading Time: 4 minutes Key takeaways • The MJSA Education Foundation certified Grace Barden as the first Advanced Apprentice Graduate of its Mentor & Apprenticeship Program. • Launched in 2023, the program features a 50-week curriculum and over 200 online resources to train bench jewelers in core industry skills. • The program is approved by the U.S. Department of Labor as a Registered Apprenticeship Program, making participants eligible for state and federal funding support. The MJSA Education Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Jewelers of America supporting career and training initiatives in jewelry manufacturing and design, has certified Grace Barden as the first Advanced Apprentice Graduate of the MJSA Mentor & Apprenticeship Program. Launched in 2023 to help professional jewelers bring on and train bench workers, the program offers a 50-week curriculum and more than 200 online videos and resources covering core bench skills, casting, and CAD/CAM, amon...

Reading Time: 7 minutes Key Takeaways: • A jewelry store itself serves as a continuous, cost-effective marketing tool that influences customer perceptions well before they enter the building. • Subtle in-store details like optimized lighting, spaced-out visual merchandising, clear ticketing, and overall cleanliness significantly boost luxury consumer confidence without requiring expensive ad spend. • Managing an active online reputation via prompt responses to Google reviews, maintaining an updated website, and engaging regularly on social media are critical for converting modern shoppers. Most jewelry retailers think of marketing as something they buy. A newspaper advertisement, a radio campaign, a Facebook promotion or perhaps a Google ad. These all have their place, but they also have one thing in common—they stop working the moment you stop paying for them. Some of the most effective marketing you’ll ever do doesn’t appear on your advertising budge...

Reading Time: 8 minutes Key Takeaways: • AI has not killed SEO but has fundamentally shifted user search habits toward AI overviews, introducing new optimization frameworks called AEO and GEO. • AI platforms reward high-quality, deeply helpful content, effectively eliminating lazy marketing shortcuts and lazy SEO strategies. • Jewelry Store Marketers demonstrated that comprehensive, holistic SEO tactics successfully generated a 25x website traffic increase for Van Drake Jewelers over 18 months, maintaining visibility across AI engines. A year or two ago, Artificial Intelligence felt like a futuristic novelty or a neat tool you’d mess around with on a lunch break. Today? It’s woven right into the fabric of our daily lives. From managing schedules to rewriting emails, AI is everywhere—and the jewelry industry is no exception. For jewelry store owners, this massive shift has been both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, it opens up amazing new tools. On the other h...

Reading Time: 4 minutes Key takeaways • Aura Fine Jewelry has launched its “”Celestial Bloom”” Summer Collection, expanding the brand into heritage-quality daily wear featuring ethically sourced Montana sapphires set in recycled 18-karat yellow gold. • The collection incorporates a proprietary structural micro-pavé setting designed to maximize gemstone brilliance and minimize snagging risks for the daily wearer. • Initial regional market testing demonstrated a 42% higher sell-through rate compared to traditional bridal accents, offering independent retail jewelers a high-margin asset ahead of the autumn buying season. (GREENSBORO, N.C.) – Aura Fine Jewelry, a premier designer specializing in bespoke, ethically sourced gemstone bridal wear and artisanal statement pieces, is proud to announce the introduction of its all-new “Celestial Bloom” Summer Collection. Purpose-built for the modern consumer seeking sustainable luxury, this si...

Reading Time: 6 minutes Key takeaways • ASHI Diamonds launched JewelSocial , a fully managed digital marketing program designed specifically for independent jewelry retailers. • The program combines JewelSocial Post for social media marketing across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok, and JewelSocial E-Blast for comprehensive email marketing campaigns. • Retailers maintain full ownership and control of their social media accounts and email lists, while ASHI’s experts handle creative design, scheduling, execution, and analytics reporting. ASHI Diamonds is excited to announce JewelSocial , a fully managed Digital Marketing Solution created exclusively for Independent Jewelry Retailers. The program brings together JewelSocial Post and JewelSocial E-Blast, giving retailers two powerful ways to stay active, visible, and connected with customers across social media and email marketing. Built for busy jewelers, JewelSocial removes the stress, time, and guesswork from ...

Reading Time: 4 minutes Key takeaways • The third pre-congress Special Report by CIBJO highlights 2025 as a landmark year, with gold, silver, and platinum all reaching record price highs. • While elevated precious metal prices and cost-of-living pressures reduced the volume of gold and silver demanded by jewelry manufacturers, overall jewelry purchase value increased significantly due to resilient consumer demand. • Market volatility and cautious consumer sentiment are expected to continue into 2026, alongside an increasing emphasis on supply chain provenance, traceability, and ESG credentials. (MILAN, ITALY) – With little more than eight weeks to go to the opening of the 2026 CIBJO Congress in Vicenza, Italy, on September 4, 2026, the third of the pre-congress Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Precious Metals Commission, headed by Vaishali Banerjee, the report provides a comprehensive overview of the market in 2025, which it describes as a “...

Reading Time: 3 minutes In this insightful episode of the Pearls of Wisdom Jewelry Podcast, Guy Pineda sits down with Bri Black, General Manager, and Bailey Rebh, Social Media Account Coordinator of Buzz Marketing, to explore one of the hottest topics shaping the jewelry industry today. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the irreplaceable value of authentic human connection. As a full-service marketing agency serving independent jewelers across the United States, Buzz Marketing shares how they’re helping retailers navigate the rapidly evolving digital landscape. From website design and social media to print marketing, photography, branding, and event promotion, Bri and Bailey explain how AI has become a powerful tool for streamlining workflows, improving productivity, and generating ideas, without replacing creativity or personality. The conversation dives into the challenges many independent jewelry stores face, including keeping pace with changing consumer expecta...