I recently stumbled upon a really interesting quote by Josh Hayes from Liftoff, a company that helps ecommerce brands optimize their mobile apps. In a blog post, Josh says, "Creatives aren’t a beauty contest, so let performance drive your ad appearance decisions. Oftentimes, the best performing creatives run counter intuitive...
A hot-of-the-presses report titled "Adobe Analytics Holiday Forecast 2020" predicts that 42% of shopping will be done from smartphones this holiday season. Furthermore, the report states that "smartphone shopping dollars will grow by 55% YoY this season" and that "$28.1B more will be spent on smartphones this year". If your jewelry...
In conversations with my clients, I often use the phrase "customer touchpoints", but I realize that "touchpoints" is a vague, catch-all term that could probably use some clarification. What are customer touchpoints exactly, and why is it important for your jewelry brand to remain consistent across all of them? In...
Who doesn't like free stuff? I can guarantee that your customers would surely appreciate it. In honor of the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday, we'd like to celebrate the spirit of giving. When was the last time you gave back to your followers and customers as a way of showing your appreciation?...
In branding and marketing, color is so important because it can trigger powerful emotions and help solidify memories. When used strategically and with great care, color can also encourage certain behaviors; for example, red can captivate someone's attention, but it can also incite a negative reaction. In this blog post,...
According to data from Campaign Monitor, more than 116 million emails get sent on Black Friday alone. Can you remember Black Friday 2019 and how many emails you received from brands you follow? Today's consumers are bombarded by emails not only on Black Friday but every day. Even if you're...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In celebration of the Halloween holiday, I'm shocking you with something spooky: the worst jewelry marketing vampires of all. They drain you of all your time and money, even when you think you're doing all the right things with your marketing. These vampires can eventually make you lose faith in...
Not only have I reached a very important milestone in my podcasting journey, but I'm also officially publishing Jewelry Marketing Joy. I'm excited to celebrate 100 episodes of the Joy Joya Jewelry Marketing Podcast and the launch of my book, which is the first-of-its-kind resource for the industry. Jewelry Marketing Joy...
In Episode #99 of the Joy Joya Jewelry Marketing Podcast, I interview Arthur Root, the co-founder and CEO of Nostra, a startup that has created an innovative new ecommerce tool for brands that want to provide their customers with more personalized shopping experiences. Nostra uses psychometric data to display relevant...
Developed by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto in the early 1900s, the Pareto principle, or "the 80-20 rule", states that approximately 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes or efforts. While observing land-ownership patterns in Italy, Pareto noticed that only about 20% of the population - the most...
