Diamond Market Report

Like other financial and commodities markets, today’s diamond market is very volatile and unpredictable. A lot of companies going into Chapter 11. That being said, it’s a GREAT TIME to buy or to invest in diamonds. They will be back! The market for super high end colored diamonds is still strong and bridal is doing […]

Off To Vegas For JCK

Well I’m off to Las Vegas for the JCK Jewelry Trade Show where I will be presenting with Greg Cangialosi from Blue Sky Factory on Sunday at 9:45 PST, 12:45 EST. We will be streaming live so come check it out. Then Monday is a Facebook Face to Face party at TAO. Should be a […]

Samuelson’s Finalist in Contest for Best Online Ad

We were honored to be chosen as a Finalist in National Jeweler’s Best Online Advertising contest: “Samuelson’s Diamonds, a Baltimore, Md.-based retail jeweler, was chosen as a finalist in the contest for its use of a viral marketing campaign. The brand created a Facebook fan page simply called “Diamonds,” so that anyone searching for that […]

My First Live TV Broadcast

So yesterday I had the pleasure of heading over to Blue Sky Factory for a live broadcast with my friend Greg Cangialosi. We had a great time and talked about business, Baltimore, Facebook, music and showed some big diamonds of course. We even had a little jam session! (about 37 minutes in) We also set […]

24 Hours in NYC

So I went up to NYC for a little getaway for my 10th anniversary. (we’re headed somewhere warm on a nice four nighter next month) First we went to NEO for some GREAT Japanese food. Take a look at the pic of this tuna dish with avocado sauce on DoYouLoveit.com. Then took a walk down […]

A Brand is a Terrible Thing to Waste

I’ve recently been seeing a lot of ads from the area’s largest luxury jeweler, Smyth. But it’s not what you might think. These aren’t ads for Rolex or Tag Heuer watches. It’s not about Hearts On Fire or Martin Flyer. These are ads for buying scrap gold. Yes, just like you see from the scores […]

I Can Status Update 250,000 People

So I wrote in a previous post that we had a crazy Facebook Fan page. That was in November when it was at 90,000 fans. Now it just hit 250,000. We started it a year ago this month, and in 3 1/2 months it’s grown by 160,000 people (almost triple). Pretty ming blowing stats. We’re […]

We Are Moving, We Are Moving!

“We are moving, we are moving” is one of my favorite lines from Trading Places. Well, we are moving our store across the street. Please check out our Flickr Page to see the progress. We are very excited about this change for our store and for the entire block. The corner we are on now […]

Cash4Gold on the Super Bowl?

Well, Cash4Gold is buying a Super Bowl ad. Let me let you in on a little secret. They are a scam! I’m not just saying this because they’re competition. Forget about the fact that they do not require ID and don’t report their items to the state (as you are required to do as a […]

How was 2008 for the BIG retailers?

Well, the fourth quarter numbers haven’t come out yet, but this Holiday season was a tough one for retail, especially jewelry and luxury. According to National Jeweler, “online sales of jewelry and watches didn’t fare well this holiday season (Nov. 1-Dec. 24), falling 24 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the […]

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