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Category >> Entrepreneurship
Great article that should entice you to join the twitter-generation:"As Twitter grows it will increasingly become a place where companies
build brands, do research, send information to customers, conduct
e-commerce, and create communities for their users. Some industries,
like local retail, could be transformed by Twitter." read full article [fixed link](shout out to blogger Carrie Soucy for leading me to this article!
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Wisdom or fashion foolishness? You decide.Ms. von Furstenberg added that "last season’s woes were caused in part by a glut of inventory. For Fall 2009,
she said she dropped some stores from carrying her line, although she
declined to name specifics. 'What we need to do is shrink the supply
and create the demand. It’s as simple as that.”This quote was in a recent Wall Street Journal article on the recent Fall Fashion Shows entitled "Fall 2009: Designing During a Downturn."“Optimism, optimism, optimism. It’s crazy to think that things are
going to to stay the way they are,” Mr. Kneen , Creative Director of Banana Republic, added. “But if you don’t
change with them, then you’re not going to be around.”
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Ah, Tucson in February -- great weather, great things to see at the dozens of gem and bead shows and now, great education, too! We're bringing our unique designer business workshops to Tucson this year -- Feb. 4-6 -- to help designers gain valuable insights and skills to go along with their new materials and components. First time in Tucson, we usually do this in NYC, and first time we're hosting so many in a row.Join us for one, two or all seven classes -- your choice -- at the historic Manning House downtown near the Convention Center. The Manning House show is bead-centric but our classes are not. It's just a beautiful, convenient location that was offered to us.Each class is $95 or $80 each for two or best of all, $70 each for three or more. Register on the... Read More
Coming to Tucson in February? Please come visit us at our first Jeweler's Resource Bureau's Designer Marketing Academy -- three days of designer jewelry business seminars conducted by me and Marlene Richey. We're running it at the beautiful, historic Manning House during the Manning House Bead Show. The Manning House is located in downtown Tucson near many of the best gem shows -- see their website at www.mhbeadshow.com.Wed., Thurs, & Friday, February 4-6, 2009.Our classes are for all designers -- not just those that work with beads. We are using this beautiful space for seven classes to help you "grow and prosper" (our company motto!). Learn how to start and run a jewelry design business while growing your marketing and sales acumen.... Read More
