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Digital Marketing
in the Jewelry Industry
D. M. Gabrielle, Ph.D.
“Gabrielle”
Objectives
1.  Explain general consumer behavior in the
digital world
2.  Leverage Web 2.0 and other technology for
marketing
3.  Write effective metadata and implement other
effective search engine strategies
4.  Capitalize on social networking to create digital
communities
Consumer Trends
•  Technology-focused
–  Social networking
–  Web 2.0
–  Search-engine driven
•  Information-driven
•  Green
•  Throwback
–  People want a voice.
–  Consumers are tired of technology barriers.
Web 2.0 Technology
Increases:
•  Collaboration
•  Creativity
•  Secure information sharing
•  Community
•  Capability
•  Reciprocal communication
Examples of 2.0
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Social networking http://facebook.com
Video sharing http://youtube.com
Wikis http://wikipedia.com
Blogs http://blogger.com
Folksonomy http://flickr.com
Social Networking
Facebook
Twitter
Facebook vs.2004Twitter
Founded
Users (Apr 2009)
Employees
Asks
Connections
Features
2006
200 million
5 million
700
29
What’s on your
mind?
What are you doing?
Friends
Followers
Wall posts, photos,
video, links, groups,
events, causes, fan
pages, applications,
enhanced privacy
settings
Tweets
Twittering
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Social networking
Micro-blogging
Status updates up to 140 characters
Updated through RSS, SMS or Twitter
website
My Twitter Page
27 August 2009, TechCrunch
7 Online Marketing Trends - 2009
1.  Increase customer retention efforts.
2.  Create more attractive content.
3.  Develop targeted, relevant
communications on variety of devices.
4.  Better leverage communities.
* ClickZ, 2009
7 Online Marketing Trends - 2009
5. Increase analyses to drive business
decisions given resource constraints.
6. Enhance search marketing advertising
despite increased costs.
7. Integrate distribution channels despite the
internal corporate challenges and higher
costs.
* ClickZ, 2009
Needs Assessment
•  Simple analyses can be done easily
and free http://surveymonkey.com
•  Ask your clients, customers, members
how many are currently using
Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. before
committing resources.
Survey Question Example
Rules of Thumb
•  If your website is more than 3 years old,
consider a redesign.
•  If you still have a “splash” page, remove it.
•  Don’t have more than 2 moving items on a
web page at any given time.
•  Try to reduce volume of text to prevent
scrolling.
Marketing Your Website
•  Check out your competition
•  View source
•  Ensure metadata (keywords, description,
title, ALT tags, etc.) are effective
•  Take advantage of free marketing options
•  Consider industry publications and other
paid marketing options
Metadata
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Page Title
Description
Keywords
ALT Tags
Metadata Description
•  Character Limit- Typically 200
•  When limit is exceeded, some search
engines may bump you
Description Example
•  <meta name="description" content="Carter's
Jewel Chest, Mountain Home, Arkansas Professional Jewelers, Gemologist,
Goldsmith, Master Watchmaker, Appraisers
& Sales Jewelry Experts. Access online
catalogs for jewelry and other fine products
and services.">
(245 characters)
•  Description: Found no description
meta tag.
•  Keywords: Found no keywords
meta tag.
•  Author: Found no author meta
tag.This tag is not really required but
helps for your (company) name
recognition.
milwaukee diamonds
racine jewelry
racine jewelery
Hint: Misspell keywords
Keywords
•  Put most important search terms at the
top of the list.
•  For local businesses, regionalize search
terms.
•  Don’t use capitalization.
•  Don’t use plurals.
•  Add unique descriptors.
•  <meta name="Keywords" content="Online
Jewelry Shopping, Jewelry Store, Diamond
Jewelry, Gemstone Jewelry, Bridal Jewelry,
Engagement Rings, Pendants, Necklaces,
Earrings, Bracelets, Loose Diamonds,
Designer Jewelry,
Watches,Huntsville,Osborne's
Jewelers,Gifts, Presents, Love, Friendship,
Special, Sale" />
•  <meta name="Description" content="Shop
Our Diamond &amp; Precious Gemstone
Jewelry Collection, Bridals, Engagement
Rings, Wedding Bands, Fashion Rings,
Pendants &amp; Necklaces, Diamond
Earrings, Bracelets &amp; Bangles, and our
Precious &amp; Semi-Precious Gemstone
Jewelry. Come Shop Our Jewelry Catalog
&amp; Browse our Jewelry Education
Pages." />
(313 characters)
Description
•  Keep it short and simple.
•  Include business name.
•  “Koser Jewelers is located in Mount
Joy, PA (Lancaster County). We offer
diamonds, custom jewelry, rings,
watches, and more!”
Metadata Title
•  Character Limits- Google 160, Yahoo 165,
MSN 200
•  When limit is exceeded, some search
engines may bump you
•  Default page name in some software is
“Home”, so be sure to change it
•  Unique title is needed for each page
Page Title Description
•  <title>Carter's Jewel Chest, Mountain
Home, Arkansas - Professional
Jewelers, Gemologist, Goldsmith,
Master Watchmaker, Appraisers &
Sales Jewelry Experts. </title>
(148 characters)
•  <meta name="description"
content="Fine Jewelry from FamousName Designers and custom jewelry
design in Atlanta, Georgia, adjacent to
Perimeter Mall."/>
•  <meta name="Keywords"
content="custom jewelry design Atlanta,
famous name jewelry designers
Atlanta"/>
Another Keyword Example
•  <meta name="keywords"
content="Carter's, Carters, Jewel,
Chest, Mountain Home, Norther, North,
Arkansas, AGS, American Gem
Society, Jewelers, Jeweler, Goldsmith,
Master Watchmaker, Appraisers,
Sales">
Another Keyword Example
•  <meta name="keywords"
content="jewelry, Koser, rings, watches,
earrings, ear rings, custom, diamonds,
gems, goldsmith, Mount Joy, Lancaster,
PA">
Metadata Keywords
•  Character Limits- No real limits on most
search engines but figure first 20 words as
most important
•  No real consequence when limit is
exceeded
•  Doesn’t carry as much weight as it once
did with SEO, but still important
<TITLE>Gem Collection : Tallahassee's Finest Jewelry Store</TITLE>
<META NAME="DESCRIPTION" CONTENT="Offering diamond
engagement rings, loose diamonds, engagement rings,
platinum jewelry, swiss watches, ideal-cut diamonds, custom rings
and 3-stone diamond jewelry.">
<META NAME="KEYWORDS" CONTENT="diamonds, engagement
rings, swiss watches, loose diamonds, diamonds online
ideal-cut, wholesale diamonds, diamond database, diamond search,
diamond bracelet, diamonds, rings, diamond,
engagement, jewelry, earrings, ring, wedding band, blue diamond,
pink diamond, champagne diamond, fancy diamond,
diamond pendant, anniversary ring, carat gold, karat gold, certified
diamonds, side stones, tennis bracelet,
princess cut, diamond studs, diamond solitaire, ideal cut diamonds,
online diamond, emerald cut, marquise cut,
platinum jewelry, diamond clarity, diamond education, four cs, 4 cs,
diamond grading, earrings, ring settings">
ALT Tags for Images
•  Help drive traffic to website and ensure
Section 508 accessibility
•  <img src="images/the-store.gif"
alt="The Jewelry Artisans Store”
•  Avoid blank ALT tags such as <img
src="service/Images19/Categories/
eCatalog/BB2009.gif" alt=""
Free Website Promotion
•  Exchange links with other
organizations and businesses
•  Take advantage of free website
submission tools like http://addme.com
Example of Empty ALT Tag
•  <IMG SRC="images/gems.jpg"
WIDTH="240" HEIGHT="198"
BORDER="0" ALT="”>
I’ve attracted visitors, now what?
•  Website must:
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Be well designed
Provide appealing headline, image
Attract clicks
Drive traffic
Include a call to action that leads to
conversions (for example, visit
http://gabrielleconsulting.com)
Give Them a Reason to Stay
Sample Stats
Why Facebook?
•  Costs only time
•  Facilitates networking with your target
market
•  Provides 250 million potential
customers
•  Helped elect a President
Obama’s Facebook Page
MyBarackObama.com
Blogs
•  Help drive traffic to your website
•  Doesn’t cost anything but time
–  http://wordpress.com
–  https://www.blogger.com
–  http://technorati.com/pop/blogs/ Top 100
sites, great for ideas
Two Audiences
•  Blog post titles should be “search
engine friendly.”
•  Blog post titles should also be creative.
•  You need to update your blogs to keep
people interested in following you.
Digital Marketing- Push
•  Push- Marketer has to push messages
to users for content to be viewed
•  Involves marketer and recipients
–  Email, SMS, RSS
•  Personalized and targeted
•  Detailed tracking and reporting
Digital Marketing- Push
Cons of Push:
•  Regulated
•  Requires technology to deliver content
–  Email marketing application, RSS feeders
•  Delivery can be blocked or filtered
Email Campaigns
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Personalize when possible.
Make content visually appealing.
Keep text to a minimum.
Provide discounts or incentives to click.
Keep frequency to less than once per
1-2 weeks.
•  Include a call to action.
My Facebook Page
Pickens Plan- Great Marketing
Info.
My LInkedIn Page
Some of my LinkedIn Groups
What is Next? Web 3.0
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The next iteration of the Internet
More like a personal assistant
Vastly expanded search functions
Learned capabilities
Your Call to Action
1.  Website
–  SEO
–  Metadata
–  Stats
2.  Social Networking
–  Facebook
–  Twitter
–  LinkedIn
3.  Web 2.0
Questions?
[email protected]