JCK Online - June 1, 2006
Cover Story
How Bling Became the Thing
It doesn't have the same marketing muscle behind it as “A Diamond Is Forever” or “Past, Present, Future,” and yet no term has been more closely associated with diamonds in the last few years than “bling-bling.” It's fascinating—and perhaps telling—that for all the marketing initiatives undertaken in the last few years to spur demand for diamonds, ...
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