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Selling to Woman: They Are Collectors
July 2, 2007

By Caroline Stanley

 

We’ve been talking recently about women buying for themselves and in an email conversation with a friend, I recalled my Add-A-Section bracelet (from Jabel) and how I loved the concept.

 

That’s a great gift concept for most of us – have something we can purchase in smaller monetary increments that can build up to being one great piece of jewelry. Charm bracelets offer this as do slide bracelets, if you are in certain parts of the country.

 

I know there are other sorts, necklaces and the like. I think this is an especially good concept for women who are new to self-purchasing, as they can start in a smaller way and build to something fabulous that would have been hard to afford all at once.

 

The theory behind this is the women are collectors. I recall sitting in the green room of Home Shopping Network during my PGI days, waiting to go on-air. The gentleman sharing my room was selling those little stuffed animals called Beanie Babies. His entire sales pitch was build around this concept: that if there was a collection if he could get the woman to buy one, she’d buy the rest as well, because women were collectors.

 

A very solid concept. Give it a try on your own sales floor.


Posted by Caroline Stanley and Cynthia A. Sliwa on July 2, 2007 | Comments (1)


July 18, 2007
In response to: Selling to Woman: They Are Collectors
K Blingly! commented:

This is true Caroline; I fit the description. I rec'd a gift of a pair of Waterford Crystal Millenium flutes, and I could not rest until I had the complete set. Also, women play by rules in terms of consumerism. If there is such a thing as having "Jewelry Wardrobe Essentials", e.g., gold hoops, pearl necklaces, dia. studs, etc., we will become aware of these essentials without resting until we've met all of the requirements. I traded a pair of diamond studs for a beautiful anniversary ring. In the middle of the night, I awoke in a panic, and I knew that I would have to replace the studs immediately because they are essential!





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