JCK Jewelry Agenda: Week of Dec. 31

By Victoria Gomelsky | December 21, 2023

Gear up for the year ahead by listening to a handful of podcasts on key topics including lab-grown gems, email marketing, sustainability, and a juicy chat on jewels we love… and hate! Happy New Year—may it be filled with love, success and prosperity!

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The Jewelry District Podcast, Episode 111 (ongoing)

The Jewelry District Podcast Guest Tom Chatham In the latest episode of The Jewelry District, JCK editor-in-chief Victoria Gomelsky and news director Rob Bates talk with Tom Chatham (pictured), chairman of the board of Chatham Created Gems, to discuss his new book about his father’s pioneering work in lab-grown emeralds and his own role in building their family’s company. Tom describes growing up with a “mad scientist” dad and recalls the grueling legal battle the Chathams faced over what to call their product. Finally, he suggests a way that natural and lab-grown diamond producers can apply a simple principle from the colored stone world to coexist and succeed. (Catch up on any JCK podcasts you might have missed here.)

The Plumb Club Podcasts (ongoing)

PC Dec podcasts The Plumb Club recently dropped two new podcasts for December. In “The Sustainability Opportunity: Reaching A New Customer,” a representative of W.R. Cobb Co. explains why sustainability is an exciting way for your company to stand apart from the competition. And in “A Winning Formula: Email Marketing,” Jan Bennett, head of marketing at Shefi, provides email marketing strategies, talks about timing of emails and ways to segment, as well as ideas on how to measure the tool’s effectiveness.

Curious Objects Podcast About Jewelry We Love and Hate Featuring Gem X (ongoing)

The Curious Objects podcast features Gem X founder Lin Jamison, Simon Teakle gallery director Christine Cheng, and returning Curious Objects guest Levi Higgs of David Webb in a wide-ranging discussion that touches on men in brooches, women in cuff links, and the fail-proof “smell test” for detecting real gold, among other jewelry-related topics.

Joy Joya Marketing Podcast on How to Set Marketing Goals (ongoing)

Episode 268 of the Joy Joya Marketing Podcast tackles how to set jewelry marketing goals for 2024, and why goal setting in business should encompass more than just revenue targets. “It’s about adopting a holistic approach to growth, focusing on various aspects of your business to ensure long-term sustainability,” according to the episode.