1. Sesquicentennial Salute When JCK marks its 150th anniversary next year, the celebration will be about a lot more than a self-congratulatory pat on the back. We’ve long held that the history of this publication—-founded in 1869 as the American Horological Journal before merging with various trade magazines, including The Jewelers’ Circular and Keystone, to form Jewelers’ Circular–Keystone, shortened in the 1990s to JCK—is the history of the jewelry trade in America. The yearlong retrospective we have planned will culminate with a special September/October issue highlighting not only the editorials and advertisements that impressed us then and still do, but the myriad ways in which the industry has evolved (or not). Get ready to chill the Champagne! —Victoria Gomelsky   2. Beauty Shop Instagram’s conversion rates are the envy of every other social platform. User