Marketing With Laryssa

In this episode, I share my interview with Dana Bronfman, a New York City-based modern fine jewelry designer, best known for her "quietly bold" aesthetic. Dana works with a small team of master jewelers in New York to create each piece from reclaimed and fairmined gold, as well as carefully-chosen, responsibly-sourced diamonds and gemstones. She's also been a Fairmined Licensee since 2016. Dana's...

In this episode, I talk about the opportunities for jewelry brands in livestream content. I recently gave a presentation on this topic at the AGS Conclave event, and the thing I loved most about giving this presentation was the audience feedback and collaborative discussion at the end. A number of retailers in the room chimed in to share their experiences about how powerful livestream content has...

  In this episode, I share my interview with Megan Crabtree, the founder of Crabtree Advisory. Before starting her business, she built a long and successful career in the jewelry industry, culminating in senior sales roles with several leading firms in the jewelry retail and manufacturing space. She's a true industry veteran. She's personally provided training to more than 1,500 jewelry retailers...

In this episode, I share five reasons why your jewelry marketing data may be incorrect or steering you in the wrong direction - and what you can do about it. Links mentioned in this episode: Transcript: https://joyjoya.com/jewelry-marketing-data Sparkle Award: https://sparkleaward.com Tiffany's custom boxes: https://hypebeast.com/2022/4/tiffany-co-renewed-elevated-jewelry-box

In this episode, I share my interview with Sophie Simon, founder and CEO of Tsubaa Gems. Sophie's a master at colored gemstones, and her passion for them shines and sparkles. She's also extremely experienced in many different facets of the jewelry industry. In this episode, we chat about Sophie's amazing and eye-opening experiences in the world of gemstone sourcing. She shares details about the fo...

In this episode, I give a crash course in search engine keywords for search engine optimization or SEO. What are they, why do they matter, what role should they play in your comprehensive digital marketing strategy, how can you optimize for them, where should they go? These are all questions I'll answer in this episode. Links from the episode: Transcript - https://joyjoya.com/seo-keywords-for-jewe...

In this episode, I share my interview with Jessica Totillo Coster, founder of Ecommerce Badassery. Jessica's an ecommerce and email marketing strategist for boutique owners and product entrepreneurs. She uses data and experience to help her clients figure out the next best steps in their business. She's also the host of the Ecommerce Badassery podcast!! Not only was Jessica at one point, the only...

In this episode, I share 10 tips for sending better Welcome emails. What's a Welcome email, and why does it play such a vital role in a comprehensive digital marketing strategy? If you don't already have a Welcome email or series, then I highly recommend you make that a top marketing priority when you're finished with this episode. It's that important!  Links mentioned in this episode: Success Wit...

I share my interview with jewelry marketer Liz Kantner. It will be the second time Liz will be joining me on the podcast (episode #92 is our first interview), and today we're also going to be sharing a very exciting announcement about a collaboration that Liz and I will be doing. Liz shares her top five areas of focus for jewelry marketing in 2022.  Links mentioned in this episode Success With Jew...

In this episode, I explain why you should consider using YouTube as part of your jewelry marketing strategy and also five tips for doing it effectively. If you're optimizing your videos and being smart and strategic about choosing which content to post, you can attract your target customer. Keep listening for the details. Link to transcript: https://joyjoya.com/youtube-jewelry-marketing Link to Sp...

In this episode, I share my own recording of a presentation I recently gave for the annual Jewelry Ecomm Conference. The topic of the presentation is "How to Have More Fun With Jewelry Marketing". I feel pretty passionate about this particular topic for two reasons: 1) in my interactions with jewelry brands, I find that too many of them take their brands and marketing too seriously and 2) the data...

In this episode, I share my interview with Anna Samsonova, an independent jewelry consultant and founder of Samsonova Consulting. With 17 years in the jewelry industry, she supports her clients with a big-picture outlook and offers jewelry consulting services in the areas of brand development, merchandising, operations, upscaling, trade shows, and event planning. I ask Anna specifically about her...

In this episode, I offer five tips for instantly upgrading your email marketing. Email marketing for jewelry brands can be complex, and optimizing an email marketing strategy can take a lot of time and testing. However, there's always something that every brand - from the solopreneur jewelry designer to the multi-million-dollar jewelry brand - can be doing to instantly optimize the deliverability...

In this episode, I share my interview with Wendy Pease, an expert in global marketing and entering new marketplaces abroad. Wendy is the owner and president of Rapport International, a translation and interpretation services company that specializes in marketing translation. Throughout her career, she's worked with hundreds of companies to help them communicate across more than 200 languages and c...

In this episode, I share 10 outdated social media marketing tips for jewelry brands because the world of social media is constantly evolving, and if you don't have someone like me in your corner day-in-and-day-out, it can be very hard to keep up with all the changes.  Who wants to be spending time reading news about Instagram and TikTok? I don't know very many people who do. So listen to this epis...

In this episode, I answer the question, "What is social listening?". All jewelry brands need to know about social listening - not only about what it is but also about how they can best leverage it for their brands. So listen to this episode to learn more about this tool, which will be very important in 2022 and beyond.

In this episode, I discuss all the ways that micromanaging is hurting your marketing efforts - AND what you can do about it. WAIT! Before you ignore this episode because you think, "Oh, I don't micromanage, and this doesn't apply to me", hear me out! Even if you're a solopreneur, and you don't have a team of people, you might actually be micromanaging yourself. If you work with freelancers, intern...

In this episode, I share my predictions about jewelry marketing trends for 2022. Where should you be focusing your time and attention? Which marketing platforms will be most important this year? What will customers want from your brand, and how should you be communicating with them? Listen up for a look into my crystal ball. I also uploaded an ebook version of this podcast to the Joy Joya website....

I share some specific guidance about how you can set goals for your jewelry brand in 2022. As you probably know, if you don't set clear goals for your business, then you won't be able to see the way ahead - both for the short term and the long term. If you want to set yourself up for success in the coming year, then you'll definitely want to listen to this episode and take note of my five tips.

The focus of today's episode is all about how you can create a virtual "holiday window display" even if you don't have a brick-and-mortar jewelry store. Or, if you do have a brick-and-mortar store, and you want to reach customers outside of your geographic area with your holiday merchandising, then you'll definitely want to listen to my tips and ideas for creating a holiday window display experien...

In this episode, I share five tips for hiring a freelancer on sites like Fiverr or Upwork. These two platforms are freelancer marketplaces, so anyone can search them for skilled individuals who can execute a specific one-time task or an ongoing service. You can find freelancers to support you with things like graphic design, social media, website design customizations, and more! December presents...

I share five tips for retaining all the new customers you get from your amazing holiday marketing efforts. The holiday season is an excellent time to focus on customer acquisition efforts because consumers are in the mindset to shop - and they're often looking for unique gift ideas from brands they may not have known before. You'll hopefully attract a lot of new customers throughout the holidays....

In this episode, I share my interview with Benjamin Smithee, CEO of The Smithee Group, a digital growth agency that's been empowering entrepreneurs and businesses to dream bigger and achieve multi-generational integrity since 2015. He's consulted some of the largest and most well-known companies around the globe including Coca-Cola, McDonald's, Comcast, Disney, and hundreds of small businesses. I...

In this episode, I discuss 10 last-minute optimization tactics if you're planning on participating in Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday weekend. If you're in the camp of wanting to offer your customers a special treat ahead of the holidays or just want to throw your brand name in the "hat" of participating in the holiday spirit, then this episode is for you. L...

In this episode of the podcast, I share my SECOND interview with Tracy Matthews, who previously joined me on episode #77. Not only does Tracy run a successful jewelry brand, but she's also the Chief Visionary Officer of Flourish & Thrive Academy, which helps other jewelry business owners launch, grow, and scale profitable businesses. She's the host of the top-rated Thrive by Design Podcast and NOW...