Ideas for selling jewelry to women clients

It is obvious that as a jewelry designer, a majority of your target buyers are women. Women love jewelry and women spend hours and hours deciding to buy and eventually buy a piece of jewelry. So how do you go about establishing your jewelry business so that you target your client base? How do you promote your business so as to attract and retain your client base? Here are a few tips which will guide you in establishing your jewelry business, target your client base (which is primarily comprised of women) and even retain your client base for a long time to come:

1. Establish a promotional tie-up with a quality clothing retailer - any customer spending above a certain amount of money would receive a discount coupon / gift certificate for your store.

2. How about a vice-versa tie-up with say, a hair salon? Establish a tie-up with a quality hair salon where women who buy above a certain price range in your shop would then receive a gift certificate / discount coupon to visit the hair salon.

3. The traditional way is also another time-tested method - be part of a community fashion show, be part of various women's organizations, and such other fund-raising ideas.

4. Donate gift certificates to charitable causes - this works especially if the committee members are mostly made up of women.

5. Target your clients through newspapers - don't ignore the sports pages or the business sections as modern women are known to read these sections avidly.

6. Make sure your advertisements are also placed in upscale fashion publications. Frame such nice ads and put them up on your store walls in a nice manner.

7. Display the jewelry as it is meant to be worn. Don't just display them on a pad - put pins or brooches on a blouse or a scarf and show them off to your potential clients.

8. Make sure that your staff is well dressed, especially in the context of the market you are going to target.

9.Organize your displays / merchandise according to the price range. Don't group expensive items with inexpensive items. Make sure the price labels are visible to your clients. If you are not comfortable with visible price labels, you can put up price range label (From $50 to $70) on the display case.

10. Show ensembles in different price ranges. This will allow women with smaller budgets to make purchases in your shop as well.

11. Make sure that your store hours are favorable for professional women - it is logical that women won't be able to shop at your store if your store is open only when they are at work.

12. Provide for ample parking space around your jewelry store. Make sure your shop parking area has good security. At late hours, offer to have a guard escort your women customers back to their cars.

13. Don't forget that little touches mean a lot. When customers visit your shop, offer them tea / coffee / cold drinks in attractive glassware.

14. Make sure your store bathrooms (especially those that customers can use) are well appointed. Use scented soaps, guest towels, potpourri - these subtle touches make women feel very comfortable while they are shopping at your store.

All these ideas should help you with creating the right client base, and create the right ambience and provide the right touch of elegance for your store, which eventually will help you build up your jewelry business.