© 2024 Jewelers Going Digital
Smarter ways to grow your business
The survey and report are sponsored by a group of leading innovators in the retail jewelry marketplace representing jewelry vendors, social media groups, jewelry industry media, digital marketing, jewelry insurance and appraisals.
BriteCo – Dustin Lemick, Founder & CEO
The brainchild of a third-generation family jeweler, BriteCo is an innovative insurance technology company that empowers jewelers by providing them a free, fast, efficient, cloud-based appraisal system and offers their customers A+ rated jewelry and watch coverage they can trust. Licensed in all 50 states, BriteCo provides unrivaled protection against damage, theft, loss, or mysterious disappearance.
GemFind – Alex Fetanant, Founder & CEO
Since 1999, the GemFind Network has become the leading destination for the jewelry industry. GemFind.com and jewelcloud.com the jewelry industry’s one-stop destination for all B2B online marketing solutions, such as Website development, Digital Advertising and Marketing, Virtual Jewelry and Diamond Inventory from hundreds of designers/manufacturers and diamond suppliers with many Online Interactive Tools and Apps like The Diamond Link®, Ring Builder® , Stud Builder®, Pendant Builder® Watch Builder® and more.
International Gem Society (IGS) – Seth Rosen, Owner
IGS was initially founded to make gemology information accessible and affordable to everyone. Members can enroll in our gemology course and take the complete course through to certification. Now, the mission has evolved to bringing together people who want to learn, discuss and trade gemstones.
Instore Magazine – Trace Shelton, Editor
Leading retail jeweler online and monthly print publication featuring retail trends and store examples. Once a year, jewelers get to review the state of the jewelry industry with highlights from Instore Magazine’s annual Big Survey. The Big Survey gives a rundown of the past year that includes best performing jewelry brands, lots of statistics and interesting anecdotes from the sales floor. It’s a once-a-year read not to be missed.
Jewelers Helping Jewelers (JHJ) Facebook Group – Aleah Arundale, Founder,
Jewelers Helping Jewelers is the fastest growing and most popular Facebook group for jewelry retailers and traders. Networking, tips, events, advice, a bit of socializing, lots of fun, with over 21,000 members and counting – it’s the place for jewelers to share their everyday concerns, successes, crazy customer stories, and much more.
Polygon – Sean Lemire Dir of Sales & Operations
Since 1984, Polygon has worked with thousands of retail jewelry professionals to help them grow their businesses. The membership-based network provides a secure online platform for vetted members to exchange ideas, access business intelligence, reports and pricing information, and trade in loose diamonds and colored stones, jewelry, fine watches, estate/vintage, coins, metals and more. In addition to their online services, Polygon also hosts several in-person trade events.