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Learn more about our Baby Bridal Collection and our Integrated Marketing Programs. Our Marketing Kit helps you to understand our Products and Services to build your brand and expand your business. |
Who is ASHI DIAMONDS?
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ASHI Diamonds is one of the premier diamond jewelry manufacturers
servicing the Independent Jewelers in North America. A fully integrated jewelry
company, ASHI has been one of the most trusted and widely respected
names in the diamond and jewelry business for more than 25 years.
We offer a dazzling range of exquisitely crafted fine jewelry featuring our signature
engagement rings and bridal sets as well as contemporary diamond and colored stone
jewelry designs. Our exciting collection includes a wide array of beautiful rings,
earrings, necklaces, pendants and bracelets that are proven best sellers - and every
ASHI jewelry piece exhibits our unparalleled attention to craftsmanship
combined with superior design.
Your customers are sure to fall in love with our unique and spectacular styles created
using only the finest diamonds, colored stones and precious metals. All of our pieces
are crafted keeping the end customer in mind - and our extensive selection ensures
that they will find among your cases the exact style and design that perfectly symbolizes
the milestone occasions of their life and suits their individual taste and lifestyle.
At ASHI, each of our jewelry pieces goes through a rigorous internal
screening process for quality and aesthetic perfection. Our jewelry offers the finest
quality you will find in the market, and our pieces are priced to provide excellent
value for your money. Our fully integrated, global manufacturing, design, sourcing
and distribution network allows us to operate highly efficiently and cost-effectively
- and we pass those savings down to our valued retail partners.
In addition to providing exciting and exceptionally crafted jewelry designs,
ASHI also offers our retail partners the "Ashi Advantage"
- an extensive range of marketing and merchandising programs and support services
tailored to your specific needs. Ashi Advantage includes:
• Fine Jewelry Catalog
• Customized Merchandising and Marketing Solutions
• Seasonal Flyers & Brochures for Consumers
• Store Branded Annual Bridal & Holiday Books
• A Range of Co-Op Advertising Programs
• Customized Displays
• Postcards
• Television Ads
• Print and Newspaper Ads
• Direct Mail and Demographic Mailing Lists
• Posters, Duratrans and Billboards
As consumers become more value conscious in today’s economy, ASHI
is proud to introduce our Baby Bridals™ Collection. The Ashi Baby
Bridals™ is a collection of affordable yet elegant contemporary, traditional and
vintage bridal sets. The styling, quality and desirability compares favorably with
more expensive designer bridals, yet achieves an amazing branded look at considerably
less cost to you and your retail customers. All Ashi Baby Bridals are complete with
center stones and matching wedding bands and are competitively retail priced increasing
your sales and maximizing you profits.
Each Baby Bridal Style comes with a Gem Lab Certificate from Swiss Gemological
Laboratory, an exclusive provider of jewelry certificates for all of
ASHI’s Jewelry. An Independent Certificate from Swiss Gemological Laboratory gives
your customers the confidence they need for you to close the sale. It also provides
them with independent proof of their jewelry’s value for insurance purposes should
it ever be lost, stolen or damaged. In addition, your customer will have the ability
to track and view their certificate online. Please visit their website - www.SwissGemLab.com for more information.
At ASHI, our top priorities are to help you GROW your Business,
MAXIMIZE your Sales, BUILD your Brand and position you as "THE STORE"
to Shop for Diamond & Gemstone Jewelry in your Market. We are always looking for
innovative ways to add value to our products and services to give you, our valued
retail partner, an edge over your competitors. That’s why we are particularly excited
to offer you our innovative B2C Turnkey Ecommerce Website Solutions through our
technology partner, AVALON Solution Please visit their website
- www.AvalonSolution.com
for more information.
AVALON Solution utilizes the latest developments in technology
to integrate both Fashion & Style with the Beauty & Romance of Jewelry seamlessly
into a customized B2C Ecommerce Website Solution to help Retail Jewelers extend
their Businesses and Brands Online. We offer end-to-end Ecommerce Solutions customized
to suit your specific business needs.
Our Ecommerce Solution gives our Retail Jewelry Partners the opportunity to benefit
from professionally designed Websites and continuously update their sites as much
- or as little - as they need, along with a comprehensive range of professionally
built online services and support solutions that makes AVALON Solution
the industry leader and innovator in Jewelry Ecommerce Services.
Please contact one of our professional consultants at 1-800-622-ASHI to learn more
about all that ASHI has to offer you and your customers and how
we can help you GROW your Business and BUILD your Brand to STAY one step ahead of
your competition!
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What is The Ashi Baby BridalsTM Collection? | | | The Ashi Baby BridalsTM is a collection of affordable yet Elegant Contemporary, Traditional and Vintage Bridal Sets. The process involved in making this bridal collection is an intricate combination of art and science. A tradition of craftsmanship and attention to detail culminates in the creation of a true treasure, and a fitting symbol of love and beauty this collection represents. The attention to detail is quite overwhelming. While the Baby Bridal Rings are being shaped and polished the diamond team is hand-selecting the appropriately matched side diamonds and the critical center stone in order for the diamonds to be perfect in shape, color, clarity and proportion. All Baby Bridals require many hours to complete because of this attention to detail. Each diamond is individually Hand-Set for perfection! The next step in creating a Baby Bridal is the artwork of Scrolling or Millgraining. This process is done when all diamonds have been set. Then hand-engravers precisely carve into the ring with engraving tools that gently inscribe the desired design into the gold without disturbing any of the set diamonds to achieve the desired look. Whether it is the intricate Scroll Engraving or the Hand Millgraining, it is the artist that brings out the exquisite radiance of the design. The newly engraved rings are then sent back to be polished for a final buffing to bring them to their ultimate perfection and beauty! This stunning collection of Ashi Baby Bridals is a mirror image of highly successful styles normally found in high end, branded bridal lines showcased in diamond jewelry boutique stores. The styling, quality and desirability compares favorably with the more expensive bridal, however the total diamond weights are reduced to achieve an amazing branded bridal look at considerably less cost to you and your customers. This strategy of smaller and more affordable ticket items, while maintaining a higher standard of quality is hugely successful in not only the jewelry industry but other luxury lines as well. Cadillac, Lincoln, Lexus, and Mercedes all offer a smaller version of their normally larger and more expensive models. Whether it is the “C”, “E” or “S” Class - Mercedes Benz offers its models at multiple price points to attract a wide customer base. The affordable C-Class Mercedes now outsells the higher end “E” and “S” Class combined. They all still carry the perceived quality, value, and desirability of their larger and more expensive counterparts, but with a sticker price that appeals to a new and much larger buying audience. As these young or new customers make an entry point into these luxury brands, it is likely as they mature and their incomes rise they will continue their loyalty with the selected brand with future purchases. This is even more important to our industry and especially the young Diamond Bridal Jewelry consumer that will likely return to make multiple future purchases at the same Jewelry Store. All Ashi Baby Bridals are complete with Center Stones & Matching Wedding Bands and competitively Retail Priced from $995 to $2,995. The center stones are very bright and eye clean and made of varied popular cuts to maximize the beauty and appeal to a very large quality conscious, yet budget minded consumer. Total diamond weights range from .50Ctw to 1.25Ctw. This popular price range of Bridal represents over 35% of all Bridal Engagement Sets sold across the country. Featuring more than 75 different styles, the Baby Bridals line offers your bridal consumers a wide range of classic, vintage, affordable designs with a modern twist. The Collection targets and successfully reaches the segment of consumers that was lost by the Independent Jeweler to the Major Jewelry Chains & Mass Merchants. These consumers will find that the exquisite sets in the Baby Bridals collection far exceed what your mass competitors are offering in terms of quality and styling – yet at a price they can still afford. These newly captured consumers present a golden opportunity for you to raise your bridal diamond sales and also cultivate them into lifetime repeat customers. With the purchase of each Ashi Baby Bridals you will receive a Gem Lab Certificate. Young Bridal Buyers will be more confident and at ease with their Bridal selection from a store that provides professional and independent Gem Lab Certificates that testify to the quality of the Diamond Bridal pieces. More confidence in you, their personal jeweler, translates into more Diamond Bridal Sales for your store. In part because of the internet, many savvy young Bridal Buyers are just more comfortable with their purchase when a reputable jewelry store provides them with Gem Lab Certificates. They demonstrate your professionalism, ethics and expertise which insure your customers that they will receive the quality they expect at the time of the sale. In addition your customers will have the ability to log on to a Website to track and view their Certificate Online, providing them an independent proof of their jewelry’s value and identity for insurance purposes should it ever be lost, stolen or damaged. In addition to being able to view their Certificate Online, the Website will have information and links to your Jewelry Store. All of these factors will provide your Bridal Customer’s the confidence they need for you to Close the Sale! | The Ashi Baby BridalsTM Collection also provides integrated Display Trays and support Marketing Materials: | | • Flyers & Customized Brochures | • Postcards & Direct Mail Services | | • Television Ads & DVD Loops | • Billboards & Duratrans | | • B2C Website & B2B Website | • Posters & Counter Cards | | • Customized Displays | • Newspaper & Magazine Ads | | Each of these marketing tools is designed to reach out and bring more buying customers into your store. | | So build your Brand and expand your Market Share with Ashi’s Baby Bridals Collection. | | | | | | | How Can The Ashi Baby BridalsTM Collection Increase Your Sales! | | | Buying a Engagement Ring is a very personal, emotional purchase for prospective brides and grooms, and it’s typically their first important jewelry purchase. The jeweler that gains their trust and wins their bridal business can cultivate these customers for life! The Diamond Bridal business should be the Independent Jewelers’ number one category and priority. This category could and should generate more than 50% of your overall store’s business in a year. However to accomplish this, the independent jeweler must have the right blend of Bridal Styles to satisfy the consumers wants and needs. One such category is what we call The Ashi Baby BridalsTM Collection. Ashi Baby Bridals are complete with Center Stones & Matching Wedding Bands and competitively Retail Priced from $995 to $2,995. The center stones are very bright and eye clean and made of varied popular cuts to maximize the beauty and appeal to a very large quality conscious, yet budget minded consumer. Total diamond weights range from .50Ctw to 1.25Ctw. Featuring more than 75 different styles, the Ashi Baby Bridals Collection offers your bridal consumers a wide range of classic, vintage, affordable designs with a modern twist. This Collection appeals to a very large quality conscious, yet budget minded consumer. This popular price range of Bridal represents over 35% of all Bridal Engagement Sets sold across the country. The Collection targets and successfully reaches the segment of consumers that was lost by the Independent Jeweler to the Major Jewelry Chains & Mass Merchants over the last decade. The majors no longer have the advantage of easy credit financing giving the Independent Jewelers, once again, an even playing field. This is the perfect time for the Independent Jewelers to capitalize on this opportunity to reposition them in this segment of the Diamond Bridal Business. These consumers will find that the exquisite sets in the Ashi Baby Bridals Collection far exceed what your mass competitors are offering in terms of quality and styling – yet at a price they can still afford. These newly captured Consumers present a golden opportunity for you to raise your bridal diamond sales and also cultivate them into lifetime repeat customers. The average jewelry customer will come into a jewelry store 16 to 18 times in his lifetime. With Birthdays, Anniversaries, Christmas, Valentines Day, Mothers Day, Graduations, Fathers Day and the just because “I Love You” gift giving times you can see the importance of cultivating these jewelry buyers to shopping at your store. Each Ashi Baby Bridal Set comes complete with an Engagement Ring, set with a beautifully cut and proportioned Diamond Center Stone, along with a matching Wedding Band. It is a well known industry statistic that Bridal Semi-Mounts have among the lowest inventory turn of all Jewelry categories. Along with the rapidly declining margins on Diamond Center Stones and the difficulty and time it takes to sell a Bridal Semi-Mount with a choice of Center Stone and a matching Band, it is easy to see how the Ashi Baby Bridal Set, a beautiful jewelry ensemble, can make the process easier and quicker to help you Close the Sale. Increasing Inventory Turns, Increasing Sales, Maintaining Your Margins, Expanding Your Customer Base, Laying the Foundation for Future Growth… these are the Benefits of the Ashi Baby Bridals Collection to You. The success or failure of the Independent Jewelers to bring in this segment of the Diamond Bridal Buyers depends largely on their ability to convince these Diamond Bridal Consumers to shop at their Store rather than the Major Chains or Mass Merchants. Bridal Jewelry Sales are the only true necessity items a jewelry store has to offer. In recent years the ability to make acceptable margins on Bridal products has been quite difficult. The Ashi Baby Bridals Collection assures you the margins you need and deserve to continue to run a successful business. Make sure these profitable sales are made at your fine jewelry store. The affordable Ashi Baby Bridals Collection is the solution to help drive these Diamond Bridal Buyers into “Your Jewelry Store” all twelve months of the year. Today’s diamond jewelry consumer is much more educated about the 4C’s of diamond quality than ever before, thanks to the Internet. In fact, most consumers today – especially younger, technologically savvy Bridal Customers – use the Internet to educate themselves, gather information, and “pre-shop” by comparing quality, price, features and benefits of diamond jewelry products before buying them. By the time they walk into your store, many of these customers will be well-informed about diamonds and diamond jewelry and know exactly what they want in terms of diamond carat weight, clarity, color and cut. They will look for a lab certificate that assures them that a particular piece of diamond jewelry from your store represents the quality they seek. Each Ashi Baby Bridal Set comes with a Gem Lab Certificate. Young Bridal Buyers will be more confident and at ease with their Bridal selection from a store that provides professional and independent Gem Lab Certificates that testify to the quality of the Diamond Bridal pieces. More confidence in you, their personal jeweler, translates into more Diamond Bridal Sales for your store. In part because of the internet, many savvy young Bridal Buyers are just more comfortable with their purchase when a reputable jewelry store provides them with Gem Lab Certificates. They demonstrate your professionalism, ethics and expertise which insure your customers that they will receive the quality they expect at the time of the sale. In addition your customers will have the ability to log on to a Website to track and view their Certificate Online, providing them an independent proof of their jewelry’s value and identity for insurance purposes should it ever be lost, stolen or damaged. In addition to being able to view their Certificate Online, the Website will have information and links to your Jewelry Store. All of these factors will provide your Bridal Customer’s the confidence they need for you to Close the Sale! The Ashi Baby Bridals Collection now allows you to offer an affordable way for your customers to say “I Do” and still give them the design, quality and style they desire! So build your Brand and expand your Market Share with the Ashi Baby Bridals Collection. | Just Remember.... | | Nobody Does “I Do” Like We Do! | | And now we make “I Do” more affordable then ever! | | Call ASHI Today to Experience the | | Magic of the Ashi Baby Bridals Collection! | | | | | | |
Why You Need To Sell Certified Diamond Jewelry?
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As a Jewelry Retailer, offering Gem Lab Certificates with the diamond
and gemstone jewelry you sell is an essential part of your marketing and sales presentation.
Certificates have become a significant part of the diamond and gemstone jewelry
sales equation, as most Consumers will not buy a piece of jewelry unless it is certified
by an Independent Gemological Laboratory.
Today's diamond jewelry consumer is much more educated about the 4C's of diamond
quality than ever before, thanks to the Internet. In fact, most consumers today
- especially younger, technologically savvy Bridal Customers - use the Internet
to educate themselves, gather information, and ‘pre-shop’ by comparing quality,
price, features and benefits of diamond jewelry products before buying them. By
the time they walk into your store, many of these customers will be well-informed
about diamonds and diamond jewelry and know exactly what they want in terms of diamond
carat weight, clarity, color and cut. They will look for lab certificate that assures
them that a particular piece of diamond jewelry from your store, represents the
quality they seek.
Here are some of the Main Reasons why you need to provide certificates
with the diamond and gemstone jewelry you sell:
Consumers will be much more confident and at ease with their diamond jewelry purchase
from your store when they have a professional certificate from an independent grading
laboratory attesting to the quality and properties of the diamonds in the jewelry.
More confident consumers means more diamond jewelry sales in your store!
Consumers are more comfortable when reputable jewelry stores provide diamond jewelry
certification. By offering certificates with the diamond jewelry you sell, you are
demonstrating to customers your professionalism, ethics, expertise and focus on
ensuring that customers receive the quality they expected at the time of sale. All
these factors can enhance your reputation and help increase your diamond jewelry
sales.
Many of today's consumers are well aware of certification and expect to see the
diamond jewelry they want to purchase accompanied by an independent lab certificate.
This document helps them to comparison shop and determines which piece of diamond
jewelry represents the quality and value they want and can afford. If you do provide
a lab certificate, this will give you an obvious advantage over your competition
to Make that Sale
While certificates do not attest to the monetary value of a piece of diamond jewelry,
they do attest to the piece's "identity" and provide tangible proof of its quality
and authenticity. Consumers need a certificate for insurance/ appraisal purposes
to assess the value of their diamond jewelry and protect their investment in the
event that the piece is lost, stolen or damaged. In short, certification is essential
to most consumers looking to buy something as valuable and important as a piece
of diamond jewelry.
Every piece in Ashi’s Baby BridalsTM Collection
comes with a certificate issued from the Swiss Gemological Laboratory
attesting to the piece’s unique properties and quality.
Swiss Gemological Laboratory's innovative software allows your
retail customers to track and view their unique jewelry Certificate Online via its
Website - www.SwissGemLab.com.
The Swiss Gemological Laboratory's website offers your customers detailed product
description and quality grading information about the jewelry they purchased from
your store, along with your company logo, store information, store address, store
map, picture of your store and contact information. They can also use the website
to view, print or email their certificates... all Online!
Plus, if you have a Website, they can click on your company logo or store information
on the www.SwissGemLab.com
website - to direct them right to your Website's home page. In addition, if your
Website has been developed through AVALON Solution, ASHI Diamond's
Technology Partner for Turnkey B2C Ecommerce Web Services, your customers can click
on the 'Product Details' link on the Certificate page that will direct them right
to the Product Detail Page on your Website.
Linking Customers to your Website via Swiss Gemological Laboratory's
Certificate page gives you, the Retailer, another opportunity to
'Reach Out' to those customers, strengthen your brand name, generate
repeat business and position you as 'The Store' to shop for Diamond
& Gemstone Jewelry.
Swiss Gemological Laboratory and its comprehensive diamond and
gemstone jewelry certificates and services add confidence to your customers' buying
decisions. These certificates also add intrinsic value to your ASHI
diamond and gemstone jewelry – which means More Sales for you at
the jewelry counter!
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How Does Swiss Gemological Laboratory's Online Certification & Tracking System
Work?
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Swiss Gemological Laboratory, is the exclusive provider of diamond
jewelry certificates for every jewelry item in the Ashi's Baby Bridals™ Collection.
These certificates are all graded by graduates of the prestigious Gemological
Institute of America (GIA) using state of the art microscopes and other
gemological equipments, as well as GIA’s well-established grading terminology.
Swiss Gemological Laboratory's innovative software allows your
retail customers to track and view their unique jewelry Certificate Online via its
Website - www.SwissGemLab.com.
For your customers, accessing and using Swiss Gemological Laboratory's unique Online
Certification Tracking System is easy!
When your Customers visit the Website -
www.SwissGemLab.com, their first step is to enter in their unique SGL Certificate
Number, inscribed on their certificate, in the 'Track Your Certificate' box in
the upper right hand corner of the home page. Once they click the box, the website
will pull up an image that is identical to the mini card certificate they received
when they purchased their Ashi's Baby Bridals™ Collection jewelry
from your store.
The online certificate they will see will include detailed product description and
detailed quality grading information about the jewelry they purchased from your
store. They can use the website to view, zoom, print or email their certificates…
all Online! The page will also include your company logo, store information, store
address, store map, picture of your store and contact information.
Plus, if you have a Website, they can click on your company logo or store information
on the www.SwissGemLab.com
website - to direct them right to your Website's home page. In addition, if your
Website has been developed through AVALON Solution, ASHI Diamond's
Technology Partner for Turnkey B2C Ecommerce Web Services, your customers can click
on the 'Product Details' link on the Certificate page that will direct them right
to the Product Detail Page on your Website.
The Swiss Gemological Laboratory's Website allows your customers
to access more information about SGL, its reports and services, as well as education
guides and other information.
The Swiss Gemological Laboratory's Website also integrates a Client Login and Admin
Section where you, the Retailer, can login to enter or update your "Jeweler
Info" such as Company Logo, Store Picture, Store Information, Store
Address, etc. at your convenience.
This innovative Online Certificate Program from Swiss Gemological Laboratory
gives you more opportunities to 'Reach Out' to your customers,
strengthen your brand name, drive traffic to your website and generate repeat business!
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