| Are you a budding jewelry designer looking for ways | | | | of "personal shopper". Many consultants won't be |
| to promote your jewelry? Here's an idea that may | | | | listed in the phone book so you may want to do a |
| work for you, particularly if you live in a larger city. In | | | | local internet search for consultants who work out of |
| various cities you can find people who work as | | | | their home. |
| fashion and image consultants. They help their clients | | | | Once you locate a fashion consultant in your area, |
| by showing them how to coordinate items in their | | | | you can set up a meeting and show them how your |
| wardrobe to achieve a more professional look. They | | | | jewelry can result in add on profits for them without |
| also show them what fashion items they need to | | | | an upfront investment on their part. |
| add to their wardrobes to achieve their desired | | | | Here's another similar comarketing venture that has |
| image. In addition, they help their clients accessorize | | | | been demonstrated to work in our particular area. |
| their wardrobes with jewelry and accessories. | | | | One of our customers is a very talented and |
| Why not team up with a fashion consultant who can | | | | ambitious jewelry designer. She is also a full-time |
| promote your jewelry to her clients? As she | | | | pharmaceutical rep which leaves her little time for |
| coordinates the client's wardrobe, she could show her | | | | marketing her jewelry. How did she solve this |
| client how your jewelry can expand her wardrobe | | | | problem? She was smart enough to team up with a |
| options. In turn, she would receive a commission on | | | | local custom clothing maker in our area who makes |
| every piece of your jewelry she sells to her | | | | clothing for special occasions and also designs |
| customers. You would be responsible for producing | | | | costumes for all of our local theater and ballet |
| the jewelry and she would effectively be your | | | | productions. It was a natural extension for this |
| commissioned salesperson. | | | | custom clothing maker to supply her clients with |
| This could be quite lucrative for you since clients who | | | | coordinating jewelry which our jewelry designer was |
| work with a fashion or image consultant are usually in | | | | happy to provide. This custom clothing maker also |
| high paying fields and can afford to pay top dollar for | | | | has a retail store front where she allows the jewelry |
| quality jewelry. | | | | designer to display her latest designs for inspiration. |
| This is also an opportunity for you to receive some | | | | The last I heard, this jewelry designer had more |
| free publicity for your jewelry if your fashion | | | | orders than she could handle! This is another example |
| consultant happens to work with prominent, well | | | | of thinking out of the box as far as marketing |
| known women or celebrities. | | | | jewelry goes. |
| Start by checking in your local phone book to see if | | | | As you can see, there are lots of low cost ways to |
| any image or fashion consultants are listed in your | | | | market your jewelry designs, give this one a try in |
| area. You may also want to look under the heading | | | | your area and watch your jewelry sales come alive! |