Sarine’s David Block: Diamond Industry at Standstill Until Chinese Demand Returns

David Block is CEO of Israel’s Sarine Technologies and has served in the position since 2012. In this exclusive interview for Rough and Polished, Block gives his opinion on the leading issues affecting today’s diamond trade.

11 september 2024

Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge: Demand for considerable-sized diamonds stronger than ever

The African Diamond Council (ADC) chairperson Dr M'zée Fula Ngenge told Rough & Polished’s Mathew Nyaungwa in an exclusive interview that although overall global diamond prices have been somewhat soft, the demand for considerable-sized diamonds...

02 september 2024

Amplats sees prospects as a standalone company

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19 august 2024

WFDB President Yoram Dvash Remains Confident Despite Global Diamond Challenges

Yoram Dvash is President of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) having been elected in 2020. He found time in his busy schedule to speak to Rough&Polished about the state of the diamond industry around the world and some of the major...

12 august 2024

Lyudmila Vysotskaya: Amber is a mystical stone, a living substance

Lyudmila Vysotskaya is a Kaliningrad-based amber artist and designer, expert, chairwoman of the Amber Academy and member of the Creative Union of Artists in Decorative and Applied Arts. This summer, visitors could admire the art works by Lyudmila Vysotskaya...

30 july 2024

Business Center “6 Carats” to Conduct Seminar on Jewellery Marketing

21 may 2012

On 24 May, 2012 International Business Centre “6 Carats” will organize and host seminar destined for management, directors and marketing staff of jewellery companies.
Following the seminar “Marketing campaigns in jewellery retail chains” the attendees will be able to organize and embark on marketing offers and campaigns aimed at attraction of customers, and define their efficiency in advance to derive maximum profit.
Agenda of the seminar includes the following issues:
- Types of marketing campaigns;
- Development of schedule of campaigns for a year;
- Selection of merchandise groups and categories, target audience, scenarios and duration;
- Budget of marketing campaign, advertising;
- Methods of visual merchandising; correction of disposition of merchandise groups, decoration of shop window, color accents;
- Management of business process: plan and schedule, staff work, adjustment of conditions of campaign;
- Finalization of campaign;
- Evaluation of efficiency and expenses;
Further details and registration of participants is available via phone: + 7 (495) 744-34-64, 232-22-60, 232-33-79 or e-mail: 6carat@inbox.ru, info@6carat.ru

Tatiana Alexandrova, Rough&Polished, Moscow