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Gold Diamond Jewelry For Investment Purposes

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Many of us purchase gold jewellery because – it looks good, our mother said so, it compliments the color of our clothes, its a great possible investment, yaddy, yaddy yah. The reasons are as plentiful as the overly honest dealers who would sell you the gold jewellery.

Perhaps I shouldn’t pass too quickly over the “great investment theme” because its or can be somewhat important to know that “10 Carat gold” all the way up to “18 Carat gold” is generally not considered to be great investment material. And unfortunately the fact that your home insurance will cover it still doesn’t make it investment grade material.

If investment is your reason and you don’t want to buy gold bars or certificates, and of course you want to flaunt your investment on your skin during special occasions then go for jewellery that is at least 22-24 Carat Gold. Typically, the areas of the world where stronger than 18 Carat Gold can be purchased are parts of India,Philippines,Hong Kong and the Middle East

Most jewellers who don’t sell 24 Carat gold are likely to tell you that there is no such thing in jewelry since its too soft for most applications. They do have a point there however from experience I can tell you that 22 Carat Gold necklaces of 110 grams have been known to support the pull of a 22 klg child.

I first started buying gold in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. It was, at one time very cheap there. Then I moved on to the gold souks of Dubai and the other middle east commercial centers. Genuine 24K stuff can be purchased there – not the 10K worthless stuff sold in england or the 14K **not-to-die-for* stuff sold as gold jewelry in Canada and the United States.

Truth was, I thought it was 24, but it was often only 97-98% pure, but hey, still better than the 14k fluff sold in North America.

Then I found them. These were the massive jewellery stores on both the Hong Kong and Kowloon side. They sell fantastic pearl, emerald and exquisitely carved gold pieces. We are told and shown paper that indicates that, the HK government certifies what they are selling, but a few of these tourists traps have all kinds of interesting motivational **deals** especially in Kowloon. Anyway, they have certificates claiming their 24 Carat Gold is 99.999% pure, but when I took their stuff to Toronto, I was told oh no, its only 22K not 24.

When I took this material to an internationally known goldsmith to melt down, he again informed me that the material was only 22 to 23 Carats Gold purity. I keep thinking about how embarrassing it would be to pull out one’s own little gold volume/weight measurement tool in one of those massive elite stores and proudly if not loudly proclaim that their 99.999% gold isn’t truly what it claims to be – I am also imagining that one would be set on not unkindly by the police for creating such a golden disturbance.

I am expecting a counter plug where someone will say I am from HK and the government certifies these big shops blah blah but I have purchased big items 4 times in 6 years and each time while trying to sell elsewhere in North America and the UK have been told similar bad news ( Even when I presented the govt stamped HK certificate|It made no difference to the buyers even when presented with the certificate of authenticity which comes with each piece purchased from HK ) Can authenticity certificates be faked? Certainly. Might certain shops fake them? I can’t say.

The lesson to learn perhaps is when buying gold internationally don’t ever fully 100% trust your seller or your buyer because the value of the metal is so high, understand that if either of the two groups can sucker you for even 2-3% of the value, they will, they can and they won’t stop – irrespective of govt certifications blah blah blah.

Lesson learned, when buying precious metals in the form of jewelry internationally don’t ever fully 100% trust your seller or your buyer because the value of the metal is so high, understand that if either of the two groups can sucker you for even 2-3% of the value, they will, they can and they won’t stop – irrespective of govt certifications blah blah blah.

If your goal is truly for investment and you have no real need to put on your bling then buy a regulated certifiable gold bar from a western based dealer who is very much liable in western courts and has both insurance and liability coverage.

If what you are looking to purchase is 14 Carat or below, ignore everything said above since, 14 Carat is not investment quality anyway.

If you are in Hong Kong and not sure if you should buy. Don’t hesitate, just understand that very rarely ever will a street vendor sell you absolutely 24 Carats, even if he/she believes that is truly the gold carat. Dicker the purchase price with the knowledge that what you are getting is substantially more than 22 Carats but really not 24 Carats. Compare this to the North American or even UK experience where you are most likely being sold only 14 Carats.

Wear it, enjoy it, don’t lose it and have fun.

Streamline Your Retail Customer Experience

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Internet technology and retail innovation have brought about a significant change in the consumer behavior. Todays consumers are smart, intelligent and conscious buyers. They are aware of the product or service they are investing in and also on the mode. Therefore, enterprises and retail brand needs pay attention to the consumer buying experience than merely selling a product.

Gone are the days when a retail transaction would have been all about a salesperson to consumer purchasing act. In addition to that, with the advent of the social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and advanced mobile devices such as Smart Phones, the retail industry is today completely driven by consumer behavior trends and economic vitality. The only way retrial brands can successfully cater to this ever changing consumer behavior and trend is by adopting consumer service solutions that makes the retail customer experience intelligent, streamlined, loyal thereby adding value to it. In order to achieve this, retail enterprises need to offer services keeping in mind solely the consumer perspective.

Industry Solutions For Successful Retail Customer Experience

Today eminent service providers have realized the importance of customer experience in the retail and B2B vertical. These companies specialize in advanced customer experience solutions and help the retail brands to make their consumer service experience simple, easy yet meaningful. These companies have a clear understanding of a customers journey and creates specialized applications, to assist customers to navigate their communications with retail enterprises. This application can successfully anticipate user requirements and learns from every complete interaction. In addition to that, these applications help retailers maximize sales and offer excellent customer service to shoppers and members. Selected applications include the following:

Inventory Check
Product Troubleshooting
Returns and Exchanges
Rewards Program

That is not all. Each application is provided to the client or end user as a cloud based service and features:

One or more than one channel
Quick execution
Assistance from managed services
Complete integration with back-end databases

Advanced retail customer experience solutions streamline the service flow by asking the consumer whether they need assistance online, over the phone or through a chat messenger. Furthermore by enhancing sales through support experiences it helps to make this service model a revenue generating model. This means that the retail brand earns returns in quantity as well as quality. One of the major factors that contribute to retail success is positive word of mouth publicity. By offering a satisfying customer experience retail brands can successfully make the most of it.

Time Management Journal How To Use A Time Management Log

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By using a time management log you will learn how to have a more balanced life. It will answer questions such as where do you spend your time? When are you most alert? What do you procrastinate about?

The best thing about a time journal is that it gives you back control over your life. The idea is to record what you do so you can learn what things you are currently spending your time on. It is not complicated, or hard to learn how to use. A simple notepad and pen will do the trick!

The best log will be simple and will be easy to keep at hand. As your day goes on, write down what you’re doing. That’s all. Don’t try to remember back at the end of the day, write down what you’re doing as the day happens. Note your work and interruptions, home and recreation time. The shortest amount of time to keep a log, to be effective, is three days. Try to keep one going for a week as that will give you a more complete picture of what you’re doing over time.

At the end of the day, if you don’t use your time management log -no-one is going to use it for you. To make the most of it, keep writing in it for the 3 or 7 days. If you want to include more details you could color code your time journal, or use an “A, B, C” priority system.

You can also note how you feel about various tasks, especially during work hours. You can also note when you are just killing time. Note when you are most productive. What are the circumstances for each? Identify your problem areas and the times when you are doing well.

A time management log is a big picture exercise. On completion you should have an eagles eye view of how you are spending your time, so it will be easier to then plan how you really want to spend it. Use your time journal to take back control of your life.

Neeti.biz – Brand Consultant And Marketing Consultant – Mob -9920018430

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About Neeti – Brand Solutions

Who we are

We are a specialist brand consulting firm that will provide complete marketing solutions to launch and grow your brands successfully. We will design innovative marketing strategies from concept to execution stage to achieve your business goals.

Our team of senior consultants have more than 25 years of experience in brand building, launching new products and developing strategies to win.

Our core strength is in working with small and medium scale organizations.

“Marketing takes a day to learn. Unfortunately it takes a lifetime to master”.
– Philip Kotler, US marketing guru

Why choose us

Research shows that 98 % of new products fail. That’s why we are here.

Neeti Brand Solutions has an experienced team of brand consultants, who have been marketing consumer products for the last 25 years.
We work to become true partners and design a business strategy to fit our clients needs. This would involve formulating a comprehensive business plan, marketing plan and a sales & distribution strategy.
We consult, coach and train to build capabilities in implementing marketing and sales plans.

You can outsource your complete marketing functions to us at a nominal cost.

You can avail of the full gamut of Business or Marketing services on a Retainership fee or hire us for a specific assignment, for which you pay a one-time Project fee.

Brand Building & Marketing Services

Brand building is any activity which influences the customer of your product in a positive manner… a brand is not about a slogan, advertising or marketing campaign only – it is about trust and credibility. The essence of a good brand is that it makes the buying decision easier for the consumer. Brand building is like breathing – it is the only survival tool in todays business. Can you afford not to breathe ?

As a brand consultant, we represent a client company as an extension of its business and market development functions. This begins with a complete understanding of the client companys situation, objectives and constraints. We then represent the client company quietly and confidentially, sifting through new market developments and new brand opportunities as is appropriate to the client, representing the client in initial talks with possible allies, vendors and channels.

Music retail market

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I know the title of this essay looks a tiny bit weird but stick with me and I’m going to explain all. In this post you will learn the no1 way you can increase your fan base and build a successful music career…starting at this time.

After I stopped listening to Music promoting Gurus who had not done anything in the music game and started to follow and learn ninja skills from folk who were actually making millions of greenbacks online, everything became far easier.

Now all I do is copy what these fellows do to make so much cash then transfer it to my music.

So here they are , the top two things musicians can find out about marketing from the old school web marketers…

Free Traffic is Best.

For the music marketeer you truly want to be going after a free traffic model in your business. The cause of this is that most indie music artists are on a restricted budget and if you are spending cash everyday on advertising you may probably go out of business.

the right way I know to get free traffic to your site is to post a video to YouTube everyday of your group covering a current chart hit. If you keep at this it’s guaranteed free traffic for life!

If you believe your band is rubbish?

I find the reason lots of bands and artists fail to make any headway in their career is they do not trust in their own music and think that there’s no way on earth that they could ever make it in the business compared to other artists like lady Gaga and such.

But if you’re rubbish that’s OK, just fess up because i have a secret sauce you can add to your music which may leave you 10 times before most other artist if you just implement it every day.

The technique goes like this….

So the simplest way to become great in music is to spend half an hour each day writing new stuff. I’m going into the bathroom with my iPhone and get the ideas down on tape without editing anything out. I just sing and play whatever on earth is in my head and set my iPhone timer to half and hour in order that I do not have to keep consistently taking a look at my watch.

Doing this I have more songs than I know what to do with and after a month I am able to really notice that the standard of my music is much better than when I started.

It’s cheesy but I believe each great singer or guitar player started being rubbish and because they practiced every day they where in a position to bring the standard of their stuff up to standard.

Final thoughts.

I could go on all day about these new music selling strategies but I need to finish this articles here. The important thing you should take away from this is that you’ve got to become a student of selling and work on your promotions each day.