Jewelry Brands, stand out !
Editorial for VO+ Magazine⁣ ⁣Gold Cuff, Honeycomb collection⁣, Femar

Jewelry Brands, stand out !

After Flash web experiences crashed down a decade ago, brands have turned in on themselves and transformed their websites in boring brochures and forgot to talk to audiences.

Little reminder:

In 2001, Apple made a comeback with innovative, iconic products, strong choices that attracted mockery from some of the PC realm, but gathered a community of fans who did not recognize themselves in this old school geek universe.

In 2008 released the first iPhone, hurray, Apple signed the death of an old world in which no one will want to return. In the blink of an eye, Steve Jobs sends Flash technology to scrap. This Playful, engaging and entertaining Technology was incompatible with their vision of the world / the sale of their products and the development of the app store.

Flash is dead, long live HTML5.

Rip Flash:

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This is where Brand's voice tunes down a tone. They are confused, websites have become institutional, communication is now done on Social media. But its operation remains obscure and hazardous.

However, social networks have become essential, and analog brands have filled a gap by posting on Instagram and Facebook endless lists of products, just to be part of the game. But instead of taking advantage of this springboard and increased visibility, they just ticked boxes. It is however this platform that could convince distributors and clients to trust them; give them weapons to attract a faithful community.

Social networks are not just an extension of a website, they are the voice of brands, the one that makes you want to be part of the club, to be part of a group that shares the same values.

The digital generation demands that brands get involved, take risks, offer them a way of life, awaken their senses, give meaning. And also be responsible for the world around them.

However, we must not neglect the know-how, expertise and tradition which remains valuable assets, that reassures and shows that the coveted object is not just a fashionable gadget that ends up in a drawer. A piece of jewelry is a fashion purchase but not only, it must also be timeless, the concept of transmission remains an essential value which reassures the customer about its purchase, it is a guarantee of sustainability.

Some brands, however, have focused all their communication on their history and expertise, but this cannot be the only driving force because the quality of manufacture is not an exclusive trait. Today, some craftsmen or creators offer the same quality, more creativity and compete with established brands with more attractive prices. Others on Instagram take advantage of their influence to launch products in their mode, and it works, because the tone is unique.

Brands can no longer afford to do like everyone else, just occupy the frame, it has become too large and makes their voice inaudible if it is commonplace. Banality is the enemy of our digital world.

You have to stand out! But how?

You have to tell stories, your story, enhance existing codes, create others, brands have to editorialize themselves.

A jewel has an infinite symbolism, it is a gift that we offer or that we offer to others, but it is also an affirmation of oneself, like a tattoo that helps us to define ourselves, to feel strong.

Brands must define a territory of visual, emotional, sensory, intellectual expression, a territory that will not be that of their neighbor. By using the codes that define them and showing that they are not afraid to divert them to assert their convictions and their difference. Brands must make strong choices and take responsibility for them. Take risks, surprise.

Why try to surprise? Because they have to stand out ... Because then they can innovate and become references, game changers.

They must surround themselves with artists who will offer another vision, food for thought, affirm and give meaning. A creative vision that creates emotion, that is inspired by the world around us, reinterprets it, and participates in its evolution.

It is this public speaking that will bring together a tight-knit community, strong and convinced, a fan base that will constitute the roots around the foundations and values carried by the brand. An image that will undoubtedly leave by the wayside those who do not share this point of view, but can we really please everyone?

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