The Blog

#13: Cultivating a Customer Appreciation Strategy to Build Repeat Business

By Tracy Matthews | December 1, 2015

Don’t you just LOVE getting handwritten thank-you notes and cards? Especially this time of year, it’s such a delight to open an envelope and find a little personal touch inside.…

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#12: Attitude of Gratitude Fest with Tracy Matthews

By Tracy Matthews | November 26, 2015

On today’s episode, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving Day with a big thank-you to all of our listeners. Thank-YOU to everyone showing up every episode. I wanted to take some time this…

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#11: How to Leverage Pinterest to Get More Website Traffic with Tiffany Kennedy

By Tracy Matthews | November 24, 2015

In today’s episode, I am so excited to be talking with Tiffany Kennedy, an expert marketing consultant and CEO of Lead Marketing by Design. After working with Tiffany myself, I…

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#10: Key Insights From Our Panel of Experts at the FTA Live Event 2015

By Tracy Matthews | November 19, 2015

In September of 2015, we had our very first live Flourish & Thrive Academy event. It was the first time I was speaking live and, you can imagine, I was…

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#9: The 3 Key Components to Creating Jewelry Collections That Sell

By Tracy Matthews | November 17, 2015

Today, we’ll be talking about something that I am so passionate about: collection design! While jewelry making is an art we all know and love, it can be good to…

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#8: The Key to Building Lasting Business Relationships with Robin Kramer

By Tracy Matthews | November 12, 2015

The answer: Your customers should know, like, and trust you. In today’s episode, we’ll be talking all about the know, like, and trust factor and share our keys to building…

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#7: How to Get Noticed by Influential Bloggers with Danielle Miele of Gem Gossip

By Tracy Matthews | November 9, 2015

Today, I had the pleasure of interviewing one of my favorite bloggers and instagrammers, Danielle Miele of Gem Gossip. Renown in the jewelry community as a wealth of knowledge, Danielle…

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#6: A Lesson from My Grandfather: How Your Outlook Affects Your Success

By Tracy Matthews | November 5, 2015

When I was coming up with the idea for this podcast, I was thinking about legacy and what I wanted to be remembered for. This got me thinking about my…

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#5: How Strong Core Values Build Solid Jewelry Brands

By Tracy Matthews | November 3, 2015

In today’s podcast, we’ll be talking about one of my favorite topics: core values! Click here to download the show notes Meet the Artist From lines of glitter cocaine to…

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#4: How to Leverage Your Personality to Sell More of Your Art – with Sarah Ashley Longshore

By Tracy Matthews | October 29, 2015

Running a creative business is never easy, especially in the jewelry industry. It can be hard to balance designing and creativity with the brass tax of running a business. This…

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