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Jan Brassem Biography
Mr. Brassem is a recognized marketing leader with top-level operating experience in the fine jewelry/watch strategic marketing, sourcing and mergers & acquisition fields.
He is a creative strategist, with successes spanning jewelry start-ups to jewelry manufacturing companies and is proficient at turning around struggling organizations to achieve profitability under tight financial constraints.
Mr. Brassem is a vocal proponent of the power of global sourcing. In certain industries where ‘me-too’ products are plentiful, Mr. Brassem has proven that innovative and exclusive designs, frequently from around the globe,
can deliver a 25% -- 40% gross profit increase. Typically, exclusive customer-focused designs can obtain significant, long-time competitive advantage and boost brand equity.
His popular monthly columns, written for National Jewelers Magazine and Pro Jewellery Magazine (Singapore) deal, in part,
with current trends in market strategy, sourcing and mergers and acquisitions. He is a contributor on the jewelry industry for the FOX Business Network and a leading jewelry blogger for several jewelry and watch sites.
Before becoming Managing Director of Brassem Global Consulting, LLC, (www.BrassemGlobalConsulting.com), Mr. Brassem designed and launched a ‘killer’ jewelry and watch brand. The brand became nationally recognized through an innovative, horizontally integrated, (“Living Room”) distribution strategy, marketed via shop-at-home, home shopping networks, catalog and web-based retailers.
Through his global design and brand leadership, Home Shopping Network (HSN) produced a one-hour show (Premier), viewed by an estimated 8.5 million viewers.
The brand was sourced in Hong Kong, India, China, Thailand, Italy, Indonesia, Mexico, Africa and the United States. A global jewelry conglomerate ultimately bought the company.
Previously, Mr. Brassem was recruited to turn-around a limping $16 million, 200-employee, multi-plant and financially challenged global consumer brand manufacturer. He implemented, and met, within 60 days,
a 25% sales increase for the company’s three sales divisions. Through innovative brand strategies and turn-around initiatives, the company was transformed from an entrepreneurial operation to a disciplined organization without diluting the company’s mission or brand equity. The company was sold to a venture capital consortium.
Eclipse Sterling Silver Jewelry
Similar to world-class brands -- SWATCH and Fossil, Eclipse is a breathtaking and innovative sterling silver jewelry brand --- the world leader of placing a bit of magic (technology) into striking jewelry designs from all parts of the world - Thailand, Bali, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Mexico.
With only the slightest touch, change the color, shape even character of stunning necklaces, bracelets, watches, pendants, rings, earrings, even buckles and hair ornaments.
Simply, Eclipse combines two familiar consumer appeals -- beautiful jewelry with simple magical technology.
Eclipse contains a small self-contained piece allowing the wearer to change the design's look, character and even color. Each style has a self-contained and invisible "movement", much like simple watch movements.
But Eclipse offers other benefits too...such as... Fun - Surprise - Versatility - Convenience and Especially Beauty
www.brassemglobalconsulting.com
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