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The Gifting Gap: How to Market Jewelry Beyond the Holidays

ColumnistsJul 22, 2025

The Gifting Gap: How to Market Jewelry Beyond the Holidays

Emmanuel Raheb shares the top five gifting moments outside of major holidays that jewelers should build marketing campaigns around.

Emmanuel Raheb
Emmanuel Raheb is the CEO of Smart Age Solutions, a digital ad agency and coveted Premier Google Partner. Contact him at eraheb@smartagesolutions.com.
Jewelry is more than just a gift for the holidays, it’s a marker of life’s biggest moments.

Yet many retailers still treat jewelry marketing like a seasonal sprint, focused only on Black Friday, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Mother’s Day. 

But what happens during all the other days of the year? If you ignore the rest of the calendar, you’re absolutely leaving money on the table.

Let’s talk about the “gifting gap." It’s real, and it’s costing you. Big time.

Most jewelers go hard during Q4 and coast through the rest of the year. Meanwhile, your customers are always celebrating anniversaries, welcoming babies, earning promotions, graduating, and hitting major birthdays, and they’re buying gifts for every single one of those occasions. 

If your jewelry store isn’t showing up with the right message at the right time, someone else will. And you'll lose out.

Here are five life moments you should be building campaigns around right now as part of your strategy:

Anniversaries
This is low-hanging fruit. If you’ve ever sold engagement rings or wedding bands, you already have a database of couples with known wedding dates. Use that. 

Send automated anniversary reminders 30 days in advance. Offer a curated selection of gifts by year: gold for 1st, diamonds for 10th, and so on.

New Baby / Push Presents
Everyone loves babies, and what better way is there to celebrate a new birth than with jewelry? 

Think personalized charms, birthstone pendants, and custom engravings with the baby's name.  

Target your ads toward expecting couples and parents of newborns.  

You could even curate a “Welcome to the World” collection to make it easy for gifting. 

 Related stories will be right here … 

Graduations and Promotions
With the pandemic over, the world is back to celebrating these milestones in person. Celebrate with them. 

Focus on timeless, entry-level pieces that mark the moment and build brand loyalty early with your jewelry store. By creating showcase displays with “Jewelry for the Graduate” or “Celebrating A Promotion,” you take the guesswork out of gifting. 

Often the hardest part is making the easiest decision. Help your customers choose.

Milestone Birthdays
Turning 18, 21, 30, 40—all these ages are great reasons to give (or get) jewelry. Create campaigns that speak directly to each age group, like “Celebrate 30 with Something That Lasts Forever."

Remember, you’re not just selling jewelry, you’re helping people create memories they'll always cherish. Your store becomes part of their legacy.

Self-Purchase / "Treat-Yourself" Moments
Not every jewelry purchase needs a reason. Sometimes, it’s just about self-purchase. 

Build marketing messaging that empowers your audience to celebrate their own achievements. “You've earned it!” works just as well in July as it does in December. 

Some people just need a little extra push to reward themselves. Give it to them. They deserve it, don't they?

Put these ideas into action. Start by creating landing pages and gift guides tailored to each life event. These can live on your website year-round and serve as content hubs for paid ads, email, and social campaigns. 

Next, build email flows that trigger based on date, occasion, or customer segment. 

Someone buys a wedding band? Add them to an anniversary flow. Someone signs up for your jewelry quiz? Drop them into a jewelry campaign that educates and inspires them throughout the entire year. 

Continue with layering in retargeting and display ads that reinforce your message. Run Facebook and Instagram posts that complement your other campaigns. Everything works in tandem. You get the idea.

The point is, you need to focus on the gifting gap across every marketing channel and do it year-round. Once or twice a year is simply not enough anymore. Just like any other habit, you need to do it daily. Consistency over chaos wins every time.

To learn more about Smart Age Solutions and its tools for jewelry marketing, visit its website or email at info@smartagesolutions.com.

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