Morrison has been marketing diamonds on and off since the early 2000s and said she is leaving to “pursue new projects.”
National Jeweler Names Bobbie Hamburg National Sales Manager
Hamburg will oversee the publication’s digital and print advertising.
New York—National Jeweler announced that industry veteran Bobbie Hamburg will be joining its sales team as national sales manager.
Hamburg will be tasked with selling the trade publication’s digital and print advertising.
Previously, she spent two decades at JCK/Reed Exhibitions as regional sales manager, working with jewelry manufacturers along the East Coast and throughout the Midwest.
The digital and print sales manager brings to National Jeweler her experience identifying advertising opportunities and developing profit-boosting strategies.
“I am thrilled to be joining National Jeweler. I have a deep passion for helping connect businesses to their target audience,” said Hamburg.
JA President David J. Bonaparte, who worked with Hamburg at JCK, said she would be a “huge asset” ahead of National Jewelers’ new print magazine—the “Market Issue”—debuting this April ahead of the Las Vegas jewelry trade shows.
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