MJSA Press Room

For Immediate Release

Posted: July 14, 2003

Released by MJSA

For Additional Information Contact:
Tim Grilo
Public relations and Marketing Coordinator
1-800-444-MJSA, ext. 3022, Tgrilo@mjsainc.com

MJSA and The Ganoksin Project Team Up to Spread Industry Expertise

Providence, RI– Manufacturing Jewelers & Suppliers of America (MJSA) and The Ganoksin Project have joined forces to create an information-sharing program that will expand the availability of technical and business expertise for the jewelry industry.

Under this agreement, the Ganoksin site (www.ganoksin.com) will each month post information from AJM Magazine, MJSA’s flagship monthly trade publication; topics will range from bench tips (many from the magazine’s popular At the Bench section) to volume manufacturing techniques to business and marketing advice.

In addition, AJM Online (www.AJM-magazine.com) will add information from the Ganoksin site—which includes the popular Orchid forums (www.ganoksin.com/orchid) and “Tips from the Jeweler’s Bench” online library (www.ganoksin.com/borisat)—to the offerings in the AJM Tech Tips searchable archive . The archive allows searches to be conducted by keywords/topics, enabling fast access to specific information.

“Given AJM’s reputation in the industry for incisive, authoritative technical and business articles, and Ganoksin’s reputation as one of the industry’s pre-eminent online resources, this partnership seems only natural,” says James F. Marquart, President/CEO of MJSA and Publisher of AJM Magazine. “MJSA and AJM are dedicated to ensuring jewelers have the knowledge they need to remain competitive, and our collaboration with Ganoksin will greatly help us to achieve this aim.”

Dr. E. Aspler (Hanuman) of Ganoksin said: “I look forward to working with AJM to continue the growth of The Ganoksin Project. I am very pleased that AJM has agreed to take an active role in our global mission of fostering information in the jewelry and metal arts fields globally.”

For more information regarding MJSA and it cost-saving benefits, please call a MJSA Membership Services Representative at 1-800-444-MJSA, or visit our Web site at www.mjsainc.com.

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MJSA is a national jewelry trade association representing 1,500 members. MJSA’s mission is to unite and empower our members to advance the jewelry manufacturing industry. To learn more about MJSA and its trade publication, AJM Magazine, visit www.mjsainc.com and www.AJM-magazine.com.