De Beers hopes P2bn marketing campaign will lift slump

Cleaver says not spending would worsen the situation
Cleaver says not spending would worsen the situation

De Beers, the world’s biggest diamond producer, is spending $180 million (P1.96 billion) marketing its polished stones and jewellery this season, as a way of clearing oversupply in the market and boosting demand for rough diamonds.

The budget, announced this week, is the highest the diamond giant has ever spent in any year in the last decade. While De Beers states the budget as being for the entire year, the lion’s share of the marketing spend is typically focused on the last quarter of the year, targeting the US Thanksgiving, Christmas, the Chinese New Year and India’s wedding season.

The three countries are the major markets for polished diamonds and jewellery and those holidays are the peak period for sales.

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