Member Resources Available to Help Your Business

| March 24, 2009

Let NAMM Be a Part of Your Team—Many Opportunities are Available to You

With a changing global economy and a future we can't predict, your association continues to look for ways that we can assist you: offering services to help you save money, programs to help solidify your business with retailers and continued media relations to promote the value of music making to the public, especially in tough times. Every effort to save school music, organize a community band contest or fund a grant program is done with our shared mission in mind—to create more music makers around the world. NAMM is on your team, with each of our staff members invested in your success, and working to identify ways to support and strengthen your business.

There are Member tools that can serve your business today:
Market-building initiatives boost local community interest in music making, helping your retailers expand their market. (Scroll down to learn about some of the current initiatives, including Sesame Street, DCI and SchoolJam Texas.)

NAMM's group discount business services offer substantial savings and reduce your operating costs on your day-to-day transactions, from financial to shipping to workers' comp—and more. (For information about inbound shipping services, scroll down and read "NAMM Discount Shipping.")

The Wanna Play? public awareness campaign puts music making in the media spotlight on a daily basis. You can build on this effort by participating in the upcoming Wanna Play Music Week, May 4–8, and promoting it to your retailers.

Public Affairs initiatives, including the upcoming NAMM Virtual Fly-In, where you can contact your Congressperson, attend district meetings and let your voice be heard, are all helping to keep your community a musical one.

And twice a year, you have free advance registration to NAMM's trade shows, where you can conduct business face-to-face with the global music products community.

Plus, you can pick up tips from NAMM U sessions specifically focused on music business strategies and opportunities.