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NAMM University Sessions

Breakfast Sessions

NAMM U offers our popular breakfast sessions each morning in the Renaissance Hotel Grand Ballroom (FREE breakfast served 8 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.; session 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.)

Join us for in-depth panel discussions and guest speaker presentations featuring industry insiders discussing their ideas and strategies for doing business in today's competitive marketplace.

TimeFriday, Jul 17Saturday, Jul 18Sunday, Jul 19
8:00 A.M.State of the Industry AddressYour Retail Stimulus Plan—Jump Start Your Sales No Matter What’s Happening in the EconomyBest In Show: This Year's Hottest Products

Idea Center (Booth 837)

Idea Center sessions are loaded with great business-building ideas that you can put to use right away. Catch as many as you can and take the opportunity to learn what is and isn’t currently working for music retailers.

TimeFriday, Jul 17Saturday, Jul 18Sunday, Jul 19
10:30 A.M.7 Ideas in 20 MinutesI Want More Web Site Traffic—It’s Easy To Use VideoHow Tweet it is: Using Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Other Social Media to Build Community and Drive Store Traffic
10:45 A.M.
11:00 A.M.How To Find Customers When No One Is Walking through the Door
11:15 A.M.
11:30 A.M.5 Secrets to Closing a Sale When a Customer Starts to WalkTune Your Web Site to Search Engine Favorites
11:45 Noon
12:00 NoonMusic By Numbers (90-Minute Lunch & Learn Session)*This Worked for Me! Will It Work for You? (90-Minute Lunch & Learn Session)*Establishing Your Web Presence (60-Minute Lunch & Learn Session)*
12:15 P.M.
12:30 P.M.
12:45 P.M.
1:00 P.M.The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act: Local Community Impact for Education Support and Music Education—What You Should Know
1:15 P.M.
1:30 P.M.Three Low-Cost Ways To Ride Out the Storm: Re-Think, Re-Focus, Re-Tool(Double Session) Electronic Marketing— It's Easy, Low-Cost, and It Works!
1:45 P.M.“Legs and Regs” Update: Small Business Legislation Activities
2:00 P.M.How to Prepare for the Post-Recession Economy
2:15 P.M.
2:30 P.M.(Double Session) The Power of Effective Employees How To Make Your Customers and the Press Love YouCommunity Music Education Advocacy—Keep Music Education Strong
2:45 P.M.
3:00 P.M.Hope Is Not A Strategy; Create Your Own Economy
3:15 P.M.
3:30 P.M.It's Not Just an Idea, It's My Action Plan! "Recession-Proof" Lesson Programs (90-Minute Session)*
3:45 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
4:15 P.M.
4:30 P.M.
4:45 P.M.
5:00 P.M.NAMM User Group: Getting the Most out of Your In-Store Financing with GE MoneyNAMM User Group: Payment Processing 101 with First National Merchant Solutions, Understanding the Costs of Getting Paid
5:15 P.M.

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