In 2014, Rand and Cindy Cook of The Candyman Strings and Things in Santa Fe, N.M., won NAMM’s Dealer of the Year award. Twelve months later, they regrouped with NAMM President and CEO Joe...
School bids can be frustrating. At some point, you’ve probably spent hours working up a bid, only to lose to a competitor. Still, there’s money to be made in school bidding, if you go abo...
School bids can be frustrating. At some point, you’ve probably spent hours working up a bid, only to lose to a competitor. Still, there’s money to be made in school bidding, if you go abo...
At the 2015 NAMM Show, three music retail veterans shared their insights and wisdom on starting music retail businesses. Former Steinway Piano Gallery owner Greg Billings, the moderator, ...
Rand and Cindy Cook of The Candyman Strings and Things know a thing or two about rock camps—through research, hard work, and trial and error. The result is a summer rock camp that took ho...
Are you thinking of updating and redesigning your store? If so, it can make a big difference to your sales. At the 2015 NAMM Show, Jen Lowe of Boom Boom Percussion interviewed music retai...
Are you thinking of updating and redesigning your store? If so, it can make a big difference to your sales. At the 2015 NAMM Show, Jen Lowe of Boom Boom Percussion interviewed music retai...
Sooner or later, bad weather affects business. It might be a blizzard or hurricane. Maybe you’ll have to close for the day because of a blackout or hail storm. But the unexpected will hap...
Sooner or later, bad weather affects business. It might be a blizzard or hurricane. Maybe you’ll have to close for the day because of a blackout or hail storm. But the unexpected will hap...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of “Best in Show.” To celebrate, host Frank Alkyer, publisher of Music Inc. and UpBeat Daily magazines, has assembled a who’s who panel of independent...
This article is based off a NAMM U session at the 2015 NAMM Show. We've included a video of the session here.
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At the 2015 NAMM Show, leading marketing expert Joe Pulizzi took to the show floor after his Breakfast Session. He gave audience members a kick-start on content marketing in a nitty-gritt...