Summer NAMM 2013 kicked off with the NAMM Retail Summit. In this segment, retail sales and promotions guru Bob Negen shares one of his all-time favorite holiday promotions, The 12 Days of...
The last morning of Summer NAMM 2013 began with Best in Show, hosted by Frank Alkyer, publisher of Music Inc. magazine. Six retail gear experts shopped the show to find their favorite pro...
Today's customer has less and less time for shopping. The vast majority consider shopping a chore—and a stressful one at that—so they place a huge premium on convenience. Is your store me...
We did a brand-new sales event last December that was awesome on all fronts. It led to us having our biggest December ever—up 15 percent compared to the previous year.
The event was calle...
We recently decided to be part of National Music Day on June 21, joining music makers in more than 500 cities and 100 countries. We needed to get the largest number of people playing musi...
Did you know that the simple act of communicating can make a big difference to your store’s bottom line? Communicating effectively with your employees will strengthen key relationships an...
Key financial strategies from "40 Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under"—a NAMM U session presented at The NAMM Show 2013. The session was hosted by CJ Averwater (pictured), Cris Behr...
If you own a music retail business, you may well follow a do-it-now philosophy—which is, of course, necessary to keep things running. Still, you also need to think about tomorrow, which m...
Key management and operations strategies from "40 Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under"—a NAMM U session presented at The NAMM Show 2013. The session was hosted by Ryan West (picture...
Key sales and marketing strategies from "40 Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under"—a NAMM U session presented at The NAMM Show 2013. The session was hosted by Cris Behrens (pictured),...
Key sales and marketing strategies from "40 Tips for Music Professionals 40 and Under"—a NAMM U session presented at The NAMM Show 2013. The session was hosted by Cris Behrens (pictured),...
The NAMM Show and Summer NAMM are always fun times to see new products, meet new people and catch up with old friends. But as retailers, we need to make sure we're getting the most out of...