NAMM U - Management

Presented by Peter Dods, Easy Music Center Peter Dods, owner of Easy Music Center, shares how your store can hire better, more qualified employees.  Borrowing on a great piece of advice, Peter says when you sit down and talk to your employees, talk about the systems – and the systems will reveal the people.  How does business get done, where’s the documentation, what’s the protocol, what’s working, what are your employees accountable for, what do they need to do, how are they going to be trained.  Hire people who work well within your system; that brings the best out in every body

Jen Tabor of Souldier Guitar Straps, USA, presents ways to give your retail store a facelift and turn your employees into assets. Unlock the hidden potential in your store with simple ideas and easy tips at little to no expense, including:  creating specialists (i.e., young people who are being underutilized in the store and who need to have a further specialty); encouraging your staff - you don’t have to go it alone! - creating buy-in and ownership; if you build it they will come – e.g., stages are great; living the dream - you're here to make people’s lives better (every time a

Listen as Billy Cuthrell, owner of Progressive Music Center, explains how he increases efficiency in his store through delegation and one on one communication with his staff.

Mark Hiskey, President of ILIo, reveals the changes his company made to meet the challenges of the current financial climate.  1. Refocus on core successes. As a distributor of virtual instrument software and soundware, we represent several developers, but when we first noticed the market contracting, we retrenched and focused on maximizing the potential of our core products, rather than diverting too much of our attention to fringe, unproven or riskier items. We also implemented programs that built on the strengths of those core products, such as a hard disk pre-installation prog

This record-setting Breakfast Session left attendees inspired and motivated to breathe new life into their businesses as hosts Alan Friedman and Danny Rocks served up "25 Ideas for Improving Your Business--NOW!" These great ideas aren't just theories; instead, they're practical, dealer-tested tips shared by some of NAMM's most successful retail members.