NAMM Celebrates the World’s Top 100 Dealers and Announces “Best of” Category Winners
-Top music products dealers, “Dealer of the Year” honored at annual awards event-
NASHVILLE – July 14, 2017 – Earlier this evening at Nashville’s Music City Center, The National Association of Music Merchants honored the Top 100 Dealers in the industry and announced the list of enterprising music product retailers who received “Best of” awards for their excellence in several areas, including the coveted “Dealer of the Year” award. The annual awards show recognizes the industry’s outstanding music retailers who demonstrate exceptional commitment to their stores, neighborhoods and customers, and share in a vision of creating a more musical world through their local communities. The event is annually held at Summer NAMM, July 13-15.
“At the heart of every music store, there is a story of inspiration, dedication and a pursuit to create a more musical world,” shared Joe Lamond, NAMM President and CEO. “The Top 100 Dealers exemplify a commitment – to their community, their staff, and the industry to create a space which welcomes and inspires music makers through their products and services.”
Congratulations to the following “Best of” category winners and "Dealer of the Year:"
Best Store Design: Spicer’s Music (Auburn, AL)
Best Store Turnaround: Zeswitz Music (Reading, PA)
Best Online Engagement: Andertons Music Co (UK)
Best Customer Service: The Candyman Strings & Things (Santa Fe, NM)
Music Makes a Difference: A&G Central Music (Madison Heights, MI)
Best Marketing and Sales Promotion: Spicer’s Music
Best Emerging Dealer: Third Rock Music Center (Cincinnati, OH)
Dealer of the Year: A&G Central Music
The “Best of” category winners are selected from the Top 100 Dealers. All Top 100 Dealers are selected from a self-submission process and are numerically rated across a variety of categories by an independent panel of judges. Each submission was scored to determine the Top 100 list, the category awards and the overall Dealer of the Year award. View the full list of Top 100 winners here: https://ww1.namm.org/news/press-releases/top-100-music-product-retailers-be-honored-summer
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About NAMM
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is the not-for-profit trade association representing the $18.1 billion global music products industry, with a mission to strengthen the music industry and promote the pleasures and benefits of making music. Comprised of more than 9,000 member companies and individual professionals worldwide, NAMM supports an industry that employs more than 400,000 people globally. Through its programs, events and advocacy efforts, NAMM advances a shared vision of a thriving, innovative and inclusive music products industry where every person has access to the joy of music-making. NAMM also operates The NAMM Foundation, investing in the future of music through the support of education, global grantmaking and featured programs that expand participation in music across all ages and stages of life. Headquartered in Carlsbad, Calif., NAMM serves as a leading voice for the global music products industry through public policy, advocacy, education and other member services. For more information, visit NAMM.org, and learn more about NAMM’s Vision, Mission & Objectives at NAMM About Page.