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5 Social Media Strategies to Grow Your Business
- NAMM U Post
Social media is constantly evolving. Are you keeping up?
Innovative Store Design Ideas: Nashville Edition
- NAMM U Post
Discover how some of the best-looking and most successful music stores in Nashville merchandise and design their showrooms—and what you can take away from...
6 Ways to Supercharge Your Email Marketing
- NAMM U Post
Disappointed by poor returns from your email marketing? Email still generates the best return on investment of any ad channel in the known universe.
How to Use Facebook as an Effective Sales Tool
- NAMM U Post
Port Mac Guitars has built a Facebook following with nearly 30,000 likes and heavy customer engagement, resulting in increased sales directly from the socia
Lesson Program Do’s and Don’ts
- NAMM U Post
Lesson programs need constant fine-tuning to stay relevant and successful.
Practical Tips for Better Website Content
- NAMM U Post
Is your website getting stale? Have you given people a reason to visit your site if they saw it last month?
Proven Ideas for Effective Instagram Posts
- NAMM U Post
Instagram can open up new customer bases and revenue opportunities—if you use it right.
5 Tips to Make the Most of Your Video Marketing
- NAMM U Post
Video is an invaluable tool for building your customer base and improving your online visibility, but are you doing everything you can to ensure that your v
Harry Casey
- Oral History
Harry Casey wrote a few songs and headed into a Miami studio with the simple goal of making a dance record. He used the studio musicians and woul
Peter Chaikin
- Oral History
Peter Chaikin was still in high school when he knew in his heart what he wanted to be when he grew up: a recording engineer.
Bryan Bradley
- Oral History
Bryan Bradley proudly states in his NAMM interview that he has had several mentors throughout his career that helped him grow and develop within
The Top 100 Music Product Retailers to be Honored at Summer NAMM
- Press Release
NAMM, The National Association of Music Merchants, is pleased to announce the list of enterprising music product retailers to be recognized at The Top 100...
CJ Vanston
- Oral History
CJ Vanston was thrilled to have the opportunity to produce for Toto, one of his all-time favorite bands. The project was a symbolic full circle
Dan Sawyer
- Oral History
Dan Sawyer enjoyed writing music for television.
Music Stores
- Blog Post
Music stores often serve as the first glimpse into the music industry for many of us. They are the places we get our first instrument, are taught how to play...
Jim Garrett
- Oral History
Jim Garrett had music and art engrained in his life at young age.
Mark Gander
- Oral History
Mark Gander is the resident historian for JBL and for good reason.
Gary Leunberger
- Oral History
Gary Leunberger opened a music store in San Francisco during the 1980s that soon specialized in electronic keyboards and synthesizers.
Fred Catero
- Oral History
Fred Catero was the "go to" engineer at Columbia Studios in New York before teaming with Bill Graham to form Fillmore Studios in San Francisco.
The National Music Council to Honor Crystal Gayle, Patti Smith and Harry Shearer With American Eagle Awards at Summer NAMM
- Press Release
The National Music Council has announced that country music legend Crystal Gayle, singer, songwriter and poet Patti Smith, and comic, actor, writer, musician...
Eric Schoenberg
- Oral History
Eric Schoenberg opened his own guitar shop in Tiburon, California after working music retail on the east coast for decades. Over the years he watched the...
Charylu Roberts
- Oral History
Charylu Roberts has edited, produced, written and or designed over 700 music publications during her career, which seems to continue at the same
7 Low-Cost Promotions to Grow Your Lesson Program
- NAMM U Post
Imagine running a music lesson program that not only turns a profit but also increases your retail sales. In this NAMM U session, Paul Myatt, director of Forte...
Gerry Tschetter
- Oral History
Gerry Tschetter found his passion for music and technology when he was young.
Lowell Levinger
- Oral History
Lowell Levinger, known as Banana, was a founding member of the Youngbloods back in the late 1960s. The band had a series of hit records includin
Mike Capalbo
- Oral History
Mike Capalbo worked as manager at Downey Music which was started by his dad, Nate Capalbo. The family owned and operated, Downey Music was estab
Perry Capalbo
- Oral History
Perry Capalbo spent many years working with his dad, Nate, at the family music store, Downey Music. Downey Music was opened by Nate Capalbo when
Innovative Store Design Ideas From Top 100 Retailers
- NAMM U Post
At The 2017 NAMM Show, Tim Spicer of Spicer’s Music led NAMM Top 100 retailers in a session chock-full of innovative store-design ideas. These music retailers...
Stevie Wonder
- Oral History
Stevie Wonder has earned the title of the "Mayor of the NAMM Show" for his countless visits to the show floor over the years. He has become an i