Drum Dealers Take a Beatdown
MMR recently sent out a survey to over 1,000 subscribers to get some feedback on the state of the drum and percussion retail market and… the results are not pretty.…
Asterope Embarks National Dealer Tour
[caption id="attachment_48443" align="alignleft" width="800"]Asterope visits First String Music in Colorado.[/caption]Asterope recently embarked on a nationwide tour to give music retailers the chance to experience first-hand the “Asterope difference” its audio…
Harman Professional Names Friborg to Lead US Sales
Harman Professional has announced the appointment of Brian Friborg to lead US sales, group-wide as USA vice president of Sales. Friborg, who previously held the position of president, Americas for…
Fender Appoints Angress to Senior VP of Global Sales
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Angress to the position of senior vice president of Global Sales. Angress has more than 30 years…
McFadden Sales at 75 Years
[caption id="attachment_48354" align="alignleft" width="800"]Gary Dunaway[/caption]"We are smart enough to change when necessary and learn new products and technologies that are introduced,” says Gary Dunaway of McFadden Sales, by way of…
9 Holiday Retail Do's and Don'ts
[caption id="attachment_48346" align="alignleft" width="800"]Retail guru Bob Negen[/caption]"Retail is simple,” preaches Bob Negen. “But it’s not easy.”And here is a “simple but not easy” number: According to the National Retail Federation, retailers…
Samson Names Caputo Head of Sales
Samson Technologies has appointed Bob Caputo as the company’s new head of sales. Previously at Adam Audio USA in Hicksville, N.Y., Caputo will now spearhead all of Samson’s North American sales…
Grotrian Appoints Glasgow Director of Sales for North America
Grotrian Piano Company GmbH of Germany has named Don Glasgow director of sales for North America. Grotrian is family-owned, currently in the fifth and sixth generations and managed by Burkhard Stein.…
Sennheiser Expands Sales in Australia and New Zealand
[caption id="attachment_48228" align="alignleft"]Daniel Sennheiser, CEO of Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG, and Robert Sloss, Owner and Managing Director of Syntec International Pty Limited[/caption]Sennheiser electronic took over business in September…
Ten Simple Merchandising Tips that Maximize In-Store Sales
[caption id="attachment_48143" align="alignleft"]Display vertically, not horizontally. [/caption]By Tracy Leenman, Musical InnovationsToday’s customer has less and less time for shopping. Most people consider shopping a chore – and a stressful one…
12 Successful Ideas for Retailers to Move Pianos Today
[caption id="attachment_48132" align="alignleft"]Thomas Solich of Solich Piano[/caption]The buyer is smarter and smarter,” declares Thomas Solich of Solich Piano. “We all are. How I buy today is drastically different from even three…
Batliner Appointed US Sales Leader for HARMAN’s AKG
John Batliner has assumed additional responsibility as US AKG Sales Leader in addition to his role as senior director, Sales, Amplifiers BU. In this role, Batliner will be responsible for…