Over the last year, many, including myself, have written much about the state of MI retail. In my attempts to draw attention to areas in which MI retail mus...
Every now and then, we get a misdirected shipment, or the packing list from another dealer’s order is attached to mine. We make sure the stuff gets to its p...
There is a lot of talk about social media, and this topic has been addressed before. However, it’s a certainty that Social Media Marketing (SMM) is constantly c...
Webster’s Dictionary defines paradise as “a very beautiful, pleasant or peaceful place that seems to be perfect,” and that is exactly what Bryan Loy hopes y...
Brad Shreve, Owner of Larry’s Music Center, told us a funny story recently. He was having a problem with one of the boxes provided by his satellite TV servi...
As a consumer and a business owner, I rebel against being herded into new technology just because a company says I should use it. I have no problem with new gad...
Clark’s Music Center, of Jacksonville FL, is first and foremost a family business. Owner Clark Kirkwood, his wife Lisa, their son Joseph and Clark’s parents w...
By now, everyone’s seen the famous “French model commercial” in which an attractive woman tells a friend, “They can’t put anything on the Internet that isn’t ...
You’ve been in business for a while and seem to have found your groove. Customers are responding favorably to the lines and services you’re offering, and reve...
As I started making NAMM show appointments with various reps, many of whom have become friends over the years, my upcoming wedding often came up. Imagine the re...