Gene Fresco has read more than 500 books on sales, but he can still find books from which to learn something new. If you want to be a successful salesperson, yo...
Crucial to the success of the environment-of-ideas approach that Dan Vedda has recently been espousing is another element he thinks of as a “commitment to leade...
Videos are everywhere and it seems that everyone is embracing them. Whether you’re a one-person shop or large chain store, David Hall believes video should be p...
In 1965, five miles south of Baltimore in Catonsville MD, a young musician and music fan opened a small eight-by-eight shop behind a coin shop and started teach...
It has been 23 years since Jim Nardi first opened Uptown Music in a 600-square-foot space located next to a hardware store. Although the store’s physical presen...
Too corny? Wrong!
I know some of you think this headline in an ad would be too corny. Hey, maybe you’re right. However, if you want to appeal to the emotion of...
During conversations with dealers at NAMM, it was interesting to hear comments regarding the overall performance of their Web sites. Many want to develop plans ...
Where do you get your ideas…the ones you implement to try to grow your business or improve your operating efficiency? Trade mags like The Retailer? Customer fee...
A rarity among his contemporaries, Steven Uhrik, Owner of Retrofret Vintage Guitars (Brooklyn NY), grew his business out of a love for the technology behind mus...
Thinking about starting a blog to promote your music store? Before you get started, let’s take a closer look at what you should consider prior to jumping in. A ...
