I know, I’ve been writing a lot about video lately. This is
the third part in this series (which began in the August 2018 issue and
continued in the November 2...
The Music & Sound Retailer: Who was your greatest influence or mentor and why?
Meredith Hamlin: A woman named Suanne Rouse. She has invested a lot of tim...
Mike Risko Music has been a one-stop shop for musicians who want to listen, learn and play in the Ossining, N.Y., area since 2010, when the store grew out of a ...
Video marketing is the fastest-growing segment of content and the one most likely to engage viewers. You may have noticed all of the biggest MI retail companies have invested deeply in video for years.
Back in 1993, I began working in our industry. I was both very young and very determined. Over the last quarter century, I’ve made plenty of mistakes and have r...
As we are in the middle of the fourth quarter, one thing is on the minds of many independent retailers: building strong sales to finish the year successfully. A...
How do you introduce new products to your clientele? Do you stock new items regularly and prominently pitch them to your customers, or do you hedge your bets an...
Depending on when you’re reading this, the holiday season will soon start or already has begun. With a string of celebrations from Thanksgiving through the end ...
We’ve talked about customer service recently, and how the concept of “good customer service” varies with the expectations and tastes of individual customers. Re...