Lillian BurkartIn many weekdays at Burkart Flutes and Piccolos’ woodsy Western Massachusetts headquarters, founder Lillian Burkart will stay well past...

It’s probably been years since you first noticed customers wandering through your aisles with their eyes fixed on their smartphone,...

Jim Hirschberg of SalesTrakBefore Clark Johnson and Jim Hirschberg brought the practice of using objective retail sales data to the...

MMR recently sent out a survey to over 1,000 subscribers to get some feedback on the state of the drum...

Shane Kinney is the owner of Drum Center of Portsmouth."The boutique area is our main focus, and that’s where we...

Gene Joly.In early September, Gene Joly – previously Guitar Center’s executive vice president of stores – was named president of...

Guitar Center appears to be turning over a new leaf in the way it approaches its public image.In recent years,...

Music China 2013While the USA was in the throes of a debt limit crisis, the Music China show in Shanghai...

You could say Paul Lavender’s head is very much in the clouds, at least in regard to Hal Leonard’s new...

A great customer engagement strategy is always key.Every day I feel like I have to come in here and reinvent...

Guest editorial by Ron BienstockOver the last thirty years, there have been several major legal decisions involving intellectual property concerning...

Alfred Music has announced the formation of Alfred Sacred, a new division devoted to sacred music publishing. Mark Cabaniss has...