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Retail & Business December 13, 2017

Samson Appoints Zivkovic as VP of Global Sales

Samson has appointed Branislav Zivkovic as vice president of Global Sales. In this new role, he will be responsible for growing and overseeing global sales and marketing initiatives for Samson…

MMR Staff
Dec 13, 2017
Retail & Business December 6, 2017

Orange Amplification Releases Spoof Shopping Channel Video

Orange Amplification has released a new video that spoofs all their new guitar pedals, parodying a TV shopping channel. International artist relations manager Alex Auxier stars in the video with…

MMR Staff
Dec 6, 2017
Retail & Business December 6, 2017

25th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

A quarter-century of Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs)! It’s our “Silver Anniversary!” That’s a pretty significant milestone and, boy, did voters come out in droves to celebrate. The 2017 process far…

MMR Staff
Dec 6, 2017
Retail & Business December 6, 2017

25th Annual Dealers’ Choice Awards

A quarter-century of Dealers’ Choice Awards (DCAs)! It’s our “Silver Anniversary!” That’s a pretty significant milestone and, boy, did voters come out in droves to celebrate. The 2017 process far…

MMR Staff
Dec 6, 2017
Retail & Business December 6, 2017

34th Annual 50 Dealer/50 State Review & Forecast

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MMR Staff
Dec 6, 2017
Retail & Business December 1, 2017

JHS Adds ‘Shopping List’ Function to Trade Site

Distributor JHS has launched a new ‘shopping list’ function on the trade-only area of its website, enabling customers to get better deals and discounts.  The firm handles over 70 brands and in…

MMR Staff
Dec 1, 2017
Retail & Business November 30, 2017

Smith Joins D’Addario Sales Team

D’Addario has announced the appointment of James Smith as key account manager – Western U.S., reporting directly to Chris Scialfa, director of Sales, North America. Most recently, Smith was a marketing…

MMR Staff
Nov 30, 2017
Retail & Business November 29, 2017

Fulcrum Acoustic Appoints Audio Source as a Regional Sales Representative

Fulcrum Acoustic, creators of high-performance professional loudspeaker technologies, has appointed Audio Source as their exclusive sales representative for Northern California and Northern Nevada.  The appointment comes as Fulcrum is experiencing a significant…

MMR Staff
Nov 29, 2017
Retail & Business November 29, 2017

Fournier Joins Chauvet to Boost European Sales

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MMR Staff
Nov 29, 2017
Retail & Business November 28, 2017

Kidderminster Store Expands to New Premises

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MMR Staff
Nov 28, 2017