Samson Names Caputo Head of Sales
Samson Technologies has appointed Bob Caputo as the company’s new head of sales. Previously at Adam Audio USA in Hicksville, N.Y., Caputo will now spearhead all of Samson’s North American sales…
Sennheiser Expands Sales in Australia and New Zealand
Sennheiser electronic took over business in September from Syntec International into its own newly formed sales subsidiary, Sennheiser Australia Pty Ltd. This move will enable Sennheiser to be closer to…
Ten Simple Merchandising Tips that Maximize In-Store Sales
By Tracy Leenman, Musical InnovationsToday’s customer has less and less time for shopping. Most people consider shopping a chore – and a stressful one at that – so they place…
12 Successful Ideas for Retailers to Move Pianos Today
The buyer is smarter and smarter,” declares Thomas Solich of Solich Piano. “We all are. How I buy today is drastically different from even three years ago.”Solich, who has a thriving…
Retail Truths from Hal Leonard
Retail Truths: The Unconventional Wisdom of Retailing and 50 Ideas to Train Your Sales Staff in 15 Minutes a Day is a collection of more than 400 street-smart lessons on…
Beacock Music Honored as Dealer of the Year
At midnight, Gayle Beacock strolled into Renaissance Hotel bar and soaked in the eruption of spontaneous applause that greeted her. She smiled, waved, and hugged, acknowledging that just a few…
Fender Names Price VP of North American Sales
Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC) has appointed Tony Price to the position of vice president of North American sales.In this role, Price will have sales responsibility for FMI and specialty…
Gibson Providing Educational Workshops at Summer NAMM
Learn Guitar Maintenance from the Experts at the Gibson BoothBecause Gibson wants to help all guitar players get the most enjoyment out of their instruments, expert luthiers and guitar techs…
23rd Profile of the American Dealer
For the third consecutive year, MMR’s annual dealer count remained slightly ahead of the 8,000 mark. This year’s total of 8,004 operations showed a net decline of 34 outlets. As…
Rodgers Announces Top 10 Sales Awards and Higher Revenue
Rodgers Instruments Corporation President Duane Kuhn has announced the winners of the Top 10 Performance Awards, presented to the leading retail distributors of Rodgers organs around the world. Thanks to…
The Fret Shop
WHAT:The Fret Shop WHO: Mark Torstenson, Owner WHERE: Huntsville,Alabama WHEN FOUNDED: 1979 At home: Married to Lucia Cape; two kids: Evelyn, 6, and Julian, 4. On the way to that…
Soft Cases Make for Hard Sales
There’s no doubt that soft cases have gotten better and more affordable,” says SKB’s Dave Sanderson. There are instrument bags – “essentially dust covers,” as Arriba’s Scott Davies calls them.…