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NAMM Announces Top 100 Dealers of 2014

hoff • Upfront • May 9, 2014

The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) applauds thriving music instrument and product retailers from around the world with the announcement of the 2014 Top 100 Dealers. These industry trailblazers will be celebrated during an awards event held on Friday night, July 18 at Nashville’s Music City Center.

“NAMM is proud to recognize these music stores with the coveted Top 100 Dealer Award,” said Joe Lamond, president and CEO of NAMM. “These businesses exemplify the passion for making music that unites all of us. They are on the front lines in bringing music and music education to their community and are truly the backbone of our industry.”

This year, for the first time, commercial NAMM members were invited to nominate retailers for Top 100 status, creating a broader pool of nominees. A panel of impartial expert judges selected by but not otherwise affiliated with NAMM evaluated nominees using a numeric rating. Retailers chosen as Top 100 Dealers demonstrated consistent merit in several areas, including:

  • A commitment to exceptional customer service
  • Proven community advocacy and support for music education
  • An exemplary retail experience worth returning for and recommending to others
  • Merchandising and marketing tactics that encourage repeat sales
  • Sound planning for future success, employing marketing and training initiatives
  • Engaging and effective use of web and social media

The judges noted that the quality of nominees for this year’s Top 100 was particularly high, elevating the competition. Excellence in eight separate divisions will be recognized during the Summer NAMM Show at a special evening presentation event Friday, July 18. Best Exterior Presentation, Best Merchandising Display, Best Marketing and Sales Promotion, Best Online Presentation, SupportMusic Advocacy, Music Makes a Difference, Best Emerging Dealer “Rookie of the Year,” Best Special Event, as well as Dealer of the Year will be awarded at the Top 100 Dealer Awards in Nashville.

The full list of the 2014 Top 100 Dealers:

Alamo Music Center
Alto Music
Amro Music
Austin Bazaar
Bananas At Large
Beacock Music
Bertrand's Music
Bill's Music
Bluedog Guitars
Blues Angel Music
Bridgepoint Music
Brighton Music Center
Buddy Roger's Music
C.A. House Music
Capo's Music Store
Carter Vintage Guitars
Chicago Music Exchange
Contemporary Music Center
Creative Music Center
Drum Center of Portsmouth
Easy Music Center
Explorers Percussion
Farley's House Of Pianos
Five Star Guitars
GarageBand Music
George's Music
Greene Music
Gruhn Guitars
Guitar-Repairs
Hartland Music
Heid Music
Hell Creek Music & More
Hot Licks Guitar Shop
Instrumental Influence
Instrumental Music Center
Island Music Company
Larry's Music Center
LAWK STAR Guitars
Legend Music
Lone Star Percussion
Lunchbox Audio
Marshall Music Co.
Matt's Music
Merriam Music
Middle C Music
Midwest Music
Mike Risko Music
Mississippi Music
Monster Music
Mozingo Music
Music Go Round
Music Inc. of Louisiana
Music Royale
Music Villa
Musical Innovations
Musicnotes.com
MusicStoreLive.Com
N-Tune Music
Owensboro Music Center
Paige's Music
Pellegrino Music Center
Pender's Music Co.
Piano Gallery
Plum Grove Strings
Progressive Music
Progressive Music Center
Quinlan & Fabish Music Co.
Ray's Midbell Music
Rebel-Guitars
Rettig Music
Rick's Music World
Room 2 Rock
Royalton Music Center
Sam Ash Music
San Diego Music Studio
Sax.co.uk
Shoreline Music
Skip's Music
SonoVente.com
Sound House Music
Springfield Music
Stringsandbeyond.com
Summerhays Music
Sweetwater
Techniline Electronics
Ted Brown Music
Tegeler Music
The Candyman Strings & Things
The Guitar Bar
The Guitar Dude
The Music Room
TJ's Music
Tobias Music
Upbeat Music
Vintage King Audio
Ward-Brodt Music Co.
Wentworth Music
West Music
White House of Music
Whitesel Music
Willis Music

NAMM Members are invited to the Top 100 Dealer Awards, held July 18 in Nashville’s Music City Center Davidson Ballroom. Ira Dean, Trick Pony’s charismatic bassist and vocalist, will host this year’s awards event. Registration for Summer NAMM is now open: http://www.namm.org/summer/2014/badges.

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