Canadian Music Trade - December/January 2018 | Page 26

SPECIAL INITIATIVES
Retail Boot Camp
Wednesday, Jan. 24: 8:30 a.m.–4 p.m.
Retail Boot Camp is an intensive, one-day
training program for music retailers held the
day before the opening of The NAMM Show.
It’s split into two tracks: Sales, Marketing &
Websites and Financial Management.
NWC’s NAMM Canadian Reception
Thursday, Jan. 25 th , 8 p.m. – Midnight
Plaza Ballroom, Sheraton Park Hotel (1855 South
Harbor Blvd.)
NWC, publisher of Canadian Music Trade,
Canadian Musician, Professional Sound, and
Professional Lighting & Production magazines,
invites all Canadian NAMM Show attendees
to its 2018 NAMM Canadian Reception. It’s
a great opportunity for Canadian dealers,
pro audio and lighting professionals, and
suppliers to connect on the first day of the
NAMM Show and unwind in a casual atmo-
sphere. The reception will feature a cash bar
and light snacks and live music from Toque,
a group of Canadian ex-pats who play with
Slash, Kelly Clarkson, and others coming to-
gether to cover their favourite Canadian rock
classics. For more information, go to
www.nor.com/namm.
Boutique Guitar Showcase
Anaheim Convention Center, Hall D
The Boutique Guitar Showcase is a curated
collection of some of the finest boutique
instrument makers from around the world,
held within a space that is designed to meet
the needs of the artisans.
Lounge 88 Piano Retailer
Education
Level 3 Ballroom, Anaheim Convention Center
Bob Popyk, retail expert and Music Trades
magazine columnist, will host three special
sessions to help piano retailers grow their
businesses. These sessions are: Where Are
Your Next Piano Customers Coming From?;
The Secrets to Selling Pianos in an Online
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World; and The Future of Digital Keyboards
for Full-Line Music Retailers.
A3E Summit
NAMM has partnered with the Advanced
Audio