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May 09, 2025 I Feature

The MI Industry Reacts to Tariffs

On April 2, President Trump issued an Executive Order introducing sweeping new tariffs, including a 10% baseline on all imports and a 54% total tariff on…

March 21, 2025 I Feature

New York City’s Rock and Soul Celebrates 50th Anniversary

New York City-based DJ shop Rock and Soul is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. The company started in 1975, when Joseph and Shirley Bechor opened a…

February 17, 2025 I Feature

Malibu Music Helps Community Heal After Palisades Fire

As Los Angeles grappled with the devastation of early January’s Palisades Fire, the local music community found itself among the many affected. The wildfire,…

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April 28, 2025 I Notes & Cents I by Amanda Rueter

Real Strategies to Improve GMROI

If you want to know how efficiently your inventory is working for you, look no further than GMROI, or Gross Margin Return on Investment. This key retail metric…

If you want to know how efficiently your inventory is working for you, look no further than GMROI, or Gross Margin Return on Investment. This key retail metric…

April 28, 2025 I The Marketing Guru I by Tracy Hoeft

Social Media’s Changed, Have You?

Social media has changed. The good news? No matter how many followers you have, your next post has the potential to reach far beyond them. The bad news? Even…

Social media has changed. The good news? No matter how many followers you have, your next post has the potential to reach far beyond them. The bad news? Even…

April 28, 2025 I NAMM YP I by Jameyel “J. Dash” Johnson

The Power of Early Advocacy

As the grandson of a sharecropper, I never expected my music career to land me in a senator’s office, let alone sitting across the table from someone who…

As the grandson of a sharecropper, I never expected my music career to land me in a senator’s office, let alone sitting across the table from someone who…