Retail Boot Camp Details

NAMM and IMSO are hosting a full-day training session that will help industry retailers jump-start their business for their best year ever. If you're a NAMM retail member, you (and your staff!) are encouraged to join us at this event on Wednesday, January 23 at the Anaheim Marriott to get geared up for buying and planning when The NAMM Show starts the next day.

Retail Boot Camp at Summer NAMM was a huge success that left retailers excited to get back to working on their business! 

Get ready for a power-packed session with your fellow retail peers at Retail Boot Camp. Presented by retail expert Bob Negen of WhizBang Training, Retail Boot Camp features six hours of intense sales, marketing, staff development and inventory management training that you can use to make changes in your store immediately. Whether you've been in business for 25 years or are just getting started, the information is designed to inspire and energize independent retailers of all sizes, for our shared goals of successful sales and growing the market of music makers.

This event is perfect for you if…

• You’ve got a great looking store filled with really, really cool merchandise but not enough people coming in to buy.
• You’re tired of spending thousands and thousands of dollars on advertising that doesn’t bring people in the door and put money in the bank.
• People come in and say “I never knew you were here!” even though you’ve been in that location for years.
• You know your sales should (and could) be A LOT higher but you just can’t seem to get the word out.
• You can’t quite seem to make social media work for you.  You know you should do it, but you don’t know how.
• You feel frustrated (and slightly embarrassed) that your dream of running your own store is not working out the way you planned.

If you or your business needs a shot of positive energy and motivation or if it needs a swift kick in the pants you need to be there.

It makes no difference if you’re new to this crazy game of retail or a seasoned veteran: you’re sure to leave with your head filled with ideas and a notebook filled with notes, inspirations and action items.

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“I’ve really enjoyed it. I thought it was very well-organized, applies to everyone sitting in the room—big business, small business, school business, combo business. It’s very hands-on, very action-oriented, very directed toward going home and making a difference." – Tracy Leenman, Musical Innovations, Greenville, South Carolina

About the Speaker

Bob Negen, Retail Expert, WhizBang Training

You may have seen Bob at the NAMM U sessions and he is back to share his success once again in an all-day format. 

After owning his own award-winning kite store for over two decades, he has spent the past decade teaching retail store owners and managers the nuts-and-bolts skills they need to run successful business.

Success Starts With Passion--A Note from Bob
You see, store owners like you started your music stores with the same essence that I had when I first entered into my life as a retailer – PASSION! I had a tremendous love for kites of all things. And, I wanted to share my love for kites with as many others as I could. So I started Mackinaw Kite Company. That was my way of living my passion – making kites available to adults and children who viewed kites as an expression of freedom. That was my passion!

 Passion Often Isn't Enough
I soon learned that passion alone wasn’t going to be enough to keep my business successful. I knew that I needed more – I needed knowledge. So I became just like a sponge! I traveled around the state talking with retailers, looking for the keys to success. I became a devoted student of all facets of retail businesses. And my new knowledge made a difference in my business so I started teaching what I learned to other retailers.

Fear + Uncertainty = Stagnation
I continue to hear fear and uncertainty in the voices of retailers, particularly now in our troubled economic times. And that fear has made me realize that the best way for me to continue to fulfill my passion for sharing the secrets of retail success is to be in a room with retailers for an entire day and expose them to ideas that can change their businesses immediately.

 You see, I know I can make a difference in your business today. All you need to do is take the first step and realize that you could use the help.

Visit this link for more information about Bob.