Will I be seeing any of you at NAMM in a couple weeks?
Just curious 
Studio closed the last week of June. Looking forward to sitting in on some interesting workshops and seminars! It appears the Nashville NAMM one has the important stuff in meeting/conference rooms in a different section of the building than all the noise. But regardless, Iāve given the group going with me full warning about the noise pollution in the showroom areas!
I think the summer NAMM is dramatically lower key, so it should be a lot less noise pollution
Iād love to hear a report of what you think of Summer NAMM! Iād love to go one of these years if it is worth it. Plus it gives me a reason to check out Nashville!
Just winter. 1 NAMM a years is about as much as I can handle. Ideally it would be one every other year.
Iāve seen almost no significant ROI on anything Iāve done when it comes to the sales/marketing side. My biggest ROI comes from making new plugins, and putting plugins on sale. Everything else has had such an insignificant impact, it makes me wonder why I do any of it.
Iāve noticed no measurable benefit from going to NAMM, but it does help at least on a confidence level to see that my stuff is being used all over the place.
Iām not really a networking type of guy though. Most of the contacts I made and ideas that people want to do, my response ends up being āIād love to do that, but I just donāt have time to take on more stuff.ā
Itās been very rare that teaming up with someone has resulted in less work for me.
Iām mainly going for the workshops on social media marketing, sales training, web design, accounting, and employee management.
Booked the hotels last night. Super 8ā¦splitting rooms with 4 other guysā¦comes out to about $38 pr night. Seven hour driveā¦maybe $25 each in gas money.
The only reason Iām even bothering is because Iām certain that the seminars are in conference halls that are segregated from the showroom. If it was gonna be screaming loud amps and marching bands all over the entire venue, Iād pass too.
I doubt itāll be even close to that at the Nashville one. Itās much smaller and youāll likely have a great time. You still should catch the winter one some time though just to say you did. Lol
This is so true! There are almost no trade shows that make vendors money. They make the show company money IF they are smart.
The best trade show experiences Iāve had are when I go to purposely not sell anything. I go to make an impression. The most memorable one was when I went to a guitar show and put out a big banner that said āJOBS FOR MUSICIANSā We were the busiest booth at the show:)
I think my ears are still ringing from winter NAMM.
You went? We need to coordinate a bunch of us for next year! Itād be fun to have an IRD NAMM gettogether
I did! Was my first. Already planning next yearās trip as wellā¦ would be super cool to meet with folks!
Iām in.