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<blockquote data-quote="Spenser Hamilton" data-source="post: 100038" data-attributes="member: 2272">Re: Pro Audio SalesThis may vary by region, but my experience has been the following:-You typically need to maintain some level of stock, that isn&#039;t to say you have to stock every piece of gear but they want to know that customers are able to actually see/demo the product.-Sometimes you will have to spend a certain amount to open up a line, then to keep that line you have to commit to a yearly amount of sales. This is more common with &quot;franchise&quot; lines.-Some distributors are more liberal than others on all of this, some will be glad to take your money for a one off deal, others will be calling you every week to see how things are going. Some guys will want you to send pictures of your storefront/copy of your business license prior to selling to you in order to prove that you are a legitimate operation.It&#039;s a fun business at times, other times I like to just hide in the back and work on repairs and production projects. I actually prefer the distributors that are more involved, I like to know that I can call a guy on the cell phone when a customer&#039;s product takes a dive and get solution. I also like when a rep shows up with a car full of new gear to show us.I&#039;ve been doing retail for about 4 years, much less experience than many of the other guys on this board. I don&#039;t know if this post is going to persuade or dissuade you, it&#039;s more just my collection of random likes and dislikes about working in the industry.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Spenser Hamilton, post: 100038, member: 2272"] Re: Pro Audio Sales This may vary by region, but my experience has been the following: -You typically need to maintain some level of stock, that isn't to say you have to stock every piece of gear but they want to know that customers are able to actually see/demo the product. -Sometimes you will have to spend a certain amount to open up a line, then to keep that line you have to commit to a yearly amount of sales. This is more common with "franchise" lines. -Some distributors are more liberal than others on all of this, some will be glad to take your money for a one off deal, others will be calling you every week to see how things are going. Some guys will want you to send pictures of your storefront/copy of your business license prior to selling to you in order to prove that you are a legitimate operation. It's a fun business at times, other times I like to just hide in the back and work on repairs and production projects. I actually prefer the distributors that are more involved, I like to know that I can call a guy on the cell phone when a customer's product takes a dive and get solution. I also like when a rep shows up with a car full of new gear to show us. I've been doing retail for about 4 years, much less experience than many of the other guys on this board. I don't know if this post is going to persuade or dissuade you, it's more just my collection of random likes and dislikes about working in the industry. [/QUOTE]

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