MusiciansFriend.Com
Mission Statement
The mission statement for Musician’s Friend has always been "The Best
for Less Shipped to Your Door." This is still their company slogan
but their mission includes a lot of customer service emphasis as
well. The company believes that the key to their success started with
their mission statement, commitment to customers, dedicated employees
that share the vision, forming partnerships and the growth of the
business.
Overview
Musician’s Friend is an authorized dealer of thousands of products
from more than 900 different manufacturers such as Fender, Gibson,
Roland, and Pearl. They are the industry leader in musical equipment,
information and customer service. They are open twenty-four (24)
hours per day, seven (7) days per week, and have been providing the
best products for less money to millions of musicians for more than 20
years. Musician's Friend offers over 36,000 products in its mail
order catalogs and on its website. Some of the products include
guitars, basses, keyboards, percussion, and amps, as well as
recording, mixing, lighting, and Disc Jockey equipment. Hundreds of
new products add to the company’s monthly supply chain as the company
continues to expand its range of product inventory. In addition to
their expansive inventory supply, Musician's Friend offers a
money-back satisfaction and a price guaranty on every purchase.
Musician’s Friend prides itself on having a top-notch staff of
customer service people who are not only knowledgeable, but they also
live and breathe the products in which they sell.
History
Musician’s Friend started out as a mail order catalog company in 1983
by Robert and Deanna Eastman, mostly carrying reusable items such as
guitar strings, guitar picks, polish and polish cloths among other
things. In addition, the catalog advertised some basic accessories
like instrument tuners, string winders, guitar stands, music sheet
stands and tuning forks. The catalog company started in the Eastman’s
home in southern California with a couple of desks in their living
room for the call center and order entry, which they later moved to
their garage and converted it into mini warehouse of products.
The company began expanding both in size and with more products and
eventually relocated their business to a dairy barn in southern
Oregon. The company ke...
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The Musician’s Friend is a very good example of a small business
developing into a successful company that now includes large business
partners. From the garage of their home, the Eastman’s were able to
build their business by combining their business models, applications
and services on the Internet. Thus, creating a good business model
for electronic business solutions that other businesses can follow.
They also became successful by utilizing their management resources
such as supply chain management and customer relationship management.
Musician’s Friend took their business concepts, applied it to
technology and e-business and gained a rapid change, diversity and a
solid foundation of managers and employees.
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