Michael Raine
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Michael Raine is the Editor-in-Chief at Canadian Musician, Canadian Music Trade, Professional Sound, and Professional Lighting & Production magazines. He also hosts the Canadian Musician Podcast.
This article originally appeared in the December/January 2021 issue of Canadian Music Trade. By Michael Raine Photos courtesy of Getty Images for NAMM Even when the 2020 Summer NAMM show was cancelled, many folks, including at the association itself, thought we would all be back together in January for
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2020 issue of Canadian Music Trade. By Michael Raine Possibly never has shopping behaviour shifted as suddenly as it has in the last seven months. In the U.S., online sales increased 42% year-over-year in August 2020, which was actually a slowdown
Customer Service Expert Shep Hyken on Enforcing Mask Wearing & Other COVID-19 RulesThis article originally appeared in the August/September 2020 issue of Canadian Music Trade. By Michael Raine “Walmart Workers Are Terrified of Enforcing Mask Rules” read a recent headline on TheDailyBeast.com. “A lot of our people have
The article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Canadian Music Trade magazine. By Michael Raine Most MI retailers reading this have already reopened in some capacity. But as you may have realized, it’s not all going to be a seamless process back to “normal.” All commercial
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2020 issue of Canadian Music Trade magazine. By Michael Raine As climate scientists’ dire warnings about global warming grow more urgent and the timeline for needed action shrinks, every company’s environmental impact is under scrutiny. Whether motivated by prospects of good
