K201 Lecture Case Study: Landlocked Music
Welcome!
Welcome aboard the Landlocked Music project as one of our new data analysts! My name is Joanna Gibbons. I’m one of the partners at K201 Consulting, and I’ll be your project manager (i.e., your boss) for this project. K201 Consulting specializes in strategic implementations of IT in various industries, which is why we’ve been paired up with Landlocked Music to evaluate various aspects of how they can and are strategically using IT.
As K201 students, you guys are in a unique position to consult Landlocked, as you’ll be introduced to many different topics regarding IT in business throughout the semester. We’ll break up into a number of teams, but collectively we’ll all work towards providing our expert business analysis for Landlocked and their IT initiatives. Landlocked expects us to give them specific, concrete recommendations that they can use. Your perspective as a student and consumer in Bloomington and your growing knowledge of IT in business means that you’ll be able to give them just that!
Please see more information and links below to familiarize yourselves with Landlocked Music. Before you can consult any organization, of course you must first understand who they are and what they do!
Case Background
Landlocked Music is Bloomington’s only remaining locally-owned and operated independent record store and has served Bloomington since 2006. In July of 2008, the store moved to a high visibility location on Walnut Ave, just north of the downtown square. The store is known for its extensive selection of new and used vinyl, in addition to its selection of CDs, DVDs, magazines, and cultural curiosities. The store also regularly hosts live performances from local and national performers. In 2007, the Indiana Daily Student proclaimed Landlocked to be the “coolest” record store in town. Seattle record label Light in the Attic claimed Landlocked to be “one of the great mid-western record stores.”
--From: http://digital.thinkindie.com/stores.php?playlist_id=94&ref=47
To get better acquainted with Landlocked Music—who they are and what they do—be sure to get familiar with their Web site:
http://www.landlockedmusic.com/