Company overview

We exist so music can persist. Our family of brands has put more instruments into the hands of more people than anyone on the planet. Meet the family or, as we call them, The Guitar Center Company. Guitar Center. But there's more to us than guitars and basses. We carry all kinds of musical instruments, plus essentials like amplifiers, recording equipment, lighting, live sound, DJ gear, with services like lessons, rentals and repairs. How do we do it all? With the most talented group of music-loving Associates in the world. Guitar Center Professional is a network of account managers and engineers with direct access to the world’s best manufacturers. From personal studios to concert venues, we design and install custom audiovisual systems that exceed your expectations. Audio Visual Design Group (AVDG) meticulously designs, engineers, and installs next-gen audio, video, and lighting systems for homes and businesses around the globe. Their world-class technical staff brings the most incredible personal musical experience to everyone on the planet. Music & Arts believes deeply in the transformative power of music. Their collaboration with students, parents, and teachers includes providing lessons, rentals, repairs, plus all levels of band and orchestra sales and service. ------------- Please Be Advised - Recruitment Scams: we will only reach out to interview, make an offer of employment or conduct onboarding activities for candidates who have applied through our careers site. If you find a job posting on a third-party job site, such as LinkedIn, please know that a legitimate posting will direct you to our careers site to apply. When interviewing for a position, the candidate experience will include live interaction, such as a video conference or phone call, with a Recruiter and/or company employee(s). Be aware of suspicious recruitment activity. If you think you are a victim of an employment scam, please visit the Federal Trade Commission.
Founded in 1964
Westlake Village, CA, US
15K employees (5,331 in marketing)
43% recommend to a friend
29% positive business outlook

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People

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

1 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +8.2% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$32.5M

Last raise

$32.5M

Debt Financing, 6 years ago

Funding history

May 2020

Debt Financing Guitar Center · $32.5M

Dec 1996

Private Equity Round Guitar Center

Audience

Monthly website visitors
8.7M
Month over month+3.3%
Quarter over quarter-1.3%
Top sourceSearch (49.9%)
Ad budget per month$466.2K
Average search rank39.1
Traffic source mix
Search
49.9%
Direct
41.4%
Referral
4.4%
Social
2.8%
Paid referral
1.4%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

91.4K

12-mo growth

+8%

Monthly growth

+0.7%

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