Advertising during tanning season is tricky business. It’s the best time to reach new tanners and drive more sales, but you also don’t want to spend too much or discount when so many people are already coming in anyway. So, …

For decades, membership retention in the tanning business has been treated as a defensive exercise. Owners talk about “holding onto” members, “locking them in,” or “preventing cancellations,” especially when the calendar flips to summer and usage patterns naturally shift.

But …

By Grant Miller

I never thought in my wildest dreams that I would ever be teaching anyone about math of any kind. It was one of my worst subjects in school. If the world depended on me to calculate the …

By Ashley Laabs

One of the most difficult aspects of managing a team is to practice a high level of professionalism. Often, this means putting objectivity ahead of your own personal preferences. This task is rarely more challenging than when …

A study published in The Journal of Physiology is shines light on another powerful benefit of the “sunshine vitamin” (Zhang et al., 2025). As reported by Men’s Health (Tracey, 2025), the research reveals vitamin D may …

Red light therapy is no longer a niche wellness service—it’s a booming industry that’s expanding far beyond tanning salons. From high-end wellness spas to boutique fitness studios and even chiropractic offices, businesses everywhere are capitalizing on the rising demand for …

By Scott Nichols

I hope this busy season is going well for you. It’s the time of year to build your customer base so we can sell products and services to more customers. It’s the time of year to build …

No matter how hard a salon works on sales training or how aggressively they incentivize staff to sell, in most cases, there will still be one or a few top performers who sell significantly more than the rest of the …