News Archive for January, 2010

Canada has had a slow start for the season. First of all the weather has been unseasonably warm. Secondly, clients who, when finances are better, would normally go on sunny vacations aren’t. But those same people may have the winter …

While contemplating what to write about this issue, I decided a little Facebook-stalking might be the perfect way to clear my head and encourage all those right-brain ideas to pop in. I wasn’t on long when I got a request …

People love to laugh – and they like other people to laugh with them.

Scientific research suggests the powers of humor and a good old-fashioned smile reduce stress, boost the immune system, make you look younger, release endorphins and serotonin …

It’s a busy retail world out there – every competitor wishes they had more customers. Actually, they wish they had YOUR customers. Keep competitors at bay and thrill your customers with these easy-to-implement, customer-pleasing, traffic-building, sales-increasing ideas!……….FULL STORY…

Ask Faraje Kharsa the secret to his success in the tanning industry and he’ll begin by telling you about a failure. Or at least a near-failure.

Kharsa opened his first tanning salon on April 11, 2001. “I chose tanning for …

Gloomy late winter weather combined with the societal woes of a lingering recession do not seem like a ready-made recipe for business success.

But hard times do not have to mean that business owners throw up their hands and decide …

The indoor tanning community — retail businesses, suppliers and the 30 million indoor tanning clients who value its service — must continue to make Congress aware that no form of a federal “Tan Tax” should be considered in or outside …

Acting immediately following Tuesday’s election surprise in Massachusetts, Smart Tan issued a press release Wednesday morning to the American news media about the “Tan Tax” – pointing out that an estimated 200,000 lettters to Congress have been written by tanners …