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By Grant Miller, Salon Consultant

Over 111 million people watched the Super Bowl in 2014, making it the most watched television program in history. With that much viewership, FOX was charging $4 million for a 30-second spot. A normal, rational …

Sunless tanning continues to grow at 10+% annually. Sunless, Inc. is offering tanning businesses the opportunity to win their choice of a VersaSpa PRO or Mystic Tan Kyss automated Spray Booth. Just complete the form here by Feb. 28 to …

By Ashley Laabs

At any given moment, you could get a phone call, a text, a voicemail, an email, a Facebook message, a tweet, or you could be tagged on any number of social media groups. And in our fast-paced, …

In a SmartTan.com poll, nearly two-thirds of indoor tanning business said they do not have a customer loyalty or rewards program.

They may be something that takes a back seat to more pressing matters for many salon owners, but it’s …

The cardiovascular impact of sunlight — reducing blood pressure by triggering the release of nitric oxide from the skin — outweighs any potential risk factors of exposure, researcher Dr. Richard Weller writes in a paper published in the journal Blood …

This may be the first time you’ve ever been OK with the notion of being compared to a whale.

A new study, reported by USA Today, finds that whales, like humans, tan in order to protect themselves from sunburn.

Because …

By Kizer and Bender

Here’s a headline for you: We’re beginning to think that maybe we are all not that different, and where we are different is technology based – the technology that was available to you when you were …

By Ashley Laabs

Through the course of working in a retail environment, you’ll invariably come across difficult clients. But if they only knew what you did, the world would just be a better place for it! Here are some of …