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Smart Tan Downtown 2013 in downtown Nashville is all about painting a new picture for your business and our industry. With the help of keynote speaker Erik Wahl – an artist, entrepreneur, and noted corporate presenter known for inspiring breakthrough …

Of course free is better for the customer, but it may also make for a more efficient promotion than a discount according to research described by the Harvard Business Review blog post “A Discount May Devalue a Product More Than …

Adding to previous literature linking low vitamin D, asthma and other lung issues, new research shows that the more severe a person’s asthma, the more likely they are to be vitamin D deficient.

Measuring the vitamin D levels of 121 …

You can be successful no matter what. Have you ever told yourself that? It’s true! If you stop letting the uncontrollable control you, your business can continue to grow and thrive.

No one can deny that the tanning industry has …

It might be easy to think of this year’s Smart Tan Downtown keynote as an artist, a public speaker or an entrepreneur — but “or” is not a word that suits Erik Wahl well. More aptly described using the word …

Creating a brand that people connect with emotionally is the key to customer loyalty according to brand strategy executive Libby Gill and the Inc.com article “7 Essential Ingredients for a Compelling Brand.” People don’t choose their favorite brands based solely …

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 …

Two primary care practitioners encourage family doctors to combat vitamin D deficiency in their patients by recommending “sensible sunlight exposure” and vitamin D supplementation in a new study published in the Journal of Optometry. The report cites the scientific …