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Smart Tan to Attend Heartland’s “Show Me the Money” Expo
Smart Tan is kicking the year off by presenting at Heartland Tannning’s “Show Me the Money” expo, featuring speakers and exhibits geared to help salon owners improve their business and increase profits. The event will take place in the Georgia …
Recovery Signs Driving Optimism
A stronger-than-expected U.S. manufacturing sector is largely responsible for an up-tick in underlying optimism about the U.S. economy heading into 2011 — all of which is good news for service and retail industries like the professional indoor tanning community.
The …
San Diego Contemplating Selling Sunshine
Smart Tan is always saying that if pharmaceutical companies could sell sunshine, they would in a heartbeat. It looks like one municipality is considering selling it themselves. Jerry Sanders, the mayor of San Diego, recently proposed that the city should …
Derm Leader: Tans are Natural
“Working on a tan is analogous to training muscles; both, if done in moderation and reasonably, serve a worthwhile purpose.” — Dr. Bernard Ackerman, founder of the New York City-based Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology and author of The Sun and …
Tanning Businesses Split on 2010: Poll
About one-third of tanning business owners felt 2010 was a stronger year than they expected according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted in late December. That’s an upside heading into the 2011 tanning season.
According to the poll, almost half of …
Vitamin D Council: Use a Sunbed
The independent Vitamin D Council suggests that people should use a sunbed in the winter — being careful to avoid a sunburn — as one of the primary ways to make sufficient vitamin D.
Dr. John Cannell, founder of The …
Why ’75 percent’ Stat is Wrong
Internet health education web site NaturalNews.com is calling for people to re-examine the relatively small risk of melanoma, often put out of perspective by groups linked to those who profit from anti-sun messaging.
In an article titled “Skin cancer risk …
Smart Tan Webinars Resume Jan. 4
Smart Tan is continuing its highly successful webinar series in January and February, offering courses featuring material from classes from Smart Tan Downtown in Nashville Oct. 22-24 that were popular but which were concurrent to other courses.
“The first three …
