Walking onto the trade show floor at Smart Tan Nashville for the first time is a sensational experience. It’s big, it’s bright, and it’s definitely colorful. It’s packed with the latest in equipment and skincare technology, the biggest names and …

Mike Neagle, CEO of Argo Networks, started his love affair with computers nearly 25 years ago as an intern in high school, working with the school system on large networks and mainframes. He later worked for a reputable internet service …

For decades, America has embraced the idea that bigger is better, especially in business. But in the last five years alone, the major shifts in our industry have proven that the idea is no absolute. An indoor tanning business cultivates …

By Tara Sanders, Touchable Tan

As of late, I am seeing more and more tanning salons in despair about sales and client numbers dropping. Though this is a never ending battle for all of us, there are affordable and creative …

By Joe Levy, Smart Tan Senior Vice President

Thousands of studies now point to potential benefits of vitamin D and UV exposure. I’ve been following the evolution of this science for 21 years as a big part of my job. …

As sunless becomes a larger revenue stream, salons are beginning to focus more on the ins and outs of maximizing spray sales and treating it as an equal aspect of business to UV tanning, not just a complement. In a …

A panel of many of the world’s leading vitamin D researchers released an online video in late 2014 calling for the public to embrace a balanced approach to UV exposure as the most important source of “the sunshine vitamin” and …

By Crystal Rooney, Spray Tan Artists Forum

Years ago, I was shown a video on the psychology of perceived value. They set up a restaurant with simple, undecorated card tables and metal chairs. They brought in a study group to …