Use advice from the Entrepreneur.com article “The Obvious Marketing Money-Maker You’re Missing” to incorporate customer-generated content into your marketing and impact consumers’ emotions with more authentic brand messaging. There’s nothing wrong with glossy, slick marketing, but sometimes authenticity and simplicity …

By Dr. John Cannell

I have noticed that much of the exciting human research on vitamin D originates in Turkey and Iran. I don’t know why, but researchers in those two countries keep publishing exciting clinical trials.

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According to a recent SmartTan.com poll, just under a quarter of indoor tanning businesses have utilized the services of a business consultant.

Twenty-three percent of salons said they had hired a business consultant and the remaining 77 percent said they …

Congratulations, we’re past the halfway point of 2013! Now is as good a time as any to take stock off your situation, and decide what areas you need to focus on to improve your business before we hit 2014. Start …

A recent column in the Des Moines Register criticizes the barrage of over-the-top anti-sun messages that occurs this time of year, saying these warnings are well-intended but lack perspective and consideration for the many health benefits of UV-induced vitamin D …

As Houston firefighters mourn the loss of three fallen brothers and a sister in a tragic fire May 31, 2013, local morning show “Roula and Ryan” and Glo Sun Spa came together to honor their sacrifices.

Glo Sun Spa donated …

Tanning salons, like many small businesses face a unique challenge: managing family members. In a recent Smart Tan poll, 42 percent of salons said that one or more of their employees are family. Overseeing the day-to-day activities of your staff …

More than a quarter of indoor tanning businesses have no full-time employees, according to a SmartTan.com poll held this month.

In the poll, 28 percent of businesses said they have zero full-time employees, while most, 42 percent, said they have …