Becoming a great manager is a process that is both tough and delicate. You’re only human, but how you wield your strengths and weaknesses have a profound impact on the team dynamic. It’s true that managing others requires a certain …

By Grant Miller

Most businesses either don’t realize that they have lost clients or don’t know what to do about them.

Lost and inactive clients are a fact of life in every business and in your salon. Part of the …

Most small businesses don’t want to utilize much time and money on brand advertising simply to generate awareness. You want to get to the point with compelling ads and offers that lead directly to new customers and more revenue. The …

Caribbean Beach Tanning & Wellness may have just added the SmartSun Therapy SST28 in April, but the results are already exceeding expectations.

By introducing a new $99 SST–only membership and incorporating the device into their all-inclusive EFT program, the salon …

Clearly, tanning is a service industry. But so many salon owners separate customer service and the services that they charge for; in reality, these things are one and the same. The most valuable service you provide for your clients is …

While the slower summer and fall months might feel like much-needed downtime for tanning business owners, they actually offer a prime opportunity to review, evaluate, and address various aspects of the business. This period can be used strategically to ensure …

By Grant Miller

Depending on where your salon is located, summer marks the beginning of the annual slow season. Typically, the first half of the year is the prime time to bring in new members, sell a ton of EFTs, …

By Michael Mercer, Ph.D.,

Employee attitudes are contagious!

In fact, employee attitude research reveals this truth. Research by Ronald Friedman, Ph.D., of University of Rochester, published in “Motivation & Emotion” journal found pairing people in a room with… (a) high-motivated …