{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Tanning Business Strong in May: Survey - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5k60zjZ0T9\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/tanning-business-strong-in-may-survey\/\">Tanning Business Strong in May: Survey<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/tanning-business-strong-in-may-survey\/embed\/#?secret=5k60zjZ0T9\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Tanning Business Strong in May: Survey&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"5k60zjZ0T9\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Four out of five indoor tanning businesses say May was as good as or better than expected, according to a SmartTan.com poll conducted the last week of May \u2014 another sign that indoor tanning businesses are enjoying a strong season. According to the survey, 61 percent of tanning businesses say May was better than they expected. Only one-in-five \u2014 19 percent \u2014 felt May was weaker than they expected, while 20 percent felt May went as expected. That\u2019s even stronger than a first-quarter 2011 SmartTan.com poll, where 49 percent said business was better than expected for the first three months of the year, with 26 percent saying it was worse than expected at the time. Following that poll, an April SmartTan.com poll reported that 56 percent of salons said customer counts were up in 2011 \u2014 another strong sign that clients are coming back to tanning in a gradually improving economy. \u201cIt\u2019s clear that tanning businesses are once again getting traffic through the doors, and the best businesses are set up to convert those customers into loyal customers,\u201d Smart Tan Vice President Joseph Levy said. \u201cExactly how they\u2019re doing that is one of the main focuses of Smart Tan\u2019s 2011 Convention, Smart Tan Downtown, Oct. 12-14 in Downtown Nashville \u2014 the trade show and conference are built around making over your tanning business to be a winner in the future.\u201d For more information on Smart Tan Downtown visit www.SmartTanDowntown.com or call your Smart Tan team member at 800-652-3269 or 866-795-3755 in Canada.","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/2011-06-03-Business-doing-well-in-Spring-copy.jpg"}