{"id":17666,"date":"2016-02-08T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-08T15:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=17666"},"modified":"2016-02-10T10:16:55","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T15:16:55","slug":"igniting-your-business-through-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/","title":{"rendered":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades.<\/p>\n<p>The trends among successful salons are consistent &#8212; they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you&#8217;ll establish a loyal following.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it&#8217;s important they think of you. Get your name out there. There&#8217;s always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,&#8221; says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/smarttan.epubxp.com\/i\/632988-vol31iss2-2016\/48\" target=\"_blank\">Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17666","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We&#039;ve all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades.  The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you&#039;ll establish a loyal following.  &quot;It&#039;s important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it&#039;s important they think of you. Get your name out there. There&#039;s always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,&quot; says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We&#039;ve all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades.  The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you&#039;ll establish a loyal following.  &quot;It&#039;s important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it&#039;s important they think of you. Get your name out there. There&#039;s always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,&quot; says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Smart Tan News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmartTan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/shutterstock_102166600.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"440\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"335\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"smarttannews\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@SmartTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@SmartTan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"smarttannews\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"smarttannews\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/722dc7049af55e0ed743d67ce9ed4819\"},\"headline\":\"Igniting Your Business Through Investment\",\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\"},\"wordCount\":205,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\",\"name\":\"Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00\",\"description\":\"We've all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades. The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you'll establish a loyal following. \\\"It's important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it's important they think of you. Get your name out there. There's always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,\\\" says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations. Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Igniting Your Business Through Investment\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/\",\"name\":\"Smart Tan News\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Smart Tan\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":164,\"caption\":\"Smart Tan\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmartTan\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/SmartTan\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/722dc7049af55e0ed743d67ce9ed4819\",\"name\":\"smarttannews\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"smarttannews\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/author\/smarttannews\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News","description":"We've all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades.  The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you'll establish a loyal following.  \"It's important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it's important they think of you. Get your name out there. There's always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,\" says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News","og_description":"We've all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades.  The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you'll establish a loyal following.  \"It's important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it's important they think of you. Get your name out there. There's always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,\" says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.","og_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/","og_site_name":"Smart Tan News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmartTan","article_published_time":"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00","og_image":[{"width":440,"height":335,"url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/shutterstock_102166600.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"smarttannews","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@SmartTan","twitter_site":"@SmartTan","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"smarttannews","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/"},"author":{"name":"smarttannews","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/722dc7049af55e0ed743d67ce9ed4819"},"headline":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment","datePublished":"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00","dateModified":"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/"},"wordCount":205,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization"},"articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/","url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/","name":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment - Smart Tan News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2016-02-08T15:42:38+00:00","dateModified":"2016-02-10T15:16:55+00:00","description":"We've all heard the chatter about salons closing around the country, but what about those that are flourishing now more than ever? There are still plenty of owners that are continuously investing in their businesses and reaping the benefits. While small businesses will always face challenges from competitors and external factors, smart business owners are manifesting success by implementing consistent upgrades. The trends among successful salons are consistent -- they are dedicated to regular business enhancements and continuously rotating their products and equipment to keep customers engaged. Invest in your brand to catch the eye of potential customers, and constantly evolve your business to ensure that you'll establish a loyal following. \"It's important to have awareness in your brand, because in your area you want tanning to be synonymous with your brand name; when they think tanning it's important they think of you. Get your name out there. There's always going to be competition, so maintaining your client base and keeping them happy with improvements and changes is imperative to your survival,\" says Lisa Parsons, the director of sales and education for Devoted Creations. Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/igniting-your-business-through-investment\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Igniting Your Business Through Investment"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/","name":"Smart Tan News","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#organization","name":"Smart Tan","url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Smart-Tan.png","width":500,"height":164,"caption":"Smart Tan"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SmartTan","https:\/\/x.com\/SmartTan"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/#\/schema\/person\/722dc7049af55e0ed743d67ce9ed4819","name":"smarttannews","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c0189f76465f47ce293287354f8076bfdb83130e65538eb34fcd2cd44e9f0e53?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"smarttannews"},"url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/author\/smarttannews\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17666","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17666"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17666\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17683,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17666\/revisions\/17683"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17666"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17666"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17666"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}