{"id":23358,"date":"2021-03-31T08:36:09","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T12:36:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarttan.com\/news\/?p=23358"},"modified":"2021-03-31T08:36:09","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T12:36:09","slug":"the-sun-method-for-sales-customer-service-and-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/the-sun-method-for-sales-customer-service-and-management\/","title":{"rendered":"The SUN Method: For Sales, Customer Service and Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to running a tanning salon, one of the most valuable assets is multitasking. As a small business, one person is responsible for many tasks and roles. So why shouldn\u2019t your team adopt a system that is just as versatile for your interactions with customers and with each other?<\/p>\n<p>The SUN method is a convenient reminder of the way people should be treated, whether it\u2019s a new client, a disgruntled client, or a fellow employee. The three steps of the SUN method are: seeking, understanding and nurturing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seeking <\/strong>\u2013 Be sincere and ask specific questions to get detailed information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Understanding <\/strong>\u2013 Let people know that you respect what they need and feel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nurturing <\/strong>\u2013 Take action that falls in line with the information you have gathered.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/epro2.com\/publication\/?m=45993&amp;i=695484&amp;p=56\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to running a tanning salon, one of the most valuable assets is multitasking. As a small business, one person is responsible for many tasks and roles. So why shouldn\u2019t your team adopt a system that is just as versatile for your interactions with customers and with each other? The SUN method is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23359,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23358","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","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>The SUN Method: For Sales, Customer Service and Management - Smart Tan News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When it comes to running a tanning salon, one of the most valuable assets is multitasking. As a small business, one person is responsible for many tasks and roles. So why shouldn\u2019t your team adopt a system that is just as versatile for your interactions with customers and with each other?  The SUN method is a convenient reminder of the way people should be treated, whether it\u2019s a new client, a disgruntled client, or a fellow employee. The three steps of the SUN method are: seeking, understanding and nurturing.  Seeking \u2013 Be sincere and ask specific questions to get detailed information.  Understanding \u2013 Let people know that you respect what they need and feel.  Nurturing \u2013 Take action that falls in line with the information you have gathered.  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