News Archive for September, 2011

If you ever wondered how you and your marketing knowledge rank with the rest of the marketing world, you can test that knowledge by taking the Marketing Cow IQ quiz.

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Smart Tan has published the schedule for supplier presentations at Smart Tan Downtown Oct. 14-16 — sessions led by vendors that compliment the morning salon business workshops at the industry’s largest annual convention and trade show.

“These event sponsors will …

“Over half of Facebook users respond to social media marketing,” the headline of a ZDnet article reads.

Facebook outranks several other social media sites, like Twitter and LinkedIn, when it comes to interacting with their favorite brands online. This means …

A prominent natural health advocacy group reported this week that a new research suggest that people with natural vitamin D levels live longer.

“Just in case you needed more proof that low blood levels of vitamin D represent a significant …

A study led by New Zealand epidemiologists suggests that dermatology-led efforts to scare young people about skin cancer may actually be causing a decline in skin cancer awareness in older people who are most likely to get the disease.

“Anecdotally, …

Does your salon offer coupons and deals, but just can’t seem to get people in when you really need them? Many salons and other businesses struggle with the same issue, but thanks to sites like Groupon and LivingSocial all that …

The U.S. National Cancer Institute — in bold type on an a section added to its web site in June 2010 — admits that there is no evidence that avoiding sunlight or sunbeds actually decreases the risk of skin cancer.…

A Washington, D.C., dermatologist was unable to identify her 14-year-old son’s severe vitamin D deficiency even after he complained of constant pain, headaches, exhaustion, body aches and stomach pain — classic signs of severe vitamin D deficiency, NBC News-Washington reported …