News Archive for June, 2014

By Grant Miller, Salon Consultant

The late, great Gary Halbert is widely considered to be the world’s greatest copywriter ever. If you are a certain age, you may recall your parents receiving a “Coat-of-Arms” letter in the mail with an …

Heartland Tanning announces Smart Tan Nashville Tanning Bed Sweepstakes!  One lucky salon will be the winner of a new re-designed 2015 3400 tanning bed.

The 3400 unit is ranked as one of the best selling commercial tanning beds available. The …

Even the most loyal customers are inconsistent if not part of a membership program, the Inc.com article “How to Keep Customers (Happily) Paying Forever” explains. With members, you get paid whether they come in or now. And while saying it …

As the co-founder and CEO of Sun Tan City, Rick Kueber takes pride in keeping the franchise’s over 275 locations on the cutting edge of the indoor tanning industry. Most recently, this has meant a major overhaul in technology as …

We want to hear about your salon’s smartest tanning client – the client(s) whose success story tanning in your salon makes you proud you’re in the tanning community. Is it someone who couldn’t tan without burning before they met you? …

Duck calls and strong family values will be the new face of the tanning industry, courtesy of Podz & Dr. Sun Rx. The Kansas based company signed reality television star of Duck Dynasty, Jessica Robertson.

Dr. Sun will produce several …

By Bob Negen, Retail Expert

There’s a Chinese proverb that says the weakest link is stronger than the most powerful memory. I know, I know, some of you are thinking, “Well, what in the world does that have to do …

Yet another study has recognized vitamin D status as a marker of longer life expectancy, CBS news reports.

This analysis of previous research, published in the British Medical Journal, linked vitamin D deficiency to  increased risk of death from …