Archive for the ‘Tanning Trends Extra’ Category

If I only had a “Dr.” in front of my name maybe I could do something to stop the Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) from selling its name to sunscreen manufacturers. Want to know what you need to do to display …

In the early 1980s, a young kid started his first video store in Chicago with just 300 movies. Without any college education, experience or financial background, this young kid worked 15 hours a day just to make ends meet. Who …

As a salon owner, operator or employee we have all been in that uncomfortable place of having an angry client. You know the routine – the client comes in the door with a scowl on their face, looking for a …

I’ve been in the industry for over 25 years now and have always believed that education was the key to success. When I worked in my salon I would tell clients, “listen to both sides of the story and then …

Seven or eight years ago you didn’t have to be good to succeed as a tanning operator. You just had to be open.             Today’s tanning business success stories are not coming from luck or because of being the only game …

To help salons diversify their offerings and preempt the traditional slow season slump, Four Seasons has established an exclusive distributorship with the industry leader in skin rejuvenation treatments, Lumière Excel Light Thèrapie.  Using a combination of red and infrared light, …

The Joint Canadian Tanning Association (JCTA) for the second year in a row promoted Tan Awareness Week June 1-8 just before the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and Canadian Dermatology Association (CDA) promoted Sun Awareness Week (or Sun Scare Week as …

Tanning salon managers, owners and everyone else in the business hire our employees based on issues such as customer service skills, teamwork and sales ability but mainly we want our salon’s representatives to exhibit sunny personalities. We want the face …