It has been a tough year for the tanning industry. Salon owners have had to contend with the tan tax all year and now business owners everywhere are facing state bans on teen tanning. But we have seen a lot of ingenuity coming from salon owners as well. Faced with this year’s difficulties, salon owners have worked hard at devising creative marketing plans and improving their services and their brand.
Not to mention, we’ve had a lot of fantastic projects with salon owners who have had their own unique visions of salon design. We’ve been really impressed by the trendy, luxurious, atmospheric salons that owners have dreamed up and we’ve been overjoyed to be a part of making them a reality.
We’ve also rolled out some hot new products for our customers to enjoy this year. Our new products should help out with the salon construction, such as our l-shaped counter, towel rack, radius desk, and wall unit.
So have a Happy New Years from TanWall and keep up all those great innovations. Everyone has been working hard to keep the tanning industry vibrant and going strong and we’re sure salon owners everywhere will continue going strong into 2012. Until next year!
A small portion of the population can be prone to SAD, or Seasonal Affective Disorder. This disorder is considered a sort of depression. Those afflicted can come under bouts of depression and low energy during the winter seasons (or even summer depending on the person).
There are numerous treatments for this condition, such as light therapy, cognitive therapy, anti-depressants, etc. Tanning could help people with this disorder as well. Though it wouldn’t be the only solution, it could help restore serotonin levels. Many patients are recommended exercise and exposure to the sun outside, so this is definitely an option.
This may or may not be related to vitamin D levels as well. Many people exhibit low vitamin D levels and energy especially during winter, so it tanning could counterbalance some of these effects.
Here is an opinion piece on the subject. Definitely something to think about when you talk to customers about your services.
We hit this topic a lot. Tanning salons everywhere are fighting for market share in a saturated market that is increasingly regulated. And we also say, don’t despair! There are plenty of ways to make your salon more competitive and stand out in the crowded market, such as developing your brand, offering a wide array of products, providing a unique tanning experience, and more. Here are a few more tips to keep you on your toes.
If you’ve been paying attention to the news, you know that airbrush tanning is getting more and more popular, with salons everywhere investing in their own airbrush stations, and there are even entrepreneurs trying out mobile tanning service now as well. We came across a few articles that have some useful information to get you started if you are interested, all of them on a useful tanning industry site, “Looking Fit.”
This article offers an in-depth look at the airbrush tanning business
This short article offers a few tips on what to buy if you are looking into getting started with airbrush services.
And here is some useful advice from a veteran salon owner as well on tanning businesses adding airbrush tanning to their services. All good information if you are looking to add those services.
Finally, here’s another article that nicely sums up some of the strategies to increase the competitiveness of your business: offering unique products and services, experiences, price structures, and etc. All definitely worth a read.
We would recommend browsing some of the additional article links under the articles you read. There’s a lot of great information in there. Anything that you can use to give your business the edge over the competition is worthwhile!
