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		<title>The Vitamin D Buzz</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/09/the-vitamin-d-buzz/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About recent Vitamin D findings. ]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting the Tan Tax</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/fighting-the-tan-tax/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Efforts against the Tan Tax. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Undeniable Importance of Branding! Pt.5</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-5/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 15:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nurturing your brand. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Undeniable Importance of Branding! Pt.4</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-4/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=167</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Build your brand!]]></description>
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		<title>The Undeniable Importance of Branding! Pt.3</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-3/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/08/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:33:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why build a brand?]]></description>
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		<title>The Undeniable Importance of Branding! Pt.2</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What a brand is. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Undeniable Importance of Branding! Pt.1</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-1-2/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/the-undeniable-importance-of-branding-pt-1-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:33:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why you need a brand. ]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Starting to Feel Like Summer</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/its-starting-to-feel-like-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/its-starting-to-feel-like-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Daniel Pollman</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems to me like it&#8217;s been a mild summer so far. Lots of cloud layers, cool breezes, mild sun rays, at least in California anyway. But just this week, maybe a little earlier, I felt the heat go up noticeably. I can feel those rays getting stronger now. I don&#8217;t know about you but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Customer Retention: Establishing the Face of Your Tanning Salon</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/customer-retention-establishing-the-face-of-your-tanning-salon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/07/customer-retention-establishing-the-face-of-your-tanning-salon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 22:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=133</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you own a tanning salon you probably know how important it is to have a friendly and engaging employee at the front desk. They&#8217;re essentially the face of your tanning salon as far as your customers are concerned. A large part of customer retention has to do with the customer&#8217;s comfort level when they come into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tanning Tax to Take Effect in Summer 2010</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/03/tanning-tax-to-take-effect-in-summer-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2010/03/tanning-tax-to-take-effect-in-summer-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Feruzi Mwero</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=113</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Tanning salon businesses across the nation will feel the effects of the new health care insurance bill as early as July 1, 2010. Indoor tanning salon patrons will soon be charged a 10% tax to help fund the $940 billion health care overhaul.]]></description>
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		<title>Cleanliness and a Sense of Order</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/cleanliness-and-a-sense-of-order/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/cleanliness-and-a-sense-of-order/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[brand your company. drive more traffic in. Salon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[clean Tanning Salon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cleanliness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eating]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mc Donalds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reception area]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/cleanliness-and-a-sense-of-order/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Over the past month I have visited dozens of salons, some of which are busy during all business hours and others who are struggling drive more traffic in. The biggest differences I noticed between these two types of salons are cleanliness and a sense of order. Cleanliness is not just cleaning beds between customers. Having [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving Traffic to Your Salon</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/driving-traffic-to-your-salon/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/driving-traffic-to-your-salon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:40:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=83</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There are several simple ways to drive additional traffic to your salon with little or no money.  In an earlier topic I spoke about understanding your market place.  There are a few ideas that you could push in your community to drive traffic and help the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Staying Relevant</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/staying-relevant/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/staying-relevant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 09:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=81</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This month I&#8217;d really like to talk about staying relevant with your consumer.  Most salon owners do stay relevant and some go astray.  When we talk about staying relevant what is that mean? Staying relevant is, “understanding your customers’ needs and wants” as they happen.  Along with technology your customer’s needs are ever changing. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keep Control of Your Marketing</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/keep-control-of-your-marketing/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/12/keep-control-of-your-marketing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=78</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the keys to marketing a successful business is to simply keep control.  I do not mean doing everything. What I’m trying to say is you should manage or at least keep track of all aspects of your marketing and, furthermore, you should not hesitate to give input where input is needed.]]></description>
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		<title>Knowing Your Audience</title>
		<link>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/11/knowing-your-audience/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.tanwall.com/2009/11/knowing-your-audience/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TanWall</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.tanwall.com/?p=74</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest mistakes that any salon owner makes is to not understand their customer.  The most successful salons understand what&#8217;s important to their customer.  The things that you may think are important are not. We all heard the saying “the three most important things in business are location, location, location.  Although the location [...]]]></description>
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