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Fall means gift card giving and programming should be on every spa director’s agenda. Gift card programs should incorporate a marketing plan that create future opportunities for growth. Basic gift card marketing plans typically involve: 1. Marketing objective. This is often a statement of a sales goal for a period of time. It is typically…

Plastic surgery is expected to be the biggest emerging market by 2020, according to a report from Persistence Market Research. North America and Europe will dominate the global plastic surgery market due to the growing aging population and a general acceptance of aesthetic procedures. In Europe, France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the U.K. hold the…

Nearly 75% of global respondents, on average, say a brand’s country of origin is as important as or more important than nine other purchasing drivers, including selection/choice, price, function and quality, according to findings from the Nielsen Global Brand-Origin Survey released today. The new research examined whether consumers prefer goods produced by global/multinational brands (defined…

Leadership equals sales in the spa.  It is up to your spa management team to gleefully squeeze success out of every team member in a fashion that is, win/win. The late sales great, Zig Ziglar defined leadership as, “Getting the things that you want done carried out by other people because they want to.” In the spa…

Our skin is crawling with bacteria and viruses?! What a horror, one would think. Guive Balooch, vice president of L’Oréal’s Technology Incubator, wants us to think differently about these seemingly unsavory organisms, which are hugely beneficial to the health and beauty of our skin. Microbiome is at the core of L’Oréal Research and Innovation, with […]

As retailers battle for market share, return policies become an important issue. What do you do with the customer who returns an empty bottle of facial cream? How does one increase purchases without increasing returns? Researchers at the University of Texas conducted a meta-study of 21 journal articles about return policies. The secret? Actually, the […]

Fast Spa Beauty Just when you were thinking of the chant, “om” and calm, there is a faster paced demand out there for beauty efficiently performed right now.  As unique as your skin type or massage preferences, the many manifestations of on demand beauty.  The emphasis is on convenience, efficiency and quality. This might look […]

This time of year, we start anticipating the new arrivals of the latest and greatest in wearable technology. The new, highly anticipated Fitbit Ionic is now available, as is the new Apple watch. The tech industry is speculating about a new Apple watch. And, not to be left out, Samsung announced a new addition to its line […]

Our gut is where roughly 70-80% of our immunity is. If you have a well-functioning digestion system, your overall health is probably better than the majority of the population, meaning that overall inflammation is likely to be much lower in those without gut issues. That old adage that we become what we eat, could never be […]