Paper eyelashes straight off the runways of fashion week in England. The Wet Brush is my new brush for beautiful brushing and detangling wet hair. Essie , OPI and other brands of nail lacquers had a wide array of gorgeous shades! Farm House Fresh has a delightful yogurt mask that is called Pajama paste. Great for spa parties and for...

They are “choosey” about who they invite for the deal of the day. You must be a reputable business and I am honored my business was chosen. Groupon came up with the price of my deal based on the cost of what the products used would be per face and the time. Overall, It was a joint effort. They know...

After all the press, articles I have read and an invite and countless calls from the Groupon Team I have decided to take the plunge and try it. Reviews I have read have been good and bad. I called other local business owners to see how their Groupon experience was. It resulted in a great experience. I believe it’s right...

The results are in for the holiday kick-off weekend, and they’re encouraging. It is estimated that 212 million shoppers visited a store or website over the four-day Black Friday weekend, an increase of 8.7% from last year, according to National Retail Federation reports. Average spend was also up about 6%, and the combination of higher spend and more traffic yielded...

Bryan Durocher shares business building tips for promoting body treatments and hydrotherapy along with series and gift card sales in the spa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxFgQP2t_aI

May is the month that climbers scale Mt. Everest, so I’m guessing that’s why spring is full of “Summits.” Last month, in addition to the Global Spa Summit, was 8 th edition of the Women’s Wear Daily Beauty CEO Summit. This event, like the Global Spa Summit, is an invitation-only, three-day conference that provides 200 beauty executives with a forum...

With clients watching their pocketbooks closely, it is imperative for spa owners to do the same. This is the time to be aggressive in your marketing and detailed in your education and client service experiences. Invest in retail, networking, and sales dialogue training. These are the tools that can empower and alter your bottom line. It is not the time...

I support Dori Soukop's comments in her blog entry, Business Training and Success, and would like to comment further. She is right; spas and salons have for years relied on vendors to provide sales training, with the idea that we were "saving money" somehow by doing that. And you may get lucky, you may have a vendor who has a...