How to turn “no’s” into “yes’s” when upselling and cross-selling to clients

How to turn “no’s” into “yes’s” when upselling and cross-selling to clients

Do you feel uncomfortable trying to convince a client to agree to try another treatment or purchase an at-home product that you know will benefit them? Maybe you are afraid you will come across as too pushy. Possibly you dread the rejection...

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Product Sales: Finding Products that Fit Your Practice

Product Sales: Finding Products that Fit Your Practice

Do you sell products to your clients?  If so, how do you determine which products to recommend? Do you consider scope of practice when determining what products are appropriate to suggest to your clients?

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Start tweeting: Twitter can help boost your spa or massage practice visibility and client roster

Start tweeting: Twitter can help boost your spa or massage practice visibility and client roster

Can tweeting get you more clients and solidify relationships? That’s a question many small businesses, including spas and massage practice professionals, ask considering that there are a number...

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Boost online sales for Mother’s Day and more at your spa and massage practice

Boost online sales for Mother’s Day and more at your spa and massage practice

It’s really not too early to be thinking about Mother’s Day and the revenue generating opportunity it presents for your spa or massage practice.  That’s why you want to make sure to get ahead of the day...

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Online shopping is soaring. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for your spa or massage practice.

Online shopping is soaring. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for your spa or massage practice.

We love to shop online, especially from our mobile devices. This year’s Cyber Monday set a new online record at $3.45 billion, 12.1% more than last year’s online holiday shopping day, reports USA Today.

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Wrapping Up Your Gift Certificate Promotion

Wrapping Up Your Gift Certificate Promotion

Now is the time to start promoting your gift certificates in earnest.  But to be honest I have a problem with GC’s since most of them are bought for clients who already visit on a regular basis.  Hmmmm.

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Tis the season to ring up more sales with some special holiday marketing activities

Tis the season to ring up more sales with some special holiday marketing activities

If Black Friday is any indicator, things are looking good for holiday spending. The International  Council of Shopping Centers reported that three quarters of Americans spent the same or more this year than last

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Holiday gift cards can be the gift that keeps giving at your spa or massage practice

Holiday gift cards can be the gift that keeps giving at your spa or massage practice

Could gift cards be the holiday gift that keeps giving to your spa or massage practice?  GiftCard.com reports that over $100 billion is spent on gift cards annually and that 72 percent of customers will spend

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The Holiday Shopping Spree is About to Begin…Are You Ready?

The Holiday Shopping Spree is About to Begin…Are You Ready?

The busiest buying season of the year is right around the corner! Is your business positioned to maximize the profit potential?  If not, now is the time to make a plan to ensure you are ready for those...

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Selling retail at your spa or massage practice: Follow the 4 Ps

Selling retail at your spa or massage practice: Follow the 4 Ps

In 1964, Neil H. Borden, professor of advertising at the Harvard Business School published a paper on “The Concept of the Marketing Mix,” in which he identified the tools necessary to create demand for a product, such as product

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How to make retail sales a win/win for your team and your spa or massage practice

How to make retail sales a win/win for your team and your spa or massage practice

Are you concerned that opportunities for retail sales are being left on the table because your spa and massage practice team just aren’t enthusiastic enough about selling or lack confidence?

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Loyal spa and massage clients matter to your spa and massage marketing. So create them!

Loyal spa and massage clients matter to your spa and massage marketing. So create them!

Are you more focused on bringing new clients through the door of your spa or massage practice than strengthening relationships with current ones? It’s a question you want to ask yourself

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