It's Trade Show Time - Get Out the Comfortable Shoes

It's Trade Show Time - Get Out the Comfortable Shoes

Several of the BIOTONE team will be heading out for Las Vegas at the end of the week for the IECSC show. I'll be among them. I've lost count of how many industry trade shows I've attended in the nearly 30 years we've been in business...
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Turn Simple Into Sensational

Turn Simple Into Sensational

I hope that that you have your reservations for the upcoming, April 24 - 26, Las Vegas Spa show. BIOTONE will be there with a full support team and great show specials in Booth 1406. In addition, I will be teaching a class on how to use spa treatments...
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It's April - shower your clients with good advice

It's April - shower your clients with good advice

What client doesn't want smooth and glowing skin? After drying effects of winter, many of your clients undoubtedly are looking for advice on how to moisturize their skin. This time of year provides an excellent opportunity...
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To SPA or not to SPA?

To SPA or not to SPA?

Once a quarter BIOTONE hosts their spa open house in San Diego to demonstrate seasonal spa protocols. For the last several years I've had the pleasure of leading these fun filled events. I always enjoy the wide variety of...
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It's a Bloomin' Good Time to offer your Clients Special Treatment

It's a Bloomin' Good Time to offer your Clients Special Treatment

Who says Mother Nature doesn't cooperate. Last Sunday morning I looked out the window and across to my neighbor's yard and I could hardly believe my eyes. Overnight - as if right on cue with the first day of spring - my neighbor's pear tree had burst into bloom...
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Enhancing Prevention with Pampering

Enhancing Prevention with Pampering

The spa industry has traditionally been known for the P word - pampering. There is a strong shift in the industry towards another P word - prevention. The goal is to meld the two thoughtfully so that each part of the combination enhances the other. As a neuromuscular therapist, my challenge was...
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Give Your Clients Spaaaaah Moments

Give Your Clients Spaaaaah Moments

I am always searching for ways to make clients feel that the time they spend with me is an important part of their lives. As budgets tighten and competition increases, it's critical that every moment we spend with clients is well planned and...
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Keeping It Green With Less Water Is Our Goal

Keeping It Green With Less Water Is Our Goal

I've lived in California my whole life and so I'm pretty familiar with droughts. Living next to the largest body of water is no help during water rationing. But such is life I've lived in California my whole life and so I'm pretty familiar with droughts. Living next to the largest body of water is no help during water rationing. But such is life for those of us...
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Who Is Your "Target Market"?

Who Is Your "Target Market"?

Everyone can benefit from massage, so from a marketing standpoint your target customer could be just about anyone, right? Wrong! Marketing to the masses is a mistake that many professionals make. It is neither time nor cost effective to...
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The Hunt For New Ingredients

The Hunt For New Ingredients

Just the other day, I was on the phone with someone from India who works in our industry. Lots of similarities in spa products and services over there, yet not surprising, they do some things differently. Take waxing - it's very popular among...
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Create Clients' Synergy with Custom Blended Oil

Adding custom blended oils to the massage experience is very popular with my clients. We start with a casual consultation where clients help me "create their synergy" based on what's going on in their life and their goals. Then I blend two oz of oil...
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School's Never Out

Never before has the competition in our industry been as great as it is today. That's why you need to stay up to date on the current trends that are driving the latest treatments and service offerings. This is where continuing education (CE) classes...
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