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Today, if you want to stand out from the competition, your spa or massage practice needs to be “front and center” online. While there still is a place for traditional advertising and other offline marketing activities, the fact is that consumers are going online to compare vendors, ask questions and get input from others.

Was the biblical forbidden fruit an apple? Not according to Reverend Griffith Hughes. He was a Welsh naturalist who in the 18^th century traveled to Barbados in search of the tree that was in the Garden of Eden. In 1750, Hughes wrote a description of a fruit, which he nicknamed the “forbidden fruit,’’ that was an...

Do you feel like you’re living in a sequel of “Groundhog Day?” It’s the 1993 movie where actors Bill Murray and Andie McDowell get stuck living one day over and over again until they finally get it right. If so, you just may be in a rut and work could be a big part of it. You might have entered the New Year with all sorts of...

Are clients complaining of dry, winter skin? Don’t wait for the temperature to drop. Reach for the Peach Oil.  When it comes to skin benefits, Peach Oil, or more specifically the oil of the peach kernel, is a powerhouse.  So much so, that it’s used extensively in many skin lotions and creams, body and facial massage...

When it comes to spa retail shopping, men are giving women a “run for their money.” Spa Executive writes that the most recent figures from ISPA’s Consumer Snapshot released in spring 2019 indicate: More men are more likely to go to a spa with the intent of purchasing retail products ‘some’ or ‘all’ of the time than...

The hemp plant might be called the gift that keeps giving. First off, it is a source of CBD (cannabidiol), the non-psychoactive component of the hemp plant, a variety of Cannabis, that has anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving properties without psychotropic effects.  And if that wasn’t enough, cold pressing the seeds of...

No one emails anymore, true or false? You might think it’s true based on the popularity of messaging apps (What’s Up and Facebook Messenger, for example) and of course texting. But don’t dismiss email as a powerful marketing tool for your spa or massage practice, at least not yet.

Are any of your clients complaining of “foggy brain?” You know that condition when you just can’t seem to focus and you don’t seem to have the mental acuity necessary for work and even making everyday decisions. It could be that your clients have too much on their mind to think clearly. Or they may be tired or...

In a post-holiday funk? No matter how stressful December was trying to meet your end-of-year personal goals, not to mention juggling work and holiday preparations; there’s something sad about saying goodbye to another year.

In a post-holiday funk? No matter how stressful December was trying to meet the end-of-year demands of clients and staff, not to mention juggling work and holiday preparations; there’s something sad about saying goodbye to another year.

Consumers are clamoring for Cannabidiol (CBD), as indicated by a recently released market estimates. BDS Analytics out of Boulder, Colorado, who tracks the cannabis market, forecasts that CBD sales will exceed $20 billion by 2024, representing a compound annual growth rate of 49 percent.

The passage of the 2018 Farm Bill on December 20 is a major step forward for the burgeoning cannabidiol (CBD) market. The bill legalizes industrial hemp, a variety of cannabis from which CBD can be extracted but does not produce mind-altering effects.