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The Various Stages of Spa Managment: Career Opportunities for Industry Professionals »

Choosing a spa management career can be both fulfilling and exciting. As with any profession, working your way up the corporate ladder brings with it more responsibility, opportunities, and a successful future.
Assistant Spa Managers are part of the team and required to do everything from helping clients at the front desk to assisting [...]

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Does Your Spa Cater to the Anti-Aging Craze? It Isn’t Just a Fad!
While many aging Americans prefer to age gracefully without the use of extreme plastic surgery methods, most still use and plan to continue using less invasive anti-aging products and services. According to a recent study conducted by Focalyst, more than 48 [...]

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Sensible Ways to Increase Your Spa’s Bottom Line »

In order to make the most of your spa business, you need to come up with creative and revenue producing ways to increase you spa’s bottom line. Adjusting and tweaking your overall plan as business ebbs and flows is the best way to stay profitable throughout the year.
The most important thing for your [...]

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Setting Up An Average Massage Treatment Room in your Spa: Space, Fixtures and Fittings »

When setting up your massage treatment rooms, there are a few things you should consider in order to make it both comfortable for your clients and workable for your therapists.
The entire room should be at the very minimum 9×12 feet in size, but preferably larger. Most massage tables are approximately 3 feet wide [...]

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Great Ways for Your Spa to Go Green »

Saving the environment doesn’t need to happen all at once. You can start out by doing little things one day at a time at home and at work, so consider incorporating some of these great ideas for starting to convert your spa into a green spa.

Set up a recycling station for employees and [...]

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Unique Ideas for Shaking Up Your Spring Spa Menu of Services »

If you’re thinking about sprucing up your spa menu this spring, you might want to consider offering some of these unique treatments from around the world.  It’s a great way to get curious clients in for something new and a little exotic.
Japan is known for its creativity and innovative thinking, so finding unique spa [...]

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Support and Encourage Your Spa Staff: In Turn, They Will Deliver Exceptional Client Services »

You’ve heard the old adage, treat people the way you would like to be treated.  This doesn’t just apply to your clients, it also applies to your staff.  Sometimes it’s easy to overlook your employees on a day to day basis.  While you might truly appreciate the work that they do, there is no [...]

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The Flipside of a Standard Printed Business Card: Hands Down, The Most Under Utilized Marketing Tool »

Are you using your spa’s business card to the best of its abilities? If you are only putting information on one side of it, then the answer is no. When you think about it, your business card can be one of the most distributed and visible pieces of marketing that your spa [...]

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Outlining the Major Differences Between An Educated and Uneducated Spa Manager »

There is no substitution for a quality education when it comes to in today’s competitive and ever-changing spa industry. As with all businesses, there are good managers and bad managers, but what usually sets those two apart is proper training and education. This applies to the spa industry as well because [...]

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Progressive Management through Quality Education (Without Leaving Home): Think ISM »

In business, particularly the spa business, things are always changing, evolving, and moving forward on a day to day basis. What used to be popular or the norm yesterday may no longer be the norm today. So, it is essential that you keep abreast of the latest news, ideas, and methods that [...]

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