07-18-2013, 02:05 PM | #31 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 21 | Re: CONSULTANTS??? Do you use I'm optimistic! Worst thing that can happen in the immediate future is the new FDA regs. Smart operators will be ready to pounce on markets that have older salons with older beds that are not properly classified. They will open new salons with new equipment to fill the void left by the salons that cannot afford to get new compliant equipment. When there is blood in the streets...
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07-19-2013, 07:15 AM | #32 (permalink) | |
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Is that really the world that you are looking forward to? God help us. | |
07-19-2013, 03:05 PM | #33 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | Re: CONSULTANTS??? Do you use I'm sick of dealing with the negatives of this industry, every time someone asks me what I do for a living I cringe, I know it's gonna be a negative comment and I'm not gonna get into a discussion about it, most of the time you can't win. It's frustrating always worrying what bogus report is gonna come out this week and destroy sales, and now may even close us down, how are you as a business suppose to function, it's depressing!
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07-19-2013, 04:03 PM | #34 (permalink) | |
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Our industry has been assailed with no evidence whatsoever that would stand up to legal scrutiny, yet we cower like a yard dog getting his next whipping. When is someone going to take these smear merchants to court? | |
07-21-2013, 08:22 PM | #35 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | Re: CONSULTANTS??? Do you use That's the most annoying thing, the lies, and they get away with it and no one understands what the real story is about, and were like sitting ducks waiting for the next round to start or now the end.
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07-22-2013, 02:14 PM | #36 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 0 | Re: CONSULTANTS??? Do you use We were well over that. You need to diversify and offer more services than just tanning. Tanning beds, airbrushing, spay tan, spa services and boutique, etc... it all adds to the bottom line. |
07-22-2013, 02:27 PM | #37 (permalink) |
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Rep Power: 20 | Re: CONSULTANTS??? Do you use While diversity can be a good thing, that doesn't answer the real question; could you survive without selling UV light? I think the answer would be NO for 95 % of us. Nor should we have to. As I have said before, if the Feds move to restrict tanning, the industry leadership has no choice but to file a class action lawsuit on behalf of the industry's 19,000 small businesses in this country. |
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07-29-2013, 01:09 PM | #39 (permalink) | |
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Burnt out because nothing seems to work. Frustrated because their business that was once profitable is now struggling and they don't know why. Not willing to execute the required task to be successful because it takes too much effort and they do not want to work that hard. Opened a salon without an effective business model and has never tasted success. Opened in a market that will not support a tanning salon. Absolutely no advertising and believes advertising is a waste of money. Did not change with the times, especially in regards to todays marketing. Terrible salon structure and pricing. No training for staff or incentive for staff. The operator that blames everything and everyone except for the person that is responsible. Can a Consultant help in all of these situations? Yes a qualified one can. In almost every case a long detailed conversation with a consultant that should cost nothing will help an operator refocus and have a much better understanding of what is required to help their particular situation. At that point a salon operator is in a better situation to determine if assistance is needed or they now have a better understanding of what they must do to change their situation. People that do nothing will never experience any positive change. Those that finally realize that something must change or they will probably fail and loose everything are more likely to identify and make those changes and in many cases that requires qualified assistance. If you notice the people that suggest Consultants are not needed are people that have never used one. Those that have gotten assistance always say it is worth every penny spent. This is probably the reason every fortune 500 company uses a variety of Consulting companies. Nothing more powerful than surrounding yourself with knowledgeable people. | |
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