New Campaign: Orlando Sentinel Articles

Don Smith · 07-29-2002, 02:16 PM

FYI To Ask Don's Army:

Our peers in Orlando and the State of Florida need your help!

Please lend your voice by sending Tim Franklin, vice president/editor of the Orlando Sentinel a e-mail protesting two articles that were published last week. To do so, click on the link above.

For more information about this situation, please read the articles and my response in the TanTalk e-Magazine section.

http://www.tantalk.com/forum/auto_email.php?mode=send&id=8

Don "Who Did His Part - Will YOU Do Yours?" Smith

[ This Message was edited by: Don Smith on 2002-07-29 13:19 ][ This Message was edited by: Don Smith on 2002-07-29 13:30 ]

Tan Talker · 07-29-2002, 05:49 PM

Don,
Thank you so much for your response! If we nail these things fast and often we can make a statement. I sent a reply to her also about her rhetoric and a cc to a friend and ex professor who writes for the slantinel. I wont even let my bird poo on that rag. Thanks for the ammo from your big gun. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

solarmeter · 07-29-2002, 08:26 PM

Comment added below auto-email:

The blatent bias and lack of substantiation in these articles demonstrate an extreme lack of journalistic integrity. For the sake of your publication's credibility, and for at least a gesture of apology to upstanding tanning businesses, it is imperative that you set the record straight immediately. Retract the harm you have caused with facts you are now aware of.

Steve

fungirlz · 07-29-2002, 08:31 PM

Oh thank-you Solar.. Thank-you so very much.
Lets bombard them with these e-mails..
Ya'll are wonderful..
C

Rich C · 07-29-2002, 10:11 PM

The Orlando Sentinel is the closest thing to a National Inquirer type paper that you'll see for a major city. Very little fact checking on a lot of articles, not just tanning. Much sensationalism. The least they could do is print it on softer paper so you could use it to wipe your......

Bronze Star · 07-30-2002, 10:06 AM

My comments:

Quote:I am a lead moderator of a website called Tantalk.com... along with several others. We work very hard to educate not only salon owners, but also the general public, salon employees and the media. I am very sad and disheartened to see that a publication such as your own would use such slanted and clearly biased information. This is an abuse of a leadership role that you have in your community. It is up to people such as yourself to research your findings thoroughly before proceeding to print. We at Tantalk are very careful with the information (or misinformation) that we have and how we go about reporting it. I appreciate a response to this letter.

Oly · 07-31-2002, 01:50 PM

I'm in. You can take me off the bad boy list.
Oly

fungirlz · 07-31-2002, 02:17 PM

I had 8 guests bring us the aritcal the first day out.. 10 the next..
I told them to just leave the paper with me so I could line my birds cage with it.. but Jim said our bird Cotton( he's a 18 yr old huge Cockatoo) was much to wonderful to allow him to crap on THAT PAPER..

This is a slower time of year for us in the tanning area of the studio..yes.. but it is the idea we have combat these statements..to people who have been with us for years..or just want to grab a nice relaxing tan with us from time to time...
We have an outline for answering the concerns the guests may ask the team members about..we are to follow the guideline when answering the questions.. 98% of the guideline comes from our Don Smith.. .. so you know it's knock out GRRRREAT..
and WE even defend Electric Beach which is a salon around the corner from us..
yes they were sighted for cleaning solution not being strong enough.. but we say.. what was it off by one micron? This story was written with out FACTS..or data to back up the drama..
Electric Beach is no threat to Transformations..no one is a threat to us.. we are in this together, as industry professionals... Each of us do our business the way we think we should.. and there are all kinds of people in this State.. one of the 1705 tanning salons/studios in Central Fla will make the buyer happy... Not one place is perfect for everyone..

Respecting fellow owners and the public is what Transformations is about on a business level in our community.. This woman Stephanie Ericson dragged our industry through the muck.. She is the enemy.. not my so called competition around the corner.

Thanks for sending your e-mails in..
Love,
C

Remember we are very different than just a "tanning salon" in town..
We speak softly to our guests and carry BIG STICKS to defend our brothers and sisters in this industry!!!

xoxox thank-you for sticking by us on this
--------------------
Christine'

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07-29-2002, 02:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Don Smith Join Date: Feb 25 2000 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 1,619 Rep Power: 10	FYI To Ask Don's Army: Our peers in Orlando and the State of Florida need your help! Please lend your voice by sending Tim Franklin, vice president/editor of the Orlando Sentinel a e-mail protesting two articles that were published last week. To do so, click on the link above. For more information about this situation, please read the articles and my response in the TanTalk e-Magazine section. http://www.tantalk.com/forum/auto_email.php?mode=send&id=8 Don "Who Did His Part - Will YOU Do Yours?" Smith [ This Message was edited by: Don Smith on 2002-07-29 13:19 ][ This Message was edited by: Don Smith on 2002-07-29 13:30 ]

07-29-2002, 05:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tan Talker Join Date: Jan 18 2002 Location: Lake Mary, Florida Posts: 1,040 Rep Power: 7	Don, Thank you so much for your response! If we nail these things fast and often we can make a statement. I sent a reply to her also about her rhetoric and a cc to a friend and ex professor who writes for the slantinel. I wont even let my bird poo on that rag. Thanks for the ammo from your big gun. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

07-29-2002, 08:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
solarmeter Join Date: Nov 13 2001 Location: MI Posts: 631 Rep Power: 8	Comment added below auto-email: The blatent bias and lack of substantiation in these articles demonstrate an extreme lack of journalistic integrity. For the sake of your publication's credibility, and for at least a gesture of apology to upstanding tanning businesses, it is imperative that you set the record straight immediately. Retract the harm you have caused with facts you are now aware of. Steve

07-29-2002, 08:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
fungirlz Join Date: Jan 17 2002 Posts: 4,753 Rep Power: 8	Oh thank-you Solar.. Thank-you so very much. Lets bombard them with these e-mails.. Ya'll are wonderful.. C

07-29-2002, 10:11 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rich C Join Date: Feb 7 2000 Posts: 155 Rep Power: 9	The Orlando Sentinel is the closest thing to a National Inquirer type paper that you'll see for a major city. Very little fact checking on a lot of articles, not just tanning. Much sensationalism. The least they could do is print it on softer paper so you could use it to wipe your......

07-30-2002, 10:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bronze Star Join Date: Apr 11 2001 Posts: 2,732 Rep Power: 8	My comments: Quote:I am a lead moderator of a website called Tantalk.com... along with several others. We work very hard to educate not only salon owners, but also the general public, salon employees and the media. I am very sad and disheartened to see that a publication such as your own would use such slanted and clearly biased information. This is an abuse of a leadership role that you have in your community. It is up to people such as yourself to research your findings thoroughly before proceeding to print. We at Tantalk are very careful with the information (or misinformation) that we have and how we go about reporting it. I appreciate a response to this letter.

07-31-2002, 01:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
Oly Join Date: Jun 22 2002 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I'm in. You can take me off the bad boy list. Oly

07-31-2002, 02:17 PM	#8 (permalink)
fungirlz Join Date: Jan 17 2002 Posts: 4,753 Rep Power: 8	I had 8 guests bring us the aritcal the first day out.. 10 the next.. I told them to just leave the paper with me so I could line my birds cage with it.. but Jim said our bird Cotton( he's a 18 yr old huge Cockatoo) was much to wonderful to allow him to crap on THAT PAPER.. This is a slower time of year for us in the tanning area of the studio..yes.. but it is the idea we have combat these statements..to people who have been with us for years..or just want to grab a nice relaxing tan with us from time to time... We have an outline for answering the concerns the guests may ask the team members about..we are to follow the guideline when answering the questions.. 98% of the guideline comes from our Don Smith.. .. so you know it's knock out GRRRREAT.. and WE even defend Electric Beach which is a salon around the corner from us.. yes they were sighted for cleaning solution not being strong enough.. but we say.. what was it off by one micron? This story was written with out FACTS..or data to back up the drama.. Electric Beach is no threat to Transformations..no one is a threat to us.. we are in this together, as industry professionals... Each of us do our business the way we think we should.. and there are all kinds of people in this State.. one of the 1705 tanning salons/studios in Central Fla will make the buyer happy... Not one place is perfect for everyone.. Respecting fellow owners and the public is what Transformations is about on a business level in our community.. This woman Stephanie Ericson dragged our industry through the muck.. She is the enemy.. not my so called competition around the corner. Thanks for sending your e-mails in.. Love, C Remember we are very different than just a "tanning salon" in town.. We speak softly to our guests and carry BIG STICKS to defend our brothers and sisters in this industry!!! xoxox thank-you for sticking by us on this -------------------- Christine'

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