Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Effective Ways To Market Your Tanning Salon

By Betty P Davis

Think of some original marketing ploys to encourage customers to tan at your business. There is already a market for this type of service so you just need to reach out there and grab it. Make sure customers know exactly what you have to offer so they can decide it is the right facility for them. Simply advertising your business isn't enough due to the amount of competition that is out there.

If you have a great deal of activity going on in your tanning salon you may feel like it is too difficult to get it all detailed in one message. That is very true so you will just need to take a new approach. Come up with some specific ads about various aspects of your tanning salon. You can use different ones in various types of advertising locations. You can change the ad in the newspaper weekly as well to keep attracting new customers who are looking for something specific.

You are likely very proud of your tanning salon so make sure that is reflected in your advertising. Tell them what you have as far as how many tanning areas and what types they are. Let them know you offer a full line of quality tanning products that they can offer. Also let them know that you offer eye protection and very clean tanning areas. All of these things are great angles for marketing your tanning salon.

It is important that your tanning salon offers them the convenience that they are looking for. One way you can do this is by offering extended hours during the busy times of the year. Not everyone can get into a tanning salon between the hours of 8 am and 5 pm. You will be losing a great deal of customers if you don't open your doors sooner and stay open later than that.

You will definitely find that there are customers who enjoy tanning before they go in to work each morning. Some of them many work all night so they stop in to tan before they go home to sleep. Others want to be able to come in on their lunch hour or right after work. It is a great way to transition from work mode to family mode. Market these hours so that they will know you are looking out for their needs.

This type of extending hours of service will also help to cut down too many people trying to get an appointment at the same time. If you offer early morning tanning sessions as well as evening ones, not everyone will have to try to get in on their lunch hour. Overall this is going to make the process go much smoother for you, the staff, and of course your valued customers.

Never forget to encourage your previous customers to come back in either. Don't assume that they will just automatically come in and start tanning again in the spring. You don't want them to feel they can't find time for it. You also don't want them to look into going to another tanning salon. Send them out something in the mail to remind them of what you have. To show your appreciation to them you can also offer a discounted price on tanning services and products.

You may feel that you are advertising for your tanning salon so all is well. Yet you need to really stop to evaluate if the way in which you market it is effective or not. You definitely want to do all you can to retain previous customers. You also want to work to encourage first time customers to become regular faces you see around your tanning salon.

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