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Colourutan · 21st July 2008, 03:46 PM

Hi everyone. We have been opened just 1 week and are looking for ideas to attract customers. So far we get an average of 3 walkins a day --- most spend about $10.00. We are offering "Specials of the day" ....any suggestions?

Tanning Queen · 21st July 2008, 03:50 PM

Well not much you can do to make people want to tan this time of year, indoors anyway.

Do you have any money for marketing? Like maybe do a postard blast to the area to rpomote your new place? Maybe talk to other businesses to cross promote for now. Get any clients you do have to advertise for you. Offer referral bonuses to them for bringing in their friends.

I hate to say this but I hope you have alot of money saved because you really wont see many people til the season starts in Feb/March.

tacotan · 21st July 2008, 03:58 PM

Specials of the day are not very special if you have no established regular prices. Run a new client special, such as 5 tans for $5 with a 10 day expire. Do SOMETHING to build a base. Give them a reason to try you out they can not refuse. Make them switchers and show then why you are better.

If you are not better though it will backfire big-time.

Tanning Queen · 21st July 2008, 04:06 PM

Taco Tan, I love your name! LOL! It makes me giggle...

Now I have the South Park episode of Jennifer Lopez in my head. "taco taco, burrito burrito"

21st July 2008, 03:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Colourutan Rookie Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 40	New Salon Trying to Attract Customers Hi everyone. We have been opened just 1 week and are looking for ideas to attract customers. So far we get an average of 3 walkins a day --- most spend about $10.00. We are offering "Specials of the day" ....any suggestions?

21st July 2008, 03:50 PM	#2 (permalink)
Tanning Queen Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Six degrees left of nowhere Posts: 5,018	Re: New Salon Trying to Attract Customers Well not much you can do to make people want to tan this time of year, indoors anyway. Do you have any money for marketing? Like maybe do a postard blast to the area to rpomote your new place? Maybe talk to other businesses to cross promote for now. Get any clients you do have to advertise for you. Offer referral bonuses to them for bringing in their friends. I hate to say this but I hope you have alot of money saved because you really wont see many people til the season starts in Feb/March. __________________

21st July 2008, 03:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
tacotan Rookie Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Green Bay Posts: 1	Re: New Salon Trying to Attract Customers Specials of the day are not very special if you have no established regular prices. Run a new client special, such as 5 tans for $5 with a 10 day expire. Do SOMETHING to build a base. Give them a reason to try you out they can not refuse. Make them switchers and show then why you are better. If you are not better though it will backfire big-time. Last edited by tacotan : 21st July 2008 at 06:37 PM.

21st July 2008, 04:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
Tanning Queen Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Six degrees left of nowhere Posts: 5,018	Re: New Salon Trying to Attract Customers Taco Tan, I love your name! LOL! It makes me giggle... Now I have the South Park episode of Jennifer Lopez in my head. "taco taco, burrito burrito" __________________

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