Med Spa Marketing Tip: The Very Un-sexy Plan

Planning… boring, unsophisticated, nerdy, so yesterday – right? . . . Wrong! Without a plan how do you know where you’re going. Without a plan you are very likely to waste valuable time, energy and money.
It’s almost 2009 and if you don’t have a marketing and promotions plan yet – WAKE UP! Get [...]

Gift Card Opportunities for MedSpas

With Black Friday around the corner, I thought it would be appropriate for me to provide everyone my thoughts on gift card sales in MedSpas.
I speak from a voice of experience when it comes to gift cards. Back in 1989 I started selling gift certificates in my two Boston spas. At the time we were [...]

Marketing Tip: Scratching Backs to Save Money

Tight economic times require creativity to stay ahead of your competition and wallet. There once was a time when businesses scratched each other’s backs – They helped one another out, because if your neighborhood is thriving, then so can you. Bartering is the exchange of goods and services of equal value – without the exchange [...]

Acara Reaches Over 1,000 Professionals with Complimentary Medical Spa Webinars

Acara, the leading business team in the Med Spa industry announces its upcoming Webinar Series featuring industry expert Francis X. Acunzo. Register for any of the five complimentary webinars and learn how the Acara Team of top medical spa business leaders strategize and implement Medspa development, management, marketing, and sales.
Branford, CT November 11, 2008 – [...]

New Medical Data: Consumers Look to Minimally–Invasive Procedures

The American Society for Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) has released the results of their recent poll that identifies a drop off in consumers purchasing cosmetic surgery but clearly points to the fact that consumers still remain bullish on minimally invasive procedures that are customary at most Medspas.
I believe the results of this survey point to my position that the market [...]

Marketing and Sales Seminar Success

Acara held its first Marketing and Sales Seminar this past Monday, October 27th in Branford, CT.  The event was a great success with over 40 people in attendance.  Deb Roberts, Acara’s VP Marketing presented the morning session on Marketing your Medical Spa.  I presented the afternoon session which focused on Selling Medical Spa Services supported [...]