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Lose Money or Clients Which Does Your Spa Deserve?

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Change can be difficult to implement at a spa. New procedures are particularly hard because people are used to operating in a certain way.

I always begin my retail classes by asking therapists why they chose to work in the spa industry.  It helps me to understand their motivation or lack thereof. Some say money, others say they like to make people feel good. Some come from a family of therapists and others don’t have a reason. It just seemed the best thing to do at the time.

Knowing your “why” is important because it can make decisions simple in the long run.

I recently spoke with a spa manager whose group I trained. It seems that two therapists are resistant to doing anything different.  They are using  “family problems” as their excuse for not executing what they were taught in class. They say the new protocol of  customer engagement combined with their personal stress is too much to deal with. Bottom line, they are not interacting or making home care recommendations so guests are walking out with no retail products.

When I was a therapist at Rescue Spa, there was a brief period when my father was in the hospital. So I certainly understand that SOP’s are not top of mind when focused on a sick family member. I informed my spa owner what was happening and took time off. I was not receiving salary, only commission, so for the time my income stopped.

But my “why” for becoming a therapist was to ensure that my multi-cultural clientele received the of quality service that I wanted to receive. So knowing that I couldn’t give 100% I chose not to go in.

I am quite honestly perplexed as to why that wouldn’t be the first suggestion from the spa manager. When a therapist is under-performing, it is the customer who suffers. Most of us have seen the backlash that poor service can bring in today’s consumer focused environment. Is it really worth it? What am I missing?

Write to me at Moontide Consulting.com  and let me know.

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“I did not go to school to sell products!”

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Here’s the backstory: The CEO of a well known massage club posted on LinkedIn that the emphasis of his company is “total body care”.

My response; “Total body care should include appropriate product recommendations which allow guests to extend their treatment and maximize results.

His lead therapist then responded to me by posting this comment,

Therein lies the gap of understanding. Even though I used the term appropriate product recommendations, in the therapist’s mind this translated to selling.

Obviously, based upon retail sales results many therapists feel this way. Do yours?

I see it all the time in my training journeys.  Been there, done that, got a t-shirt.

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As a Spa Manager, you may wonder how to get around this roadblock

At Moontide we’ve managed to crack the code. Check this out >>>> http://bit.ly/2ytMf4y

Contact me at Linda@Moontideconsulting.com or request a chat on Clarity.  I’ll be happy to share how  we achieve our fantastic results in the face of  resistance.

 

Bryan K. Williams-Master of Platinum Service

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When Lynne McNees, ‎President at International SPA Association (ISPA) invited me to their  conference in 2013, I never imagined that four long years later I would be part of the ISPA2017 professional development session lineup.  Read More

The Dying Art Of Customer Service

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This excerpt written by spa consultant Kamillya Hunter strikes at the heart of our profession. Her poignant article gives us all something to think about.  

There is no other profession more personal than massage therapy. If you disagree, name one. I’ll wait. As massage therapists, we expect a fully conscious person to agree to remove their clothes and expose to us parts of themselves they may be ashamed of. Read More

Spas, Training and the Trump Effect

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I’ve been in the U.S. now for longer than I anticipated. What started as a three week trip from my home in Bangkok has morphed into a prolonged visit. While I now have an unlimited opportunity to watch cable networks like CNN and MSNBC I feel that I am caught in the throes of a weird addiction to political news. I begin my day craving information on what havoc has been visited on our world overnight. I check Twitter trends and Huff Post headlines for my fix on the latest global backlash caused by our current administration. Because truth be told drama has happened everyday since January 20.  I find myself headachy before the day really begins.

I know that I am not alone.

I exist in a constant self imposed state of low level anxiety.

I recently read an article that discussed how Susie Ellis, CEO of Global Wellness Institute spoke of Trump as the leading influence of wellness trends for 2017. http://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Market-Trends/The-Trump-Effect-is-already-altering-the-personal-care-and-beauty-market

“As things get more uncertain wellness gets more important.”

I totally agree with her viewpoint.

Last week I visited my favorite massage therapist. Nothing fancy, she works at Hand & Stone and she is fabulous! The time spent in a quiet environment with her was exactly what I needed. She knew exactly what to do and recommend and I can’t begin to express how much I appreciated her. In this time of turmoil and stress and uncertainly, the spa and wellness industry should be a safe haven. It is crucially  important for our therapists to be totally on point. Excellence in customer service is a teachable skill that should never be taken for granted by management.

Enabling therapists to listen well, respond authentically and recommend knowledgeably is what proper training can do.

Let’s get on it now.  The world needs it.