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Smart Tan’s 2009 Indoor Tanning Industry Convention and Trade Show

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

We have some surprises in store for those who attend one of the country’s largest and longest-running tanning industry trade show events in October. But we’re keeping things secret until Smart Tan’s 2009 Indoor Tanning Industry Convention and Trade Show kicks off Oct. 9th at the Downtown Nashville Renaissance Hotel and Nashville Convention Center in Nashville, Tenn. ETS Tan will exhibit in booths 9, 131, and 600 on the convention floor throughout the trade show, which runs through Oct. 11. As always, prizes, special offers and incentives will be awarded throughout the event.

The theme of the show this year is “Smart Tan Downtown: Driving the 2010 Tanning Boom.” Smart Tan plans to roll out a massive program to expedite the coming boom in indoor tanning, a program intended to empower everyone in the tanning industry community to take part in a UV revolution. Smart Tan believes everyone in the industry – from salon employees, owners and managers to manufacturers and suppliers – can play a role in promoting the fact that tanning is natural and intended, raising the industry’s commitment to vitamin D research and awareness programs and promote the overall pro-sun message.
The conference’s keynote speaker will be Garrison Wynn of consulting firm Wynn Solutions. An experienced actor in films and a former professional stand-up comedian, he has hosted national TV specials and radio programs. As a keynote speaker, advisor and entertainer, Garrison has worked with some of the world’s most effective corporate leaders and salespeople, from multibillion-dollar manufacturers to top New York Stock Exchange wire houses. He has a background in manufacturing, entertainment, telecommunications, and financial services.

Other speakers include Dr. John Cannell of the Vitamin D Council and health education expert and independent sunlight advocate Dr. Marc Sorenson.

The full schedule of Smart Tan’s 2009 Indoor Tanning Industry Convention and Trade Show and the complete lineup of the convention’s planned programs are available on Smart Tan’s Web site.

Registration for Smart Tan’s 2009 Indoor Tanning Industry Convention and Trade Show is $99.

Spa Products

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

etsspapicWalk into virtually any modern tanning salon today and you’ll find more than just tanning beds. That’s because a trend started a couple of years back. Customers started looking for more than just tanning. And salons, quick to act and appease, started offering the services their clients were asking for: sunless booths, airbrush tanning, light therapy sessions, teeth whitening and touchless massage.

tanning salons have become much more sophisticated and customer-centric as their customers have demanded more high-end services and prices they can afford. Salon owners want their customers to look and feel their best at the best prices possible. They also want to provide convenient services to meet their customers’ tight schedules. The more services someone can fit into a 20-minute time frame, the better.

ETS Tan saw this trend happening and leads the tanning industry in empowering salon owners by offering the best beauty equipment and services possible.

First, with the creation and debut of the Rejuvasun spa bed, ETS Tan delivered affordable light therapy for the face and neck areas for salon owners to provide to their customers. Today, thanks to a partnership with the international company that manufactures light therapy equipment for dermatologists use, the Rejuvasun with Omnilux gives salon owners the opportunity to offer their customers FDA-cleared, medically proven technology that reduces fine lines and wrinkles up to 74 percent, tightens loose skin, stimulates the production of collagen and gives facial and neck skin a more youthful appearance.
ETS Tan is today a nationwide distributor of two revolutionary health and beauty products, the Hydromassage and the ShineWhite Rocket.
The Hydromassage is a touchless massage system that features a traveling jet system to deliver a full-body massage in just 10 minutes. Users remain fully clothed to experience the massage, adjust the bed’s pressure ranges and utilize a touch screen to watch updates on lotion specials and other salon services.  Clients can also watch videos or listen to music during their session. Sessions are extremely affordable at tanning salons compared to the prices of touch massages at high-end day spas.
And the ShineWhite Rocket is an FDA-approved teeth-whitening system that is clinically proven to dramatically whiten both upper and lower teeth in just one 20-minute session at a price much cheaper than a dentist would charge.
Before today’s economy redefined their discretionary income, people paid big bucks for beauty treatments like light therapy, massage and teeth whitening. And when tanning salons were “seasonal,” when the sun came out their customers disappeared. But shrewd salon owners have added products like ETS Tan’s Rejuvasun with Omnilux, the Hydromassage and the ShineWhite Rocket and they’re no longer experiencing an off season, which means they’re adding to their bottom line, increasing their annual income, growing and thriving.

The History of ETS

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Born on a small Indiana farm and grown into an industry leader with international reach, ETS Tan this year reaches perhaps its most significant milestone ever.

ETS Tan celebrates 25 years of providing superior indoor tanning beds, tanning equipment and supplies, unmatched customer support and an unwavering commitment to consumers who use its products and tanning salon owners who decide to offer ETS equipment to their clients.

The humble beginnings of the world’s largest manufacturer of tanning beds, tanning equipment and supplies is interesting.

Indoor tanning was a rather new and uncharted industry when Trevor and Edna Gray were exploring new business opportunities back in 1984. From their small Indiana farm, the Grays incorporated European Tanning Systems Inc. and became a distributor of what were then called sun beds and related tanning products. What made the couple successful was their clear focus on providing highly personalized service to clients. Their business quickly grew to the point that the Grays needed to hire a staff and spread their wings from existing as a regional distributor of tanning beds to a national one.

After just four years in business, ETS relocated from its rural roots to a business park in Indianapolis where its main distribution center employed 80. Regional sales and distribution facilities were soon opened in Florida and California. Explosive growth in another four years of time then prompted another physical move for ETS to an 88,000-square-foot office and warehouse facility. Quickly, another 76,000 square feet of operating space was added and ETS joined sister companies Australian Gold, Swedish Beauty and Helios under one roof. An 8,000-square-foot showroom displayed ETS’s complete tanning bed line and products produced by its sister companies and offices housed ETS’s sales, customer service and support personnel.

Today, ETS Tan is headquartered on the south side of Indianapolis in a massive 365,000 square-foot warehouse and distribution center ideally located off Interstate 65 and just 15 minutes from the new Indianapolis International Airport, a convenience for prospective tanning salon owners considering ETS as their preferred tanning equipment supplier. A 5,000-square-foot showroom overlooks the factory’s assembly lines. ETS also has its own tanning salon, offering employees the chance to experience soothing sessions during their breaks. Australian Gold and Helios are located in a separate business park on the city’s westside.