SpaFinder

SpaFinder, through this acquisition, has officially added the vast U.S. salon industry to its spa gift program, while further expanding its reach into traditional spa retail channels.

"Spa & Salon Wish will provide a new dimension to our business with a huge upside for spas, salons and consumers." said SpaFinder, Inc. Chairman & CEO Pete Ellis. "It opens the door to us to bring thousands and thousand of salons into our gifting network while providing us with an opportunity to reach a much broader audience eager to enjoy spa and salon experiences."

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Tip #3

Sell packages or services online: Most of our top sellers sell packages or gifts for services. The top quarter of our sellers have an average a higher average sale amount, which makes perfect sense. If a (possibly male) spa gift buyer does not know what to buy they generally buy a $100 gift certificate (our average sale data supports this assertion). However, if you have a nice $129 Valentine's Day package, many buyers will jump on it-and you just raised your revenue 30% on the transaction.

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We are happy to announce that SpaBoom and SpaFinder are now working hand-in-hand, bringing our combined energy to the spa marketing table to create new and exciting ways to benefit our clients. SpaFinder has purchased an interest in SpaBoom, and we have agreed to share technology as well as customers as we identify new and better ways to increase your exposure (in a good way!) and help you sell more gift certificates to boot.

“Our investment in SpaBoom is part of our commitment to help our spa marketing partners succeed in an increasingly competitive marketplace,” said SpaFinder, Inc. CEO Pete Ellis. “We’re looking forward to providing spas with a new level of marketing value that’s going to immediately pay off with more customers and more profits for them.”

Bill Bice, founder and CEO of SpaBoom shares his thoughts. “Gift certificates, which typically represent between 10 and 25 percent of a spa’s total sales, are a critical source of revenues and customers for spas. This agreement will enable our shared customers to increase gift certificate sales on two powerful fronts: their own web sites and SpaFinder’s vast distribution network. It's really about creating the best of both worlds for our clients, and ultimately increasing their reach and revenues in the process.”

Ellis and Bice both anticipate a deepening partnership moving forward, leveraging the companies’ respective technological, data and marketing strengths and services to develop new solutions and ideas for the global spa industry.

Stay tuned for more announcements in the coming weeks. We are excited about what the future holds, and will share news as it develops!

In the meantime, know that all of the things you've come to expect from us at SpaBoom will continue–our great service, our love for all things 'spa', and our respect and appreciation for all of the great SpaBoomers out there who have made it possible to grow and make cool things happen in our first 3 years!

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