Feature of the Month – Unlimited Tanning Courses and Happy Hour Deals

August is here, which means it’s time for another feature of the month post. As most tanning businesses are booming over the summer months we thought it would be worth diving into special tanning options on our system that might come as a surprise to you, as our technical and advanced features are often forgotten. However, what most people don’t know is how much easier they can make salon management. Especially for our Tanning Salon owners! We thought about ideas and what we could do that we haven't already done. We talked about tanning features before, such as security and tanning rules. But we realised that we have never really talked about how you can actually manage your minutes and courses and especially any special offers through the system. Therefore, this month we wanted to dive into the option of controlling your Unlimited courses and Happy Hour sessions directly from the system. 

Our customers often ask us how they can sell and set up unlimited monthly courses. As a product it is not uncommon to the tanning world. However, did you know that Happy Hour promotions are also getting more and more popular, as owners can decide to run a promotion during a specific time of the day?

These tools are great for any tanning salon who wants to stay super organised with offers, but without having to constantly keep an eye on it. The system does it all for you! It is designed for when customers purchase either one of options and start using the minutes, the system will take it automatically into consideration to take the promotion off after your desired time. All you do is set an expiry period and that's it. Meaning if you offer an unlimited tanning month you set an expiry period on the system to 1 month and don’t have to worry about turning it off for every customer at different times. Same applies to the Happy Hour promotion just in a slightly different way. Below we have listed the difference between Unlimited and Happy Hour and how both options work on the system. 

Unlimited 

Unlimited courses is a weekly, monthly or annual offer that is added to a customer's client card, which enables them to use as many minutes during that time as they please. When salon’s offer this particular product then customers can purchase it whenever they want. Once they start using the minutes they system will automatically recognise the action and will turn the unlimited minutes off at the end of the period. There is no need to keep an eye on customer’s courses and to turn them off manually whenever they finish. If you do however need to check their status or want to double check something then the information is always available in the customer purchase history. 

Happy Hour 

Unlike unlimited courses, Happy Hour promotions are only available during a specific time of the day. Therefore, the customer does not have constant access to cheaper minutes whenever they come in. The idea behind Happy Hour minutes is for salons to utilize quieter periods and make the most of them. Therefore, Happy Hour offers are a marketing strategy to bring more customers through the door during specific times of the day. It is up to the salon for how many hours they want to run a Happy Hour deal during the day and on what days it will be available. Happy Hour deals are only available as a walk-in service, meaning the minutes will be purchased then and there and also used up during the visit. 

Salon Tracker is a tanning salon management solution that caters for all needs of tanning business owners. Its features are unique to Salon Tracker and include options such as safety implementation and sunbed timer integration. The system tracks and manages all minutes by documenting all information, meaning the owner can manually access all shop activity on a daily level.

If you would like to speak to us about the system and receive more information on how you can manage your Tanning salon better with Salon Tracker then please get in touch. If you would like help setting up your Unlimited courses and Happy Hour deals then we are more than happy to assist with that. Our support team is available Monday-Friday from 9 am - 5 pm for any questions and enquiries.

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