Friday, July 29, 2011
New BodyworkBiz Blog
This blog has been discontinued and future posts will appear on the BodyworkBiz Blog at http://eric.bodyworkbiz.com
Tuesday, August 23, 2005
August 23rd, 2005
New stationery items released including massage business cards, massage gift certificates, postcards and more.
March 8th, 2005
All visitors can now get access to their personalized Resource Center at BodyworkBiz. The Resource Center will contain some free marketing resources as well as one click access to all e-courses and newsletters that you have purchased.
All visitors can now get access to their personalized Resource Center at BodyworkBiz. The Resource Center will contain some free marketing resources as well as one click access to all e-courses and newsletters that you have purchased.
March 4th, 2005
New Client Education Newsletters are released. Help your clients understand the incredible scope of your practice with these educational newsletters. These can be personalized with your own information online in seconds. With this release, you will get access to any purchased newsletter in four different formats for maximum flexibility. For a limited time, you can purchase all newsletters as a package for a reduced price.
New stationery items released including massage business cards, massage gift certificates, postcards and more.
March 8th, 2005
All visitors can now get access to their personalized Resource Center at BodyworkBiz. The Resource Center will contain some free marketing resources as well as one click access to all e-courses and newsletters that you have purchased.
All visitors can now get access to their personalized Resource Center at BodyworkBiz. The Resource Center will contain some free marketing resources as well as one click access to all e-courses and newsletters that you have purchased.
March 4th, 2005
New Client Education Newsletters are released. Help your clients understand the incredible scope of your practice with these educational newsletters. These can be personalized with your own information online in seconds. With this release, you will get access to any purchased newsletter in four different formats for maximum flexibility. For a limited time, you can purchase all newsletters as a package for a reduced price.
Sunday, May 29, 2005
Chair Massage Conference....
It's coming up really soon. If you haven't registered, do so right away.
Full conference info is here:
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conference.php
FAQs are here:
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conf_faq.php
Who's speaking at the conference? Here is a partial list of speakers...
Unleashing the Power of the Relaxation Response
Eli Bay, Relaxation Response Institute
Eli Bay is one of Canada's foremost authorities on stress. With over 25 years dedicated to speaking about stress and relaxation worldwide, he's a true pioneer, preaching stress management before the term even existed. With two TV series under his belt, countless media appearances, and a non-stop speaking schedule with North America's corporate elite, he's become a celebrity in the field of corporate stress management.
We were very lucky to get Eli Bay to kick off the conference with us. You'll have a deep understanding of the way stress impacts individuals, companies and even society as a whole. And you'll leave with a whole new appreciation for the valuable contribution you make each day through your massage and your ability to initiate a powerful relaxation response in your clients.
Trend Watch: The Seated Stone Experience - Combining chair massage with hot stones
Raymond Blaylock, My Touch Resources
There are very few people who can be considered true pioneers in the field of chair massage, but Raymond is one of them. He recognized the power of chair massage very early in its development and was a key player in popularizing its use in North America. He took chair massage with its Eastern foundation and created a whole new vocabulary of techniques for chair practitioners. He continues to innovate and his latest explorations are in combining chair massage with hot stone massage. Together with Kaite Hurley, he has developed the Seated Stone Experience that combines seated massage with the principles of thermalism using hot and cold stones to create "vascular gymnastics" to promote various therapeutic effects. He'll share his thoughts and insights on this up-and-coming industry trend.
The Fainting Phenomenon: Why people faint in your chair and what to do to make sure it never happens to you
Eric Brown, Director, BodyworkBiz
You may not know this, but the founder of BodyworkBiz, Eric Brown, has been a key player in popularizing chair massage in Canada and has been training practitioners in his unique style across the country since 1994. Eric will explore one of the most mysterious aspects of chair massage: The Fainting Phenomenon.
Fainting is a widely known side effect of chair massage. But why does it happen? And how can you prevent it from happening to your clients? He'll clear up the mystery and outline the physiology behind the phenomenon. You'll learn simple and effective ways to avoid this distressing event and ensure it never happens in your chair.
Corporate Wellness Programs: A corporate insider reveals the inner workings
Pierre Chartier, Wellness Director, Bank of Canada
One of the problems with selling chair massage to corporations is wrapping our mind around the way they think. You need to understand wellness from their perspective in order to communicate the benefits of chair massage in a compelling way. Who better to give us insights into the corporate mind than the man who directs wellness programs in one of Canada's most prestigious (and "corporate") institutions, the Bank of Canada.
Pierre will give you an overview of the wellness industry and help you understand how corporations make decisions to implement programs. He'll give concrete examples from his personal experiences in the field and will share his thoughts on approaching corporations and effectively selling your massage services.
Effortless Chair Massage: Making sure your hands never hurt
Monica Burr, Senior Trainer, Relax to the Max
Monica is a senior trainer at Relax to the Max, North America's only school with dedicated entry-level training in chair massage. This former leading dancer with the renowned Toronto Dance Theatre has spent the past 15 years in the field of postural retraining - teaching people to use their bodies in the most efficient and effortless way possible.
We often hear practitioners say that chair massage is hard on their bodies. "Rubbish", we say. You simply need to learn to use your body in an efficient way, maximizing leverage and your body weight, while minimizing stress to the small joints in your hands and thumbs. Monica will detail seven key body use principles that will help make your chair massage effortless.
Become a Media Darling: How to be almost famous
Kathi Neil, Owner, Butterfly Massage
Do you want to become a local celebrity? Then don't miss this segment. As the owner of a successful chair massage business, Butterfly Chair Massage, Kathi has created her own butterfly effect which has rippled through the local media. Within a year, she has appeared in print media eight times and on television three times. In the process, she's become almost famous. Kathi will share with you exactly how she did it so you can do the same.
Beyond Hands-On: How to increase your income with product sales
Jocelyn Lowe, Owner, All About You Massage
In the world of massage, you are trading your time for money. Unfortunately, there is only so much time you can spend massaging, so you need to maximize the money you make. Jocelyn will show you how easily you can do that by selling interactive products that complement your work. She'll give you lots of great ideas as she shares her personal experiences with products.
Creating a Retail Massage Empire: On the Spot Massage
Shoshanna Frumpkin, Owner, On the Spot Massage
In the world of massage, we've seen very few massage businesses with unique concepts and personalities. On the Spot Massage is one of those rare jewels. As a longtime player in the field of chair massage, Shoshanna will share her story and experiences that have shaped her business thinking over the years.
In particular, she'll give you the scoop on her On the Spot Massage concept and outline how she piggybacks on well established businesses to set up multiple retail locations quickly and efficiently.
Think Global, Massage Local: A guide to getting local customers on the Internet
Paul Rochford, Webmaster, BodyworkBiz
The web is one of the most effective as well as the most underutilized and misunderstood marketing tools available to massage professionals. As webmaster of one of the most highly visited massage sites on the Internet, Paul has some insights on how to create a highly effective website that will sell your services. You'll discover how ridiculously easy it is to create a website and learn about the five pages that your website absolutely must have. More importantly, he'll show you how to drive customers from your local community to your website quickly and inexpensively.
The Sounds of Music: Current research into the relaxation effects of music
Pierre Chartier, Exercise Physiologist
Besides being the Wellness Director at the Bank of Canada, Pierre is also an exercise physiologist. He's very comfortable in the world of science and one area that has grabbed his attention in recent years is the role of music in relaxation.
In this presentation, you'll get an overview of current research in this area. Pierre will highlight the elements that make music relaxing and will demonstrate this through a variety of sound recordings. Of course, you'll learn the implications for yourself as a practitioner and will be better able to decide whether to use music and specifically what kinds of music to use.
Success Story: How to double your sales year after year with no marketing expense
Dianna and Curtis Young
This Texas couple was recently profiled in the AMTA's Massage Therapy Journal. They recognized a need for chair massage in their community and started doing corporate on-site massage. With almost no money they used their brains rather than their wallet to kick start their business. Without spending a dime on advertising, they doubled their sales in their second year in operation. But they didn't stop there. Using guerilla marketing and the power of networking, they doubled their sales again the year after. This dynamic duo will share their business experiences with you and show you how even the most cash strapped, starving massage professional can be highly successful doing on-site massage.
Full conference info is here:
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conference.php
FAQs are here:
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conf_faq.php
Who's speaking at the conference? Here is a partial list of speakers...
Unleashing the Power of the Relaxation Response
Eli Bay, Relaxation Response Institute
Eli Bay is one of Canada's foremost authorities on stress. With over 25 years dedicated to speaking about stress and relaxation worldwide, he's a true pioneer, preaching stress management before the term even existed. With two TV series under his belt, countless media appearances, and a non-stop speaking schedule with North America's corporate elite, he's become a celebrity in the field of corporate stress management.
We were very lucky to get Eli Bay to kick off the conference with us. You'll have a deep understanding of the way stress impacts individuals, companies and even society as a whole. And you'll leave with a whole new appreciation for the valuable contribution you make each day through your massage and your ability to initiate a powerful relaxation response in your clients.
Trend Watch: The Seated Stone Experience - Combining chair massage with hot stones
Raymond Blaylock, My Touch Resources
There are very few people who can be considered true pioneers in the field of chair massage, but Raymond is one of them. He recognized the power of chair massage very early in its development and was a key player in popularizing its use in North America. He took chair massage with its Eastern foundation and created a whole new vocabulary of techniques for chair practitioners. He continues to innovate and his latest explorations are in combining chair massage with hot stone massage. Together with Kaite Hurley, he has developed the Seated Stone Experience that combines seated massage with the principles of thermalism using hot and cold stones to create "vascular gymnastics" to promote various therapeutic effects. He'll share his thoughts and insights on this up-and-coming industry trend.
The Fainting Phenomenon: Why people faint in your chair and what to do to make sure it never happens to you
Eric Brown, Director, BodyworkBiz
You may not know this, but the founder of BodyworkBiz, Eric Brown, has been a key player in popularizing chair massage in Canada and has been training practitioners in his unique style across the country since 1994. Eric will explore one of the most mysterious aspects of chair massage: The Fainting Phenomenon.
Fainting is a widely known side effect of chair massage. But why does it happen? And how can you prevent it from happening to your clients? He'll clear up the mystery and outline the physiology behind the phenomenon. You'll learn simple and effective ways to avoid this distressing event and ensure it never happens in your chair.
Corporate Wellness Programs: A corporate insider reveals the inner workings
Pierre Chartier, Wellness Director, Bank of Canada
One of the problems with selling chair massage to corporations is wrapping our mind around the way they think. You need to understand wellness from their perspective in order to communicate the benefits of chair massage in a compelling way. Who better to give us insights into the corporate mind than the man who directs wellness programs in one of Canada's most prestigious (and "corporate") institutions, the Bank of Canada.
Pierre will give you an overview of the wellness industry and help you understand how corporations make decisions to implement programs. He'll give concrete examples from his personal experiences in the field and will share his thoughts on approaching corporations and effectively selling your massage services.
Effortless Chair Massage: Making sure your hands never hurt
Monica Burr, Senior Trainer, Relax to the Max
Monica is a senior trainer at Relax to the Max, North America's only school with dedicated entry-level training in chair massage. This former leading dancer with the renowned Toronto Dance Theatre has spent the past 15 years in the field of postural retraining - teaching people to use their bodies in the most efficient and effortless way possible.
We often hear practitioners say that chair massage is hard on their bodies. "Rubbish", we say. You simply need to learn to use your body in an efficient way, maximizing leverage and your body weight, while minimizing stress to the small joints in your hands and thumbs. Monica will detail seven key body use principles that will help make your chair massage effortless.
Become a Media Darling: How to be almost famous
Kathi Neil, Owner, Butterfly Massage
Do you want to become a local celebrity? Then don't miss this segment. As the owner of a successful chair massage business, Butterfly Chair Massage, Kathi has created her own butterfly effect which has rippled through the local media. Within a year, she has appeared in print media eight times and on television three times. In the process, she's become almost famous. Kathi will share with you exactly how she did it so you can do the same.
Beyond Hands-On: How to increase your income with product sales
Jocelyn Lowe, Owner, All About You Massage
In the world of massage, you are trading your time for money. Unfortunately, there is only so much time you can spend massaging, so you need to maximize the money you make. Jocelyn will show you how easily you can do that by selling interactive products that complement your work. She'll give you lots of great ideas as she shares her personal experiences with products.
Creating a Retail Massage Empire: On the Spot Massage
Shoshanna Frumpkin, Owner, On the Spot Massage
In the world of massage, we've seen very few massage businesses with unique concepts and personalities. On the Spot Massage is one of those rare jewels. As a longtime player in the field of chair massage, Shoshanna will share her story and experiences that have shaped her business thinking over the years.
In particular, she'll give you the scoop on her On the Spot Massage concept and outline how she piggybacks on well established businesses to set up multiple retail locations quickly and efficiently.
Think Global, Massage Local: A guide to getting local customers on the Internet
Paul Rochford, Webmaster, BodyworkBiz
The web is one of the most effective as well as the most underutilized and misunderstood marketing tools available to massage professionals. As webmaster of one of the most highly visited massage sites on the Internet, Paul has some insights on how to create a highly effective website that will sell your services. You'll discover how ridiculously easy it is to create a website and learn about the five pages that your website absolutely must have. More importantly, he'll show you how to drive customers from your local community to your website quickly and inexpensively.
The Sounds of Music: Current research into the relaxation effects of music
Pierre Chartier, Exercise Physiologist
Besides being the Wellness Director at the Bank of Canada, Pierre is also an exercise physiologist. He's very comfortable in the world of science and one area that has grabbed his attention in recent years is the role of music in relaxation.
In this presentation, you'll get an overview of current research in this area. Pierre will highlight the elements that make music relaxing and will demonstrate this through a variety of sound recordings. Of course, you'll learn the implications for yourself as a practitioner and will be better able to decide whether to use music and specifically what kinds of music to use.
Success Story: How to double your sales year after year with no marketing expense
Dianna and Curtis Young
This Texas couple was recently profiled in the AMTA's Massage Therapy Journal. They recognized a need for chair massage in their community and started doing corporate on-site massage. With almost no money they used their brains rather than their wallet to kick start their business. Without spending a dime on advertising, they doubled their sales in their second year in operation. But they didn't stop there. Using guerilla marketing and the power of networking, they doubled their sales again the year after. This dynamic duo will share their business experiences with you and show you how even the most cash strapped, starving massage professional can be highly successful doing on-site massage.
Friday, May 13, 2005
Chair Massage Conference 2005 early bird registration...
The early bird registration deadline for the first International Chair Massage Conference to be held in Toronto, Canada (June 18/19, 2005) is almost upon us. If you haven't done so already, check out the conference details here:
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conference.php
http://www.bodyworkbiz.com/conference.php
Tuesday, April 05, 2005
Toronto Massage Therapy
Here is sample website for a new service being launched by wwww.bodyworkbiz.com in conjunction with www.heretohelpyou.com. This service is dubbed the "The Client Generator". And although it seems very simple on first view, it has been engineered to maximize the power of the web and convert web visitors into long term clients. Check out Toronto Massage Therapy.
Sunday, January 23, 2005
First International Chair Massage Conference
BodyworkBiz is hosting the first ever International Chair Massage Conference in Toronto, June 18th & 19th, 2005 and I'd love to see you there. Despite the fact that more than half of all massage professionals will use chair massage in some way, there has never been a way for these practitioners to get information, share ideas and network with one another. That will all change at this exciting two day event. Get details here...
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
Marketing Massage Gift Certificates
Sell Massage Gift Certificates There's still time to sell your massage gift certificates before the holidays are over. I routinely sold 200 to 300 gift certificates at one of my massage therapy clinics each year during the holiday season. I've created an information packed audio program to show you how you can do it too. Learn how to Sell Gift Certificates like crazy.
Massage Newsletters
Massage Newsletters For Your Clients Stay in touch with your clients. Here's a powerful way to educate your clients, along with health professionals and the public about what you do. Massage newsletters are a highly effective way to build your practice. Now you can instantly have professionally designed newsletters personalized with your business information.
Sample Client Education Newsletter Check out this free massage newsletter so you can see how easy it is to have personalized client education newsletter.
Sample Client Education Newsletter Check out this free massage newsletter so you can see how easy it is to have personalized client education newsletter.
Massage Business Cards and Other Promotional Materials
Massage Business Cards and Other Promotional Materials Project a professional image with personalized stationery, business cards, gift certificates, thank you cards, magnets and more. And do it at a price you can afford with these professionally designed four-colored products. Here's an overview of what's available.
Massage Business Cards These beautiful four color massage business cards really stand out in a crowd of look-alike cards. I was visiting a friend today and my eyes were drawn towards this beautiful, calming image on a business card on her kitchen table and I thought, "This is a really great card." Where did she get it? BodyworkBiz, of course.
Massage Gift Certificates A beautiful, exquisitely designed gift certificate has a higher perceived value and is more likely to catch your clients' eyes and get purchased. I've heard reports of therapists literally doubling their gift certificate sales after they've switched to a beautiful four-color gift certificate.
Massage Postcards Like Thank You cards, these are powerful promotional tools. But in some ways, they are even better. It takes no time at all to jot down a short note to your client and you don't even have to put it in an envelope. There is an additional bonus for Americans: they cost less to mail than regular letters and cards.
Massage Folding Cards A beautiful, exquisitely designed gift certificate has a higher perceived value and is more likely to catch your clients' eyes and get purchased. I've heard reports of therapists literally doubling their gift certificate sales after they've switched to a beautiful four-color gift certificate. A hand-written card is a powerful, but often-underutilized strategy for bonding with existing clients and increasing your sales. Click here to find out more about folding cards and to get access to a FREE Fill Your Practice 101 lesson on the subject.
Massage Magnets This is one of my personal favorite promotional tools. You can find out why in Lesson 50 of the Fill Your Practice program - Magnetic Marketing. If you have a business, you have to get magnets. (Note: Unlike the other items listed here, it may take us more than two days to print your magnet because the process is a little more involved.)
Massage Stationery Provide a consistent image with matching stationery, envelopes and business cards. Choose from a variety of professionally designed layouts. If you don't have a logo, we'll help you upscale your look with one of ours at no extra cost.
Massage Business Cards These beautiful four color massage business cards really stand out in a crowd of look-alike cards. I was visiting a friend today and my eyes were drawn towards this beautiful, calming image on a business card on her kitchen table and I thought, "This is a really great card." Where did she get it? BodyworkBiz, of course.
Massage Gift Certificates A beautiful, exquisitely designed gift certificate has a higher perceived value and is more likely to catch your clients' eyes and get purchased. I've heard reports of therapists literally doubling their gift certificate sales after they've switched to a beautiful four-color gift certificate.
Massage Postcards Like Thank You cards, these are powerful promotional tools. But in some ways, they are even better. It takes no time at all to jot down a short note to your client and you don't even have to put it in an envelope. There is an additional bonus for Americans: they cost less to mail than regular letters and cards.
Massage Folding Cards A beautiful, exquisitely designed gift certificate has a higher perceived value and is more likely to catch your clients' eyes and get purchased. I've heard reports of therapists literally doubling their gift certificate sales after they've switched to a beautiful four-color gift certificate. A hand-written card is a powerful, but often-underutilized strategy for bonding with existing clients and increasing your sales. Click here to find out more about folding cards and to get access to a FREE Fill Your Practice 101 lesson on the subject.
Massage Magnets This is one of my personal favorite promotional tools. You can find out why in Lesson 50 of the Fill Your Practice program - Magnetic Marketing. If you have a business, you have to get magnets. (Note: Unlike the other items listed here, it may take us more than two days to print your magnet because the process is a little more involved.)
Massage Stationery Provide a consistent image with matching stationery, envelopes and business cards. Choose from a variety of professionally designed layouts. If you don't have a logo, we'll help you upscale your look with one of ours at no extra cost.
Massage Marketing Courses Online
Overview Discover the benefits of online learning. Here's an overview of the powerful, results-oriented marketing courses offered by BodyworkBiz - totally practical, easy to follow step-by-step action plans for building your massage business. Find out what makes these unique programs so darn effective.
Sell Massage Gift Certificates Gift certificates may be the only marketing strategy where people pay you for the privilege of sending new clients into your office. In this one-hour audio workshop, you'll learn the secrets for maximizing your gift certificate sales. There's really no holding back as we detail ten easy-to-apply strategies.
Fill Your Practice 101 Filling a massage practice is the number one priority among new and veteran professionals alike. It doesn't have to be difficult or stressful. We guarantee that you'll fill your practice with these uncomplicated, simple to understand, easy to implement ideas that tell you exactly what you need to do to develop a flourishing practice.
Marketing Chair Massage 101 A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a successful chair massage business. Learn everything there is to know about chair massage, from choosing a chair and getting training, to getting into the boardrooms and moving clients into your clinic.
Teach Massage Workshops Follow the 25-steps and within a week, you'll have a solid action plan in place to design, market, organize, teach and profit from your own massage workshops.
Sell Massage Gift Certificates Gift certificates may be the only marketing strategy where people pay you for the privilege of sending new clients into your office. In this one-hour audio workshop, you'll learn the secrets for maximizing your gift certificate sales. There's really no holding back as we detail ten easy-to-apply strategies.
Fill Your Practice 101 Filling a massage practice is the number one priority among new and veteran professionals alike. It doesn't have to be difficult or stressful. We guarantee that you'll fill your practice with these uncomplicated, simple to understand, easy to implement ideas that tell you exactly what you need to do to develop a flourishing practice.
Marketing Chair Massage 101 A comprehensive step-by-step guide to building a successful chair massage business. Learn everything there is to know about chair massage, from choosing a chair and getting training, to getting into the boardrooms and moving clients into your clinic.
Teach Massage Workshops Follow the 25-steps and within a week, you'll have a solid action plan in place to design, market, organize, teach and profit from your own massage workshops.
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