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Consumer Snapshot Volume VI: Consumer Perceptions and Preferences

January 23, 2017

This volume aims to shine a light on spa usage trends and perceptions of the spa industry around the world.

Consumer Snapshot Volume VII: Millennial Perceptions and Preferences

January 23, 2017

No longer the new kids on the block, millennials have rapidly become a powerful player in commerce in the U.S. and beyond.

December 2015 Snapshot Survey – 2015 Year In Review

December 13, 2016

Topic of focus – Year In Review

ISPA members were given a list of marketing channels and asked to specify whether they increased, decreased or made no change to each channel from 2014 to 2015.

December 2016 Snapshot Survey – 2016 Year in Review

December 13, 2016

Topic of focus – Year in Review

All respondents were asked to name some of their favorites for 2016. The most commonly listed favorite books of 2016 included Start with Why by Simon Sinek, Daring Greatly by Brenè Brown.

December 2017 Snapshot Survey – Year in Review

March 6, 2018

Topic of focus – Year in Review

The year in review survey asks participants about their favorite things of 2017, including their favorite new marketing initiative, favorite book read in 2017, favorite new spa product, favorite new tech gadget or mobile app, favorite change made by their company and favorite keynote, TED Talk or other presentation seen this year.

December 2018 Snapshot Survey – Year in Review

January 23, 2019

Topic of focus – Year in Review

Respondents this month were asked some of their favorite things from 2018, including favorite company marketing resources, books they read, new spa products, tech gadget or mobile app they used, changes their company made, and keynote or presentations they watched or attended.

Exploring Hospitality Trends with Jan Freitag

April 10, 2025

ISPA’s first Town Hall of 2025 set the stage for an insightful discussion on the trends shaping the hospitality industry this year. Presented by Jan Freitag, national director of hospitality analytics for CoStar Group, the session shed light on economic projections, consumer behavior and challenges facing the industry. Here are Freitag’s key takeaways:

February 2015 Snapshot Survey – Word-of-Mouth Marketing

December 13, 2016

Topic of focus – Word-of-Mouth Marketing

Spas are creatively finding ways to encourage existing clients to help spread the word about their treatments and products.  Among ISPA spa members, 39 percent have a referral program in place to incentivizes customers to refer new clients.

February 2016 Snapshot Survey – Employee Training

December 13, 2016

Topic of focus – Employee Training

Quality employee training is essential to the success of any business within the spa industry.  Spa members are offering a variety of training opportunities to ensure their clients receive the best experience possible.

February 2017 Snapshot Survey – Wellness

September 6, 2017

Topic of focus – Wellness

Overall, slightly more than half (56 percent) of all resource partner respondents incorporate the term “wellness,” in their marketing messaging. Nearly six out of ten spa member respondents (59 percent) use “wellness” in their marketing messaging with the resort/hotel spa segment using it more often than day spas (60 percent and 50 percent respectively).

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