Awards & Contests
2017 Salon Today 200: Employee Education
For the most successful service providers, education is a career-long process. The best salons develop systems to strengthen the skills and confidnece of their newest team members, whicle encouraging their seasoned staff to continually stretch by brining education into the salon or supporting those who venture out to seek new skills. Find out which salons received top honors in the Salon Today 200 by developing strong education programs.
by Stacey Soble
2017 Salon Today 200: Compensation and Benefits
While it's a service provider's job to take care of the client, it's a salon owner's job to take care of the team. Salons and spas that offer rewarding compensation and benefits packages and design transparent career paths retain valuable talent longer, which helps them grow the business faster.
by Stacey Soble
2017 Salon Today 200: Customer Service
When it comes to a client building a long-term relationship with a salon, the level of service a guest receives can be more important than the precision of the haircut of the quality of the color. Customer service impacts the client's overall experience, and the salons and spas who deliver it during each and every visit boost their overall sales along with their client retention figures. Find out who made this year's Salon Today 200 list in Customer Service.
by Stacey Soble
Announcing the 2016 Excellence in Education Top Honorees
MODERN SALON Media has collaborated with the American Association of Cosmetology Schools (AACS) to develop MODERN SALON’s Excellence in Education program. Two top honorees are recognized in each category—one individual school location and a multi-location school organization—and were announced Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at the AACS Annual Convention & Expo in Orlando, Florida.
by Lauren Quick
Eikonic House of Barbers Blooms through Technology
In a beautiful new video for Shortcuts, Salon Today 200 Honorees Jessica Hoach and Martin Truong explain how they balance the running of Eikonic House of Barbers in Toronto, with parenthood and their passion for gardening.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Headlines' In-Salon Marketing
After partnering with a local magazine on a photoshoot, Headlines the Salon had the opportunity to use some of the cool images in an in-salon campaign, which captured a 2016 STAMP award.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Ginger Bay's Digital Mirror Talkers
Ginger Bay Salon and Spa in St. Louis captures a 2016 STAMP award for their cool digital mirror talkers.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Gene Juarez's Client Recruitment Brochure
Gene Juarez Salons and Spas capture a STAMP 2016 award for their client recruitment brochure.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Paris Parker's Client Recruitment Cards
Paris Parker's client recruitment cards picks up a STAMP 2016 award.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Indira Aveda's Employee Recruitment Brochure
Indira Aveda Lifestyle Salon Spa in Chicago captures at STAMP 2016 award for its employee recruitment brochure.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Gene Juarez's Mission Statement
Gene Juarez's Mission Statement captures a 2016 STAMP award.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Paris Parker's Branding Strategy
Paris Parker's branding strategy picks up a 2016 STAMP award.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Philip Johnson's Co-Branded Campaign
Philip Johnson Salon Spa picks up a STAMP 2016 award for its co-branded campaign, "Cut Loose."
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Zano Salons' Philanthropic Campaign
"Teen Zano" by Zano Salons and Day Spas picks up a STAMP 2016 award for Best Multi-Location Campaign.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Salon Spa W's Philanthropic Campaign
Salon Spa W's philanthropic campaign, "ZooDo" picks up at STAMP 2016 award.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Interlock's Best Incorporation of a National Campaign
The Art of HairInterlocks Salon & SpaNewburyport, MassachusettsOwner: Ginny EramoInterlocks recently created an event, sale and general buzz centered around limited-edition product packaging by Shu Uemura and Maison Kitsune.“As this ...
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2016: Salon Roux's Incorporation of a National Campaign
Salon Roux picks up a STAMP 2016 award for its "Product Launch Party."
by Stacey Soble