Awards & Contests
2023 SALON TODAY 200: Growth, Part One
Let the fanfare begin! With the first of ten announcements, we introduce you to the 2023 SALON TODAY 200, starting with the first half of the honorees in Growth. These honorees rebuilt their salons following the pandemic, reignited sales and turned in impressive year-end numbers. Here, the team from Craft +Theory Hair Studio in Ho Ho Kus, New Jersey, kicks us off with this fun-filled team shot.
The 2023 Salons of the Year Application is Extended to March 31!
Have you opened a new salon, spa or barbershop in the past two years? Or, did you renovate an existing space? If yes, then now is the time to hit us with your best design shots and show off your new look! Our 2023 Salons of the Year application has been extended to March 31!
STAMP 2022: Branded Salon Materials
From fun salon apparel to a parade float, check out the 2022 STAMP winners in the category of branded marketing.
by Stacey Soble
2022 STAMP Honorees in Campaign Marketing
From a celebrity bartending event to a philanthropic tote, STAMP explores the 2022 honorees in the category of Campaign Marketing.
by Stacey Soble
2022 STAMP Honorees in Digital Marketing
From a doctor-inspired Instagram Reel to a series Zodiac retail email newsletters, SALON TODAY reveals the eleven 2022 winners in the Digital Marketing category for STAMP.
by Stacey Soble
2022 STAMP Honorees for In-Salon Marketing
Sometimes the most successful marketing ideas take place within your four walls or on your windows. From beverage menus to window displays and mirror talkers, we look at the 2023 STAMP honorees in the category of In-Salon Marketing.
by Stacey Soble
2022 STAMP Honorees in Traditional Marketing
A purposeful print ad, a targeted television commercial and a fun-loving billboard--get a look at our 2022 STAMP honorees in the category of Traditional Marketing.
by Stacey Soble
Announcing the 2022 STAMP Honorees
In Show-and-Tell style, 37 honorees share successful and very borrowable marketing ideas in the 10th annual STAMP (SALON TODAY Annual Marketing Program.)
by Stacey Soble
The 2023 SALON TODAY 200 Application is LIVE! Deadline Extended to Nov. 15
Celebrate your team, honor your clients and recognize your business. Share your success through the SALON TODAY 200, the highly esteemed competition for salon business.
by Stacey Soble
The Application for SALON TODAY's Annual Marketing Program is Open!
It's our annual Show and Tell competition of the best salon, spa and barbership marketing and promotional pieces. Check out the application and enter before August 31, 2022.
by Stacey Soble
Join our Webinar About Strategies for Entering a Successful SALON TODAY 200 Application
If you've dreamed of becoming a SALON TODAY 200 salon but are not sure how to get started or are an honoree that would like the skinny on this year's essay, join us Monday, June 27 for this complimentary webinar.
by Stacey Soble
Surprising the 2022 Salon of the Year Grand-Prize Winner
The team at SALON TODAY loves when we get the opportunity to surprise someone with good news. In this video interview, SALON TODAY's Stacey Soble and Belvedere Maletti's Luca Fonte surprise AnneMarie Krainich, the owner of Ottalaus Salon, with the news that her salon swept the 2022 Salons of the Year design competition. Watch the video and see how she reacts.
by Stacey Soble
Take a Tour of Broome Street Society, Davines’ Flagship Salon in NYC
With a warm welcome from a vintage barber chair; furniture, doors and lighting fixtures from repurposed wood; and sustainable systems throughout, Broome Street Society was the perfect salon to become Davines’ flagship in NYC. Owners Andrea Hans and Josie Sanchez take you on a tour of the their dream salon, pointing out the unique features and design choices.
2022 Salons of the Year: DL Lowry Salon
Three decades of history and a fortunate friendship help David Lowery build the salon of his imagination. Meet DL Lowry Salon in Indianapolis, the salon that capture 1st runner up in the 2022 Salons of the Year.
by Stacey Soble
Ottalaus Salon Sweeps the 2022 Salons of the Year
The 2022 Salons of the Year competition names Ottalaus Salon in South Jordan, Utah, as its Grand Prize Winner; TwinCutz in Fort Meyers, Florida, as the Barbershop of the Year; Sandals Nail Spa in Sylvania, Ohio as The Nail Salon of the Year; three runners-up and 14 Salons of Distinction. See who made the list, then take a virtual tour of all of the winners by clicking on their links.
by Stacey Soble
Meet the 2022 Salon of the Year
At the base of the Rocky Mountains, the mostly white and black Ottalaus Salon is punctuated with furniture and art in shades of cerulean blue for a joyful effect. Get your first glimpse of the Grand Prize Winner of the 2022 Salons of the Year.
by Stacey Soble
2022 Salons of the Year: Indigo Child Salon
A fortuitous encounter with a psychic leads an Indigo Child to design a luxurious beauty retreat in Texas. Meet Indigo Child Salon, who captured second-runner up in the 2022 Salons of the Year competition.
by Stacey Soble