Salon Management

How Communal Styling Stations Can Boost Salon Productivity and Improve Culture

Seeking a way to make her 900-square-foot salon even more productive, Tammy Erhbaker designs a communal station system that also promotes camaraderie.

Serious Business 2018 Helps Salons to Pivot in an Ever-Changing World

With a dynamic lineup of mainstage speakers and a compelling selection of breakout sessions, Serious Business 2018 helps nearly 1,900 salon owners, managers and stylist establish their center and make their next business move.

Top Insights for Salon Success From Phorest's Salon Owner's Summit

Phorest Salon Software’s sold-out Salon Owner's Summit 2018 in Dublin, Ireland just wrapped up where some of the world’s best thought leaders in the industry offered advice on how to grow a salon business to new heights and take charge of the future. Here are some insights from the industry's top leaders.

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How Watching Netflix Can Help Grow Your Salon Business

Your Netflix allocated time is also a great opportunity to grow your salon business. Learn how to connect with your clients, grow your online audience and boost your salon business.

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24 Key Client Notes for Delivering Memorable Customer Service

Client notes are crucial. Not only do they help communicate internal information, but when done right, they also play a massive role in making your client’s passage in your salon memorable. So what's worth writing down?

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5 Ways to Identify and Recruit New Salon Team Members

Every town has that one shop or salon that never has hiring challenges.  This does not happen by accident.

Getting Serious About Social

A 30-year-old salon embraces social media with a dedicated strategy that boosts business in 2017.

Bespoke's Tailored Consultation

Christian and Alicia Blazevich of Bespoke Beauty Bar partner with Passion Squared's Nina Kovner to develop a tailored consultation that helps them deliver what their clients really want.

Bending Technology to Meet Salon Needs

Ron Love, founder of 18|8 Fine Men's Salons and more recently Griff's Shave Bars, shares how salon technology meets the needs of an evolving business.

Kaemark Wins Exclusive Deal with Ecoheads

Salon furniture manufacturer Kaemark partners with Ecoheads to offer the water-saving spray nozzles as a design option with their shampoo bowls at the point of buildout.

Creating Leadership Opportunities Within the Salon

Annastasia Salon in Portland, Oregon, designs new leadership roles for top-performing stylists, creating more hands-on, peer-to-peer coaching opportunities.

Why Capturing an ST200 Honor for 2018 is Particularly Meaningful

It seems many salon and spa owners were more than ready to kick 2017 to the curb. Some of our Salon Today 200 honorees talk about why 2017 was such a tough year, and how that makes capturing an honor in 2018 so very sweet.

Van Michael Salons Launch For-Purchase Salon Management Kits

Van Michael's Van Council and Susan Dykstra share 300,000 hours worth of salon management experience with a new kit designed to help salons grow.

Top 5 Rules of Client Retention

A new client, whether a walk-in or a referral, is a nugget of gold. How do you craft this nugget into a thing of beauty?

Revealing the Data on the 2018 Salon Today 200

Before digging into the details of each 2018 ST200 salon and spa, we take a close look at what the collective data tells us about the state of the beauty industry.

Finding the Balance Between Free Family Haircuts and Setting Limits

How have you decided to manage free haircuts for family members? How are you seeing to it that you can take care of family and yet not be abused?  

2018 Salon Growth, Part 2

On the 12th Day of the 12 Days of the Salon Today 200, we wrap it all up with the second half of the 2018 honorees in Growth. These salons and spas worked hard to realize gross sales growth of 10.41% and above between 2015 and 2016. Meet these great salons!