Growing a Salon Business from Rootz to Endz
After losing three great stylists to booth rental salons, Sheila Barco and Jen Tryon, owners of the employment-based Salon Rootz in Medina, Ohio, created their own experience for free-spirited, successful stylists who were ready to be their own ...
by Stacey Soble
5 Tips for Handling Bad Salon Reviews
Criticism for any business can be difficult to navigate. Social media and review sites provide countless opportunities for customers to voice their frustrations. Missteps in how you handle these complaints can have a tremendous ripple ...
Glamiris of Butterfly Circus Offers Instagram Tips
Butterfly Circus artist educators share their favorite social media tips and successes.Iris SmithLUX Salon inStockton, CAWhere to find her: @Glamiris on InstagramFollowers: 145KKnown for: “Creating versatile work and major color ...
by Stacey Soble
Instagram Tips from LaLa's Updos
Laura KaszoniOn location stylist in Sacramento, CAWhere to find her: @lalasupdos on Instagram, Lala’s Updos on FacebookFollowers: 276K InstagramSpecialty: “Bridal, upstyling and education.”Known for: “Braids, updos and ...
by Stacey Soble
Jay Wesley Olson of Butterfly Circus Offers Instagram Tips
Jay Wesley OlsonThe Bespoke Salon of Scottsdale, ArizonaWhere to find him: @jaywesleyolson on InstagramFollowers: 93KSpecialty: Balayage techniques and progressive colorOn joining the circus: “It’s an amazing platform and it’s ...
by Stacey Soble
Ash Fortis of Butterfly Circus Offers Instagram Tips
Ash FortisXo Hair Studio inVirginia Beach, VAWhere to find her: @XoStylistXo on InstagramFollowers: 129KSpecialty: “Custom tailoring hair—I love being able to give clients one-of-a-kind hair.”Known for: “Creative Color, ...
by Stacey Soble
Instagram Tips from Butterfly Loft Salons
As David and Alexis Thurston, owners of Butterfly Loft Salons and founders of Butterfly Circus, started hosting dinners with their stylists to discuss social media best practices, they developed a solid list of tips for creating the best social ...
by Stacey Soble
The Butterfly Effect: How Social Media Grew Butterfly Loft Salons and Gave Birth to Butterfly Circus and Pulp Riot
If you’re like most people, at one point in your childhood you fantasized about joining the circus. Perhaps you were drawn to the idea of traveling to distant lands. Maybe you wanted to immerse yourself in a new family of interesting and ...
by Stacey Soble
SALON TODAY RECOMMENDS: What to Know Before Opening a Salon
Launching a new salon business is no easy undertaking. Aveda Means Business cites the voices of a range of salon owners who share the most important considerations to take into account before opening a salon. Scroll through for insights into the realities of owning a salon, as well as a look at the areas of the beauty industry that are being redefined in 2016.
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2016 Software and Technology Guide
Being an early-adopter of the latest technology is essential to creating a positive client experience. SALON TODAY presents this guide as a resource for any salon looking for management software or technology tools that can help strengthen their businesses. Scroll through or click on a brand in the list below to learn more about these technology resources.
2 to 10 Emerging Leaders: Salon Tomorrow Contest
In Spring 2016, Qnity partnered with SALON TODAY to host the Emerging Leader Cup for a competition designing the salon of tomorrow. Emerging Leaders is a subset of membership of 2 to 10, an association for salons that operate businesses from 2 ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Tomorrow: The Roots Salon
In Spring 2016, Qnity partnered with SALON TODAY to host the Emerging Leader Cup for a competition designing the salon of tomorrow. Emerging Leaders is a subset of membership of 2 to 10, an association for salons that operate businesses from 2 ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Tomorrow: The Circle Salon
In Spring 2016, Qnity partnered with SALON TODAY to host the Emerging Leader Cup for a competition designing the salon of tomorrow. Emerging Leaders is a subset of membership of 2 to 10, an association for salons that operate businesses from 2 ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Tomorrow: Co-Collective
In Spring 2016, Qnity partnered with SALON TODAY to host the Emerging Leader Cup for a competition designing the salon of tomorrow. Emerging Leaders is a subset of membership of 2 to 10, an association for salons that operate businesses from 2 ...
by Stacey Soble
Breaking Out of the Comfort Zone for a Better Business
Mary Rose Cannistraro has been a hairdresser for more than 40 years, naking countless clients happy over the decades with her technical and people skills.So when she and her husband left their life in Massachusetts to move to Florida 12 years ...
Focused on Success
During a day focused on cultivating success at the Premiere Orlando show, salon owners give each other a closer look at their operations—both inside and out.
An Updated Before-and-After
Avanti’s Alex Iacobacci utilizes online video transformations to market his salon, garner new clients and increase referrals.