Salon Social Culture, So What?
You’ve heard of ethnic culture, work culture, brand culture, and probably hundreds of other types of cultures that you’re supposed to pay attention to when moving cities, seeking jobs or joining clubs. Culture has become such a ...
by Stacey Soble
Bamboo Salon Starts Metamorphosis
As Salon Today’s first Total Salon Makeover winner, Bamboo Salon in Staten Island, New York, recently took its first steps to grow its business to the next level. Meeting with representatives from Keratin Complex, STX and Takara Belmont, ...
by Stacey Soble
MINDBODY Launches Big Goals, Big Rewards Competition
It’s time to make your New Year’s resolution, and this year the stakes are high for choosing a great business goal. MINDBODY, a global provider of web and mobile business management solutions for the health, wellness and beauty ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Salon Today 200: Retention and Referral Programs
Salon and spa owners should think of their establishment as a giant revolving door—the more clients who return and return quickly for their next appoinment, the stronger the business will be. Even better is when those clients bring in ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Success: 10 Actions to Take by Year End
UNITE Global Education Director Marcus Allen believes that hoping to have a good 2015 in the salon will not get you very far; you must move beyond hope toward taking action with outlined steps to your goal. The former manager of Harrod's ...
by Anne Moratto
Cutting-edge Curriculum Gives Students an Online Advantage
Nuts and Bolts Training, a leading provider of business education programs for cosmetology professionals, has completely rewritten its curriculum to recognize the changing needs of young people growing up in a multimedia world.The new ...
by Stacey Soble
Outside Influence: Leaders Who Know How to Ask for Direction
The best leaders know how to ask for direction. SALON TODAY recently invited industry experts to share a trusted person who helps them make the best decisions for their brand, when we asked:“What expert(s) do you most frequently turn ...
by Anne Moratto
2015 Salon Today 200: Growth, Part Two
Sustaining steady growth year after year requires that a salon’s leadership master a number of best management practices, from recruiting the best talent to match your salon or spa culture to consistently delivering superb services and ...
by Stacey Soble
2015 Salon Today 200: Growth, Part One
Sustaining steady growth year after year requires that a salon’s leadership master a number of best management practices. From recruiting the best talent to match your salon or spa culture to consistently delivering superb services and ...
by Stacey Soble
PBA Executive Summit: How We Got Here
The leaders of approximately 130 beauty manufacturers and distributors gathered for the Professional Beauty Association’s first Executive Summit December 4-5 at the Montelucia Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona.The event kicked off with a ...
by Stacey Soble
WellaCares Challenge Adds New Sustainability Category
Wella, the salon professional division of P&G, has reimagined its annual Charity Challenge to incorporate another way to challenge salon owners and hairdressers to think about their impact on their community and planet. With the addition of ...
by Stacey Soble
A Familiar Face-book
The time has come. Although you all know our stand on social media at work (an ESSENTIAL, duh!), up until this point there have been many businesses who have continued to hold out, and not allow employees to utilize Facebook during the workday. ...
by Stacey Soble
Salon Hires 94-Year-Old Veteran Stylist
A résumé with 78 years of experience is not too shabby, eh?94-year-old Marion Stout of Brigantine, New Jersey, is making headlines as the newest hire at Animations Salon in Ventnor City, New Jersey.Stout, who began her career as a stylist ...
by Lauren Quick
Justice and Soul's Kate Korpi Salon Debuts in Cambodia
After many months of planning and fund-raising, the Justice & Soul Foundation hosted the grand opening of the Kate Korpi Salon in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on November 22. The Kate Korpi Salon teaches sustainable cosmetology skills to survivors ...
by Stacey Soble
Don Tapscott On Staying Ahead of the Technology Curve
How tech-savvy would you consider yourself and your salon or spa operation? Are you missing opportunities to increase the bottom line, because you’re behind the curve on the adoption of new technology.Don Tapscott is an expert on using ...
by Stacey Soble
SALONS OF THE YEAR: Show Off Your New Look
If you recently poured your time, sweat, stress and budget into a new salon/spa buildout or salon/spa renovation, SALON TODAY would love to see the results and share it with our readers.Each June, our annual SALONS OF THE YEAR competition names ...
by Stacey Soble
Brene Brown Exposes Us To the Power of Vulnerability
As a research professor at the University of Houston Graduate College of Social Work, Brene Brown, Ph.D., has spent the past decade studying vulnerability, courage, worthiness and shame. Her 2010 TED talk on the power of vulnerability is one of ...
by Stacey Soble