The Value of Salon Service Add-Ons: Extras That Count
Win a new client's repeat business with excellent service and the “something extra” that distinguishes your salon from a million others.
7 Dos and Don'ts Before, During and After a Salon Crisis
After an aging steam pipe exploded and showered asbestos in Manhattan’s Flatiron District, businesses like Butterfly Studio in NYC, were not allowed to return due to the dangerous hazardous material. Learn what to do if a similar crisis hits your salon.
Kevin Murphy Will Create Packaging with 100% Recycled Ocean Plastics by Next Year
The brand will reinvent its signature packaging with recycled materials starting in 2019 in an effort to eliminate plastic waste in the oceans.
by Jamie Newman
Will It Play in Peoria?
In Editor Stacey Soble's monthly column, she snags an opportunity to watch Heather Bagby teach a Summit Stylist class and witnesses the power of stylists embracing their numbers.
STAMP 2018: Creating a Donation Program for the Homeless
Throughout the month of March, Virtue Salon put out social media content to get their clients to bring in donations of shampoos, conditioners, female hygiene products, shaving supplies and soap. They collected more than 3,600 products.
by Stacey Soble
10 Ways to Keep Your Salon Client Coming Back
So, you work in a cool salon, keep up with trendy styles and dress the part. And, you think this is the big reason clients keep coming back to see you? Maybe for a first visit, but to retain clients, it’s the little things that count.
7th Annual Beauty Changes Lives Experience Moves to The Geraghty
The Geraghty, located on Chicago’s lower west side, will host the 2019 Beauty Changes Lives Experience and Legacy
Marketing Campaigns from the Heart
When salon owners design marketing campaigns with the community at heart, their salon culture extends beyond the staff. For example, Nurtur Salon develops a teacher-focused campaign after the school shootings in Parkland, Florida, and JUUT develops a blog that spotlights working moms on their team.
by Stacey Soble
Wahl's Fade It Forward Development Program Awards Scholarships
At-risk youth the first to participate in Wahl Fade It Forward workforce development program inspired by celebrity barber and Joliet native Garland “G-Whiz” Fox.
Five Steps to Creating a Culture of Giving in Your Salon
Mara Gourdine, Corporate Culture Ambassador at John Paul Mitchell Systems, shares these starting points for identifying a cause and creating a successful campaign within your salon.
by Anne Moratto
The Private Room Salon Gets Celebs Red-Carpet Ready
Celebrities visited Beverly Hills Salon, The Private Room, for pre-event pampering prior to Step Up’s Inspiration Awards.
ISPA Media Event 2018 Highlights
The 2018 ISPA Media Event was held in NYC this past week. Get the highlights and an overview of the "Get Your Dream Job" campaign from Lynelle Lynch of Beauty Changes Lives.
Paul Mitchell Named 2019 Beauty Changes Lives Legacy Honoree
The Beauty Changes Lives Foundation will honor the late Paul Mitchell with the Legacy Award on Sunday, March 31, 2019, during the 7th annual Beauty Changes Lives Experience co-hosted by America’s Beauty Show and Pivot Point International.
When the Unimaginable Happened, This Salon Was There Every Step of the Way
Jennie Moul was happily into her first year as an educator for Sport Clips when she and her husband received joyful news. They were thrilled to discover Jennie was pregnant with a little boy. They named him Benjamin and began to anticipate his arrival with excitement. Then their joy turned to heartbreak.
Sponsored by Sport Clips
New Scholarship for Cosmetology and Esthetics Students, "Unapologetic You"
The European Wax Center │Unapologetic You Scholarship will be administered by the Beauty Changes Lives Scholarship and is the Foundation’s first and exclusive scholarship funded by a company dedicated to revealing beautiful skin in the out-of-home waxing sector.
ColorProof Supports SeriousFun, Where Children Are Not Defined by Their Illness
SeriousFun creates opportunities for children and their families to reach beyond serious illness and discover joy, confidence, and a new world of possibilities.
Two Areas to Master if You Want to be Successful
Be Inspired Salon's Kati Whitledge is back with an introspective blog on what it takes to master success.