Salon Management

STAMP 2015: Coco Cheveux's Radio Commercial

Show Your 'StashCoco CheveuxSouth Portland, MaineOwned by: Tiffany Conway To raise awareness for men’s health through the Movember movement and to grow their men’s business, Coco Cheveux launched a clever radio ad featuring ...

Announcing the 2015 STAMP Winners

For salon and spa owners around the country, September is the perfect month to look at Calendar Year 2016 and plan out future marketing ideas and promotions around new services and retail. What better way to infuse some fresh ideas into your ...

Finding the Total Insurance Package for Your Salon

If your salon has ever had to file an insurance claim when a client slips and falls, or when a pedicure causes an infection, then you know how important it is to have the right insurance coverage. But for small businesses like salons, it often ...

Wrap it Up! 4 Steps to Successful Retail Sales

In just a few short weeks, it’ll be time to break your winter sweaters out of storage, and haul down your boxes of salon decorations. As you plan this year’s holiday season, Eufora Founder Don Bewley has four helpful steps to get you ...

Texturize Your Retail

As Summer turns to Autumn, women around the country will start breaking out their leather boots and jackets. A nice way to give a seasonal twist to your retail is to upscale your gift bags with a texturized pattern, like Action Bag’s new ...

Club Intrigue is Taking the Show on the Road

A few years back, Jeff South, owner of Atlanta’s Intrigue Salon, changed the way both salon owners and stylists viewed in-house education when he created Club Intrigue—inviting in big-name educators and opening his salon after hours ...

Service Spotlight: Bow to the Brow

Recognizing clients’ needs and providing them with solutions that no one else has offered is a sure way to attract new guests and retain a strong clientele. Rebel’tude Salon and Spa in Gig Harbor, Washington noticed that amidst the ...

The Modern Grapevine

The advent of the internet, then social media, has forged an intelligent beauty consumer—one who is on top of the latest trends, who researches product ingredients herself, and who always has an eye out for a value-added service or ...

The 25 Most Common Sales Mistakes

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5 Reasons to Update that MySpace Page!

What? Did I just show myself as outdated by referencing MySpace in a current article? Well, it’s still out there, along with dozens of other social media outlets and online tools you’ve used in the past. Do a quick online search ...

Polished Perfect Nail Studio Opens in Southern California

Polished Perfect by Twila True, a nail studio featuring luxury products and services, recently opened its first location at 801 Baker St., Costa Mesa, Calif. on Aug. 6. Offering expert nail art, uniformity of service and an emphasis on ...

Boys and their Toys

The way to a man’s heart—and ultimately his hair—is through his smartphone. Salon owners sound off on how to leverage today’s mobile technology to grow your male client base. Men love their gadgets. So could the ...

Architects of Design: The Modern Man Cave

Known as the founder of American Crew and its artistic director, David Raccuglia and Paul Wilson also are the owners of Art + Science, a chain of four salons in the greater Chicagoland area.  As they witnessed the growth of American Crew ...

6 Ways to Woo A Man

When clients walk through your door, what’s their first impression? Do you have posters with trendy women’s styles in the window? Is your décor feminine? Are your products in soothing shades of pastels? Do you have a wide array of ...

New Study Indicates Professional Appliances and Shears Sales Up 5.2% in 2014

Manufacturer sales for the professional salon industry’s appliances category grew 5.2 percent in 2014, according to the new 2014 Professional Salon & Pro Beauty Industry Appliances & Shears Study from Professional Consultants & ...

5 Ways to Build Your Male Clientele

Men's groomer Patti Davenport, who nabbed American Crew's highest achievement for its educators, offers five tips for gaining guys.1. Request referrals. “Ask your female clients who they know, by saying ‘We have a new ...

Advice from an All-Star

After eight years of American Crew experience, Patti Davenport was named 2014’s International All-Star of the Year, an honor she names as the apex of her career. Davenport has always gravitated toward men’s grooming services. ...