SALON TODAY RECOMMENDS: 3 Millennial Salon Owners Rockin' It & Are Front Desks a Thing of the Past?
Get a dose of educational articles that make you think, feel inspired and get motivated on improving your business on avedameansbusiness.com. In this series, we look at five articles trending right now—from profiles on millennial owners who are "busting the millennial myth" and bringing their salon to new heights; to the evolution of the front desk; to how salon owners’ choose their salon’s names.
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Beacon Technology Streamlines the Salon Experience
Salons and barbershops are using beacons to help the front desk check incoming guests in while suggesting retail recommendations to guests through their phones.
by Stacey Soble
Meet the Rosy Rewards Scholarship Winners
Three young women earn some valuable funds toward their cosmetology educations through the Rosy Rewards program.
A Clever Tool for Driving New Prospects to Your Salon
A salon owner invents a matchmaking survey that helps prospective guests make a personal connection with the salon before they walk in the door.
Smarter Lifestyle Network Integrates with Rosy Salon Software and SalonInteractive
The new partnership marries in-salon marketing and ecommerce for salons in the Smarter Lifestyle Network, opening up new potential paths to sales revenue.
Can You Predict When A Client is Likely to Leave?
At the Data-Driven Salon Summit, SALON TODAY catches up with Phorest Salon Software's Ronan Perceval and found out how they track data to predict when a client is more likely to leave your salon.
by Stacey Soble
The Salon App that Could Transform the Industry
With Pocket Salon, SalonBiz answers the client's demand for online retail sales, as well as help with booking an appointment and checking out.
by Stacey Soble
Top 16 Apps for Small Business in 2018
Get your team organized, motivated and communicating—and save some time along the way—with the top 16 Apps for small business for 2018.
by Stacey Soble
Salon Owners Connect, Compare and Grow at Data-Driven Salon Summit
The Data-Driven Salon Summit hosted by SALON TODAY and ZeeZor amassed leading salon and spa owners in Atlanta in late May. The summit inspired attendees to grow their businesses by analyzing their performance data and sharing best business practices.
by Stacey Soble
Aveda Introduces Salon A-Commerce Online Sales Platform
Aveda introduces a new integrated e-commerce retail sales solution designed in collaboration with salons to help them boost their profits.
Stylie One Offers Premiere Orlando Attendees Free Lifetime Subscriptions
Headed to Orlando for Premiere June 2-4? Stylie One is offering independent stylists a show deal--a free lifetime subscription--while it also debuts its new online booking platform, Schedule Fresh.
Maggie the Salon Posts December Numbers in April, Attributes Growth to Software
With online booking, reputation management, and a strong marketing program, Maggie The Salon is seeing strong growth in 2018.
by Stacey Soble
Strategies Announces 5th Annual Team-Based Pay Conference
Strategies aims to help employee-based salons and spas build a “We” culture at two-day conference in San Antonio, TX on October 21-22, 2018
Booksy Partners with Instagram to Integrate Salon Appointment Scheduling and Social Media
Integration of mobile scheduling software with social media platform allows for immediate, seamless appointment booking experience benefits clients and businesses.
Strategizing Your Salon's Social Media
Do you struggle with what to post day in and day out? Rosy's Jim Bower is back with some useful tips for organizing and boosting your social media presence.
There's a Brand-New Way to Sell Salon Retail and it Starts With an "A" (Yes, it's Amazon)
Earn money with your expert recommendations on Amazon.com. Learn how!
The Bigger Trends
Each year as the SALON TODAY team studies thousands of pictures and essays that are submitted by the Salons of the Year competitors, we try to pin down the trends, and this year is no different. Typically, we report on things such as popular color schemes, innovations in lighting or materials and finishes that are on point.
by Stacey Soble