Help Your Stylists Find their Niche
Be Inspired Salon's Kati Whitledge returns with a blog designed to help you help your stylists find their best niche.
4 Ways of Using Technology to Increase Your Retail Sales
In a recent webinar, Dilan DeSilva, founder of Salon Clouds Plus, shared with us several strategies for using technology to increase retail sales. To simplify the strategies, he broke them down into four quadrants.
Exposé of Top Barber Chain Promised at ISBN
During the Interational SalonSpa Business Conference, the Tour de ISBN—an inside look at the operations of member salon companies—makes its second stop at V's Barbershops.
Salons Leverage Artificial Intelligence to Save Time and Money at the Front Desk
As one of the first salons to use the artificial intelligence texting software Presence AI, Umbrella Salon in San Jose is cutting the time the front desk spends manning the phones up to 40 percent. See how this new technology is helping the front desk do more while giving clients an improved experience.
by Stacey Soble
Rosy Announces Scholarship Winners
On its seventh round of scholarships, Rosy Rewards honors five new students with its program developed for the next generation of salon professionals.
Memo Exclusive: Pat Parenty on Creating a More Robust Salon Service and Retail Experience
Creating an engaging and customized experience for their clients became easier for salon owners with the launch of Smarter LifeStyle Network.
by Anne Moratto
Mindbody to Acquire Booker Software
Combined platform will power more than 18,000 salons and spas Booker customers will gain access to the MINDBODY marketplace.
Using Technology to Increase Retail Sales
Let’s face it, we use our phones for everything—from making phone calls to texting to taking pictures for social media—so, why not use it for one more very important thing: managing your business?
How Data Will Shape The Future of Salon Ownership
Before hitting the stage at the Data-Driven Salon Summit, Emory University’s Benn Konsynski, Ph.D., gives us a glimpse at the technological capabilities that are emerging and how that can impact salons.
by Stacey Soble
Billie Jean King to Keynote BOLD 2018, the MINDBODY Conference
Tennis legend and equal rights activist will headline annual conference for wellness and beauty professionals
SureTint Welcomes Vincent Davis to Management Board
Davis has been a senior executive in the professional and consumer beauty industry for over two decades.
SALON TOUR: David Ryan Salon
Marie Lanza, owner of the David Ryan Salon in the Hell's Kitchen area of NYC, is proud of her lovely salon that she designed—along with the help of her husband.
Phorest Salon Software Announces #30Days2Grow Challenge
Following its outstanding success in July of last year, Phorest Salon Software’s #30days2Grow challenge is back and ready to help more salon owners grow their businesses.
How to Amp Up Spa Bookings
Jim Bower offers several solid strategies for filling the openings in a day spa's appointment book.
Be Our Guest: Successful Client Strategies for Retention, Referral and Prebooking
The options are endless for clients when it comes to selecting a salon, and once they’ve chosen, a return visit isn’t a slam dunk. Retaining happy clients who will refer friends and family requires superb customer service, smart systems and consistency.
What Appointment S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G Costs You
Eufora's Joanne Magana calculates the cost of appointment stretching and arms owners, stylists and front desk personnel with scripts to aid in the prebooking process. A great lesson for your next staff meeting.
Get Valentine's Ready with Customizable eGift Cards
Research shows that gift cards remain one of the most popular items on wish list, and Valentine's Day is one of the beauty industry's biggest gift holidays. SalonTarget helps you get gift-card ready.