Technology

Salon Point-of-Sale Systems Improve the Client Experience

Salon management software helps strengthen your relationship with clients by raising the bar on customer service at appointment time, as well as helping you stay connected between visits.

How Can a Salon POS System Help Me Manage My Beauty Business?

Salon point-of-sale systems do a lot more than take payments and schedule appointments. Salon management software automates marketing, inventory, reporting, and staff management, freeing up owners to focus on the work they enjoy.

WEBINAR - 5 Technology Tools Fueling Salon Success

To help you prepare your strongest technology toolbox, this webinar invited five successful salon owners to share and discuss their favorite tools to grow their businesses in a challenging, ever-changing landscape.

Sponsored by Envision

15 Must-Have Apps for Small Businesses

Get your team organized, motivated and communicating—and save some time along the way—with these 15 amazing apps for small business.

How To Pick The Best Dryer For Your Salon And Why The Choice Matters

As an owner, you no doubt obsess over every detail in your salon--from the chairs to the lighting to the paint on the walls.

Sponsored by Dyson

When Counting Bottles Fails

Keeping a tight rein on inventory is an important factor in achieving profitability for your salon business, but too many owners rely on archaic systems that too often fail. Find out how to save time and money by tracking inventory accurately and easily.

Sponsored by Rosy

WEBINAR - How to Run a Profitable & Sustainable Hair Color Business

On November 4th at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET, Salon Today Editor in Chief Stacey Soble will lead a discussion between two industry experts exploring how salon professionals can run a more efficient salon by cutting back on waste, pricing services appropriately, keeping it simple, and making it easy for teams to charge fairly so that businesses turn a consistent and reliable profit.

Sponsored by Vish

Solo Artists: If You’re Working 24/7, Isn’t It Time to Get A Life?

If you’re a solo provider managing your own schedule, you know the drill. Mornings are spent on confirmation calls and trying to fill holes made by last-minute cancellations. Every free moment between clients is about picking up voice mail or answering emails for appointment requests. After your last client, the work goes on, returning more calls, scheduling more appointments. But what if there was a better way?

Set Goals, See Growth

Setting goals and seeing them through is a challenge for most people. In fact, a whole industry of life coaches and business gurus make a living off teaching people how to set goals and take the actions to reach them.

Sponsored by STX

Top Irish Tech Firm Opens US Headquarters in Philadelphia

With a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a flurry of congratulatory speeches, Phorest makes Philadelphia home for its US operations.

Large or Little: What Two Salons Love about their Salon Software

The technology needs of different salons can vary dramatically, depending on the size and complexity of the operation. But these two case studies proves that Shortcuts fits the bill no matter the size.

Sponsored by Shortcuts Software USA

WEBINAR - How to Help Your Staff Create Visual Content that Aligns with Your Brand's Identity

On September 23rd at 11:00 AM PT/2:00 PM ET, industry expert Zoé Bélisle-Springer will discuss how your salon can achieve a sustainable competitive advantage.

Sponsored by Phorest

Phorest's TreatCard Gives Salons an Easy Way to Reward Loyal Guests

Instead of offering clients discounts, Phorest's TreatCard helps loyal clients accumulate points then owners can reward them with products or services they've never tried before.

Marketing the Salon in the Modern Tech Era

Long gone are the days of marketing your salon with one simple ad. To break through the clutter, today's marketing messages must be multipronged--saying the right thing to the right people, when and where they're ready for the message. Today's technology makes that easier than ever.

Shortcuts Announces Massive Expansion in North America

With the creation of a development laboratory and an additional help desk, Shortcuts is preparing to support its quickly growing customer base of salons in North America.

Opening a Second Salon? Here's the Most Important Thing to Do

Lei Cicero bought a failing salon and turned it around, then used data from her software management program to tell her when the time was right to expand.

Sponsored by Salon Iris

Letting Google Do the Work for Your Clients

With Shortcuts Software's partnership with Google, the "Book Now" appears on participating salon's Google listings, making it easier than ever for new guests to find their way into the salon.