Technology
2018 STAMP: Boosting Your Presence With Your Salon's Personal Hashtag
Every Friday, the team at RedBloom posts a picture with the #redbloomessentials hashtag, showcasing some of their favorite products or tools with a picture or Boomerang, frequently highlighting a seasonal product or promotion.
by Stacey Soble
STAMP 2018: Making Your Website Work Seamlessly With a Branded Salon App
Owners Josie Sanchez and Andrea Hans of Broome Street Society wanted their website to work seamlessly with a branded salon app. Here's how they did it!
by Stacey Soble
The 5th Annual Salon Today Total Salon Makeover Kicks Off
With the support of three generous professional beauty partners—Keune, Minerva and STX—SALON TODAY’s Total Salon Makeover competition helps one salon grow to the next level.
Two Must-Have Tech Features Make Life Easier for Salon Clients and Owners
Kate Poole, owner of Vici Hair Studio and Beauty Bar in Amherst, Massachusetts, finds online booking and text confirmations are indispensable when it comes to managing her streamlined salon operation.
by Stacey Soble
Salon A-Commerce Helps Aveda Salons Service Guests and Grow Their Business
Aveda Global General Manager Barbara De Laere took some time to dive deeper into how Salon A-Commerce will make it easy for Aveda’s salon partners to service guests both in salons and online and grow their business in the process.
by Anne Moratto
A Fun Challenge to Ignite Retail Sales
Following the success of its #30DaystoGrow challenge last Spring, Phorest Salon Software organizes a fun week of daily challenges to encourage participating salon teams to focus on retail, fueling sales.
Future Trends: Beyond the Predictions at ISBN
At the International SalonSpa Business Network's conference, a Future Trends panel including David Thurston, Maureen Mullen and Taylor Romero, forecast emerging technologies to impact the beauty business, while warning owners that clients may not be ready to embrace them.
Take a Tour of the Salon of the Future
Art, beauty, nature and technology combine in an intelligent salon concept that focuses the entire experience on the client.
Time's Up for Tedious Tasks
An efficient color mixing technology, The Ping helps colorists find more time to focus on their guests.
Shedul.com Voted 2018’s Top Salon Software by Capterra
Shedul.com was rated as 2018’s best salon software by Capterra, a Gartner Inc. company. The platform came out on top in all three rating categories for salon software; most popular, most affordable and most user-friendly.
Shedul.com Voted 2018’s Top Salon Software by Capterra
Shedul.com was rated as 2018’s best salon software by Capterra, a Gartner Inc. company. The platform came out on top in all three rating categories for salon software; most popular, most affordable and most user-friendly.
Sponsored by Shedul
How Technology Helps Janet St. Paul Market Smartly to her Clients
With Rosy Software and SalonInteractive, a salon finds a direct way to reach clients with her branded message, while a closed system for online retailing offers a data-protecting solution that keeps the professional in the equation.
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.
Sponsored by Aveda Means Business
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.