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America's Beauty Show and SALON TODAY announce the 2021 Data-Driven Salon Summit will be co-located with America's Beauty Show, September 11-13 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois.
by Staff
May 12, 2021
3 min to read
America’s Beauty Show and SALON TODAY jointly announce SALON TODAY’s Data-Driven Salon Summit will take place during America’s Beauty Show, September 11-13, 2021, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL.
“At America’s Beauty Show, we are working to build a brighter future for licensed beauty professionals. SALON TODAY’S Data-Driven Salon Summit offers best in class content for our community. We are thrilled to have the Data-Driven Salon Summit co-located with us in Rosemont,” said Frank Fulco, CEO of Cosmetologists Chicago and America’s Beauty Show.
Attendees of both events will benefit from the partnership. Data-Driven Salon Summit attendees will receive complimentary admission to America’s Beauty Show 2021 and America’s Beauty Show 2021 attendees will receive a complimentary digital subscription to SALON TODAY.
“SALON TODAY is focused on bringing thought leadership to market. We believe that by hosting the Data-Driven Salon Summit at America’s Beauty Show it will benefit exhibitors, keynote speakers, and attendees,” said Brian O’Rourke, president of Bobit Busines Media's Beauty Health and Wellness division, the parent company of SALON TODAY.
“Data-Driven Salon Summit is a peer-led, hands-on educational experience that brings salon, spa and barbershop owners and managers together to understand how data can lead them to make better business decisions that fuel their growth and success,” says Stacey Soble, director of brand content strategy for SALON TODAY. “Although we’re taking a data-based approach, we’ll be exploring a host of business topics, including marketing, recruiting, team motivation, culture, technology and retail and service sales.”
Tickets go on sale for both America’s Beauty Show 2021 and The Data Driven Summit in early May 2021. Visit www.americasbeautyshow.com and www.datadrivensalon.com.
Click HERE to purchase tickets and check in often at www.americasbeautyshow.com for all of the latest updates about ABS 2021 and all of the information you’ll need to make it easy to make plans for attending America’s Beauty Show, September 11-13, 2021, at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, IL. It’s an in-person party and an experience salon and spa pros don’t want to miss!
About America’s Beauty Show®: America’s Beauty Show (ABS) is owned and produced by Cosmetologists Chicago® (CC). Professional cosmetologists, nail technicians, stylists and colorists from all over the world attend ABS every year to experience superior education and innovation in all aspects of beauty, as well as gain inspiration to take back to their salons. Thousands of salon professionals and owners, aspiring students and teacher attend, world-class headliners and educators inspire and leading product manufacturers and distributors show their latest products, America’s Beauty Show is a great destination for serious beauty professionals. www.americasbeautyshow.com
About SALON TODAY: SALON TODAY is the professional beauty industry’s only business-focused media. In addition to a print publication, experiential website, webinars, social media channels and industry research, SALON TODAY is the home of three recognition programs—the SALON TODAY 200, SALONS OF THE YEAR and STAMP (SALON TODAY’s Annual Marketing Program), as well as live education, including the Data-Driven Salon Summit. SALON TODAY and its sister media brands MODERN SALON and NAILS are part of the Beauty, Health and Wellness division of Bobit Business Media, which is headquartered in Torrance, California. Visit www.salontoday.com and www.datadrivensalon.com
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