
Beauty Pulse: Why Stylists Fly the Salon Coop
Oh where, oh where do good stylists go when they leave the salon? Salon Today's most recent Beauty Pulse attempts to find out, plus owners reveal the strategies they use to retain clients.

Oh where, oh where do good stylists go when they leave the salon? Salon Today's most recent Beauty Pulse attempts to find out, plus owners reveal the strategies they use to retain clients.

Z Studio consolidates the number of materials it used to give new clients into one creative new piece, earning it a 2017 STAMP award.

Being a salon owner means managing the education of stylists, retention of staff, progress of profits and more. Inevitably, there are land mines in all of these areas and the path to success is not always clear. We've explored the Aveda Means Business blog and found stories of several salon owners who think outside the box to find solutions to common small-business struggles. Read about the areas where their businesses struggled and what they did to implement systems that work.

Salon ownership is about innovation; implementing new methods that will grow business and client satisfaction is key. At SALON TODAY, we're always on the lookout for accounts from salon owners on ways that they have made their business more efficient and profitable. Here are a collection of success stories gathered by Aveda Means Business which outline paths to gaining referrals, growing retail sales, implementing online booking and hiring smart.
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Recapture lost revenue by minimizing your no-shows. Rosy's Jim Bower shows you how to better communicate with clients to get them in the salon on time for their appointment.

Meet the 2017 Salon Today 200 Honorees in the category of Retention and Referral. These owners know a salon's ability to attract new clients fuels its growth, while its ability to get those ame clients to come back again and again drives its overall success.

Shortcuts' Paul Tate shares four technology tips that drive client retention.

SALON TODAY is always scouring the world of salon business to find effective techniques and innovative methods for salon growth. Latest on our reading list are the insightful articles featured on avedameansbusiness.com. Below are five articles ...
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Hair MilesHeadlines The SalonEncinitas, CaliforniaOwned by: Gayle Fulbright Headlines created HairMiles as a fun salon loyalty program that keeps guests coming back in a very competitive market. Guests accumulate points for positive ...

Royalty RewardsSalon Art-Tiff Ephrata, PennsylvaniaOwned by: Sue Burkholder In its fourth year, Salon Art-Tiff’s Royalty Rewards Club is a way for clients to earn a 9-16 percent return on their investment, plus up to $350 in ...
Truu Salon in Hollywood, Florida, collects a STAMP award for its client loyalty marketing program.
If you have stylists on staff who complain about how quiet they are, pass them this blog from Antony Whitaker, author of the Grow Series. It motivates your team to ask for referrals.

Learn to work the grapevine and increase client referrals with these quick tips from Allan Labos of Akari in Portland, Maine.
The Cut & Color Room in Orlando, Florida, captures a 2013 STAMP award for their Style and Slash Client Loyalty Program.
Branding Strategy, service menu, mission statement, business card, recruitment brochure, client referral and on-hold message.

Group 3 Marketing's Bart Foreman dismisses salons' belief about client loyalty and recommend three areas where owners should focus to grow their businesses.