Technology

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.

Technology

Can You Predict When A Client is Likely to Leave?

At the Data-Driven Salon Summit, SALON TODAY catches up with Phorest Salon Software's Ronan Perceval and found out how they track data to predict when a client is more likely to leave your salon.

Tech Trends

Maggie the Salon Posts December Numbers in April, Attributes Growth to Software

With online booking, reputation management, and a strong marketing program, Maggie The Salon is seeing strong growth in 2018.

Tech Trends

Booksy Partners with Instagram to Integrate Salon Appointment Scheduling and Social Media

Integration of mobile scheduling software with social media platform allows for immediate, seamless appointment booking experience benefits clients and businesses.

Tech Trends

Strategizing Your Salon's Social Media

Do you struggle with what to post day in and day out? Rosy's Jim Bower is back with some useful tips for organizing and boosting your social media presence.

Marketing

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.

Tech Trends

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.

Tech Trends

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.

Tech Trends

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.  

News

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?

Salon Business News

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

Industry News

Phorest Holds Salon Owner's Summit 2018 in Dublin

The Phorest Salon Owner's Summit 2018 just wrapped up in Dublin, Ireland. See why this conference was the perfect way to kick off 2018.

Tech Trends

Bending Technology to Meet Salon Needs

Ron Love, founder of 18|8 Fine Men's Salons and more recently Griff's Shave Bars, shares how salon technology meets the needs of an evolving business.

Salon Today Recommends: Become a 6-Figure Stylist, Boost Your Bottom Line & Aveda’s Full Spectrum Demi+ Line

Salon Today is always on the lookout for savvy business advice, and we recently found great reads on these topics on Aveda Means Business. Get more info about Aveda’s new Full Spectrum Demi+ Line; Learn how one master colorist produces $500,000 in retail and service revenue each year. Boost your bottom line; hear what you can expect at Serious Business 2018; and see what one salon does to show client appreciation.

Profiles

Enriching the Client Experience through Technology

In Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, the Ouidad Salon by Chadwick and Igor is elevating the client experience by embracing a new communication technology.