How much hair can you talk about to a non-hair stylist?
Whilst conversations about hair is reserved for hair stylists, the less enthused tend to nod and smile, or zone out, when hair and last nights … Read Full Story
Whilst conversations about hair is reserved for hair stylists, the less enthused tend to nod and smile, or zone out, when hair and last nights … Read Full Story
As I flip through old, worn out beauty magazines, I can not help but wonder, how did 1930s – famously squashed between great depression and … Read Full Story
Salon Masters Breakthrough Calls
In 2012 the UK government introduced a new salon apprenticeship program, supporting both, employees and young apprentices. Amongst qualifying industry hairdressing, and beauty industry is … Read Full Story
We’d all like to have lots of cash in bank, and if having a Facebook account and Tweeting “strawberry blond colour” was all salons needed … Read Full Story
According to statistics monarchy brings £176M to the UK treasury every year (not including the money made by restaurants, hotels, cabs and stores)… with that … Read Full Story
Successful Direct Mail Lesson from THE Hairdresser
In 2001 I still had hairdressing salons. One day when arriving at my main salon I picked up … Read Full Story
In 1989 when I opened my first high street hair salon and business I had to do certain things that I wasn’t sure about doing.… Read Full Story
In the year 1982, I started my hairdressing training I was nearly 20 years old. I had been cutting hair since I was 15 but … Read Full Story
Fact: 95 percent of businesses fail within first 5 years.
Greater reason lies within poorly executed marketing, or rather not able to determine which marketing … Read Full Story
This week at Salon Punk Tamara forwarded an email over to me.
I can’t and won’t leave the salon owners name but I wanted to … Read Full Story
I am from the generation when apple and blackberry were just fruit, and life seemed less complicated, no surprise many, especially busy salon owners find … Read Full Story
It’s not a novelty, When done properly, salon advertising can bring you tons of new clients. But if you add this little trick you can … Read Full Story
Shake up your salon marketing strategies!
There is a popular saying amongst marketing experts: “The best salon marketing strategies are the ones you are not … Read Full Story
Establishing yourself as an expert in areas … you already are an expert anyways… never been easier with today’s ability to leverage your knowledge on … Read Full Story
Fact: If you Google online for hair and beauty salons, Google will return well over
17 million results within 17 seconds.
It is also a … Read Full Story
This content is restricted to site members. If you are an existing user, please login.
… Read Full StoryGet FREE Salon Marketing Training from Successful Salon Owner of 17 years Alan Forrest Smith
Ever convinced you “had to market salon” and without giving much thought transfered hard earned cash into hairdressing magazines, radio or other expensive online salon … Read Full Story
This salon is closed!
18 Months ago I moved into the village I live in. At the same time a new salon opened just behind … Read Full Story
That’s me Alan above with new salon punk reporter, writer and solution expert Tamara. Tamara is from Georgia in Europe, English is her third … Read Full Story
Your journey to business world was supposed to change how you thought about being a business owner – until business nightmares started to blew you … Read Full Story
Have you ever thought… “if I owned Tony&Guy I’d buy a yacht and marry a superstar.” 🙂
Yet little, if any salon owners know that … Read Full Story
Certain things fall into “more is better” category – but luckily long salon working hours and bigger marketing budget aren’t necessarily one of them. There … Read Full Story
Your customers can’t find your salon on high street!
Even though your salon business is running, your customers have not seen your salon recently, which … Read Full Story
It feels a long time ago now but in 1989 I had to decide to get my new salon business ready to launch to the … Read Full Story
Just because your major was not marketing at Salon School does not mean you have to shy away from salon marketing.
Having a solid marketing … Read Full Story
Review Your Salon Client Attraction Plan
Stop for a second and ask yourself if you are marketing salon properly. If the answer is no to … Read Full Story
14.6% of local shops are now empty. That number is expected to rise!
Could your salon be next?
More brand … Read Full Story
In 1989 I opened my first salon.
By 1991 we were almost bust.
Talk about some … Read Full Story