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5 Surefire Ways to Lose Salon Fans on Facebook

You're used to watching your salon Facebook page fans grow steadily, but have been getting more unfollows recently... Make sure you haven't been doing one of these things.
Who wrote the article?
Chris Brennan is a salon marketing specialist, published author, award-winning filmmaker, host of the Salon Owners Summit 2016 and expert speaker, travelling the world to help salon owners and managers put the plans into place to hit their salon targets. For the past 5 years, Chris has also co-created a variety of diverse campaigns (from 30Days2Grow to the award-winning Salon Retail Week) that have helped salons all around the world grow their average bill and generate more referrals than ever before.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/salon-fans-on-facebook/
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Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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Stressed Out? Exercises & Benefits of Mindfulness in Salons

Mindfulness a very old and very useful technique used to reduce everyday stress and help people cope with bad times in a more positive way. For the stressful life of a salon owner, it can be a massive help in trying to achieve a bit of peace of mind whilst achieving more in your salon.
Who wrote the article?
Webdoctor is a safe and affordable Irish online doctor service available to you anytime, anywhere. Through an online medical questionnaire, face-to-face consultation or home health test, Webdoctor's GPs will review cases and prescribe treatments at their discretion.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/wellness-blog-mindfulness-salons/
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Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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Your Customers Tell Us Exactly What They Want to See on a Salon or Spa Website

Phorest Salon Software research shows 46% of bookings happen when salons are closed; and 32% of salon and spa customers expect an online booking option. Find out more in this episode!
Who wrote the article?
Sorcha Mullis is an award-winning digital marketer and search engine optimisation (SEO) expert. As well as managing the Phorest Salon Software website to help salon owners find solutions to the problems they run into when managing a salon; she also contributes to the Phorest blog with tips to help salon owners leverage their online presence, to get their clients back in more often, spending more and generating referrals. Sorcha has headed up SEO teams in Perth and Dublin, and over the past 10 years has helped businesses in all industries increase their visibility online in order to increase website traffic, bookings and sales.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/customers-tell-us-what-they-want-to-see-salon-website/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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11 Ways You Can Raise Money for Your Salon

Funding your new business or expanding your existing one is exciting. This episode explores secured and non-secured ways to raise money. If you’re currently going through this and have some questions you’d like answered, you can always join Gloria Murray’s Facebook group Knowing Your Numbers. It’s a supportive environment and a safe place to find out more about numbers.
Who wrote the article?
Gloria Murray is a Glasgow-based triple award-winning accountant who has also been awarded the Most Innovative Business Advisor in the UK in the 2020 Annual Innovation Awards 2017. Director of Murray Associates Accountants, she specialises in helping small business owners grow sustainable and ethical companies that not only provide a better service to their customers but also contribute to local employment. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Gloria over on salonmentors.phorest.com.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/raise-money-salon/
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Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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5 Expert Tips for Improving Salon Team Morale and Overall Business

It's down to you to be constant in your attitude and vision to improve salon team morale and overall success. But how? In this episode, Valerie Delforge highlights five of her expert tips.
Who wrote the article?
Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L’Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/5-tips-salon-team-morale/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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How to Make Retail Profits Work for You

Smart business is making your money work for you. Stop using your retail profits to pay bills, and instead, learn how to get your money back into savings.
Who wrote the article?
Steve Gomez is recognised as one of the top business systems experts in the beauty and wellness industry. With over 24 years of business coaching experience combined with a background in marketing, communication and operations, he has personally supported hundreds of salons and spa businesses throughout his career. Steve specialises in helping salons increase sales, implements systems to enhance their financial and operational functionality and strengthens the culture of the business through leadership development.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/make-retail-profits-work-for-you/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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How to Win at Designing a Salon (Even Your First)

Designing a functional and attractive salon or spa that represents the brand and vision is for some, the most exciting part of opening a business. For others, not knowing where to start can turn the whole experience into a nightmare. Get all the top tips to navigate the process with success (+ free download).
Who wrote the article?
Julie Lee is a salon owner, author, nail and beauty specialist, educator and salon coach. Her career has spanned over 25 years and she has trained hundreds of professionals enabling them to set up and run their own nail and beauty businesses. Julie is a passionate salon coach, guiding salon owners to realise and achieve their dream businesses.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/designing-a-salon/
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Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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Managing Salon Staff Room Wars: Who Ate My Sandwich?

Salon staff room wars aren't uncommon. Often, they reveal leadership & culture issues. Learn how to handle them with Valerie Delforge's latest story.
Who wrote the article?
Valerie Delforge has been in the beauty industry for over 25 years giving her a strong understanding of the various challenges owners and managers face in their businesses. As a Business Strategy Consultant, she has established a proven track record of achieving set targets, year on year strategic growth and has inspired teams she works with to deliver high standards of service consistently. Valerie's commercial experience of working with brands such as Clarins, Urban Retreat, L’Occitane and Steiner is one of her strongest suits in assisting salon teams to focus their work on easy-to-implement key strategies. You can book a free mentorship consultation with Valerie over on salonmentors.phorest.com.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/managing-salon-staff-room-wars/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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Don’t Build Teams, Build Individuals

Quantity is better than quality when it comes to people. Not all people thrive in the same environment; allowing people to flourish is key. Get tips to better nurture individual greatness and retain top performers.
Who wrote the article?
Amanda Olusanya has always been a believer in education. Drawn to people with big ideas and A players who don't want to settle force her to operate with insight, self-reflection, humbleness, and investment. Because her mother owned an Aveda salon, Amanda has been in the hair industry ever since she was born. She graduated from Aveda in 2001, became an educator in 2004, and a salon owner in 2009. Business has become her latest passion, and she invests in people, teaching, and coaching - which also happen to be the main drivers in creating a better life for herself and those around her.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/dont-build-teams-build-individuals/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
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3 Sms Ideas to Boost Men Bookings This Father’s Day

Salons can often forget to target their male clientele… make sure the men in your clients' lives get some pampering this June! To help you get started, we’ve designed three SMS templates that you can tweak to your needs.
Who wrote the article?
Connor Keppel heads up marketing for Phorest Salon Software. Over the past 6 years he has helped thousands of salons to grow; advising them on marketing tactics that help them get their clients back more often, spending more and generating referrals across the UK, Ireland, USA, Australia and continental Europe. Connor has been instrumental in developing a number of initiatives aimed at directly helping salon owners to grow their business and learn tactics to manage their salons more efficiently; including the Phorest Salon Owner's Summit event; the Salon Mentorship Hub; the #30days2grow Challenge; and Salon Retail Week, among many others.
Full link https://www.phorest.com/blog/3-sms-ideas-to-boost-male-bookings-this-fathers-day/
Check out the Phorest Blog for even more salon marketing and management tips, ideas, freebies and ebooks: https://www.phorest.com/resources
Who is Phorest Salon Software?
Phorest Salon Software has more than 4,000 spas and salons as customers in Ireland, the UK, Finland and the USA. Forbes describes us as "the leading salon appointment and CRM software company." We help salon owners get their clients in more often, spending more and generating referrals. #LetsGrow
Click here to request a quote or book in for a free demo with Phorest Salon Software and find out more.
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