Developing People
Growing Business
"Just like cutting hair or performing a facial, they're professional skills that are trained and practised.
The 4 Rs are revenue skills, and they are essential to train and practice if a salon or spa is to succeed."
Caroline Turner
Retention
Retail
Recommending services
(Cross-promotion and Up-selling)
Referrals
Salon Team Training aims to assist salons and spa to achieve
Client Retention 70 - 90%
Retail Sales 20% +
Average business growth 26%
Salon Team Training
Designed to develop teams in the 4 Rs of Revenue.
The Revenue Newsletter
Revenue focus hints, tips and techniques on how to increase revenue in the salon and spa industry.
The Salon Success Equation
Revenue = Ability – Limited Thinking The money a salon (or spa) generates is dependant on the servers ability to perform the service and understanding how to work with people. In Ability, the service skill is equal to 15% of success and understanding people 85% In understanding people, I train this as a mix of…
Leadership Marketing for Salon and Spas
The goal of Leadership Marketing is not to create sales heavy content or posts, the aim is to be viewed as knowledgeable and willing to help clients. Recently I presented three days training covering how to get more QUALITY clients into salons and spas with; Referrals, Reviews and Ratings During the course, I briefly spoke about…
Late Cancellations and No Shows
We’re in the business of people! Understanding peoples behaviour is the key. It’s always the key, from staff to clients, any relationship! There’s no point in complaining, bitching or moaning. That’s not going to solve it or make us feel any better about no shows or late cancellations! As an industry have an issue with…
Who are you marketing too?
Getting new clients is hard work and expensive, 15 to 20% more expensive then marketing to existing clients. According to figures by Marketing Metrics new clients also spend LESS MONEY. So if a salon or spa IS going to market too new clients its essential to use marketing methods to get the right clients.…
Award Winning Salon Owner Claire Denyer Interview
I have had the pleasure of working with Claire over the last 14 years; she is an incredible salon owner. If you ever are lucky enough to meet one the industries BEST salon owners do: a beautiful human being and very successful salon owner on all levels. Claire has won Saks Salon of the Year…
Part 2 – Award Winning Salon Owner Claire Denyer Interview
In part 2 Claire and I talk about; Managing expectations of apprentices The importance of the apprentice position Staff appearance and the impact on salon business Dealing with unwanted behaviour Team standards and behaviour Team training, critical to the success of the salon The Client Journey, breaking down the steps 12-week appraisals, the six-week catch…
Are you charging the right price to make a profit?
Knowing how to calculate pricing is key to profit. Far to often business owners base their pricing on what other businesses are charging in the local area without really knowing if that price is right to cover their costs or even make a profit! When it comes to price there shouldn’t be guess work! Opening…
Taking pictures of clients heads? Part 2 What to write
You have a great photo with the stylist and client ready to share to social media, what are you going to write? Avoid industry jargon Use questions Headlines and lists Benefits and stories Call to action In this digital age, 89% of customers search online before making booking or buying (Digital Influence Index 2012). People will click…
Julie Cross Interview
I’ll be creating a salon owner course during this time of lockdown – developing skills to support the industry I love. But that’s not enough. I want to inspire you, give you more in this challenging time. I HAD A CRAZY IDEA I contacted everyone I know personally or respect as the BEST in the…
Charity and Community Links
What do you do and market to show you’re part of the community and support charities? So at the weekend, I joined others in my community to litter pick. It can feel like we get loads of requests from charities as a salon owner and FEEL like we don’t get anything or much from donating.…