A smarter way to #GrowYourSalon

Owning a hair or beauty salon is great fun and very rewarding but it can also be hard work and tough at times. I know. I spend most of my days in and out of salons helping owners and managers to market and grow their business.

This blog is here to support and inspire you with practical marketing and business advice specifically for salons and spas. Remember: you are not what has happened to you. You are what you choose to become.

– Alice Kirby, Lockhart Meyer Salon Marketing

An easy way to keep an eye on your salon competitors

How hair and beauty salons can use Google Alerts to keep an eye on local competitors.

How to improve salon customer service: a tip from Richard Branson

How to improve customer service in a hair or beauty salon. A great cost effective tip used by Richard Branson.

Running your own hair salon – business tips from Richard Ward

Advice and ideas on starting and running a salon in an inspirational video by top salon owner Richard Ward.

5 salon twitter tips for social success

For the next 60 days we’re busy tweeting here supporting #cocosflipflop challenge. So I hope…

3 direct mail ideas for salons and spas

My blog on getting the most from direct mail was first published in July’s The…

A quick tip to build salon brand awareness

Here is a simple, but effective, idea for free advertising which a surprising number of…

Attract new clients: 3 great marketing ideas for salons

If you want to attract new clients to your salon or spa then your website…

Just how much are your salon clients worth to your business?

Attracting new clients to your hair salon is important BUT retaining your loyal existing ones…

5 ways to market your spa on Twitter

Are you tweeting for the sake of tweeting? It's too easy to fool yourself that…