(3 FREE Templates Included) Use SMS to Get New Clients through Facebook

You have so many options when it comes to talking to your clients: mail, email, SMS, Twitter, Facebook, advertising in the press and many more. As a salon owner you have to try, by any means possible, to use these tools to capture potential clients and keep that cash drawer from running dry.  Have you … Continued

3 Salon Mother's Day Email and SMS Promo Ideas

Mother’s Day is fast approaching, and while it’s obviously a day to show your unconditional love for your mother. It is also a great opportunity for you to make a lot of people very happy. Salon Mother’s Day specials are one in a million around this time and you are probably thinking up ideas of … Continued

The Difference Between a Reminder Text and a Confirmation Text

I’ve recently been spending a lot of time at my dentist. From a run in with mince meat that chipped half my tooth to finally biting the bullet and getting my wisdom teeth yanked. So I’ve gotten fairly familiar with their procedures. How they operate is that they send you a text the day before … Continued

Targeted SMS Offers to Secure Valentines Day Bookings

One of the most commercial holidays of the year is just around the corner so be prepared with these Valentine SMS ideas. In Britain in 2012 £880 million was spent celebrating Valentines Day, make sure your salon gets a slice of the action in 2013 by sending out targeted promotions, reminding your clients that you … Continued

Make Sure You Put an Opt Out in Your SMS Marketing

It is very important that you put an Opt Out message at the end of your text message promotions. This is to enable your clients to easily stop receiving messages from you should they wish. Most clients (about 90% according to the stats) will be happy to receive promotions but those that don’t should be … Continued

3 SMS Ideas to Get You Noticed In The Christmas Market

So you’re all set to go with your Christmas ideas and if not I’ve linked to a couple of blogs at the bottom that will get you set to go in a day or two. But right now I’m going to help you make sure your clients actually buy into your Christmas ideas! How you … Continued

5 Halloween Salon SMS Ideas to Make it Your Busiest Yet!

Make October a busy month in your salon with some Halloween themed promotions. This is your chance to show some personality in your SMS templates and have a little fun because remember the friendlier your salon appears the more successful you will be. Offer devilishly good offers or remind your clients they need to VAMP … Continued

Why One SMS Campaign Made This Salon £2000 And The Other Got No Response

Debbie from Simply Beautiful sent two text campaigns with two very different results. She sent both after doing our SMS training with one of our experts…and she applied most of the rules. So, you might ask yourself, why was it that one text pulled in over £2000 in one week and the other didn’t get … Continued

How Salons Waste £1000 By Using “Free” SMS From Their Mobile Providers

A lot of people get a number of free SMS from their mobile providers through their monthly package and we often hear owners argue that: why should they pay for SMS reminders through our system when they can send SMS for free. Sadly these people do not think it through properly, they clearly do not … Continued