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Keeping Staff Engagement High In An Operational Industry

Flying back to London from the powerful Salon Owners Summit organised by Phorest, I feel focused and motivated about the year ahead. It’s been fascinating to hear stories from such great speakers. Believe me; you never stop learning. What an amazing day! The main elements of my talk were around staff engagement and given how … Continued

9 Things You Should Expect From Your Point-Of-Sale Software

Maybe you’re opening a new salon in a few months. Maybe you’re a pen and paper spa, nail bar or blow dry bar. Or perhaps you already have a booking software, but something’s missing, and you’re not too sure what it is. I mean, with so many software providers out there, how do you even start … Continued

Top Insights For Salon Success From The Phorest Salon Owners Summit 2018

As we all go back to our daily occupations after the Salon Owner’s Summit 2018, we thought it would be a good idea to recap some of the top insights for salon success that we heard at this year’s event. After all, if you’re reading this now, I’m assuming it’s because you also share most salon … Continued

Phorest FM, The Salon Owners Podcast: The Best Of 2017

What a year it’s been! I think I can speak for both of Killian and me when I say that our blood momentarily stopped flowing when we were asked to start a podcast. The experience was going to throw us way out of our comfort zone and we had no idea where to start. Thanks to … Continued

The Most Popular Phorest Blog Articles Of 2017

If you’re looking for the latest salon marketing & management tips, trends & best practices, you know that you can trust in the Phorest Blog. But with on average 3 new articles per week, chances are you missed out on some! If I was to do a quick recap, I’d say we had a reputation-heavy … Continued

7 Approaches To Beat Fatigue And Restore Salon Productivity

You probably live in your salon or spa more than you actually live in your house – especially at this time of the year! But what happens when you hit that threshold that brings you from tired to exhausted? Your salon productivity takes a hit.

The Phorest 2018 Salon Owners Summit Is Sold Out & Here’s The Agenda

The 2018 Salon Owners Summit is now sold out and as it enters its fourth year, it’s fast becoming the most talked about event in the hair and beauty industries in Europe and further afield. At this event, attendees will hear from some of the world’s best thought leaders in the industry on how to grow their … Continued

How To Get Salon Influencers To Promote Your Business – Salon Marketing Q&A #11

On this episode of The Salon Marketing Q&A, we look at attracting salon influencers to help promote your business.

David Barnett’s Proven To Work 3-Step Retail Selling Technique

When we took it to Instagram to announce that we were going to have David Barnett from the High Performance Stylist as a guest on Phorest FM, the response was incredible. We knew we were on to something, but David blew it out of the ballpark. Now, for those who don’t know David Barnett, he … Continued