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6 steps to great stock management for salons, spas and clinics

24 Jul 2024 by Kitomba

Stock is a key part of any salon, spa or clinic. However it can have a severe impact on your business if it’s not correctly managed. If you’re wondering how to successfully manage your stock, here are six key steps to follow for perfect stock management.
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5 skills every salon manager should have

22 Jul 2024 by Kitomba

Managing a team can be difficult, particularly as we often don’t receive any formal training on how to be a great manager. Very few people could walk into a role with all skills, and of course not every manager operates in the same way! There are a few key areas however that as a manager you should be competent in, or working towards improving.

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Automate your salon’s client messages without losing the human touch

19 Jul 2024 by Kitomba

Do you find as a salon owner that you want to send more marketing messages to your clients that are tailored to their needs, but you can’t seem to find the time? 

Time is one of the most precious things and it’s important to spend it wisely. With automated marketing, you can save yourself time, bring in more revenue and build a more personal relationship with your clients. 

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New masterclass: Mastering Automated Marketing

15 Jul 2024 by Kitomba

Kitomba has released a new masterclass: Mastering Automated Marketing in Kitomba. This Masterclass has been designed to help you set up personalised marketing campaigns that help you connect and retain clients through automated messages using Kitombas Everyday Marketing feature.

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7 ways to upsell retail and services in your salon, spa or clinic

11 Jul 2024 by Kitomba

Upselling retail and services is a great way to increase your salon, spa or clinic’s average client spend. Whether you are introducing your clients to higher costs, premium products, better services, other add-ons, or recommended upgrades, it all results in a more profitable sale for your business. So how can you ensure you’re consistently upselling to your clients?

Here are seven effective ways to upsell more retail and services in your salon, spa or clinic.
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4 reasons to try Kitomba’s Vish integration for colour management

28 Jun 2024 by Kitomba

Wondering what Vish colour management software does and why it’s worth introducing in your salon?

In short, Kitomba’s integration with Vish helps to protect your colour profit from being poured down the drain from colour wastage. Plus, it helps your salon to become more sustainable.

How?

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Kitomba has integrated with Vish Colour Management Software

25 Jun 2024 by Kitomba

We’ve launched a new integration with Vish to help you make more money from your colour services, reduce waste, and simplify formula tracking for your team.

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8 reasons to formalise your client consultations with forms

21 Jun 2024 by Kitomba

A comprehensive client consultation helps you to understand your client’s goals and expectations and gives them more insight as to what they can expect from this and future appointments.

Formalising your consultation process using forms can help you and your clients to get even more out of this important part of a client visit, because it enables you and your team to provide a consistent client experience, while documenting your client’s needs.
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Data reveals the impact marketing can have at your salon or spa

12 Jun 2024 by Kitomba

Have you ever wondered what impact your text and email marketing campaigns have on your salon’s bottom line? We analysed a year of user data to find out.

When we compared salons that use our campaign and automated marketing features with those that don’t, we saw a noticeable difference in total client spend, service spending, and the amount of appointments that get booked in a year.

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3 ways to retain more clients for your salon, spa or clinic

10 Jun 2024 by Kamrin Hira

The hair and beauty industry is highly competitive, as clients have an abundance of salons, spas and clinics to choose from. It’s more important than ever to ensure your clients keep coming back and that you grow your regular client base.

Here are three ways you can improve the client experience at your salon, spa or clinic to retain more clients.

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