Boar and Blade barbershop

Success story: Boar and Blade

28 Aug 2020 by Kitomba

Hohepa Rutene, owner of Boar and Blade, talked to us about why he loves what he does and how he came to be running a very cool, successful business with three locations across New Zealand.

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Woman at computer using Kitomba for business management

How Kitomba can help you during COVID-19

20 Mar 2020 by Kitomba

COVID-19 continues to change the world, so we’ve created this blog to provide you with ways Kitomba can help you and your business at this time. Whether your business is temporarily closing, or you’re just trying to manage your new normal, we’ve put together some information and resources that might be useful at this time.
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Kitomba’s 2019 holiday support hours

27 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

The holiday season is almost here and we wanted to let you know our support hours during this time.

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La Bella Medispa team

Learn from the Best Salon/Spa Director of the Year

1 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

This year Kitomba was so proud to sponsor the Best Salon/Spa Director of the Year award at the Australian Beauty Industry Awards. We love supporting such an incredible event for such an amazing industry. This category is particularly meaningful to us, as we strive to empower business owners with the skills and tools they need to be successful. Continue reading…

Kitomba and Dyson winner

Catching up with the winner of the Kit out your salon with Dyson competition

26 Sep 2019 by Kitomba

We caught up with our “Kit out your salon with Dyson” winner, Tegan, who shared her story of how she came to be a senior stylist at Nspyre Red, and what she loves about her job, Kitomba, and her new Dyson Supersonic™ hairdryer Professional edition. Continue reading…

Social media influencer

Create a relatable brand with social media

10 Jul 2019 by Martin Lazare

The emergence of new technology over the past couple of decades has turned the entire marketing world upside down. The massive reach now achievable by platforms such as Facebook or Instagram was unheard of, and there never used to be social media influencers helping brands build loyal customers. Continue reading…

2018

Kitomba’s 2018 highlights

1 Feb 2019 by Kitomba

UPDATE: As of August 2021 Kitomba is no longer integrated with piiq. If you’re interested in using Kitomba and piiq together, please submit a feature request in our forum.

2018 was a big year for us! Over 12.3 million appointments were made in Kitomba and we helped our customers look after 3.1 million clients. To support our customers we also answered and made over 65,000 phone calls, handled 6,300 emails and a huge 6,778 web chats!
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The Industry Awards

Interviews with The Industry Awards 2018 winners

4 Dec 2018 by Kitomba

Kitomba, along with HITO and NZARH, are incredibly proud to have brought The Industry Awards to the New Zealand hair, beauty and barbering industries for the ninth time! Continue reading…

Kitomba holiday support hours

Kitomba’s 2018 holiday support hours

4 Dec 2018 by Kitomba

The holiday period is almost here and we wanted to let you know our support hours during this time.   Continue reading…

Kitomba and Sustainable Salons

We’ve partnered with Sustainable Salons

22 Nov 2018 by Kitomba

Kitomba is very excited to announce we’ve partnered with Sustainable Salons as part of our ongoing focus on sustainability! Continue reading…