February 1, 1997
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We polled marketing experts, nail technicians, and salon owners for their best suggestions on how to find new customers…and keep the ones you have.
Keywords: building your clientele business building customer service organization techniques
December 1, 1996
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NAILS first heard of Ciao Bella when nail technician Dynise Rein- bold submitted the salons printed materials to the magazines 1996 Graphics Contest.
Keywords: customer service hiring nail technicians salon profiles
September 1, 1996
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Try as we might, the staff of NAILS does not know everything there is to know about nails. The daily ins and outs of the business are something only professionals working in the field can really know. That’s why NAILS invited a prestigious group of individuals-salon owners, nail technicians, and educators-to act as our Editorial Advisory Board. Members of the board will suggest article ideas, provide expert counsel, and keep us up-to-date on trends, salons, and people worth noticing. By way of introducing them to you, we’ve asked them to share their own professional achievements and their thoughts on the biggest challenges facing the industry.
Keywords: customer service keeping your business competitive
June 1, 1996
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Janice Reams provides each of her clients with her own “personal care bag” — a bag containing her private butlers and files.
Keywords: customer service
June 1, 1996
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JoAnn Har, a nail technician in Hod Hasharon, Israel, gives her clients a little something extra, and it doesn’t cost her a cent.
Keywords: add-on services customer service
June 1, 1996
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Customer surveys are a road map for change. The progressive salon owner and her staff should give out these quick and easy questionnaires at least once a year to find out what’s going wrong — and right.
Keywords: client surveys communicating with customers customer service Paula Gilmore
January 1, 1996
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Putting clients at ease begins with your body language, says Cathryn Myers, owner of The Nail Shop of Carroll-wood in Tampa, Fla.
Keywords: customer service
December 1, 1995
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Find out if your customer service is as good as you want it to be.
Keywords: customer service
July 1, 1995
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One of the most important responsibilities of the salon owner or manager is to field complaints from unhappy customers. The tricky job is to handle an unsatisfied customer and the technician who provided the service without losing either.
Keywords: communicating with customers customer service
May 1, 1995
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Champagne and caviar are sophisticated; corned beef and cabbage are not. What else is sophisticated and what isn't?
Keywords: customer service dress codes massage professional image professionalism
February 1, 1995
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Janeice Spicer, a licensed vocational nurse, went back to school two years ago to pursue a career that she thought would better utilize her natural born talents.
Keywords: alternative careers customer service
January 1, 1995
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“To practice good ethics is to be concerned about the public welfare, the welfare of individual clients, your reputation, and the reputation of the profession you represent.”
Keywords: customer service Milady
January 1, 1995
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Get ready! Predictions on where the nail industry is headed!
Keywords: As I See It customer service keeping your business competitive staff management
December 1, 1994
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Readers give advice to an unfortunately common issue between coworkers.
Keywords: business management customer service dealing with coworkers
December 1, 1994
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More than anything else, a loyal client base forms the foundation of a successful career in the beauty industry.
Keywords: client loyalty programs customer service
