advertising/promotions

Keeping the College Crowd Polished

Market your services to students and turn them into loyal clients. Read on for tips from salons who've successfully brought students in--and kept them coming back. From advertising in the school paper to participating in sorority events, there's more than one way to go about it.

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Get the Word Out

These days, quality work isn’t always enough to get clients into your salon. Advertising your wares can help attract new business and keep your existing customer base aware of new offerings on your service menu.

25 Simple Ways to Promote Your Retail

Discover new methods for increasing retail sales in this article packed with suggestions.

Reader to Reader: How do you market your salon?

Readers share tips on marketing by using everything from advertising to using gift certificates.

Then & Now

This month, in our look back at images of ourselves and our industry, we focus on advertisements. Although many of these ads look quaint now next to the more recent ads, most of them were still high impact at the time and the best of the bunch.

Classy Graphics: NAILS 1998 Graphics Design Contest

As more and more salon owners and nail technicians realize the importance of total image, they are graduating from home-made graphics to professional .marketing materials.

Salon Owner's Manual

If you have consistently been sending press releases to the media on your salon, eventually an item will get published. When a newspaper or magazine actually runs a story on you, it can sometimes carry greater weight and credibility than even an ad can.

Accept No Excuses

Salons are responding to customers' cries of "I just don't have the time" with super-quick natural nail manicures targeted to women on the go.

Comparison-Shop Before You Buy

While promotion may sound costly, Derek Crowe says that budget is the last aspect of a campaign salon owners should address.

Graphics Contest Entries Win for Simplicity and Clarity

Technicians from all over the world sent in their entries for the NAILS 1994 Annual Graphics Contest, and this year, they were better than ever.

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