What’s Your Excuse?

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Some writings resonate We’ve heard every reason and excuse in the book for salon professionals not doing anything about their PR. “I can’t afford to hire a PR agency.“, or, I can’t afford monthly commitments“.  Those two have always been the biggies. Well we’ve figured that one out for you. Check out PR a la […]

Do Your Salon Clients Really Open Your Email?

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Just because you write doesn’t mean you’re read … How do you look through your incoming email pile after you’ve been away from your desk? you know how it looks … suddenly a zillion ‘From:’, ‘To:’, ‘Subject:’, and ‘Received:’  fields stream int and the top window darkens with unread emails.. You sigh, and scan for […]

PR at its Best: Simple and Old-Fashioned

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Today was unusual. We got a hand-written card in the mail. It stood out in the pile like a sore thumb.  Hand-written, imagine that.  Different … That took time. We went back into the house where we usually toss the mail on the kitchen table for opening later, but not today.  We stayed together and […]