10 ‘Don’t Be’ PR Tips – Perception Counts

Posted by Sharon Esche Irving under Building Authority, Consumer Editorial, Editorial Insights, Facebook, General, Getting Started, How-To, Industry Opportunities, Networking, New Media, Ramblings, The PR Mindset, Tips & Tricks

How Are You Perceived? Beauty industry old-timer or fresh-faced newcomer … this is for you. Public relations helps to shape and cultivate how others perceive you.  But before you can focus your ‘public relations’ on others you need to shape and cultivate your story for yourself and be able to tell it effectively.  That means […]

Is This You? Just … so busy.

Posted by Alexander Irving under Building Authority, Editorial Insights, General, Getting Started, How-To, Industry Opportunities, Ramblings, Salon Marketing, The PR Mindset

“If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” How many times have you read or heard that? More than once we’ll bet. It has to be several hundred times for me. Why do we see it so many times?  Because it’s a universal truth and we all […]

What’s Your Excuse?

Posted by Alexander Irving under Blogging, Building Authority, Consumer Editorial, Editorial Insights, Email, Facebook, General, Getting Started, How-To, In-Salon Event Ideas, Industry Opportunities, Networking, New Media, News Releases, Photography, Ramblings, Salon Marketing, Strategy, The PR Mindset, Tips & Tricks, Trends, Twitter, Unique Promotions, Your website

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 […]

When Were You Happy Right Down to Your Very Soul?

Posted by Alexander Irving under Building Authority, Editorial Insights, General, Getting Started, How-To, Industry Opportunities, Networking, Ramblings, Strategy, The PR Mindset

Pay Day Yesterday! Like the “Starfish story” … we know we have done something important. We all work hard.  You, in the salon behind the chair, and we, in our BeautyPRpro and Esche & Alexander PR roles.  We do what we do … over and over. We bring our experience and talent to the table […]

Are You a Self-Sabotaging Salon Pro?

Posted by Alexander Irving under Building Authority, Consumer Editorial, Editorial Insights, General, Getting Started, Industry Opportunities, News Releases, Ramblings, The PR Mindset

Just talk … It’s upsetting. … and it always makes us sad. The wishers … the dreamers …. the pretenders … the talkers …. so very few actual starters. So many stylists talk a good game.  They talk about about stepping out from the crowd.  They talk about what they are going to do for […]

And the ABCH Winners Are …..

Posted by Sharon Esche Irving under Building Authority, Editorial Insights, Facebook, General, How-To, Industry Opportunities, Networking, News Releases, Salon Marketing, Strategy, The PR Mindset, Tips & Tricks

Drum Roll Please We’re announcing the winners 🙂 Were you in our “Make Your Clients Raving Facebook Fans” classes at the ABCH ‘Energizing Summit’ on June 12th? If so, you got the secret password to enter our June 19th drawing for a complimentary Day of ‘Ultimate Imaging’ for you and your business.  That’s a full […]

How To Become an ‘Overnight’ Salon PR Success

Posted by Alexander Irving under Building Authority, Editorial Insights, General, Getting Started, How-To, In-Salon Event Ideas, Industry Opportunities, Networking, News Releases, Salon Marketing, Strategy, The PR Mindset, Tips & Tricks

“The World is Filled with Talented, Poor Dreamers” We don’t remember who gets attribution for that quote, but our BeautyPRpro header copy above reflects how we feel about that headline. Several thousand years ago a Roman philosopher said, “Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity”.  More recently, a guy named Samuel Goldwyn, a Hollywood […]

Money in Your Beauty Industry Pocket

Posted by Alexander Irving under General, How-To, Industry Opportunities, Salon Marketing, Trends

Takes Only 30 Seconds This is an unusual post for BeautyPRpro. We think you’ll understand why we deviate from our usual offerings when you read just a little more.  The action we ask is simple. Click this link and put a few extra bucks in your pocket. Well, not instantly, but eventually it means we […]

Making Your Salon PR ‘Larger-Than-Life’ In a Smaller Market

Posted by Alexander Irving under General, Getting Started, In-Salon Event Ideas, Industry Opportunities, Salon Marketing, Strategy, Tips & Tricks

Your ‘Appearance’ is a Basic Salon PR Ingredient Salon Bogar in Londonderry, New Hampshire, http://www.salonbogar.com and http://www.facebook.com/salonbogar is a ‘brilliant’ example of how a salon owner with commitment and determination can: Re-image their salon without going broke. Make the internet and social media work harder. Motivate their staff. Expand and grow their connections with their […]

Seize the PR Moment!

Posted by Sharon Esche Irving under Building Authority, Consumer Editorial, Editorial Insights, General, Industry Opportunities, News Releases, Strategy, The PR Mindset

Cosmetology Leads Among Respected Professions. Those of you that chose the career of ‘cosmetology’ can hold your heads up even higher these days.  We know you have often had to endure annoying public opinion, comment, and yes … even sarcasm about having chosen to be a hairdresser. Well, now there’s some solid career data to […]