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Featured Articles & Hot Industry News
Big, Dumb Companies and their Sales Prevention Departments
Ah, I must be getting old. 2009 has sort of crept up and clobbered me over the head while my back was turned. Or to be honest, while I was lying prostrate on the deck of my boat 'The Other Woman'.
Which brings me to The Woman (the one I am to be married to in a scant few weeks) and a sorry tale of such ineptitude and Big Company dumbness it'll not only take your breath away, but cheer you no end with the thought that 'maybe my little salon ain't so bad after all'.
The 'S' Word
The S word is the most feared word in the beauty industry.
In salons and spas across the country, stylists, estheticians, massage therapists and nail techs turn their noses up at it. Feel guilty about it.
Won’t do it. The S word is…
How To Guarantee You Do Not Hire A RUDE Employee Ever Again
What one of the world’s richest men realised John D. Rockefeller said
"I will pay more for the ability to deal with people than for any other ability under the sun."
Why?….. Before reading on please think why this quote is so important.
Most people communicate without thinking about the implications of their behaviour. Good communications is not just about being understood it is also about the communication being respect and it should not trigger negativity and resentment.
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This Week's Success Story
Michelle Weston of Northmead Beauty Therapy in NSW
"$250,000 a year in new business just from the gift vouchers downloaded off the website"
"My website is my pride and joy so I am happy for you to share "some" of those secrets with other members.
"We are getting around 240 hits a day on our website - that's up by 47% on the same time last year - we are getting 2 or 3 free gift vouchers downloaded - but they will come in and use those vouchers, and then they'll re-book because we market to them via their email address,"
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