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What’s Your Excuse?

Some writings resonate

We’ve heard every reason and excuse in the book for salon professionals not becoming successful with their own PR.

“I can’t afford monthly PR agency fees“, or, “I can’t afford multi-month commitments right now“. Those two have always been among the biggies.  Well we’ve solved that one for you. Check out PR [...]

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When Were You Happy Right Down to Your Very Soul?

Photo courtesy of Tolis Flioukas

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 [...]

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Are You a Self-Sabotaging Salon Pro?

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 [...]

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And the ABCH Winners Are …..

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 and [...]

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How To Become an ‘Overnight’ Salon PR Success

“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 [...]

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Magic Media Interview Moments-Are You Prepared?

Brushing Up Your Interview Skills

Although this post is aimed a bit more at those who are newer to the game of getting media attention and what to do with it once you get it, we suspect a few old-timers could also use some brush-up on their interview skills as well.  Only the questions might [...]

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Seize the PR Moment!

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 [...]

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Out with the Old, In with the New

You Recommend Clients Change their Look, Don’t You?

“It is not necessary to change.  Survival is not mandatory.” – William Edwards Deming (1900–1993)

Every hairdresser you know loves to be in the ‘news’ and to find a measure of fame … Why not?  It’s a noble goal … and very doable for those willing to [...]

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The Most Powerful PR in the World – Bad Word of Mouth

At Lightning Speed in Today’s World.

We just got our October issue of Beauty Industry Report (BIR) and immediately noticed Editor Mike Nave wrote the ‘Guest Columnist’ column himself this month.  That’s unusual.  Obviously, he had something important to say.

Mike’s topic was about bad PR.  He was annoyed.  Annoyed enough to need to share [...]

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10 Deadly Sins Against Positive PR Perception

How Are You Perceived?

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 you need to envision ‘yourself’ clearly. Then, and only then, can [...]

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