Is your salon reopening? Are you and your staff prepared to make your returning customers feel safe? Whether you are, or you’re still working on it — you’ve come to the right place. This article will dive right into the top 3 tips and tricks for reopening your salon amidst the Coronavirus.
Related: “Top 5 Ways to prepare your business for reopening after COVID-19.“
1.) Salon Reopening? Communicate with your Customers!
People just spent the past few months being told to stay indoors and limit contact with others because of a deadly virus; they’re going to be anxious about going anywhere — much less a salon. Because of that, prioritizing visitor comfort has never been more important. You want your customers feeling stress-free when they visit, but you need a way to communicate your efforts and demonstrate the lengths you’re going to keep them safe.
The TV is the best way to communicate with your customers!
Specifically, the one in your salon. Hands down — if you want someone to see something, put it on the TV. In this case, putting up important health and safety reminders for visitors to see while they’re waiting is a great place to start. Whether they’re waiting to be seen, waiting for hair to dry, or dye to settle in; people do a lot of waiting in salons, which means a lot of chances to get your messages across. Messages like reminders to wear masks, stay 6ft apart from others — or more reassuring messages communicating how your stylists are wearing masks, gloves, or going extra lengths to sterilize their tools and keep the space sanitized!
Learn more about how to communicate with your customers through the TV here.
2.) Cleanliness is Key!
Let’s be honest — salons are great about keeping everything tidy. When your highest-selling service results in hair falling all over the floor, keeping things clean is second nature. However, COVID-19 urges you to step up your game a little. For starters, face masks are a must — that much goes without saying. Secondly, a good way for visitors to feel at ease- other than distracting them with good TV, is to put a hand-sanitizer dispenser somewhere with sight, and reach. Customers will feel a lot better!
Lastly, is diligence. Putting together a cleaning routine and making sure everyone is on board, and sticks to it, goes a long way; especially if visitors are seeing how hard you and your staff are working to keep touch-surfaces nice and clean. Always keep an eye out for something that needs wiping-down!
Related: “Top 10 Secrets for Creating the Best Waiting Room.“
3.) Get Visitors to Come Back!
If you followed #2 and your customers didn’t regret stepping outside to get a haircut — the next step is getting those visitors to come back. The easiest way to get someone to come back is to give them a reason to; most salons offer a long list of services that just about any customer can take advantage of — the trick is getting visitors to notice, or ask about them.
Sadly — posters and flyers just don’t cut it.
In the same way that the TV can be used to communicate health and safety tips, it can also be used to deliver important marketing messages to your customers. Putting ads for additional services on your salon’s TV is a guaranteed way to get more people taking advantage of them.
In general, if you’re having difficulty fitting marketing into your budget, a custom TV network is a great way to reduce cable costs while also getting a platform that comes with free advertising space. For more information about how this sort of TV technology can improve your salon, visit It’s Relevant TV.