I have been workig for a while with Sergio Giannasso who has launched his hair and make up beauty salon on London's St Martins Lane this month.
Being on a tight budget for his first salon, business partner Malcolm Fitzwilliam has made big use of social media and relationship marketing.
Here's the Flickr photos from the launch.
Today, while having my toes painted a bold shade of red, I set up Twitter feed and the Facebook fan group.
Anyone who occasionally needs a hair cut (men and women) do drop by. There's free wifi and I have my laptop beside me as my nail polish dries!
Now that's what I call a modern approach to customer pampering.
some of the things I suggested they add to their marketing
- encourage customers to 'friend' the salon on Facebook as they pay
- book your next session when you leave and get 5% off
- write blog posts with before and after photos of hair cuts
- categorise blog posts with hair colour, length, style, age of customer to form a database of styles for customers to choose from




