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Happy Holidays!

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The holiday season is here! I love this time of year and hope you are enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells of the season. I know it is only a few days into December but this month is so fun but goes by in a flash. So take some time to soak in the holiday spirit! Savor it, I know I will.

This year has really been amazing and I just want to take the time to thank all of you, whether friends, salon clients, or business colleagues, each of you have contributed in some way to my year and I deeply appreciate each and every one of you. I wish you all a joyful and blessed holiday season with your loved ones. In order to enjoy my loved ones a bit, I will be on vacation from Swans Studios from December 23 thru December 29.


Product of the Month

With the holiday season comes all the glorious holiday events so in honor of that my December product special is 10% off all shine products. Add some shine to your holiday do with Pearl Shine Hair Spray. Anyone who comes into Swans Studios in December will receive 10% off all shine product purchases.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Story of the Month

Over the weekend I learned about a new trend this holiday season focused on the GIVING SEASON. As we all know there is Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and now a more honorable tradition of Giving Tuesday. Now I know Giving Tuesday was a few days ago but I really loved the idea of a national charge to really enhance giving this year among all the consumer driven advertising. Don't get me wrong, I love to shop as much as the next person, so the geniuses over at NPR put together an incredible list of products that when purchased, the funds go to some really worthy causes. I hope this inspires you in your gift giving this season to buy products that have impact. Click here to read the NPR article.

 

Runs Businesses With Scissors


And finally a note to my consulting clients, it is not too late to plan for 2015.  Is it time to adjust your prices, change your schedule, relocate, add a service, a product, expand or downsize your business? You get the idea and you don't have to do it alone.Contact me directly to set up a consulting session to plan your best year ever. Together we can implement those goals you have been wanting to achieve.  Remember, in order to grow your business, you need to work on your business as well as in your business.  Last year my goal was to grow my overall business by at least 10%, I achieved that goal on November 29th, one month ahead of schedule! Let's prosper together in 2015!

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