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Cutting Edge Management and Marketing Ideas for Independent Operators, Salons and Spas. Use these ideas with your MIKAL software to move your business forward. Not using MIKAL yet? Call us for a free evaluation and walk through of what we can do for you! Welcome - Fred Dengler MIKAL Co-Founder and CEO
MIKAL Seven 7.1 is awsome
Posted on May 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM |
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MIKAL SEVEN point ONE
MIKAL 7.1 lets clients communicate back to your salon/spa their APPOINTMENT CONFIRMATION. When clients receive the appointment reminder from MIKAL, the system offers a link for the client to confirm the appointment. This confirmation is registered in the confirmation field of the appointment. Plus Mikal 7.1 confirms the confirmation back to the client.
Now it is easy to call only the clients who have not electronically confirmed the appointment. Save tons...
Read Full Post »Client visit cycles slowing? Betta getta JITA!
Posted on May 26, 2023 at 2:40 PM |
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More on Marketing with the Mikal 5 Step Program
Now for the Skeptical clients.
The Skeptical clients need to get back on schedule with you. Mikal salons and spas use the JITA program, Just In Time Appointments, to entice the clients back in with those last minute opportunities. In this new environment cancellations are up. This is a problem and an opportunity. JITA automatically looks at your book every day and sends out email and text messages to clients about those last minu...
Read Full Post »JITA - Add an extra appointment each day - effortlessly!
Posted on May 26, 2023 at 7:45 AM |
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Just imagine.................Having your MIKAL computer look at the cancellations and availability in your book and automatically send appointment opportunities to your clients. The book fills up! Like MAGIC….Your JITA Genie has arrived!
Every night our system looks at the availability in your book and sends your clients an e-mail or text message inviting them to take advantage of the booking opportunity. We call it JITA the Just In Time Appointment system.
What is JITA wo...
Read Full Post »Spring Promo Ideas for Salons and Spas
Posted on March 15, 2023 at 12:10 AM |
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Salon and Spa Spring Money Making Ideas
Now that winter is almost over and here in Cincinnati it will be SEVENTY degrees today!
(great isn’t it?)
So……………………..it’s time to get back down to business and get into the business of Spring. Now is the time to crank up the business of beauty.
Here are a couple of ideas to get you and your staff back down to business:
$ Get a sta...
Read Full Post »Do not sign a contract with the wrong merchant processor!
Posted on March 1, 2023 at 10:20 AM |
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Merchant services usually refers to processing services that enable a business to accept a transaction payment through an encrypted channel using the customer’s credit card, debit card or NCF/RFID-enabled device. These services can also include gift card and loyalty programs, online transaction processing, and point of sale systems.
Merchant processing as an industry is like the Wild Wild West. Given there are nearly 318,000 merchant services providers in the US and there is no re...
Read Full Post »Mikal vs Square - are they kidding?
Posted on February 15, 2023 at 11:25 PM |
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Mikal Salon and Spa Software comparison with Square
First Mikal gives you 2 competing credit card companies to get the best rates. Square is 2.5 to 2.9 percent plus a trans fee with no discounts.
Charge it Pro and Xcharge are from 1.3 to 2.1 percent with some other fees – but our salons say it is cheaper.
Now for the software
Square does not have Employee goals, employee retention tracking, employee sales analysis except very basic sale...
Read Full Post »New Improved On-Line Booking
Posted on January 15, 2023 at 11:10 PM |
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MIKAL is rolling out the new and improved On-line booking system for our salons and spas. Easy to use and full of features clients love!
New clients can now activate an account and book on-line
Clients can prepay an appointment reservation fee by credit card to secure the appointment
Clients can see their loyalty points
Management has a dozen management reports available at the touch of a button
Also - sell electronic Gift Cards in Mikal on-line. Se...
Read Full Post »Valentine's Day Salon and Spa Ideas
Posted on January 5, 2023 at 8:45 AM |
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Is your Salon or Spa ready to make some serious money for Valentine's Day?
MIKAL Salons and Spas are ahead of the curve and are taking advantage of the big Valentine promotions now with our award winning software. See the ideas below and give us a call with any questions! NOW is the time to get your promotion together. Don't be paralyzed by weather, a slow economy mindset and don't let the retail stores get all the Valentine Promotion $ales!
Valentine Sales ...
Read Full Post »Salon Owner guest blog - what MIKAL has done for her
Posted on December 30, 2022 at 2:50 PM |
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Fred,
I want to share with you one of the biggest challenges of my career in the beauty business and how I recovered with the knowledge I have gained from you and your team and with our MIKAL software.
In March two employees moved several blocks down to a booth operation. One stylist was the top producer who had seven years with us. The other stylist had been with us for twenty years and was a reliable performer. They accounted for more than $200,000 of gross income.
Our ...
Read Full Post »MIKAL Client Site information - good info!
Posted on December 29, 2022 at 7:15 PM |
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Let's take this down time to fine tune our systems! Have you ever logged into the Mikal Client web portal?
It has a TON of great information for you.
- Mikal Reports Book download a 60 page book full of examples and ideas on how to read and use your MIKAL reports. Sold for $39 – FREE DOWNLOAD this month.
- Quick Start Manual download is a daily operations and set up book on Mikal. Use this book to make sure your system is set up ...
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