Best retailing practices state that salon owners and managers should start planning promotions about three months in advance. While it’s not hard to put together packages or tailored retail displays, you can’t do it last-minute.
To make it easy on you BeautyMark has created a cheat sheet for WHAT HOLIDAY you should be planning and WHEN. In addition to national holidays, be aware of local festivals and events in your own community.
SALON PROMOTION CHEAT SHEET
JANUARY
Earth Month
Spring Break
Wedding/Bridal Season
FEBRUARY
Mother’s Day
Prom
Memorial Day
MARCH
Father’s Day
Graduation
APRIL
Summer Break
MAY
Back to School
JUNE
Fall Color
JULY
Halloween
Thanksgiving
Black Friday
AUGUST
Holiday Season
SEPTEMBER
Holiday Season
OCTOBER
New Year
Makeover Month
Resolutions
NOVEMBER
Valentine’s Day
St Patrick’s Day
Grammy Awards
DECEMBER
Easter
Academy Awards
Golden Globes