The 2020 Aesthetic Marketing Seminar is going VIRTUAL! 

Save the date (and your FREE seat!) for August 24-25 for the 2020 Virtual Aesthetic Marketing Seminar, which will feature top experts in the spa industry speaking on today’s most effective marketing strategies to build, grow, and scale a successful aesthetic business.

[ Click Here To Save Your FREE Spot Today ]

EP 084: 10 Ways to 10X Your Revenue with Facebook Ads with Tara Zirker

What if you could have a system that operated as your 24/7 salesperson that brought in new, qualified leads even while you’re on vacation, or playing with your kids, or even in the treatment room with another client?


THAT is the power of Facebook ads, and they’re no longer a question of “should” you be doing them for your aesthetic business, but how should you be using them to maximize your marketing budget and get more of your ideal clients aware of your business. 

On this episode of Spa Marketing Made Easy, I’m joined by my dear friend and repeat guest, Tara Zirker, who I’ve dubbed as the Facebook Ads goddess because, you guys, she makes magic happen through the power of Facebook ads. 

In her career, she has worked with business owners in all industries, but especially owners of clinics in the aesthetic and wellness space, and has helped generate millions of dollars in profit.

And now through her membership, Successful Ads Club, Tara’s helping entrepreneurs like you harness the power of Facebook ads with top-notch education and strategies roadmaps. 

In today’s episode, we’re giving you ten time-tested strategies that we know WORK for spa and aesthetic business to help you get going with Facebook ads in as little as a couple of hours. 

Whether you’ve never ventured into Facebook ads before, you’ve already dipped your toe in the water and are ready for taking your ads up a level, or you’re a pro looking for fresh ideas, there’s a little something for every aesthetician in this episode! 

So pull up an earbud and a pen, and let’s talk strategy! 

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why you need to leverage Facebook ads for your aesthetic business and how to approach getting started 
• The 5 things you need to have in place before running any of the VIP strategies in this episode 
• 10 strategic ideas for Facebook and Instagram ads that you can begin running today 
• Promotional ideas as well as out-of-the-box marketing ideas to help you stand out from the crowd and expand your market

References Mentioned in Episode #084: 10 Ways to 10X Your Revenue with Facebook Ads with Tara Zirker

• Click here to learn more and join The Successful Ads Club
• Watch my free training with Tara, “Turn $10 a Day into Steady Clients with Facebook Ads”
• Connect with Tara on Facebook and Instagram 
• Execute your Messenger strategy with a tool like ManyChat 
• Learn more about and become a Spa Retail Rockstar
• Read Blue Ocean Strategy: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make Competition Irrelevant

To keep the conversation going, ask questions, and connect with other like-minded aestheticians building thriving careers, click here to join the free Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community. 

The 2020 Aesthetic Marketing Seminar is going VIRTUAL! 

Save the date (and your FREE seat!) for August 24-25 for the 2020 Virtual Aesthetic Marketing Seminar, which will feature top experts in the spa industry speaking on today’s most effective marketing strategies to build, grow, and scale a successful aesthetic business.

[ Click Here To Save Your FREE Spot Today ]

The 2020 Aesthetic Marketing Seminar is going VIRTUAL! 

Save the date (and your FREE seat!) for August 24-25 for the 2020 Virtual Aesthetic Marketing Seminar, which will feature top experts in the spa industry speaking on today’s most effective marketing strategies to build, grow, and scale a successful aesthetic business.

[ Click Here To Save Your FREE Spot Today ]

EP 079: The Spa Marketing Keys to Increasing Your Foot Traffic with Stacy Tuschl

Online excitement and engagement are nice, but at the end of the day, the marketing metric that matters most for your spa is…can you guess?

Foot traffic!

If clients and customers aren’t actually making it into your business, your online marketing efforts aren’t going to translate into sales, but then comes the question, how DO you get people to take that step through your door?

Well, that’s the million dollar question.

Literally.

In this episode of Spa Marketing Made Easy, I’m talking with my friend Stacy Tuschl, who in addition to being a business coach, marketing strategist, and best-selling author, also started a local business (a dance studio) that began in her parents’ backyard when she was just 18 and today is a 7-figure business with multiple locations that Stacy still owns and operates.

In this episode, we cover everything from client retention marketing to social media marketing to the crucial pieces of marketing you need to have in place to continuously drive foot traffic through your doors both from new clients and existing clients.

If you’ve been a long-time listener of the podcast, you know that I’m a huge advocate for focusing on keeping clients and not running on the hamster wheel that is constantly having to acquire new clients, which is why I love everything that Stacy is preaching in this episode.

Marketing isn’t solely for the people who’ve never heard of you before; it’s also for the people who have already decided to buy from you and still stand to be a massive source of profit for your business.

Tune in to learn:

• Stacy’s entrepreneurial origin story and her journey to growing her 7-figure local business empire
• The one thing she and her team do with every new client at her dance studio and what you need to be doing to bridge the connection between your brick-and-mortar and online presence
• How to choose what to focus on when it comes to social media and gain visibility using leverage
• The three points of Stacy’s Foot Traffic Framework and the power of PR and social proof for more sales

References Mentioned in Episode #079: The Spa Marketing Keys to Increasing Your Foot Traffic with Stacy Tuschl

• Learn more about Stacy and her work by visiting her website
• Connect with Stacy on Facebook and Instagram
• Listen to the Foot Traffic Podcast and join the Foot Traffic Community
• Listen to Episode #061  where we feature Gisel of Elevate Esthetics who was mentioned for obtaining local PR opportunities

To keep the conversation going, ask questions, and connect with other like-minded aestheticians building thriving careers, click here to join the free Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community.

The 2020 Aesthetic Marketing Seminar is going VIRTUAL! 

Save the date (and your FREE seat!) for August 24-25 for the 2020 Virtual Aesthetic Marketing Seminar, which will feature top experts in the spa industry speaking on today’s most effective marketing strategies to build, grow, and scale a successful aesthetic business.

[ Click Here To Save Your FREE Spot Today ]

Email isn’t dead, but the days of sending a monthly promotional e-blast are!

With more communication channels than ever before, it’s critical that we treat our client’s and potential client’s emails as sacred spaces to not only retain our existing clientele, but convert our potential clients from subscribers to buyers (of treatments and retail). And the way we do that is by specifically catering the message, timing and sequence of our emails with smart email marketing strategy.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why you need to be actively list building for people who are both clients AND non-clients
• The one email you need to send to every single person on your list
• What automation tools you need to have in place to save you time and money plus my top tips for boosting your email open rates

Click here to continue the conversation and get your email marketing questions answered by joining the Spa Marketing Made Easy Community on Facebook.

You’ve heard it before, and the saying is true: you only get one shot to make a great first impression. In today’s world of social media scrolling and online booking, the internet is likely where your client will initially make that impression, however phone calls are still a number one business communications channel whether it’s to inquire about services or for client/customer support.

And beyond it being the first step of your client’s journey, it’s often the first one-on-one interaction you’ll have with your client so it must be handled with the utmost care and etiquette to begin building a connection and trust.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why everyone on your team should be trained in handling phone calls and how this sets a standard of service
• The hallmarks of positive language and closed-loop communication plus why these concepts are essential to having great client conversations
• How to handle a negative call with tact and the great opportunity a negative phone provides

Click here to read the full show notes on the Spa Marketing Made Easy blog.

To keep the conversation going, ask questions, and connect with other like-minded aestheticians building thriving careers, click here to join the free Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community.

You know your sales numbers could benefit from an incentive program, but where to begin? Whether your spa has a team of two or twenty, incentive programs are one of the best ways to motivate your team to meet and exceed your spa’s sales goals.

However, running an incentive program that actually works requires more than picking a prize and turning your team loose to sell, sell, sell. In this episode, I’m giving you the 4-step process for creating an incentive program that will effectively move the needle.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Why the start of a new quarter is the perfect time to introduce your new incentive program
• What requirements your goal needs to have to get your team on board and be achievable
• Some of my favorite incentive ideas to base your program around
• My top tips for keeping your team motivated and excited by your incentives

To read the full show notes, click here.

Click here to continue the conversation and ask questions on starting your spa’s incentive programinside the Spa Marketing Made Easy community.

If you work within the medical aesthetics environment, you’re likely familiar with the concept of product bundling and its benefits, but as I’m sharing in this episode, solo aestheticians and day spa owners can benefit from product bundling, too!

In this episode you’ll learn:

• The key to getting your potential client onboard with an at-home care regimen
• How product bundling can apply to non-medical treatments such as waxing, lashes, microneedling, and more
• The long-term statistical benefits of product bundling for your new clients
• Why it’s crucial to present your product bundles properly and provide options

References Mentioned in Episode #063: Bundling Products for a Major Profits Boost

• Listen to Episode #006 – Retraining Your Brain to Create a Mindset for Success with Dr. Shannon Irvine 
• Listen to Episode #061 – Level Up by Niching Down with Gisel of Elevate Esthetics 
• Get further insights and ask your questions on product bundling inside the Spa Marketing Made Easy community.
• Learn more about treatments offered at Potomac Medical Aesthetics. 
• Get more of the inside scoop on the aesthetics industry on Dermascope and MedEsthetics. 

To continue the conversation and get more marketing insights to help you build a thriving career and business, click here join the Spa Marketing Made Easy community.

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve likely heard of Groupon, and maybe you’ve even bought one for a local experience yourself. But have you ever considered using Groupon to grow your own aesthetic business?

I’ll admit I’ve been skeptical of Groupon in years past, but after hearing feedback from multiple six-figure aestheticians on how they grew their practice with Groupon, I knew I wanted to dig in deeper, which is why I brought on today’s guest, Nora Kaitis.

Nora has been a rep at Groupon for 8 years and as a self-professed makeup and beauty junkie, sparked the initiative and launched the Health and Beauty category of Groupon that works specifically with spas and salons.

In this episode we discuss:

• How Groupon works as a marketing tool and insights for how to make Groupon a driver of loyal clientele
• Nora’s top tips for creating a winning deal that grabs the attention of the right people
• The process of working with Groupon to run a campaign on their site and the biggest mistakes to avoid
• How to leverage Groupon as a brand new business versus an established aesthetic practice

To keep the conversation going, ask questions, and seek support for your spa marketing efforts, click here to join the free Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community.

Are you tired of running the rat race of constantly needing to find and sell your services to new clients? Good news is there’s a way out of the race, and it’s called retention.

Here to discuss building powerful client relationships that lead to thriving rates of client retention is Andrea Ames, the founder of Idyll Point Group and the host of the After the Sale podcast. Andrea is a client retention expert, and in this episode, she’s sharing her top three phases of the relationship building process that makes for an excellent client experience that keeps them coming back for more and your business flourishing.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• Where creating an exceptional client experience begins in your client’s journey
• How to begin looking at your current client retention metrics and start moving the needle, plus why client retention is so critical for the success of your business
• Andrea’s top tips for creating an outstanding onboarding experience that wows your client and helps you operationally
• What to do after the sale that keeps your clients coming back for more and spreading the word about your services

To keep the conversation going, ask questions, and connect with other like-minded aestheticians building thriving careers, click here to join the free Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community.

Don’t consider yourself a “numbers person”? Well, here’s the bad news, you have no choice but to handle numbers if you want to build and grow a healthy and profitable business. The good news: getting your numbers in gear isn’t as hard as you think, especially when returning guest, Adam Chatterley, is helping you sift through and understand them!

As the founder of Salon Business Secrets and host of the Beauty Business Podcast, Adam helps spa and salon professionals build their business procedures, efficiency, and revenue to reach their ultimate growth goals. In this episode, listen in as we get into the nitty gritty of the numbers and metrics you need to be crystal clear on to see your business flourish.

Key takeaways from this episode:

• What KPIs are and which ones matter most for your stage of business
• Why KPIs should be simple and easily trackable and how you can use them to inform your business decisions
• Adam’s top 7 KPIs he suggest you get started tracking today
• The truth about paying yourself and consistently bringing home a paycheck
• Adam’s 5 points tip list for businesses that are established but haven’t been tracking their KPIs consistently

Join the Spa Marketing Made Easy Podcast community where you can access monthly trainings, Q&As, tips and a community of like-minded aesthetic experts.

Remember when Snapchat first appeared on the social media scene and you thought, “Oh great, another social platform I have to keep up with?”

Well, if you’ve been around me long enough, you know I’m a huge proponent of mastering one to two social media channels before moving on to a third platform.

For the majority of aestheticians and the audiences we cater to, our top two channels are going to be Facebook and Instagram.

And chances are if you’re keeping up with the marketing on those two channels, the thought of adding in a third will likely seem unnecessary.

But in any case, if you were intrigued by Snapchat, but found it to be a poor use of your time and effort, you’re in luck because Instagram Stories have rapidly shoved Snapchat off the scene because Stories are not only easier to create, but you’ve already got an audience on Instagram who love the platform. No need to build a new following!

In case you’re not familiar with Instagram Stories, they’re short photo and video slideshows that don’t appear on your main Instagram page or “feed,” but are viewable by clicking your profile picture or will appear at the top of your follower’s “home screen” feed.

When a viewer clicks into your Story, or automatically enters your Story through their “Story feed,” the pieces of your Story will automatically play in the order you’ve uploaded them to Instagram. Your Stories will be viewable for 24 hours and will then disappear from view for Instagram users.

This sub-channel within Instagram provides a massive opportunity for engaging with your followers and with many other users on Instagram who are not your followers…yet!

So, in this episode, I’m giving you six ways to leverage your Instagram Stories and create more opportunities to connect, engage and convert your Instagram connections into more conversations and clients.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How Instagram Stories differs from your feed and how to think about the content you share in this sub-channel
• 6 ideas for content to share through your Instagram Stories that will get you connected and engaging with your ideal audience
• Some of my top tips for using the tools within Instagram Stories to increase interest, make creating content easier and maximize engagement
• How to determine what content is resonating most with your audience