Salon Marketing Ideas

Salon Marketing Plans & Ideas

What do you need help with this month? 

  • Finding new clients? 
  • Retaining existing clients? 
  • Getting new team members?  
  • Updating your website? 
  • Adding up-to-date details to your Google Business Listing?  
  • Creating an eye-catching promotional campaign?

Talk to your Salon Guru Client Manager about your needs and they'll tailor a bespoke plan to help you. In the meantime, why not check out some of these fun month-by-month marketing ideas? 

JANUARY salon marketing plan

JANUARY

The month of transformation & resolutions

January is a month of new beginnings and what better way to delight clients than to offer some new year specials? 

Important dates to remember 

1st - New Year's Day
The Salon Awards open 

Promotional ideas

Social media contest: Consider a hair or beauty makeover competition via your social media channels. Invite followers to comment on your post sharing why they need to win a makeover and encourage them to comment, like, and share the post to enter the contest. This creates a fun buzz as the year starts and promotes your salon to new clients. 

January service specials: Offer a discount on certain services to engage new clients and re-engage existing ones. It might be 10 % off a specific service or a free mini treatment (like a hair conditioning treatment or mini-mani with every booking.) 

January sale: January, sometimes known as Janu-worry can be a time when we all feel the pinch after the festivities. Run a January sale where you spotlight certain products or offer clients bundle offers on specific treatments. This can inject some much-needed cash flow into your salon, boost team morale as you get more bookings, and allow clients to start the year with a spoil. 

FEBRUARY salon marketing ideas

FEB

The month of love & romance

February is the month of romance and it's time to celebrate all types of love. Whether you're celebrating that special someone, your best friend, or yourself, it's time for spoils galore! 

Important dates to remember

Black History Month
13th Galentine's Day
14th Valentine's Day
16th-20th London Fashion Week
18th BAFTA Film Awards
28th Leap Year

Promotional Ideas

V-Day salon spoils: Consider including some romantic touches to your service in Valentine's Week. Think heart-shaped biscuits, little choccies with refreshments, and hand-written love notes showing your appreciation for your clients. 

Galentine's Day offer: Run a Galentine's Day offer in Valentine's Week. If a client books an appointment and brings their bestie along, they each get a free add-on service or discount. Add a glass of prosecco or sparkling grape juice to sweeten the deal. 

Valentine's Day bundle package: We all want to feel beautiful on Valentine's Day, so why not run a promotional package? If you have hair and beauty offerings, consider creating a package with hair and nail combos. 

Selfie-corner in the salon: Your clients are one of your greatest marketing assets. The more they share and review your salon and show their genuine love for it, the more engagement your salon will get. Set up a curated 'selfie corner' and encourage clients to take selfies with their new styles and share them. Create a gorgeous Valentine's-inspired backdrop and ensure there's photo-worthy lighting so your clients look and feel fab!

Top tip: Remember to have a QR code nearby to direct clients to your salon's Instagram or Google Business Page. 

MARCH salon marketing inspiration

MARCH

The month of new beginnings & fresh blooms 

Springtime is blooming and what better way to celebrate the new season with a fresh look?

Important dates to remember

1st St David's Day
2nd Brit Awards
8th International Women's Day
10th Mother's Day 
11th First Day of Ramadan
17th St Patrick's Day
20th First Day Of Spring
29th Good Friday
31st International Transgender Day of Visibility

Promotional ideas 

Mother's Day promo: Celebrate those special mother figures by running a promo. This might be a special bundle package of pamper treatments or discounts on certain services. Have e-vouchers and physical vouchers available. 

Women's Day goodie bags: Celebrate International Women's Day by showing your clients you care.  Give each client who visits the salon on Women's Day a specialised goodie bag. You don't have to spend a fortune, it's really just the thought that counts.  Think little chocolates, cute hair accessories, travel hairbrushes, hand creams, and sheet masks. 

Celebrate the 'sheroes': Shine a spotlight on some of the amazing women on your team. Create an Instagram or Facebook post for each staff member and tell your followers why you appreciate them. Not only does this show your team how much you value them, but it also gives your followers a glimpse into the people behind the operation. 

Mix-up the selfie corner: If you've created a selfie corner in your salon, it's time to revamp it to celebrate spring. Add gorgeous blooms and bright pops of colour and encourage your clients to snap that #SpringSalonSelfie.  

Campion inclusivity: Celebrate Trans visibility by giving your transgender and gender non-binary clients a spot to shine. Share some amazing hairstyles you've created (with client consent of course), highlight transgender stylists and creators on your socials that you admire, or donate some of the month's proceeds to a local charity that advocates for transgender rights. 

 

APRIL salon marketing ideas

APRIL

The month of chocolate eggs and family festivities 

As April unfolds, there's much to look forward to. These dates and promotions might get you some egg-selent results! 

Important dates to remember

March  31 Easter Sunday

5th Deadline for British Hairdressing Business Awards 
9th Eid al Fitr
21st St George's Day

Promotional ideas 

Easter egg hunt: Host an easter egg hunt around the salon for little ones (or big ones) and let the winner claim a discount or prize. Give each client a little easter egg the week before Easter to sweeten their day. 

Pastel promotion: Run a special on colours and products that reflect those Easter hues. We're thinking pretty pinks, lovely lilacs, baby blues, and marvellous mints. Consider adding an express mani to each colour service. 

Selfie corner time: Change things up again with an Easter bunny-inspired selfie corner. Get your clients to take a gorgeous snap of themselves in those bunny ears and remind them to tag your salon in their snaps. Keep that QR closeby so they can easily access your Instagram page and Google Review page. 

MAY salon marketing plan

MAY

The month of spring soirées and wedding bells

As wedding season begins, it's time to get your salon wedding ready and advertise some beautiful bridal bundles. 

Important dates to remember 

1st May Day
6th Early May Bank Holiday
27th Spring Bank Holiday

Promotional ideas 

Wedding packages: As wedding season begins, consider some hair & beauty packages for brides and bridesmaids. Advertise these on various social platforms including Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. Share pictures of past brides to inspire soon-to-be brides to book with you. 

Prom packages: Create special prom packages (with hair styling, make-up, and nail services). Share details with local colleges and schools and consider an email marketing campaign for all your upcoming summer promotions. 

 

JUNE salon marketing inspiration

JUNE

The month of sun-kissed tresses and summer hols

Important dates to remember 

16th Father's Day
18th - 22nd Royal Ascot
29th PRIDE London

Promotional ideas 

Dad-Day gift cards: Help people celebrate their father figures with a Father's Day gift card. Email gift cards are a simple and easy way to spoil loved ones and a great option for those who live that last-minute lifestyle. Add a pamper service like a head massage to every gift voucher for an extra spoil. 

Razzle-dazzle Royal Ascot Style: Run a Royal-Ascot-inspired pamper package for the week of the 18th - 22nd. Treat your clients like royalty and offer them a glass of prosecco or a discounted mani and pedi with every treatment. 

Pride exclusive looks: Create a bespoke range of pride hairstyles and colours (like rainbow hair and nails) and advertise them on your social platforms. To avoid 'pinkwashing', donate a percentage of proceeds from these appointments to local LGBTIQ+ charities and rally your team to join local pride events. Check out the Gender Code Project who promote gender-affirming, inclusive salons for more information on creating a safe and supportive salon. 

Get some more ideas for June here

JULY salon marketing plan

JULY

The month of summer festivals and tennis championships 

Summer is in full swing this month, so it's time to treat your clients to some summer spoils 

Important dates to remember 

1st-Wimbledon Tennis Championships 

28: National Blow Dry Day 

Promotional ideas 

Summer festival packages: If you LOVE braiding, why not offer a Festival Braiding package? If you offer beauty services, include nail and lash treatments too. 

Wimbledon treats: Why not offer clients a refreshing glass of Pimm's while the tennis is on?

National Blow Dry Special: Run a promo on National Blow Dry Day by offering small discounts or extra services (like a deep conditioning hair treatment) with each blow dry. 

Get summer-ready mix-and-match combos: Advertise a summer-ready combo across your social media platforms and include services like haircuts, waxing, manicures, pedicures, and lash extensions. Upsell hair care treatments and products ready for summer hair. 

Run a summer colour or balayage special: With calendars full of summer shindigs, your clients are probably ready to give their hair some TLC. Run a balayage special where clients get a discount throughout the month. 

Get some more July-inspired ideas in our July and August marketing guide

AUGUST salon marketing ideas

AUGUST

The month of summer nights and sunny getaways 

If your salon is traditionally quiet during the summer months, consider some new offers or create some engaging content.  

Important dates to remember 

12th International Youth Day

25th-26th Notting Hill Carnival

Promotional Ideas 

Youth Day Specials: Run a promotion for the week of Youth Day by offering discounts on children's haircuts. 

Engage your followers: Focus on hair health and beauty rituals and share tips with your followers across your social platforms. Holiday hair and beauty hacks could include caring for bleached hair in the sun and info on the top skin treatments they should book before winter. 

End of summer sale: Consider an end-of-summer flash sale and offer discounts on certain summer products or services. 

Explore more August marketing ideas here

SEPTEMBER salon marketing plan

SEPTEMBER

The month of back-to-school beginnings and autumn's arrival 

September can be a quieter month for salons, as people soak up the last of the holidays and pay off their vacations, these promotions can help keep things flowing. 

Important dates to remember 

2nd: World Beard Day

TBC London Fashion Week

Promotional ideas 

Beard Day promo: Celebrate those beautiful beards and run a World Beard Day special. Add a free beard trim or head massage with every hair cut or run a special on a beard grooming kit. 

Back-to-school cuts: As students head back to school, it's a great time to run some back-to-school promos. Send information to local schools. 

Last-of-summer flash sale: Get rid of old stock with a last-of-summer sale. This is a great way to boost cash flow and clear old stock to make room for the new. 

Autumn colour promo: Focus on new hair colours to welcome the arrival of autumn. Run a discount special for the first 10 clients who book an Autumn colour service during September. 

Explore our more in-depth September marketing plan for extra tips.

 

OCTOBER salon marketing ideas

OCTOBER

The month of pumpkins, spice & all things nice

It's spooky season! You can have loads of fun in the lead-up to Halloween.

Important dates to remember

29th Black Friday

10th World Mental Health Day 

31st Halloween

Promotional ideas 

Sweets and treats: Pop a pumpkin bowl on the counter and offer clients free sweets for the month of October. This will delight adults and kids alike. 

Make the selfie corner spooktacular: Add cobwebs, spiders, skeleton hands, and any other spooky decor to your now much-loved selfie corner. Encourage guests to take a spooky selfie with their new do and post it to your socials using #SpookySalonSelfie. Keep the QR code handy so they can quickly access your socials. 

Spooky salon stories: Run a social media contest where you ask clients and followers to share their biggest beauty blunder to stand the chance of winning a free hair service. Maybe their hair fell out after a bleaching process went wrong or perhaps an over-zealous hairdresser botched up their bonnet and made them look more like Edward Scissor Hands than Kim K. Encourage followers to share these spooky salon fails and tell you why they need to win. Pick the biggest beauty nightmare as your winner and reward them with a free pamper sesh/treatment at your salon!

NOVEMBER salon marketing plan

NOVEMBER

The month of Christmas planning and Black Friday deals  

Important dates to remember 

Movember
1st Diwali
5th Guy Fawkes Day
10th Remembrance Day
29th Black Friday
30th St Andrew's Day

Promotional ideas 

Movember promos: Throughout November, many folks worldwide grow their moustaches to raise awareness for men's health issues. Run a Movember special by offering discounted services on certain treatments or donating a portion of each service to a local charity. 

Black Friday deals: Get rid of old stock by running a Black Friday special or offer discounts on selected services for the month. You could also sell Black Friday vouchers which can be redeemed in the new year. 

Christmas vouchers and deals: Start selling Christmas vouchers and gift cards before the Christmas rush. Advertising these gift specials early might give clients fresh gift ideas before they start their Christmas shopping. Have e-vouchers and physical vouchers available. 

Learn more about planning for December in November with our Christmas Marketing Plan.  

 

DECEMBER salon marketing ideas

DECEMBER

The month of Christmas celebrations and festive fun 

It's been a busy year and now the festivities have started! 

Important dates to remember 

25th Christmas Day
26th Boxing Day
29th-1st Hogmanay

Promotional ideas 

Christmas vouchers: Run a Christmas voucher special so that clients can spoil their loved ones with a range of hair and beauty services. Make sure to include details about when vouchers can be redeemed. 

Festive pamper packages: With many events on the go, clients will likely have busy social calendars at this time of year. Run specials on popular hair and beauty treatments like blow drys, manicures, up-styles, and lash extensions. 

Christmas selfie corner: Ramp up the Christmas spirit with a Christmas tree and fairy lights and encourage clients to snap a selfie in your Xmas-inspired selfie corner. Keep the QR nearby so they can tag you in their socials.