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		<title>Why a Salon&#8217;s Website and Facebook Fanpage Are Not Nearly Enough…</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Email marketing is still the most cost-effective way to communicate to your clients.  First off…it’s still virtually free.  I mean, even email marketing subscription sites like Constant Contact and Vertical Response are still very inexpensive in terms of monthly fees.  And if you want to go even cheaper…you have other sites like Mail Chimp. But,]]></description>
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		<title>Why 90% of New Year’s Resolutions and Plans FAIL…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, maybe that headline is a little harsh (and not all that motivating) but I think we can both say that it is a lot closer to truth than not.  In fact, I’m writing this blog post specifically one week after most people tip their glasses and express their changes to be magically done within]]></description>
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		<title>Don’t Make this Mistake in 2012…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that 2011 is coming to a close, I wanted to give you some fabulous advice that a brilliant marketer gave to me a few years back.  I truly hope that the New Year treats you well and you take a bit more time to relax and enjoy your families.  Life is truly too short.]]></description>
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		<title>A Way to Instantly Increase Salon Profitability</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:25:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recently did a survey of 1217 salon owners and the results were pretty shocking.  When I say recently…I’m talking about November 2011.  One of the questions that I asked in the survey was sort of a throw away question.  In other words, I was just curious.  The question had to do with something called]]></description>
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		<title>Salon Success Comes One Client at a Time…</title>
		<link>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/salon-success-comes-one-client-at-a-time%e2%80%a6/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We live in a society that is programmed for the “home run”.  People are addicted to lottery tickets and instant gratification.  We’re always preparing for the next big breakthrough that will change everything, the giant insight that magically opens every door.  Or even worse, we fret about apocalyptic endings or the big crash.  The media]]></description>
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		<title>Interesting Thoughts That I Think You Might Like…</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 18:18:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I read an interesting blog post this week that I thought you might find interesting.  I know that I did.  It has to do with learning.  It came from a website called pickthebrain.com and when you get done reading it…I’ll give you my take on it.  Here it is… Why Great People Never Stop Learning]]></description>
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		<title>A Way to Instantly Improve New Client Retention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:41:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New client retention has long been a bugaboo for salon owners.  Most salons sport a new client retention rate of just about 30%.  In fact, in the twenty plus years that I’ve been involved in salons…it hasn’t changed all that much.  Now throw into the mix the advent of daily deal sites and price conscious]]></description>
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		<title>A Simple White Board &#8211; Books Appointments…</title>
		<link>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/a-simple-white-board-books-appointments%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/a-simple-white-board-books-appointments%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever heard of the term “Social Proof”? Well, you may not be able to define it but when I tell you what it is…you will recognize it. That’s because we ALL do it. OK, what do I mean? Well, “Social Proof” refers to a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others]]></description>
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		<title>Hmm…Improve Salon Sales by 10-15% Overnight?</title>
		<link>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/hmm%e2%80%a6improve-salon-sales-by-10-15-overnight/</link>
		<comments>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/hmm%e2%80%a6improve-salon-sales-by-10-15-overnight/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 01:40:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If I could show you how to increase your sales by 10-15% almost overnight…would you be interested? Of course you would, what salon owner wouldn’t be interested? Well, by the time you finish this article…you’ll have figured out how to do just that. Take a few minutes and think about all of the inactive clients]]></description>
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		<title>Do You Really Want More New Clients?</title>
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		<comments>http://www.hairmaxsalonsoftware.com/do-you-really-want-more-new-clients/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Oct 2011 15:48:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Sampson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ok, I guess that might be a rhetorical question, but I’m being serious.  Do you really want more new salon clients?  If the answer is “yes” &#8211; then what are you doing today to get more?  What did you do last week to get more? In order to grow your salon &#8211; you need a]]></description>
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