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New! Loyalty Expiry Dates

11 Apr 2017 by Kitomba

Loyal clients are a vital part of growing a successful business! That’s why we’re always developing and improving Kitomba Loyalty. And it’s only getting better and better!

We’ve added loyalty expiry dates to Kitomba 1 and Online Booking: Continue reading…

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What’s trending?

3 Apr 2017 by Kitomba

Over the years we’ve seen many style trends flow through the market, think Vidal Sassoon who changed the way everyone looked at hair in the 60s. It’s trends like Sassoon’s that have shaped the hair industry for decades. But what are the business trends we should be looking at? We’ve analysed over 7 million appointments across New Zealand and Australia and identified some key trends that have occurred over the last five years. Continue reading…

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Introducing a new look for Kitomba!

20 Mar 2017 by Kitomba

We’re excited to release Kitomba’s fresh new look! Today, you may notice a few differences as you accept your new online bookings, get organised with your daily appointment list, run a report or login into Kitomba 1. Continue reading…

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New Online Booking Deposits

13 Feb 2017 by Kitomba

This feature was renamed on 26 February 2018. This blog has been updated to reflect this change. 

We’ve been crunching the numbers on 10 million client bookings and found out some pretty cool stuff.

On average, Kitomba customers with Online Booking take 10% of all their appointments online, that’s 56 client Online Bookings every month, or almost $50,000 a year*. That’s a great boost to any business! Continue reading…

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Kitomba University is back in 2017!

7 Feb 2017 by Kitomba

It’s 2017 and we’re opening Kitomba University’s doors again! Welcome back, we’re excited to be offering another year full of training, learning and creating even more Kitomba masters! Continue reading…

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2016 at Kitomba

31 Jan 2017 by Kitomba

In 2016 9.6 million appointments were made in Kitomba and we helped our customers look after 2.5 million clients. Our support team of 20 people spent over 310,000 minutes helping and assisting our customers on the phone, answered almost 9,500 emails and we’re excited to have answered 1,100 web chats – a new feature released at the end of last year. Continue reading…

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Interview with Jacqui Victor of True Grit – 2016 New Zealand Salon of the Year

30 Jan 2017 by Kitomba

You’ve just won 2016 Kitomba NZARH New Zealand Salon of the Year, congratulations! Continue reading…

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New to Kitomba 1!

15 Dec 2016 by Kitomba

You’ve been asking and we’ve been working on it! We’ve just released a couple of cool new Kitomba 1 features for you. Continue reading…

New look for Kitomba!

17 Nov 2016 by Kitomba

For the past few months our team has been working on some really exciting Kitomba changes. Despite the recent New Zealand earthquake and not being able to safely access the Wellington office, our development and test teams have been working from their homes to complete the latest Kitomba release for you.

So over the next few weeks, you’re going to notice some pretty major differences in Kitomba! Continue reading…

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NEW! Kitomba 1 Reports and Client Contact Security

9 Nov 2016 by Kitomba

We’ve just released security, but we’ve made other exciting Kitomba 1 changes too! Here’s the lowdown: Continue reading…