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Increase brand awareness and help grow your customer base with these social media tips

5 Feb 2020 by Martin Lazare

These days, there’s no excuse for not including social media in your broader marketing strategy. It is important to have a presence on social media for many reasons, including establishing brand awareness, generating leads and growing your customer base.

We’ve got a few hot tips that you can start implementing right now to help take your social media marketing to the next level.

Top hair and beauty business tips from our award-winning customers

30 Jan 2020 by Isabella Castle

It was incredibly exciting to celebrate The Industry Awards for the tenth time in 2019 and we were so proud to work alongside HITO and NZARH to bring such an amazing event to the industry! We were in awe as we watched so many of our talented customers walk across the stage at The Industry Awards after being announced as winners and we have to say they’re all pretty incredible! So we thought we’d sit down with them and learn more about what has made them so successful and share our learnings with the rest of our amazing customers!

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Kitomba’s 2019 holiday support hours

27 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

The holiday season is almost here and we wanted to let you know our support hours during this time.

New colours for cancelled and no show appointments

21 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

We’ve made it easier for you to see your cancelled and no show appointments in Kitomba and Kitomba 1! Look out for this update over the coming weeks.

Go digital with Kitomba’s newest feature: Forms

5 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

Create your own customised digital forms for client consultations, consent and to collect information such as medical history.

Forms is a new feature, included in Kitomba’s Platinum and Diamond packages. Continue reading…

Learn from the Best Salon/Spa Director of the Year

1 Nov 2019 by Kitomba

This year Kitomba was so proud to sponsor the Best Salon/Spa Director of the Year award at the Australian Beauty Industry Awards. We love supporting such an incredible event for such an amazing industry. This category is particularly meaningful to us, as we strive to empower business owners with the skills and tools they need to be successful. Continue reading…

Gift card and voucher changes in Australia

25 Oct 2019 by Kitomba

The Australian Consumer Law (ACL) has been amended for gift cards and vouchers sold nationally on or after 1 November 2019, to ensure consumers have access to the full value of their gift card over a reasonable period of time.

To help you transition through the changes easily, we’ve put together some information about the key things you should be aware of if your business is based in Australia. Continue reading…

New feature: Get payroll ready faster with Time Sheets

23 Oct 2019 by Kitomba

We’re excited to announce the release of Time Sheets, available with the Kitomba Diamond package. It will change the way you record and approve your staff’s hours, and revolutionise your payroll process. Continue reading…

New feature: Accurately record working hours with Time Clock

23 Oct 2019 by Kitomba

If you want to know the exact hours your staff are working, you can when you use Time Clock!

Time Clock is a new feature available with the Kitomba Diamond package. It works seamlessly with Time Sheets to provide you with an accurate record of your staff’s hours. Continue reading…

Time Management 101: The three elements you need to balance

14 Oct 2019 by Jay Chapman

“I just don’t have the time” is one sentence that really grinds my gears! Depending on who I am talking to, I feel I simply must remind them that Richard Branson, Beyoncé and the Queen of England all have the same amount of hours and minutes in their days. Continue reading…