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What’s new: Client photos in Kitomba 1

24 Feb 2016 by Kitomba

Today, we’re very excited to introduce client photos in Kitomba 1. This new feature is about more than pretty pictures! It’s about providing your clients with the best consultation. It’s about seeing the skills of your team develop over time. It’s about taking your clients on their own style journey. It’s powerful, and we’re looking forward to see how you’re going to put it to use. Continue reading…

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Does your salon software package have the wow factor?

9 Feb 2016 by Lisa Conway

How critical is good software to your salon? My answer: it depends. What does it depend on? It depends on how serious you are about growing your business. Because, like most things the wow factor in software systems is in the eye of the beholder. Continue reading…

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Introducing Kitomba University!

3 Feb 2016 by Kitomba

We’re very pleased to introduce you to Kitomba University! You have now been officially enrolled to receive the very best in training. Kitomba University isn’t an internationally renowned educational facility and it certainly doesn’t offer official qualifications. However what it does provide is weekly online interactive training with our experts, self learning tools and useful resources to help our customers become Kitomba masters and be more successful.

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MailChimp & Kitomba: Email Marketing Made Simple

27 Jan 2016 by Kitomba

Here at Kitomba, we love using MailChimp! We even use it for our own newsletters and email campaigns. In fact, it’s so good that we decided to integrate it with Kitomba 1. Continue reading…

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Setting goals: Think big, act small, move quick

25 Jan 2016 by Alyssa Dowsett

This blog was updated on 19 December 2018.

We all want to be successful, and setting goals is a huge component of long-term success, as research shows a direct link between goals and enhanced performance in business.  Continue reading…

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2015 at Kitomba

21 Jan 2016 by Kitomba

We had a big year at Kitomba. We built a bunch of awesome features, hired some great new team-members, and launched our new look Online Booking system! Continue reading…

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The latest: Advertising with Instagram

13 Jan 2016 by Alyssa Dowsett

Purchased in 2012 by Facebook, Instagram a photo-sharing service, has kept mostly free of advertising allowing only a handful of big brands to place commercial messages. Fast forward a few years and now any brand across 30 countries can advertise on Instagram. So here’s everything you need to know to start using Instagram to promote your business! Continue reading…

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New to Kitomba 1: Payments Reconciliation Summary

9 Dec 2015 by Paul Gray

Today we added the Payments Reconciliation Summary Report to Kitomba 1. Managing all your payments coming in is a vital component of healthy business practice! Now it’s even easier to stay on top of all your payments right from Kitomba 1 – you’ll be all balanced in a few minutes. Continue reading…

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What’s new in Kitomba: Client Filters for multi-site salons

1 Dec 2015 by Paul Gray

We’ve updated client filters in Kitomba 1 for multi-site businesses (single site businesses already have this functionality). Now it’s even easier to generate client lists across all branches using the “have not” filter. Continue reading…

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Is Your Salon Quiet?

19 Oct 2015 by Lisa Conway

Lisa Conway talks about the importance of focusing on our own business in quiet times instead of worrying if other people are quiet too.  Continue reading…