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Recent Posts
- 45 Years, a Few Crazy Stories, and One Incredible Industry
- Do You Really Need More Spa Clients?
- Training Isn’t an Event: Why Behavior Change Takes More Than a Training Day
- Carol Phillips Hosts New Spa Retail Education Series on ISPA iLearn
- Retail Isn’t Dead—It’s Disconnected (And That’s What I’m Addressing at ISPA)

The More You Learn… The More You Earn
Get SMARTThe More You Learn… The More You Earn$$ Every time you turn on the news, open the newspaper, log onto your favorite web browser the majority of what faces you is all about the doom and gloom… the financial recession. While there are very valid concerns about the economy, I am more frightened about the […]
Sonoma Mission Inn to pay $1 million in spa-worker case
Hot News, Industry Insights, Newsas reported by: PAUL PAYNE THE PRESS DEMOCRAT Sonoma Mission Inn is expected to pay nearly $1 million to settle a class-action lawsuit with former spa employees. A tentative ruling Tuesday from Judge Rene Chouteau gave final approval to the 103-member class, each expected to receive an average of $6,200. Chouteau also approved a $331,000 […]
Paul Mitchell School San Diego
Get SMART, Seminars, UncategorizedI had so much fun working with the future professionals. They had such a great spirit to learn!! The night students were outstanding, many almost all of them are committed to a full-time job while attendign night school 5:00-10:00 pm! A big shout out to all the Learning Leaders by leading by example. #allergictoaverage
Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation Adds Carol Phillips To National Speaker Roster
Press Releases, UncategorizedPress Release Paul Mitchell The Schools Feb 23, 2017 Beauty Industry Sales Expert, Carol Phillips, Has Been Approved By Andrew Gomez Dream Foundation For Paul Mitchell The Schools Nationwide Carol Phillips is an internationally-known keynote speaker, trainer, industry consultant, and successful beauty business owner. For over 25 years, she has inspired clients all over […]
U.S. Beauty Sector Will be worth $90 Billion by 2020 that is a whole lot of lipstick and lotions
Industry Insightsrepost from CGI Magazine As Global Cosmetic Industry reported previously, premium beauty will drive global growth in coming years. During that time, the United States will remain the largest beauty market in the world, according to a new analysis preview from Euromonitor, which will be released at the forthcoming in-cosmetics North America. Boosted by makeup and premium offerings, the sector is […]
Shiseido Signs Deal to Acquire Laura Mercier, ReVive
Industry InsightsReported in WWD. By Pete Born with contributions from Allison Collinns Shiseido Americas Corp. has just gotten bigger by acquiring the Laura Mercier and ReVive brands for an estimated $260 million. Shiseido has signed a definitive agreement to buy Gurwitch Products, owner of the two beauty brands, from parent Alticor Inc. Shiseido declined to comment on the purchase price. Mercier, […]
Brand Intimacy
UncategorizedRetail trends: excerpt from National Retail Federation by Susan Reda Brand intimacy describes an essential relationship between a person and brand. It transcends usage, purchase and loyalty, and according to brand agency MBLM, intimate brands create enhanced business performance. So which brands succeed at developing intimate connections? That depends on gender. Women connect with a broad and […]
Unilever bulks up on prestige with Dermalogica
Hot News, Industry InsightsUnilever continued its march into high end personal care market on Wednesday with the acquisition of Dermalogica, a Los Angeles-based skin care brand. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. But with sales of $240m last year, Dermalogica will be no more than a bolt-on acquisition for Unilever, which had sales of €48.4bn last year. […]