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Strong Ties Bind Community and Hair Connection
Posted by: | CommentsNEENAH, WI, October 31, 2011 – 2011 proved to be a year filled with community stewardship and goodwill, with the help of one local salon. The Hair Connection in Neenah has made giving back a way of doing everyday business. The animal shelter, middle and high schools, local military wives and breast cancer marchers all felt the caring touch of this year’s Hair Connection initiatives.
Last spring, Hair Connection teamed up with YouthGo, a local non-profit organization encouraging kids to be a proactive part of the community. In return for their extra project work, they received free haircuts and styles of their choice this past August, courtesy of the Hair Connection staff.
In June of 2011, Hair Connection staffers decided to thank combat veterans with their Military Makeover campaign. Complete transformations included hair style, color, and make-up – helping one local mom, Rebekah Van de Hey, shake off the desert dust of her active 2010 duties.
When the Neenah Animal Shelter needed to raise money for abandoned, lost, and unwanted pets, the Hair Connection donated hair care items for the Furry Friends raffle. Held at Neenah’s Riverside Park, the Furry Friends event included a 2K walk, raffle, and micro-chipping clinic.
It didn’t surprise anyone when The Hair Connection got involved with Making Strides Against Breast Cancer again this year. They’ve made a habit of encouraging families with pink hair extensions and clip-ins for participants of the three-mile walk out of Memorial Park, also in Neenah.
Participating in community events keeps businesses in touch with the needs of their neighborhoods. When it comes to sponsorship, a small staff can still make a big difference. The caring hands at the Hair Connection prove it.
The Hair Connection is Fox Valley’s only non-commissioned salon, dedicated to personalized, exclusive service provided by each stylist, manicurist, and colorist. Owned and operated by Connie Koehnke, the Hair Connection is located at 1315 S. Commercial Street in Neenah. To learn more, call 920-722-2341.
A Full Service Salon With Benefits
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If you are looking for a full service salon where you can relax and enjoy a clean and friendly environment visit the Hair Connection and let us pamper you. We are a full service salon and pride ourselves on the care and quality our professional salon artists take of each individual client. We offer affordable services and understand how valuable your time and money are.One of the many things that sets the Hair Connection apart from other salons in the Fox Valley area is that we are non-commission. The benefits of operating our business this way extend from the clients to the salon owner.
- Client Benefits: You are free to try a new stylist without worrying about taking business away from you usual stylist.
- Employee Benefits: By removing competition between the stylists the Hair Connection has a friendlier atmosphere in a professional setting. Our clients enjoy the refreshing ambience that keeps them coming back.
- Owner Benefits: There is a freedom to keep staff consistently busy, even when the stylist isn’t styling hair. The salon owner can reclaim those otherwise lost hours through training opportunities, preparing sample bags for new clients, or performing other customer service related tasks.
What can you expect when you visit the Hair Connection? You can expect value, style, and variety. Our experienced staff will provide the latest hairstyles, hair color techniques, and technology every time you visit. Isn’t it time you visit a salon that will pay special attention to YOU?
You deserve to be pampered without breaking the bank. Whether you need help in finding the best hairstyle for the shape of your face or how to apply our mineral-based make-up our team is ready to help!
Call us today for an appointment or just stop in. We can’t wait to meet you. (920) 722-2341.
Look Out Chicago, the Hair Connection is Comin’ to Town!
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We can hardly wait! This weekend, the team is headed out to Chicago to learn what’s hot for spring and summer women’s hairstyles! It’s always fun to learn new ways to make you gorgeous. What’s your guess?
Do you think short, long, or medium length hairstyles will be trending this season?
Will we see more casual looks, or will we learn how to glamorize professional women’s hairstyles?
Fashion is always evolving. Sometimes those changes are big, sometimes they’re more subtle – but one thing’s for sure. We want to know about it ALL.
Did you know that the Hair Connection is on Facebook? Why not pose your questions to us? Let us know what YOU want to know about spring and summer hairstyles and trends. You’ll be the first to know about it when we get back!
TTFN! Hello, Chicago!
Spotlight on Pat Camps
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Come in and meet this month’s applauded employee. For exceptional service, this month we’re shining the spotlight on Pat Camps. Congratulations, Pat, we really appreciate you here at the Hair Connection!
Pat Camps has always been a high performer, but in the last few years she’s surpassed every retail goal in the salon. You can’t do that without knowing your products, and customers can count on getting excellent information when they talk to Pat.
She’s been a fixture in our salon for years and she’s still going strong. Pat loves her job, and it shows. Her clients love the extra attention they get when she’s getting their hair just the way it suits them.
The Hair Connection is proud of Pat Camps! Come in and meet her and see what you’re missing. Call for your appointment today.
Holiday Open House – You’re Invited!
Posted by: | CommentsWe’re having an Open House – join the fun! You don’t want to miss the specials we’ve got in store for you.
For one day only, Saturday December 4th, from 8:00 AM – 2:00PM you can enjoy specials like these:
- Free gift with a $50.00 purchase
- 20% off any chemical service
- Purchase a $25.00 gift certificate, and receive a $5.00 gift certificate for free services
- Purchase a $50.00 gift certificate, and receive a $10.00 gift certificate for free services
And new this year, become a fan of our Facebook Page and get a $10.00 chemical service in January or February ONLY.
In addition, enjoy:
- 10-50% off of all retail,
- refreshments,
- giveaways and drawings!!
Yeah, you don’t want to miss this – come join the fun!
Employee Kudos – Patty Dahon
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At the Hair Connection, we do things a little differently than most salons. Our stylists are non-commission, which means they are all part of a professional team that provides full service to our clients. Our team members pamper you with fully-personalized service unlike anywhere else! Although our clients are the true VIPs at our salon, occasionally we like to turn the spotlight on an exemplary employee.
We’d like to applaud professional stylist Patty Dahon this month, for being an outstanding leader, making certain our salon has all the latest items in accordance with the new sanitization laws – and keeping our salon running at the height of excellence.
Thank you Patty, for going above and beyond. We appreciate you getting these items set up and ready to use! We’re excited to let our customers know that not only are we offering our very best products and services, but they can relax knowing we’ve got their health and safety in mind, too.
January Newsletter
Posted by: | CommentsFirst of all we would like to thank all of our clients for their loyalty and patronage to our salon – we wouldn’t survive without you! Always check for our monthly specials in the salon and on our website – Also our Facebook page!
Be sure your birthday (only month and day) is in our computer system when you are here since we always send our birthday greetings for a gift.
We do have a great team of experienced stylists here with many talents, but we would like to let everyone who is new to our website or Facebook page that we are always excepting new clients.
Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season. We have some great specials this month:
- Spa pedicure special $40 and receive a free gift pack worth $12 (you can see the items on our Facebook page)
- Every year in January we run a special for color – purchase 12 color services (usually $600) and get a 10% discount – that is a $60 savings! One free color and $10 off another! This must be purchased in January. There is no expiration date on these services.
- Are you taking a vacation somewhere warm this winter? Our tanning special is 20 sessions for $40 – get a base tan before! We also have many travel size retail products to take with you – come and check them out!
JOIN US ON FACEBOOK
Posted by: | CommentsWe now have a facebook page – become a fan of Hair Connection and receive $10 off your next service over $50 
, just let us know and we can look it up! Thanks to all our wonderful clients – have a safe and festive holiday season.
November Newsletter
Posted by: | CommentsThanks to everyone who purchased retail or gave a personal donation last month, Hair Connection will be donating $434 to the Susan G Komen for the Cure organization to help find a cure for breast cancer!
The winner in the drawing for a $25 gift certificate and a $25 donation in their name was Max Staffeld – Congratulations!
Get a head start on your Christmas Shopping, all month we will have our gift certificates on sale this month! (these are good for service, retail, or both)
- The more you spend, the more you save. Purchase a $25 certificate for $20, a $50 certificate for $40, or $100 certificate for $80.
SAVE the dateSaturday December 5th on your calendar as our annual Open House- 10% – 50% off on all retail, giveways, and drawings for prizes.
We are also having a one week sale November 10th – November 14th, buy 2 products get one FREE – stock up on all your essentials
If you have noticeably thinning hair we have a great new product called X-Fusion- to help look like you have more hair, ask your stylist next appointment.
I do want to mention to everyone to make sure and make your holiday appointments early to ensure you get the time you would like – the book is getting quite full already.
Have a safe and happy Thanksgiving November 26th!! We will be closed on this day, but open again on Friday November 27th.
Just Back From the Haircolor Conference in LA
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Throngs of haircolorists met in Los Angeles to attend the ninth annual Energizing Summit. The Summit is sponsored by the American Board of Certified Haircolorists, an organization of haircolorists whose mission is to raise the degree of expertise of haircolorists around the country.
The Energizing Summit is a high-level haircolor conference where individuals learn about the latest techniques and products. Our Co-owner/Stylist Connie Koehnke attended and was thrilled with the number and variety of classes available.
Connie says, “I saw things at the conference I have never seen before, and I have been a stylist for 30-years. The class I enjoyed the most was on the Balayage technique. The number of people teaching this hands-on class made it really easy to learn. (There were two teachers for each student!) I also enjoyed the haircolor forum, where a panel of haircolor experts were willing to answer questions the audience posed to them. The information was amazing. The best part of the conference was that it was not sponsored by any manufacturer, so all of the information was generic, basic hair color theory knowledge to use with any color line.”
“At the end of the Summit I was excited to get back to the Hair Connection in Neenah, to share the knowledge with the rest of our team. There were so many classes I would have enjoyed taking, but didn’t have the time. I would definitely recommend this Summit to any haircolorist.”