Technology has changed over the years, but very few in our industry have kept up with innovations available today.
More than ever, your ability to use technology to support the business, employees, and even your clients will determine how successful you can meet evolving customer expectations.
Consider these three ways technology can help elevate your customer journey.
1 Make booking an effortless experience. Your clients want to be able to call the front desk, but also book online from their laptop, tablet and phone. This allows them to book when they want to, whether it’s after you’re closed or just moments before they walk in.
Similarly, your employees expect to easily schedule a client appointment directly from their mobile phone.
2 Deliver highly personalised experiences. Maintaining a client profile digitally, along with intake forms, consultation data and treatment preferences equip your providers to deliver high quality treatments.
If you have more than one location, that client profile should be accessible from anywhere, which ensures that visit history, notes, preferences are all used to deliver a consistent experience.
3 Engage with clients between visits. Every client that you see came in for a reason. It’s your job to capture, understand and act upon that. If a client came in because of dull skin, be sure to send home care instructions after the visit, followed by a series of educational tips via email. Nurture their interest in a meaningful manner. Remind them when it’s time for their next visit. Encourage them with special notices.
With technology, you can make every digital communication seem like a personal conversation. Customer segmentation and trigger-based rules help you get the right message to the right client at the right time. The best part, it’s all automated.
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2015 issue 4
Letters:
Concerns raised over massage-on-demand vetting systems
Interview: Michael Tompkins
What’s next for Michael Tompkins as he takes a step back at Hilton Head Health? Rhianon Howells finds out
Promotional feature: Dr Burgener Switzerland
Leading skincare brand Dr Burgener Switzerland combines natural ingredients with advanced technology to produce exceptional results – and the company sees customisation as the way forward for each of its spa clients
Trends: Workplace wellness
Neena Dhillon looks at two award-winning employee wellness programmes and asks how spas can get involved in this burgeoning market
Promotional feature: ESPA
ESPA International has always been a leader in the global spa business but has never been averse to change. The CEO and son of its founder explains how the company he joined 22 years ago is adapting to meet the challenges facing the industry today
Research: Onwards & upwards
ISPA research shows the US spa sector has reached new heights. Colin McIlheney analyses the findings
Promotional feature: Phytomer
Director of international development, Tristan Lagarde, explains how PHYTOMER has become a leader in the field of technological skincare development, and how spas can benefit from the brand’s success
Spa concept: Eforea 2.0
Hilton has refreshed its spa concept to make it more appealing to hoteliers. But what’s changed? Jane Kitchen finds out
Promotional feature: Living Earth Crafts
Brian Paris, spa designer and VP of sales for Living Earth Crafts, explains how the company is helping spa operators become more efficient with space-saving but stylish spa equipment and accessories
Zenoti helps business providers in the beauty, wellness and fitness space grow their business. The founding team brings expertise in building enterprise solutions that have been used by 200 of the Fortune 500 companies.
Zenoti’s solution addresses the needs of spas, salons, medical spas, fitness centres and yoga studios with technology based on three principles – reliable and speedy service, capabilities that support end-to-end business processes, and ease of use. The core solution enables a business to deliver delightful customer experiences, achieve operational excellence and drive revenue growth. Zenoti offers 24/7 customer service, free training and consulting services in addition to the core software.
Join 5,000 salons, spas and medi-spas that have already grown their business
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
Technology has changed over the years, but very few in our industry have kept up with innovations available today.
More than ever, your ability to use technology to support the business, employees, and even your clients will determine how successful you can meet evolving customer expectations.
Consider these three ways technology can help elevate your customer journey.
1 Make booking an effortless experience. Your clients want to be able to call the front desk, but also book online from their laptop, tablet and phone. This allows them to book when they want to, whether it’s after you’re closed or just moments before they walk in.
Similarly, your employees expect to easily schedule a client appointment directly from their mobile phone.
2 Deliver highly personalised experiences. Maintaining a client profile digitally, along with intake forms, consultation data and treatment preferences equip your providers to deliver high quality treatments.
If you have more than one location, that client profile should be accessible from anywhere, which ensures that visit history, notes, preferences are all used to deliver a consistent experience.
3 Engage with clients between visits. Every client that you see came in for a reason. It’s your job to capture, understand and act upon that. If a client came in because of dull skin, be sure to send home care instructions after the visit, followed by a series of educational tips via email. Nurture their interest in a meaningful manner. Remind them when it’s time for their next visit. Encourage them with special notices.
With technology, you can make every digital communication seem like a personal conversation. Customer segmentation and trigger-based rules help you get the right message to the right client at the right time. The best part, it’s all automated.
Read more from this issue of Attractions Management magazine
View contents of Attractions Management 2015 issue 4
Letters:
Concerns raised over massage-on-demand vetting systems
Interview: Michael Tompkins
What’s next for Michael Tompkins as he takes a step back at Hilton Head Health? Rhianon Howells finds out
Promotional feature: Dr Burgener Switzerland
Leading skincare brand Dr Burgener Switzerland combines natural ingredients with advanced technology to produce exceptional results – and the company sees customisation as the way forward for each of its spa clients
Trends: Workplace wellness
Neena Dhillon looks at two award-winning employee wellness programmes and asks how spas can get involved in this burgeoning market
Promotional feature: ESPA
ESPA International has always been a leader in the global spa business but has never been averse to change. The CEO and son of its founder explains how the company he joined 22 years ago is adapting to meet the challenges facing the industry today
Research: Onwards & upwards
ISPA research shows the US spa sector has reached new heights. Colin McIlheney analyses the findings
Promotional feature: Phytomer
Director of international development, Tristan Lagarde, explains how PHYTOMER has become a leader in the field of technological skincare development, and how spas can benefit from the brand’s success
Spa concept: Eforea 2.0
Hilton has refreshed its spa concept to make it more appealing to hoteliers. But what’s changed? Jane Kitchen finds out
Promotional feature: Living Earth Crafts
Brian Paris, spa designer and VP of sales for Living Earth Crafts, explains how the company is helping spa operators become more efficient with space-saving but stylish spa equipment and accessories
Zenoti helps business providers in the beauty, wellness and fitness space grow their business. The founding team brings expertise in building enterprise solutions that have been used by 200 of the Fortune 500 companies.
Zenoti’s solution addresses the needs of spas, salons, medical spas, fitness centres and yoga studios with technology based on three principles – reliable and speedy service, capabilities that support end-to-end business processes, and ease of use. The core solution enables a business to deliver delightful customer experiences, achieve operational excellence and drive revenue growth. Zenoti offers 24/7 customer service, free training and consulting services in addition to the core software.
Join 5,000 salons, spas and medi-spas that have already grown their business
Hotel de France, located on the British Isle of Jersey, has created a wellness retreat package
that includes a hot yoga session that will take place in Jersey Zoo’s butterfly sanctuary.
A new immersive attraction designed to transport visitors into the final hours of ancient Pompeii
is preparing to open near the world-famous archaeological site in southern Italy.
Experience design company, BRC Imagination Arts, has completed a transition that sees founder
Bob Rogers pass ownership of the business to four long-serving senior executives, while
remaining actively involved with the company.
Movie Park Germany has opened a new Paramount Pictures-themed attraction as part of its 30th
anniversary celebrations, using immersive storytelling and adaptive reuse to reinforce the park’s
longstanding “Hollywood in Germany” positioning.
Therme Manchester’s 28-acre development, which will include interconnected glass pavilions
that measure 65,000sq m, will be the largest bathing and wellbeing attraction in the world once
complete, according to prof David Russell, CEO of Therme UK.
Efteling has opened Hooghmoed, a new family drop tower designed to broaden the appeal of its
recently launched Sirene Island themed area and introduce younger visitors to thrill attractions.
A proposed Puy du Fou development near Bicester and Universal Destinations and Experiences’
planned resort in Bedford are emerging as part of a wider transformation of the Oxford–
Cambridge Growth Corridor into a major centre for UK leisure and tourism inv
Shedd Aquarium has opened the Immersion Theater developed in partnership with SimEx-
Iwerks, as part of a wider strategy to enhance the guest experience and create additional
revenue opportunities.
The UK government has announced a temporary reduction in VAT on visitor attractions and
children’s meals as part of a summer cost-of-living support package designed to stimulate the
visitor economy and encourage family days out.
As designer Yinka Ilori prepares for his first solo gallery show in London, he speaks exclusively
to CLADmag about his mission to spread joy, the power of play, and his bold approach to using
colour (including the colours you won’t see in his work).
The government of Thailand is exploring plans for a THB300bn (£6.3bn, US$8.3bn)
entertainment complex in the country’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), with officials
proposing a large-scale theme park and sports destination as part of a broader tourism and
economic development strategy.
An opportunity to reimagine one of the UK’s most recognisable towers has been formally
opened by Rivington Hark, as St Johns Beacon invites operators and partners to shape its
next phase. [more...]
