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The new technology drives leads to Sola professionals because clients are able to discover and book appointments 24 hours a day!


Sola Salon Studios is excited to unveil their newest technology–BookNow by SolaGenius. The new online search and booking engine allows clients nationwide to discover and book appointments with Sola professionals 24 hours a day.
The search engine provides prospective clients available appointment times and locations based on services desired without the need for them to download an app or create a username and password to search the database.
The BookNow by SolaGenius feature expands the reach and potential leads driving business growth for any Sola professional that uses SolaGenius! A client can simply go to www.solasalonstudios.com and, on the homepage, find available appointment times and pricing and can book a stylist or service in a location near them.
SolaGenius is the all-in-one business solution created exclusively for Sola Salon Studios in partnership with GlossGenius, with the goal of providing state-of-the art technology to support the business success of Sola professionals. With SolaGenius, Sola pros have access to many essential marketing and business features such as 24/7 online booking, calendar interface, notifications and reminders, text messaging and email marketing tools, client notes, point-of-sale, credit card processing plus analytics/reports that help an independent owner more efficiently run their business in one streamlined, simple app.
“We are thrilled to offer this innovative booking engine for consumers to schedule appointments with Sola professionals directly on our website," says Jennie Wolff, VP of Marketing and Education for Sola. "With BookNow, we now can implement strategic marketing efforts to generate new customer leads for our independent salon owners.”

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