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Kelly Ehlers

Kelly Ehlers

Owner - Evoke Brand Strategies

Kelly Ehlers is a recognized leader and expert in social and mobile media for the salon and beauty industry. Her firm, Evoke Brand Strategies, specializes in providing innovative digital solutions for salons, stylists and brands looking to connect with their customers in today’s technology-driven society. By combining traditional PR and relationship building with today’s social platforms, Ehlers bring a fresh perspective to the industry. Having literally grown up in the beauty industry (her mother was a successful salon owner for 40 years), Ehlers’ unique perspective combines years of PR, marketing and social media knowledge with real-world salon experience. In February 2012, Ehlers launched her newest venture, StyleSync, teaching small businesses, salon owners, stylists and students how to easily utilize social media to grow their businesses and personal brands.

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The Basics of Twitter

by Kelly Ehlers

To effectively utilize Twitter for your salon, much like any other social media platform, it’s all about strategy. If and when done properly, there are many opportunities to outreach to both industry influencers, bloggers, media and your customers via Twitter. At Evoke Brands, we utilize Twitter as a PR tool – something we call ‘Social Media PR.’ It’s a new way of connecting with influencers and both introducing our company and clients – as well as joining important conversations in a social, instant way. We look at it as a conversation resource in a way that other social media, even the almighty Facebook, can't.

Tick Tock, Timeline for Brands Goes Live March 30th

by Kelly Ehlers

True to Facebook’s mission to help people and brands “tell their story” in a visual way, a few weeks ago they announced that brand pages will also be transitioning to the new eye-catching Timeline format. The new Facebook Timeline for brands will go live on March 30th changing the way your fans view and interact with your page.

Using Pinterest for Your Salon

by Kelly Ehlers

Pinterest, the scrapbooking site that’s suddenly everywhere you turn, is like a gift from social media heaven for the style-conscious, visually driven consumers. It’s a perfect medium for your salon because the average user is all about fashion, beauty, accessories, hair and all things chic.