Van Michael Salons

If you live in Atlanta and have even a passing interest in hairstyle, you will probably know the name Van Michael Salons.  Van Michael stylists and colorists have won countless industry awards, and Van Michael founders Van and Michael Council are legends in the hairstyling industry.  Boasting a long and impressive list of celebrity clientele, you know you’re in very good company when you visit any of their locations.

Van Michael - Atlanta Website Design

For More information see their website: www.vanmichael.com

The Challenge

Van Michael already had an attractive website, but it was several years old and did not match their new environmental theme.  In an industry where fashion and hairstyles are constantly changing, they needed a new website design to keep their image fresh.

Van Michael - Atlanta Business BlogBecause Van Michael was constantly hiring new salon staff, a content management system was critical to allow the corporate office to make updates as new employees came on board.  Frequent, high-quality communication with salon clientele is critical to the Van Michael business, so they needed to continue sending their email newsletter, but they also wanted to add a business blog to capture industry and company news for site visitors and customers who were not on their email marketing list.

Our Solution

We implemented the new website design using a content management system so Van Michael staff could easily update their website.  We created a blog to allow staff to publish news without disrupting the main website, and branded it to match the color scheme and look of the rest of the website.  We developed a matching email newsletter template to provide a completely consistent theme across all electronic media.

Benefits

  • Lower Cost: Basic website updates can be done by internal staff
  • Better Communication: Email newsletters and a business blog
  • Consistent Branding: Website, email newsletter and blog share the same look