Gift cards do more than bring money into your salon upfront. They can introduce new clients to your business, encourage existing clients to return and create more opportunities for future visits and spend.
With SalonIQ, you can sell gift cards in salon and online 24/7, create promotional cards for specific campaigns and make it easy for clients to give someone a reason to visit you.
They’re not just a convenient gift. They can bring revenue into your business upfront, introduce new clients to your salon and create more opportunities for future visits and spend.
Gift cards give clients a reason to spend with you today, even when the appointment happens weeks or months later.
Every gifted card has the potential to bring someone through your door who may never have discovered your salon otherwise.
A gift card visit can lead to upgrades, additional treatments, retail purchases, rebooking and future visits.
Your loyal clients already know what makes your salon special. A gift card gives them an easy way to share that experience.
SalonIQ gives you the flexibility to sell everyday gift cards and promotional cards, with control over how they’re purchased, delivered, valued and redeemed.
Your available gift cards can appear directly on your SalonIQ online booking portal, giving clients an easy way to buy whenever it suits them.
Give clients the option to purchase physical gift cards at reception and process them directly through SalonIQ.
Go beyond standard face-value cards and create offers designed around the needs of your salon.
Promotional gift cards can help you bring revenue in now while giving clients a reason to return during a quieter period.
From everyday gifting to seasonal campaigns, a well-presented gift card can become a year-round sales opportunity for your salon.
A versatile design for birthdays, thank-yous, celebrations or simply giving someone a reason to treat themselves.
A premium seasonal design for one of the biggest gifting opportunities of the year.
Simple, modern and adaptable. A clean design that can work beautifully across hair, beauty, barbering, clinics and spas.
Adapt the colours, wording and style to suit your brand, then upload your finished gift card design into SalonIQ ready to sell.
Choose an occasion below, copy the ready-made prompt and paste it into ChatGPT. It’ll ask a few quick questions about your salon brand before creating your design.
A versatile premium design for birthdays, thank-yous, celebrations and just-because gifting.
Create a premium festive card that feels modern and luxurious rather than novelty Christmas.
Soft, sophisticated gifting creative without relying on overly pink or clichéd designs.
Modern romantic styling designed to feel premium, grown-up and appropriate for a salon brand.
A clean, neutral design suitable for barbering, grooming, hair, wellness, beauty and clinic businesses.
Create a premium promotional card with space for an offer, added value and redemption details.
Keep them visible throughout the year and build campaigns around the moments when clients are already thinking about gifts, treats and experiences.
Use promotional-value gift cards with controlled redemption dates to help drive appointments when your appointment book needs them most.
Position salon visits, treatments and self-care as something worth gifting, whether it’s for a partner or a well-earned treat.
Hair, beauty, spa and wellness businesses are perfectly placed to offer gifts that feel thoughtful, personal and easy to buy.
Great for barbering, grooming, hair, wellness and treatment-based businesses, and a useful reminder that gift cards don’t need to feel one-size-fits-all.
Birthdays, anniversaries, thank-yous and celebrations happen every day. Keep everyday gift cards visible all year round.
Promotional gift cards can create urgency while keeping the future spend tied to your salon.
Introduce gift cards before the December rush, then increase visibility as Christmas approaches and last-minute gifting kicks in.
If January and February are usually quieter, sell a promotional card in November and December that can only be redeemed during those months.
The more often clients see and hear about your gift cards, the more likely they are to remember them when they need a present, a treat or an excuse to come back.
Put gift cards where clients naturally see them rather than waiting for someone to ask.
Show the card, the experience behind it and the reason someone might want to buy it.
Build gift cards into your regular marketing calendar instead of saving them for one Christmas email.
Short, timely messages can work brilliantly around gifting deadlines or when you want to encourage a future visit.
Your online booking portal gives clients somewhere to buy even when the salon is closed.
It doesn’t need to feel like a sales pitch. A simple mention can be enough to put the idea in a client’s head.
Use Intelligent Marketing to find the right clients, create a targeted audience and send a timely SMS campaign straight from SalonIQ.
Find clients who still have gift card value available but don’t currently have another appointment booked.
Menu → Intelligent Marketing → Client Selection
New Selection → Blank Template → name your selection.
Click the segment to edit the balance range to £5–£9,999.
Layer this underneath so you only target clients without another appointment booked.
Select Save & Get Client Count, then review your matching clients.
Choose SMS Blast and add your merge fields.
Hi [Client First Name], you still have gift card credit to enjoy at [Salon Name]. Book here: [Book Now Link] or call [Salon Number]
Find clients who have previously had a gift card on their account but now have a £0 balance, then remind them that gift cards are available again.
Menu → Intelligent Marketing → Client Selection
New Selection → Blank Template → name your selection.
Click the segment and set both the minimum and maximum balance to £0.
Select Save & Get Client Count, then review your matching clients.
Choose SMS Blast and add the Gift Cards Link merge field.
Hi [Client First Name], treat yourself or someone special to a gift card from [Salon Name]. Buy in salon or online: [Gift Cards Link]
Whether you’re creating your first gift card, setting up online sales or want someone to guide you through it, we’ve got everything you need to get started.
Learn how to create gift cards that clients can purchase directly through your SalonIQ online booking portal.
View the online gift card guideFollow the step-by-step guide for creating gift cards, processing them in salon and managing them through SalonIQ.
View the step-by-step guideBook time with a SalonIQ educator and get help setting up your gift cards, online sales or campaign ideas.
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