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The world's most respected beauty industry trade show will serve as the backdrop for the launch of a new website to serve this massive and growing industry. Over 65,000 professionals from stylists to salon owners are expected to gather at the International Beauty Show in New York City April 27 - 29, wherein Salonity, LLC will officially debut its new website, SalonGalaxy.com. The site offers to meet all of the online needs of this dynamic market, in one place.
At its core, the SalonGalaxy.com site will provide a social network for beauty professionals, anchored by free profiles for stylists and salons. With over 1.6 million licensed cosmetologists in the United States, plus more than 650,000 registered salons and day spas, the industry provides fertile ground for developing a market-specific social network. The site will also offer a complete slate of technologies to deliver the kind of functionalities that internet users have come to enjoy from websites such as MySpace, Facebook, Google, YouTube, Monster, and Amazon. From educational resources to a platform for sharing video of artists' work, every aspect of the site has met with positive initial response from beta testers.
"Our reception by all facets of the beauty industry has been tremendous," reports SalonGalaxy.com Partner and Marketing Director Patrick McCabe, "the amount of positive response we've received even before our official launch has been really overwhelming." The company has received accolades from industry artists, salon owners, manufacturers, distributors, beauty school students, school representatives, and even members of the general public. "We intended to build a site that serves as one place for all of the industry stars to meet. It's clear that we've accomplished that goal," adds McCabe.
Investors have been receptive, as well. The company first approached prospective investors when the site was nearing completion. Within three months, they had met their initial capital goals. "It took us more than a year to build this website, but our investors saw the value and incredible growth potential almost immediately," says SalonGalaxy.com Founder, Partner, and Manager, Arthur DiGiacomo. "The beauty industry is massive, and virtually recession-proof - our investors agree this is an exciting space in which to operate," he adds. DiGiacomo is a 29-year veteran of the beauty industry, having practiced as a stylist, trainer, and salon owner. He admits that the industry has been in need of such a unifying force for much of his career.
No industry exists without its respective consumers, and SalonGalaxy.com will offer a place for them, as well. Users will be able to search for a stylist or salon, and even pose their hair challenge questions to beauty experts using the site's Ask The Pros® function.
Company executives will be on hand at IBS Booth 1450 on Sunday, April 27 at 11am to conduct a ribbon cutting and meet interested industry professionals. Executives will also be on-site throughout the show to answer questions, award prizes, and demonstrate the site. Beauty industry pros not able to attend the show can build their free profile at www.SalonGalaxy.com.
Salonity, LLC, based in suburban Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a privately held provider of industry-specific niche websites and marketing services. The company's flagship product is SalonGalaxy.com, "the site that Connects the Beauty Industry"®. Company leadership includes a beauty industry veteran, leaders in internet and technology architecture, and marketing and sales pros. Learn more at www.SalonGalaxy.com.
