GROWTH PARTNERSHIP · SALONS & AESTHETICS

Your growth team,
not just your marketing vendor.

Digi Carotene runs full acquisition-and-retention funnels for salon & aesthetics brands — new customers in the door, and a reason for them to come back every month.

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Nurturing Business Growth — since 2020
New Customer Acquisition
Retainer Customer Growth
Brand & Reputation
Hyderabad-First Playbook
WhatsApp-Led CRM
New Customer Acquisition
Retainer Customer Growth
Brand & Reputation
Hyderabad-First Playbook
WhatsApp-Led CRM
The Difference

Most agencies post.
We build growth.

Salon brands don't need another vendor uploading content to a calendar. They need a team accountable for footfall and repeat visits.

The Typical Agency

Content, not consequence

  • ✕ Posts content on a fixed calendar
  • ✕ Reports on likes, reach, followers
  • ✕ No ownership of bookings or revenue
  • ✕ Same generic playbook for every client
  • ✕ Communicates monthly, if at all
Digi Carotene

An embedded growth team

  • ✓ Runs full acquisition + retention funnels
  • ✓ Reports on new customers & repeat rate
  • ✓ Shares accountability for growth targets
  • ✓ Strategy shaped around your salon's data
  • ✓ Works as part of your team, on WhatsApp
The Framework

Three pillars, one funnel

Every engagement runs on three connected pillars — not a content calendar in isolation.

01

New Customer Acquisition

Turning ad spend, search, and social into first-time bookings from people who don't know your salon yet.

New customers / month
02

Retainer Customer Growth

Turning first-time visitors into repeat, recurring customers through CRM and loyalty mechanics.

Repeat rate, month-on-month
03

Brand & Reputation

Building the trust signals that make both of the above easier, cheaper, and faster to compound.

Reviews, reach, recall

Pillar 01 — Acquisition

Getting first-time bookings from people who don't know your salon yet — through the channels that actually carry local buying intent.

Meta AdsClick-to-WhatsApp ads, service-specific creative, retargeting
IG + FB
Maps & Business ProfileRanking for "salon near me," review velocity, fresh photos
SEO
Micro & Nano InfluencersLocal creators trial services in exchange for content
Trial Visits
Click-to-WhatsApp FunnelsTurning an ad click into a conversation, then a booked slot
Booking

Pillar 02 — Retention

The most profitable customer is the one who already trusts you. This pillar exists to bring them back, again and again.

WhatsApp CRMAutomated, timed nudges for colour touch-ups & renewals
Rebooking
Loyalty & Membership TiersPoint or package-based tiers rewarding repeat spend
Retention
Review-to-Rebook FlowPost-visit review requests paired with a next-visit offer
1 Message
Occasion MarketingBirthday, anniversary, bridal & festive touchpoints
Personal

Pillar 03 — Brand & Reputation

Trust signals compound — they're what make Pillar 01 cheaper and Pillar 02 easier. This pillar exists so the other two aren't fighting an uphill battle.

Review ManagementPrompting, responding to, and surfacing Google & Instagram reviews
Trust
Editorial-Style ContentStylist-led Reels and posts that position expertise, not just offers
Authority
UGC & Client TaggingEncouraging clients to tag and share their own visit, widening reach for free
Reach
Community & Local Tie-insBridal expos, local events, and cross-promotions with nearby businesses
Recall
Accountability

How we measure success

We report on the numbers that actually move your business — not vanity metrics.

New Customer Acquisitions
Tracked monthly, by channel
Retainer Growth Rate
% of repeat customers, month-on-month
Review & Rating Velocity
Google + Instagram trust signals
Cost per Acquisition
Ad-spend efficiency, by campaign

Note: figures above are agency service metrics. Ad spend on Meta/Google is planned and reported separately from the Digi Carotene service fee.

How We Work

Not a vendor, a standing team

A repeating monthly cycle, not a one-off content drop.

01 — Discovery

Understand your salon

Services, footfall, pricing, and current customer sources — before any strategy is written.

02 — Strategy

Build the plan

An acquisition + retention plan specific to your salon, never a copy-pasted template.

03 — Execution

Run the funnel

Campaigns, content, and CRM flows running across the funnel, every single month.

04 — Review

Sit down together

New customers, repeat rate, spend, ROI — reviewed together, every month.

First 90 Days

What changes, month by month

Month 1

Foundation

  • Audit current presence, pricing & reviews
  • Google Business Profile + Maps SEO fixes
  • WhatsApp CRM & rebooking flows live
  • First acquisition campaigns launch
Month 2

Acceleration

  • Optimise ad campaigns on early data
  • Loyalty / membership tiers launch
  • First influencer collaborations go live
  • Review-to-rebook flow fully active
Month 3

Compounding

  • Retarget & scale what's converting
  • Repeat-customer rate visible in reporting
  • Referral mechanics layered on loyalty
  • First full monthly business review
In Their Own Feed

Reels we've created

Real produced work, playable right here — swipe through.

Case Studies

Real branches, real results

Two salon-chain branches we've run this exact acquisition-plus-retention model for.

Hair & Beauty Franchise
Essentia Salon Longue
Hyderabad

Local acquisition and retention campaigns built to increase walk-ins, WhatsApp enquiries, and repeat visits for a Hyderabad salon audience.

What we ranMeta ads, WhatsApp enquiry funnels, retention-driven follow-ups, and local conversion campaigns
70%
growth in monthly walk-ins in last 6 months
600+
WhatsApp enquiries generated / month
20%
repeat-visit rate in 60 days
Hair & Beauty Franchise
Toni & Guy
Kokapet, Hyderabad

Premium-positioned acquisition support focused on Instagram-led booking growth, stronger local discoverability, and paid search performance.

What we ranInstagram acquisition content, GMB optimisation, and conversion-focused Google Ads campaigns
20%
growth in Instagram-sourced bookings in 1 month
Page 1
optimised GMB listing from page 2 to page 1
30%
increase in sales by running Google Ads
The Partnership

What working with us looks like

The structure of an ongoing partnership, month to month.

A dedicated strategist
One point of contact who knows your salon, not a rotating account handler.
Direct WhatsApp access
Quick questions get quick answers — no ticketing system in between.
Monthly business review
A sit-down on acquisition numbers, retention rate, and spend — every month.
Transparent reporting
You see exactly what's spent and what it produced, in plain numbers.
Let's Talk

Let's build your growth plan

A short discovery call is all it takes to see how the acquisition and retention framework would apply to your salon specifically.

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Sai Narasimhan · Digi Carotene