I was getting my hair cut today, and I mentioned I was going out to dinner for my wife's birthday tonight. I told him we are vegan so we don't tend to go to the kind of high-end restaurants most people do when they are out celebrating. He seemed really interested, tho. He asked what restaurant it was (Vegetarian House), where it was (in San Jose), and what the menu was like (mostly Asian influenced with some American fare, but all vegan).That got me thinking, what if the tables were turned? What if he were talking about an issue that I was interested in hearing more about? I realized that being a hair stylist was a great opportunity for dissemination of information. They meet with 8-12 clients a day, and they probably have several hundred unique clients. And especially at an up-scale place like where I get my hair cut, these are likely powerful and influential people. You could reach a lot of people in a short amount of time an issue you care deeply about.
But then again, the savvy stylist is thinking about the long-term relationship with the client. It's all about them, listening to their stories, laughing at their jokes, making them feel good about coming to see you. They wouldn't want to risk alienating these folks and driving them away. So maybe it wouldn't work as well as I initially thought.
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