Ivan Zoot's Andis Adventures in Clipping Cutting ... http://www.andis.com/USA/blog/ Andis Company hair clipping expert Ivan Zoot's blog. World-record holder for the fastest professional haircut. en-us Copyright 2009-2010, Andis Company Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:12:09 AM EST Andis Company blog In house The first UnHairShow was this past Monday. I am recapping elements of it as we move ahead. Attendance was good and could have been better. We would love to see more local barbers attending. We would love to see female cosmetology professionals there, too. We are welcoming to non-licensed clipper cutting enthusiasts as well. We chose a school location for our first event because we knew with the students there we would be guaranteed at least a small crowd. this is what we got... just a few non-students were there. An O.K. start to the idea... and we will raise the level of outside participation every time we do the UnHairShow. we have a few ideas to improve attendance. 1 is to do a postcard. 1 side to promote attendance... the other to promote the opportunity to present. we would pass these out to shops and salons in the general area of the event. if we host at a school we would also give the post cards to students and ask them to pass them to to shops and salons near their homes. the idea is to keep promotion simple and FREE... or as close to FREE as we can make it... in keeping with the FREE concept of the UnHairShow. We used facebook and twitter for this past event. We will also use a YouTube video to get the word out as well. We are open to ideas... please share them... get to me with comments here on the blog or with an email to me at expert@andisco.com Go to the UnHairShow web site http://unhairshow.com for more details too. Thank you. Ivan 27 Aug 2010 Big Brother contestant gets his hair shaved... with an andis... watch it here... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ogjg9G7KBU 26 Aug 2010 The first UnHairShow was this past Monday. It was a success on many levels. Over the next few days I will be blogging details and followup about the UnHairShow. We are looking to select the next city and location very soon. If you have an idea of a city we should bring the UnHairShow to... let us know. If you know of a good FREE venue for the Unhair Show in that city... we need to know that, too. FREE is an important part of the UnHairShow. It is to be FREE for all attendees. It is to be FREE for all presenters and manufacturers participation. It is to be FREE for all. More posts to come. More details, as always click here... www.unhairshow.com 25 Aug 2010 We got my technical for the Justin Bieber haircut in American Salon - neat-O. TY American salon. http://www.americansalon-digital.com/americansalon/201008?pg=63#pg63 16 Aug 2010 Three of the eight spots in the unhairshow schedule are filled... five spots remain. Want to present... this is your chance. Go to the page and sign in. http://www.unhairshow.com This is your event. Please join us and be a part of it! 13 Aug 2010 Now we have a web site for all UnHairShow details... have a look here... http://www.unhairshow.com Chicago is Aug. 23, 2010... Hope to see you there. 6 Aug 2010 The UnHairShow, Chicago, August 23, 2010... FREE for all, not to be missed. Go to the wiki link below for details... facebook event is up on my page... more detaisl there. http://unhairshow.wikispaces.com/ 2 Aug 2010 The Andis Handy Dandy clipper guard chart is now available, downloadable, printable for FREE... Go here: http://www.scribd.com search clipperguy... You can have it fast and FREE! 15 July 2010 Banned in iran... no mullets allowed. http://www.slate.com/id/2259939/ 12 July 2010 Uses for hair, big business... have a look. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/8753698.stm 27 June 2010 Trends in short hair, the summer heat is on... cut that hair off... Use a clipper for "pow" texture while you are at it! http://www.shorthaircutstrends.com/ 21 June 2010 Below is the link to the first Andis youtube video. How has it held up? I believe it is still solid... we have gotten better. We have a better camera. I think we/I have learned a bit. This one has over 11,000 views. Not bad, not in the millions yet :) Please share your thoughts. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74xZFFlXg7E 18 June 2010 Watch this one... no1ladybarber creates sharp lines... SERIOUSLY Andis! Nice job. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW19mCVVVzE&feature=related 16 June 2010 Will there ever be another Rachael? Article <a href="http://www.elabs3.com/functions/social_create.html?socid=ddde87e61025368a9bd8e91fbb1a00f4e5309c812c46d9d660c8f1f8534231efa3">here</a>. I do not think so either... The next thing of this proportion will be started on the street. User created content makes bigger exposure posible in bigger ways... and there is more to be exposed to... More options and choices mean that fewer people will opt for the same thing... individuality rules the day and drives the looks... and it is a good thing. 10 June 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / Andis / ClipperGuy word of the week for week 22, 2010. Undercut - A hairstyle in which the perimeter is cut short with a clipper and the interior is left longer to hang over this clippered area. A very popular style with young boys and teenagers in the early 1990s. Originally popularized by surfers and skateboarders on the U.S. west coast, it also referred to as a “surfer” cut or a “skater” cut. I will post again later with a pic or 2 of undercut hair styles... More to come. 1 June 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / Clipperguy / Andis clipper cutter business b uilder tip of the week for week 21, 2010... Join an association - In the early days of organized haircutting, you had to be a member of the guild. Those days are gone. Today, membership in local, state and national trade associations provides a vital connection to like-minded professionals and the greater world of your business. Associations offer access to information and specialty support services. Trade groups offer benefits like collective buying power and discounted insurance rates. The opportunity to network with other owners can provide solutions to problems and powerful shared experiences. Entrepreneurial endeavors are singular by nature. Tapping into the power of collective cooperation can help you and your business rise to unprecedented levels. If you like the tips but do not want to wait... here is the <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/215247#author-bookshelf">link for my bookstore</a>... but the whole book... get them all NOW! 28 May 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / ClipperGuy / Andis clipper tip of the week for week 21, 2010. Film at 11 - Maintain a thin film of oil between the running blades of the clipper. If you can see oil, you are using too much oil. The name of this tip is all about that thin film of oil betweem the blades... nothing can be more important. Here is a great <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y3cb2d-rWw">Youtube video </a>to support this important tip. 26 May 2010 Here is your ivan Zoot / Andis / ClipperGuy clipper cutter word of the week for week 21, 2010. “T” Blade - A trimmer blade featuring extended corners, allowing for precision trimming around ears, edges and details. The most popular trimmer blade style in the world. <a href="http://www.andis.com/usa/productsPopUp.asp?Div=Professional&ID=04710">Here is the picture</a>. If you like the words and want them all... <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/215247#author-bookshelf">click here </a>to go to my complete bookstore. 24 May 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / ClipperGuy / Andis business builder tip of the week for week 20, 2010 Celebrate firsts - First haircuts for little guys are a cultural rite of passage. Make a celebration out of these events. Snap a photo to be displayed on the wall in the shop. Make a second one to be given to mom on the next visit. Have small coin envelopes on hand for a few keepsake clippings. First haircut certificates can be simple, low cost fun. You can be sure Grandma, Grampa and many other relatives will see this marketing piece in the weeks that follow. Don't we all remember our first haircut... the first haircut of our kids, etc.? celebrate this... <em><strong>Sellebrate</strong></em> this too! If you like the weekly tips and do not want to wait... buy the whole year here... <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/215247#author-bookshelf">ClipperGuy books</a> 21 May 2010 The guys from major league barber have a great site here... and a poll running. Vote for your fave clipper. <a href="http://majorleaguebarber.com/site/index.php?option=com_poll&id=15:what-are-your-favorites-clippers">Right here</a>. 18 May 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / Andis / ClipperGuy word of the week for week 20, 2010 This week we are looking at a word with the letter T. Taper - A progression of length in a graduated haircut where length increases from the perimeter towards the interior. I love to talk tapering. Likely taper is in the top to most important words in classic barbering. If you like the vocab words and are not interested in waiting years to have them all... have the whole book here... <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/334204">Link to ClipperGuy Vocab book</a>. 17 May 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / Andis / ClipperGuy buisness builder tip of the week for week 19, 2010. Ask for referrals - Ask every client to refer a friend. There is no simpler way to build business. Do not feel you are above asking. People like to refer their friends and family to service providers that they enjoy. Print special referrer cards to pass out. There is no need to pay a referral bounty, but in some cases a referrer discount as a thank you is a great incentive. it does not get more back-to-school basic than this one. if you like the weekly tips and want the entire year right NOW!... <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/215247">click here to buy </a>the 52 week barber book. Thsi is my best selling book. 14 May 2010 Here is your Ivan Zoot / Andis / Clipper Guy clipper tip of the week for week 19, 2010. Brush Up - A toothbrush or fingernail brush must be regularly used to clean loose clippings from the blade area. Longer, sharper blade life will be your reward. The last few clipper tips have been all about care and maintenance... so... here is the link for the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y3cb2d-rWw">Youtube video </a>that covers care and maintenance of your clippers. watch and enjoy. if you like the clipper tips and do not want to wait for them all... 1 each week will take years... Buy the book and have them all NOW! <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/329467">Link here</a>. 12 May 2010 We missed Monday, so here is the word of the week late on a Tues... Here is your Ivan Zoot / Andis / ClipperGuy clipper cutter word of the week for week 19, 2010. The letter S Scalp - The surface of the head. Point of clarification... we are using this word as a NOUN... Not using it as a VERB... In the hair business there are some of us using it as a verb. be careful out there! :) if you like the vocab word of the week every week but have little patience... and want ALL the words NOW... Click <a href="http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/334204">here for the </a>vocab book. But it today! 11 May 2010 http://www.scissorboy.com/video/?episode=73 Lady Ga Ga hair, this week with Scissorboy. have a look here. 11 May 2010