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Create and manage flash sales
Create and manage flash sales
Drive sales and boost revenue quickly with flash sales. Learn how to create and manage flash sales that can be applied instantly online or during checkout at the point of sale.
How flash sales work
Flash sales on Fresha are a powerful way to promote new services or boost bookings during quiet times. You can choose when the sale runs and which services, dates and times it applies to. The Flash sale discounts are applied automatically, so clients see the reduced price when booking online. For example, if you’ve just added gel manicures, you could offer 15% off for one week to attract new bookings.
Creating flash sales
Flash sales apply to online appointments allowing clients to book at a discounted price during your chosen time frames, specific services, and team members.
To create a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click Add and choose Flash sale.
- Under Customize flash sale details, provide the following:
- Name:
Enter the name of the flash sale. - Description:
Add an optional description (not visible to clients). - Discount value:
Enter the discount amount, either as a fixed amount or a percentage. - Start and end dates:
Set the duration for the flash sale, or choose Ongoing for no end date. - Apply the flash sale to:
Choose the items (services, products, memberships) the sale applies to. Click Edit next to each category to select items. - Enable for gift cards:
Select this option if the flash sale applies to gift cards.
- Name:
- Select Continue.
- Under Set up flash sales limits select the options to limit when and how the flash sale can be used:
- Appointment date:
Select this option to set the dates of appointments the deal will apply to. - Appointment start time:
Activate this setting to define the time range for qualifying appointments. - Appointment day:
Select this option to choose the days of the week when the deal will be valid. - Total number of uses:
Enable this option to set the maximum number of times the deal can be used.
- Appointment date:
- Select Continue and choose locations for the flash sale if you have more than one.
- Click Continue and pick the team members who can be booked with the flash sale.
- Select Create deal.
You can review the flash sale details on the confirmation page.
After setting up your flash sale, inform your regular clients by creating a blast campaign. Click Create a Campaign from the confirmation screen to get started.
Managing flash sales
Create a campaign
Notify your clients about the flash sale via email or text by creating a blast campaign.
To create a campaign:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the flash sale and choose Create a Campaign.
- Follow the steps to complete the campaign.
Edit a flash sale
To edit a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the flash sale and choose Edit.
- Update the flash sale as needed.
- Click Save.
Deactivate a flash sale
Pause a flash sale temporarily to stop its use both in-store and online.
To deactivate a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the flash sale and choose Deactivate.
A pop-up will confirm the deactivation, and the status will change to Inactive.
Reactivate a flash sale
Reactivate a flash sale to bring it back.
To reactivate a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the inactive flash sale and choose Activate.
A pop-up will confirm the activation, and the status will change to Active.
Duplicate a flash sale
Save time by replicating an existing flash sale.
To duplicate a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the flash sale and choose Duplicate.
- Update the flash sale as needed.
- Click Save.
Archiving flash sales
Keep your flash sales organized by archiving those no longer in use.
To archive a flash sale:
- Open Marketing and select Deals.
- Click the three dots next to the flash sale and choose Archive.
- Click Archive again to reconfirm.
You can also click on the flash sale and select options to manage it.
FAQs
Yes, flash sales can be applied to predefined gift cards, but they do not apply to custom amount gift cards.
No, only team members with permission to View and manage deals can create and manage flash sales in your workspace.