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Savvy Hair

Hair salon · Cashmere, Christchurch

What your customers see when they look for you, and where that puts you among 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers.

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Savvy Hair

Hair salon · Cashmere, Christchurch

Where you stand#27of 498 hair salons & barbers
Overall health9.5/10across the eight areas

Going well

07Google search and traffic9.503Map positions8.904Listings and social8.905Facebook page8.901Google listing8.402Reviews6.0

Where we can help

08Opening hours5.306Your website-
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What AI tells people about you

Savvy Hair is a Christchurch hair salon in the Cashmere suburb specialising in colour, cutting and special occasion styling. The salon stocks professional brands such as Evo, Olaplex, K18 and Colorwow, and highlights award recognition including NZ South Island Hairdresser of the Year 2025 and NZ Colourist of the Year 2024.

Savvy Hair is a hair salon based in the Cashmere suburb of Christchurch. The salon presents itself as a colour and cutting specialist and offers special occasion styling from an established premises in the city.

Services focus on colour, cutting and styling, with a lineup of professional retail brands including Evo, Olaplex, K18 and Colorwow. The salon notes a record of industry recognition, including NZ South Island Hairdresser of the Year 2025, NZ Colourist of the Year 2024, and finalist placings in several national awards.

Customers report consistently high ratings and describe experiences with skilled cutting and consultative appointments. Reviews commonly mention stylists who remember client preferences, deliver colour and trims that match expectations, and provide careful styling for events. The salon's average rating is 4.9, and feedback indicates repeat visits and referrals from satisfied clients.

Locally, Savvy Hair combines recognised technical specialisations in colour and cutting with a retail selection of well-known professional brands. Clients seeking award-recognised stylists in Christchurch and those looking for specialist colour or occasion styling are among the typical visitors to this Cashmere salon.

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01Google listingMarketbase business report

Your Google listing

Savvy Hair shows a strong Google Business Listing health score of 8.4 out of 10, indicating the profile is well optimised overall. The core strengths are complete listing basics with a claimed status, open-for-business indicator, a working website link, and a visible phone number. Two key findings focus on listing description quality and photo presence, which are already at or above local medians.

Strengths

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    Open statusYour listing shows the business as trading, so customers see accurate availability and Google treats the listing as live.
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    ClaimedYour listing is claimed, so you control what it says, you can reply to reviews, and edits suggested by the public come to you first.
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    NameYour business name is showing on the listing, so a customer searching for you by name finds you, and everything else on the listing hangs off it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Description lengthYour description gives a reader more than most listings here do, so a customer choosing between three of you gets more of your case than of theirs.
  • 2
    Photos on the listingYou have more photos on your listing than half the businesses here, so a customer arriving has enough to look at that they stay on it.
  • 3
    Category fitYour categories cover this market better than the middle of the field, so you appear in most of the searches your competitors appear in.
11 checks on your Google listing. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.4Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
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4.9 ★★★★★ (84)
Hair salon · Cashmere3
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OverviewReviewsPhotosAbout
From the business

Award Winning Salon Winner of NZ South Island Hairdresser of the Year 2025 Winner of NZ Colourist of the Year 2024 Hair experts in Colour, Cutting and special occasion styling. Stockist of the best brands Evo, Olaplex, K18, Colorwow Finalist in Editorial stylist of the Year 2023 Finalists in Industry Collective Hairdresser of the Year 2024 Finalists in NZ Hair Awards 2025

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Google listingChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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02ReviewsMarketbase business report

Your reviews

Savvy Hair shows a moderate overall health score for Google reviews, suggesting room for improvement in engagement and volume. The strongest findings are a solid star rating and a solid review base, with excellent confidence in ratings and good customer perception. The business should maintain high satisfaction while nudging review engagement upward.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

  • 1
    Response rateYou have replied to a small share of your reviews, so most customers reading your page still see feedback about you with no voice from you anywhere on it.
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    Review countYour review count sits above the middle of this market, which puts you in the group customers read as established rather than untested.
  • 3
    Review confidenceRating and volume together put you ahead of most of this market, which means a customer sees a well-rated business with enough reviews behind it to be believed.
4 checks on your reviews. You're seeing 3 of them.
6.0Good
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Savvy Hair
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4.9★★★★★84 reviews 2
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friendly environment 5colour 3hairstyling 3lovely receptionist 2product advice 2style 2
3How far your rating and your review count together can be trusted
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Bugs★★★★★ · 2 years ago

Went in today and had a wonderful experience!! Aimee was the one who cut my hair and she was extremely clear with what she was doing and made sure I was happy every step of the way, I feel amazing and it's all thanks to her!!

Response from the owner1

Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know how great your experience was with Aimee ❤️❤️

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Baljinder K.★★★ · Edited 5 years ago

i never recommend them

Response from the owner

Balijiner came in for a free consultation to discuss her hair colour and cut and get us to give her a price, we told her exactly what each part of the services would cost and she agreed to book in for...

Google reviewsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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03Map positionsMarketbase business report

Where you show up on the map

Savvy Hair shows a very high overall health score for Google Maps search, reflecting strong visibility across city-wide searches and solid borough visibility. Key findings include top rankings for several salon-related terms and a notable position for hair extension and unisex hairdresser queries in Cashmere, Beckenham and Huntsbury. The main opportunity is to further lift local rankings by refining the Google Business Listing.

Strengths

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Top two opportunities

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    Maps visibility across the city groupYou turn up across more of the surrounding suburbs than nearly everyone here, so a customer searching well outside your own patch still sees you.
  • 2
    Maps visibility in your own suburbYou show up in local Maps searches more often than nearly every business in your suburb, so a customer searching nearby sees you before most of your competition.
2 checks on your map positions. You're seeing both.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1Top three for "hair salon" in 1 suburb, seen in 9
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Salon E4.9 ★ (90) · Hair salon
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Base Hair Studio4.6 ★ (50) · Hair salon
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Hair on Cashmere4.9 ★ (49) · Hair salon
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Savvy Hair24.9 ★ (84) · Hair salon
Map positionsChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #55 for map positions
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Where customers find you

Savvy Hair shows a very high health score of 9.1 out of 10, indicating strong social and directory presence for the business. Key strengths include outstanding Instagram and Facebook profiles, plus established Fresha and Yellow Directory listings that enhance local visibility. The main opportunities relate to expanding on TikTok, NoSecretSalon, LinkedIn presence, and a LinkedIn Company Page to broaden reach.

Strengths

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    Having a Facebook page at allWe found your Facebook Profile page, and the trail is strong enough that nobody would question it is yours - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Instagram ProfileWe found your Instagram Profile page, and the trail between you and it is unambiguous - it is linked from something you own, or it dominates a search for your name.
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    Fresha ProfileWe can see your Fresha Profile listing (https://fresha.com/savvy-hair-design-colombo-street-christchurch-bxZaPE) found via: Google search results.

Top three opportunities

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    Tiktok ProfileWe could not find an active TikTok account for your business, so anyone who looks for you there finds nothing.
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    Yellow ProfileWe could not find an active Yellow Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
  • 3
    Neighbourly ProfileWe could not find an active Neighbourly Profile listing for your business, which means anyone checking you there finds nothing and moves on to whoever is listed.
14 checks on your listings and social. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Gsavvy hair cashmere
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FacebookSavvyHairDesignSavvy Hair | Facebook✓
Instagramsavvyhair__Savvy Hair | Instagram✓
Freshasavvy-hair-design-colombo-street-christchurch-bxZaPESavvy Hair | Fresha✓
White Pagessavvy-hair-design-savvySavvy Hair | White Pages
Yellow/christchurch/bpp/savvy-hair-design-limited-579461164Savvy Hair | Yellow2
TiktokNo account found1
YellowNo listing found2
NeighbourlyNo listing found3
Listings and socialChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
You are #57 for listings and social
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05Facebook pageMarketbase business report

Your Facebook page

Strengths

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    Where your page link pointsThe link on your page goes to a domain that is yours, so a visitor who came for the photos leaves on your terms and the enquiry lands in your inbox rather than someone else's.
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    A page address you choseThe address on your page carries your business name, so a customer told about you at a barbecue can find the page by typing what they heard.
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    A phone numberA phone number shows on your page, so the person who found you on Facebook before they found your website can ring straight from it.

Top three opportunities

  • 1
    What your page says about youYour intro is shorter than half the pages here.
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    People following your pageMore people follow your page than most in this market, which means a post can travel past your own customers when one of them shares it into a local group.
  • 3
    Recommendations on your pageMore customers have recommended you than at most pages in this market, and depth like that reads as a business that has been doing this a while.
9 checks on your Facebook page. You're seeing 6 of them.
8.9Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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SavvyHairDesign✓
2.4K followers 2
Hairdressing, Colouring, Hair styling, Cutting, Weddings, Makeup, Olaplex Treatments.1
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★ 23 reviews · recommended 3
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☎ +64 3-942 4179✓
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Facebook pageChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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Your website

Savvy Hair's on-page SEO health is very strong, with a 9.7 out of 10 score indicating solid technical optimisation. The strongest findings include an excellent meta description within 130-150 characters, a valid favicon, and an H1 tag, all contributing to clear search results and page structure.

Strengths

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    Meta descriptionYour search summary sits in the length that reads in full on most screens, which is as far as length alone can take it - a narrow phone still cuts the tail off a line this size.
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    Domain UniquenessYour web address is yours alone, so everything your site earns - links, mentions, search standing - accumulates under your name and stays with the business.
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    FaviconThe tab your site opens in carries your own icon, so a customer with a dozen tabs going can find their way back to you by sight.

Top three opportunities

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    On-page scoreThe basics on your home page are half in place: it opens and it reads, but enough checks still fail that a customer on a phone away from wifi notices the wait before they notice the business.
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    Separate sites linking to youFewer separate websites link to you than half the businesses here, which means when someone searches for what you do, the businesses with a longer list of vouchers are the ones on the page they actually read.
  • 3
    Domain HealthYour site answers, but something did not check out - an insecure link, a redirect chain, a domain shared with other businesses, or a listing pointing at a social page.
23 checks on your website. You're seeing 6 of them.
-Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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1On-page score
2Separate sites linking to you
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How people find you on Google

Savvy Hair shows a very high overall health score for website traffic, indicating strong organic visibility and intent. The key takeaway is the exceptional organic traffic value and local top-10% standing, with ongoing opportunities to consolidate paid traffic growth through a small, targeted campaign and refined landing pages.

Strengths

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Top three opportunities

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    What you spend on adsWe can see no paid search activity for your site, which in most local markets is the norm rather than a gap.
  • 2
    Monthly ad visitsYour site receives no visitors from paid search, which for most local businesses in this market is the norm rather than a problem.
  • 3
    Search terms you advertise onYou are not covering any search terms with ads, which for most local businesses here is normal.
6 checks on your search and traffic. You're seeing 3 of them.
9.5Strong
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
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www.savvyhair.co.nzSavvy Hair Design: Christchurch Hair Salon | Colour Specialists

Our Christchurch salon is at the forefront of hairstyling, from perfecting the classics to exploring new trends and techniques. Read more

www.facebook.comHair on Cashmere | Christchurch
About 13,623 visits a month from search, across 517 searches
Google search and trafficChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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08Opening hoursMarketbase business report

Your hours against demand

Savvy Hair's opening hours largely match local demand, with strong alignment across key midweek and weekend lunch peaks. The salon is open during popular Tuesday 11-12 and Saturday 11-1 time blocks, covering many customer searches. However, several Monday lunchtime hours and Sunday 3pm are closed despite notable local demand - these are clear opportunities to adjust hours for extra bookings.

Strengths

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Top opportunity

  • 1
    Hours aligned with demandYour hours cover some of the busy stretches but fewer than half the businesses here, which means someone ringing round on a Saturday morning reaches your competitors and your voicemail.
1 check on your opening hours. You're seeing it.
5.3Room to grow
What customers seeWhere you rank
9:41
Savvy Hair
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Hours 1
MondayClosed
Tuesday9am-8pm
Wednesday9am-8pm
Thursday9am-8pm
Friday9am-8pm
Saturday9am-8pm
SundayClosed
Opening hoursChristchurch hair salons & barbers · 498 businesses
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01Google listing3 opportunities

02Reviews3 opportunities

03Map positions2 opportunities

04Listings and social3 opportunities

05Facebook page3 opportunities

06Your website3 opportunities

07Google search and traffic3 opportunities

08Opening hours1 opportunity

Where you'd stand#27of 498 Christchurch hair salons & barbers
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Christchurch hair salons & barbersOverall · 498 businesses
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