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title: "Great Clips® Assists Fans During March Madness® with Nationwide $12.99 Haircut Coupon"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c29f1c9b-e7d1-441b-a927-bbab1cef7565
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20260318_great_clips_assists_fans_during_march_madness_with_nationwide_1299_haircut_.html
category: "Hair & salon suites"
industry: "Beauty & Wellness"
segment: "Hair & salon suites"
published: 2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:28.556Z
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# Great Clips® Assists Fans During March Madness® with Nationwide $12.99 Haircut Coupon

**TL;DR:** Great Clips is offering a nationwide $12.99 haircut coupon to help fans save time and money during March Madness. The company has launched an integrated marketing campaign featuring national television commercials and social content with college basketball players.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2026-03-18. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20260318_great_clips_assists_fans_during_march_madness_with_nationwide_1299_haircut_.html).*

## Story

MINNEAPOLIS – Today, Great Clips is celebrating the start of the tournament with a nationwide $12.99 haircut coupon to help fans save time and money on a great haircut. Great Clips also launched an integrated marketing campaign to spotlight the promotion with national television commercials featuring play-by-play announcer Ian Eagle and social content starring top men’s and women’s college basketball players.

Great Clips is making college basketball fans’ favorite month even better with the ultimate assist – a $12.99 haircut coupon offer. The coupon will only be valid at participating salons.

In two national television commercials airing throughout March Madness, Ian Eagle delivers his signature play-by-play commentary to highlight how Great Clips helps fans look great and ready for the excitement of the tournament.

Great Clips also partnered with three stars in college basketball - Braden Smith (guard, Purdue University), Alex Karaban (forward, University of Connecticut) and Gabriela Jaquez (guard, UCLA) – to showcase how they get game-ready with haircuts at their local Great Clips salons. The athletes will appear across social media spotlighting their Great Clips visits and how the $12.99 haircut coupon delivers an assist to fans looking for everyday value.

“From buzzer-beaters to bracket busters, the excitement of the tournament can throw off more than just predictions - it can even wreak a little havoc on fans’ hair,” said Traci Elder, vice president of marketing and communications at Great Clips, Inc. “That is why our $12.99 haircut coupon is here to deliver a great assist for a convenient haircut. With over 4,400 salons, Online Check-In and Clip Notes, Great Clips makes it easy for fans to look as ready for the tournament as they feel — without missing a minute of the action.”

Great Clips’ television spots will run on CBS, TBS, TNT and TruTV during the NCAA® DI Men’s Tournament, and on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC during the NCAA DI Women’s Tournament. Great Clips is also featuring March Madness themed creative across the U.S., as well as digital ads across Meta, Google and within a robust March Madness Live media package.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Beauty & Wellness (sector)
- marketing campaign (topic)
- Great Clips (company)
- march madness promotion (topic)
- Traci Elder (person)
- Ian Eagle (person)
- Braden Smith (person)
- Alex Karaban (person)
- Gabriela Jaquez (person)
- haircut pricing (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20260318_great_clips_assists_fans_during_march_madness_with_nationwide_1299_haircut_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c29f1c9b-e7d1-441b-a927-bbab1cef7565).