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 ICA news
We will be visiting some of the leading car washes in the Netherlands on the afternoon of Sunday 24 September - the day before the opening of Car Wash Show Europe. We will be visiting five (5) locations, all conveyor car washes with a different mix of equipment, technologies and formats.
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Get here with your friends.
In New Orleans, we're gathering all of our car wash friends for a fun-filled 24 hours.
- Connect with peers in one of our coffee or bar hangouts
- Learn from industry experts in quick hitting Wash Talk presentations
- Have a great time with old friends and new!
Buy your tickets to the party in New Orleans, Oct. 24-25 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
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Industry News
Source: Robotics & Automation News
China’s unique set of urban transportation challenges, very high rate of adoption of mobile internet services, and rapid and aggressive introduction of alternative mobility solutions have combined to make China a global breeding ground for mobility innovation.
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Source: Today
A California drive-through car wash created havoc for one frightened toddler, but thankfully, she had her big brother by her side to reassure her that everything would be fine. Alyssa Price of Los Angeles said the amusing exchange between her children showed reactions "so earnest and adorable" from each one of them that she couldn't resist recording it.
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Source: The Detroit News
What will the auto industry do if Amazon looks to start selling vehicles online? The potential disruption of direct internet sales and other influences by technology companies was a topic of discussion when automakers, suppliers and engineers gathered for the Center for Automotive Research’s annual Management Briefing Seminars earlier this month.
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On Saturday, August 5, 2017 the William J. Palmer High School Band was able to raise $1,320 at its car wash fundraiser hosted by Wild Blue Car Wash’s Academy location.
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Source: The Grunion
It’s been 40 years of suds foaming out of the Bixby Knolls Car Wash & Detail Center (Long Beach, Calif.). Celebrating the car wash’s birthday, owner Shell Grossman is hosting a free, public extravaganza next month just like she and her late husband, Sheldon, always have for the business’s major milestones. Together, the couple has indisputably built one of the biggest and best car wash and auto detailing businesses in Southern California.
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Disco balls, dance music and vibrant LED lights are all things you might not expect to find at a car wash. But North Babylon (Long Island, N.Y.) area residents have come to learn that’s how folks at Some Guy’s Car Wash gets down on Deer Park Avenue.
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Leadership
Source: Fast Company
As you plan your management career years from now, here are the skills you’ll need to succeed.
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Source: Smart Hustle
If I hadn’t made one massive mistake when I owned my own company, I’d probably still be doing it. In fact, I’d like to think I’d be doing really well at it. But I fell into the same trap that so many other startup entrepreneurs stumble into – I tried to be like everyone else.
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Marketing
Source: Inc.
By this point, you might have heard of Intercom, the business messaging platform connecting 17,000 companies with over one billion customers. But, many fans might be more familiar with the company as a content marketing powerhouse: Intercom has created a content marketing program that's not only created a huge following, but also driven their business.
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Source: Entrepreneur
No entrepreneur has a perfect first marketing campaign. Even if you’re experienced as a marketer or entrepreneur, you can’t really dial things in until you have data to inform your campaign. So let’s say you have a marketing strategy that’s, for the most part, "failing." You don’t want to abandon your strategy altogether, so what can you do to correct it?
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Supplier News
Hydra-Flex, Inc., manufacturer of innovative fluid handling equipment, has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies for the fourth consecutive year.
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Innovative Control Systems is pleased to announce that Joel Maganza has joined the company as Vice President of Operations.
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