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ICA news
Splash! Join us today!
Car wash professionals are gathering today in New Orleans at the Ernest Morial Convention Center for food, friends, and fun! A $49 ticket gets you a food spread like you've never seen at a car wash event. It's basically like low country boil meets state fair meets mardi gras ... meets Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.
Fill your plate and then fill your mind with ideas and inspiration from your car wash peers. With plenty of laid back networking opportunities and quick Wash Talk presentations all in one easy-to-work room, we're making sure you get your fill!
Plus, you have easy access to on-site kiosk sponsors to talk about their products and services. You'll get to interact with the vendor community in ways that just aren't possible anywhere else!
FUN. We'll keep you connected with friends and entertained for the duration!
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Grace For Vets continues to unite the car wash industry by honoring those who have served or are currently serving their country with a FREE car wash each year on November 11. This international program includes car washes from the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Last year's program included more than 290,000 free washes across 3,654 car wash locations. You can help Grace For Vets surpass the 300,000 free wash mark by registering your wash at graceforvets.org
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Industry News
Japan’s flagship automakers will present their futuristic visions for the post-fossil fuel era at the Tokyo Motor Show that kicks off on Wednesday. If only the industry, reeling from a run of scandals, could forget about the here and now.
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Source: Gloucester Times
For the second consecutive year, the Maplewood Car Wash and Detail Center in Gloucester, Mass., donated half of Sunday's full proceeds to the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as part of its all-day fundraiser to help in the search for a cure for breast cancer.
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Source: Sun Sentinel
Because of the success of Rising Tide's first location opened in 2013, the car wash recently opened a second location in Margate, Fla. Over 600 applications were received for the 45 positions at the new location, said Thomas D'Eri, who started Rising Tide along with his father, to create a supportive environment for employees with autism.
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Source: Idaho Press
Mister Car Wash is opening a sixth location inthe Boise area, kicking off with a grand opening celebration at the end of the month. With this latest store opening, Mister Car Wash now operates 250 car washes in 21 states, including six locations in the Idaho area.
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Source: Cleveland.com
Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park (Ohio) opened a gas station and car wash, which offers discounts to employees and loyalty program members. The new facility was developed by the rocksino's owners, Milstein Entertainment and Hard Rock International, with at least two other stations and car washes are planned at Hard Rock locations.
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Source: The Grand Island Independent
Mr. G’s has installed Grand Island, Nebraska’s first Express Car Wash. The location's Express Car Wash concept offers the customer an affordable, quality exterior wash. Every car receives a spot-free rinse and bottom wash along with eight new vacuums.
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Leadership
Source: Forbes
Well-known leadership experts share their thoughts when asked "You might be leadership material if..."
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Source: Fast Company
According to Anheuser-Busch innovation executives, in order to excel at coming up with new ideas, you have to discard your own and listen to what real people want.
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Marketing
Source: Entrepreneur
Millennial loyalty toward traditional blockbuster brands is rapidly disappearing before our marketing eyes. While this group may recognize the brand names of their parents' world, they simply don't put the same stock in the brands' heritage and equity.
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Source: Small Business Trends
If you’re looking for repeat business as a retail company, one of the areas you absolutely need to focus on is customer experience.
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