Car Wash News

The International Carwash Association® (ICA) is pleased to announce three new learning and networking opportunities, available exclusively to ICA members. These new events planned for 2012 will bring new thinking and information to the leaders of the professional car wash industry.

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What do you wish you had known before starting out in the car wash industry? Now is your chance to tell us by filling out our reader poll!

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This year, the family-owned business is celebrating its 40th anniversary, with four stores in the Oklahoma City, OK, metropolitan area, $2 million in annual sales, and 120 full-time and part-time employees.

Visit http://newsok.com/red-carpet-car-wash-celebrates-40th-anniversary/article/3688406 to view the full article online.

 

Twin City residents will soon have a new destination to clean their car. Construction crews from Building Systems of Illinois in Decatur began foundation work earlier this month at a vacant lot near Main and Chestnut streets in Bloomington.

Visit http://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/car-wash-company-bringing-rainstorm-to-twin-cities/article_d5b02b94-bf94-11e1-95ba-0019bb2963f4.html to view the full article online.

 

There are two ways to grow existing customers: Get current customers to spend more money, or encourage them to send more customers to the company.

Visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/223884 to view the full article online.

 

All Seasons Car Wash and Mobil 1 Lube Express debuted June 30 with significant fanfare: Tony Stewart's Mobile 1 NASCAR race car, Mayor Michael Nutter and City Councilman Curtis Jones, Jr. all welcomed the "fast, clean and green" establishment on Ridge Avenue in Philadelphia, PA.

Visit http://roxborough.patch.com/articles/nutter-nascar-usher-in-new-car-wash#photo-10528970 to view the full article online.

 

Your impulse to immediately placate unhappy customers is understandable. But may actually be a missed opportunity.

Visit http://www.inc.com/jessica-stillman/put-unhappy-customers-to-work.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+inc%2Fheadlines+%28Inc.com+Headlines%29 to view the full article online.

 

If you’re not getting as much fan engagement as you’d hoped through your Facebook posts, then it might be time to take advantage of the new "promoted posts" feature.

Visit http://www.openforum.com/articles/how-to-promote-posts-on-facebook to view the full article online.

 

Washworld, Inc. is pleased to announce the addition of Big Man Washes to its U.S. distributor network. Located in Irving, Texas, Big Man Washes will sell and service Washworld vehicle wash systems to customers in the areas of northern Texas and south-central Oklahoma.

Visit http://washworldinc.com/res/media/components/5/137/Washworld_Big%20Man%20Washes.pdf to view the full article online.