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ICA news
This May in Nashville, you’ll learn how to maximize positive word-of-mouth, increase customer loyalty and boost profits in the Marketing content path at The Car Wash Show 2019, available only to Premium Pass holders.
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Industry News
For many people, new forms of mobility are making privately owned vehicles obsolete. Are we seeing the days where consumers will be willing to pay $20k per year to ride share back and forth to work?
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Source: The AtlanticIn the car of the future, you may care more about how the driver’s seat swivels than how the engine purrs.
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Source: KMOV4Bad weather can cause many people to skip the car wash, but avoiding it can damage your car, according to this news report.
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Source: KOLO
Surf Thru Express Car Wash has opened its first car wash in Sparks, Nev., joining two other Northern Nevada locations in Reno and Carson City. Surf Thru Express is a WaterSavers facility and claims to be an industry leader in recycling and reclaiming water, and the new facility is also powered by solar energy.
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Source: FOX21Jim Bolin, the longtime owner of the President’s Liquor, One Stop gas station and car wash in Superior, Wis., is beginning to move close to retirement by selling off half of his business to Korner Store owner Derek Medved.
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Leadership
Source: SmartBrief
Being a good boss means also being a good teacher. Not only should they care about themselves, but they should help shape and grow the careers of others by sharing their expertise and insight into how to succeed in cultivating their jobs into careers.
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Source: Forbes
Reengaging and building up your team can flounder if there is poor communication. Be sure to stay clear of these common communication mistakes to keep your team spirit alive: silence, favoritism, hypocrisy, slogan of the month and lack of follow-through on promises.
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Marketing
Source: allbusiness.com
Knowing when (and if) you should follow the advice of fellow entrepreneurs is not always immediately clear. Sometimes, other entrepreneurs can be a great source of advice. Other times, though, the advice they offer may not be very good, or at least not applicable to your company. Here are some tips to figuring out which path you should take in these situations.
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Source: Inc.com
Entrepreneur and investor Phil Libin, who is also chief executive of Evernote, asked smart questions of successful people as he networked his way into the sometimes tough nut known as the business world. Here is some advice that, he says, changed everything for him.
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Supplier News
National Carwash Solutions (NCS), has announced a strategic partnership with Vacutech Vacuum Systems. Vacutech, based in Sheridan, WY, works with a variety of customers in commercial and industrial operations that require specialized vacuum systems - including car wash operators.
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