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ICA news
Registration is now open for the 2019 Car Wash Show Europe. On 18 and 19 September 2019, the 3rd edition of Car Wash Show Europe takes place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where the latest innovations and developments will be shared in the exciting and unique Kromhouthal.
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Industry News
Source: CNN Business
Through at least the next decade, human truck drivers, bus drivers and taxi drivers will remain in strong demand. And during that time, self-driving technology will put little, if any, dent in that demand. What accounts for drivers being such a hot commodity?
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Source: Verizon
Autonomous vehicles will produce an estimated 30 terabytes of data daily, roughly the equivalent of 3,000 people’s data usage. It is estimated that this could potentially increase global wireless traffic 40 times over current levels. A connected car requires a network capable of transmitting these massive amounts of data at unprecedented speeds. Unacceptably high latency over the network could lead to a wrong turn, a missed signal or even a crash.
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International Car Wash Group (ICWG), the world’s largest local car wash company and the third largest owner of US conveyor car washes, announced two key appointments to its leadership team.
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Source: Crawford County Avalanche
After nearly four decades at the helm, Diane Burtch sold Diane’s Car Wash in Grayling, Mich., to Matt and Christine LaFontaine, the owners of Matt LaFontaine Automotive. The business will now be known as the MLA Auto Spa.
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Source: Zips Car Wash
Zips Car Wash announced the acquisition of three locations from Blue Iguana Car Wash in Kentucky and Indiana. The following locations are now under the operation of Zips Car Wash: 4711 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY; 701 E. Lewis & Clark Parkway, Clarksville, IN; and 9500 Dixie Highway, Louisville, KY.
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Leadership
Source: Fox Business
If you’re an employer, it's important to know what areas you’re falling down in to avoid losing talent when better opportunities present themselves. To this end, financial technology company Self Lender enlisted the help of OnePoll to ask 2,000 Americans how their companies could improve. Based on that survey, these are the top five ways U.S. companies are letting workers down.
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Source: The Globe and Mail
Recent changes in tax law in Canada and south of the border could bring unexpected expenses for small-business owners. Here’s what you need to know.
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Marketing
Source: Forbes
I believe any business can employ these key lessons to design a more lucrative and effective marketing strategy that values each individual customer. Less selling and more storytelling (think “experiences”) is the number one suggestion on this list of three valuable tips.
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Source: Inc.com
Trying to make your marketing stand out? Here's why you shouldn't be on every platform, and what to do instead.
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Supplier News
At The Car Wash Show 2019 in Nashville, CSI announced it's new eyeSight.one chemical measurement system. According to CSI, eyeSight.one is a technological breakthrough in the car wash industry that provides a quick, clean and easy chemical use measurement system that will save both time and money.
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