Because everyone uses email, the only emails that end up standing out to recipients are those that are extremely well-designed and personally relevant. The rest end up deleted or in junk folders or don’t even make it past the internet service provider’s filters.

 

Read this feature from CAR WASH Magazine to see what you can do today to enhance your email marekting efforts.

Source:  CNN Business
More than 80 companies showed off vehicle technology ideas at the Consumer Electronics Show in Shanghai recently, showcasing the landscape of what’s to come in this rapidly changing market. Virtual assistants, VR headsets and new ideas for app uses, such as opening cars with them, were just a few of the high-tech ideas on display.

Source: Digital Trends
Automakers use racing as a technological testing lab and modern cars benefit from the tech honed over decades of competition. All these tests and tweaks make cars better. Here are some of our favorite pieces of race technology that migrated into our street cars.

As it entered the third decade of assisting charities, schools, and other nonprofits with their fundraising needs, the Autobell Car Wash Fundraising Program helped organizations raise more than $580,000 during 2018. The program began in 1998 and has brought nonprofits more than $9.5 million in donations to date.

Source:  Redlands Daily Facts
Plans for a two-story car wash with outdoor vacuuming bays are moving forward in Redlands, Ala. The second story of the drive-through automated express car wash, called Suds Brothers, would be dedicated to offices.

Source: The State
A new automatic car wash is coming to Rosewood, S.C., and it’s geared to women. Owner George Renard said the car wash is designed to be inviting to young female customers — especially University of South Carolina students and hopes to have the operation ready by the fall.

Source: Small Business Trends
Growing a small enterprise into a larger company requires takes a lot of work. Avoid wasting precious time. And actually turn the corner. But to do this business owners need drive, discipline, and a structured approach. All this points to having good project management.

Source: Entrepreneur
If you are catching yourself exercising self-destructive behavior and negative self-talk more and more, you may be dealing with an inner child who is acting out. In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jack Canfield mentions that if your inner child is struggling to feel heard, you may need to adopt a few new habits.

Source: Harvard Business Review
When it comes to innovation, businesses are hampered by overlooking the solutions hidden in plain sight. Here are some techniques and tools to help overcome cognitive traps and solve problems in innovative ways – whether conceiving new products, finding novel applications for existing products, or anticipating competitive threats.

Source: MIT Sloan Management Review
To be successful in the digital era, marketers should adopt the best new modern practices as well as rethink and refine classic approaches. And, technology is just the first step.