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ICA news
Amsterdam. Las Vegas. Chicago.
From Car Wash Show Europe, to the fun and powerful community event Splash!, to the next edition of Women's Leadership Experience, International Carwash Association's calendar is packed going into the Fall.
Will we see you at one of the upcoming events?
Car Wash Show Europe | 18-19 September
Amsterdam
Splash! | October 10-11
Las Vegas (bonus WCA Roadshow!)
Women's Leadership Experience | November 18-19
Chicago
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Industry News
Source: The Truth About Cars
Space may be the final frontier, but humanity’s efforts up there resulted in new and advanced technology down here. Some of that technology has found its way into the automobile. Since it’s the 50th anniversary of humans first stepping foot on the moon, it may be a good time to check out some of the space-inspired tech in your car.
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Source: USA Today
An Israeli startup is working to close the information gap with a medical artificial intelligence system designed to alert first responders in real time about the kind of internal injuries they may find. The technology, being researched by MDGo, uses one of the car's existing sensors that measure acceleration to attempt to predict what kind of internal injuries likely occurred.
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Source: Port Crescent
Wisconsin is seeing a flurry of new car wash activity in Neenah and Menasha. Diamond Glow Car Wash will be opening in Neenah and, in Menasha, there are two additional car wash site plans in the works: Menasha Express Wash and PDQ Car Wash.
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Source: KSAT12
The Wash Tub in Texas is offering free full service car washes for school faculty members from August 1-15. School faculty who present a valid ID during the back-to-school event will get a complete interior vacuum, soft cloth wash, towel dry, complete wipe down of dash and console and all windows cleaned inside and out.
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Leadership
Source: Leadership Freak
Every strength isn’t a leadership strength. There are certain skills, though, that help great leaders guide their teams, while inspiring and challenging them at the same time.
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Source: Forbes
Studies show that job stress is by far the major source of anxiety for American adults and that it has escalated progressively over the past few decades. A big reason for this is that technology allows us to lead 24/7 work lives with virtually no boundaries
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Marketing
Source: Inc.com
Voice technology is on the rise and savvy businesses are learning how to use it to offer tailored solutions for their customers’ problems, enhance the customer experience, drive traffic to their website and increase sales connect – all with the goal of connecting to the customer. If you're considering marketing through this channel in the near future, here are the four things you need to know.
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Source: Small Business Trends
Instagram can help you connect with new customers and promote your products and services. In fact, more than 60% of people said they use Instagram to find things that they want to purchase or obtain in real life. Here are some of the specific strategies you can use to create a truly Instagrammable business.
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Source: Clinton Herald
The Awesome Car Wash in Clinton, Iowa, is now offering an express wash tunnel able to service as many as 100 cars per hour with 24-hour services in the automatic in-bay station. They also have a self-wash option, expanded vacuum stations and a new club membership option.
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