ICA news
International Carwash Association is proud to announce an exciting new Emerging Leaders Scholarship, which will allow 5 lucky recipients the opportunity to attend The Car Wash Show 2015. Recipients will be awarded an All Access Plus Pass and 3 nights of accommodations at the dazzling Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino, located near Las Vegas Convention Center just off the world-famous Las Vegas Strip. This package is valued up to $900!
Visit http://www.carwash.org/thecarwashshow/for-attendees/emerging-leaders-scholarship to view the full article online.
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Industry News
The NationalEveryone is big about cars in the Arabian Gulf. Whether it is a Ferrari, Jeep, Porsche or a more humble Fiat, people are keen on keeping their cars clean. After working for years at oil companies and the World Bank, the Saudi-born Alawi Alsaqqaf teamed up with his cousin from the UAE, who shares his name, to set up Ibex Car Care. Research by Neilsen shows that car purchases in the UAE are expected to surge as three in four consumers said they plan to buy in the next two years.
Visit http://www.thenational.ae/business/economy/ibex-car-care-promises-good-care-for-cars-and-water#page1 to view the full article online.
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Convenience Store and Fuel NewsThe 13 car washes and c-stores operating under the Danny's Family Car Wash name are now officially called Jacksons, reported The Arizona Republic. Meridian, Idaho-based Jacksons Food Stores Inc. purchased 13 car washes, 11 convenience stores and other assets of Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Danny's last September, CSP Daily News reported. With the purchase, Jacksons now operates 214 convenience stores and car washes.
Visit http://www.cspnet.com/mergers-acquisition-growth/mergers-acquisitions-news/articles/dannys-officially-jacksons to view the full article online.
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Leadership
Huffington PostThere's a below the waterline issue in our modern organizations that no one is talking about and that communication tools like Slack, Yammer, Jive and soon to launch Facebook for the enterprise are not addressing: bottom-up feedback and top-down understanding. Despite all the talk about the great flattening that has been happening in our modern organizations, traditional power structures still exist -- employees still have bosses. There is a disconnect between them and individual contributors that is driving a wedge in our companies and making them increasingly untenable.
Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-papay/the-workplace-communication-gap-that-no-one-is-talking-about_b_6472628.html to view the full article online.
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EntrepreneurEffective peer-to-peer communication affects the workplace in a variety of ways, including employees' engagement, morale and satisfaction as well as the company's overall success. Gallup’s 2013 "State of the American Workplace" observed that "regular communication from the company’s leaders and informal communication between employees will begin to breed a culture of engagement, leading participation rates of employee engagement metrics and other interventions to be more successful."
Visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/241261 to view the full article online.
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Marketing
Marketing LandIn 2008, Publishers Weekly said Bill Tancer’s Click – What Millions Do Online and Why It Matters was, "...destined to become a primer for online marketers and usability experts while shedding new light on the mindset and curiosities of the average Web surfer." Tancer followed the success of his first publication with a deep dive into world of online reviews for his most recent book Everyone’s a Critic: Winning Customers in a Review-Driven World.
Visit http://marketingland.com/brands-need-know-online-reviews-5-questions-nyt-bestselling-author-bill-tancer-116921 to view the full article online.
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EntrepreneurA 2013 survey by Zendesk found that customers are much more likely to leave a bad review on social media than they are to sing its praises. And 88 percent of the more than 1,000 U.S. respondents said negative reviews affected their purchasing decisions. This evidence points to a pretty jarring conclusion: Bad reviews can really hurt your bottom line.
Visit http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/242429 to view the full article online.
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