ICA news
The Car Wash Show™ 2017 is your chance to get an exclusive update on the car wash industry. Prior to the keynote address from Governor Tom Ridge, International Carwash Association® (ICA) CEO Eric Wulf and President David Begin will kick off the Show with the State of the Industry Presentation.
Visit http://www.carwash.org/news-landing/2017/03/29/want-the-scoop to view the full article online.
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Buyers beware!
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino and the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel are THE ONLY hotels associated with The Car Wash Show 2017. Avoid being scammed by reservation companies that solicit and falsely identify themselves as being associated with The Car Wash Show.
The International Carwash Association® is not affiliated whatsoever with these companies and cannot be of any assistance with any discrepancies regarding hotel reservations made outside of the official show blocks at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino and the Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel.
Visit http://www.carwash.org/thecarwashshow/for-attendees/hotel-and-travel to view the full article online.
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Industry News
The popular and environmentally friendly Autobell® Car Wash Fundraising Program continues to assist charities, schools, and other nonprofits reach their goals. Launched in 1998, the program helped raise $755,895 in 2016 and more than $8.3 million to date. Through the program, Autobell, based here, provides 501(c)(3) groups with $20 gift cards that do not expire and are redeemable at all Autobell locations in the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia, and Maryland. Nonprofits sell the cards at full price and keep 50% of the proceeds.
Visit http://www.carwash.org/news-landing/2017/03/23/autobell-car-wash-fundraising-program-helped-nonprofits-garner-over-$755-000-in-2016 to view the full article online.
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Capitol Car Wash on Princeton Avenue in Lawrenceville has been helping area cars clean for the past 55 years, and the current owners have been a part of that for nearly a decade. Scott Servetah and Steve Ward purchased the location from Hubert Zada about 10 years ago. Zada ran the carwash for approximately 40 years before retiring to Florida.
Visit http://mercerspace.com/2017/03/27/capitol-car-wash-aims-to-provide-a-full-service-cleaning/ to view the full article online.
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Merced’s Planning Commission has approved a 5,500-square-foot carwash for the city’s downtown, making for at least the second pending carwash project, records show. The Prime Shine Car Wash is set to go up at 930 W. 16th St., which is on the south side of the street and about 500 feet from R Street. The 1.7-acre lot sits empty across from New Thai Cuisine, formerly the Rice Bowl.
Visit http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/community/article141133028.html to view the full article online.
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The Hatfield Township Commissioners have approved the construction of a new carwash between Route 309 and Old Bethlehem Pike near Line Lexington Road. The fully automated facility will replace an adult entertainment facility on the site and be open 24 hours every day. Board of Commissioners President Tom Zipfel says the developer will add a turning lane onto southbound Route 309 that will allow motorists to make a right hand turn into the carwash.
Visit http://wnpv1440.com/2017/03/28/new-car-wash-coming-hatfield/ to view the full article online.
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Leadership
Whether you’re managing an intern or running an entire business, your employees’ success (and your own skin) depends on your leadership. Thankfully, the solution for motivating your team and squashing any issues is right at the tip of your tongue. It all starts with communication — the skill experts point to as the make-or-break factor for successful leadership.
Visit https://www.themuse.com/advice/8-lines-every-hard-worker-wants-to-hear-their-boss-say-more to view the full article online.
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Though women have fought for and technically earned the same rights and privileges as men, the reality is that we remain grossly underrepresented in nearly every industry across both the public and private sectors. The corporate leadership gap offers the most staggering statistics of all: Women make up 47 percent of people entering the corporate workforce, yet account for just five percent of Fortune 500 CEOs — that’s 20 female leaders to 480 male leaders.
Visit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/flexibility-will-close-the-womens-leadership-gap_us_58d54f7de4b0f633072b3714 to view the full article online.
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Marketing
Creating quality organic traffic is no easy feat. Recently AdvertiseMint hit a milestone in their organic search results, coming up on page one for the search term "Facebook advertising agency." This huge success came after three years of diligent work. Regardless of the type of company you run, Meert shares 20 essential tools that businesses can use to minimize expenses, save time and ensure success.
Visit http://www.inc.com/samira-far/top-20-tools-every-agency-needs-to-succeed.html to view the full article online.
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