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Value in Giving Back
April 7, 2022
6 minute Read
BY LINDSEY QUICK
Now more than ever, it’s important for businesses to support the communities in which they operate. If you’ve never...
Read MoreA Brush with Innovation
April 4, 2022
5 minute Read
BY LINDSEY QUICK
Many components go into making an effective and functional car wash system. Arguably one of the most critical is the...
Read MoreChild’s Play
March 31, 2022
5 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
For children, a single formative experience can spark a lifelong fascination with a given subject matter and even determine...
Read MoreWhat to Do When Everything Feels Important!
March 28, 2022
5 minute Read
BY SARA ROSS
One of the most consistent questions I’ve been asked over the last 18 months is, “With so much change, how do I handle...
Read MoreTake a Tour: Drive & Shine, South Bend, Indiana
March 24, 2022
1 minute Read
Year opened: 2018Number of locations: ...
Valet Car Wash
March 24, 2022
3 minute Read
BY NICOLE NELSON
Brittney, Christal, Hope Ann, Jaclyn, Jennifer, Michelle, Sheena, Silvana . . . and Jimmy.These predominantly feminine...
Read MoreWhen Bad News Comes Calling
March 24, 2022
11 minute Read
BY DAVID COBURN
Soon after Splash Car Wash announced the reopening of its Benton, Ark., car wash following a January ice storm that froze...
Read MoreCool Car Washes
March 17, 2022
8 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
Given the profit potential of car washes, Debbi and James Whitlock had time on their side in 2019 when they broke ground on...
Read MoreYour Car as Your Wallet?
March 17, 2022
6 minute Read
BY NICOLE NELSON
In a world where contactless options — from shopping to payment and even dining — are increasingly expected, mobile...
Read MoreMind Your Email ‘Manners’
March 11, 2022
4 minute Read
BY TOM FRICANO
Most companies have realized the benefits of reaching out to customers as part of their email marketing campaigns and...
Read MoreCatering to the Kid in All of Us
March 4, 2022
6 minute Read
BY NICK FORTUNA
When Jamille and Jacoba Taylor were kids, they traveled across Canada with their parents to operate pop-up stands that sold...
Read MoreFree Marketing? Priceless!
March 4, 2022
7 minute Read
BY MARY LOU JAY
Some of the best marketing results can come from those activities that companies aren’t doing for marketing reasons at all,...
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