Stories Archive
Values-Based Marketing — A ‘Feel Good’ Trend
January 31, 2025
4 minute Read
A shift in how companies ‘rise above the noise’ is equating to advertising taking a backseat to marketing.
By Mike Ohlinger, Director of...
Read MoreBuilding Your Best Team
January 24, 2025
7 minute Read
When adding to your team, identify and strengthen potential weak links before they compromise your entire chain.
Building a great team is...
Read MoreMaking a Difference in Winter 2024
January 17, 2025
9 minute Read
Each year, car wash organizations contribute countless hours and dollars to the communities they serve. We want to make sure we’re...
Read MoreCreativity in the Classroom
January 10, 2025
7 minute Read
The following article appeared in a 2024 issue of CAR WASH Magazine™. If you enjoy it, click the link below to subscribe to International...
Read MoreCreating a Car Wash Addiction
December 19, 2024
7 minute Read
The first impression, experience and consistency are important, but there are some other areas equally as crucial when looking at...
Read MoreGrand Openings: Doing It Differently
December 6, 2024
8 minute Read
Before throwing a haymaker and emptying your entire marketing chest for one grand day, it pays to employ a more diverse strategic approach...
Read MoreDriving Change: Consolidation and Saturation Trends in the Car Wash Industry
November 22, 2024
4 minute Read
The car wash industry is at a pivotal juncture, experiencing significant shifts that are reshaping its landscape. As consolidation and...
Read MoreIt’s Time We Rethink Car Wash Marketing
November 15, 2024
6 minute Read
Follow the principles of thought leadership and the profits will follow, too.
By Tom MarksWith modern-day marketing, we’ve been missing...
Read MoreStepping Into a New Landscape
November 8, 2024
8 minute Read
The rise of professional marketing/HR in the car wash industry.
It wasn’t unusual a couple decades ago to drive up to a car wash and, if...
Read MoreStrength in Numbers
November 8, 2024
7 minute Read
A look inside the franchise model and Its niche in the car wash industry.
A business strategy that hasn’t gotten a big hold in car washing...
Read MoreThe View from Above
November 1, 2024
7 minute Read
Car Washes Use Drone Photography to Capture a Whole New Perspective for Their Marketing Campaigns.
When Thomas Wasinski founded Aerial...
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