Using Facebook, YouTube and review sites to maximize customer engagement
Social media has become so pervasive that it is no longer a question of if a business should use it, but how a business should use it.
Additional profit centers for your carwash
DETROIT — Wash owners are always looking to add additional profit centers for more revenue, and there are certain ones they should consider, according to a Detail XPerts blog.
Groupon launches new self-service tool for merchants
CHICAGO — Groupon announced on Thursday the Deal Builder platform, which is a self-service tool that has popular template deals that merchants can choose from, according to a press release.
Touchless automatic offering hot wax is providing great value for customers
FAIRBORN, Ohio — Extreme Clean Car Wash has become one of, if not the only, touchless automatic in the United States to offer Simoniz Hot Wax.
Used car dealership owner looking to turn it into carwash
GLEMSFORD, England — With a used car lot not being utilized, the owner has set his sights on opening a carwash, according to the Suffolk Free Press.
Mister Car Wash to change location of headquarters
TUCSON, Ariz. — The planned move would create 40 new jobs and $2.9 million in tax revenue over eight years, it was stated in an audit done by the city, according to the Arizona Daily Star.
The reason that detailing services vary so much in price
ATLANTA — There is great variation in the cost of detailing services, and a main reason why is that there is great variation in what detailing services consists of, according to a Detailed Image blog.
Closed carwash preparing to be reopened with new ownership
CHEROKEE, Iowa — The former Lubeck Oil Company and carwash has been purchased by a pair of brothers who plan to reopen it soon, according to the Chronicle Times.
California high-end detailing business focused on family and the environment
NAPA, Calif. — Fahad Ahmad, the owner of Robust Auto Detailing, put his degree in mechanical engineering on hold to help his family, and ended up opening a detailing business along the way, according to the NapaValleyRegister.com.
New paint job at carwash may lead to fines
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. — The goal of the new paint job was to improve the look of a self-serve carwash, but it has gotten the owner in trouble with a code enforcement official, according to the St. Augustine Record.
How to start a carwash: What are unlimited carwash programs?
WATERTOWN, N.Y. — Frequent wash customers can save money with unlimited wash plans, like the one at Classy Chassy, according to the Watertown Daily Times.
From the show: Social media and return on investment
CHICAGO — There are many ways carwashes can use social media well, and Patrick O’Malley spoke at The Car Wash Show™ about some of the most important ways to maximize your return.