Promotions and Benefits Build Community Relations
Promotions and Benefits Build Community Relations Gas House shows it's fun to be a good citizen. By Tammy Lawing The sign said something like: "If it's green, it's free!" And that's how sometime back in the early '70s Gas House Car Washes in St. Louis launched its ...More
November 1, 1998 Tammy Lawing
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Specialty Finance Lenders Offer New Options
Specialty Finance Lenders Offer New Options An efficient source of capital can increase profitability and growth. By Ken Saverin Specialty finance lending is an innovative type of capital currently being offered to operators in the carwash industry that can dramatically ...More
November 1, 1998 Ken Saverin
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Operations
Dissatisfied With Your Coupons? Go for the Goals
Dissatisfied With Your Coupons? Go for the Goals Manage this marketing technique for more confidence and better results. By Jennifer Creighton It seems like everyone feels that their coupon programs are not as successful as they would like them to be. Most people continue ...More
November 1, 1998 Jennifer Creighton
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Marketing
Paint Touch-Up
Paint Touch-Up You Have Come A Long Way Baby by R.L. "Bud" Abraham The introduction of painted cars opened a new world of choices for consumers; however, it also created a world of problems in the form of chips and scratches. While some imperfections are small and ...More
July 1, 1998 R.L. "Bud" Abraham
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Building On Tradition
Building On Tradition Weiss Guys Operate On Quality and Values by Judie Gaillard Nearly 40 years ago, the mention of Phoenix, Ariz., brought to mind the image of a sleepy desert town still in its infancy. Back then, unpaved roads outnumbered asphalt and sidewalks. And with ...More
July 1, 1998 Judie Gaillard
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Where to Start
Issues In Insurance: Making Sure Your Business Is Covered by Scott Hoover Every year insurance companies settle billions of dollars in losses to the benefit of their clients, many times for gigantic losses and predicaments for which the consumer never even realized he or ...More
July 1, 1998 Scott Hoover
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Professional Detailing
Professional Detailing How To Develop And Operate A Successful Business by R.L. "Bud" Abraham It is only fitting that the inaugural issue of a magazine devoted to modern car care should begin with an inaugural column focusing on the subject of auto detailing. More ...More
July 1, 1998 R.L. "Bud" Abraham
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6 Questions with Eric Wulf, ICA
Grace for Vets Surpasses 100K Carwashes
Building Success from the Inside Out
Grace for Vets Tops 1,300 Carwashes
