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All about car wash trade shows

For anyone interested in the car wash industry, association sponsored trade shows and conventions offer the best means of learning and perfecting your vocation. Whatever unusual problem or curious situation you may have encountered at your business, the chances are pretty good that someone else has faced it and will be talking about it at a trade show. Traditionally, the most popular topic of discussion has been labor, but lately wash efficiency, going green, site conversions, and business planning in a stalled economy have risen to the fore. Here are some suggestions for attending your next show.

Plan your items of interest.
Make a list of specific vendor booths and seminars you want to attend, and look for answers to the problems you want to solve. If you're bringing a group of key personnel, assign tasks to everyone. You may, for example, ask your service tech to find three ways to reduce unexpected closures due to equipment failures. It's a good technique for employees who don't have the gift of gab to fall into a conversation about car washing. If you don't have a real problem per se, instead try to find opportunities for improvement. Make your assignments focus on equipment, procedures, or strategies for improving car counts, service consistency, utility consumption, or customer satisfaction.

Stay focused.
Get involved with the discussions that apply to your location. Ask questions and don't hesitate to initiate a conversation about the topics that interest you - it's likely that someone just as interested will be within earshot to offer their experiences as well. If you're with a group, have frequent meetings during the shows to discuss what you've found and how it might be applied when you return. If you're on your own, make some notes and have a meeting with your staff immediately after you get back while everything is still fresh in your mind.

Get connected.
Networking provides you with a group of people that share a common interest and who have, collectively, a knowledge base greater than any one person can reasonably expect to have. Before implementing a new idea, bounce some ideas off your peers. They may have some recommendations to improve or simplify your plan.

Schedule of Car Wash Trade Shows

January 31 - February 2, 2012

MCA - Midwest Car Wash Association

Novi, MI

www.midwestcarwash.com


February 21 - 23, 2012

WPMA - WPMA National Convention

The Mirage | Las Vegas, NV

www.wpma.com


February 29 - March 1, 2012

SEPETRO - The Southeast Petro-Food Marketing Exposition

Myrtle Beach Convention Center | Myrtle Beach, SC

www.sepetro.org


March 4 - 6, 2012

SCWA - SouthWest Car Wash Convention

Arlington Convention Center | Arlington TX

www.swcarwash.org


March 13 - 15, 2012

M-PACT - MidWest Petroleum & Convenience TradeShow

Indiana Convention Center | Indianapolis, IN

www.m-pact.org


March 20 - 21, 2012

CWACS-TR - Convenience U CARWACS - Toronto

Toronto Congress Centre | Toronto, Canada

www.carwacs.com


May 7 - 9, 2012

ICA - The Car Wash Show

Sands Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV

www.carwash.org


July 15 - 17, 2012

SECWA - Southeastern Carwash Convention

GayLord Opryland | Nashville, TN

www.secwa.org/


July 16 - 17, 2012

CTPMA - Chevron and Texaco Petroleum Marketers Association Trade Show

Colorado Springs, CO

http://ctpma.net


September 11 - 16, 2012

AUTOMEK - Automechanika

Frankfurt, Germany

http://automechanika.messefrankfurt.com


September 18 - 20, 2012

WCA - Western Car Wash Association Convention

San Diego, CA

www.wcwa.org


October 1 - 3, 2012

NRCC - Northeast Regional Carwash Convention

Atlantic City, NJ

http://nrccshow.com


October 7 - 10, 2012

NACS - NACSShow

Las Vegas Convention Center | Las Vegas, NV

http://www.nacsonline.com


October 23 - 24, 2012

CWACS-CA - Convenience U CARWACS - Calgary

The BMO Centre | Calgary, Canada

www.carwacs.com



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