{"id":3135,"date":"2018-08-06T11:47:40","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T16:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richard-cruz\/2018\/08\/06\/video-august-2018-laundry-industry-update-by-brian"},"modified":"2019-06-13T18:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T23:12:45","slug":"video-august-2018-laundry-industry-update-by-brian-wallace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetlaundry.com\/video-august-2018-laundry-industry-update-by-brian-wallace\/","title":{"rendered":"[VIDEO] August 2018 Laundry Industry Update by Brian Wallace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Wallace, President\/CEO of the Coin Laundry Association, delivers to you the &#8220;Laundry Industry Update&#8221;. This presentation, which is often delivered at distributor shows and other events throughout the nation, gives just a brief overview of some of the happenings throughout the self-service laundry industry and the CLA.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the following video to see the entire address:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xusn9hRm4v4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Within this brief video, Brian talks about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Excellence in Laundry Conference &#8211; the CLA&#8217;s premier event for laundromat owners which was held in May 2018 in Naples, FL. Stay tuned for more information about Excellence 2020.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coinlaundry.org\/events\/cla-connect-live\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLA Connect LIVE<\/a> &#8211; The affiliate program for the Coin Laundry Association is changing. We are introducing a series of local events call CLA Connect LIVE as an extension of our popular CLA Connect Open Forum on our website.<\/li>\n<li>New Technology for CLA &#8211; We are investing in a new member database, a new website, and new communications software to enhance the experience of our members online and beyond.<\/li>\n<li>Laundry Industry Survey &#8211; the results of the 2018 Laundry Industry Survey will be published soon. This survey is free to CLA members, and can be found in the members&#8217; library.<\/li>\n<li>The Clean Show 2019 &#8211; Next year&#8217;s instance of The Clean Show will take place in New Orleans, LA, June 20-23, 2019.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cla.ps.membersuite.com\/onlinestorefront\/ViewMerchandiseDetails.aspx?contextID=ccf0f9ca-00ce-c897-ec1a-0b3e5298590c&amp;categoryID=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CLA&#8217;s Laundry Economic Report by ITR<\/a> &#8211; the 2nd-quarter edition of our 2018 laundry-specific economic report is not available for sale in the CLA store.<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability Program &#8211; Announcements regarding best practices in &#8220;going green&#8221; in the laundry business will be coming soon.<\/li>\n<li>Manufacturer&#8217;s Sales Reporting Project &#8211; new methods of seeing how the industry is growing through equipment sales reports.<\/li>\n<li>CLA and LaundryCares Add Staff &#8211; The Coin Laundry Association welcomes Danielle Bauer,\u00c2\u00a0Director of Membership and Section Relations, and the LaundryCares Foundation welcomes Dan Naumann, Executive Vice-President.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brian Wallace, President\/CEO of the Coin Laundry Association, delivers to you the &#8220;Laundry Industry Update&#8221;. 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