The Herman Trend Alert: Top Employee Perks And What’s Coming (Part One)
As labor markets tighten, smart employers look for ways to add value to the employee experience to attract and retain top talent.
AAPEX Reports Increase In Number Of Independent Repair Garages Registered For 2014 AAIW
As of Oct. 11, the number of independent repair garage owners and managers registered for the 2014 Automotive Aftermarket Industry Week (AAIW) – made up of the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) and the SEMA Show – was up nearly 9 percent compared to 2013.
AAPEXedu To Spotlight Industry Trends To Help Attendees Boost Profitability
The 2014 AAPEXedu will offer 49 sessions, including three new, customized conferences.
AAPEXedu Marketing, Sales And Branding Sessions To Help Attendees Grow Their Businesses
The 2014 AAPEXedu program will offer nine sessions that will focus exclusively on the latest marketing, sales and branding strategies to address attendees’ pain points and help them grow their businesses.
New Service Professionals Program At AAPEX To Feature Exhibitor Product Demos
The demos will give buyers the opportunity to ask questions about exhibitors’ products, see firsthand how they work and better understand how the products can help them grow their businesses.
AAPEXedu To Offer Three New Customized Programs And More Than 40 Sessions
The new, customized conferences include the Service Professionals Program, which will take place throughout AAPEX, the Recruiting and Retaining Program on Nov. 3 and the REMANedu Conference, also on Nov. 3. Each new program within the AAPEXedu has been developed using input from various segments of the automotive aftermarket.
AMN Executive Interview: Bill Long, President And COO, Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA)
Today in our AMN Executive Interview series, we feature a discussion with Bill Long, president and COO of the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA). In the interview, Long shares with AMN readers his thoughts on the globalization of the supplier industry, the evolution of AASA and where both the association and the industry as a whole are headed.
GAAS Board Votes To Defer 2015 Event
The first GAAS event was held in the fall of 1996 and quickly became the premier industry conference for senior-level aftermarket executives. For the past eight years, GAAS has been held each May in Chicago. The net proceeds of the event have been used to fund industry scholarships for students studying for careers in the automotive aftermarket.
New AAPEX General Session Will Provide Scholarships
The new Wednesday morning General Session at the Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo (AAPEX) will provide a fundraising platform for AAPEX to make a donation for scholarships, traditionally generated by the Global Automotive Aftermarket Symposium (GAAS). The announcement by AAPEX owners, the Auto Care Association and the Automotive Aftermarket Suppliers Association (AASA), coincides with the GAAS board of directors’ decision to defer the 2015 GAAS event.
Atlas Copco Included In Top 10 Of Newsweek’s Sustainability Ranking
Atlas Copco has been ranked seventh by Newsweek Green Rankings, one of the world’s foremost corporate environmental rankings of the 500 largest publicly traded, global companies by market capitalization.