Digital marketing is a key cog for any business. Patric Fransko, president of Eye Magnet Management, focused on its importance during the opening seminar of the International Window Film Conference & Tint-Off™ (WFCT) 2023. WFCT runs from Sept. 20-22, 2023, at the Virginia Beach Convention Center in Virginia Beach, Va. The event brings industry […]
AP Corp has completed its second acquisition of a window tinting company. The Sykesville, Md.-based provider of commercial window film and graphic solutions has snatched up Miami-based window tinting company, Solar Tint Inc, one of the only 3M window film dealers in the greater Miami area. AP Corp Owner Bill Valway hopes it’s the […]
Tint World has added another location. Owners Maurice and Davante Hooks franchised the automotive tint and accessories brand in Maple Shade, N.J. Davante knew he wanted to work on cars, but “wasn’t sold on anything until I found Tint World,” he says. “Now, I get to combine a lifelong passion with running a business in […]
Each paint protection film (PPF) project is unique and requires various installation techniques and strategies. For that reason, WINDOW FILM and PPF magazines present a new series detailing jobs involving the latest cars on the market—and the master installers behind them. Two-in-One A 2022 Toyota Tundra received a full-body PPF wrap courtesy of Cool Dreams […]
Competitions at the 21st Annual International Window Film Conference and Tint-Off™ (WFCT) were home to the world’s best tinters, paint protection film (PPF) applicators and decorative film creatives. But like anything worthwhile, a podium finish was all but a cakewalk. Going for Gold “There’s so many extremely good tinters that came out this year,” said […]
I am amazed at the growth our industry has seen through the recent pandemic that has affected and rewritten life as we know it. Despite economic strains, shops have continued to stay busy and grow more than ever. But as our economy comes into some challenging inflationary moments and supply chain issues plague the automotive […]
Major League Baseball’s (MLB) opening day lands on April 7, eight days away. Changeups are sure to be constant during the Boston Red Sox/New York Yankees duel, but I have a different kind of pitch on my mind today. I caught up with Kyle Rehatchek to detail the curveballs associated with a daunting career change. […]
WINDOW FILM Magazine celebrates Women’s History Month by profiling some of the amazing women of film. Bernice Berry, Pure Luxury Tint and Detailing Services, Chandler, Ariz. Bernice Berry was a divorced, homeless mother of two who, by the age of 23, had endured and ended an abusive marriage involving drugs and violence. Berry then began […]
I talked about developing a business owner mindset last month, and fear is one of the steepest hurdles; of the unknown, failure, and disappointment. Business investments you make help you prevail over false limitations created by worry. Cash and Time Cash is the investment a business needs for inventory purchases, operating expenses, marketing and advertising, […]
Hiring—and keeping—a stockpile of experienced installers is on every owner’s wish list. It’s been a challenge for Kyle Fuller of Tint Pro in Warner Robins, Ga., whose workforce diminished by 40% to start the year. The Problem “I had an employee that worked for me for 88 days,” Fuller says. “He was coming up on […]
