{"id":1197,"date":"2019-05-21T10:10:02","date_gmt":"2019-05-21T13:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-international\/?post_type=article&#038;p=1197"},"modified":"2019-05-21T10:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-05-21T13:10:03","slug":"essay-contest-winner-reflects-on-100000-prize-in-planetlaundry","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-international\/news-articles\/essay-contest-winner-reflects-on-100000-prize-in-planetlaundry\/","title":{"rendered":"Essay Contest Winner Reflects on $100,000 Prize in PlanetLaundry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Essay Contest Winner Reflects on $100,000 Prize in PlanetLaundry<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joe Dan Reed, winner of Speed Queen&#8217;s 2014 &#8220;My Success \nStory&#8221; essay contest, recently discussed the prize and honor in an \nonline&nbsp;<em>PlanetLaundry<\/em>&nbsp;article. Last September, Reed was awarded \n$100,000 for his essay in which he described unique ways he retains and \nattracts customers to his eight Splash &#8216;Em Out Laundromats based in \nLexington, Kentucky. Since winning the contest and paying off a portion \nof his loan acquired through Speed Queen Financial Services, Reed has \nbeen able to dedicate more funds toward various marketing programs \nincluding direct mailings and advertisements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;I&#8217;m always thinking about what I can do to make the brand better-to \nmake people continue to choose my stores over competitors,&#8221; he says. \n&#8220;What I do know is Splash &#8216;Em Out would not have grown from one to eight\n stores without the support of our dedicated employees, a knowledgeable \ndistributor and a manufacturer that understands our unique equipment and\n financial needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/media\/442416\/pl%20online_essay%20contest_sqc.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>\u00a0to read the full article or visit<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-2-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-international\/products\/\">Products<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/speedqueencommercial.com\/en-international\/contact-us\/\">Contact us<br><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Randy Radtke<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Global Public Relations Manager, Alliance Laundry Systems<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:pr@alliancels.com\">pr@alliancels.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Essay Contest Winner Reflects on $100,000 Prize in PlanetLaundry Joe Dan Reed, winner of Speed Queen&#8217;s 2014 &#8220;My Success Story&#8221; essay contest, recently discussed the prize and honor in an online&nbsp;PlanetLaundry&nbsp;article. 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