The Round-Up: Touch-Free Restroom Cleaning, Handling a Crisis on Social Media, and a 2013 Cleaning Industry Report

Greetings, and welcome to the Round-Up! The Round-Up is a feature where we collect some of the more interesting cleaning industry stories from around the web and present them to you in one convenient post.

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“Restroom Cleaning Goes Touch-Free,” CleanLink Blog.

Cleaning public restrooms can be a very trying task when you have to scrub and mop. This could change, however, as new technology is poised to make the task of cleaning bathrooms by hand a thing of the past.  Read more here.

“How to Handle Disasters and Crises on Social Media,” Samantha Hosenkamp, Entrepreneur.com.

News about tragedies such as the Boston Marathon bombings usually spreads via social media. When a national crisis occurs, it is better to use social media as a human than as a business. Read the article here.

“2013 Cleaning Industry Report,” FranchiseHelp.com.

From carpet cleaners to dry-cleaners, this 2013 cleaning industry report covers many of the factors affecting growth and current cleaning trends, as well as what can be expected in the near future. Read more here.