Car Keys Express Launches Its First-Ever Fully Automated ‘Hands Free’ Car Key Machines Designed for Hardware Retailers

Car Keys Express Launches Its First-Ever Fully Automated ‘Hands Free’ Car Key Machines Designed...

Keys NOW!™ machines instantly replace car keys—including "smart" keys and high-security "laser-cut" keys, allowing hardware retailers to regain category dominance.

Car Keys Express Launches Its First-Ever Fully Automated ‘Hands Free’ Car Key Machines Designed for Hardware Retailers
Keys NOW! Automated Key Machine

Keys NOW! Automated Key Machines are now available with consumer-DIY EZ Installers for pairing.

Car Keys Express, the U.S.-based global leader in automotive key replacement, introduces new Keys NOW! Automated Key MachinesTM configured to the needs of hardware retailers. Hardware stores in New England were the first to receive new units.

For more than 70 years, the hardware channel was the go-to destination for car key replacement. Early transponder keys could be duplicated cheaply and easily at every local hardware store. 

But newer car keys must be paired with customers' vehicles and cannot be cloned. This requirement alone has deterred many hardware retailers from offering modern car keys. Those that do have struggled with difficult-to-use key machines and complicated programming equipment. 

Car Keys Express eliminates the barriers preventing hardware retailers from succeeding in modern car keys. The new Keys NOW! machines combine hands-free, automated key duplication with easy app-based key pairing consumers can complete on their own. 

Keys NOW! is the world's first and only fully-automated house and car key duplication machine. It's as easy to use as a microwave oven. Open the door, insert the key, then stand back. A precisely duplicated key is produced instantly. With traditional manual key-cutting machines, store employees fear making expensive miscuts, so they often avoid customers altogether. Keys NOW! machines eliminate human error, duplicating at near 100% accuracy, so anyone can cut keys accurately, safely, and instantly. 

Because the machine does all of the cutting, key duplication requires 50% less associate time than legacy machines. The machines keep key inventory secure, eliminating most shrink. And unlike other key systems, consumers can engage with Keys NOW! to make product selections and confirm pricing on their own before a store associate completes their order. With new hardware configurations, consumers—not retailers—use a Universal EZ Installer to easily pair new car keys or remotes on their own using an app on their phone. That means retailers can stop sending their employees to the parking lot to work on customers' cars.

With Keys NOW! coverage topping 220 million vehicles, hardware retailers can finally stop directing customers to dealerships for keys. Now customers can instantly replace car keys without the time, expense, and hassle of a dealership service appointment. 

"Hardware retailers turn away millions of customers simply because their key programs are out of date, expensive, and overly complicated," said Kirk Stewart, Chief Commercial Officer for Car Keys Express. "To succeed with modern keys, retailers must address complex inventory requirements, upgrade cutting equipment for new high-security keyblades, and spend the time to train employees on cutting and pairing equipment. We solved all of those issues with Keys NOW!"  

"Entering the hardware segment with our Keys NOW! machines and EZ Installers is a milestone event," said Mark Lanwehr, Founder and CEO of Car Keys Express. "Our company mission from the beginning has been to make car keys simple and affordable again. By nature, this is disruptive to a multi-billion dollar OEM and dealership business model where consumer pricing is unchecked, leading to astronomical prices for car keys. Car Keys Express has leveraged technology to reduce prices for consumers and simplify key replacement for retailers, allowing them to again enter this profitable space and in the process solidifying Car Keys Express as the innovator in the key replacement category."  

Now in its 20th year, Car Keys Express is disrupting the automotive key replacement industry, developing tools and keys that let retailers easily re-enter the high-margin car key business. 

Be the first retailer in your market to offer car keys made "on the spot" with these fully-automated, easy-to-use solutions.

For more information or to request a store test, contact [email protected]

About Car Keys Express

Car Keys Express is a global leader in discount automotive key replacement for businesses and consumers. The company invented the world's first Universal Car Remote and Universal Car Keys and is the only company that manufactures a full line of aftermarket versions of modern car keys, like remote keys and smart keys. Car Keys Express offers a complete line of retail-friendly solutions to allow retailers to build a key replacement program or enhance an existing program. Car Care Express, a division of Car Keys Express, offers mobile vehicle reconditioning services for businesses and consumers. Founded in 2002, Car Keys Express is continually recognized for excellence in the industry, winning Inc. Magazine's, "Inc. 5000" in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021, AAPEX "Best New Product" Award in 2015 and 2019, Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year® in 2017, and EnterpriseCorp's FAST Innovation Award Winner in 2017, among others. To learn more, visit www.CarKeysExpress.com.

Contact Information:
Bruce Burton
Marketing Manager, Car Keys Express
[email protected]
360-607-1949


Original Source: Car Keys Express Launches Its First-Ever Fully Automated 'Hands Free' Car Key Machines Designed for Hardware Retailers
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Aperture’s AquaIllumination Brand Adds Nero 7 to Its Popular Line of Aquarium Pumps

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Superiorly Designed for Medium and Large Aquariums

Aperture Pet & Life, the integrated company for some of the largest brands in the aquatics industry, including Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine and AquaIllumination, is pleased to announce Nero 7 as the new addition to the Nero lineup of powerhead's, favorited by customers around the world.  

Nero 7 is a cutting-edge submersible circulation pump, designed to provide exceptional performance and reliability for medium to large saltwater or freshwater aquariums. Producing up to 4000 gph (15,141 lph) of controllable in-tank flow, Nero 7 is ideal for aquariums 80 to 500+ gallons (302-1892 liters). 

With its sleek, compact design and powerful motor, Nero 7 ensures efficient water circulation, helping to maintain a healthy aquatic environment for fish and other aquatic animals. The pump is also extremely quiet, making it ideal for use in both residential and commercial settings.

"We are committed to providing the very best in aquatic technology for aquariums of all sizes," said Patrick Clasen, President of EcoTech. "When designing Nero 7, we wanted to ensure that medium and large aquariums had a reliable, efficient, and user-friendly solution for a pump."

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  • Variable flow control, allowing aquarists to adjust the water flow rate
  • Wave mode, which creates a gentle and natural wave effect in the aquarium
  • Feed mode, which temporarily suspends the flow of water, making it easier to feed fish without disturbing them

Designed with both form and function in mind, the Nero 7 is constructed using high-quality materials, ensuring durability and longevity. It is also easy to install and maintain, making it a hassle-free addition to your aquarium.

Nero 7 pumps have on-pump control and full control and programmable scheduling capabilities through the AquaIllumination MyAI or the Mobius app, both available in the Apple App store or from Google Play.

For more information or to purchase Nero 7, retailers can reach out to their Aperture sales representative or visit the Aperture wholesale portal. Aquarists can purchase Nero 7 at their favorite local fish store or online retailer.

About Aperture

Aperture is a leading online retailer, manufacturer and distributor of products and solutions in over 50 countries through an integrated platform, which includes the industry's leading online marketplace for saltwater aquarists, world-class products for the success of saltwater, freshwater and reptile and amphibian ecosystems and habitats, distribution operations, sales professionals and one of the pet industry's largest YouTube platforms, with over 400,000 subscribers and 110 million views. Through its banner brands Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination, Leap Habitats and others, the company offers its customers the products and resources they need to create thriving ecosystems. For more information, visit www.apetlife.com.

Bulk Reef Supply, Neptune Systems, EcoTech Marine, Aquaillumination and Leap Habitats are trademarks of Aperture, LLC. ©2023 Aperture, LLC. All rights reserved

Contact Information:
Jay Sperandio
Vice President, Marketing
[email protected]


Original Source: Aperture's AquaIllumination Brand Adds Nero 7 to Its Popular Line of Aquarium Pumps
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Heather Elias, Pearl Certification

Heather Elias, long-time REALTOR and broker, joins Pearl Certification as its new Vice President of the Real Estate Division.

Pearl Certification, the industry's foremost third-party certification program for high-performing homes, announces that Heather Elias, a real estate and marketing expert, will lead the company's Real Estate Division as its new Vice President.

"I'm thrilled to join a purpose-centered company that is striving to transform the national housing market for good," said Elias. "The 'north star' of my nearly two decades of work in real estate has been to do everything I could to improve the industry, and this role gives me a unique opportunity to have a massive impact." 

As a true pioneer of the real estate industry's digital era, Elias was one of the first real estate agents in the U.S. to leverage digital marketing to build a business by blogging about her local area when she became a REALTOR® 19 years ago.

Prior to joining Pearl, Elias served as CEO of Artisan Consulting, advising numerous proptech companies as they expanded into the real estate industry. Her work included building and launching a national, referral-only real estate brokerage, creating and managing influencer/advocate programs, and developing recruiting and brand strategies for brokerages.

Elias's prior roles also included overseeing the social and digital strategy for the National Association of REALTORS® as its Director of Social Business Practice and championing the brand story for Century 21 Redwood Realty, leading the brokerage's expansion to 12 offices and nearly 500 agents.

"Pearl is delighted to welcome Heather to a key role in Pearl's leadership team," said Robin LeBaron, co-founder and president of Pearl Certification. "She has an exceptionally broad and deep knowledge of the real estate industry, with experience that spans marketing and branding, policy, proptech, and on-the-ground work as a salesperson. Heather's leadership will be crucial to ensuring that Pearl continues to realize its brand promise — that energy-efficient, high-performing homes are properly valued at time of sale." 

To learn more about bringing knowledge of high-performing homes to the real estate industry or to join the Pearl Network, please visit pearlcertification.com/real-estate-pros/.

About Pearl: Pearl Certification is the gold standard in high-performing home certifications, bringing visibility to the valuable features that make them healthy, safe, comfortable, and energy- and water-efficient. Pearl is the only national sponsor of the U.S. Department of Energy's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® program and is a partner with the National Association of REALTORS® Green Resource Council. Pearl has certified and provided appraisal addenda on over 132,000 homes in 44 states and Washington, D.C. Pearl Certified homes sell on average for 5.5% more than comparable homes, according to independent appraiser studies. https://pearlcertification.com/

Contact Information:
Caprice Johnson
Marketing Manager, Real Estate Division
[email protected]
(646) 463-2826


Original Source: Heather Elias to Lead Pearl Certification's Real Estate Division
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