Testing a proven idea
May 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
Propane marketers may soon have a way to evaluate competing brandsof equipment beyond the promotional material distributed by productmanufacturers and vendors.
Read More The role of management in retail propane
May 1, 2006 By Carl Hughes
Results are obtained by exploiting opportunities, not solvingproblems. Fixing problems only restores a broken situation back tonormalcy; it does not create new value.
Read More Winter wonderland
March 1, 2006 By Patrick Hyland
It’s winters like this past one that drive independent propane marketers into an early retirement.
Read More Dealing with propane retailer’s issues
February 1, 2006 By LP Gas
Each year, retail propane marketers face a whole new set of issues. In 2005, wholesale propane prices seemed to cause the most headaches, pushing retailers to look at new ways to become more profitable.
Read More What’s up?
December 1, 2005 By LP Gas
It should come as no surprise to propane marketers that the cost of doing business keeps going up, up and up. Industry suppliers are facing similar increases on the raw materials coming into their factory doors, resulting in higher price tags on the products they sell.
Read More Bobtail efficiency: a marketer’s edge
December 1, 2005 By Randy Doyle
The subject of bobtail efficiency is always relevant to propane marketers. Educational sessions on any aspect of this subject have no problem attracting attendees and interest.
Read More Sharp focus makes business effective
August 1, 2005 By Randy Doyle
In my 20-plus years of experience in the retail propane industry, working with one major and many independent marketers, I have seen many different ways to operate a propane company. So, what distinguishes the better operators that produce superior financial results and organic market growth from the laggards?
Read More Learned it at Pinnacle
July 1, 2005 By Patrick Hyland
Since Pinnacle is the National Propane Gas Association’s premier educational conference, I would like to share some lessons I learned in four days of meetings and conferences in sunny Palm Springs last month.
Read More ‘Average’ Winter Weather Squeezes Margins, Cash Flow
March 1, 2005 By LP Gas
As January rolled into February, propane marketers nationwide were hoping for a prolonged cold spell to bolster what’s being called an average heating season with fewer gallons pumped and lower margins earned.
Read More Is it time to sell?
October 1, 2004 By LP Gas
You may lack family members willing to line-up in a succession plan. Or perhaps you’ve had your fill of coping with rocketing insurance costs, government regulations and endless days topped off by late-night telephone calls from empty customers.
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