Propane golf outing another hit
The Propane Golfers Association held its 24th annual outing June 19-21 at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Fla., just outside Tampa. read more
Propane Plus
The propane industry loves to give services away, but it can't afford to anymore. That's Tim Johnson's belief. read more
Sales tools close at hand
Don't pass up some of the best marketing tools in the energy industry by ignoring the creative work that the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) has produced with your assessment dollars. You have already paid for them, so why not use them? Here are some of my favorites. read more
Court limits punitive awards
The U.S. Supreme Court has finally weighed in on the limits of punitive damages that may be assessed in its recent ruling in the historical Exxon Shipping Co. v. Baker case. read more
Heightened awareness
I've been bitten by the bug of ballooning, says John Garcia, sales manager for Nelson-Putman, a Texas propane dealer. When the pilot fires up the burner and you hear the roar of the propane, it shouts energy. read more
Uncertainty reigns
As the waning summer waxed into fall, uncertainty was the watchword among industry experts asked what this winter will bring. read more
DataPoints
The forum was created to promote LP gas and to exchange ideas to help grow the industry. read more
Ad campaign cutbacks loom
Top propane officials already are bracing for the federal government to step in and Whack the industry's high-profile, multi-million dollar consumer ad campaign sometime in 2009. read more
Fire in the newsroom
I'm not sure what concerns me more about propane accident stories in the news – the apathy of the public or the apathy of some propane marketers. read more
The vital few and trivial many
In the early 1900s, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto developed a mathematical formula to describe the uneven distribution of income and wealth in Switzerland. read more
