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THE BENEFITS OF A COMPREHENSIVE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTION FOR MANAGING A PROPANE BUSINESSBPN Propane Article
Most of us in the propane industry hate paperwork. Ask any service tech, delivery driver, safety rep, sales rep, manager or office staff if their fondest dream is to have a stack of paperwork waiting...
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IS BITCOIN FOR PROPANE?Propane Canada Magazine
It seems there is more and more news on Bitcoin these days. So what is it and can we in the propane industry use it to our benefit?...
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LOWER COST, MORE EFFECTIVE TRAINING IN 2022Propane Canada Magazine
Many people in the Propane Industry debate the cost of training. On one hand training is an expense as it brings in zero revenue. On the other hand it can be argued that it saves a company money...
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TRADE SHOWS CHANGE AS TIMES CHANGEPropane Canada Magazine
The Events and Trade Show industry is in shambles and the biggest trade show of the year just declared they are cancelling their event for this year. The national restaurant show is cancelled due to the “pandemic” and if you look at what is going on across our propane industry ...
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IS YOUR WORKFORCE MOBILIZED?Propane Canada Magazine
The propane delivery industry has many assets, from the integrity of family-run firms with rich traditions and loyal consumers to lucrative regional and master limited partnerships. But this industry, with its many technological innovations regarding...
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QUICK PROPANE APP GUIDEPropane Canada Magazine
THERE ARE ALMOST 4.5 MILLION APPS on the Google and Apple app stores combined, not counting game apps. Over 6,000 apps are added per day to these stores. Hundreds of millions of Americans and Canadians are using these apps every day to help in their personal and business lives. Now with that many users and apps...
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FIVE ADVANTAGES OF NEW VIRTUAL PROPANE EXPOPropane Canada Magazine
A virtual trade show (aka virtual expo) is a cross between an online webcast meeting and Amazon’s
marketplace. It’s the next big trend in trade shows. With the coronavirus, it has just received a big shot in the arm. Prior to 2020, a mere 20 per-cent of all trade shows were online. Due to the recent pandemic ALL trade shows had a choice to close or go to a virtual platform... |
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WHAT PROPANE COMPANIES MUST KNOW ABOUT 5GPropane Canada Magazine
THE PROMISE of 5G is that it will finally usher in the era of gigabit speeds for everyone. While most of the consumer market thinks about being able to download games and movies in seconds, there are some big implications for small business as well. We’re still at the very beginning of the 5G era, with each...
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PROPANE'S ELECTRIFICATION PATH FOR SUCCESSThere is a Tsunami brewing in the form of the “electrify everything” movement. This movement in combination with the “decarbonization” movement creates a growing challenge to our industry. Who hasn’t heard of the..
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TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGYPropane Canada Magazine
How can Technology help us get more people trained faster, cheaper and work around the crazy busy schedules of a customer-oriented propane business? If technology helped us get people to the moon decades ago, create self-driving cars, and empower companies like Amazon, Apple, Uber, Facebook and Airbnb to become bi...
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WORLD PROPANE CONTEST FOR BEST NEW SAFETY TECHNOLOGYBPN Magazine
Propane is an amazingly versatile fuel, but as a combustible fuel, it requires strict safety requirements. Unfortunately, a simple Google search will reveal many very recent incidents where the unsafe use of propane has taken lives and decimated houses, businesses, families and dreams..
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WORLD PROPANE SHOW UNVEILS THREE BEST SAFETY TECHNOLOGIESPropane Canada Magazine
WHAT WERE THE THREE BEST propane safety technologies in the propane industry globally? This year the World LPG Association (WLPGA) set out to discover the answer to that question and, at the September World Propane Trade Show, the winners would..
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COMPANY APP TO GROW YOUR BUSINESSPropane Canada Magazine
One of the most important things that you have to consider is staying ahead of your rivals in the industry. Starting a business is easy, but generating revenue from it and maintaining positive cash flow is the toughest job. This is the reason most business owners fail. Chances are that your competitor...
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DOMINO'S EASILY COPIED SECRET FOR PROPANE COMPANIESBPN Magazine
When you think about propane delivery and great customer experience, you probably don’t think about pizza delivery companies first. Over the past six years, Domino’s Pizza has built an impressive and immersive digital experience that rivals many traditional e-commerce brands...
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UP-AND-COMING APPSPMAA Journal
Up-and-Coming Apps By Kenneth Robeson More petroleum marketers and c-store operators are benefitting from cutting-edge technology in the form of innovative apps that handle everything from geo-location, on-site promotions, safety inspections, Sales improvements,..
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IT'S TIME YOU GOT A CUSTOM PROPANE APP FOR YOUR BUSINESSPropane Canada Magazine
The propane business is not what it used to be. You can no longer place an ad in the local directories, sit back, and wait for customers to call you up for a new tank of propane. Gone are the days when customers had a choice of a few companies to fulfill their energy needs. Today, there are thousands of...
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NEW PROPANE GAUGE EVOLUTION & INNOVATIONPropane Canada Magazine
Recently, at the World Propane Convention held in Houston, Texas, many new innovative solutions for the
propane industry were unveiled. As our industry has been around for many decades, it is always exciting to see how we are finding ways to simplify and streamline. |
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SPOTTING POTENTIAL CHALLENGES AND TRAVERSING POSSIBLE PROBLEMS WITH THE POWER OF A NEW TECHNOLOGYPropane Canada Magazine
The propane and heating oil industry depends on many things, chief among them safety. That includes regulatory compliance involving gas and leak checks, legal documentation of the same, maintenance of the tanks themselves, and intelligence about the location, size and...
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LEVERAGE THE 34 FLAVORS OF FUEL DELIVERY TECHNOLOGYThe Oil Can
Bill Stomp | Tankspotter.com Most fuel delivery companies want to improve profits. But most of us had no idea that new technology could make such a dramatic difference Take fuel delivery optimization, for example (aka, in- vehicle computers or point-of-sale systems)....
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OPTIMIZE PROPANE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR IMPROVED PROFITSPropane Canada Magazine
Many of us in the industry, annually look for new ways to improve profits. Often, we look at our operations to see where we can squeeze out some additional savings. Fortunately, it seems that many new technology tools have come out to help us “get there”. If you’ve...
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LATEST FUEL INDUSTRY APPSPropane Canada Magazine
More propane and petroleum marketers are benefitting from cutting-edge technology in the form of innovative apps that handle everything from geo-location, on-site invoicing, safety inspections, Sales improvements, marketing automation and digital replacement of paper...
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NEWEST GOOGLE CHANGES… A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD FOR PROPANE MARKETERSPropane Canada Magazine
Traditional advertising might be dead. Marketers have been debating how dead it really is since the late 1990’s when they realized the internet and the digital revolution were not a fad. Over the last 7 years it has become obvious, too, that the mobile era of...
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NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR A NEW YEARPropane Canada Magazine
We love technology that helps improve the bottom line, save time, reduce safety incidents, increase sales, and bring tangible benefits to the propane industry. As such, it is always interesting to see the newest and latest products that have a track record for greatly helping companies. With that in mind, consider…
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LOW TECH PROFIT BOOSTERPropane Canada Magazine
What would you do with a mailing list of all propane users in your marketplace including their tank size and present fuel provider? Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had that list? Wouldn’t a list like that be helpful in growing your business? Afterall,...
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OPTIMIZE PROPANE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR IMPROVED PROFITSPropane Canada Magazine
Many of us in the industry, annually look for new ways to improve profits. Often, we look at our operations to see where we can squeeze out some additional savings. Fortunately, it seems that many new technology tools have come out to help us “get there”. If you’ve...
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ULTIMATE PROPANE MARKETING GUIDEPropane Canada Magazine
What would you do with a mailing list of all propane users in your marketplace including their tank size and present fuel provider? Have you ever wondered what you would do if you had that list? Wouldn’t a list like that be helpful in growing your business? Afterall,...
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