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June 2014

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June 2014
June 2014
Pressure Grows in the Service Department
Pressure Grows in the Service Department

Communicating effectively with customers and co-workers is more important than ever now, because service departments are expected to generate business and offset lost profits from heating oil sales.

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Eight Marketing Essentials for Diversification
Eight Marketing Essentials for Diversification

When a heating company adds services and products, the company must commit to a marketing program that will attract the necessary sales volume.

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Obama Administration’s Interstate Plans Draw Fire
Obama Administration’s Interstate Plans Draw Fire

An Obama Administration plan that would allow states to toll existing interstate highways has drawn fire from the transportation industry. If enacted, the plan would be a major change to a policy that has existed since the interstate system was created by

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Offer Customers the Financing They Prefer
Offer Customers the Financing They Prefer

Full-service fuel marketers need to offer customers good options for financing purchases of heating and cooling equipment, or they risk losing sales, according to a prominent energy efficiency financing expert.

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NEFI Calls on DOE to Support Heating Oil
NEFI Calls on DOE to Support Heating Oil

Heating oil is an important part of New England’s energy mix that is increasingly abundant, clean, efficient and renewable and deserves the support of the U.S. Department of Energy.

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The Essentials of Price Risk Management
The Essentials of Price Risk Management

Recently, at the Atlantic Region Energy Expo, I ran into an acquaintance who inquired about Hedge Solutions and the services that we provide to our clients. He lamented that price risk management is complex enough to occasionally set his head to spinning.

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