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Propane Industry Launches $10 Million Consumer Campaign

The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) recently launched a nationwide multimedia campaign aimed at improving consumer perceptions of propane. The PROUDLY PROPANE Clean American Energy™ campaign features a character called Blue the Dog, “who has l…
The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) recently launched a nationwide multimedia campaign aimed at improving consumer perceptions of propane. The PROUDLY PROPANE Clean… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/propane-industry-launches-10-million-consumer-campaign/

10 Ways to Stand Out From the Crowd

Every business needs to connect with customers and prospects to be able to motivate them to buy. In the realms of deliverable fuel and home comfort, customer preferences are evolving rapidly, and it takes tremendous flexibility and agility to anticipate c…
Every business needs to connect with customers and prospects to be able to motivate them to buy. In the realms of deliverable fuel and home comfort, customer preferences are… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/10-ways-stand-out-crowd/

Grow Your Business Your Way

Marketing and advertising are terms we all know, but what do they really mean to any given energy marketer or home comfort provider? In the second installment of this two-part look at innovative company marketing, the focus is on customization.
Marketing and advertising are terms we all know, but what do they really mean to any given energy marketer or home comfort provider? In the second installment of this two-part… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/grow-your-business-your-way/

VISIONS Conference Brings Marketers Together

NEFI Visions 2016 drew hundreds of energy marketers to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, for two interesting days of education and networking. Hosted by New England Fuel Institute, the event received the support of many sponsors, including the Diamond S…
NEFI Visions 2016 drew hundreds of energy marketers to the DCU Center in Worcester, MA, for two interesting days of education and networking. Hosted by New England Fuel… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/visions-conference-brings-marketers-together/

Heart & Mind

When a home comfort company excels at captivating and motivating buyers, it can grow its customer base, expand margins, and make money like never before.
When a home comfort company excels at captivating and motivating buyers, it can grow its customer base, expand margins, and make money like never before. If those outcomes… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/heart-mind/

With This Message, We Can Win

It’s time for Oilheat to make some noise. The tables have turned dramatically in the Oilheat vs. natural gas debate, and last month’s news that Kinder Morgan is walking away from the Northeast Energy Direct natural gas pipeline only strengthens Oilheat…
It’s time for Oilheat to make some noise. The tables have turned dramatically in the Oilheat vs. natural gas debate, and last month’s news that Kinder Morgan is walking away… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/message-we-can-win/

Take Control of Sales and Marketing

Great software can change the trajectory of your sales. If you feel frustration watching leads disappear, waiting for sales updates, or wondering about a marketing campaign, it’s time for better technology.
Each new year seems to bring a new set of daunting challenges, and it’s important for home comfort marketers to raise their game and take advantage of technologies that can… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/take-control-sales-and-marketing/

Customers Crave a Great Online Experience

Technology is delivering essential tools for energy marketers to improve company performance, such as advanced back office software that puts data and reports at the fingertips of any company employee.
Technology is delivering essential tools for energy marketers to improve company performance, such as advanced back office software that puts data and reports at the fingertips of… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/customers-crave-great-online-experience/

The Power of Newsletters

With all the buzz in the air these days about social media and driving website traffic, it is easy to overlook one of the most valuable communications tools in the home comfort arsenal: the humble company newsletter. The printed newsletter might seem l…
With all the buzz in the air these days about social media and driving website traffic, it is easy to overlook one of the most valuable communications tools in the home comfort… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/power-newsletters/

Local Business Marketing Advice

Here are 16 essential local marketing strategies including timeless guidelines and timely tips to keep you in stride with the evolution of consumer choice and perception. Part One: Essential Marketing Strategies for Any Year 1. Set your direction. U…
A new year is upon us, and it’s a good time to take a few minutes to think about how to make your business more profitable. Without further ado here are 16 tips for 2016,… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/local-business-marketing-advice/

Use Online Reviews and Testimonials to Your Advantage

Can customers and prospects in your local market differentiate between your company and its competitors?
Can customers and prospects in your local market differentiate between your company and its competitors? Yes, they can, provided you are taking proactive steps to set yourself… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/use-online-reviews-and-testimonials-your-advantage/

How to Generate Business With Social Media

Facebook and other social media services can provide great support to energy marketers as they try to reach new customers and strengthen relationships. That is the message delivered by PriMedia Inc.’s Jenna Beneski during a presentation at the recent Sout…
Facebook and other social media services can provide great support to energy marketers as they try to reach new customers and strengthen relationships. That is the message… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/how-generate-business-social-media/

Shaping Customer Perceptions

There is no sound reason for converting from heating oil and natural gas. Not one. Close examination of the facts bears out that assertion, and you don’t need to be pro-oil to believe it. The price differential between the fuels has dwindled to the poi…
There is no sound reason for converting from heating oil and natural gas. Not one. Close examination of the facts bears out that assertion, and you don’t need to be pro-oil to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/shaping-customer-perceptions/

Redefine Yourself to Your Customers

There is a lot of potential value in a great corporate reputation. If your company has earned the respect of its customers, you are sitting on a reservoir of goodwill that you can leverage for greater success.
There is a lot of potential value in a great corporate reputation. If your company has performed well enough to earn the respect of its customers, you are sitting on a reservoir… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/redefine-yourself-your-customers/

Recruiting New Customers and Clients Online

You don’t choose your customers—they choose you. But you can do plenty to influence their decisions.
You don’t choose your customers—they choose you. But you can do plenty to influence their decisions. By Richard Rutigliano, PriMedia Inc. A camera is a simple instrument… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/recruiting-new-customers-and-clients-online/

Content Marketing for Local Business

Share what you know to attract new customers
Share what you know to attract new customers Should a home comfort company or energy marketer become a publisher of information for the benefit of its prospects and customers?… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/content-marketing-local-business/

NORA Plans Digital Outreach

Campaign will draw on unused funds
Campaign will draw on unused funds The National Oilheat Research Alliance (NORA) is preparing to launch an online outreach campaign to help consumers and policymakers… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/nora-plans-digital-outreach/

Should Local Businesses Advertise on Facebook?

While imperfect, Facebook and other services remains vital
While imperfect, Facebook and other services remains vital The business press is complaining a lot these days about the ineffectiveness of social media, and marketers might be… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/should-local-businesses-advertise-facebook/

Does Your Local Business Need a Responsive Website Design?

Responding to Google’s new plan for mobile search
Responding to Google’s new plan for mobile search Many energy marketers have had their websites “in the shop for repairs” this spring after yet another significant change to… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/does-your-local-business-need-responsive-website-design/

Get Ready to Rumble

It may seem easy to dismiss the ideas of the Green New Deal as over-reach, and continue as we have done before. We do so at our own peril. Climate change legislation is real, and needs to be addressed. Taxation and electrification may not be the answers, …
It may seem easy to dismiss the ideas of the Green New Deal as over-reach, and continue as we have done before. We do so at our own peril. Climate change legislation is real, and… https://oilandenergyonline.com/articles/all/get-ready-rumble/

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