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Marketing - Training

Basic Commercial / Industrial Gas Sales and Marketing Course

(April 29 - May 1, 2008 - Charlotte, NC)

This Basic Training Course is sponsored by the SGA Commercial Marketing and Industrial Marketing Committees.  It has been designed to benefit anyone who markets to commercial and industrial customers - or both - and wants to learn more about natural gas applications and technology for these market sectors. It is held at the Piedmont Natural Gas Company Gas Cooking Technology Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. View the page for the November 2006 Course.

Serving the High Rise Market Workshop

2008 dates and locations - to be determined

How Natural Gas is Bought and Sold
May 22-23, 2008 - CenterPoint Energy - Houston TX


Large Commercial & Light Industrial End Use Technology Seminar

2008 dates and locations - to be determined


This seminar focuses on many of the end-use technologies in which the commercial and industrial marketing professionals are involved. The applications that are discussed can be found in most hospitals, universities, institutions and light industrial facilities.

Basic Gas Food Service Marketing Course

2008 dates and locations - to be determined


The SGA Commercial Marketing Committee and the Gas Foodservice Equipment Network (GFEN) co-sponsor this four-day course, which is held at Piedmont Natural Gas Company's Gas Cooking Technology Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. The delivery of the course material is both classroom style and hands-on.

The course covers basic operations of foodservice equipment, including types of equipment on the market today and their uses. The overall objective for the participant is to gain knowledge of commercial foodservice equipment; air quality; and how design, industry trends and new technology all influence the buying decision. Participants are taught by both experienced gas company professionals as well as professionals from outside the industry.


For more information on any of the Marketing training courses or to request sample agendas, contact Larry Farthing at lfarthing@southerngas.org.