Viridian has always treated marketing compliance with high importance. Recent industry scrutiny has motivated us to take an even stronger stance and reexamine the methods we use to educate our Associates on compliance. Many compliance violations are not made intentionally, so we have decided to implement a more comprehensive, cross-functional approach to prevent these errors from happening in the first place. The new policies serve to not only educate our Associates, but also to demonstrate to us that you understand and abide by the policies.
THE NEW COMPLIANCE POLICIES INCLUDE:
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Required training and testing
for commission eligibility:
Each Associate will have to complete and pass regular training and testing to be eligible for commission. This platform will launch by April 2011. |
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Education at opening of starter kit:
Moving forward, the first page of the Associate starter kit will be all about compliance to ensure that each new Associate understands the importance of marketing compliance to their business. |
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Implementation of Associate Compliance Council:
Viridian has appointed a council of Associates devoted to the promotion and maintenance of marketing compliance in the field. The officers will be available for your compliance questions and will liaise between corporate and the field to ensure that our policies are always in line with your best interests.
Council Members: Bud Foltyn, Gail McGuiness, George Schiaffino, Greg Holzman, Jay Parisi, Kirby Spencer, Melissa Epstein, Phill Doblowsky, Sabrina Allard, Steve Finch, Tom Klaas, Wilva Medina
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Operational Changes:
Viridian is implementing new operational policies, including IP address tracking, email verification, random enrollment audits and outbound calls to customers, to ensure that all new enrollments are compliant. |
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CORPORATE produced marketing materials
Viridian already offers a host of marketing materials for your use and purchase - and we are adding more! Going forward, all marketing materials must be created by corporate, allowing us to control the content while giving you options to personalize. We are expanding our suite of marketing materials to ensure that every flyer, postcard and business card is consistent in its look and messaging. Watch for complete details on a new suite of tools next week. |
OTHER IMPORTANT NEWS
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Commissions Paid Today!
What's better than Friday? A Friday that is also pay day! This payment includes the final bonuses for the Give 10 Get 10 promotion. Congratulations on your hard work and customer enrollment success during the promotion!
Rank Advancements Announced Today!
Congratulations to those who advanced in rank this month. We are excited for your success and love to see the caliber of leaders growing in our organization. All new ranks have been updated on liveviridian. Well done!
WARM AND SUNNY IN PUNTA CANA
The winners of the Punta Cana Sprint to the Beach incentive trip had an amazing time in January. Check out the highlights reel video, now live on liveviridian. Watch for a more comprehensive video soon!
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February Rates: TURN ON THE SAVINGS!
The February rate sheet and updated historical rate sheets are available in your Back Office and on liveviridian. Even better news: we have decided to make the 10% discount for new customers part of our standard pricing, making it even easier for you to enroll customers for affordable, green energy. Check out the low rates on the introductory rate sheet for new customers - 10% discount off Viridian's already low rates for their first month of service!
PSE&G Residential Heating Rates
Certain PSE&G residential customers receive a special Residential Heating rate which appears as RHS on their bill, instead of RS for the standard Residential Rate. This rate, which is in the process of elimination, was part of a unique legacy policy and is much lower than the standard PSE&G rates you see listed on our rate chart. Customers on this rate should be advised that they will not experience savings with Viridian during the winter.
Want to come with us to brazil?
January was the last month for leaders to qualify for the 2011 Sustainability Initiative trip to Brazil. While the first half of the trip is closed to that group, we have room for the second half in Rio! Read more ...
Back Office Customer Counts
You may have noticed that your customer counts fluctuate at the end of the month. This is due to commissions and utility payment records processing, which temporarily changes the customer's status and your customer count. You can expect these changes each month—we apologize for any confusion.
upcoming events
WOVEN NJ Launch
Don't miss the New Jersey launch of this great program. Come learn how to recruit, empower and motivate women to get involved with Viridian. The program launch is a powerful opportunity for both women AND men to learn new ways to grow your organization. See you there!
Saturday February 12, 10 am to 2 pm
Hyatt Hotel 3 Speedwell Avenue
Morristown, NJ 07960
Space is limited: Register Now!
NEW! CT Regional Training
Following the success of our three-cities-in-three-weeks tour we have decided to do it one more time! Don't miss our Connecticut event for another opportunity to learn from the leaders in your field, network with your peers and be recognized for your achievements.
Saturday February 26, 9 am to 3 pm
Rocky Hill Marriott
100 Capital Blvd.
Rocky Hill, CT 06067
Event is FREE: Register Now!
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