We at Direct Interactive would like to wish you a happy and safe holiday weekend. While enjoying the weekend with your family, we hope you keep in mind some of these “Chili Verde” green tips:

1. Carpool with Relatives: One of the most practical green tips for any holiday is to carpool. If you live near friends or family members who are heading in the same direction, take the ride together in order to save money and reduce your carbon emissions. Better yet, walk or ride your bike if possible!

2. Reusable, not Disposable: Disposable plastic and styrofoam materials are terrible for the environment, and must be replaced after every occasion. Instead, invest in reusable plates, cups, and utensils. When the party is over, simply wash them and store them until next time.

3. Barbecue the Healthier Way: Do yourself, your family, and the planet a favor by grilling with all-natural, sustainably produced charcoal or wood briquettes. These are free of additives and chemicals that make conventional charcoal unhealthy. No one wants coal dust, sodium nitrate, or petroleum in the atmosphere… or their hamburger!

4. Support Your Local Producers: Serve food that is grown and prepared locally in order to support your community and the environment. Your local farmers and producers depend on people like you, and the less distance food has to travel, the less carbon emissions there will be.

We hope that these tips are helpful for you when planning your holiday get-together. Following one, two, or all of these tips will make your part much more eco-friendly. Go the extra mile by forwarding these tips along to your friends and relatives in order to get them in the green spirit too.

Once again, have a happy and safe 4th of July!

First off, we’d like to welcome you to the Chili Community and look forward to you becoming an active member of our community. When we decided to start this blog, we had people like you in mind. Whether you own a business, or you’re part of a small company, or an employee of a multinational corporation, we feel that everyone will find something of value here.

As experienced consultants who have dealt with many Fortune 500 companies in supporting their business development and customer relationships, we have seen the difference that the right strategy, tools, and coaching can have on a company’s success. However, more and more people around the world are finding their businesses and their jobs vulnerable to the economic downturn. Companies in all industries are faced with new challenges that they have not experienced, and the getting the help they need to succeed often comes with a large price-tag of its own.

At Chili Sales, we think differently. By putting our strategies and tips on the blog, we can share our consulting experience and knowledge with people all over the world. Additionally, the web-based tools that were formally used exclusively by our clients have now been launched to the public and are accessible right from this site’s homepage. While both of these facets are effective on their own, the true value comes from putting the practices that we blog about to work using the tools specifically designed for this purpose.

On this blog you will find material on subjects such as acquiring new clients, increasing customer loyalty, communicating effectively with your contacts, and driving growth through positive word-of-mouth. You will also find success stories of people who see the value of building stronger relationships with clients, focusing on loyalty, and engaging their network. These motivational stories are real-life applications of the practices that we preach.

In closing, we at Chili Sales encourage you to make our blog part of your routine, and we look forward to getting to know each one of you. Once again, thank you for visiting our site.

Until next time,
The Chili