Out of ideas on how to collect from your late-paying customers? Why not give this a try.
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Expect your largest customers to request you to do a lot more for them in the upcoming months.
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Tags: A/R department, Credit professionals, Large customers, National Association of Credit Management (NACM), Payment terms, Unfavorable terms
From Accounting to Accounts Payable, more companies are showing gratitude for traditionally underappreciated Finance positions. And Credit and Collections is no exception.
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Tags: Accounts Payable, Appreciation, Credit and collections, Credit Management, Credit Research Foundation, Late paying customers
Having trouble recovering past-due amounts from a troublesome customer (or customers)? Before you get Collections to call in the aid of an attorney, try this tactic.
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Getting late-payers to square up can be hard enough, but with a pushy gatekeeper blocking A/R’s path to the right person, getting paid can be next to impossible.
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Tags: A/R, collections, Credit exec, Gatekeepers, Late paying customers
Late penalties: One of the highly effective — and underutilized — tools at Collections pros’ disposal.
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Tags: Customers, Late fees, National Association of Credit Management (NACM), Tools
When the going gets tough, the tough stop settling up — at least that’s what many firms are finding when it comes to their customers.
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Tags: Customer's habits, Late payers, Payment schedules, Warning signs
When it comes to collection calls, if staffers are consistently missing this benchmark, your firm could be missing out on a serious cash-flow boost.
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Tags: Average collection call, Customers, Future payments, Late payers
Even if your company is one of the lucky ones that continues to thrive, chances are many of your customers aren’t in the same boat. Here’s help for dealing with those perennial late payers.
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Tags: Collection Agency, Late fees, Late payers, Late paying customers, Payment and Collections policy
Talk about throwing it away! Waste disposal costs are going through the roof.
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Tags: Disposal costs, Garbage, Money, Organic Waste, Recycling, Savings
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