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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

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Collectors spend most of their time asking for payments While it is true collectors are constantly requesting payment of past due balances, once that request is made they end up spending most of their time resolving disputes and invoice discrepancies. For more on collection efficiency, check out this article.

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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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By aligning sales with the goal of your order-to-cash process — to be paid in full — you eliminate many of the problems that would otherwise be handled by the collections staff. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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AR Data Management, AR Automation, & Accelerating Cash Flow

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Share How to Clean Up Your AR Ledger Launch a collection program to collect all past due invoices at least 15 days late. Match as many unapplied payments and unapplied credit memos to open invoices, deductions, and debit memos as possible. This included a 100 percent increase in past due collected.