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The Seven Secrets of Highly Successful Collectors

Your Virtual Credit Manager

This includes people who are not comfortable in a collection role, which is a common situation in smaller organizations, especially for those that doesn’t have formal credit and collections training or experience. Effective collectors call early and often. Photo by Jo Coenen - Studio Dries 2.6 What do you need help doing?

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Is Your Collection Agency a Good Fit?

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Get Help from the Pros When Appropriate : When debts drag on despite your best efforts, don’t hesitate to enlist professional debt collectors or a creditor’s rights attorney. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are currently offering 33 percent off our standard consulting rates.

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Lessons for Trade Creditors from Recent Bankruptcies

Your Virtual Credit Manager

” (Photo by Devon MacKay on Unsplash ) This applies to credit and collections as well as anything else. Collectors are continually learning what works to get people to pay up and what doesn’t. Credit analysts should also review past decisions to improve their future performance regarding approvals, limits and term setting.

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Red Flags, Slow Payments, and Collection Secrets

Your Virtual Credit Manager

We then provide situation intelligence regarding the causes of past due balances, and finally reveal seven habits common to successful collectors. Subscribe now Learn to Recognize These Red Flags There are two types of credit risk affiliated with selling on open credit terms. Effective collectors call early and often.

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Avoid these Six Collection Myths

Your Virtual Credit Manager

If a company executive is not the primary collector, there is nothing wrong with them giving it a try. Escalation is always good policy and I encourage that sort of upper management support, but there needs to be parameters around these efforts to prevent the type of hubris described above. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Debt Collection Mistakes Can Prove Costly

Your Virtual Credit Manager

Here then are eleven mistakes that business debt collectors should avoid: 1. The experts at Your Virtual Credit Manager are ready to help you improve cash flow and reduce AR risks during these challenging times. A little training goes a long way in helping collectors be more effective. What do you need help doing?

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Customer Account Agent or Bill Collector

Eastern Credit Management Services

“You’re a Bill Collector, you collect overdue accounts; thus you must be one”, you would not believe how often we hear this day today. The truth is yes, we collect overdue accounts, but we are not Bill Collectors by definition; we are an extension of your business.