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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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Assign Collections to an Existing Employee : When doing this you need to consider if the person being assigned collection duties has the time and demeanor to be an effective collector. Share A Case in Point A parts distributor was having difficulty with collections and high dispute volumes. it just might help them pay you sooner!

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Business Customer Personas: A Collectors Guide

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Share The High-Risk Account: Ideally you do not want to extend credit to high risk accounts. This persona may exhibit characteristics such as a history of defaults, financial instability, industry volatility, or a poor credit rating. Collectors should as well. Sales teams do it all the time.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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The eternal challenge for collectors is that that there are typically more customers to be contacted than time and resources allow. When cash flow is critical, you may even want to reach out to key customer or high risk accounts about a week before payment is due.