Remove Days Sales Outstanding Remove High-Risk Accounts Remove Past Due Invoices
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Sales Commissions Impact the Collection Process

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The sales team learned very quickly that eliminating the friction from the billing and payment processes facilitated earlier customer payments, hence larger commissions. The bottom line was a 13 percent reduction in Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) over a 6 month period in conjunction with invoice accuracy rising above 90 percent.

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Effectively Collecting Receivables Is a Time Management Challenge

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Simply defined, collections is the process of contacting customers to secure payment for your invoices. For the most part collections deals with past due invoices — those not paid within established terms. In fact, broken promises should be followed up the day after the payment was expected.