Speaking to consumers about delinquent accounts can stir up negative emotions. Retraining yourself and staff to replace negative language or neutral phrases with positive language can have a big impact on your debt collection calls. To optimize your consumer interactions through positive communication, first focus on tone, intentional language, and breaking negative habits that impact calls.Intentional Positive Language and TonePeople …
Build Your Consumer Connection Pyramid: One Word at a Time
Share this ArticleToday’s post is a guest blog written by Mary Shores, agency owner of Midstate Collection Solutions. The coronavirus has touched every one of us in some way and caused a great amount of fear and uncertainty. At the same time, it has required us to isolate ourselves, which means the need for true human connection has never been …
Good Communication Skills: The Future of the Collections Industry
At this time of economic uncertainty, good communication skills have become a popular topic for experts in the debt collection industry. The role of communication now and in the future of debt collection was discussed at length during last month’s special Home Edition of Collector.Live! Several presenters took advantage of their time during the day-long virtual presentation to talk about …
Collector.Live! Home Edition: Home Office Set Up
In the past few years since its creation, Collector.Live! has become a mainstay of debt collection company education for all levels of the industry. It’s not surprising, at such a difficult-to-navigate time, many well-known ARM professionals answered the call to put on a special Home Edition of the event. Unlike past paid events, Collector.Live! Home Edition was held at no …
Tips for Good Website Design So Your Collection Agency Can Take More Payments
Share This Article The sudden change in daily life due to the coronavirus has businesses moving more operations online. Debt collection agencies are now working with remote staff or smaller teams, and are struggling with several state laws blocking collection activity. Agencies should now put a greater focus on good website design to make sure consumers can still make payments …
Debt Collection Companies: More Vital Than Ever to Consumers and the Credit Cycle
The coronavirus pandemic has been hard on the industry, causing debt collection companies to make quick decisions to keep staff safe and agencies running compliantly through remote work. Along with this, every day more news comes out about debt collection restrictions across the country. The combination of unprecedented unemployment numbers and the negative perception of debt collectors has caused some …
Collections and Servicing in the Post-Pandemic World: A Glimpse into the New Normal
Share this ArticleThis article was written by Joann Needleman and Ann E. Lemmo, and originally was published by Clark Hill Law, and is republished here with permission. The collections and servicing industry and call centers are being hit hard as a result of COVID-19. Agencies and businesses are scrambling to supply their staff with the hardware and software to work remotely …
The Industry’s Digital Delay May Be An Advantage – But You Must Answer These 3 Questions
Share this ArticleThis article, which originally appeared on insideARM, is part of the iA Think Differently series and was authored by Matthew Snedden, Chief Operating Officer of Beyond Investments. Written by members of the iA Innovation Council, the series showcases thought leadership in analytics, communications, payments, and compliance technology for the accounts receivable management industry. It is undeniable that the …
Debt Collection Call Tips: Quality Over Quantity
Consumers are becoming harder than ever to reach. Call blocking, call screening, and consumer preference for text, email, and other digital communication methods make right-party contact on a collection call more difficult. Many debt collection industry professionals have recognized this trend. Instead of speeding through debt collector calls to increase the number of contacts made each day, many are advocating …
How to Use Email and Text in Your Debt Collection Strategy
Traditional communication methods like telephone calls and paper correspondence are becoming less popular with consumers. As new digital communication methods emerge, consumers expect companies to keep up with tech trends by offering communication methods they most prefer. Unfortunately, heavily regulated industries like debt collection have been slow to respond to this trend, fearing lawsuits due to non-compliance. During a PDCflow …
Education and Motivation for your Debt Collection Team
Share this ArticleThis is a summary of a select few presentations at Collector Live 2020. A full recording of the event which includes many additional speakers is available for purchase at Collector.live. Another Collector Live show has come and gone. This one-day virtual conference offered information to help personnel from every level of your debt collection team to improve and …
How To Build a Website for Your Debt Collection Agency to Reach Every Audience
By now, every legitimate business should have a working website. Debt collection agencies are no exception. The objectives your debt collection agency website should achieve, however, are unique. Debt collection agencies have three main purposes: help consumers resolve their debts attract new clients to grow your business hire new staff members The challenge is understanding how to build a website …
