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Successful customer settlements: working with your customers for positive results.(selected topic)

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| April 01, 2008 | Butler, Jessica | COPYRIGHT 2008 National Association of Credit Management. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

When was the last time you negotiated a settlement with a key customer to resolve outstanding deductions and "clean up" the account? If you are like many companies, it may have been a while ago. According to the 2006 Credit Research Foundation Customer Deductions survey, only 51% of the over 400 respondents indicated that they periodically negotiate a settlement with their customers to clean up deductions on the account. That means that 49%, or almost half of those responding to the question, are not using settlements to help with deduction (and relationship) management. If you have recently settled with a customer, was it a positive experience? Were you adequately ...

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