I've found it really effective to invent an in-house, debt collection agent. Usually named Boris, Thor or Moose. He contacts late clients directly from our billing dept, and is a little more insistent than I'd been up to that point. Whether the delinquent client takes him more seriously, or just finds the whole process humorous, I don't know, but it works.
[+] [-] knd775|11 years ago|reply
That may not be an entirely bad thing, though. I can just see it getting out of hand if this is not done correctly.
[+] [-] MiguelHudnandez|11 years ago|reply
It's also equivalent to a payday loan with an APR of ~38.7%!
Still, though, for chronically late clients that you want to fire anyway, it might be a great alternative to waiting.
[+] [-] coreymaass|11 years ago|reply
[+] [-] jgunaratne|11 years ago|reply