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Become the Next Impact Brand in 4 Easy Steps
Fifteen years ago, during another day of stressful phone calls in my collection agency, I was exhausted. I stared at the phone, dreading the

Mary Shores
Mar 23, 20214 min read
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Use This List To Hire Your Next Rockstar Collector
What if we started to market our open positions using the numerous benefits attached to being a debt collector.

Mary Shores
Mar 9, 20216 min read
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Are Your Collectors Making These 5 Mistakes?
I’ve had to address all of these issues during my 22 years as an agency owner.

Mary Shores
Mar 2, 20216 min read
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Online Learning: The Future of Education
When the pandemic is over and in-person learning is accessible again, it’s unlikely people will ditch online learning.

Mary Shores
Feb 23, 20214 min read
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Top 5 Reasons I Created The Collection Advantage
When I was still a new agency owner, I had five main problems I wanted to solve, and over the past 15 years, I learned how to solve them.

Mary Shores
Feb 16, 20215 min read
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Communication: An Essential Part of Professional Development
Professionals across all industries and in all positions can benefit from communication training.

Mary Shores
Jan 26, 20214 min read
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Here's How to Bring Humanity Into Collections
We can combine humanity and collections. You can feel good about your job and remain empathetic.

Mary Shores
Jan 12, 20214 min read
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Follow These Tips to Decrease Missed Payments
Stick with me, and you’ll be a pro at decreasing the amount of missed payments at your agency in no time.

Mary Shores
Jan 5, 20214 min read
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Before 2021, Let's Look Back at 2020
How would you like to step into the new year as the best version of you?

Mary Shores
Dec 29, 20205 min read
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Collectors: The Magic Is in the Practice
Like an athlete, collectors also have tools that are essential for their performance.

Mary Shores
Oct 13, 20206 min read
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3 Steps to Jump Into the Arena
While failure is inevitable at times, success is nearly impossible without showing up.

Mary Shores
Oct 6, 20204 min read
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3 Modes for Persuasion in Collections
Every consumer’s decision to pay ultimately comes down to one key component. Every client’s decision to hire your agency, every vendor...

Mary Shores
Sep 22, 20204 min read
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5 Key Ingredients for Achieving High-Converting Collections
Let’s take a look at the five main ingredients for high-converting collections.

Mary Shores
Sep 15, 20206 min read
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3 Keys to Establish Credibility in the New Normal: How to Turn Chaos Into Opportunity
As collection agency leaders, we need to acknowledge we are in a very different environment than we were before.

Mary Shores
Sep 1, 20205 min read
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The Power Is in the Practice: Tips to Motivate Your Collection Floor
You can provide all the training in the world. It means nothing if your collectors struggle to apply what they’ve learned.

Mary Shores
Aug 4, 20204 min read
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The Empathy Revolution: Why Empathy Will Increase Your Agency's Revenue
Empathy can be as simple as sensing how consumers are feeling about their accounts.
bporter238
Jul 21, 20204 min read
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Level 10 Collectors Possess These Four Traits
There is an art and science to collecting money, and if you want Level 10 collectors, it’s critical to train them in these four areas.
bporter238
Jul 14, 20204 min read
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How to Communicate With Employees in Uncertain Times
As stay-at-home orders lift and employees return to offices, clear and frequent communication from companies’ leaders is going to be crucial
bporter238
Jun 30, 20204 min read
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Collector Development Starts Right Here
Collector development that focuses on call flow and building consumer trust and motivation is going to be the norm in the coming years.
bporter238
Jun 16, 20204 min read
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Create Connection, Not Conflict
The best way I know to create massive success in the collections industry is to help consumers see collectors as allies - one word at a time
bporter238
May 26, 20204 min read
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