credit and finance

Overcome the obstacles of an office visit

If you have customers all over the country, the time and money required to travel can be costly and must...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Tally up the advantages of an office visit

What you gain by visiting clients can far outweigh the possible downsides. Spending the time and money to visit lets...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Do your due diligence before an office visit

Once the decision is made to visit a client, lay the groundwork to make the encounter successful. Consider how well...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Surprise Visits: Yes or No?

Surprising customers with an office visit is not recommended—unless there’s a legitimate reason to do so like unreturned phone calls...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Increase customer engagement through on-site visits

Customer visits can serve multiple functions—think of it as the original version of “face time”—without the electronic component. Making the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: Will I get paid?

Business event and performance trends offer a glimpse at what has occurred over the periods covered. The data is noteworthy,...

6 years ago 1 minute read

Credit & Finance: Industry Credit Score Trends

Interpreting credit scores and score behavior is reliant on their underlying dynamics—and this is trading performance. If a company performs...

6 years ago 3 minute read

Credit & Finance Inside Blue Book Ratings

Though pay performance is relatively stable over time, rating changes are fluid and continue to be reported regularly. The Reported...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: Accounts Receivable Aging Averages

Many in the produce industry provide Blue Book Services with monthly accounts receivable (A/R) aging files as a means of...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: Industry Performance

Blue Book Ratings and Scores are based on cumulative reported trade experiences on a subject business by its trading partners...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: Defining business events

The Business Events graph depicts data trends since 2000 as researched and reported by Blue Book Services. Business event data...

6 years ago 2 minute read

Credit & Finance: How to get the most out of Blue Book ratings

Blue Book Services, Inc. has been the conduit for trading information for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry since the...

6 years ago 2 minute read

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