Many businesses begin the commercial collections process in-house. While this can be a cost-effective way to recover past due accounts, there are some accounts that are harder to collect on. When should you outsource your commercial collections? Here are a few things...
For many businesses with past due accounts, the commercial collections process often starts with making phone calls. Usually, businesses will begin by making the collections calls on their own. This process, known as first-party collections, can be difficult for...
Earlier this year, I wrote an article for Entrepreneur magazine about the now-infamous Fyre Festival. Among other topics, the article dealt with how not only influencers, but recently brands, agencies, and others involved with influencers, were being scrutinized...
You work hard to frequently create original, authentic, and compelling content for your channel, blog or other social. You want your content being reposted and linked, but what about when it’s changed in ways you don’t want, used in ads or otherwise without...
According to several recent articles and advisories I’ve read quoting infectious disease specialists, including from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (the “CDC”), many Gen Y and Gen Z-ers (I’ll now refer to them in this article the “Gens”)...
Virtual influencers (“VI”), those creations of CGI and artificial intelligence (“AI”), were the rage and “next big thing” in influencers when the first one, Miquela Sousa, a/k/a Lil Miquela, stormed the Internet in 2016. Created by the start-up Brud, she was a...
While most parties and their attorneys are usually confident they have sued the right party, and can enforce the judgment from that party, sometimes it can be difficult to determine which corporate entity is the correct defendant. Many companies are structured with...
If you’ve tried any of the other commercial collections tactics discussed in previous posts to collect on a past due account without success, it is time for you to consider other options. How do you know if you need a commercial collections lawyer? The benefits of...
Through the process of commercial collections, a business that does not receive payment for services or goods takes action to collect on unpaid accounts. The unpaid accounts belong to other businesses, hence the term “commercial collections”. In this post, we’re going...
As one of the top commercial collections law firms in Los Angeles, we are constantly receiving phone calls and inquiries about our services. A common question we’re asked pertains to past due accounts – can they really affect your business? The short answer is yes,...