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FISHY TALES The Night Before Last By Andrea Schlack, President T’was the night before last, and all was in good cheer finally rid of the profit-sucking vermin we all have to fear. Those creepy cowards that scurry and scamper cheating and stealing, they hinder and hamper, with theft and deception, causing profits to slump, they…
FISHY TALES SHUSH! DON’T LET THE DEBTORS KNOW THEY ARE ABOUT TO BE SCHLACKED! By Andrea Schlack, President If Necessity is the Mother of Invention, and Determination is the Daddy, Then Printing Industry Credit Bureau is the Single Parent that Does It All. I became the first female bill collector hired by a major agency…
FISHY TALES PICB’S PRIME DIRECTIVE: GET PRINTERS PAID!!!!! ngeH Huch latlh DopDaq qIb. yIghoSDo’ ‘oH boS. (Klingon Translation to English: Your money was sent to the other side of the galaxy. Good luck collecting it.) From an Orvillian Galaxy far away, a conniving Klingon tried stealing money from the pockets of an Earthling Printer. The…
FISHY TALES One of the scariest books I ever read as a kid was Stephen King’s IT. Why I was allowed to read such a scary book at the age of 12 is debatable, but even now, almost 30 years later, that book still gives me chills. I am reminded of the book since a…
FISHY TALES Have you ever wandered around in the darkness, in a new house, or a new place, looking for the bathroom, only to stub your toe on some object that you didn’t see coming? This is what it feels like for companies that have not taken the time to create a strong credit and…
July’s Challenge: What Would You Do? PICB presents ANDREALITY BITES: FISHY TALES Are We All Only Bricks In The Wall? Hardened credit criminals will construct obstacles to prevent a creditor from getting their money back, and how these situations are handled will determine how impenetrable the Con’s wall may become. Be a Brick Breaker not…
FISHY TALES June’s Challenge: What Would You Do? Did the music skip or is the Record Broken? Records skip and repeat because of flaws such as cracks or scratches, but sometimes it isn’t the record at all. Sometimes it’s the needle or the player itself that needs to be replaced. When problems arise solutions…
May’s Challenge: What Would You Do? Typically, PICB will tell a tale of woe to make a point or to explain a principal, but this month we are going to challenge our readers with the everyday question credit managers, business owners, and financial folks face…… the dreaded: “Should we?” When does risk become too…
April’s Challenge: What Would You Do? Six decades ago, an advertising expert and a printer created the million dollar concept of selling brand loyalty, via coupons compiled in a book, that provided savings for an entire year. These books were sold to the public from local schools, charities, and places of worship by a dedicated…
BEHIND THE SCENES – THE REAL FISHY TALE Recently a Printer did business with well-known local company, thinking this customer was his proverbial ‘Golden Goose’. The Printer believing the illusion allowed this customer a disproportionate line of credit that exceeded $250K+, and because this customer always made small payments mingled with promises for more ‘soon’,…