Increasing Profits With Direct DistributionTo The Customers Channel
Distributors have tremendous opportunities to make money, or lose money with the volume of products they sell.  If customers are not known, you risk relationships and product by dealing in a cash business or abuse of a credit extension. By learning more about the people you are dealing with, sales are easier and more secure, and less likely to have problems later on. A credit reporting systems can help you decide who to do business with.  Consider how CreditPort can help your distribution channel.

Regardless of what you sell, your direct sales staff must be armed with the right tools to market into your channel.  CreditPort should be at the cornerstone of your marketing strategy.

CreditPort will have credit bureau information and even automated financing decisions in the hands of your sales staff within seconds.  Sales happen faster, especially for web-based business.

Processing credit data and making a financing offer is fast and efficient.  With a little information about your prospect, you can have the credit decision in the hands of your sales staff in less time than filling out the application form, and close the sale within seconds.  A common web browser is all you need to credit-enable your entire sales or credit staff.  CreditPort works across the Internet, allowing your entire organization to work with credit data.  In fact, operations working across different time zones can all access CreditPort in exactly the same way.  Our Credit Decision Support System (CDSS) assists staff in following financing guidelines by providing automated financing terms.

Fast Implementation and Low Overhead Costs
CreditPort is easy to implement--in fact you can be using CreditPort today, through your Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Netscape web browser!  Add a customized look, color, font, and even logos to make CreditPort match your webstore or website.  CreditPort is not only a fundamental part of offering financing, but the cornerstone of a marketing system that captures information and produces sales where a cash sale is not possible.  You can even capture leads simply by putting the CreditPort application on your website!

CreditPort uses a web browser every step of the way, meaning low overhead, with little or no training, maintenance or support costs. Anyone who knows how to use a web browser can use CreditPort.

A Great Solution For Growing Businesses
CreditPort can grow along with your business.  There's not need to buy extra licenses when your staff size grows.  No unused software when you cut back your marketing staff. Simply pay for credit bureau access over the Internet as you use it.  Whether you need credit reports and data for multiple offices, CreditPort makes it easy to connect everyone together.  There's no need for dedicated phone lines, or special software that only runs on a single computer.  Reports are received only seconds after they are requested. Setting up remote users is as easy as setting up a security ID and password for a new user. Workers can even access CreditPort from home!

Automating The Decision Process
Who makes credit decisions in your organization?  Do you wish every staff member was as seasoned? Had the wisdom and experience to make good credit risk decisions?  CDSS automates the process of making a decision.  That means any sales member (or even a customer) who can fill out a credit application online can receive immediate credit decisions.

The way it works is simple:  you provide CDSS with various parameters to make a credit decision.  For instance, you like a credit score of 670 or above, but you wouldn't rule out someone who was 550 or higher, so long as they owned their own home for more than 2 years.  CDSS can be simply programmed to do just that.  CDSS can act on any credit report data and render a smart decision.  For example, you might set thresholds that allow someone with a score of 530 to 560 to be offered credit, but with a higher interest rate and more down payment than someone with a better credit risk. 

Multi-Layer Security
CreditPort addresses security over the Internet by using multiple layers of security to prevent unauthorized access to data.  This includes secure socket layers, user login windows, and a unique feature: erasable folders.  As you log off CreditPort, or time-out because of inactivity, we destroy your temporary folders to ensure no one else can see them later on.  In this way, we keep data secure, and web pages hidden from others.

CreditPort Layer
What is a Layer ? It is the look you give your CreditPort data.  In other words, credit data can have a layer placed over it, making it easier to read. Or you might choose to view credit data from one bureau in the format of another.  If you're familiar with Equifax report, but want to use Trans Union data, you can view reports in report formats similar to other bureau's layout.

Summary
Start increasing your bottom line today. CreditPort is a ready and able system that is inexpensive to start using, plus CreditPort is low cost, offering the advantages of a high-end, enterprise-wide system that can grow with your company. 

To talk with a CreditPort representative with manufacturing and distribution expertise, simply call us at 800-456-6867.  We can get you online within 24 hours, or simply answer any other questions you might have.