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January

Best Practices
Articles within this issue focus on best practices in the B2B credit profession, providing readers with details on the research, tools, models and instruments they need to achieve their strategic business goals.

Credit departments look to this issue to find what they need to boost them to the front of the pack, making the January issue a great place to announce your company's latest products and services. Case studies* can also be included, especially ones that describe what a specific product or software solution can do for a credit professional and their company.

February

Current Issues, Future Trends
The February issue generally touches on many of the topics to be presented at the upcoming 2013 Credit Congress and Exposition in Las Vegas, NV. Articles focus on trends in the credit industry, from new products and features to centralized operations versus outsourcing. This is an issue that looks at the big picture and provides an overview of general, technological and economic trends, both in the U.S. and overseas.

Note: Double-page spreads are not available in this issue.

March

Global Opportunities
One of our most member-requested topics, this issue will focus heavily on international developments and the ways that credit professionals can best take advantage of booming markets in developing countries. This issue will also include articles by Credit Congress speakers and global business experts.

How about a case study* or a double-page spread? If you are a vendor of tools and services that can be put to use enhancing global operations and decreasing exporting risk, this is the issue for you to take advantage of. Don't forget your Credit Congress booth number!

April

B2B Relations(Pre-Credit Congress Issue)
A major part of a credit or financial professional's job is managing customer relationships and mitigating the issues related to disputed debts, contractual terms and inconsistencies. In the process, they often have to navigate through the internal divisions of their own companies. While many of these issues can be addressed by automated information systems that track customer responses, reduce exposure and monitor contract transactions and performance, many business-to-business relationships can be improved by simply knowing who your customers are, what they need and how they want to communicate through the issues.

If you sell a product or service that helps manage these cumbersome details for busy financial professionals, you can reach our select audience by advertising in the April issue.

Also, remember that pre-conference advertising is critical to your success! Maximize your pre-Credit Congress awareness by placing an ad in this issue—increasing your visibility will pay off as potential attendees are planning for the year's conference! Since this issue is distributed just before the event, advertising here will help increase your company's name recognition with Credit Congress attendees, making your booth stand out among the others in the Expo Hall.

May

Legal Issues (Conference Issue)
This issue has been the most popular issue among members and subscribers. It includes articles on current newsworthy cases and their implications for creditors, as well as columns focusing on creditors' committees, preferences, insolvency measurement and business turnaround potential. Contributed articles come from legal experts in various areas of business law.

Advertising in this issue guarantees you'll be seen—over and over—as the magazine is read and reread throughout the year, often passed around to in-company decision-makers as well as other professional networks.

June

Managing Business Risk
The essence of a credit professional's job is managing risk, knowing enough about a potential customer's creditworthiness from the start and reacting quickly should things turn sour. The June issue covers the standards that creditors use to measure risk, and also delves into how companies can use various tools like puts, letters of credit, liens and credit insurance to allow them to grow their business. Does your company provide a risk-mitigating product or service? Do you provide consulting or monitoring services to companies exporting and selling domestically? Then you can't afford not to advertise in this issue!

July/August

Solutions (Post-Conference Issue)
The July/August issue carries complete coverage of Credit Congress, including pages of photos and presentation summaries. For that reason, credit professionals hang on to it for reference and reminiscing. Aside from the conference coverage, this issue focuses on trends in the credit industry, specifically as they relate to new products and new technologies. Credit professionals and their departments turn to the Solutions issue to learn about the latest software and hardware they can implement to help them work faster and smarter. Companies with products that fit these criteria should make sure to take advantage of this issue with well-targeted advertising or a case study.*

Note: Double-page spreads are not available in this issue.

September/October

Getting Paid
Collections and deductions are every credit professional's concern. Articles in this issue will cover collection practices and law, and aim to help creditors reconcile receivables and quantify, analyze and solve their deductions problems. Included are discussions of automating and/or eliminating various tasks, unresolved customer deductions and invoice disputes.

This issue provides advertisers with an excellent platform to list the reasons their product is the best solution for helping a credit professional charged with managing these tasks. Case studies* that highlight a particularly successful scenario are also popular for this issue as well. Don't miss this opportunity to put your product in the hands of credit professionals!

November/
December

This issue topic was requested by members and subscribers who wanted to read about benchmarking tools they can use to achieve peak performance. If your company provides a product or service that benchmarks financial performance, helps credit professionals assess their institution's collections compared to industry benchmarks or assesses historical credit losses and measures how expected, or how average, credit losses have changed through their business cycle, this is your issue. In fact, any product or service that allows credit departments to quickly and accurately measure different ratios and statistics belongs in the Metrics issue. Members want to read about these resources, and advertising them in this issue ensures that your product will reach them before their budget year ends!

*Case studies are extremely lucrative advertising; many advertisers find that case studies generate more advertising leads than a regular paid ad. Why not showcase how your product or service can help companies achieve a best practice?