PLANET is an international association serving lawn care professionals, landscape management contractors, design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. PLANET develops and maintains active programs for approximately 4,000 member firms.

“PLANET’s leadership is excited to announce its new partnership with American Profit Recovery,” states PLANET CEO Tanya Tolpegin. “Handling debt collections with valued customers can be challenging. By taking on all elements of the collection process, APR provides the perfect solution to this sensitive issue — it’s a great example of how PLANET delivers unparalleled value to its membership through its affinity partnerships.”

“Our goal is simple; recover our clients’ money, and keep their customers,” said Matt Moskowitz, one of five founders of APR. “We’ve found that taking a more diplomatic approach towards the consumer, collects more, and helps our client to keep their customers coming back. We will work very hard to help PLANET members ease the burden of the collection process.”

In addition to managing and tracking collections, the program makes collections summaries readily available through proprietary technology called APR web®. From a simple overview to a more detailed summary suitable for ongoing activity monitoring, control of the entire outsourced collection process is handled through this fully secured, browser-based program.

About The Professional Landcare Network:

PLANET, the Professional Landcare Network, is an international association serving lawn care professionals, landscape management contractors, design/build/installation professionals, and interior plantscapers. PLANET provides its members with a good business foundation to help them evaluate, plan, and better manage their companies. Member firms have direct access to marketing tools, industry specific business publications, updates on legislative issues, and networking opportunities that can assist them in becoming more profitable. For more information about this and other PLANET programs, contact the PLANET office at (800) 395-2522 or visit LandcareNetwork.org.

About American Profit Recovery:

American Profit Recovery (APR) is an accounts receivable management firm with offices in Massachusetts, Michigan, North Carolina and Kentucky. Founded in 2004, APR specializes in the collection of third-party debt in industries such as medical/dental, banking, trades, lawn care and other professional services. The firm serves approximately 2300 clients nationwide.

American Profit Recovery has developed a proven system of third-party debt resolution with a flat, low fee system and state-of-the-art client-controlled technology, not typically seen in the collection industry. APR uses a two-tiered approach to resolving debt for clients. With early intervention and a strong focus on ethics and diplomacy with consumers, APR works hard to preserve the relationship between client and consumer with an ultimate goal of keeping the business relationship in tact.

APR’s technology and business model has proven very successful as their success rate is far above the industry average of 11 percent. As a result, American Profit Recovery was recently named one of Collection Advisor's 50 Most Influential Collection Agencies in the industry.

American Profit Recovery can be reached at 800-711-0023 or http://www.americanprofit.net/