Style Guide For Merchants and Professional Collection Bureau, Inc.
Branding
Favicon
Colors
Color Swatches
- #fc303e
- #74cfe4
- #2a2e36
- #e6e6e6
- #ffffff
Color Palettes
- #c6eaf2
- #8dd7e8
- #74cfe4
- #f25963
- #da323d
- #fc303e
- #676769
- #3e4148
- #292d36
- #f9f7f7
- #ff9600
- #e6e6e6
- #fff
Background
Company Information
Merchants and Professional Collection Bureau, Inc. is a full-service debt collection agency serving Austin, Texas and the surrounding areas. Since 1965, we have been setting industry standards for dependable debt recovery strategies and accounts receivable management. We have been exclusively endorsed by The Travis County Medical Society since 1988.
Audience
- Bread and butter customer: Small and mid-sized healthcare practices/clinics with multiple practitioners in D/FW, Houston, and San Antonio
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- OB/GYN
- Orthopedic
- “Multidisciplinary practices”
- Ideal customer: Large medical practices with 100+ practitioners
- Other audiences:
- Utility companies
- Electric cooperatives
- Municipal utilities
- Residential
- Commercial
- Retail operations
- Utility companies
CONTENT STYLE OVERVIEW
- Content Principles and General Guidelines Our content is designed to be
- Clear
- Concise
- User-friendly
Copy for the MPB website and marketing materials should be personable and helpful while maintaining professionalism and reflecting our position as an established firm with a long-standing reputation. Unlike our competitors, we stay away from technical jargon or flowery language. Content should be easily understood by someone with a high school education.
Brand Personality
We are a responsive, approachable brand with dedicated service representatives who know our clients by name. We are large enough to provide a wide range of services but small enough to create a personal connection with clients. We are clean, straightforward, and a little old school — in the best possible way. We are up front with our clients: no funky fees, no complicated contracts, and no locked-in time commitment. Our reputation and our results are how we keep clients.
GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
- Style guide. Use APA style for digital and marketing content
- Spelling: Use American English spelling and the Merriam Webster dictionary for reference.
- Oxford commas. Use oxford commas for clarity.
- Special terminology.
- Never use the term “credit bureau” when referring to MPB. Use the term “collections bureau” instead.
- Use the term “national credit reporting repositories”
- Don’t use “credit reporting agency” when referring to credit repositories
Typography
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Intro
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Blockquote
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Form
List
Basic List
- Item 1
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Plain List
- Item 1
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Tight Spacing Between
- Item 1
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No Space Between
- Item 1
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Inline List
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Style Position Inside
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Font
h1,h2,h3,h4 font-family: ProximaNova Semibold;
h5,h6 font-family: ProximaNova Semibold;
p ProximaNova Regular
Button, a, ul, li, blockquote, span font-family: ProximaNova Semibold;
Two Box Layout
Three Box Layout
Four Box Layout
Information Blocks
Accounts are reported to the three major credit repositories on a monthly basis, unless you specify otherwise.
State of the Art technology to assist our highly trained professional debt recovery agents.
24/7 access to your secure client view account to review balances, report payments and upload new accounts.
Accounts are reported to the three major credit repositories on a monthly basis, unless you specify otherwise.
State of the Art technology to assist our highly trained professional debt recovery agents.
24/7 access to your secure client view account to review balances, report payments and upload new accounts.
Image Layout Design
Endorsements
MPB has shown the flexibility to operate their collection procedures to fit our particular needs. We can recommend MPB for collection services without hesitation.
MPB has shown the flexibility to operate their collection procedures to fit our particular needs. We can recommend MPB for collection services without hesitation.