If you’ve been dragging your feet on installing online address verification services, here’s an interesting observation from an industry expert that might prompt quick action. Kerry Munro, President of the Digital Delivery Network at Canada Post says, “Delays in payment receipt parcel delivery failures and poor customer experiences can often be the result of inaccurate […]
Why Direct Mail Campaigns Need Mailing Address Verification
June 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Planning a direct mail campaign? Is mailing address verification part of your blueprint? Making sure you have the right addresses can save you time, effort and stress. Here are some important reasons why you need mailing address verification: Customers could have moved or changed their postal address Handwritten addresses are not always legible and you […]
What Is Data Warehousing?
May 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Data warehousing typically refers to a central repository of data which is created by integrating information from a variety of sources. In the most general sense, data warehouses store current and historical data for analysis and reporting as well as customer communications. Since almost all companies need to have correct customer information for business communications […]
Is Bad Data A Hazard To Your Customers?
May 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
No matter what type of business you are running, customer satisfaction impacts your reputation and bottom line. Address data is an important part of customer service and business communication. So is bad data a hazard to your customers? Definitely! We have highlighted how data quality affects your customer experience. How Is Bad Data A Hazard […]
What Industries Best Utilize Address Validation Software?
April 17, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Virtually every business has a database with addresses of customers, whether it is for mail correspondence, deliveries or mailing of time sensitive materials. Address validation software is, therefore, an important part of every business operation irrespective of its size and needs. There are certain businesses, however, where the bottom line is directly affected by their […]
Why Is Address Quality Important?
April 3, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Address quality impacts your bottom line and company reputation. Returned or lost mail increases business cost and frustrates your customers. Simply put, your loss is the competition’s gain. With the wide availability of services today it takes very little for clients to move over to another provider. Every business needs to take a long and […]
Guided Address Capture Reference Implementation
March 31, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The nCode Programmers Toolkit provides many powerful tools that facilitate the efficient capture of accurate, standardized mailing addresses. One of the major advantages of nCode over other address quality products is the breadth and flexibility of the available features. nCode provides address analysis and automatic correction, address searching, as well as address parsing and address […]
Improved Automated Database Downloading
February 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
You may have read our Knowledge Base article Automating Reference Data Downloads, which describes the process of automating the monthly nCode Address Reference Database download process. You can create an unattended download job that let’s you look for reference database updates and download them automatically using the batch scheduling tool of your choice. This mechanism […]