Address Check – Global Intelligence Blog

October 16, 2019October 21, 2019 Melissa DE Team 2019, Address Check, Address Quality, Address Validation, Address Verification, Adressprüfung, Adressvalidierung, Ecommerce, Germany, Global Address Verification, Global IP Locator, International Address Verification, IP Location, IP-Adressen lokalisieren, Presseberichte

Schöne Bescherung – mit Adressvalidierung statt Geoblocking im E-Commerce

Dieses Weihnachten wird anders – zumindest, was das Jahresendgeschäft der Onlinehändler betrifft. Denn die jüngste Geoblocking-Verordnung, die seit Anfang Dezember 2018 angewendet werden muss, fordert eine andere Praxis als die bisher verbreitete zum Schutz vor Betrug und zur Einhaltung der gesetzten Lieferbedingungen. Kunden dürfen im Hinblick auf den Zugang zu Waren oder Dienstleistungen aufgrund ihres Wohnsitzes oder dem Ort der…

July 8, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Validation, Address Verification, Customer Identities, Data Quality, Fraud Prevention, Global Address Verification, Global Data Quality, Global ID Verification

Using Address Verification to Foil the Bad Guys

How an Accounts Payable Company used Data Verification Services to Ward off Transaction Fraud Fraud prevention relies heavily on how quickly and confidently an organization can determine the customer is who they say they are – a process that’s easier said than done. In fact, 84% of businesses have fallen victim to fraud. Implementing a process to identify your customer…

May 27, 2019May 13, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, Article, Direct Mail, Mailing, Mailing & Shipping, Mailing Lists, NCOA, PAVE Certified

Leaking Profits? Plug up the UAA Drain!

Are you struggling to keep printing postage and service costs down? One culprit that could be putting a drain on your profit is return mail. You’d be surprised how undeliverable-as-addressed mail (UAA) can operate like a small tax on your business – costing a little bit in a lot of areas. Turn to page 24 in Mailing Systems and Technology’s…

May 16, 2019May 1, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Verification, Case Studies, Case Study

The City of Tempe Contends with Disparate Address Data until Discovering Melissa

Explore the City of Tempe’s disparate data dilemma and how Melissa’s Address Verification API standardized addresses across systems – reducing cost, waste and confusion, and allowing – for the first time ever – the ability to develop informational relationships across departments. With more than 185,000 residents, it is crucial for the City of Tempe to maintain accurate records to send…

May 13, 2019May 13, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Search, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, Data Enhancement, Data Enrichment, Geocoding, Global Address Verification, Identity Resolution

Hip, Hip, Hooray! The Elephant Gets Addressed Today.

What’s the elephant in your business? Every company has one! I’m talking about the thing that costs you money, customers and insight. Could it be returned mail? How about fraudulent transactions? Whatever the problem, it all stems from one big beast – bad address data. Customer communication, fraud prevention, predictive analytics and ultimately, your bottom line, all hinge on the…

May 1, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, MAT

4 Ways MAK™ Optimizes Address Data

Any book made publicly available can be identified by an ISBN. It’s a unique identifier used worldwide by publishers, booksellers and libraries. Just like an ISBN, your business can utilize a unique identifier for every street address – the Melissa Address Key™ (MAK). MAK technology is address data management at its finest. With address identifier technology, organizations can transform global…

April 2, 2019 Author Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, Case Studies, Case Study, Clean Suite, Data Cleansing, Data Quality, Data Quality Services, Global Address Verification, Global Data Quality

Rinsing Out Bad Patient Data Increased Efficiency for Dental School

Unverified and outdated address data plagued the database of the University of Iowa’s School of Dentistry, having a tremendous effect on the communication with its patients. Check out this case study to see how the dental school rinsed out bad data, continues to maintain sparkly clean patient records, and most importantly, increased operational efficiency. Mailing has always been an integral…

March 6, 2019March 5, 2019 Author Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, Analyzing Data, Analyzing Data Quality, Article, Big Data, BusinessCoder, Canada Post, Canadian Change of Address, CASS Certification, Clean Suite, Data Cleansing, Data Enhancement, Data Enrichment, Data Matching, Data Profiling, Data Quality, Demographics, Digital Identity Verification, Direct Mail, Duplicate Elimination, eIDV, Email Append, Email Marketing, Email Verification, Firmographics, Fuzzy Matching, Geocoding, Global Address Verification, Global Data Quality, Global Email, Global ID Verification, Global IP Locator, Global Name, Global Phone Verification, Golden Record, HIPAA, Householding, Identity Resolution, International Address Verification, IP Location, Location Intelligence, Mailing & Shipping, Mailing Lists, Marketing, MAT, Matching, MDM, Melissa Developer, Melissa Informatics, NCOA, News & Events, PAVE Certified, Presorting, Press Release, Property Data, Quick Tips, Record Linkage, Tips & Solutions, U.S. Property Service, Web API

Melissa Offers Insight on How a Healthy Data Lifecycle Supports Smart Business Decisions

New Resource Touts the Importance of Full Spectrum Protection to Combat Data Pitfalls Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – March 6, 2019 – Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced availability of the 2019 Melissa Solutions Catalog, a new resource that shares a wealth of information on the importance of good data, including how…

February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 Melissa Team Address Check, Address Quality, Address Validation, Address Verification, Customer Identities, Data Quality, Digital Identity Verification, eIDV, FinTech, Full Contact Authentication, Global Address Verification, Global Data Quality, Global ID Verification, Healthcare Data Management, Identity Resolution, International Address Verification, News & Events, Personator World, Press Release

Enterprise Demand for Identity Verification and Address Management Fuel Global Growth for Melissa

Melissa Opens New Locations in Europe and Asia to Deliver Data Quality Solutions to Expanding Financial Services, Healthcare, and Ecommerce Markets Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – February 12, 2019 – Melissa, a leading provider of global contact data quality and identity verification solutions, today announced global growth in support of enterprise customer needs for identity verification and address management solutions.…

February 4, 2019January 21, 2019 Melissa UK Team Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Verification, Analyzing Data, Analyzing Data Quality, Big Data, Data Management, Data Matching, Data Profiling, Data Quality, Data Quality Assessment, United Kingdom

The Role of Data Quality for Charities

2% of contact data is subject to inaccuracies every month which means that almost 25% of data is corrupted on an annual basis. However, new statistics demonstrate that organisations find almost 30% of their contact data to be inaccurate. This is not an alarming statistic as smart technology has meant that we are more connected than ever, but it has…