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January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Melissa Team 2020, Address Verification, Data Quality, Deduping, Identity Resolution, International Address Verification, Matching, Press Release

Melissa Celebrates 35 Years in Enterprise Data Quality

Unsurpassed Domain Knowledge and Technology Expertise Fuel Global Role in Improving Data for Analytics, CRM, Commerce, and Compliance Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – January 8, 2020 – Melissa, a leading provider of global address, name, email, phone, and identity verification solutions, is celebrating its 35th anniversary with renewed commitment to continued growth and enterprise data quality leadership. The company’s longevity…

December 27, 2019 Address Verification, Canada Post, Data Cleansing, Data Enrichment, Data Quality, Direct Mail, Express Entry, Listware Online, Mailers, Matching, NCOA, Tips & Solutions

5 Easy Resolutions to Keep a Clean Database in 2020

80% of New Year’s resolutions are abandoned as early as February! Are you going to keep yours this year? We hope you do! That’s why we’re sharing the 5 easiest resolutions (that you can actually keep) to build and maintain a clean database in 2020. Meet the two tools that will make it possible: Listware Online and Mailers Online. These…

December 9, 2019January 17, 2020 Melissa UK Team Address Check, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, Geocoding, Global ID Verification, Personator

Data Quality in the Insurance Sector

The importance of Data Quality in the Insurance sector Data is becoming increasingly valuable in the technology age. There’s also a lot more of it available as consumers become more comfortable with sharing their personal information through their connected devices. However, data needs to be clean and accurate to add value to a business, and nowhere is this more important…

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…

September 16, 2019 Address Verification, Article, Clinical Data Quality, Duplicate Elimination, Healthcare Data Management, Web API

Healthy Data for Better Healthcare

Evaluating and maintaining data quality is complex in any industry. However, the uniquely complex and non-stop aspects of healthcare data management complicate the process significantly. Characterized by a steady stream of patient records and evolving contact points, information must be managed effectively within a deep well of legacy data. Coding and filing claims, and constant updating of medical records, are…

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Verification, Article, Geocoding, Global Address Verification, Identity Resolution, Personator

There’s a Big Elephant in Your Business – Name it and Tame it!

There is an elephant in every business – and it’s trampling company profits, scaring away customers and blocking valuable insights. What’s your company’s elephant? Is it returned mail? Fraudulent transactions? Bad business decisions? Beware, these problems all stem from one big beast – bad address data. It’s time to address the elephant. Effective communications, predictive analytics, fraud prevention and ultimately,…

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 23, 2019May 14, 2019 Melissa Team Address Validation, Address Verification, Case Studies, Case Study, Ecommerce

How Online Retailer Learned from Amazon to Decrease Cart Abandonment & Increased Sales

E-commerce businesses are held to high standards. Why? Amazon. The conglomerate provides immediate, transparent shipping rates, setting the precedence that all other retail websites must provide the same. If they don’t? Customers abandon ship – or in a more literal sense, the shopping cart. Online apparel company, Huf, recognized the need to keep up. Explore how Huf is making strides…

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…