Global Intelligence Blog

September 28, 2020 Melissa AU Team Ecommerce

APAC E-Commerce Surges During Pandemic, Fraud Spikes Too

Ecommerce is probably the only sector that has seen growth amid the COVID-19 pandemic. We’re shopping for everything from groceries to clothes and appliances online. It’s not just millennials that are shopping online, even those who have never used a debit card to shop before are experimenting with online shopping. Salesforce Shopping Index suggests that digital e-com revenues saw a…

September 25, 2020 2020, Ecommerce

[WEBINAR] The Importance of Knowing Your Customer

Ecommerce volume is soaring—and the holidays will drive demand even higher. It’s more important than ever before to understand your website’s audience and avoid the problems that come from inadequate order verification. In this webinar, we’ll draw from Digital Commerce 360 data and news reporting to discuss how retailers can avoid the problems that come from insufficient knowledge of their…

September 23, 2020September 29, 2020 Melissa Team 2020, Data Enhancement, Data Enrichment, Data Integration, Data Management, Data Quality, Press Release

Gartner Names Melissa to Data Quality Solutions Magic Quadrant

The world’s leading research and advisory company’s evaluation recognizes vendors for completeness of vision and ability to execute Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – September 23, 2020 – Melissa Data, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner as a Niche Player in the Magic Quadrant for Data Quality Solutions1.…

September 18, 2020September 18, 2020 Melissa IN Team Address Autocomplete, India

Why Address Autocomplete Is So Crucial For Ecommerce Sites

Whether you sell everyday goods, luxury brands or niche art supplies, setting up an e-commerce website is no longer optional – it’s critical to your success. That said, simply having a website isn’t enough. Your website must be easy to navigate, let you onboard customers quickly and yet give you all the information needed to deliver the product to your…

September 17, 2020 Geocoding, Location Intelligence, News & Events

[WEBINAR] Explore When to Use OpenStreetMaps vs Premium Addresses

OpenStreetMaps is a popular and well-known open source repository for address and GIS data. It may be tempting to want to use this free data to solve your business problems. In many cases, this data may be perfect for what you need; however, there are also many scenarios where a premium paid for a data set is required or preferred.…

September 16, 2020 2020, Data Quality Components for SSIS, News & Events, Press Release, SQL Server Integration Services

Melissa Extends Global Sponsorship of SQLSaturdays

Rancho Santa Margarita, CALIF – September 16, 2020 – Melissa, a leading provider of global data quality and address management solutions, today announced its global sponsorship of the SQLSaturdays event series supporting Microsoft data professionals worldwide with networking, education, and peer-based learning. Melissa will sponsor an ongoing slate of free events around the globe, addressing data quality challenges across data…

September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Data Matching, Deduping, Matching, SQL Server Integration Services

[WEBINAR] Integrating Matching in SQL Server with MatchUp

Does this sound familiar? You just removed the duplicate data from your database. You’re ready to add real-time or scheduled inserts but you don’t want to go through the hassle of re-processing every record. Now, you don’t have to. Melissa’s MatchUp Object gives you the ability to perform the same advanced matching as batch processing through a set of CLR…

September 8, 2020 Address Verification, CRM, Express Entry, Geocoding

[WEBINAR] Reduce Delivery Costs in Dynamics CRM

Address accuracy is critical for companies that need to ensure shipments reach the right destination or to direct consumers to locations for pickup, drop-offs, repairs or other business reasons. For companies using Microsoft Dynamics 365 (CRM) to store addresses (accounts, customers, contacts, etc.) without the Field Service app, there is no way to make sure addresses are accurate. Incomplete or…

August 14, 2020 Melissa IN Team Data Governance

Master Data Governance: 6 Best Practices

There is nothing more precious than data. Businesses guard it like their survival depends on it. In fact, their survival, goodwill and reputation depend on how well they treat and guard their data. So enterprises should give utmost importance to Master Data Governance, especially in the light of stringent compliant laws like the GDPR (European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation).…

August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 Melissa AU Team Data Profiling, Data Quality

The Need Of The Hour – Unified Data Profiling, Integration, And Quality

When it comes to making data usable, it is important to note that data profiling, data integration and data quality should ideally be practiced in tandem with each other but cannot be consolidated as a single practice. All three practices address related issues in data acquisition, assessment and improvement and are often conducted by the same team. What Is Data…