Using Address Verification to Foil the Bad Guys

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 | , , , , , ,

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 is integral to protecting your organization, yet extremely challenging.… Read More

Leaking Profits? Plug up the UAA Drain!

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 | , , , , , , , , ,

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 June issue to see Melissa’s article: Taking Action to Void Undeliverable-as-Addressed Mail.… Read More

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

Melissa Team | Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Verification, Case Studies, Case Study | , , ,

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 mailings to constituents.… Read More

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

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 | , , , , , , , ,

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 quality of your address data.… Read More

4 Ways MAK™ Optimizes Address Data

Melissa Team | Address Check, Address Correction, Address Quality, Address Standardization, Address Validation, Address Verification, MAT | , , , , , , , , ,

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 address data into a reliable index of numerical keys, essentially creating coded addresses.… Read More