What's the buzz?
Here is a selection of recent articles that reveals what's going on in the world of address verification, data quality and bad addresses:
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New Mass-Mail Rules Require More-Frequent Database Scrubs Postal regulations will require companies to scrub address database every 95 days Read more: Address correction software | NCOA |
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Millions in rebates, refunds returned to IRS More than 383,000 tax refund checks returned to the IRS due to bad addresses. Read more: QAS solutions for government agencies |
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How To Get A Data Quality Initiative Off The Ground Leading research firm outlines think big, start small approach to enterprise data quality. Read more: QAS white paper - Raising the Stakes on Address Data Quality |
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Unemployment Checks Lost in the Mail The Illinois Department of Employment Security recieves 933 calls regarding 19,590 delayed checks. Read more: QAS solutions for government agencies | claims handled more efficiently with QAS |
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Identifying and Eliminating Common Errors in Forms Processing Fixing errors during the data entry process can save "a tremendous amount of time and money." Read more: QAS solutions for healthcare providers | online address validation |
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Lower Price in Store for Customers Competitive pricing initiative intends to boost cost savings for users of expedited mail services. Read more: CASS™ certification | address correction software |
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First-Class Stamps Cost A Penny More Increase accompanied by zone-based pricing system to assist bulk mailers targeting nearby destinations. Read more: CASS™ certified QAS Batch |
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Postal Optimization: A Growing Business Imperative Outlines various ways to reduce the cost and increase the effectiveness of direct mail. Read more: address standardization |
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Duplicate Addresses Can Delay Emergency Responders A delay in reaching the victim paints a clear picture of the problem with duplicate addresses in Jackson County. |
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Helpful Stranger Knew Value of Son's Sidetracked Treasures Irreplaceable belongings were sent to the wrong addresses and close to being gone forever. Read more: address verification software |
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ATF Agents Burst Into Wrong House In NW Miami-Dade County, the ATF agents, were off by one block and ended up raiding the wrong house. Read more: address verification software |
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D.C. Fire Engine Goes to Wrong Address; Man Dies Confusing "G Street" with "G Place" in Washington, DC leads to an 11 minute delay in emergency response. |
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Green Companies Use List Hygiene To Trim Waste A survey was taken which ranked "direct mail waste reduction" as one of the top two areas of focus when adopting more eco-friendly business practices. Read more: green marketing whitepaper |
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Location Is Fundamental To Underwriting And Other Core Insurance Processes P&C insurer Manga Carta was able to verify whether a small private plane was insured at that location. Read more: QAS software helps insurance carriers |
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Avoiding Mistakes in Multichannel Environment Research "shows that 77% of American businesses admit to losing revenue to simple data errors." Read more: address validator solutions |
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How 1-800-GOT-Junk Gets Its Trucks to the Right Place At the Right Time Address verification software lead 1-800-GOT-JUNK trucks to the right place at the right time. Read more: address verification software |
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