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Introducing: The Data Trifecta

Introducing: The Data Trifecta

Data quality, or lack thereof, impacts businesses in many ways. Poor data quality, for example, wastes time, paper, and money. Poor data quality can also mean shipping delays, ...
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Validate Bank ID Numbers on Credit Cards to Reduce Chargebacks

Validate Bank ID Numbers on Credit Cards to Reduce Chargebacks

Updated from original post What is a Credit Card BIN and How These Six Little Numbers can Protect Your Bottom Line, published 02/20/10Gift cards and prepaid credit cards ...
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5 Reasons Why Customers will Thank You for Using Contact Validation

5 Reasons Why Customers will Thank You for Using Contact Validation

Contact validation is commonly used to prevent fraud and build businesses. The business case for contact validation is well established, and these tools are essential to protect and ...
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4 Benefits to Customer Outreach Through SMS

4 Benefits to Customer Outreach Through SMS

As a consumer, what do you consider to be the easiest, fastest, and most convenient way to have a message delivered to you? Postal mail is slow and ...
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Data Normalization: The Key to Verifying Online Leads & Orders

Data Normalization: The Key to Verifying Online Leads & Orders

Updated from original post Why Cross Checking is Important When Using a Contact Validation Web Service, published 02/17/10Although the Internet allows for many business benefits, it is also ...
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When & How to Best Use Batch Cleanup

When & How to Best Use Batch Cleanup

Updated from original post The Business of Batches, published 04/02/09 We are often asked, “What is the difference between integrating an API versus running a batch?” Running a ...
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Ensuring Insurance Covers the Proper Property

Ensuring Insurance Covers the Proper Property

Location, location, location. Those are often claimed to be the three most important words in real estate. Since new homeowners need to properly insure their new investment, location, ...
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Service Objects Save Customers 300 Tons of Paper Each Month

Service Objects Save Customers 300 Tons of Paper Each Month

Each year a staggering amount of paper waste ends up in our landfills from undeliverable as addressed mail. Service Objects suite of Address Validation APIs save approximately 300 ...
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Solving the Case of the Undeliverable Address

Solving the Case of the Undeliverable Address

As I recently experienced, a valid address is not always an accurate address. Businesses rely on valid addresses to ensure deliverable mail, save costs associated with returned mail, ...
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