Posts Tagged ‘ data quality ’

Targeting and relevancy: equally important yet very different

As marketers get better at targeting and engaging their customers, it’s important for them to remember that targeting and relevancy are not the same thing. With targeting, it’s easy enough to figure out that a certain group of people should be included in a certain campaign, but which item to promote should be tied to past purchase history. [ READ MORE ]

Address verification for global companies

Today, it costs more than $40 to send a five pound package from the U.S. to Canada or Mexico. The cost to Europe or South America is even more expensive. For U.S. companies operating on a global scale, such as retail specialists or ecommerce organizations, address accuracy is crucial. Organizations can’t afford undeliverable mail and [...][ READ MORE ]

Email spring cleaning

Email spring cleaning shouldn’t be limited to a consumer’s inbox; it’s also a great opportunity for marketers to clean up their email files. [ READ MORE ]

Direct mail vs. Email

According to Epsilon Targeting’s latest Consumer Channel Preference Study of 5,000 consumers in North America, 60% of consumers report an “emotional boost” from receiving direct mail, agreeing that they enjoying checking their mailbox. This report showed that across all categories, direct mail continues to be a trusted source of information. It’s always good to reach [...][ READ MORE ]

Boost business with email validation and verification tools

Companies now routinely use digital media to engage with customers, clients and partners, with emails in particular firmly established as a popular means of communication. But simply sending emails is not always enough – businesses have to be sure they are targeting their desired audience effectively. If companies send out mass emails, it is probable [...][ READ MORE ]

Driving customer loyalty with better data management

It costs less money to keep existing customers than to find new ones. As the economy continues to struggle, emphasis remains on customer retention and engagement. Unfortunately, for many organizations, poor data quality has led to decreased service levels and an inaccurate customer view. According to a recent Experian QAS study, 83% of companies currently [...][ READ MORE ]

How Direct Mailers get the most from NCOALink®

Most marketers think of NCOALink – national change of address data – from the USPS® as a commodity. It has been available for primarily changing addresses in one form or another since 1987. NCOALink can have significant positive results on a company’s bottom line depending on how it’s used. [ READ MORE ]

Address management and one-to-one marketing

Marketers of the past used mass marketing to reach prospects, sending one message to everyone with no segmentation or targeting. Today, marketing practices have evolved to customized, one-to-one marketing, a more effective and personalized technique. The goal of one-to-one marketing is to target relevant offers to each consumer. While this high level of segmentation is [...][ READ MORE ]

What’s new in 2012 for data quality?

Over the past few years, data quality has become more important and many reports show that trend will continue. Organizations use to focus on collecting an accurate mailing address in order to save costs and improve operational efficiencies around direct mail and catalog campaigns. Now, we see businesses validating a host of different contact data [...][ READ MORE ]

A CheetahMail New Years’ Resolution: Giving Up Email Append

Ten years ago in December of 2001, I coordinated an initiative with many of the leading email service and data providers to agree upon “Best Practices for Email Append” under the auspices of the Association for Interactive Marketing (a former subsidiary of the DMA).   At the time, my thought was that since few offline marketers [...][ READ MORE ]