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Enhancing Address Quality by Understanding Return Codes
Generally, when correcting addresses with CASS, there are two different levels of matching: First, do the City and State match the 5-digit ZIP™ provided? Next, do the street name and primary number (or street number) compare to various ZIP + 4® ranges assigned to that same 5-digit ZIP Code™?
To combat this, many mailers look for resources, like PostalPro from USPS (formerly known as RIBBS® USPS), or expert data quality services, like NCOALink®, ACS™, and a dozen other processes to get ahead of bad addresses.
Refresh Your Knowledge on the Steps for Adding or Renewing PAFs
Hardcopy PAFs are our paper option for adding/or renewing PAFs. When using this method, the PAF form needs to be completed by all parties, and then faxed/emailed to DMS.
This time of year, getting catalogs and promotions out to as many holiday shoppers as possible becomes a goal for many mailers, which is why the holiday season brings a focus on quantity mailings.
The API is built on a modular and scalable architecture that allows software to be installed locally or distributed among any number of machines spread across a network.
When transferring Mail Manager to another computer, or if you are performing a periodic backup of your system, it is recommended that you backup your BCC Mail Manager files and package your lists.
On the User Forum, you can post comments and questions about our software, ask questions of your fellow mailers and even receive notifications as to when the bi-monthly software disks have been shipped.
Match the correct PAF for NCOALink TaskMaster Jobs
PAFs are required to be renewed annually, which often leads to changing List Owner details and tasks matching to invalid forms. A tip to help with this situation is using the PAFIDENTIFIER command to update the script.
Have you taken a look at your Mailer Scorecard lately? One of the biggest concerns from our customers seems to be the Barcode Uniqueness Errors that pop up now and again.