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Have you recently sent out a mailing only to have it returned? This article will help to uncover some reasons why and even provide potential solutions. Reasons Why Your Mail is Being Returned New Move One major reason could be that the person you are trying to reach, moved. It is important to keep
The main source for the Deceased Flag is the Social Security Administration (SSA) Death Masterfile. Here is some information on FreeNCOA’s Deceased file and some info on the SSA. In addition to the SSA Deathmaster, we have integrated other state and federal sources (additional historical SSA records, credit bureau header data,
Most people think that NCOA is just for Direct Mail, but it is not. NCOA processing can greatly improve your match rates on phone appends, email appends, and demographic appends. Typically, about 20% of households move each year. Keeping track of move updates and data changes is a constant challenge for
What Does CASS Stand For? First and foremost, CASS stands for Coding Accuracy Support System. This system validates addresses by updating outdated addresses and verifying that they are still valid and complete. CASS is important to use because it ensures that your data file is up to USPS postal standards. For instance,
Most people think that NCOA is just for Direct Mail, but did you know that NCOA processing can greatly improve your match rates on phone appends, email appends, and demographic appends? Typically, about 20% of households move each year. Keeping track of move updates and data changes is a constant challenge for
Are you confused why a record looks deliverable but is being returned by your CASS or NCOA provider as non-deliverable? Address correction (CASS) or National Change of Address (NCOA) Processing will provide this error code for all returned addresses even if they were corrected successfully. Error codes 0-86 are deliverable.
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