Keeping the data really fresh
“67% of all UK mail contains address errors” Source Direct Mail Information Service
Clean fresh data is crucial to business success. As a business, keeping in contact with key customers and prospects is critical to success. Every day changes are happening to business data: there are thousands of telephone number changes, companies changing their details and personnel moving offices. Businesses move or change their phone numbers and may not tell every supplier, the changes go unseen until it’s time to contact a key prospect and you find that they are not there any longer.
The increased use of laptops, PDA’s and other portable devices often means that a number of versions of the database exist. Which one is correct? We help companies resolve these issues, clean, verify, purge and merge the data so there is only one company-wide view. We also offer a number of CRM solutions that can give central control whilst allowing all relevant staff to view or use the live database. Systems can be 99% secure and staff cannot make unauthorised copies of the data - Contact the sales line for more details +44 (0)845 4089425
Verify or add telephone numbers
Each day between 30,000 to 50,000 telephone numbers change on the UK land-line network. Data can be screened for verification of existing numbers or additional new numbers. Ex directory numbers can be flagged to confirm residence, TPS & CTPS processing can be run at the same time. Covers both BT and cable operators
The Business Suppression File
This file contains more than six million records of company changes and insolvencies. Compiled from Dunn & Bradstreet and The REaD Group, the BSF offers one of the most effective ways to combat the 5.7 million business changes that are happening every year. According to the Direct Mail Information Service 67% of all mail contains errors!.
Business Change of Address File (BCOA)
This is compiled from Royal Mail from its Business Post Redirection Service and provides a comprehensive list of businesses that have moved premises. This gives the dual benefit of reducing the cost of wasted mail and the opportunity to gain forwarding addresses - 30,000 new additions monthly
Add new information to your business data
Incorrect contact details are major contributors to the failure of companies to gain business. Add and verify key company contact details such as Managing Directors and Financial Directors at more than a million UK companies. Using the latest business databases add new information such as Contact names, Business Classifications, E-Mail addresses , employee numbers, number of branches
Profiling
Your business data is matched against the UK Business universe of more than 2.3m businesses. This process will build a report showing the industry sectors, business sizes and locations of your current customers. The report also shows how many additional prospects are available .
TPS
UK residential subscribers as well as non limited companies have been able to register their phone number(s) not to receive unsolicited sales calls. Any company using prospect data for telemarketing should screen the data before calling and, if the data is continually being called, every 28 days thereafter. This is a legal requirement and the fine for non-compliance is £5,000. Over 14m numbers are currently TPS registered..
Corporate TPS
As from June 2004, all UK companies have been able to register their main and DDI numbers not to receive unsolicited sales calls. Any company using prospect data for telemarketing should screen the data before calling and, if the data is continually being called, every 28 days thereafter. This is a legal requirement and the fine for non-compliance is £5,000.
Fax Preference Service
The Fax Preference Service enables you to meet the recent legal requirements to identify and screen out the fax numbers of individuals who have registered their desire not to receive unsolicited faxes. This is a legal requirement: failure to comply may result in a £5,000 fine, Process both Fax lines and Telephone lines for complete protection.
Mailing Preference Service
The Mailing Preference Service, although not a legal requirement, enables you to meet the Direct Marketing Association’s best practice guidelines to identify and screen out the addresses of individuals who have registered their desire not to receive unsolicited mailings.