We are very proud of Integr8’s real-time data validation services which offer customers an industry leading web service, and were delighted to be approached by cloud services provider, Quotevine to assist them with address validation (also known as Postcode lookup) and bank account validation for their organisation.
 
Quotevine is a cloud services provider for the automotive sector. It offers solutions to common industry problems through its innovative SaaS architecture, without the expense, hassle and delay of buying hardware and software, running internal projects and managing IT infrastructure.

The integration of data8’s address validation and bank account validation by Quotevine will ensure that vital information is captured quickly and accurately, saving Quotevine’s clients time and the cost of failed payments and bank re-processing fees.
 
Daniel Layne, Director, Quotevine commented “We were using another competitor for our address validation and bank account validation, but approached data8 as we knew they represented good value for money and an excellent service. The integration of their web services into our systems was easy and we look forward to them adding revenue to the business”

data8’ validation suite is one of the most comprehensive, choose from address validation, telephone validation, email validation, mobile validation, companies house validation, bank account validation, live number testing, credit card validation and residency validation. 

If so, we recommed you look at a few of the options you have available:

1. Continue to collect these numbers but pass them though a data cleansing service before calling

2. Validate the numbers using rule based telephone validation to eliminate a high proportion of these numbers

3. Use real-time mobile validation and landline validation at the point of entry to prompt a user that they have entered incorrect details and can not proceed

4. Integrate telephone validation as part of a score card on your contact form with other services such as residency verification, email validation and salacious names lookup to filter out all invalid registrations.

To find out more about the webservice APIs available from Data8, feel free to call us on 0151 355 4555 for a non-obligation Free Trial.

Nicola Carpenter at the DMA today posted on a study saying that charities need to "up their game in social media". According to the article, charities are losing money because people simply don't know how to give a donation when following them on twitter or liking their Facebook page.

Social media is great for getting the message across and should be embraced by charities. However, I would urge them not to neglect the basics. It is proven that direct mail and telephone supporter contact generates a higher donation rate than e-marketing or in this case, social media.

So, what can be done? Data cleansing of existing supporters including obtaining new addresses for lapsed supporters, telephone number appending & validation and deceased screening. With all these services available online, the process is simple, quick and easy with the data being ready within a few minutes.

In short, whilst charities should be embracing social media, don't neglect more "traditional" marketing channels to ensure excellent results.

To find out more about the work we do for charities, feel free to give one of the team a call on 0151 355 4555.

When you’re trading on the web, speed is everything. More than ever, the functionality and performance of your website matters. Once you've chosen a fast hosting company and meticulously planned the site to reduce the number of clicks to a bare minimum you're almost done, right? Well not necessarily? ...

... At Data8 we are constantly surprised to see excellent quality websites capturing poor quality data. Of course, the new sophisticated technologies such as interactive games, advanced graphics and High Quality videos attract attention and put your brand out there. However the technology behind the marketing plan should make the buying process as simple as possible for your customer.

Our postcode lookup address capture service, for example can reduce keystrokes by up to 90% reducing cart abandonment. Other services such as live telephone number validation and mobile validation strengthen the quality of personal data that you capture at the source and can give you a second chance to ensure you can make contact with the prospects you have worked so hard to attract.

How can Live Line Number Testing work for me? If you are a telemarketing company there will be many instances where you are provided with a client file for a telemarketing project.  The client will oversupply telephone number data in order for you to have the appropriate number of records to call. Or naively they will expect their data to be 100% accurate as it is "their customer data."

You may be a debt collection company and have been provided with customer data where telephone numbers are potentially permission granted ex-directory telephone numbers.  But how do you validate these numbers if you are unable to obtain ex-directory telephone number information through live and up to date sources like BT OSIS.

So what is the consequence of working with poor quality telephone number data? Telephone number data can change rapidly.  There is a cost to your business when you provide your call centre staff with poor quality telephone numbers that are dead lines or unobtainable telephone numbers. It wastes valuable time and resource not to mention the impact it has on staff morale and the queries it raises that you have to handle internally. 

Using our live number testing service, you can ensure the telephone numbers you are working with are a callable telephone number.  Using the telephone network we ensure that a number is available to dial without making it ring. Because we are using the actual telephone network and not a simple database, or rule based technology, we get absolutely reliable results. 
Use our live line number services now to suppress all your bad numbers and provide your call centre staff with accurate telephone number data to immediate improve your results.  All you need to do is register with data8online http://www.data-8.co.uk/data8online/register.aspx