Jun 12, 2006 | News
SAPO, as part of the second phase, has identified that over 5% of ALL street dictionaries currently utilised in South Africa have either the Spelling or the Type or the Suburb for the street name incorrect. As such SAPO is will plan for the next phase. read more
Jan 12, 2006 | News
At a meeting on Tuesday the 24th of January 2006, the companies and representatives present voted on the forming of a new Direct Marketing Association, called DMA SA. This new Association will start of with a temporary board, andIntimate Data is proud to have its own founder, Darryl Joubert, as a FOUNDING MEMBER, and DIRECTOR of the new association. More news will follows from the communications department of the DMA... read more
Jun 12, 2005 | News
BMW has increased its Data Quality product range by Licensing Intimate_Value On-Line. This will ensure they are able to trap any data quality problems at source. read more
May 12, 2005 | News
The South African Post Office (SAPO) has launched their own Postal Address Quality Checking Software. Written under contract by Intimate Data. This version of software is the only version that is going to be used by the industry to prove to SAPO that the quality of the addresses they are mailing meets SAPO’s standards. SAPO Bulk Mail Customers may either CHECK THEMSELVES or send their data to a PAMSS to have it audited. To Audit themselves they need only download the FREE software from SAPO’s website, and run the program on the addresses they want to... read more
Mar 12, 2005 | News
Standard Bank has choosen to upgrade its Listclean product to the full blown Intimate_Value product. This will help Standard Bank keep all of it’s Customer’s CONTACT details as clean as possible. Intimate_Value has been installed in their BATCH and ON-LINE... read more
Feb 12, 2004 | News
SAPO has selected Intimate Data to build its National Address Database (NAD), and manage it for a period of 2 years. This means that ALL ADDRESSES serviced by SAPO, in South Africa, will be stored in their National Address Database, with links as to WHO is using the addresses. This data will be used by SAPO to verify addresses before bulk mailings are undertaken, ensuring good clean deliverable items. This will save millions, for SAPO in unecessary handling costs, and the industry in correct non returned deliveries. Intimate Data is also working with SAPO in ways of getting this information into the Bulk Users hands before they do their mailings. Verifying that your customer is actually at the supplied address will be made a lot easier, and more cost effective with the use of the... read more
Jan 12, 2004 | News
Volkswagen SA has invested in Intimate_Value and Value_Review from software supplier and service bureau Intimate Data to ensure improved ongoing accuracy of the German car manufacturer’s customer contact database. The software tool, which will be implemented during November for online access to all VW dealers across the country, is designed to cleanse and enrich customer data and provide a reliable foundation to boost marketing and business intelligence. It verifies and cleanses suburb names and postal codes, identifies areas with no street delivery, standardises address data, validates titles, checks names and surnames, confirms ID number formats and the check digit, checks gender against ID number and first name, validates dialing codes, phone numbers and e-mail addresses, and provides income segmentation based on suburb. The system also updates phone numbers which have changed since 1999. The data enrichment features, such as adding income category according to suburb, allow customer profiling and database segmentation, improving return on investment. The system, which meets all SA Post Office (SAPO) postal standards, is platform-independent and can be run online or in batch mode, enabling the offline correction of records. Monthly updates to the relevant table file information via Web or CD ensure that postal information and other validation dictionaries are always current. Value_Review is intelligent software designed to enable ultimate customer contactability and provide easy accessibility and consistent, reliable quality and data integrity, crucial to effective customer relationship management (CRM),” saysIntimate Data marketing director John Ross. “With accurate information online real-time, companies are able to ensure all information is correct at point of... read more
