On average, 40% of movers do not file a change of address notification with the USPS. These movers do not exist in the NCOALink database, making it impossible for the process to find moves for these recipients. This is where Proprietary Change of Address or PCOA is beneficial being that information is captured through other sources such… Read: A Glimpse inside Proprietary Change of Address (PCOA) »

Redi-Mail, a comprehensive, end-to-end offering of marketing solutions provider, announced via press release on its web site it adopted BCC Mail Manager Full Service. This installation enables Redi-Mail more streamlined data and postal processing, including more advanced NCOA capabilities. The software will also be utilized by Redi-Mail’s sister company, Redi-Data, for standardizing customer files for… Read: BCC Software Welcomes Redi-Mail to the Full Service Family »

If you have signed up for the Update Notification thread on the BCC Software Customer Portal User Forum you are getting emails informing you that there is a new Table Update available. Just in case you have forgotten, each table affects a different aspect of your Presort Data. As a reminder of what each of… Read: Tech Tip: The Importance of Updating Presort Tables »

Enterprise address correction software from BCC Software continues to get better with every release. As we on-board more and more customers, we’re receiving feedback about how Datavolve is used in real world instances. We’re continuing to make adjustments to support the enterprise data stewards and high complexity mailing environments that choose Datavolve as a solution… Read: What’s new with Datavolve? »

Are you ready for the new “Privacy Shield” regulations? The new European Union-United States agreement will bring some major changes for American businesses that process European customer data. On July 12, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new EU-US. Privacy Shield (formerly known as EU-US Safe Harbor). The new Privacy Shield framework protects the fundamental… Read: Guest Article from Global Z International: EU-US Privacy Shield Brings Major Changes for Global Data Processors »

The 2016 Graph Expo is less than two months away! Have you begun to plan your event yet? There are several ways to get the most out of your investment at Graph Expo 2016. Attend the Seminar Program. Graph Expo offers seven educational seminar series, ranging from effective selling techniques to hands-on training labs. To… Read: Gearing Up for Graph Expo 2016 »

We’ve had overwhelmingly positive feedback from past attendees of all our training classes, but there have been two areas that some have expressed interest in changing:  lower prices and shorter classes. So we have listened. Starting in August, our three day classes (Standard Workshop and Advanced Workshop) will be reduced to two days each. They… Read: New and exciting changes coming to our Login-Live training classes. »

BCC Software was again a proud sponsor of the annual In-Plant Printing and Mailing Association (IPMA) tradeshow, held June 20-25 in Denver. In-plant printing departments are most closely associated with businesses in the financial, healthcare, and education industry and are responsible for their parent organization’s printing, stationery, and signage needs. In their State of the… Read: Recapping IPMA 2016 »

Increasing productivity and saving money. That’s the bottom line for mailers attending Graph Expo 2016. BCC Mail Manager has been the long-time leader in presort software, but at this year’s show, visitors will get to see a new side of BCC Software. This year’s show will focus around tools and services that will help both… Read: See the Value of Optimized Workflows with BCC Software at Graph Expo 2016 »

Over the past few months we’ve been providing information about a new API platform we’ve been working on. On June 7 we officially announced the launch of the Integratec API platform. The early feedback from our beta users has been incredible. Paul Naylor, CFO of Salt Lake Mailing & Printing has been beta testing the… Read: It’s here! Announcing BCC Software’s new API Platform: Integratec »

The first half of 2016 has certainly been interesting and has set the stage for what could be profound changes to the mailing industry in the second half of this year and beyond. BCC Software is closely monitoring these activities and in some cases is also directly involved, particularly through MTAC and industry associations such… Read: Second Half Industry Preview 2016 »

This is to serve as a friendly reminder of necessary steps to take when needing to cancel a Data Marketing Services (DMS) job, sent through Mail Manager. It is good practice, when needing to cancel a job, to notify the DMS department to prevent the job from being processed and you incurring charges. We recommend… Read: Tech- Tip – Avoid Unnecessary DMS Charges »

Coming up short of material for a job and really do not want re-presort your list? Well, there is a way that you can report the shortage using Mail.dat, without having to redo everything! Add the ‘Mail Piece Status’ field to the list layout. Mark the field with the appropriate information code. W = Wasted… Read: Reporting shortages »