Posts tagged ‘Lead Validation’
Why Cross Checking is Important When Using a Contact Validation Web Service
I have been working with web services for over 6 years now and have helped many companies both big and small to resolve their frustration with the online world of bogus lead chaos and bad affiliate programs.
With all of the information and services available to help validate your inbound leads you need to make sure that it is doing more than just a simple check for validity. There are a lot of Lead Validation services out there claiming that they are the best, but let’s really ask ourselves, what are they doing that is so unique? How will they really be able to assure you that they are catching your bad leads?
Good Question.
February 17, 2010 at 3:04 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
Residential Delivery Indicator (RDI) Coming to Service Objects
We have some exciting news for you. Service Objects has started the integration of RDITM to a few of our different DOTS Web Services. RDI is a data product offered by the United States Postal Service®, and is primarily used for determining if a delivery address is classified as residential or business.
As you can imagine, RDI will be used in both our DOTS Lead Validation and DOTS Address Validation Web Services. We plan on having RDI built into DOTS Lead Validation as early as July 1st, with availability in our DOTS Address Validation Web Service shortly there after.
What does RDI mean to our DOTS Lead Validation Web Service? Well, having the ability to determine if an address run through our services is residential or business is a big deal. It is yet another check that we will be able to perform in order to ensure our customers’ leads are valid and deliverable.
At Service Objects we are constantly working to improve our DOTS Web Services. We look forward to continuously providing our customers with new features to our DOTS Web Services, and RDI is definitely an exciting one.
As always, thanks for reading!
Alen D.
The Heart and Soul of Service Objects
To our wonderful clients and thousands of users who click on our Web site each day, Service Objects is a B2B company that provides real-time validation and fraud prevention solutions. But behind it all we have a great team of awesome individuals that not only love to help our clients, but love to help our community as well.
When Alen is not working around the clock to ensure absolute up-time for our clients, when Ryan is not explaining to Project Managers how DOTS Lead Validation can protect their affiliate lead gen projects, and when Jonas is not inventing new logic algorithms to combat the ever-evolving forms of online fraud, you will find Service Objects helping those in need.
At Service Objects social responsibility starts at the top with our executive team. On any given day you may find them serving our community by fixing bicycles on Earth Day, caring for pets during the recent evacuation of the Jesusita fires, or mentoring some of the young adults in Santa Barbara.
Giving back is part of our company culture and is the heart and soul of Service Objects. We are a lifetime supporter of the Humane Society, offer pro-bono licenses for public education, help Angel Flight West transport terminally-ill patients to receive medical care, and donate to local organizations in the Santa Barbara area.
At Service Objects we’re not all about business. We are in the business of helping companies reduce online fraud and validating contact information, but we are also in the business of helping people and giving back.
Thank you,
Marissa B.
When the Going Gets Tough the Tough use DOTS Web Services
With the economy amidst a downfall you need to exercise your budget, right? Service Objects can help you lean down expenses and keep moving forward with DOTS Lead Validation.
Efficiency is key in this day and age, and what directly attributes to efficiency? Streamlining and Automation!
Can you tell just by looking at your leads which ones are HOT and which ones are BAD?
Add up all the money you are spending on the cost of incoming leads, marketing campaigns, and sales team follow-ups. It quickly adds up, especially if your HOT leads are becoming weak during your qualification process. What a waste of time, energy, opportunity, and most of all money!
What if you had instant visibility into your leads? Imagine immediately calling to follow-up with a lead while their interest is still fresh. There would be no doubt that you would easily increase sales and efficiency. 
DOTS Lead Validation will do all the work for you within milliseconds! You will instantly know if the lead is a business or consumer, if their telephone number, mailing address, email, and IP number are valid, and if that lead is worth your time and money.
As proof that DOTS Lead Validation works, check out our Web site, we are HIRING not firing, because we are doing well despite the recession. Why? Because DOTS Lead Validation works for us too 
So, keep your business focused on strong leads during tough times. Get strong and get going with DOTS Lead Validation!
Thanks for reading this week,
Ericka J.
March 27, 2009 at 4:10 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
Sales Tax and Address Validation: The Easy E-Commerce Solution
The economy is forcing many stores to close their doors, and as a result, we are seeing more and more businesses move to the internet. What was once a cash and carry nation, has evolved into a PayPal™ and UPS™ standard way of life.
With e-commerce redefining the business world, the little fish finally get to swim in the same pond as the big fish. Anyone with a budget and a vision can launch an online store front, and that’s where we can help.
Service Objects offers fast and easy solutions to help merchants successfully run their online businesses. Our DOTS FastTaxSM Web Service calculates sales tax and use tax, based on street address, zip code, or simple city/state/county information. It can easily integrate into your shopping cart, so the correct tax rate will auto-populate during checkout. We host the tax data and update it monthly, so you don’t have to waste time looking up tax rates or pay a third party to audit your books.
Along with calculating correct sales tax, another critical component to running an online business is verifying customer mailing addresses. DOTS Address ValidationSM is our most popular service – it corrects and standardizes U.S. addresses, as well as determines whether an address is deliverable or not. By using DOTS Address Validation to correct shipping and billing addresses at the point-of-entry, you can prevent the hefty cost of returned packages. We are one of only a few companies that the USPS® trusts with their data, and with monthly data updates, you get only the most accurate mailing information every time.
Combining the power of DOTS Address Validation and DOTS FastTax offers online merchants a simple and effective e-commerce solution. For less than the price of a latte each day, you can calculate tax rates and correct addresses for all of your online customers.
Service Objects offers a diverse range of products to help your online business run smoother, faster, and more efficiently. Give Service Objects a call today, to find out how we can build an affordable solution for you. You can also find out more about our solutions by visiting our Web site.
Thanks for reading,
Marissa B.
February 26, 2009 at 6:58 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
The Economy Might be Tough, but We are Tougher!
Despite the downturn in the economy, especially in the IT field, Service Objects continues to grow. Not only do we continue to be profitable, but we are also hiring new talent in all of our departments.
As the Director of IT, I would like to mention two things:
1) We are in the process of expanding our technical team with diversified talent. Our existing and future customers can rest assured that we will continue to strive to ensure we provide the best service, support, and up-time in the industry.
2) In order to accomplish this expansion, Service Objects is committed to investing in our infrastructure, following the latest industry trends, and last but not least, always listening to our clients and fulfilling their needs.
We here at Service Objects are truly thankful to be part of the SO team, especially during these tough economic times.
Go Service Objects!
Thanks for reading.
Alen D.
February 13, 2009 at 8:05 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
All the Tools to get your Service Objects Questions Answered
As a member of the Service Objects‘ marketing team, I know first hand that the words contact validation and web services can cause a few questions, and we are always focused on providing our customers and prospects with the tools and information that they need to not only to answer these questions, but also to share how DOTS Web Services can resolve their contact validation needs.
In this blog I would like to point some of these sources out, in hopes that I can provide anyone who wants to know more about Service Objects with some helpful tools that will enable you to do just that.
- Our Web site. I am very happy to say that Service Objects has just released our new and improved Web site! Check it out at www.serviceobjects.com.
- Service Objects’ Monthly Tips and Tricks Newsletter. Every month Service Objects is committed to providing our readers with leading industry news and innovative ways to use DOTS Web Services. You can find our archive of Tips & Tricks Newsletters in our Web site archive, or by subscribing through our online subscription page.
- Product Data Sheets. The best way to gain knowledge is straight from the source, and our data sheets provide just that. You can find data sheets from almost any of our product pages, just click on the Data Sheet button located under Helpful Links.
- Our blog of course! Our blog is a great way for Service Objects team members to share interesting news and insights, and we encourage readers to share their thoughts and feedback with us.
I hope that I was able to provide any curious readers with the tools to get your questions answered. Thanks for reading this week and don’t forget to leave us your questions or comments!
Thanks again,
Dara F.
February 6, 2009 at 11:56 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
Tough Times!
How have these tough economic times affected your bottom line? Is your company as efficient and effective as it could be?
Service Objects was created to support small and large organizations with Web Services that increase operation efficiencies, and maximize sales.
Each day businesses rely on Service Objects to validate hundreds of thousands of transactions to reduce fraud and increase conversion through data validation and enhancement of incoming leads, Web orders, and customer lists.
As a member of the finance department and part of a team that oversees Service Objects‘ bottom line, I am proud to work for a company with strong integrity and a high commitment to excellence. Each day companies look to us as a business partner, and we look forward to providing them with an ROI and overall competitive advantage.
With businesses shedding jobs to stay afloat and all those who are living in fear that theirs will be the next job cut, we all need help now! Don’t waste time and money on bad leads, Service Objects will make your company more effective and efficient, adding money to your bottom line for just pennies.
Thanks for reading,
Chris M.
Have questions for Chris M.?
Email her today at communications@serviceobjects.com
January 29, 2009 at 5:13 pm serviceobjects2001 Leave a comment
