Free Data Audit

Hi,

There aren't many things in life that are FREE!

However if you send us your data for an audit we automatically provide you with a free data audit report to detail any issues that we find with your data.
The audit is Free with no obligation to purchase and normally takes just a few hours.

So if you want something  for free that can really help your business and give you an insight into your data, don't hesitate to contact us.


CNM Data Cleansing


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CNM Team

What is Data Cleansing?

Data Cleansing is the process for ensuring that data sets are accurate and consistent. The term Data Cleansing covers a very broad range of data processing stages and involves various other databases and data sets to establish the accuracy of data.

One of the first processes that takes place in data cleansing is to check and update the addresses to ensure that they are Postcode Address File (PAF) compliant. Once we have updated all the addresses to make them as accurate as possible we now load the file into a our de-duplication system which finds any duplicated records and removes them into a separate file.

Now we have a unique file with an up-to-date and accurate set of addresses for each of our records we can begin to check the names against the addresses to ensure that the person still resides at the given address. If it is found that the person has moved addresses we will overwrite the old address with the new address and no change is made if the person is living at the address stated.

Now we have confirmed that the people in the dataset reside at the appropriate address we also need to ensure that they have not died recently. This is a very important stage of Data Cleansing as contacting the relatives of people who have just died is not only upsetting to the recipient but is also brand damaging. To check for deceased the file is checked against a national database registry of the deceased.

So to recap so far we have checked the addresses are correct, that the person in each record resides at the given address and ensured that they are still living.

So what's next, well that all depends on how you keep in touch with your clients. If you send out regular mailings then the above is adequate for your needs, but if you plan on contacting them by telephone we need to ensure that the telephone numbers are accurate. In order to add or update telephone numbers in the dataset we need to check them against a database that contains all of the phone numbers within the UK. The numbers are matched by name and address and in most cases only the surname is required.

I hope that gives you some insight into how data cleansing work, please keep checking back on this post as it will be updated regularly.

You can read more here: What is Data Cleansing

Thanks

CNM Team

.tel site goes live

Hi All,

Just to announce that our CNM.tel site has now gone live, please give us a visit and let us know what you think.

A new blog coming soon to let you all no how to create your own .tel site.


Thanks for reading
CNM Development Team

Security: Zeus botnet exploits unpatched PDF flaw

Researchers spot first widespread attack using Reader, Acrobat design flaw

The Zeus botnet is now using an unpatched flaw in Adobe's PDF document format to infect users with malicious code, security researchers said today.

The attacks come less than a week after other experts predicted that hackers would soon exploit the "/Launch" design flaw in PDF documents to install malware on unsuspecting users' computers.

Zeus botnet exploits unpatched PDF flaw

Get a Free Data Audit

Free Data Audit The quality of your customer database is continually degenerating, by carrying out a Free Data Audit we are able to analyse the quality of your data and identify any quality issues.  These may include:

1. Duplicate Records
2. Deceased Records
3. Gone-Away Records
4. Inaccurate Addresses & Postcodes
5. Registration to Preference Services

We will provide you with a detailed report and further explanation of our findings.  We can also give you an idea of cost savings and ways to minimise potential damage to brand image by mailing to those who have registered to receive no mailings, or those deceased.
By maintaining the quality of your mailing or customer database, it allows you to:

1. Verify Contact Details
2. Improve Sales
3. Enhance Data Accuracy
4. Improve Address Quality
5. Remove Out Of Date and Duplicate Records

To find out more about this and other services that we offer please use our enquiry form or visit our contacts page for further contact information.
Click here to view a sample of our Data Audit. (pdf doc)

CNM make PGP Encryption available

Data Encryption
 
CNM supports the OpenPGP encryption standard. Two popular software packages that comply with OpenPGP are PGP (from PGP Corporation) and GnuPG (Gnu Privacy Guard or GPG). In addition there are many other less-common packages that implement OpenPGP. OpenPGP is a public key encryption methodology that requires the exchange of public keys. Therefore, some minor setup is required before files can be encrypted.

CNM Encryption

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication. PGP is often used for signing, encrypting and decrypting e-mails to increase the security of e-mail communications. It was created by Philip Zimmermann in 1991.
PGP and similar products follow the OpenPGP standard (RFC 4880) for encrypting and decrypting data.

Read More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pretty_Good_Privacy

Debt Tracing Services

CNM Limited has worked with Credit Reference data for many years providing fully automated batch tracing services to the debt recovery and credit services sector.
Our Tracing Service allows you to select the exact criteria of matches you require:

• Exact Matches based on Forename, Surname and Date of Birth
• Name & Date of Birth search capability
• Select only New Trace Addresses less than 12 months old
• Mortality Checking at Original and New Address
• Telephone Number Appending with Ex-directory Flagging
• Date of Birth Verification and Appending where none supplied
• Neighbours Information – Names, Addresses and Telephone Numbers

How to send your data:
Simply email your data to us in your preferred format (CSV is recommended) and we ask that the following information be supplied to ensure the most accurate matches are achieved:

• Title
• Forename
• Surname
• Address and Postcode
• Date of Birth

When to expect your results:
We aim to return data within 48 hours of receipt although 24 hours is usually achieved.

Tracing Service