How to Reach International Customers

Address errors can be more costly when you are mailing internationally. Such errors are also more likely, because American staff might be unfamiliar with foreign addressing conventions and spellings.

QuickAddress verifies customer addresses against postal authority records of more than 15 countries, including the U.S., Canada, Singapore, Australia, and countries throughout Europe. By getting international addresses right the first time, QuickAddress helps you avoid costly problems associated with inaccurately addressed mail.

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QAS Quiz: Win a Gift Basket

How many 5-digit ZIP codes are there in the U.S.?

• 3,279
• 26,908
• 41,899
• 106,311

Okay USPS whiz kids – if you know the answer, email us now. The first correct answer wins a prize from Wine Country Gift Baskets.

Last QAS Quiz:

We asked:
Which of these items have been mailed?

1. A House
2. The Hope Diamond
3. Insects
4. All of the above
5. None of the above

(Correct answer
indicated in red)
Congratulations
to the winners!

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What REALLY happens to Incorrectly Addressed Mail?

2.7% of all mail sent in the U.S. is ultimately undeliverable due to address errors. How does this translate into costs for your business?

Consider a company that mails one million packages per year through UPS. Assuming a modest 1% rate of address error, and a typical UPS surcharge of $5 per incorrectly addressed package, the result are surcharges on 10,000 packages, at a total of $50,000 per year.

If that same company sends 3 million catalogs via USPS standard pre-sort at a cost of $1.30 per catalog, and if 2.7% of catalogs are undeliverable due to bad addresses, the cost of those bad addresses is $105,300 per year.

Read how another company stopped
losing money through the mail

Special Article: Increasing Profits in Insurance

You may already know that QuickAddress can save you money by ensuring that your mail reaches its intended recipients. For insurance companies, there is another benefit to address management: accurate rate-setting. Auto insurance rates, for example, change depending on the town in which the insured lives.

This works on a larger scale, too, with accurate addresses making it easier for insurance companies to determine exactly where flooding or earthquakes are likely to occur, relative to specific building locations.

Read our special article to learn exactly how QuickAddress can help increase your profits.

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Did You Know? Directionals Matter

There are over 11 million addresses with directionals (NW, East, etc.) in the U.S. QuickAddress can help ensure that your mail contains the correct directional, saving you significant money.

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QAS On the Road!

If you will be at any of the following conferences, please stop by the QAS booth to see a live demonstration of QuickAddress and register for a FREE 30-day trial version of the software.

Call Center West
Visit website
Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
November 17-19, 2003

BAI’s Retail Delivery Conference & Expo
Visit website
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center,
New Orleans, LA
November 18-20, 2003

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