AAE – Anchor Address Enhancement

ANCHOR Address Enhancement improves your incorrect or incomplete addresses by 20-40%.

AAE improves your incorrect or incomplete addresses by 20-40%, optimizes postal discounts, and reduces marketing costs.

Every mailing list contains undeliverable records due to missing or incomplete address elements that Address Standardization software (CASS) may not be able to ZIP + 4®code.

The AAE solution uses a proprietary correction methodology, which compares the first name, last name, incomplete address, and ZIP Code to our MegaBase Consumer File. Using sophisticated logic, we correct the undeliverable address provided on a match. The process also adds missing apartment/suite or rural route box numbers to your address file.

Anchor’s Address Enhancement Plus AAE+ solution optimizes address hygiene efficiency byincluding both AAE and MaxCOA. MaxCOA is Anchor’s proprietary move database that provides current and accurate addresses for movers that NCOALink® may not supply. MaxCOA maintains moves over a 5-year period compiled from quality sources including: credit cards, self-reported data, publishers and major reference files.

Our database of over 2 billion name and address records yields high match rates. This system typically corrects up to 40% undeliverable as addressed mail. AAE minimizes the loss caused by mail not reaching its destination.

USPS® statistics indicate that 23.6% of all mail contains addressing errors. Here’s a breakdown of the most common errors:

  • 2.4% Addressee Moved
  • 6.0% Directional/Suffix Incorrect or Missing
  • 5.9% Street Name and Number Incorrect or Invalid
  • 4.8% ZIP Code or City Incorrect
  • 4.5% Apartment Number or Rural Route Box # Missing
  • Total = 23.6%
*USPS® document AEC & AEC II Guide

Key Benefits

  • Recover lost revenue opportunity with improved deliverability reaching your intended target market
  • Improve NCOALink® and other address hygiene match rates
  • Save on postage, print and production costs by mailing only to deliverable addresses
  • 5 years of proprietary change of address with AAE+
  • Dedicated customer support