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Understanding the difference between data verification and validation
Jan
16

Data Integrity 101: Understanding the Differences Between Verification and Validation 

Are you struggling to ensure the accuracy and consistency of your organization’s data? You’re not alone. Data integrity is a crucial aspect of any organization, yet it can be challenging to maintain. Two critical processes in data integrity are data verification and validation, but do you know the difference? Don’t worry. You’re about to find […]

Oct
18

 How to get rid of dirty data?  Data Cleansing Tips

Data cleansing is one of the most important techniques in data management. People sometimes make mistakes on data entry forms intentionally for all sorts of reasons. Some even tend to omit or enter invalid information just to avoid marketing calls. There’s just no way to prevent errors from getting into your database. The best way […]

What is Data Decay, and How Much Does it Cost Your Business? via Searchbug.com
Nov
12

What is Data Decay, and How Much Does it Cost Your Business?

If data decay sounds big and scary, that’s because it is. The reality is that no data remains correct forever. And, some data degrades faster than others. Furthermore, personal data is some of the most unstable data out there. On average, Americans move 11.7 times in their lifetime. Over 37 million phone numbers are reassigned […]

How to Improve your Data Processing Accuracy via Searchbug.com
Nov
04

How to Improve Your Data Processing Accuracy

There are two primary uses for data processing: Internal processing that businesses use for accounting, lead generation, transactions, and so on. External processing that data processing companies use to offer data processing as a service. Both types of data processing suffer from the same plague: data processing quality control. The problem is that, unlike most […]

How to Get More Qualified Leads
Oct
28

Lead Generation: How to Get More Qualified Leads

Look, your lead generation has a problem: getting enough information to qualify and contact leads. Here’s what’s happening: You get leads through your lead gen efforts. You and your sales team reach out to the new leads. And, half of those leads are no good because the contact information is incorrect. Your lead database is […]

Data Profiling What is it, Steps, and Tools - Searchbug
Aug
14

Data Profiling: What is it, Steps, and Tools

So, you’ve collected a veritable treasure chest of shiny new data. And, now you need to use it. You may be tempted to just dump your new information into your system and start grinding. However, there’s a critical step between data collection and utilization: Data profiling. Data profiling is the process of checking your information, […]

Data Enrichment - Searchbug
Apr
22

Data Enrichment: What It is and Why You Need It

Collecting customer data has never been easier, especially on the internet. From automated email collection and automatic form fill to IP tracking, it’s easy to gather raw customer data. But, there’s a problem: the data is raw. Using raw data is difficult. And there’s often not enough data in the raw dataset to get true […]