In 1985, computer industry veteran Ray Melissa founded Melissa Data Corp. with a mission in mind – to help mailers save money on postage.

From his home, Melissa offered a single product – a floppy disk bearing a database of postal ZIP^TM codes for use on a PC. That product was (and still is) known as ZIP*Data, which evolved into a comprehensive ZIP Code™ directory, containing geographic marketing data needed to increase sales, pinpoint markets, and customer or service locations.

Melissa moved his business from his home to a small office in San Juan Capistrano, Calif. in 1992. He also expanded his employee roster from a one- to seven-person team. In 1993, the company developed MAILERS+4 – a PAVE™ and CASS Certified™ mailing software that helps save on postage and printing costs while complying with all USPS^® regulations. As demand for the company’s products grew, Melissa moved the firm to a larger office in San Clemente, Calif.

In 1999, the company diversified its product line, launching data cleansing and direct mailing solutions. As the company increased to about 40 employees that same year, Melissa moved the office to its present home in a 30,000 s.f. facility in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Melissa Data now has more than 100 employees.

The company continued to diversify its data quality products and solutions – providing organizations with the ability to cost-effectively validate, standardize, dedupe and consolidate their U.S. and Canadian customer contact data through scalable, multiplatform data quality solutions.

In 2003, Melissa Data was named a Top 100 Company by DM Review Magazine.

Melissa Data is a non exclusive NCOA^Link® Full Service Provider Licensee of the USPS, and an active Direct Marketing Association (DMA) member.

Our solutions and services help direct marketers acquire, retain and grow customers, improve conversions and save on postage and mailing costs. More than 5,000 companies rely on Melissa Data to stay competitive and profitable with trusted, relevant, and accurate contact data.

Mailing
Our PAVE and CASS Certified software will help you easily prepare USPS compliant mailings for the best postage rate. With our software and data management solutions, you can verify and standardize addresses to process your mailings for maximum discounts and direct mail savings.

Data Services
Our data enhancement services will clean, update and enhance lists from all customer touchpoints – mail, phone, and email. Filling in the blanks or adding missing information to your data will yield more insight into your prospects/customers – giving you the ability to make more strategic business decisions, enhance your communications, improve deliverability, and cut operational costs.

Email Marketing
We make email marketing easy by creating and sending bulk email campaigns to target residents in your area. Get some of the hottest, most qualified leads available and receive immediate feedback on the success of your ad.

Mailing Lists
Target your prospects with our fresh, accurate, customizable business and consumer lists for your direct marketing needs.

Data Quality
Our data quality software and services turn problem data into actionable information by verifying addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses – as well as appending geographic information and deduplicating records.