About Us

About Anchor Software Anchor Software was established in 1998 to provide comprehensive software solutions for database management, direct marketing, direct mail, data enhancement and data quality. With over 2000 software applications installed, Anchor Software’s products are designed for direct marketing organizations, financial and insurance companies, government agencies, utilities, large direct mailers, and any organization that […]

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Clean Data Reduces Costs   Nearly every business that uses data suffers from common  data quality issues. That’s just a fact.  The most common problems with business data are inaccurate data, outdated contacts, incomplete records, and duplicates. Clean and accurate data is critical for finding new customers and responding to current customers’ needs. Research has […]

Vanity and Prestige City Names

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Vanity/Prestige City Names in the USPS® Databases and the Anchor Software Products 

The concept of a “vanity” or “prestige” city name can be a little confusing, partly because the USPS does not use those terms when describing city information within the USPS databases.