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Experian Marketing Services is hosting its annual Digital Summit (today through Friday) at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. This premier digital marketing event, with the theme, “Customer Obsession: Empowering Meaningful Relationships,” features highly engaging and inspiring learning sessions, providing marketers with key insights and best practices for keeping their customers at the heart and center of everything they do. Attendees are learning from marketing experts about the latest trends in digital marketing across email, mobile, social, search and display. In addition, content from the event delves deep into understanding the new American consumer and the latest in cross-channel marketing. Here are a few highlights from today’s Digital Summit main stage and breakout sessions: And here are some of our favorite tweets:   Learn more about the 2012 Digital Summit and follow along on twitter #CMSummit and view photos on our Pinterest board.  View this blog tomorrow for updates.

Experian®, the leading global information services company, today announced that its Precise ID  platform has achieved Federal Identity Credential Access Management (FICAM) recognition at Assurance Level 3 for identity proofing. "Experian has become the leading identity proofing provider in the public sector," said Kerry Williams, group president, Experian Credit Services and Decision Analytics. "Our recent wins with large government agencies, our joint offering with Symantec and now our FICAM Recognition at Assurance Level 3 prove we are clearly moving ahead of the competition when it comes to granting online access to services while simultaneously protecting individual users' identities and therefore safeguarding agency and constituent data." Experian's Precise ID platform was recognized for identity proofing at Assurance Level 3, under the Kantara Initiative's Identity Assurance Framework, one of the FICAM's Trusted Framework providers. As part of the process, a Kantara-Accredited Assessor determined that Experian's Precise ID solution conformed to the Identity Assurance Framework's Service Assessment Criteria, which enable a relying party to trust the identity and security assurances from an identity or credential service provider. This level of service component approval meets the identity proofing requirements established by the U.S. federal government's General Services Administration (GSA) that were published by the Office of Management and Budget and requires agencies to establish certain security criteria for remote authentication. In addition to The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Special Publication 800-63 guidelines that recommend the technical safeguards, the Drug Enforcement Administration mandated that doctors who issue prescriptions online (e-prescriptions) must conform to applicable NIST guidelines. The service component approval is also in line with the White House's identity-management initiative to make online transactions more trustworthy. This effort — known as the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace — is aimed at creating an Internet-identity ecosystem that uses interoperable technology standards and policies to authenticate not only consumers, but also organizations and IT infrastructure. "Experian is one of the leaders in identity proofing," said Deborah Gallagher, director, identity assurance and trusted access division, GSA. "We are encouraged to see the U.S. government's vision take shape through the private sector, as we advance our strategy to develop a trusted Internet framework that would better protect users through strong identity programs." Experian's Precise ID platform is being used by the Social Security Administration, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and DrFirst. "We are pleased to work with Experian as a Kantara member and industry leader to build the verified Trust layer in Identity Services via a scalable component approach, which allows for innovation and industry partnerships that enable more trusted services, interoperability and efficiency for public and enterprise sector identity management solutions," said Joni Brennan, executive director, Kantara Initiative.

It’s a good time for us all to start thinking about what we are going to do to keep our finances in good shape. At Experian, we are here to help you. During the coming weeks and months we will be providing more educational blogs, videos and #creditchat that will help you proactively manage, build and improve your credit. So let’s get started with one of the most common questions people ask me: How do I dispute information that I believe is being reported inaccurately? The process is very straightforward and simple. Step 1: Go to Experian.com/dispute You can submit disputes for most information you believe to be inaccurate through Experian’s online dispute system. You can also send any supporting documentation for your disputes electronically at Experian.com/upload. You do not need to have a current copy of your personal credit report. However, requesting a copy of your personal report can help ensure you have the most recent information available, particularly if you haven’t reviewed your report for a long period of time. Step 2: Select “Start a new dispute online” box After checking the box, click “Continue.” If you have a personal report with a report number, you can select that option. If not, complete the "Access by personal information" section and select "Submit." Then, simply follow the instructions to enter your dispute information step-by-step. It is very important to be specific with your dispute. State exactly what the issue is with an account. Experian’s online dispute system simplifies the process by providing choices for the most common dispute reasons. Upon receiving your dispute, Experian will contact the source of the information, such as a lender, on your behalf. The source of the information is required by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to review its records and respond to the dispute. If you would prefer, you can submit your dispute by mail or by calling the toll-free number on your Experian credit report. Step 3: Allow 30-45 days for your dispute to be completed The dispute should be completed within 30 – 45 days after it is received by Experian. That time-frame allows documentation to be mailed if necessary. However, most disputes can be conducted through automated processes. As a result, many disputes are completed well in advance of the 30-45 day period. The source of the information will respond in one of three ways: The information should be updated in response to the dispute The information should be deleted from the credit report The information should remain as reported Once a dispute is completed you will receive a notice from Experian with the results of the dispute. If you do not agree with the history as reported by the source and cannot reach agreement, you may add a “Statement of dispute.” A statement of dispute enables you to explain why you disagree with how the information is being reported. Businesses are notified that the statement is part of your report every time you apply for credit or other services. Lenders and other businesses can take the statement into account and may ask you for more details or documentation as part of their application review process. Three steps – that is all there is to it. Experian has worked very hard to streamline the process and hopes these steps will make managing the dispute process much simpler for you. Keep in mind, however, that while the dispute process can be a powerful tool for managing your credit, it is only one of the tools in your toolbox. So stay tuned for more tips and advice.