About iContact
iContact serves any size business and allows for the creation of email newsletters, RSS feeds, surveys, autoresponders, and social media posts. The application comes with various features a business needs in order to grow their customer list and successfully reach inboxes.
When creating a message, users can choose between one of iContact’s predefined templates or build a unique message using HTML. iContact offers tools to manage a growing email list that includes subscription management, bulk subscriber upload, and a drag-and-drop sign-up form builder.
Other features include SpamcheckTM, a review system that ensures every email reaches the inbox. The reports feature tracks messages in real-time and allows users to quickly view marketing results in action, from big picture tracking, to individual click behavior.
The social media feature enables users to schedule messages on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Users can add social share buttons to emails and increase reach, as well as include a sign-up form on Facebook pages to turn existing fans into email contacts.
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Features
Total features of iContact: 67
- A/B Testing
- API
- Access Controls/Permissions
- Activity Tracking
- Analytics/ROI Tracking
- Assessment Management
- Auto-Responders
- Behavior Tracking
- Bulk Send
- CAN SPAM Compliance
- CRM Software
- Campaign Analytics
- Campaign Management Software
- Campaign Planning
- Campaign Segmentation
- Click Tracking
- Collaboration Tools
- Configurable Workflow
- Contact Management Software
- Content Library
- Content Management System (CMS) Software
- Customer Segmentation
- Customer Surveys
- Customizable Fields
- Customizable Forms
- Customizable Templates
- Customization
- Demographic Data
- Design Management
- Drag & Drop
- Drip Campaigns
- Email Distribution
- Email Marketing Software
- Email Templates
- Email Tracking Software
- Engagement Analytics
- Event Triggered Actions
- Graphical Workflow Editor
- Image Library
- Landing Pages/Web Forms
- Lead Management Software
- Lead Qualification
- List Management
- Mailing List Management
- Marketing Automation Software
- Mobile Access
- Multiple User Accounts
- Multivariate Testing
- Performance Management
- Performance Metrics
- Real Time Analytics
- Real Time Data
- Reporting/Analytics
- Rules-Based Workflow
- Segmentation
- Social Marketing
- Social Media Integration
- Social Promotion
- Spam Blocker
- Subscriber Management
- Subscription Management Software
- Template Management
- Third Party Integrations
- User Management
- Visual Analytics
- WYSIWYG Editor
- Workflow Management Software
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Zoho CRM
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- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
A Solid Email Platform
Reviewed on 20/12/2017
I get the ability to reach my customers and turn them into return customers week after week and...
I get the ability to reach my customers and turn them into return customers week after week and year after year.
Pros
iContact is easy to use in most cases. There are tons of different templates and creating your own email template is a breeze. If you get one of the Pro plans they'll even help you make templates for future use, so that's great, too.
There are plenty of ways to upload data and keep track of that data. In fact I tend to use iContact to export my data for use on other platforms because it keeps everything so nicely. My point of sale doesn't even allow the breadth of exports and options that iContact does, so it's more than just an email platform to me.
Automation is visually very simple and means that I know I'm reaching my audience at the correct times. I no longer have to manually send each email, and with the automation there are tons of options to segment in addition. This means I'm not sending frivolous emails, so that keeps our open rate high.
Cons
I have three businesses that have to be kept separate and my only big complaint is that I can't copy automation plans or other things back and forth between them. So a lot of time is wasted redoing certain campaigns between the locations.
I also think the social connectivity needs to be updated. Twitter for one is outdated and the actual website allows much more text to be posted than in-app. They're several updates behind on Twitter.
Response from iContact
Hi Trevor! We are thrilled to hear that iContact¿s design services and automation tools make your job easier and your emails more impactful with your customers. At iContact we value being your one stop shop for your email marketing needs. We also appreciate your feedback about copying your automation plans from one platform to another. We¿ve noted this feature and completely understand how it would be helpful. Thank you and have a wonderful day!
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Works great for us
Reviewed on 12/02/2020
We've had to contact support a couple of times and they have been helpful. The level we purchased...
We've had to contact support a couple of times and they have been helpful. The level we purchased isn't a comprehensive marketing solution. But we came back to it after having trouble with ClickDimensions, it actually works better.
Pros
When I want to send out an email, I go into my list of prior emails, make changes, and send. It's very easy. It has all of the functionality we need for sending out bulk emails.
Cons
The editor is a bit clunky. It does take a bit of time to create a new email format. Sometimes it doesn't behave like it is supposed to. But once you save that new format you can use it over and over.
Response from iContact
Hello Karen,
Thank you for taking the time to leave this detailed feedback for us, we greatly appreciate it!
All the best,
Carlos, Customer Marketing Manager
- Industry: Insurance Software
- Company size: 201-500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Great reporting and great features
Reviewed on 06/04/2021
Love it. It's easy to use and the reporting options make my post-campaign job easy. In past jobs...
Love it. It's easy to use and the reporting options make my post-campaign job easy. In past jobs I've used Mailchimp and Constant Contact, however iContact is much better in my opinion. There are less restrictions on designing the email while still having an easy to use WYSIWYG with drag and drop functionality.
Pros
The reporting. When I need to throw stats on Power Point I just take a screen shot of the results page. It also has the ability to compare the results of multiple messages with just a couple clicks. Everything is well formatted, graphical and very informative.
Cons
Can get cluttered if you are sending a bunch of emails. We send emails on behalf of dozens of clients, often the same subject line. I'd love a way to better organize our drafts and our sent messages.
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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I've used iContact for the last five years.
Reviewed on 05/04/2018
Pros
iContact is a low cost solution for basic email marketing. You have access to a strategic advisor. My strategic advisor always provides thorough answers and/or solutions when requested. iContact offers automation with workflows that are easy and quick to build. The user interface is easy to understand.
Cons
The response time to fix API issues can be slow. iContact does not offer a post unsubscribe survey. I'm not able to download user profile information when exporting email send statistics - this is important for me when I want to do a quick analysis on my data.
Response from iContact
Thank you very much for being a long time iContact customer! We are happy to hear that you have been able to quickly and easily design automations with workflows using your iContact Pro account. We like this feature so much we plan to make it available to all iContact accounts. Thank you as well for your feedback, particularly about adding a post unsubscribe survey. This is being shared with our Product Management team so that it can be reviewed for possible updates in a future release.
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
richlee-icontact
Reviewed on 18/01/2021
Overall great experience. Customer support is incredible. You can speak to a rep almost immediately...
Overall great experience. Customer support is incredible. You can speak to a rep almost immediately and they are extremely knowledgeable and more importantly very patient!!
Pros
The ease of creating email promotions. Very professional looking.
Cons
More email templates for creating promotions.
Response from iContact
Hi Robert and thanks for leaving this really great feedback for us. I am glad to hear that you are having a great experience overall. ^CP
iContact FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for iContact.Q. What type of pricing plans does iContact offer?
iContact offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free, Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Q. What are the main features of iContact?
We do not have any information about iContact features
Q. Who are the typical users of iContact?
iContact has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000
Q. What languages does iContact support?
iContact supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does iContact support mobile devices?
iContact supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does iContact integrate with?
iContact integrates with the following applications:
123FormBuilder, AppointmentPlus, Bigcommerce, Cyfe, Drupal, Eventbrite, Facebook, Formstack Forms, HubSpot CRM, Justuno, Keap, LiveChat, Magento Commerce, PayPal, Privy, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Shopify, SurveyMonkey, Twitter, X-Cart, Zapier, digioh
Q. What level of support does iContact offer?
iContact offers the following support options:
FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, Chat
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