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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Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, United Kingdom, India, Japan, Mexico, United States, U.S. Virgin Islands and 6 others
Supported Languages
English
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Total features of iContact: 62
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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: Hospitality
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Best Customer Service out there
Reviewed on 27/05/2022
Excellent. But as good as the software is, the customer service is even better. I have a...
Excellent. But as good as the software is, the customer service is even better. I have a dedicated account rep who takes care of all our needs, is just an email or phone call away and is incredibly responsive. You can't ask for more than that.
Pros
For me it had to be easy. We use iContact not only for our own email marketing but also for dozens of clients who we do newsletters for. That means, we can be managing 50+ accounts at one time. That is a feature that was non negotiable.
We had to make sure that the data wasn't commingled among clients and that each client could have their own account access info and get their own reports, etc. Ease was critical as we have different aged clients with different levels of technology knowledge.
Cons
I don't have any pet peeves with this product. I've been using it for 10 years so I'm coming up with zero cons.
Response from iContact
Thank you for your kind word and being an iContact customer for 10 years!
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Icontact
Reviewed on 06/05/2022
Pros
Easy to use, easy to login, Intuitive interface
Cons
No Accurate deliverability, Dedicated IP
Response from iContact
Naresh, Thank you for leaving us a review. We do have an option to use a dedicated IP and can also assist with improving deliverability for our clients since most challenges are with domain reputation. Contact us if you have need more information about either!
- Industry: Arts & Crafts
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
great tool for business marketing
Reviewed on 19/05/2022
Pros
easy to use, keeping changes without saving
Cons
not enough options (template),not available report of users who opened or not . It would be helpful to have option of 6 month inactivity to easy remove inactive accounts. Also you count one person as 2 or 3 if i put it to different lists. It's the same email and should be counted as 1.
Response from iContact
Olga, Thank you for the review. In reading your comments, we will be adding more templates and you can use segments to see inactive contacts! Contact support and they can assist there. Also, it seems that you may not be on one of our newer plans which works on total contacts and not subscribers! This will help with your limits. Contact us and we can help!
- Industry: Religious Institutions
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
IContact is an Essential Tool for Communicating with Our Congregation
Reviewed on 18/05/2022
My experience had been very positive. Customer Support, when needed, is very responsive and helpful.
My experience had been very positive. Customer Support, when needed, is very responsive and helpful.
Pros
I enjoy its ease of use and the ability to use graphics to add interest to our newsletter. The Dashboard is a wonderful tool. I love being able to schedule the publication date and time (with the time zone verification) and the feature that lets me see how the newsletter will appear on a PC and on a smart phone.
Cons
The unsubscribe button is located on the left top corner of the email. Subscribers who are closing the message have sometimes inadvertently unsubscribed. It is also not obvious to some readers when the message has been clipped. If the reader’s newsletter is clipped and they don’t see the entire message, the Dashboard does not register that as an “open.” The clipped message should be located in a more visible location. It would be great if these issues could be corrected.
Response from iContact
Judith, Thank you for your review! It means a lot to us.
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 Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
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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, Acuity Scheduling, Adobe Commerce, Big Cartel, BigCommerce, Bloom Intelligence, Calendly, ClickFunnels, Copper, Copper, Cyfe, DaySmart Appointments, Digioh, Drupal, Eventbrite, Follow Up Boss, Formstack Forms, Google Contacts, Google Forms, Google Sheets, Gravity Forms, HubSpot CRM, Jotform, Justuno, Kajabi, Keap, Kickbox Email Verification, Leadpages, LeadsBridge, LiveChat, LiveChat, Meta for Business, Microsoft Outlook, Nimble, PayPal, Pipedrive, Privy, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Shopify, Squarespace, Stripe, SurveyMonkey, Teachable, Twitter, Typeform, Unbounce, Webflow, Wix, WooCommerce, Wufoo, X-Cart, Zapier, Zoho CRM, Zoom Meetings
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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