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188 Reviews for UK Users
- Industry: Accounting
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
A MUST BUY SOFTWARE!
Reviewed on 13/02/2018
The landing page builder makes it really easy to build nicely designed landing pages that helps our...
The landing page builder makes it really easy to build nicely designed landing pages that helps our lead generation campaigns. We are utilizing DotMailer to market to the emails we gather at events which we were unable to reach before.
Pros
The interface design is clean and organized making it easy to find what you're looking for. Dotmailer s extremely flexible, it allows creating complex layouts on emails without sacrificing client cross-compatibility too much. The best feature offered by Dotmailer is Email Automation Programs. My organization was able to set up a Welcome email series for different people. The easy editor makes creating emails fun. Great customer service from support. the cost is extremely fair and the account managers are really great.
Cons
Would like to be able to choose a group to send to while at the same time choosing another group to not send to so that any overlapping emails would not get the email. Other than this, NONE. A MUST BUY!
- Industry: Paper & Forest Products
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good email marketing platform for a reasonable price
Reviewed on 20/11/2018
Dotmailer helped us send much more effective marketing campaign emails. Audience segmentation is...
Dotmailer helped us send much more effective marketing campaign emails. Audience segmentation is easier than before.
We're now sending personalized triggered campaigns to customers.
Our transactional emails are now templated and much easier to update.
Emails view better on mobile devices.
Company was overall pleasant to work with through onboarding process.
Pros
Full-featured email platform at a cost lower than most competitors.
UI is straightforward and functional, relatively fast. I don't have much trouble finding what I'm looking for.
Onboarding, knowledge base, and technical support meant I learned the platform pretty quickly. Technical support has always replied quickly and is usually helpful.
Program builder for triggered emails is easy to use, and powerful.
Segmentation tool works well.
Able to template and send all our transactional emails at no additional cost.
Cons
Reporting could be improved. We can't figure out how to link to our Google Analytics account.
Easyeditor for emails is OK. Would prefer something more robust with more even more features.
Sometimes pages load slow through the UI.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Dotmailer Review 2018
Reviewed on 24/08/2018
Pros
-Ease of use
-Mostly works well with related platforms
-Clearly displays information
Cons
-Email builder is template-focused and not efficient or as user friendly if your creatives are designed externally
-Certain default options (automatically applying padding to every image block inserted into an email, for example) make setting up emails tedious and more time consuming and can't be turned off.
-Asset gallery in the email builder has poor UX -- there are visual glitches and creating and organizing folders / organizing assets is not intuitively designed. You are also unable to see the full name of each asset.--Project managers have been generally unhelpful in rectifying issues regarding the email builder.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Plays well with Magento 2 and is relatively inexpensive but lacks bells & whistles other ESPs...
Reviewed on 02/05/2018
for basic blast campaigns it works fine and integrates pretty easily with Magento.
for basic blast campaigns it works fine and integrates pretty easily with Magento.
Pros
Integrates well with Magento 2, relatively straightforward workflow tool and WYSIWIG email editing. Creating custom segments is fairly straightforward too.
Cons
Needs better personalization options. Lacks machine learning for customer segments & LTV tools which other ESPs like Listrak and Emarsys have. Very poor implementation of time-of-day optimization feature -- you still can't schedule an optimized send in advance which makes the feature essentially useless in practice.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 3.0 /10
Good software spoilt by arrogant company attitude
Reviewed on 03/11/2018
Dotmailer used to be great software, leading the way with WYSIWYG editors and simple automation and...
Dotmailer used to be great software, leading the way with WYSIWYG editors and simple automation and segmentation tools. Over the past 2-3 years, others have caught up and overtaken Dotmailer. Their response is to focus on large companies with big budgets, as a result of which they have priced themselves out of the market for smaller businesses. When dealing with anyone except tech support, the attitude is often extremely arrogant and unhelpful. There's other software available that does the same thing, with better support.
Pros
Easy to use, intuitive interface
Great features - although many of these are very expensive add-ons
Automation
Superb technical support
Cons
Unhelpful and incompetent client managers
Very expensive compared to similar products
Lack of interest in SMEs
Unwillingness to write connectors to other software packages
- Industry: Printing
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Email Marketing Managed.
Reviewed on 28/09/2018
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I cannot sing the praises of Dotmailer enough, by far the best email marketing tool out there. All our outbound promotional email marketing is managed through the portal along with several of our clients too
Cons
Not being able to create our own bespoke auto responses without contacting Dotmailer themselves to do it.
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Very good, when we are experiencing issues, it doesn't matter the day or hour, the support...
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
Pros
Its drag and drop feature is very helpful, also saving templates is another feature i like about the program.
Cons
reporting are to general, i wish the report could be seen by a specific time frame, this helps check how our users react to our emails in the long run.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Dotdigital Has Great Capabilities
Reviewed on 14/03/2024
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I love the effective capabilities of Dotdigital.
Dotdigital is highly reliable.
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I do not dislike Dotdigital at all.
Dotdigital is the best.
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Strong ESP with Powerful Data Capabilities
Reviewed on 06/05/2018
Pros
1. Many integrations with 3rd party services including Smile.io - loyalty program, Just Uno - lead generation, etc.
2. Easy to sync to your Shopify store.
3. Ability to send transactional emails to store customers who may not agree to receive marketing.
4. Strong data capabilities - easy to locate, filter and segment based on data points.
5. Very active and engaged customer success team.
Cons
1. Aesthetic of the interface. The design could use a facelift! The buttons and menu bars all feel antiquated.
2. It's difficult to find revenue data vs. being front and center. Open rates and CTR is great and important, but what would be even more compelling to see is how much revenue each campaign - especially A/B split tests - bring to the business.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Very Simple and easy to set up email campaigns
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
Pros
Very simple to use interface. The emails are simple to create. Segments are easy to maintain and implement users into specific category. Much cheaper rates than a lot of competitors out there.
Cons
Sometimes the emails seem a little slow to load. Images most specifically. Otherwise the software has no other issues that I see using it on a daily basis.
- Industry: Biotechnology
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Excellent Email Automation for Magento
Reviewed on 17/08/2018
If you are looking for a simple to use email automation system with Magento, it is probably one of...
If you are looking for a simple to use email automation system with Magento, it is probably one of the top choice. However if you are handy and like to create your own logic and unique segmentation from your email interaction, it may not be sophisticated enough.
Pros
It works well if you are using Magento as your e-commerce platform. It is easy to use and the integration logic with Magento is very simple to execute. The package also comes with survey forms, SMS and ability to create landing pages.
If you are new to email automation, this system may be a good start to get you familiar with logics and scheduling.
Cons
The integration is nice to setup, however it may slow down the overall system. If you like to run various dynamic values, the system may give up (you will receive email from the admin if "your campaign has been cancelled"). The issue is there is no warning when you setup the logic if it may cause issue. It just happens when you set the schedule and let it runs.
Another issue is the survey form only allows you to send the acknowledgment to 1 email address only.
Lastly the system integration to other platform is not as fluid as to Magento . It claims if it works with Salesforce, Shopify etc. However they are limited on data integration and capabilities.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Excellent campaign management and engagement platform
Reviewed on 10/06/2022
Pros
- It is very easy to use with great UX/UI.
-Drag and drop builder for landing pages and emails
-Support is another great thing about dotdigital
-Straightforward marketing automation, nothing too complicated
-I like how easy it is to segment the data (audiences)
-Great for AB testing campaigns
Cons
-Does require a little of knowledge for CSS for managing custom designs
-Very basic forms
-It is expensive as compared to other competitors providing high-quality features and competitive pricing than dotdigital
-Limitations on customization for the reports
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Dotdigital works for us
Reviewed on 07/02/2023
Personally I have had a great experience with Dotdigital
Personally I have had a great experience with Dotdigital
Pros
Dotdigital is a fantastic platform for digital marketing and communication. Its user-friendly interface allows for seamless integration of various marketing channels such as email, SMS, and social media. The automation features make it easy to create and execute targeted campaigns, saving time and increasing efficiency.
Cons
While Dotdigital offers a variety of useful features for digital marketing, there are also some drawbacks to consider. One potential downside is the cost, as some users may find the pricing to be on the higher side compared to similar platforms.
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Easy to Use Editor, Endless Custom Targeting Options
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
Pros
I love the Easy Editor. That is where I work the most creating the visual aspects of the campaign so this is really important to me. Moving things around is very intuitive and yet allows for complex designs. I love that I can create personal building blocks, so that I can duplicate a design from one campaign to the next without having to redo everything. It makes your own content reusable.
Cons
The revenue reporting is buried in the reports. In other email software, it's right up there with opens, clicks, etc. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how many people opened my email if I can't see how much revenue the campaign made. Other email software shows revenue much better.
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Very pleasent
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
Pros
easy to use email design feature. I can design and personalize my emails without the support of a creative department.
Cons
testing features. I would like to perform a 50/50 split on the entire mailing effort. Dotmailer only has an A/B test split up to a certain percentage, then the winning effort is sent to remainder of list. I know there are ways around this but they are not convenient. Give an option to split 100% of the entire list.
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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I've been a DotMailer user for years, and have found this system to be one of the most...
Reviewed on 26/09/2017
Pros
Ease of use, and reliability. I like the automation features. Support is readily available. Well priced.
Cons
I'd like an easier way to resubscribe people from the unsubscribed list. We have people forget they unsubscribed, and getting them back into the system is a lot of work. Also, we're having issues on how emails look when we forward them. The formatting gets all wonky.
- Industry: Consumer Electronics
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Powerful with Some Flaws
Reviewed on 20/11/2018
dotmailer is a great platform that allows for some powerful means of mass messaging/emailing. It...
dotmailer is a great platform that allows for some powerful means of mass messaging/emailing. It took my company quite some time to get onboarded because of the degree of difficulty in setting up the automated campaigns. It would be highly recommended if the interface was cleaned up a bit and the overall UX was better.
Pros
dotmailer has the ability to do most of what you will need out of a marketing automation platform. It can send automated campaigns via email, SMS message and even Facebook Messenger. Once the programs are up and running it is a powerful tool in a company's marketing mix.
Cons
There are two areas that need some improvement. The first is the overall UX. The interface is clunky and sometimes difficult to navigate. Once a user gets a feel for it things get easier, but anytime there's a new functionality I need to explore it takes some time to get the proper feel for it.
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Overall Dotmailer is an extremely user friendly platform. It also helps that their team is...
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
The Marketing Automation program has been amazing in building our email subscriber list over the...
The Marketing Automation program has been amazing in building our email subscriber list over the past year!
Pros
The drag and drop ability. and the analytics dashboard. Those two features make building emails and analyzing data super easy.
Cons
I wish we had the ability to add multiple links to one image. Being that I work for a makeup company, we push images of models wearing makeup. It would be nice if I could have the lips of the model link to lipsticks and the brows to push to our eyebrow products etc.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
DotDigital is a great email marketing suite
Reviewed on 30/01/2023
I've used dotdigital for many years now across a couple of businesses and its improved massively...
I've used dotdigital for many years now across a couple of businesses and its improved massively over the years, while always building off the basis of a simple to use drag and drop interface.
Pros
Building emails is very easy through the drag and drop interface, and sending They are continually adding in more features (SMS, transactional emails) though a lot of these are additional cost add ons, and sometimes not easy to understand to a new user.
Cons
Image management is one of the main areas that could do with improvement - it can be incredibly clunky to use and time consuming to drop in new images, or delete old ones.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great ESP for Mid-Market eCommerce
Reviewed on 21/08/2018
It is a great platform for mid-market eCommerce companies, or even non-eCommerce companies that are...
It is a great platform for mid-market eCommerce companies, or even non-eCommerce companies that are looking for a more advanced feature set, such as automation, integration with platforms like Magento, Shopify, and BigCommerce. It is comparable to a Klaviyo platform.
Pros
- Robust feature set compared to SMB platforms like MailChimp or Campaign Monitor
- Easy(ish) to use email template builder
- Good support
Cons
- Have had more issues with deliverability than some other platforms, nothing too major though
- With a more complex platform it is naturally harder to use, however that is unavoidable
- There are some limitations with respect to user behaviour data storage limits
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Advanced email software and easy to use
Reviewed on 13/01/2018
Pros
Amazing features and functionality like split testing, geolocation reports, dynamic content and easy to use templates.
Cons
It is expensive when you start integrating the product with your own CRM system as you have to pay a separate synching fee.
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Best i've used, but does need some updating.
Reviewed on 26/09/2017
Pros
Super easy to use. Love how I can add as many images as I need. Great ability to edit the images inside of dotmailer.
Cons
Need better feedback on bounces and then a solution on how we can fix those. Spam check should be included in price too.
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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Easy to use, but wish there was more cross functionality
Reviewed on 02/05/2018
Pros
It is very easy to use... just drag and drop. The pre-done work flows help out a lot when trying to set up new triggered emails.
Cons
You are not able to add in a background image, the emails sent out look boxy and not modern. The only way to accomplish a modern design it to create images of the whole email that ultimately gets put in the junk bin due to the amount of images.
- Industry: Civic & Social Organization
- Company size: 501–1,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
a breath of fresh air
Reviewed on 20/11/2018
The main issue was the platform itself. We used to run our emails using an outdated email platform
(...
The main issue was the platform itself. We used to run our emails using an outdated email platform
(crowd goes "how outdated is it?")
... So outdated that the only way it could run successfully was on classic Internet Explorer with ActiveX controls enabled. Meaning whenever had to be sent out, you will have to fire up a Windows 7 virtual machine that was solely used, to send out marketing emails. And in days when we were in a pinch, and something had to go out immediately, and there was not time to fire up the VM… We had to code the email on sublime text, then copy/paste onto the editor itself… Which was quite laborious.
Let's just say dotmailer solved the usability issue very well
Pros
Mostly it's about customer service. Dotmailer has always met us halfway in being communicative and thorough with us when it comes to providing the solutions to our requests and helping us getting acclimated to the features. It's this kind of tailor-made customer service, that has allowed us to be able to become more acclimated with the system that has allowed us to reach to our constituents and corporate partners with some of the most professional and well-thought marketing campaigns I've seen in years. I also want to give a special tip of the hat to support team from dotmailer.
Cons
That we did not discover the service sooner :)
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Functionality is pretty good but have had a few unresolved issues where work arounds were...
Reviewed on 15/02/2018
We were able to send strategic and successful automated email campaigns to engage our customer...
We were able to send strategic and successful automated email campaigns to engage our customer base. We were able to design cleaner and more attractive templates than we have ever had before.
Pros
Ease of use and template designer. Ease of contact and segment management. Support was always ready and willing to help even if they could not resolve issue. Pricing is very affordable for what you get as well.
Cons
No way to track ROI, for our account at least. Issues with Outlook 13 and Outlook web compatibility.