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Campaign Monitor by Marigold

Overview

What is Campaign Monitor by Marigold?

Campaign Monitor by Marigold enables users to create, send, and optimize email marketing campaigns.

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Campaign Monitor by Marigold - the better email broadcast service

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 27, 2024
IncentivizedVetted Review
Campaign Monitor by Marigold is our go-to mailing software. We use it for client email campaigns and for our own in-house email broadcast requirements. It enables us and our c...
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Jon McQuillan
Director - Marketing
Director
Drumbeat
Campaign Monitor by Marigold10 years of experience

A brilliantly easy to use email marketing tool that's particularly good for agencies.

Rating: 8 out of 10
December 18, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I run an email marketing agency and use Campaign Monitor for client campaigns. It offers an easy way to create campaigns and allow clients access also. Including historic clie...
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Nathan Littleton
Director - Corporate
Director
Nathan Littleton
Campaign Monitor by Marigold15 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

Easy to use and scales with you

Rating: 10 out of 10
December 16, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We focus on opt-in email as a way to increase engagement with our followers and fans. Campaign Monitor by Marigold is great way for us to do just that. We appreciate that the ...
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Verified user
Director
Campaign Monitor by Marigold3 years of experience

Campaign Monitor Send Mass Emails EASILY

Rating: 7 out of 10
February 15, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Our Marketing team utilizes Campaign Monitor to create many different segmented lists. Then we would send out multiple different campaigns in mass. The integration with Salesf...
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Momen Eldyrani
Administrator - Information Technology
SF Admin
IRUSA
Campaign Monitor by Marigold1 year of experience

Creating customer journeys has never been more approachable and straightforward

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 2, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We use Campaign Monitor to drive revenue and engage with our customers on a personal level by automating the email marketing process. We design unique emails that are personal...
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Emily Mok
Project Manager - Marketing
Senior Project Manager
BNY Mellon
Campaign Monitor by Marigold3 years of experience
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Pricing

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Lite

$11

Cloud
per month

Essentials

$19

Cloud
per month

Premier

$149

Cloud
per month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
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Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $11 per month
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Features

Email & Online Marketing

Using software to manage lists, send emails, automate email campaigns, and track results.

7.6
Avg 8.0

Reporting & Analytics

Users can report on and analyze usage, performance, ROI, and/or other metrics of success.

10
Avg 7.7

Pre-Send Testing

This set of features allows marketers to test out and preview various elements of their emails before sending out email campaigns. URL validation, inbox display, and email review are some of the activities included in pre-send testing.

8.3
Avg 8.0
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Product Details

What is Campaign Monitor by Marigold?

Campaign Monitor by Marigold is an email marketing tool that helps entrepreneurs to grow their businesses by sending relevant newsletters, creating a reliable channel to grow engagement with their subscribers and promote loyal readership. Its templates, drag and drop interface and engagement-based segmentation help marketers to deliver targeted content to large lists of subscribers.

Campaign Monitor by Marigold Features

Email & Online Marketing Features

  • Supported: WYSIWYG email editor
  • Supported: Dynamic content
  • Supported: Landing pages
  • Supported: A/B testing
  • Supported: Mobile optimization
  • Supported: List management
  • Supported: Triggered drip sequences

Reporting & Analytics Features

  • Supported: Dashboards
  • Supported: Standard reports

Pre-Send Testing Features

  • Supported: URL Validation
  • Supported: Link Tracking
  • Supported: Spam Testing

Additional Features

  • Supported: Mobile Ready Templates
  • Supported: Inbox Preview
  • Supported: Email Automation
  • Supported: Unlimited Contact Lists
  • Supported: List Segmentation
  • Supported: Custom Fields
  • Supported: Facebook Subscribe
  • Supported: Social Sharing
  • Supported: 24/7 Support
  • Supported: Personalization
  • Supported: Template Gallery
  • Supported: Branding

Campaign Monitor by Marigold Competitors

Campaign Monitor by Marigold Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationApple iOS, Android, Windows Phone
Supported LanguagesEnglish

Frequently Asked Questions

Campaign Monitor by Marigold enables users to create, send, and optimize email marketing campaigns.

Campaign Monitor by Marigold starts at $11.

Ontraport, AWeber, and Brevo are common alternatives for Campaign Monitor by Marigold.

Reviewers rate Standard reports highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of Campaign Monitor by Marigold are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).

Campaign Monitor by Marigold Customer Size Distribution

Consumers0%
Small Businesses (1-50 employees)40%
Mid-Size Companies (51-500 employees)50%
Enterprises (more than 500 employees)10%
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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Campaign Monitor by Marigold - the better email broadcast service

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 27, 2024
JM
Jon McQuillan
Director
Drumbeat (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Reseller
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
10 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Campaign Monitor by Marigold is our go-to mailing software. We use it for client email campaigns and for our own in-house email broadcast requirements. It enables us and our clients to send and track bulk emails, reporting open rates, clicks and allowing us to automate onward email journeys. It also allows us to send transactional emails from verified domains. Additionally, it has a really user friendly design interface, which allows us to create on brand and impactful emails quickly.
Pros
  • Email broadcast
  • User support
  • Design interface
Cons
  • Reporting though this is hard to achieve these days
  • Integrations with CRM's
Likelihood to Recommend
For general marketing emails and transactional emails it's very well suited. It's less well suited to situations where you might want to use it as an RSVP. We did this recently with option to click yes I can attend, no I can't attend and a lot of the mails were opened by (antispam) bots and as such all links were clicked, making it hard for us to confirm who had and hadn't responded.
Campaign Monitor by Marigold Feature Ratings
Email & Online Marketing (7)
62.857142857142854%
6.3
WYSIWYG email editor
100%
10.0
Dynamic content
80%
8.0
Landing pages
N/A
N/A
A/B testing
N/A
N/A
Mobile optimization
80%
8.0
List management
90%
9.0
Triggered drip sequences
90%
9.0
Reporting & Analytics (2)
100%
10.0
Dashboards
100%
10.0
Standard reports
100%
10.0
Pre-Send Testing (3)
73.33333333333333%
7.3
URL Validation
100%
10.0
Link Tracking
60%
6.0
Spam Testing
60%
6.0
Return on Investment
  • We receive partner commissions on client accounts and campaigns
  • We save a lot of time / money on testing across multiple mail clients as (if you use the design editor) it's already been done
Usability
10
It's a very user friendly tool and a highly intuitive interface. It's really clearly thought out, so from a users perspective it feels very simple. By comparison, we've also used Mailchimp, and when comparing one to the other, the Mailchimp dashboard is far less logical and intuitive.
Alternatives Considered
Campaign Monitor by Marigold is better, as it has a cleaner more coherent interface. It also offers agency partner commission program with flexible pricing. Any time we've called upon Campaign Monitor support for any technical challenges we've faced, the team have always been insightful and knowledgeable and really quick to respond.
Other Software Used

A brilliantly easy to use email marketing tool that's particularly good for agencies.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
December 18, 2024
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I run an email marketing agency and use Campaign Monitor for client campaigns. It offers an easy way to create campaigns and allow clients access also. Including historic clients we don't work with anymore, we have around 40-50 sub accounts. The agency version of the product suits this well and the user interface has developed to be very nice to use.
Pros
  • Deliverability generally seems very good
  • User interface is excellent and one of the main reasons I use it for clients who haven't used email marketing much before. Compared with MailChimp, for example, it's much easier to use.
  • Straightforward and easy to use email builder
  • Good reporting
Cons
  • I'd prefer a central contact list with tags, rather than multiple lists. I can have one person on 5 lists and that counts as 5 subscribers.
  • While the email builder is very good, I'd prefer more customisation options.
  • Updates they make are good, but are perhaps a little slow.
  • I'd like better mobile compatibility. I get that might not be possible for the email builder (although aiming for that would be great) but for lists, reports etc there's no reason that shouldn't be mobile-compatible or have a mobile app.
Likelihood to Recommend
For most businesses who use email marketing already, or haven't used it before, Campaign Monitor is a great app. If you need more advanced automations or tie-ins with other tools as part of your automations, it's a little limited. I like that you can use the app in full and pay-per-campaign. For some businesses who don't send often, that'll be a big plus point not offered by other apps.
Campaign Monitor by Marigold Feature Ratings
Email & Online Marketing (7)
61.42857142857143%
6.1
WYSIWYG email editor
90%
9.0
Dynamic content
80%
8.0
Landing pages
20%
2.0
A/B testing
90%
9.0
Mobile optimization
30%
3.0
List management
60%
6.0
Triggered drip sequences
60%
6.0
Reporting & Analytics (1)
100%
10.0
Standard reports
100%
10.0
Pre-Send Testing (3)
90%
9.0
URL Validation
90%
9.0
Link Tracking
100%
10.0
Spam Testing
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • A big chunk of my business is built through it, so it's definitely had significant positive impact on revenue
  • Ease of use means I'm not spending huge amounts of time teaching clients how to use it.
Usability
10
Usability is probably the best of all the EM apps I've used and is the main reason why I use it for clients. I mentioned earlier in my review that updates can be a little slow, but if that's because they're considered with their updates to make sure they fit with overall usability, I'm OK with that.
Alternatives Considered
UI and usability are much better than all of them. While others offer tags which is my preferred method of list management, they're severely lacking in usability.
Other Software Used

Easy to use and scales with you

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
December 16, 2024
Verified User
Director in Marketing
Computer Software Company, 51-200 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
3 years of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We focus on opt-in email as a way to increase engagement with our followers and fans. Campaign Monitor by Marigold is great way for us to do just that. We appreciate that the pricing is tiered to scale as we grow the list, and the built in templates are all mobile optimized and easy to use.
Pros
  • It was super easy to set up a welcome series for when people subscribe
  • The analytics are useful and easy to review in aggregate or by campaign
  • The template options are all beautifully designed and mobile optimized
Cons
  • Sometimes the editor can be a bit finicky when you click in to edit/swap out an image or link
  • The documentation can sometimes be tricky to follow, but does seem to cover everything we've thought of
  • I would love to see sequence templates
Likelihood to Recommend
Campaign Monitor by Marigold is great at both scaling up as you grow (i.e. for a startup or if you're starting fresh on building a subscriber list) and providing more than just basic templates and tooling.

We vetted across a lot of different options to account for where we were starting and where we hope to grow into with our opt-in email marketing, and Campaign Monitor stood out.
Campaign Monitor by Marigold Feature Ratings
Email & Online Marketing (7)
64.28571428571429%
6.4
WYSIWYG email editor
100%
10.0
Dynamic content
N/A
N/A
Landing pages
N/A
N/A
A/B testing
70%
7.0
Mobile optimization
100%
10.0
List management
100%
10.0
Triggered drip sequences
80%
8.0
Reporting & Analytics (2)
50%
5.0
Dashboards
N/A
N/A
Standard reports
100%
10.0
Pre-Send Testing (3)
86.66666666666666%
8.7
URL Validation
100%
10.0
Link Tracking
80%
8.0
Spam Testing
80%
8.0
Return on Investment
  • We have seen continued engagement in our newsletter translate to continued on-site engagement with our content
  • We have also had direct interest in our services come based on email newsletter content
Usability
10
The WYSIWYG editor is truly wonderful, and the templates work so well. Gone are the days of having to dig into the HTML to fix something that got wonky based on making a change in the editor. The WYSIWYG editor is really that good!

It was super easy to set up a welcome sequence, and we've also set up limited-use opt-in lists which were easy to get going as well.
Alternatives Considered
I appreciate that for a smaller but growing company, Campaign Monitor was more of a just right size for us compared to Marketo, but had more functionality to grow with us than MailChimp.

I've used both before, and Campaign Monitor stood out as being both better suited for us right now, but also with the ability to grow with us.
Other Software Used
Users and Roles
2
Marketing and specifically head of marketing and senior content manager
Support Headcount Required
3
This includes the head of marketing, the senior content manager, and our operations director who helps with the API integration for our website email list signups.
Business Processes Supported
  • Opt-In Email Newsletter
  • Welcome Email automation to new subscribers
  • Limited-time special opt-in series
Innovative Uses
  • I was surprised at just how good the templates are from a design and functionality perspective
  • It was super easy to set up automated welcome series across list segments
  • Mobile responsive design is very on point
Future Planned Uses
  • Further segmenting our subscribers into lists based on their interests
  • Opt-in nurture series based on interest in specific topics
  • Automations applied to the opt-in series
Likelihood to Renew
10
It flexes with us both because of the tiered pricing, and due to the comprehensive tools available.

We're able to go from one newsletter to many, and few automations to many very easily while not paying for a Cadillac when what we need is a sturdy crossover.
Products Replaced
No
Key Differentiators
  • Scalability
  • Integration with Other Systems
  • Ease of Use
We needed something that could scale with us as we grow as a company and as we grow our subscriber list.

That means tiered pricing and having both easy to use basic newsletters, but also the ability to set up automations in the future.

Campaign Monitor has all of that.
Evaluation Lessons Learned
I might have asked our operations person to check out the API integration for several first. I suspect Campaign Monitor would have still stood out, but there are some quirks to the integration process. I think that's the case with all of them, though! Still, that would have been a good thing to include.
Implementation Details / Implementation Partner
  • Implemented in-house
Implementation Phases
No
Change Management Lessons
Change management was minimal
Implementation Issues
  • No real issues, but we were setting up the API integration
Training Types Used
  • No Training
Ease of Campaign Monitor by Marigold Training
Campaign Monitor was very easy to learn without training. There is great documentation available. Admittedly we're a smaller organization focused on a few opt-in newsletters, but setting up automated welcome series was a breeze.

Even working through understanding what our options were on analytics tracking to inform the API integration was well-documented and easy to understand and follow.
Product Configurability
8
We decided to configure what email metrics are tracked because our audience is very privacy minded. We reviewed the documentation for the API integration and followed the steps, which were clear. Later when we decided to modify this, the documentation was also super helpful to understand what the options where, how that impacted analytics, and how to make changes.
Configuration Lessons
Always check the documentation resources first. The search function is great for finding what you need, and we found the documentation itself to be very clear on both steps to follow and providing context for what certain settings will do.
UI Customization
Some - we have done small customizations to the interface
We modified the initial form sign up to be within our site design/brand look and feel. This was easy to do.
Extensibility and Customization
No - we have not done any custom code
Additional Customization Considerations
We did not add any additional configuration or customization to our Campaign Monitor setup.
Support Rating
10
We haven't had to use support yet.
Premium Support
No, it didn't seem necessary. Since then we have also not needed to contact support, so it seems even less necessary now than it did then. The product is easy to use, there's great documentation if we're working on something more complicated, and we haven't run into a reason to need basic support, let alone premium.
Bug Resolution
No
Exceptional Examples of Campaign Monitor by Marigold Support
Again, we have not had to contact support for help at all yet.
Easy Tasks
  • Modifying the existing well-designed templates
  • Creating my own template with those modifications
  • Creating a campaign from the template and then editing
Difficult Tasks
  • I have not found any difficult functions yet, but I've been working in email marketing for 20 years
  • API integration is a thing, but developers who know what they are doing can assist with that
Scalability
10
It is so easy to use, and the things you'd want to have as you scale and get to a more complex email marketing approach are all there. From automations to lots of mobile responsive templates, it's easy to set up what you need and then customize for your brand.
Reliability and Availability
9
There have only been a couple of instances where it's been down and this has typically been middle of the night type situations that were planned downtime so they could work on maintenance. They provide notice well ahead of these instances. I've never noticed a surprise outage.
Performance
10
I have noticed no slow page loads within the design interface or reports. It's all quick, even with list uploads which are notorious for being clunky in other systems. It's all been quick and easy for us.
Ease of Integration
7
We used the API integration to connect Campaign Monitor first to a headless CMS site and then later to a Webflow site. This did require an assist from a developer, but was pretty straightforward. It would be super nice if Campaign Monitor set up a plug-in relationship with Webflow, which is becoming increasingly adopted by brands of all sizes. But in the meantime we were able to figure it out.
Systems Integrated With
  • Webflow site
  • Headless CMS site
Future Integration Plans
  • A direct integration with Webflow would be appreciated
Unknown if they plan to support it in the future
Types of Integration
  • API (e.g. SOAP or REST)
Integration Lessons Learned
Follow the documentation
Pre-Sale Experience
10
Our needs were not super complex, so most of our experience has been self-service.
Post-Sale Experience
10
We have not needed support after signing up.
Professional Services
0
I did not use the professional services
Key Negotiation Points
We did not negotiate terms because we're on a smaller, non-enterprise plan.
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
10
Dealing with Marigold
They seem to be very responsive.
Upgrade Process
No
Anticipated Benefits from Future Upgrades
  • An integration with Webflow would be nice
Future Edition Upgrade Plans
No
Migrating Between Editions
No

Incredibly powerful, flexible, and extendable email platform

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
August 04, 2018
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used CM as our mail server. We deeply integrated it with Facebook apps, WordPress websites, custom-built web apps and more. We used it as our content editor, email notifications server, and even used the lists as our CRM at times depending on the customer and the implementation. The perfect API and resell ability are what made it the one for us.
Pros
  • API
  • White Label / Resell
  • Usable
Cons
  • Simple templates
  • Inborn templates
  • WYSIWYG
Likelihood to Recommend
Great for sending out app or store notification emails, subscription/newsletter emails, rss-driven emails. Great for reselling. Simple, takes little training of resell customers, yet still does it all.
Return on Investment
  • Email marketing is highly commoditized, so not like a huge ROI, but if email marketing is an essential service in your portfolio, it is the best
  • Time saver for email marketing
  • Time saver for email from apps
Campaign Monitor by Marigold Feature Ratings
Email & Online Marketing (2)
90%
9.0
Dynamic content
100%
10.0
A/B testing
80%
8.0
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Pre-Send Testing
N/A
N/A
Alternatives Considered
MailChimp and ConstantContact try to do too much and do it very poorly. They are slow, clunky, and ugly. They cater to simple users instead of giving pros the tools they need. Convert kit is only good for bloggers or people selling ebooks, but I have used Campaign Monitor for literally any kind of client you can think of from worldwide retail leaders to a local dentist.
Other Software Used
Easy Tasks
  • Campaign creation
  • List management
  • Dynamic designs
Mobile Interface Availability and Impressions
Yes
I used all features of CM with ease on mobile.
Usability
10
Very simple yet still full featured.

Campaign Monitor allows novice users to send & monitor their email campaigns. Expert email marketers need not apply.

Rating: 7 out of 10
Incentivized
August 03, 2016
Verified User
Employee in Social Media
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employees
Vetted Review
Verified User
Campaign Monitor by Marigold
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Campaign Monitor to send out targeted emails to staff, monthly eNewsletters to stakeholders of our hospital and research updates from our research department. The application is used across the entire organization by a select few communication coordinators. It addresses the need for sending out professional, templated emails both internally and externally, while providing analytics and tracking statistics.
Pros
  • Once templates have been created, it is easy to use, especially for those who aren't versed in HTML coding.
  • Analytics are simple and more in-depth than some of its competitors, even offering metrics based on geography, email client type, device type, etc.
  • A/B testing is simple to use and effective, requiring minimal set up.
Cons
  • An HTML editing mode would be welcome, as the templates are currently very restrictive. While this is a good thing for people who don't have a coding or web design background, it severely limits the customizability.
  • Whitelisting seems to be an issue for some organizations, although this is likely also a function of the IT departments of those organizations.
  • While creating emails from a pre-made template is easy, if they wanted to totally remove the coding aspect, they could've implemented a WYSIWYG or drag-and-drop editor.
Likelihood to Recommend
Campaign Monitor is suited to cases where the emails that you send are heavily templated, and will not deviate much from that template. We use it primarily for internal communications to staff as opposed to sending an Outlook email, as it provides us with stats on open rate, clickthrough, etc. It is less appropriate for cases where you anticipate a lot of deviation between email communications and would rather have full control over the look and feel of the email.
Return on Investment
  • Since we are not a for-profit organization, there is no specific ROI to report
  • From a communication standpoint, it allows us to easily and quickly send out mass emails without going through numerous steps. Many other email communications products force you to go through multiple steps, including testing, before sending an email.
  • Once templates are set up, the ease of use of the product makes it easy for even novices to begin sending emails without any further knowledge of HTML. The strict templates also ensure that there are less chances for user error, which can be an issue when working with HTML tables to format an email.
Campaign Monitor by Marigold Feature Ratings
Email & Online Marketing (2)
85%
8.5
Dynamic content
80%
8.0
A/B testing
90%
9.0
Reporting & Analytics
N/A
N/A
Pre-Send Testing
N/A
N/A
Alternatives Considered
Once templates are set up, Campaign Monitor seems to be easier to use for novices than either MailChimp or Vertical Response. There is less back-and-forth between steps, and Campaign Monitor seems to want to usher you along all the steps as quickly as possible without the need for reviewing and testing. A/B testing is a breeze, and can automatically send emails after a certain threshold is reached.

This comes at a price, as emails turn out to be more formulaic and less dynamic.
Other Software Used
Easy Tasks
  • Creating content and sending emails
  • A/B testing and dynamic content integration
Difficult Tasks
  • Creating new templates or altering existing ones.
Usability
7
The templates, while useful, are very locked down, This makes it very usable from a novice's standpoint, but also very inflexible from a designer's standpoint.

Creating several version of the email campaign and using A/B testing was a powerful and easy-to-use feature, and the system also provides the option of automating the sending of emails once an A/B testing criteria is reached.
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