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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Mad Mimi

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AMad Mimi is an email marketing solution targeted at SMBs, designed to be intuitive and straightforward. It was acquired by GoDaddy in August 2014 to expand their small business support offerings.

    $10

    per month

    Sendblaster

    Score7 out of 10
    N/ASendBlaster is the eponymous lean, list management / newsletter-centric email marketing software from the Italian company founded in 2006, basically for creating newsletters in a WYSIWYG editor and sending them out to the multitudes, with tools facilitating this: programmable tags, personalization, link checking, embedded image support, file importing, templates, and help from partner Mailstyler (free) for newsletter optimization and styling. Bulk mailing is managed for free with Sendblaster…N/A
    Pricing
    Mad MimiSendblaster
    Editions & Modules
    Basic
    $10.00
    per month
    Pro
    $42.00
    per month
    Silver
    $199.00
    per month
    Gold
    $1049.00
    per month
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    Pricing Offerings
    Mad MimiSendblaster
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    Mad MimiSendblaster
    Email & Online Marketing
    Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Mad Mimi and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    8.2
    9 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Sendblaster
    8.6
    2 Ratings
    8% above category average
    WYSIWYG email editor9.98 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    Dynamic content7.06 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Ability to test dynamic content5.06 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    Landing pages8.05 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    A/B testing10.01 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Mobile optimization7.07 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Email deliverability reporting9.09 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    List management10.09 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Triggered drip sequences8.15 Ratings00 Ratings
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Mad Mimi and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    10.0
    8 Ratings
    26% above category average
    Sendblaster
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Dashboards10.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports10.08 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Custom reports10.06 Ratings00 Ratings
    Pre-Send Testing
    Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Mad Mimi and Sendblaster
    Feature
    Mad Mimi
    7.7
    1 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Sendblaster
    -
    Ratings
    Link Tracking10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Spelling and Grammar Check6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
    Email Previews7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Emma by Marigold
    Score9.4 out of 10
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    Score9.4 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Mad MimiSendblaster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.9
    (13 ratings)
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Mad MimiSendblaster
    Likelihood to Recommend
    GoDaddy
    Mad Mimi is perfect for scheduling remainder emails. For instance, if you need to remind a client about a pending order next week, you can schedule the remainder email today and it will be sent exactly the date and time you want it to even if you are out of office. If you need to contact thousands of people at a time, Mad Mimi can be used to send the emails all at once to all of them, especially for marketing purposes and newsletter purposes.
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    Sendblaster
    Sendblaster is a great tool for any environment. It's particularly good in organizations that do not have a full featured CRM that manages bulk email marketing and communication. Even if an organization has a great CRM, Sendblaster is still great for those marketing or communication campaigns that go out to recipients who are not already in the CRM, custom groups, bulk sending that you want to keep separate from your other CRM(s), etc.
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    Pros
    GoDaddy
    • I've been on the free plan for years and it has suited me very well. It's reliable and has all the core features I need at the moment. Considering how all the online tools can add up, this is right for my business.
    • Mad Mimi has a super-simple interface, and it's drag and drop, so I don't have to spend a lot of time designing each email. Although you can customize with your logo and colors.
    • There are several free add-ons, which allow for a limited amount of automation. I would recommend taking advantage of the RSS feed, webform, and drip campaign features.
    • You can segment your list into as many groups as you like, which makes for more effective email marketing.
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    Sendblaster
    • Rendering HTML source code
    • Managing mailing lists
    • You can control the speed of email broadcasts
    • Ease of importing lists
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    Cons
    GoDaddy
    • The ease on adding links, such as unsubscribe links, is not as easy as it is with other email service providers. Creating simple tags that take the place of a link could help a lot, especially for those not as familiar with HTML.
    • Perhaps a way of archiving old emails, or hiding them from the past emails area. It can look a bit cluttered, and can be confusing in some circumstances.
    • Providing some learning material, or at least a more thorough overview of email marketing, and the user interface would be of great use to beginners.
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    Sendblaster
    • The user interface could be more polished. It's very easy to use, but the appearance of the user interface looks a little old fashioned for a desktop software. Of course recipients don't see that interface, so that is not very consequential.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    GoDaddy
    Pretty simple, I know I'm getting what I pay for and a little more. Although simple and easy for the new user; a more seasoned marketer can still get the most from MadMimi. Especially if the primary purpose is to generate strong brand loyalty with effective communication that integrates your various outlets: MadMimi makes it easy for your customer to pick-up what the business owner wants to relay.
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    Sendblaster
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    Usability
    GoDaddy
    I find it very easy to use just like my colleagues too. The learning curve is straight forward.
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    Sendblaster
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    Support Rating
    GoDaddy
    My issues are usually quickly resolved and their support staffs are very knowledgeable on the software generally
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    Sendblaster
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    Alternatives Considered
    GoDaddy
    Constant Contact is the Goliath of the industry and to us, it was unnecessarily complex and expensive. We chose Mad Mimi, after looking at several other new offerings and we've been extremely satisfied with our choice of Mad Mimi.
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    Sendblaster
    Doesn't apply.
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    Return on Investment
    GoDaddy
    • I've spent 3 years creating blog posts, and it is only now encompassing the breath that allows me to draw upon this pieces as a reusable resource, but now this is happening.
    • I preferred the Mad Mimi platform to Mail Chimp, and I suspect it continues to offer advantages. I felt Mad Mimi did themselves a disservice by failing to support their free subscriber service to the same extent that Mail Chimp does. When one's mail list gets sufficiently large, then it does pay to pay them, but not in the context I was using it.
    • It seems that Mad Mimi is targeting direct marketing purposes, as this is a use where ROI is more easily measured.
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    Sendblaster
    • Customer service was greatly improved because of Sendblaster. We were able to design our communication exactly the way we wanted to improve communication effectiveness.
    • Sendblaster helped our brand because email recipients have been very impressed by the polished visual appearance of our outgoing messages, consistent branding and use of logo, wordmark, and other identifiers, etc.
    • We saved a lot of money with Sendblaster. Our organization can send unlimited messages, and the Sendblaster software we paid for places no limit on messages sent. So, since there are no ongoing subscription fees or volume fees after paying for the the software, we saved a lot. Other "software as a service" options would have cost a minimum of $50 per month, and potentially a lot more than that for high-volume email communication.
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