Mad Mimi vs. Zoho Campaigns

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Mad Mimi
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
Mad 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
Zoho Campaigns
Score 8.4 out of 10
N/A
Zoho Campaigns is an email marketing and social networking campaigning tool for smaller companies that helps create, send, and track effective email campaigns. It features list management and segmentation, A/B Testing, tracking and reporting, automation, and mobile campaign management.
$0
Pricing
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Editions & Modules
Basic
$10.00
per month
Pro
$42.00
per month
Silver
$199.00
per month
Gold
$1049.00
per month
Forever Free
$0
Standard Plan
$3 for 500 contacts
per month
Professional Plan
$4.5 for 500 contacts
per month
Pay as you go
$14 for 500 contacts
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Features
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Email & Online Marketing
Comparison of Email & Online Marketing features of Product A and Product B
Mad Mimi
8.2
Ratings
3% above category average
Zoho Campaigns
4.7
Ratings
51% below category average
WYSIWYG email editor9.90 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Dynamic content7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Ability to test dynamic content5.00 Ratings5.00 Ratings
Landing pages8.00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
A/B testing10.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Mobile optimization7.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Email deliverability reporting9.00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
List management10.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Triggered drip sequences8.10 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Mad Mimi
10.0
Ratings
26% above category average
Zoho Campaigns
5.3
Ratings
37% below category average
Dashboards10.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Pre-Send Testing
Comparison of Pre-Send Testing features of Product A and Product B
Mad Mimi
7.7
Ratings
4% below category average
Zoho Campaigns
3.7
Ratings
73% below category average
Link Tracking10.00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Spelling and Grammar Check6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Email Previews7.00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
URL Validation00 Ratings2.00 Ratings
Image Validation00 Ratings6.00 Ratings
Inbox Display00 Ratings3.00 Ratings
Email Accessibility Tools00 Ratings4.00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Likelihood to Recommend
9.9
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6.2
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
10.0
(0 ratings)
10.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Mad MimiZoho Campaigns
Likelihood to Recommend
It's ideal for the new to email campaign/SMB user as they take great pains to ensure your campaign is ready for success. It's also ideal for those who are used to using the 'Goliaths' of email campaigns as the difference is night and day, in my opinion. Mad Mimi does exactly what we needed done to engage just the right audience with proven, scalable results. It's great software, but it's also the value of the team at Mad Mimi that one gets as a customer.
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It is well suited in scenarios:
  1. Well-defined static list with proper info.
  2. Not building email templates from scratch
  3. Litmus testing involved
  4. Easy to use simple automation journeys involved
Not well-suited scenarios:
  1. Complex Customer journeys
  2. Dynamic content involved
  3. Integration with other products other than the ZOHO suite
  4. Testing API limits
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Pros
  • Very easy to upload pictures and drop them into an email I am creating.
  • Easy to create links within emails to web hosted documents or websites or videos.
  • Easy to see who has read what, who has engaged with what emails, who has unsubscribed, so I know exactly how to follow up with people.
  • Easy to upload new contacts, in a batch or one at a time.
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  • I use it because it is a "free" program that "comes with" our CRM tool. I don't find this to be a useful tool at all. It is a major pain to use and I don't recommend it to anyone who does "real" email marketing. I've been doing email marketing for 18 years and I have never used a worse program than this one. Seriously - take my advice and use MailChimp. The marketing automation that Zoho claims this feature has, is awful. After using it for almost two years, I dread every time I have to create a new email.
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Cons
  • The reporting features are pretty basic. I often feel like I need to switch email providers in order to excel ahead of competition.
  • The drag and drop tool is easy to use but very limited. It's really difficult to be creative with columns and content.
  • The entire tool itself is pretty basic. Not wow'd by any features.
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  • The social campaigns section we have not used much, probably because it only works with Twitter and Facebook, and we are more active on Google+ and LinkedIn.
  • The templates are nice, but I have seen other services with better pre-built templates.
  • To segment lists can be a bit hard to configure initially, however exporting lists from our CRM is simple.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Because I am a single user organization and the subscription is free for up to 3 users.
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Usability
I find it very easy to use just like my colleagues too. The learning curve is straight forward.
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Support Rating
My issues are usually quickly resolved and their support staffs are very knowledgeable on the software generally
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Alternatives Considered
Mad Mimi is not as complex to use for preparing emails as some competitors like Mailchimp. Mad Mimi has a lot of integration for third-party apps. Unlike Mailchimp, Mad Mimi is more suitable for our e-marketing strategy. Mad Mimi does not offer free trial whereas Mailchimp does offer a test service for 1000 emails. Mailchimp has more functionalities, for instance, the A/B testing which is lacking in Mad Mimi but is very effective in Mailchimp. The email template from Mad Mimi is not as responsive as the one of Mailchimp but when it comes to overall usage, Mad Mimi can do basically what Mailchimp can do. Mailchimp has more functionality in autoresponder usage than Mad Mimi. We chose Mad Mimi because it is cheaper.
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Zoho Campaigns is not for beginners to email marketing, but it’s an excellent choice for those who want to send out a lot of emails with few restrictions and great reporting. It’s a no-brainer if you’re already a Zoho user, as Campaigns is included in Zoho One subscriptions and integrates nicely with other Zoho apps.
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Return on Investment
  • 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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  • Initially it helped me a lot in growing my subscriber list. This is one of the major RoI i got from this tool.
  • Its newsletters help us to retain our customer base by providing them regular news on real estate trends.
  • It has a great impact on creating brand image of our social media platforms.
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ScreenShots

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Screenshot of Template editorScreenshot of Real-time analyticsScreenshot of List managementScreenshot of Send time optimizationScreenshot of Automation—WorkflowsScreenshot of Dashboard