Benchmark Email Reviews

Pros
Very easy to use. A lot of grids. You can make an email insert images, documents in few minutes.

Cons
More grids and a liitle program to format images will be fine

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
It is extremely easy to use because of templates and graphical interface. The A.B. testing is very helpful as well.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Easy for me to set up emails to my membership, the schedule feature is great

Cons
There are some people who get blocked, I wish there was a better way to fix the bounce problems

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
Automation pro is among the best things to happen to email marketing. Setting up "if/then' sequences does wonders for my campaigns

Cons
Nothing at all that I can think of.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
price - ability to update email addresses without them being cleaned.

Cons
difficulty - basic functions are not here. Webforms often incorrectly format

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Likelihood to recommend: 6/10

Pros
This software is very easy to use. You don't have to have a whole lot of technical knowledge. As someone starting out and new I found it very useful

Cons
Some of the templates seem a little limited. Also it is like to see more ways for it to be a little more interactive

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Pros
Pricing is nice, and i like that the Email automation is in a flow chart. it makes it easy to understand

Cons
i've tried to go back to a free program for a few months while i wasn't using Benchmark... but i'm stuck on the plan i chose unless i cancel. i have multiple users on the system... but users can't access email s form other users :/

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
Easy to use.

Cons
The support received from the company over a simple error with an email "opens" report.

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Likelihood to recommend: 1/10

Pros
It makes sending bulk emails out very easy (which I guess is the point). It additionally gives me details of what is happening to my email after I send it, which I enjoy looking at.

Cons
I'd say sometimes when editing an email, the font etc. gets strangely muddled up. Also, it doesn`t give me too many options to edit the background of the emails (static colors). I wish also that we could add a contact list on top of the one previously added because usually my lists grow as more people join the mailing list as the days progress. It would be nice to have the computer recognize which email details they already have, and just add the extra ones that are added later.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
I love that benchmark has several different templates to choose from so that you don't have to start from scratch as a new user. Benchmark also makes it so easy to schedule mass emails and they really do hit your inbox when it says it will.

Cons
I do wish there were a few more creative options on the editor to really make those emails pop.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
It is easy to setup an email campaign using Benchmark and I like that I can store my emails and artwork on the website.

Cons
Sometimes the emails don't go out by the scheduled time.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
It is easy to manage newsletter subscribers.

Cons
A bit pricy and need more freedom to edit.

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Likelihood to recommend: 5/10

Pros
Superb Customer Service--responsive and highly knowledgeable Simple, User-friendly software, even for the non-tech-savvy Plenty of instructions, visuals, tutorials to walk you through it Links to social media networks Great tracking of emails and outcomes

Cons
None! (We tried using Mail Chimp but it was so complex and confusing that the investment of time and learning curve wasn't worth it! But with Benchmark, you can step right in and begin!) We highly recommend Benchmark!

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Pros
Click and drag feature makes it easy, step by step instructions. Also the reporting is just what I need to see.

Cons
I think the price is a bit high for monthly e-newsletters, would like an option for quarterly too that would be less.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
I love that I can choose from a variety of templates to send out professional-looking emails. My primary use is to send out newsletters, so Benchmark has provided all the features (and much more) necessary to do so.

Cons
Sometimes, certain features (such as sending test emails, uploading pictures that actually display, random graphics that appear and I can't remove, etc) aren't as smooth as I'd like. While their friendly customer support is available by live chat, I was still unable to resolve these issues.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Their A/B Split Testing system is definitely one of the easiest to use that I've ever seen, making what is generally a time consuming and confusing task extremely simple and straightforward. I also appreciate the breadth of their survey options.

Cons
Their interface is very effective on smartphones, tablets, and laptop screens but gets a bit too big on a 32" PC monitor.

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Pros
Simple email editor, The free plan comes with features for beginners to email marketing or for bloggers and small businesses.

Cons
The email automation in the freeplan only allows one-off emails like welcome emails. What i wanted was to create drip campigns such as email courses but unfortunately the free plan doesnt allow that. I wish they had stated what the freeplan can and cannot do before i signed up, because i was looking forward to A/B testing, indepth reports and creating drip campigns but the free plan doesn't allow that.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
Benchmark email software is very easy to use, it's affordable.

Cons
There is not anything I can think of that I like least.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
I like being able to design attractive campaigns the reporting function is useful.

Cons
Some of the steps regarding list verification are inconvenient, but support has always been responsive and helpful. Occasionally it is challenging to line-up side-by-side images, such as multiple logos in an attractive layout.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
Ease of use, value for your money, reporting functions

Cons
Photo uploader fails on a regular basis and have to call for assistance, customer service is not really friendly or always helpful

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Likelihood to recommend: 4/10

Pros
I like the interface, it works pretty well.

Cons
The price. It is expensive if you don't send frequent emails.

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Likelihood to recommend: 5/10

Pros
Very good at helping to maintain a good email reputation

Cons
The editor is confusing to use and often produces inexplicable results.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
In the past I used Mailchimp but nowdays as a Free autoresponder I use Benchmark. The main difference is that in Benchmark you can use 1 form for 2 different signups which you can't in Mailchimp and you get a full autoresponder as a free account with Benchmark. In Mailchimp you need to send emails manualy. The pricing also favours Benchmark.

Cons
Currently, the only con I can think of would be the user interface design which could be improved.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
It's really easy to use! You just pull blocks over where you need them so it's easy to build yourself a custom look instead of just using a template.

Cons
It's hard to customize the color and text. There are sets and palettes you can pick from, but if you want to mix and match or deviate from those presets it can be chore.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Very intuitive for a beginner/limited user of email software. I was able to produce and edit a great looking campaign within hours of purchasing my plan. The subscriber list transfer was also very smooth and testing the emails with my team was very easy prior to initiating the full send. Definitely like the easy to read analytics and reports generated.

Cons
I think the email body editing interface could have better formatting options, but it works great for what we need.

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10