Milestones

eCircle’s success story

eCircle is one of the pioneers in the digital direct marketing sector. Since its foundation in 1999 the company has steadily grown and is now one of the market leaders in Europe. Here you can read a little more about eCircle’s successes.

2008

More than 900 live eC-messenger systems across Europe
Expansion of strategic partnerships – this year eCircle benefited from a joint stand with Intershop and Webtrends at the OMD show in Germany
As the only German provider eCircle was again included in eConsultancy’s international study about email marketing software
All emails sent by eCircle are now authenticated using the DKIM method
In conjunction with Unilever and GfK, eCircle carried out a unique piece of research that demonstrated the measurable impact email marketing has on the launch of branded products.
The European launch of the eCircle’s new brand identity took place as well as the product launch of eCircle’s enhanced email marketing software, eC-messenger 5.0
eCircle launched new lead generation portals Brands2Win, BestBuyMoney and Spoilmenow

2007

eCircle employs over 160 employees and has successfully delivered more than 4,500 email campaigns since its foundation
The number of eC-messenger systems has increased by over 700% in the past 4 years: more than 830 delivery systems are running today
Strategic partnerships with Intershop, Webtrends and Coremetrics are complementing eCircle’s product portfolio and allowing clients to drive integrated online marketing campaigns
eCircle feature at number 5 of the UK’s top Email Agencies in the “NMA Marketing Services Guide 2007”
eCircle is the first European ESP to work in partnership with Return Path, the leading deliverability company, on “The Sender Score Receiver Alliance”, an ISP relations programme. Click here for ISP Relations

2006

Enhancement of eC-messenger through special solutions for the finance sector (digital signature) and trade sector (enhanced reporting)
DMMA Awards: eCircle shortlisted for a campaign with adidas/Karstadt Sport
DMA Awards: eCircle win the Bronze Award in the "Best Email Campaign" category alongside Alto Clothing and Neoco. More about eCircle's awards
eCircle features in an international survey from e-consultancy about email marketing software
eCircle UK joins ESOMAR, the international market research association. More about eCircle's memberships

2005

Execution of a survey in co-operation with Ferrero about the advertising effect of emails. Click here to view the survey results
eCircle joins the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) in Italy
eCircle joins the Syndicat National de la Communication Directe (SNCD) in France. More about eCircle's memberships
Amount of emails delivered reaches 340 million per quarter
Realisation of over 500 campaigns solely in 2005

2004

eCircle is now the biggest German permission marketing supplier (source: ABSOLIT survey "Market Overview about Email Consumer Addresses")
eCircle is certified as reputable mass email sender in the Certified Senders Alliance (CSA), a central German whitelisting project
eCircle joins the German market research association BVM. More about eCircle's memberships
Introduction of the videomail product
New Media Award: eCircle win the “Permission" category for a UNICEF videomail campaign. More about eCircle's awards

2003

Implementing the business unit prospects winning
Completion of "The 6 P's of the Email Marketing", an email benchmarking survey. Click here to view the survey results
The number of eC-messenger systems exceeds the amount of 100

2002

Further enhancement of the core business
Enlargement of the eC-messenger software by a module for automated campaign management
Reclamation of first major customers like ADAC and Deutsche Telekom. More about eCircle's customers
Finalist for the award “Entrepreneur of the year 2002” in Germany

2001

Start of the commercialisation of email addresses
Launch of eC-messenger, eCircle’s email marketing software
eCircle joins the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) in the UK
eCircle joins the The Association of Digital Economy (BVDW) in Germany. More about eCircle's memberships

2000

Market entry in the UK, Italy and France
Transformation of the company into a public limited company in Germany
eCircle joins the German Direct Marketing Association (DDV). More about eCircle's memberships

1999

Foundation of the company by Volker Wiewer and Thomas Wilke. More about the eCircle Management Team
Launch of domeus, an online community platform

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“We have been working with eCircle for over three years and have been consistently pleased with the continued high level of service and support eCircle provide. By working closely with eCircle’s Account Management team, we have been able to successfully develop our email marketing strategy to drive sophisticated, highly relevant email marketing campaigns and increased ROI.”