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

