GetResponse

GetResponse
Formation 1999
Founder Simon Grabowski
Type Private
Location
  • Ul. Arkońska, Gdańsk,Poland
Services Online marketing solutions
Website www.getresponse.com

GetResponse (formerly known as Implix) is an email marketing service provider specializing in online solutions, and creating landing pages.[1][2] The company is known as one of the early startups for email marketing campaigns in the late 90's[3][4] and its two software products ClickWebinar, a webinar hosting provider[5] and Clickmeeting, a video conferencing software.[6][7] GetResponse currently serves 250,000 active users and its client includes GlaxoSmithKline, Carrefour, Intercontinental and others.[8] The company received Gold, Silver and Bronze Stevie Awards in 2014 for their customer service.[9][10][11][12]

History and overview

GetResponse was founded in 1999 by Simon Grabowski, an internet marketing entrepreneur as Implix.[13][14] Grabowski began working on GetResponse in his father’s garage with only $200 as capital in 1997.[15] He initially coded, designed sites, and handled all clients alone. The company was originally based in a small office in Gdynia, and gradually expanded to the other cities. GetResponse operates worldwide, with offices in the US, Poland, Canada and Russia offering online solutions, including Email marketing, video conferencing platform ClickMeeting and streaming rich media.[16][17] [18][19][20]

Products

GetResponse email marketing is available internationally in 14 languages.[21][22][23] The company launched mobile application for its product on iTunes and Android, later for browser based applications.

GetResponse users pay a variable amount per month based on their subscriber count. Regardless of subscriber count, customers have access to all features.[24]

ClickWebinar

ClickWebinar is an online managed service that allows users to have video and audio conferences, collaborate on documents, deliver presentations, perform product demonstrations and securely share confidential information from different places.[25][26][27][28]

The platform allows users to reach large audiences far their conference room. Users can host and share presentations for up to 1000 people without leaving their desk. ClickWebinar also allows user to set up scheduled or on-demand training and demonstrations for clients, partners and employees.[25][29][30][31]

References

  1. Rampton, John (July 11, 2014). "8 Vital Marketing And Sales Tools For The New Entrepreneur To Feel Complete". Forbes (Palo Alto, CA).
  2. Newlands, Murray (September 24, 2014). "8 Must-Have Tools for Building Your Startup". San Francisco, CA.
  3. "Implix Celebrates 10th Anniversary and 100,000th GetResponse Email Marketing Customer.(Company overview)". Highbeam. November 14, 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  4. "Implix Introduces GetResponse 6.0: First SOHO/SMB Email Marketing Platform With Video Email, Social Media Integration, and iPhone App.". Highbeam. July 25, 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  5. Writer, Staff (November 14, 2014). "Google’s Investments in Online Video Signals are Promising for Premium Online Webinar SMEs". The Tech Journal.
  6. Pott, Trevor (June 16, 2014). "3CX WebMeeting: Not bad for a 1.0 product – just keep my phones out of the cloud". None.
  7. Ben-Dak, Shirley (December 16, 2014). "4 Main Benefits Of Webinars For The Busy Bee". Tel Aviv, Israel.
  8. "GetResponse "Christmas Present" Promo Introduces New Landing Page Creator". Tmcnet. Dec 11, 2012. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  9. Neil, Shane Paul (May 28, 2014). "5 reasons your email marketing is tanking". Brooklyn, NY.
  10. Toren, Adam (December 5, 2014). "5 Tech Tools that Help Businesses Compete With the Big Guys". Phoenix, AZ.
  11. "GetResponse Email Marketing Wins Gold, Silver and Bronze STEVIE Awards". Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  12. Miranda Marquit (November 11, 2014). "5 Collaboration Tools for Your Small Business". Huffington Post.
  13. "Implix Introduces GetResponse 6.0: First SOHO/SMB Email Marketing Platform With Video Email, Social Media Integration, and iPhone App.". Highbeam. July 25, 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  14. "GetResponse Increases Commissions in Popular Affiliate Program.". Highbeam. March 13, 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  15. Simon Grabowski. "Email Marketing Tips Blog". Get Response.
  16. McLaughlin, Molly. "GetResponse Email Marketing". PC Magazine. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  17. "ClickMeeting Wins the Gold in 2013 Stevie Awards". Wilmington, DE. August 27, 2013.
  18. Marquit, Miranda (November 25, 2014). "5 Collaboration Tools for Your Small Business". Pennsylvania.
  19. Campbell, Anita (March 28, 2012). "16 Webinar and Webcast Tools for Online Meetings and Marketing". Cleveland, OH.
  20. Rampton, John (November 13, 2014). "Marketing Automation Could Be Harming Your Business - Here's How to Tip the Scale". Forbes (Palo Alto, CA).
  21. "GetResponse Behind Scenes". Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  22. Marquit, Miranda (July 12, 2014). "5 Essential Tools for the Solopreneur". Pennsylvania: Huffingtonpost.
  23. Carranza, Anthony (September 19, 2014). "How to grow your email subscribers and personalize the autoresponder". Minnesota.
  24. "MailChimp vs GetResponse". WebAppMeister. Compendii. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  25. 1 2 "3CX WebMeeting: Not bad for a 1.0 product". The Register. Jun 16, 2014. Retrieved February 12, 2015.
  26. Campbell, Anita (March 28, 2012). "16 Webinar and Webcast Tools for Online Meetings and Marketing". Cleveland, OH.
  27. Writer, Staff (November 14, 2014). "Google’s Investments in Online Video Signals are Promising for Premium Online Webinar SMEs". Tel Aviv, Israel.
  28. Toren, Adam (January 30, 2015). "Storytelling Could Bring Your Brand to Life and Strengthen Your Marketing Impact". Phoenix, AZ.
  29. Gardner, Gail (September 24, 2014). "Webinar Service Automatically Translates Into 52 Languages". Dallas, TX.
  30. Rampton, John (November 13, 2014). "Marketing Automation Could Be Harming Your Business - Here's How to Tip the Scale". Palo Alto, CA.
  31. Ben-Dak, Shirley (December 16, 2014). "4 Main Benefits Of Webinars For The Busy Bee". Tel Aviv, Israel.

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