iContact Celebrates Reaching One Million Users for Its Email and Social Media Marketing Offering

RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- iContact Corp., a leading email marketing and social media marketing company, today announced its one millionth user has signed up for an account.  Since the company's founding in 2003, iContact has grown its user base and revenue at a double-digit pace year-over-year while continuing to enhance its feature set.  The company's one millionth user comes on the heels of recent key announcements including enhancements to social media tools within iContact for users to easily engage with subscribers and fans via Facebook and Twitter.  iContact also recently launched iContact Free Edition, a no-cost version of its flagship email marketing and social media marketing tool.

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iContact's co-founders met as students at the University of North Carolina and joined forces to re-launch an existing email marketing system into what is now iContact.  Their first client, Mountain Brook Cottages, came to iContact looking for an easy way to communicate with prior and potential new guests for its vacation cottages.  Eight years later, the company has continued to meet and exceed customer expectations with its award-winning email and social media marketing tools.

"As the first iContact user, I am very excited to see how the company has grown from two entrepreneurial students to a global organization with one million users," said Michele McMahon, owner, Mountain Brook Cottages. "iContact has been there for me since the beginning to help Mountain Brook Cottages grow and keep in touch with our guests. I look forward to seeing the company's continued success as it adds many more millions of users."

iContact Co-Founder and Chairman, Aaron Houghton, added, "It is a pleasure to work with great entrepreneurs like Michele at Mountain Brook Cottages. As a company, we've tried to keep a laser focus on helping our customers succeed by making online marketing easy and we're proud to have earned the trust of customers such as Michele for nearly a decade."

iContact received a $40 million Series B strategic growth investment from JMI Equity in 2010 and has built out capabilities across its product and resources to foster continued growth and expansion.  The company's user base spans multiple countries and industries from retail and professional services to non-profit organizations, banks and technology providers.  During this time of high growth, iContact continues to help customers succeed by making online marketing easy.  The company also leads the movement for how businesses can contribute to social good in the world as a certified B Corporation, awarded to companies that meet stringent environmental and social standards.

"We are proud of how our products and services help companies and causes succeed online," said Ryan Allis, Co-Founder and CEO, iContact. "With an enhanced offering including robust social media tools and services, we look forward to continued growth through 2011 and beyond and expanding our footprint as one of the leading providers of email and social media marketing."

To learn more about iContact and sign up for a free trial account, please visit www.icontact.com and follow iContact's blog at blog.icontact.com.

About iContact

Based in Raleigh, NC, iContact is a purpose-driven company making email marketing and social media marketing easy for small and midsized companies and causes to grow and succeed. More than one million users have iContact accounts and the company maintains B Corporation status, a certification awarded to companies meeting comprehensive and transparent social and environmental performance standards. As part of its ongoing social mission, iContact applies the 4-1s Corporate Social Responsibility Model, donating 1 percent from each of its payroll, equity, product and employee time to its local and global community. Visit us online at iContact.com, on Twitter @iContact, at iContact LinkedIn Group, and on our Facebook Fan page.

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