#1 Constant Contact
Constant Contact is commonly used by small organizations that run recurring outreach, such as newsletters, announcements, and event communications, without a dedicated marketing operations function. It often supports a single owner plus occasional collaborators who contribute content or approvals.
Teams typically maintain contact lists, add signups from forms or imports, and segment audiences for targeted sends. Work runs in a weekly or monthly cadence: draft an email, review and test, schedule delivery, then check engagement reports to adjust the next send and keep lists clean.
Good Fit For
- Teams sending weekly or monthly newsletters and announcements to a contact list that is updated from signups and periodic imports
- Organizations promoting classes, fundraisers, or events where invites, reminders, and follow-ups need to go out on a predictable schedule
- Local businesses coordinating simple lifecycle messages like welcome notes and basic follow-ups tied to list changes or engagement
Considerations
- As segmentation rules, approval workflows, and multi-step automations grow, day-to-day setup can become more manual and harder to standardize across campaigns
- Teams that need deeply integrated, real-time behavioral data across multiple channels may need additional systems to coordinate triggers and reporting