iPost

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What iPost is

iPost is an email marketing platform for enterprise senders whose email depends on complex customer data. Its homepage headline is "The Most Powerful Email Platform In The World For" followed by the industries it targets, and its positioning line reads "iPost helps enterprise brands turn complex data into personalized, scalable email marketing." The contact address on the site is in San Mateo, California.

Rather than selling one generic tool, iPost markets the same platform through vertical offers. Casino and gaming operators, class action and legal settlement administrators and STM publishers each get their own solution page, with an "Other Industries" page for everyone else. The blog adds associations and franchise development to that list.

The vertical offers

Casino email marketing. The homepage pitch is to "Customize your player development journey using behavioral data to increase wallet share." The blog carries a guide titled "What Is a Casino Loyalty Program? Tiers, Comps & Points" alongside it.

Class action and legal settlement email. iPost says it is "Delivering email on time and into the inbox for class action settlement organizations." The blog publishes an explainer, "Class Action Settlement Notices, Explained: Why You Got One and What to Do," written for the people who receive them.

STM publishing. For scientific journal publishers, iPost says the platform turns scientific journal content into selected, monetized emails with little effort, so new articles become email content that can carry revenue.

What a sender gets

The demo pitch on the homepage lists what iPost wants to show a prospect: "How to use your data to create highly targeted and personalized emails that your subscribers crave," "How easy it is to create amazing-looking emails," and how to "Develop simple to complex email journeys for greater ROI." A client testimonial from the CEO of Koshland Pharm adds "Easy to use even with advanced features."

Engagement scoring. iPost's franchise development article describes a scoring setup in the platform. A franchise brand looking for new locations in TX, FL and LA, while avoiding the west coast, collects form data on location and criteria such as having a partner, having owned a business, capital and education. That data "is then transferred into a system like iPost who then assigns that lead a weighted score and can then dynamically assemble an email with unique content based on that score." When the prospect opens, clicks, visits the site, fills out more information or views a document, the score adjusts, and the next email either asks for a conversation or sends more content. The article presents this as a way to separate real prospects from people "just kicking the tires."

Journeys and nurture automation. The same article describes broker and consultant automation (a curriculum-style journey that keeps a franchise in front of brokers), nurture automation for long-term prospects, and scoring automation, each with "differentiated messaging and tone and unique cadence/frequency controls." It also lists the three ways franchises use email: franchise development, the franchisor sending to end customers on behalf of a franchisee, and the franchisor giving each franchisee a "sub-account" with approved content to send to their own customers.

Dynamic content and renewal logic. The association article, whose introduction says iPost is "made for Associations," gives concrete build examples. One is a renewal banner inserted into marketing emails with dynamic content when a member is 90 days from renewal. Another is a series of reminder emails timed at 60, 45, 30, 15 and 7 days before renewal, with logic that stops the series as soon as the member renews. The article also suggests using data and dynamic content to detect non-member status and show those readers different content, so non-members see what they are missing.

Testing and measurement. The association guide recommends a test and learn culture, including a "10/10/80 A/B test" on subject lines. Beyond opens and clicks it proposes page views per click, email sentiment, open and click reach over 30, 60 or 90 days, and unique click-to-open rate, plus a member engagement score built from email analytics and other channels. It says "Your ESP partner should be able to help define YOUR member scoring system."

Deliverability stance. The association article warns readers to "be wary of any email technology that guarantees your emails’ inbox placement," and says great deliverability "takes time and regular maintenance." It suggests auditing items such as IP reputation and engagement at top ISPs every month.

Integrations. The homepage says "iPost plays well with others too" and points to "best-of-breed integration providers that allow you to make iPost work even better." The footer links an Integrations page, Application Support, a Partner with iPost program and an Acceptable Use Policy. The site also lists a Services section, customer logins, guides, a newsroom and an email newsletter, and its blog runs guides such as an email marketing best practices guide for 2027 campaigns.

Customers and case studies

The homepage features three case studies. Signature Flight Support, whose "global network of 200 Fixed Base Operations (FBOs)" serves business jets and private aviation, used iPost for a loyalty program email strategy. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, with "more than 1.7 million annual visitors," needed a new solution for its email programs. Restaurant.com, a restaurant marketing network connecting restaurants and diners, is the subject of "Powering Millions of Emails: iPost’s Role in Restaurant.com’s Growth." Restaurant.com's Lisa Nason is quoted: "After seeing the iPost platform it was a no-brainer to switch providers." Jared Lee, a VP at Natural Historian, calls iPost a "Great Partner" and says "They provide a solid platform and have A+ customer service."

The blog's franchise and association articles are written by Andrew Kordek, whose byline says he has spent 22 years in email marketing.

Pricing and buying

The site shows no prices. Prospects book a demo or a call, and the homepage asks for "10-15 minutes of your time to see if iPost is a good fit for your business," with a fully customized demo available on request.

Who it suits and who it does not

iPost suits an organization whose email runs on data it already holds and whose sending has a clear business job: a casino tying email to player loyalty, a settlement administrator that must get notices delivered on time, a journal publisher monetizing new content, an association managing renewals and member engagement, or a franchise brand qualifying prospective franchisees.

It is a poor fit for a solo creator or small shop wanting instant signup and published prices, and a developer looking for a documented sending API will not find one described on the site.

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