dotMailer Ranked 456th Fastest Growing Technology Company on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008

London, 10th December 2008: Digital Marketing agency dotMailer has been ranked number 456 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, based on percentage revenue growth over five years. dotMailer was one of only 69 UK companies in the list. dotMailer grew 372.19% percent during this period and in 2007-08, the company’s revenue increased by 97% to £2.47m.

Founded nine years ago by three entrepreneurs – Dave Ivy, Simon Bird and Tink Taylor - dotMailer has grown steadily from its roots as an email service provider, to become one of the UK’s leading digital marketing service providers. The company’s digital and email marketing clients include clients include HQHair, Fairtrade, Defra, Sophos, Hotmail and Kodak.
 
Peter Simmonds, Managing Director at dotMailer said:  “In the last two years, dotMailer has developed a range of new products that integrate with and complement our well-established email marketing solution, to take advantage of the growing market for digital marketing products and services. This strategy is helping us to build deeper relationships with our customers and unprecedented revenue growth, whilst significantly increasing the company’s profitability.”

"Making the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 is commendable in today’s highly competitive technology industry," said Karel Bakkes, partner in charge of Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500 EMEA program. "We congratulate dotMailer on being one of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in the region."

dotMailer has also announced a number of important product launches including a new version of their industry-leading email marketing system, new content management system and e-commerce platform, along with a new lead tracking system.

Technology Fast 500 EMEA selection and qualifications
The Technology Fast 500 list is compiled from Deloitte’s EMEA Technology Fast 50 programs, nominations submitted directly to the Fast 500, and public company database research.  To qualify for the Fast 500, entrants must have had 2003 operating revenues of at least €50,000 and 2006 operating revenues of at least €800,000.

Entrants must also be public or private companies headquartered in EMEA and must be a “technology company,” defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of the company's operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology.  Using other companies' technology in a unique way does not qualify.