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Inbox placement

Delivered is not the same as read.

A delivery report only tells you a mail server accepted your message. It does not tell you which folder it landed in. You can send to thousands, see 99% delivered, and still have most of it sitting in spam where nobody looks.

Inbox placement
Latest test · 28 seed mailboxes
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INBOX
39.3%
11 of 28
SPAM
17.9%
5 of 28
UPDATES
35.7%
10 of 28
UNKNOWN
7.1%
2 of 28
ProviderInboxSpamUpdates
Gmail4010
Outlook750
SPF
Pass
DKIM
Pass
DMARC
Pass

How it works

Catch a spam problem before your list ever sees it.

1

Build your campaign

Set up the email exactly as you're about to send it — content, links and sending domain.

2

Run a placement test

We send it to a panel of seed mailboxes across Gmail, Outlook and the major providers.

3

See where it lands

Inbox, promotions or spam, broken down by provider, with SPF, DKIM and DMARC checks.

4

Fix, then send

Adjust the content or authentication and re-test before it ever reaches your real list.

Placement, not just delivery

See whether your campaign landed in the inbox, promotions or spam, mailbox by mailbox.

Catch it before the send

Test the campaign first, so a spam problem never reaches your whole list.

Broken down by provider

Often you are fine at Gmail and struggling at Outlook. That changes what you fix.

Authentication in one view

Confirm SPF, DKIM and DMARC are passing, and see when they are the cause.

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Related reading

Guides and updates on deliverability, compliance and keeping Australian data onshore.

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