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• Revenue increased 91% to £4.7m*
• Profit after tax increased by 58% to £0.9m*
• Customer numbers grown 113% from 1,072 to 2,282*

London, 10th November 2009 – dotDigital Group PLC, a full service digital marketing company quoted on the PLUS market, has this week announced strong growth figures, despite a challenging economic climate. The Group, which owns leading email service provider dotMailer, has published its report and accounts for the 14 month period ending 30th June 2009, revealing a revenue increase of 91% to £4.7m*, driven by an aggressive expansion and new business strategy.

Customer numbers have increased 113% from 1,072 to 2,282, over the last 14 months, with the Group adding a roster of high profile clients including DHL, Kodak, Nationwide and EDF Energy. The growing client base is being serviced by the company’s team of 55 people located across its three offices in London, Croydon and Manchester.

Over the last three years, the dotDigital Group PLC has transformed itself from a niche website design agency and email service provider into one of the UK’s leading full service digital marketing agencies. In that time, a series of new business units have been created and the Group is now made up of four main brands, each with high level expertise in key digital marketing areas:

• dotMailer – a market leading email marketing platform supported by a team of dedicated and passionate professionals
• dotCommerce – a new ecommerce solution, providing a flexible bespoke build experience for the cost of an off-the-shelf package
• dotEditor – a content management system enabling clients to edit and manage their online content
• dotAgency – the Group’s in-house creative agency team specialising in website design, build, digital marketing strategy and SEO

Peter Simmonds, CEO of dotDigital Group PLC, said: “We pre-empted the shift in marketing spend from traditional offline media to online digital marketing, and our strategy to expand the business to encompass a full-service approach has ensured resiliency in the face of a difficult economic climate.  By setting and pursuing aggressive goals and focussing single-mindedly on developing innovative products alongside exceptional support, we have been able to grow our client base and open up new revenue channels.”

The dotDigital Group has just been shortlisted for the Best Growth Strategy category at the 2009 National Business Awards and also features in the 2009 Deloitte Fast 500 for the second year in a row.

* figures relate to a 14 month period ending 30th June 2009. The previous 12 month accounting period ended April 2008

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About dotDigital Group PLC
dotDigital Group was established in 1999 as Ellipsis Media Ltd, specialising in bespoke website design and development. The dotMailer email marketing platform was developed that year, originally as an email solution to meet the considerable needs of the BBC. Over the past nine years, Ellipsis Media and dotMailer have experienced exceptional levels of growth by focusing on meeting clients’ web and e-marketing needs and providing outstanding client service. dotDigital Group now employs an in-house team of over 55 highly talented web and email marketing specialists, focused on helping customers with any aspect of web and online marketing for acquisition, retention and value driving.

The Group is made up of four main brands and business units, each with high level expertise in four key digital marketing areas: dotMailer (market leading email marketing platform, dotCommerce (an ecommerce solution), dotEditor (a content management system) and dotAgency (the Group’s in-house creative agency team specialising in website design, build, digital marketing strategy and SEO). The Group is listed on the PLUS market. MNore information can be found at http://www.dotdigitalgroup.com/

For media information, please contact:
Danny Whatmough / Dan Howe
Wildfire PR
Tel: +44 20 8339 4420
Email: dotmailer@wildfirepr.co.uk