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DigiCert Mark Certificates boost the reputation, engagement and trust of your emails by displaying your logo alongside every authenticated message.
Combined with email authentication standards (BIMI, DMARC), DigiCert Mark Certificates give recipients an instant visual cue that your email is authentic. Choose a Common Mark Certificate (CMC) for trademarks protected by prior use, or a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) for registered trademarks and government seals. VMCs enable a blue “authenticated” checkmark in Gmail.
- Logo and certificate file hosting
- DigiCert 24x5 standard support
- DigiCert CertCentral Management Portal
Common Mark Certificates
DigiCert Mark Certificates boost the reputation, engagement and trust of your emails by displaying your logo alongside every authenticated message.
Combined with email authentication standards (BIMI, DMARC), DigiCert Mark Certificates give recipients an instant visual cue that your email is authentic. Choose a Common Mark Certificate (CMC) for trademarks protected by prior use, or a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) for registered trademarks and government seals. VMCs enable a blue “authenticated” checkmark in Gmail.
- Logo and certificate file hosting
- DigiCert 24x5 standard support
- DigiCert CertCentral Management Portal
Features
Fight phishing
Mark certificates allow you to display your verified logo in the user’s inbox to visually identify your communications as authentic—and help recipients quickly identify fraudulent or malicious phishing attempts.
Improve email security
Because mark certificates require you to verify that you use strong email authentication standards, your organization also benefits from increased security, visibility and deliverability.
Stand out from the crowd
A mark certificate allows you to extend your organization’s visual brand to email—one of the most-used and competitive digital locations. Increase reach and recognition, while associating your organization with stronger email security and validation.
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Specifications
Verified Mark Certificates (VMC)
- Subscribe for automatic renewal of the certificate and file hosting
- Requires a logo to be a registered trademark or a government mark.
- Enables a blue “authenticated” checkmark in Gmail
- Optional configuration to display multiple logos for sub-brands, seasonality, etc.
- Flexible hosting in-house or with DigiCert
- Requires compliance with Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI), Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC), Domain Keys Identified Main (DKIM), and Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
Common Mark Certificates (CMC)
- Subscribe for automatic certificate and file hosting renewal
- Validates logos that have not been registered as a trademark
- Optional configuration to display multiple logos for sub-brands, seasonality, etc.
- Flexible hosting in-house or with DigiCert
- Requires compliance with Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI), Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC), Domain Keys Identified Main (DKIM), and Sender Policy Framework (SPF)
Case study: from 20.7% to 52.1%
opens in weeks
In about a week, Blockworks had their verified logo live in inboxes using a DigiCert Common Mark Certificate (CMC) and engagement rebounded fast.
Case study: 10% lift in opens with a
verified logo
Haypp rolled out a DigiCert Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) to display a verified logo in supported inboxes and saw measurable impact across their footprint.
- Blockworks
- Haypp
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Leading brands doing their part to bring greater trust to the inbox with DMARC, BIMI, and Verified Mark Certificates.
Leading brands doing their part to bring greater trust to the inbox with DMARC, BIMI, and Verified Mark Certificates.
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Here's what customers are saying
Email trust improved through VMC implementation and responsive support assistance
“It has ensured that my emails reach people and that these people trust me by opening the email through the VMC. With that, my CR increased in the last months.”
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