Simply send an email to a Gmail account and see if your logo is displayed. However, it may take a few days until it is actually visible. Please also note that BIMI is currently only displayed in the Gmail and Yahoo apps . However, it is expected that other providers will follow suit soon.
costs and effort
The notary costs €25 per certification. If the brand and venezuela number dataset logo are not already protected, there are additional costs for the patent and trademark office.
In our experience, the greatest effort is creating the certificate. Processes and procedures have not yet been 100 percent tested and adapted and some of them seem superfluous, e.g. multiple identification. However, it can be assumed that Digicert will do something in this regard in the next few months.
Editor's note: Depending on how many of the requirements you already meet, the implementation process will be accelerated or the effort reduced. See also our 9-point plan for BIMI implementation below .
Alternative or Supplement – Trusted Dialog
An alternative or addition to BIMI on the German market is currently Trusted Dialog. This is an initiative by the German mailbox operators WEB.DE, GMX, 1&1, freenet and T-Online, which reaches around 40 million mailboxes. Authentication also takes place here and the logo is displayed in the inbox. However, this is a private, fee-based initiative by the mailbox providers mentioned and not an open standard like BIMI. We do not know the exact costs for Trusted Dialog.
Conclusion
Precisely because the processes for the certificate are not yet running optimally, the path to BIMI can currently prove to be a complex and lengthy process. Nevertheless, it is worth thinking about BIMI in the long term and relying on this authentication method. On the one hand, such standards usually prevail sooner or later and, on the other hand, recipients are given a certain level of security in their own mailbox. Since Gmail mailboxes are also becoming increasingly popular in Germany, a not insignificant number of users are also benefiting. An additional advantage is certainly that BIMI is not yet used that often, which means you are attracting even more attention.
For those who primarily send mail in German-speaking countries, Trusted Dialog is currently the better option, as it provides a large coverage of German-speaking mailboxes. In addition, many large brands in this country use the process. But United Internet has already stated that they will also support BIMI in the future. We therefore recommend using BIMI internationally and in the long term.