MailChimp

This page provides instructions for syncing data to MailChimp lists and running triggered campaigns.

Get data from a connector

Create an automation that will get a list of contacts from a certain connector, e.g. MySQL or a CRM.

Sync to a MailChimp list

Add a loop Block in your Blend, and inside this loop use the MailChimp Block Add or update a list member to send this contact to a MailChimp list.

Schedule

Schedule your automation to run e.g. each day.

Configure a campaign in MailChimp

Create a campaign with a trigger A subscriber joins your list, LISTNAME.

Make sure to check the checkbox Trigger when subscribers are imported.

Important: make sure to create your campaign AND BRING IT LIVE (e.g. in status paused), BEFORE you start adding contacts to the list in MailChimp usingQlik Application Automation for OEM.

This is because the campaign will only process contacts that were added to the list AFTER the campaign was created AND AFTER the campaign was put live (meaning not in status draft).