Talk:E-mail Module:API

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Questions for MailChimp

  • We have Single Sign-on user accounts that are used accessible by multiple networks but not by all networks. How do we send e-mail campaigns to a user account in two networks (A and B) without creating two duplicate entries in mailchimp, one in network A's list and one in network B's list? 
Answer: You just need to create a group/interest column.  Then upload an address to your list and in the group/interest column note which network they belong to.  Then when sending content you can segment recipients based on the group/interest column.
  • Do we have to pre-populate creatives (manually) in MailChimp? 
Answer:
You can do this under step 3 of the campaign building process.
  • If not, are we able to send HTML emails through the API? 
Answer:
You can, just look for the campaign related methods located in the API documentation area: http://www.mailchimp.com/api/
  • If not, would we be able to track using MailChimp's GIF web beacons 
Answer:
Our tracking beacon is dynamically built and inserted in messages as we send them.
  • If so, how do we add dynamic elements such as "Dear %First Name%," to each email? 
Answer:
You'll use what we call interenally MERGE tags.  If you need it, our MERGE tag information can be found by visiting http://www.mailchimp.com/help/ keyword "merge".
  • Can MailChimp handle Double Opt Ins and then report back to our database through the API whether an e-mail address was double opted in? 
Answer:
Yes
  • We have had issues with non-delivery because we use Google Apps. This may have happened because on a pingback of the email address, smtp.gmail.com is discovered and the email is assumed to come from a non-business email address. Will this be a problem? If so, what is our solution? Should we find a different email provider? 
Answer:
It shouldn't be an issue through our service so long as you leave the authentication option turned on for all of your campaigns.


RE: API and list organization questions (LTK152012371035X)

Hello, Please see my notes below each comment.

We have Single Sign-on user accounts that are used accessible by multiple networks but not by all networks. How do we send e-mail campaigns to a user account in two networks (A and B) without creating two duplicate entries in mailchimp, one in network A's list and one in network B's list?

  • You just need to create a group/interest column. Then upload an address to your list and in the group/interest column note which network they belong to. Then when sending content you can segment recipients based on the group/interest column.


Do we have to pre-populate creatives (manually) in MailChimp?

  • You can do this under step 3 of the campaign building process.


If not, are we able to send HTML emails through the API?

  • You can, just look for the campaign related methods located in the API documentation area:

http://www.mailchimp.com/api/


If not, would we be able to track using MailChimp's GIF web beacons

  • Our tracking beacon is dynamically built and inserted in messages as we send them.


If so, how do we add dynamic elements such as "Dear %First Name%," to each email?

  • You'll use what we call interenally MERGE tags.

If you need it, our MERGE tag information can be found by visiting http://www.mailchimp.com/help/ keyword "merge".


Can MailChimp handle Double Opt Ins and then report back to our database through the API whether an e-mail address was double opted in?

  • Yes


We have had issues with non-delivery because we use Google Apps. This may have happened because on a pingback of the email address, smtp.gmail.com is discovered and the email is assumed to come from a non-business email address. Will this be a problem? If so, what is our solution? Should we find a different email provider?

  • It shouldn't be an issue through our service so long as you leave the authentication option turned on for all of your campaigns.

Regards, Dan

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Subject: API and list organization questions Dear Support,


I am new to Mailchimp but need to begin using it very soon. We are developing on your API. Please see the questions below from our technical team:

Questions for MailChimp

We have Single Sign-on user accounts that are used accessible by multiple networks but not by all networks. How do we send e-mail campaigns to a user account in two networks (A and B) without creating two duplicate entries in mailchimp, one in network A's list and one in network B's list? Do we have to pre-populate creatives (manually) in MailChimp? If not, are we able to send HTML emails through the API? If not, would we be able to track using MailChimp's GIF web beacons If so, how do we add dynamic elements such as "Dear %First Name%," to each email? Can MailChimp handle Double Opt Ins and then report back to our database through the API whether an e-mail address was double opted in? We have had issues with non-delivery because we use Google Apps. This may have happened because on a pingback of the email address, smtp.gmail.com is discovered and the email is assumed to come from a non-business email address. Will this be a problem? If so, what is our solution? Should we find a different email provider?

Sincerely,

Austin Guu / CEO / Extract Value LLC www.extractvalue.com / austin@extractvalue.com 444 E. Huntington Dr. Ste 200, Arcadia, CA 91006 Tel 626.404.7800 / Cell 626.652.1152 / Fax 866.350.9498


To help us track and reply to all emails we get, we assign ticket codes to every inquiry. Your ticket code is: LTK152012371035X (Please use this code in any further communication about this issue).

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