Mailchimp Automation Comprehensive skill for automating Mailchimp email marketing and audience management. Core Workflows 1. Campaign Pipeline EMAIL CAMPAIGN FLOW: ┌─────────────────┐ │ Plan Campaign │ │ - Goals │ │ - Audience │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Create Content │ │ - Design │ │ - Copy │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Configure │ │ - Subject │ │ - Preview │ │ - Settings │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Test & Review │ │ - A/B test │ │ - Preview │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Schedule/Send │ │ - Timing │ │ - Send │ └────────┬────────┘ ▼ ┌─────────────────┐ │ Analyze │ │ - Opens/Clicks │ │ - Revenue │ └─────────────────┘ 2. Campaign Configuration campaign_config : type : regular
regular, automated, plaintext, ab_test
recipients : list_id : "abc123" segment_opts : saved_segment_id : "seg123"
or dynamic conditions
settings : subject_line : "{{subject}}" preview_text : "{{preview}}" from_name : "{{company}}" reply_to : "{{email}}" tracking : opens : true clicks : true ecommerce : true google_analytics : "campaign_name" content_type : "template" template_id : "template_123" Audience Management Segmentation Rules segments : - name : active_subscribers conditions : - field : last_opened op : greater_than value : "30_days_ago" - name : high_value_customers conditions : - field : ecomm_total_spent op : greater_than value : 500 - field : ecomm_orders op : greater_than value : 3 - name : at_risk conditions : - field : last_opened op : greater_than value : "90_days_ago" - field : email_campaigns_opened op : greater_than value : 5 - name : new_subscribers conditions : - field : timestamp_signup op : greater_than value : "30_days_ago" Audience Tags tagging_automation : - trigger : form_submit form : "newsletter_signup" actions : - add_tag : "newsletter" - add_tag : "{{form.interest}}" - trigger : purchase actions : - add_tag : "customer" - add_tag : "purchased_{{product_category}}" - trigger : link_clicked url_contains : "/pricing" actions : - add_tag : "interested_in_pricing" Email Automation Welcome Series welcome_automation : name : "Welcome Series" trigger : type : signup list_id : "main_list" emails : - delay : immediate subject : "Welcome to {{company}}! 🎉" template : welcome_email_1 - delay : 2_days subject : "Here's how to get started" template : welcome_email_2 - delay : 5_days subject : "{{first_name}}, your exclusive tips" template : welcome_email_3 - delay : 10_days subject : "Ready to take the next step?" template : welcome_email_4 content : offer_cta Abandoned Cart abandoned_cart : name : "Cart Recovery" trigger : type : ecommerce event : cart_abandoned delay : 1_hour emails : - delay : 1_hour subject : "You left something behind..." template : cart_reminder_1 show_cart_items : true - delay : 24_hours condition : cart_not_recovered subject : "Your cart is waiting" template : cart_reminder_2 include_discount : false - delay : 72_hours condition : cart_not_recovered subject : "Last chance: 10% off your cart" template : cart_reminder_3 include_discount : true discount_code : "COMEBACK10" Post-Purchase post_purchase : name : "Post-Purchase Nurture" trigger : type : ecommerce event : purchase emails : - delay : immediate type : transactional subject : "Order confirmed #{{order_id}}" template : order_confirmation - delay : 3_days type : transactional subject : "Your order has shipped" template : shipping_notification condition : order_shipped - delay : 7_days subject : "How's your {{product_name}}?" template : review_request condition : order_delivered - delay : 30_days subject : "You might also like..." template : cross_sell content : recommended_products A/B Testing Test Configuration ab_test : type : subject_line
or content, send_time, from_name
variants : a : subject : "Don't miss out: Sale ends tonight" b : subject : "⚡ Flash sale: 24 hours only" test_settings : split_percentage : 20
Test on 20%, winner to 80%
winning_metric : open_rate
or click_rate, revenue
- wait_time
- :
- 4_hours
- auto_winner
- :
- enabled
- :
- true
- send_remaining
- :
- true
- Multivariate Test
- multivariate_test
- :
- factors
- :
- subject_line
- :
- -
- "New arrivals just dropped"
- -
- "You'll love what's new"
- preview_text
- :
- -
- "Shop the latest styles"
- -
- "See what's trending now"
- send_time
- :
- -
- "09:00"
- -
- "14:00"
- combinations
- :
- 8
- sample_size
- :
- 25%
- duration
- :
- 24_hours
- Email Templates
- Newsletter Template
- newsletter_template
- :
- layout
- :
- multi_column
- sections
- :
- -
- type
- :
- header
- logo
- :
- "{{logo_url}}"
- navigation
- :
- true
- -
- type
- :
- hero
- image
- :
- "{{hero_image}}"
- headline
- :
- "{{headline}}"
- subheadline
- :
- "{{subheadline}}"
- cta
- :
- text
- :
- "{{cta_text}}"
- url
- :
- "{{cta_url}}"
- -
- type
- :
- content_blocks
- columns
- :
- 2
- items
- :
- -
- image
- :
- "{{item1_image}}"
- title
- :
- "{{item1_title}}"
- description
- :
- "{{item1_desc}}"
- link
- :
- "{{item1_url}}"
- -
- type
- :
- footer
- social_links
- :
- true
- unsubscribe
- :
- true
- company_address
- :
- true
- Personalization
- personalization
- :
- merge_tags
- :
- -
- "|FNAME|"
- :
- first_name
- -
- "|LNAME|"
- :
- last_name
- -
- "|EMAIL|"
- :
- -
- "|COMPANY|"
- :
- company
- conditional_content
- :
- -
- condition
- :
- "|IF:VIP|"
- content
- :
- "As a VIP member, you get early access!"
- dynamic_content
- :
- -
- tag
- :
- "|PRODUCT_RECS|"
- source
- :
- ecommerce
- type
- :
- recommended_products
- limit
- :
- 4
- Analytics Dashboard
- Campaign Performance
- CAMPAIGN ANALYTICS - "January Newsletter"
- ═══════════════════════════════════════
- DELIVERY:
- Sent: 25,430
- Delivered: 24,892 (97.9%)
- Bounced: 538 (2.1%)
- ENGAGEMENT:
- Opened: 8,450 (33.9%)
- Clicked: 2,156 (8.7%)
- Unsubscribed: 45 (0.18%)
- REVENUE (if e-commerce):
- Orders: 89
- Revenue: $4,523
- Revenue/Email: $0.18
- BY DEVICE:
- Desktop ████████████████ 52%
- Mobile ██████████░░░░░░ 38%
- Tablet ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░ 10%
- TOP CLICKED LINKS:
- ┌────────────────────────┬────────┐
- │ Link │ Clicks │
- ├────────────────────────┼────────┤
- │ Main CTA button │ 1,245 │
- │ Product image 1 │ 456 │
- │ "Learn more" link │ 234 │
- │ Social - Twitter │ 123 │
- └────────────────────────┴────────┘
- OPEN TIME:
- Peak: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM (42%)
- Audience Health
- audience_metrics
- :
- total_subscribers
- :
- 45
- ,
- 230
- growth_rate
- :
- "+3.2% monthly"
- health_indicators
- :
- active_30_days
- :
- 78%
- engaged_90_days
- :
- 65%
- dormant
- :
- 22%
- list_quality
- :
- average_open_rate
- :
- 28.5%
- average_click_rate
- :
- 4.2%
- unsubscribe_rate
- :
- 0.15%
- bounce_rate
- :
- 1.8%
- API Examples
- Create Campaign
- // Create Campaign
- const
- campaign
- =
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- campaigns
- .
- create
- (
- {
- type
- :
- "regular"
- ,
- recipients
- :
- {
- list_id
- :
- "abc123"
- ,
- segment_opts
- :
- {
- saved_segment_id
- :
- "seg123"
- }
- }
- ,
- settings
- :
- {
- subject_line
- :
- "Your Weekly Update"
- ,
- preview_text
- :
- "This week's top stories"
- ,
- from_name
- :
- "Company Name"
- ,
- reply_to
- :
- "hello@company.com"
- }
- }
- )
- ;
- // Set Content
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- campaigns
- .
- setContent
- (
- campaign
- .
- id
- ,
- {
- template
- :
- {
- id
- :
- "template_123"
- ,
- sections
- :
- {
- headline
- :
- "Welcome to our newsletter!"
- }
- }
- }
- )
- ;
- // Send Campaign
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- campaigns
- .
- send
- (
- campaign
- .
- id
- )
- ;
- Manage Subscribers
- // Add Subscriber
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- lists
- .
- addListMember
- (
- "list_id"
- ,
- {
- email_address
- :
- "user@example.com"
- ,
- status
- :
- "subscribed"
- ,
- merge_fields
- :
- {
- FNAME
- :
- "John"
- ,
- LNAME
- :
- "Doe"
- }
- ,
- tags
- :
- [
- "newsletter"
- ,
- "customer"
- ]
- }
- )
- ;
- // Update Subscriber
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- lists
- .
- updateListMember
- (
- "list_id"
- ,
- "subscriber_hash"
- ,
- {
- merge_fields
- :
- {
- COMPANY
- :
- "Acme Inc"
- }
- }
- )
- ;
- // Add Tags
- await
- mailchimp
- .
- lists
- .
- updateListMemberTags
- (
- "list_id"
- ,
- "subscriber_hash"
- ,
- {
- tags
- :
- [
- {
- name
- :
- "vip"
- ,
- status
- :
- "active"
- }
- ]
- }
- )
- ;
- Best Practices
- Clean Your List
-
- Remove bounces and inactive
- Segment Thoughtfully
-
- Right message to right people
- Test Everything
-
- Subject lines, content, timing
- Mobile First
-
- Design for mobile readers
- Personalize
-
- Use merge tags and dynamic content
- Monitor Metrics
-
- Track and improve over time
- Respect Frequency
-
- Don't over-send
- Comply with Laws
- CAN-SPAM, GDPR