Is there an integration with MailChimp?

[LuvaMrE]

Several places on the internet mention such and integration, but I was unable to find any information about any integrations with the SportsEngine app?

[Rob Bedeaux]

It's only mentioned briefly in the help documentation here. 

That said, it's pretty simple to use. Simply add the page element to your site (3 column container works best). You'll need to generate an API key from MailChimp, but the page element has a direct link embedded into it. Once you've added the page element, you'll see a subscribe box through which you can collect email addresses for your newsletter. 

MailChimp also has a variety of subscribe code blocks which you could use in the page element if you prefer.

If you want to import your contacts from an HQ export file, you can follow the instructions from MailChimp here 

thanks,

-rob

[freezinKT]

Is it possible to get a mailing list with tight integration with membership, or is using an external tool and dumping a CSV the only way? We're used to having an ability to email members who both signed up for our mailing list but have never registered and our members from prior seasons all at once. Looks like from the above that to do that requires an extra manual step of exporting from HQ and importing contacts to an additional tool now. Is that correct?

[Kelsey Erwin]

On 7/20/2023 at 6:53 AM, freezinKT said:

Is it possible to get a mailing list with tight integration with membership, or is using an external tool and dumping a CSV the only way? We're used to having an ability to email members who both signed up for our mailing list but have never registered and our members from prior seasons all at once. Looks like from the above that to do that requires an extra manual step of exporting from HQ and importing contacts to an additional tool now. Is that correct?

Hey @freezinKT

Thanks for using our community site, where administrators can collaborate!

We appreciate your feedback. This is on our roadmap for release in the future. Stay tuned.

Thanks for using SportsEngine!

 

[freezinKT]

On 7/25/2023 at 12:38 PM, Kelsey Erwin said:

Hey @freezinKT

Thanks for using our community site, where administrators can collaborate!

We appreciate your feedback. This is on our roadmap for release in the future. Stay tuned.

Thanks for using SportsEngine!

 

Thanks Kelsey. I look forward to seeing when this is available! We don't use our mailing list frequently but it's been an important tool.

[freezinKT]

Oh, and when there is a mailing list there will need to be an unsubscribe button. Right now the member directory doesn't have this (per the Member Management forum) and the suggested workaround is to only include the most recent registration. But when you're on a league where sometimes people from spring don't register in fall, but yet sometimes people have moved and never want to hear from you again, that doesn't really cover all cases very well at all. Our prior software, also owned by HQ's owners, offered both sign-up and unsubscribe so people could only get contacted if they wanted to be, whether they'd recently registered or not.

[Kelsey Erwin]

@freezinKTthanks for your feedback; I have shared this with our product team.