Introduction:
This process outlines the seamless integration between Formstack, Zapier and Mailchimp to automate subscriber management as experienced by our developers at HikeBranding. When a user submits a Formstack form, Zapier automatically triggers the creation of a new subscriber in Mailchimp. This automation eliminates the need for manual data entry, ensuring that your email list stays up-to-date and allowing for efficient communication with your audience.
Automated Subscriber Creation:
Instantly add new subscribers to Mailchimp when a Formstack form is submitted, eliminating manual data entry.
Error Handling:
Zapier ensures smooth operation with automatic error detection and notifications for any issues during the process.
Real-time updates:
Zapier ensures smooth operation with automatic error detection and notifications for any issues during the process.
Scalable for multiple forms:
Easily extend the integration to multiple forms, allowing various Formstack forms to create subscribers in different Mailchimp lists.
Customizable Triggers:
Easily customize the Zap to filter specific form submissions or data fields for subscriber creation.
Platforms:
We will use Formstack, Mailchimp, and Zapier for this automation. When a Formstack form is submitted Zapier will trigger a zap, automatically creating a new subscriber in Mailchimp.
Steps:
1. Formstack Setup:
- Login to Formstack Account.
- Click on the Forms button to create a new form.
- Click on Create form button.
- Select form that you want to create.
- Fill in the form name and select Start with blank form.
- Select and drag fields that you want to add in blank spaces.
- Select style for theme in form.
2. Mailchimp Setup:
- Login to Mailchimp Account.
- Click on create tag button.
- Fill the Tag name and click on create button.
3. Zapier Setup:
- Log in to Zapier Account.
- Create a Zap named Formstack to Mailchimp.
- Select Formstack as a trigger app and New Form Submission as an event.
- Select Form Name.
- Select Mailchimp as an action app and Add/Update a Subscriber as an event.
- Mapped all Formstack fields with Mailchimp fields.
- Publish the Zap.
Results:
- Formstack:
- Mailchimp:
Conclusion:
At HikeBranding, our developers finally concluded that integrating Formstack, Zapier, and Mailchimp offers a powerful and efficient way to manage your email list. By automating subscriber creation, this solution minimizes manual tasks, reduces the risk of data errors, and keeps your Mailchimp list consistently updated. This streamlined approach enhances audience engagement by ensuring that new subscribers receive timely communications, allowing you to focus on crafting effective marketing campaigns.
