====== MailChimp Module ======

MailChimp Module allows a full synchronization with MailChimp Email Marketing software. MailChimp module uses the MailChimp API to synchronize contacts, organizations or leads.

===== Features & Benefits =====

  * Synchronize Contacts in MailChimp Lists with MailChimp Campaigns in the application to keep one store of information
  * Synchronize subscription and unsubscribe requests to your lists and keep you covered under the data protection act
  * Allows using MailChimp as the email marketing software for newsletters and the CRM as the store of contacts
  * All the Mailchimp Campaigns that you create in the CRM will be synchronized to one list only on Mailchimp but separated in different groups, so no extras fees with Mailchimp 

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===== How to Install & Setup? =====

Installation of MailChimp module is same as any other module.

  * Download the file
  * Go to Settings > Module Manager
  * Click Custom Modules and Click "Import New"
  * Click "Browse" and give the location of the file that you downloaded
  * Click "Import" and then on the next screen select "Yes"

This will install the module in the marketing menu. You can access it by going to Marketing > MailChimp. In order to use it you need an "API key" and a "MailChimp List ID" from MailChimp for your account.

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====API key====

  * Log in to your account on MailChimp and click Account > API Keys & Info and Click "Add a Key".

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  * Copy the Key and go to your Settings > Module Manager.
  * Click on Custom Modules and click MailChimp Settings (Hammer sign in front of MailChimp Module)
  * Click on the MailChimp Settings icon and paste the API Key



====MailChimp List ID====

  * Log in to your account on MailChimp and click Lists > Settings > List Settings and Unique ID
  * Copy the "Unique Id For List VTiger Test List" which is in the bottom of the page and paste it in the field provided then Save

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===== Notes =====

  * Changing the email address of the contact in the application will create a new contact in both applications after the synchronization.