MailerLite
Update MailerLite subscribers with their unique share link and referrer information.
Note: The MailerLite integration is only available to users on a GrowSurf paid plan.
Sync with your MailerLite Group
Step 1: In Campaign Editor > 4. Options > Integrations, open the MailerLite integration card and enter your MailerLite API key (click here to get your MailerLite API key).
IMPORTANT: Because the GrowSurf data sync to MailerLite only occurs after you have connected with the integration, it is imperative to connect with the integration BEFORE importing participants. Click here to see remedy options if you have already imported participants into your campaign but would like to sync their GrowSurf data to MailerLite.
Step 2: Once connected, choose the MailerLite Group that you want to automatically sync to. GrowSurf will add/update your MailerLite subscribers every time a new participant is added or referred to your referral campaign.
Step 3: Save changes. You should now see a screen that looks like the one below:
Examples
View our MailerLite tutorials to see different kinds of examples that you can copy/paste into your email templates.
Subscriber Fields
GrowSurf will automatically create these new Subscriber fields for your MailerLite Subscribers.
Field Name | Merge Tag | Type | Description | Example |
GRSF Share URL |
| TEXT | The participant's unique referral link | https://growsurf.com?grsf=absc123 |
GRSF Participant ID |
| TEXT | The participant's unique GrowSurf ID | abc123 |
GRSF Referral Status |
| TEXT | The referral status of the participant* | CREDIT_PENDING |
GRSF Participant First Name |
| TEXT | The participant's first name | Bob |
GRSF Participant Last Name |
| TEXT | The participant's last name | Loblaw |
GRSF Referrer First Name |
| TEXT | The first name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Gavin |
GRSF Referrer Last Name |
| TEXT | The last name of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | Belson |
GRSF Referrer Email |
| TEXT | The email address of the participant's referrer (if applicable) | gavin.belson@hoolie.io |
GRSF Total Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time referral count | 0 |
GRSF Monthly Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's current month referral count | 19 |
GRSF Prev Monthly Referral Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's previous month referral count | 200 |
GRSF Next Milestone |
| TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. See an example here) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
GRSF Next Monthly Milestone |
| TEXT | The text for the next/upcoming monthly milestone reward (only applies to milestone rewards. See an example here) | You are only 2 referrals away from winning a free t-shirt! |
GRSF Total Invite Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time invite count | 112 |
GRSF Total Impression Count |
| NUMBER | The participant's all-time impression count | 150 |
*GRSF Referral Status can be the following: CREDIT_PENDING (This participant must still trigger a referral for their referrer to receive referral credit), CREDIT_AWARDED (This participant triggered a referral and their referrer received referral credit), CREDIT_EXPIRED (This participant did not trigger the referral credit within the referral credit expiration window so their referrer did not receive referral credit).
You can use these merge tags in your MailerLite email templates. Whether you launch a new marketing campaign or have an automated drip campaign going on, make sure to always include {$grsf_share_url} in your emails to provoke your subscribers to make referrals!
Learn more about MailerLite merge fields here.
Troubleshooting Tips
If the new participant isn't being added to MailerLite, or if they are being added but their unique referral link isn't being synced to MailerLite:
Activity logs will denote if a participant was added to MailerLite or if they were failed to be added. (In the case of failure, GrowSurf will re-attempt to add them for 7 days).
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