TextSpot Mailchimp

TextSpot + Mailchimp

Mailchimp owns your email list — TextSpot adds the channel people actually open. Through Zapier, new subscribers, tagged segments, and campaign link-clicks can each trigger a text, so your email and SMS work together instead of in separate worlds.

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Connected through Zapier · Marketing · Incoming replies are free

Example automation

WhenNew Subscriber

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ThenSend SMS Text Message

📱 Your customer gets:

“Hi Jordan, thanks for signing up! 🎉 Reply here anytime — we’re happy to help.”

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What you can build with TextSpot + Mailchimp

New Subscriber Send SMS Text Message

Text new Mailchimp subscribers a welcome

New Subscriber in Segment or Tag Send SMS Message to a List

Text everyone in a Mailchimp tag or segment

Web Form Signup Add/Update Subscriber

Add new TextSpot web-form signups to Mailchimp

Incoming Message Add Subscriber to Tag

Tag a subscriber when they reply by text

Link Clicked Send SMS Text Message

Follow up by text when a campaign link is clicked

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What TextSpot can do in a Zap

Use TextSpot as the trigger (a text event kicks off your workflow) or the action (your workflow sends a text or updates a contact).

Triggers TextSpot triggers

Incoming MessageStarts a Zap when someone texts one of your TextSpot numbers.

Link VisitStarts a Zap when a shortened link you sent in a message is clicked.

Web Form SignupStarts a Zap when someone completes one of your TextSpot web forms.

Actions TextSpot actions

Send SMS Text MessageTexts a phone number a message on your behalf through TextSpot.

Send SMS Message to a ListQueues a text to send to an entire TextSpot list.

Add or Update ContactCreates a new contact, or updates an existing one, matched by phone number.

Add Contact to ListAdds a contact to a list by phone number (creating the contact if needed).

Create ListCreates a new list to organize contacts.

Get Custom FieldsLooks up the custom fields in use by your organization.

What Mailchimp brings to the table

Triggers Mailchimp triggers

New SubscriberFires when someone joins an audience.

New Subscriber in Segment or TagFires when a subscriber is added to a tag or segment.

Link ClickedFires when a subscriber clicks a campaign link.

New or Updated SubscriberFires when a subscriber is added or changed.

Actions Mailchimp actions

Add/Update SubscriberAdds a subscriber to an audience or updates them.

Add Subscriber to TagTags a subscriber.

Add Note to SubscriberAdds a note to a subscriber’s profile.

Send CampaignSends a Mailchimp campaign.

Why connect Mailchimp to TextSpot

Welcome subscribers by text

Greet every new Mailchimp subscriber with a text — the channel with 90%+ open rates — seconds after they join.

Text a segment or tag

Send a text to everyone in a Mailchimp tag or segment, so your best email audiences hear from you on SMS too.

Two channels, one list

Web-form signups flow into Mailchimp and replies can tag subscribers — keeping email and text in lockstep.

Follow up on the openers

When someone clicks a campaign link, send a timely text to keep the momentum going.

Connect Mailchimp in minutes

Create your free TextSpot account

Connect TextSpot + Mailchimp in Zapier

In Zapier, start a new Zap and authorize both apps. TextSpot connects with your account API key.

Pick your trigger and action

Choose what kicks things off (an event in Mailchimp or TextSpot) and what happens next. Map your fields.

Turn it on

Switch the Zap on and send a test. From now on it runs automatically, 24/7.

Mailchimp + TextSpot, answered

Will this double-charge me for contacts?

No. TextSpot bills only for texts you send and Mailchimp bills for email — the Zapier link just passes data between them.

Can I keep my email and SMS audiences in sync?

Yes — pipe TextSpot web-form signups into Mailchimp and tag subscribers on reply, so both lists reflect the same people.

Do subscribers need to opt in to texts?

Yes — make sure contacts have consented to SMS. TextSpot keeps you carrier-compliant.

Can I personalize with Mailchimp merge fields?

Absolutely. Map any Mailchimp field into the message body.

Does it cost extra?

TextSpot’s side is included; you just need Zapier (the free tier works). You only pay for texts sent — replies are free.

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Put your texting on autopilot

Connect Mailchimp to TextSpot and let the right text go out at the right moment — automatically. Free to start, no card required.

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