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Adding Social Sharing Links to Your MailChimp Campaigns

November 19th, 2008 | by Ben

Here’s a nice example of a MailChimp customer (T in the Park) using the new social sharing links in their email newsletter footer:

This is a relatively new feature at MailChimp that lets your subscribers share your campaign via twitter, facebook, digg, reddit, linked in, and other social sites. If you’d like to add this to your MailChimp campaigns too, just insert this little tag: *|MC:SHARE|* in your footer (or wherever you want) and we’ll do the rest.

Another cool merge tag to try: *|TRANSLATE:EMAIL_LANG|*

Spread the monkey love:
  • TwitThis
  • Digg
  • Facebook
  • del.icio.us
  • Reddit
  • StumbleUpon
  • description
  • Google
  • LinkedIn
  • Ma.gnolia
  • MisterWong
  • Netvouz
  • NewsVine
  • Slashdot
  • Technorati
  • YahooMyWeb
  • BlinkList
  • Design Float
  • Mixx
  • Pownce
  • Propeller
  • Webnews.de

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Posted in Email Design, Using MailChimp | 8 Comments »

8 Comments

    • LangeTwins Winery and Vineyards says:

      Thanks for this tip. You guys are doing a great job of keeping MC innovative.

      Keep the updates and tips coming!

      Cheers,

      Joe Lange
      LangeTwins Winery and Vineyards
      http://www.langetwins.com

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    • Sean says:

      Lovely to see Scotland’s finest festival getting some Monkey love ;-)

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    • Angela Walker says:

      We just found this coding to share on social sites. When we added the *|MC:SHARE|* into the footer, that’s exactly what we saw in the pop-up and test versions of the email: *|MC:SHARE|* No social networking sites appeared.

      Does this only happen when the newsletter is sent out “live?” or am I missing a step in the implementation?

      Thanks!

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      • Ben says:

        I think it is behaving badly in the footer, but not in the bottom of the body. We’re looking into it. Thanks for reporting this!

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    • Alex says:

      something weird going on with magnolis link: I think you have a dot in there: ma.gnolia

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    • Victoria says:

      Very neat!!!

      Is there a way to add these links individually? I only want just 3 or 4 icons in my email.

      Thank you!!!

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    • Stephen says:

      I’d like to also know if there is a way to selectively add social networks using the merge tag. This is much needed.

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    • Angela Walker says:

      The problem in the footer is fixed – it’s working nicely, but I do like the idea of being able to select which networks are added. Tends to look cluttery.

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