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CCBChimp Webinar Recap: Bridging the Gap Between Pushpay-CCB and Mailchimp
Introduction– CCBChimp: A 3rd party app bridging Pushpay-CCB and Mailchimp since 2017
– Provides powerful email marketing solutions beyond basic integration
How it Works
– Bidirectional data sync minimizes admin work
– Automates email campaigns, leverages Mailchimp features (analytics, templates, deliverability)
– Complements CCB’s mail merge for quick internal messages
– Maps CCB groups, searches, queues to Mailchimp audience tags/groups
– Automated syncing 1-2x/day based on plan, plus unlimited manual syncs
Demo
– Demonstrated setup, adding sync pairs, and sending a message
FAQs Discussed
– Supports syncing multiple campuses in the same CCB account
– Syncs various group membership types
– Shared login recommended, multi-user planned for the future
– Smart syncing handles duplicate/household email addresses
– Unsynchronized unsubscribed Mailchimp emails in CCB
– Deletes corresponding Mailchimp data when CCB sync pair is deleted
– Supports custom fields (birthday, anniversary, etc.)
– Auto-sync can be disabled
– Incoming data validated to prevent bad data from syncing