Email Marketing Integration · Type A

Mailchimp Integration

Connect Hykmah with Mailchimp to automatically sync customers and trigger email campaigns from operations events. Orders, job completions, and subscription changes drive your Mailchimp automations — no manual list management required.

Customer Sync
Automation Triggers
Audience Segments
Included — No Extra Cost

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In Hykmah: Settings → Integrations → Marketing → Connect Mailchimp

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IAuthorise via OAuth2 — log in with your Mailchimp account

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Select which Mailchimp audience receives Hykmah customers

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Configure which Hykmah events trigger Mailchimp automations or tags

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Test with a sample contact — verify in Mailchimp — go live

Setup Time: 5 minutes Cost: Included in Hykmah Professional ($50/month AUD)

Requirements: Active Mailchimp account (any plan), Hykmah Professional or higher Sync Type: Hykmah → Mailchimp (unsubscribes sync back to Hykmah)

Post-Job Follow-Up Emails Automated follow-up from every completed field service job

Challenge: Field service business with 15 technicians completing 30+ jobs per week. Post-job follow-up emails — satisfaction surveys, next service reminders, upsell for related services — were sent manually and inconsistently, depending on which office staff had time.

Solution: When an Operon field service job is marked complete, Hykmah triggers a Mailchimp follow-up sequence automatically. Satisfaction survey sent within 24 hours. Next service reminder scheduled based on job type. No manual action required per job.

Result: Every completed job receives a follow-up automatically. Consistent post-service communication regardless of office workload.

Recuron Subscription Lifecycle Emails Subscription events driving Mailchimp automation sequences

Challenge: SaaS business using Recuron for subscription billing. Trial conversions, renewal reminders, and cancellation win-back emails were managed manually — a part-time job for someone on the marketing team.

Solution: Subscription events from Recuron — trial started, trial ending, renewal, payment failed, cancellation — trigger Mailchimp automation sequences automatically. Each event sends the right message at the right time.

Result: Subscription lifecycle emails running without manual intervention. Consistent messaging at every stage of the subscriber journey.

Purchase-Based Segmentation Sellwise orders driving Mailchimp audience segments

Challenge: Online retailer using Sellwise with a Mailchimp list of 8,000 customers. Email campaigns sent to the full list regardless of purchase history — poor relevance, high unsubscribe rates.

Solution: Sellwise orders sync customers to Mailchimp with purchase category tags and order value data. Mailchimp segments built from real purchase behaviour — first-time buyers, high-value customers, specific category purchasers — for targeted campaigns.

Result: Campaigns segmented from real purchase behaviour. Email relevance improved. Unsubscribe rate reduced.

No More CSV Exports or Manual Imports

Hykmah customers sync to Mailchimp automatically as they are created. New customers in Operon, Recuron, Sellwise, Orderlink, or Membrify appear in your Mailchimp audience without any manual export, import, or list management.

Operations Events Trigger Campaigns Automatically

Define which Hykmah events trigger which Mailchimp automations. Job completed → follow-up sequence. Subscription renewed → thank-you email. Order placed → post-purchase campaign. Operations drives marketing without marketing team involvement per event.

Audience Segments Built From Real Behaviour

Hykmah tags Mailchimp contacts with operational data — product type, plan, purchase category, order value, location, last activity date. Mailchimp segments built from this data target the right customers with relevant messaging rather than blasting the full list.

Unsubscribes Respected Automatically

Mailchimp unsubscribes sync back to Hykmah. Customers who unsubscribe from Mailchimp are flagged in Hykmah so no future Mailchimp syncs re-add them to the audience. Compliance maintained without manual list management.

Contacts

Hykmah → Mailchimp New and updated Hykmah customers sync to the configured Mailchimp audience automatically. Name, email, phone, and address fields mapped during setup.

Bi-directional

Contact Tags

Hykmah → Mailchimp Hykmah operational data synced as Mailchimp tags per contact — product type, subscription plan, purchase category, location, customer tier. Used for Mailchimp audience segmentation and automation triggers.

Real-time

Event Triggers

Hykmah → Mailchimp Hykmah events (order placed, job completed, subscription created, renewal, cancellation, payment failed) trigger Mailchimp automation enrolment for the relevant contact.

Bi-directional

Subscription Status

Mailchimp → Hykmah Mailchimp subscription status (subscribed, unsubscribed, cleaned) syncs back to Hykmah. Unsubscribed contacts flagged in Hykmah to prevent re-addition to Mailchimp audiences.

Bi-directional

Unsubscribes

Mailchimp → Hykmah Mailchimp unsubscribes sync back to Hykmah in real time. Marketing opt-out status respected across both systems automatically.

Bi-directional

Audience Segments

Configured in Mailchimp Segments are configured in Mailchimp using the tags and properties synced from Hykmah. Segmentation logic lives in Mailchimp — Hykmah provides the data.

Bi-directional

Event Occurs in Hykmah

A customer is created, an order is placed, a job is completed, or a subscription event occurs in the relevant Hykmah product.

Mailchimp Updated Automatically

Hykmah pushes the customer and event data to Mailchimp. Contact is created or updated in the audience. Tags are applied. Automation is triggered if configured for that event type.

Mailchimp Sends the Right Email

Mailchimp automation sends the configured email sequence for that event. Unsubscribes and opt-outs from Mailchimp sync back to Hykmah to keep both systems compliant.

Technical Architecture

Mailchimp API v3 — OAuth2 authenticated connection. Token auto-refreshes — connect once, stays connected.
Event-driven sync — Hykmah pushes customer and event data to Mailchimp in real time on operational events.
Tag-based segmentation — Hykmah operational data applied as Mailchimp tags for audience segmentation.
Unsubscribe webhook — Mailchimp unsubscribes delivered to Hykmah in real time via Mailchimp webhook..

Sync Frequency

Real-time: New customer sync and event triggers on Hykmah operational events
Real-time: Unsubscribe and opt-out sync from Mailchimp via webhook
Every 15 min: Background contact reconciliation for updates
Manual: On-demand full audience sync available anytime

Security & Compliance

Encryption in transit: TLS 1.3
Encryption at rest: AES-256
Mailchimp data scoped to OAuth2 permissions
Unsubscribe compliance maintained automatically
Privacy Act 1988 (AU) & GDPR compliant

System Requirements

Active Mailchimp account (any plan)
Hykmah Professional plan or higher
Admin access to both systems

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Connect via OAuth2

In Hykmah, go to Settings → Integrations → Marketing and click "Connect Mailchimp". You will be redirected to Mailchimp for OAuth2 authorisation.

Log in to your Mailchimp account
Review and approve Hykmah access permissions (audience, automations, tags)
Confirm successful connection in Hykmah

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Map Audiences and Contact Fields

Select which Mailchimp audience receives Hykmah customers
Map Hykmah customer fields to Mailchimp merge fields (first name, last name, phone, address)
Configure Hykmah-specific tags to create in Mailchimp (product type, plan, region)
Set duplicate contact handling (match by email recommended)

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Configure Event Triggers

Select which Hykmah events trigger Mailchimp automations
Map each event type (job completed, order placed, subscription created, etc.) to the corresponding Mailchimp automation
Configure tag application rules per event type for segmentation

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Enable and Test

Create a test customer in Hykmah and verify they appear in the Mailchimp audience with correct tags
Trigger a test event and verify the Mailchimp automation is enroled
Verify an unsubscribe in Mailchimp syncs back to Hykmah
Enable live sync for all customers and events

With Integration

Hykmah customers sync to Mailchimp audience automatically
Operations events in Hykmah trigger Mailchimp automations automatically
Mailchimp segments built from real Hykmah purchase and operations tags
Mailchimp unsubscribes sync to Hykmah automatically
One Mailchimp connection covers all Hykmah products automatically

Without Integration

Customer lists exported from Hykmah manually and imported to Mailchimp
Email campaigns triggered manually after operational events
Audience segments built from guesswork or demographic data
Unsubscribes in Mailchimp manually removed from Hykmah exports
Marketing team manually managing lists across multiple products

Domestic PayPal: 1.99% + 49c

Currency conversion: 3.5% above base rate

International: 3.6% + fixed fee

No monthly minimums

Mailchimp account required. Mailchimp pricing from $0/month (free plan).

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Which Hykmah products sync with Mailchimp?

All Hykmah products sync with Mailchimp. Operon syncs field service customers and job completion events. Recuron syncs subscription customers and billing lifecycle events. Sellwise syncs retail customers with purchase tags. Orderlink syncs B2B customers. Membrify syncs membership contacts with tier and renewal data.

Does the Mailchimp integration work with Mailchimp Free?

Yes. Contact and tag sync works on all Mailchimp plans including the free plan. Mailchimp automation triggers require Mailchimp Essentials plan or higher. If you are on Mailchimp Free, contacts will sync but automation enrolment will not trigger until you upgrade.

How does Hykmah handle Mailchimp unsubscribes?

Mailchimp unsubscribes sync back to Hykmah in real time via webhook. Customers who unsubscribe from Mailchimp are flagged in Hykmah so future sync operations do not re-add them to the Mailchimp audience. This maintains compliance automatically without manual list management.

Can I sync different Hykmah products to different Mailchimp audiences?

Yes. During setup, configure which Hykmah products sync to which Mailchimp audience. Operon customers can sync to a field service audience, Recuron subscribers to a separate subscription audience, and so on. Multiple audiences are supported.

Does Hykmah sync purchase history and order data to Mailchimp?

Yes. Order and purchase data from Sellwise and Orderlink syncs to Mailchimp as contact tags and merge fields — purchase category, order value, last order date. This data is used to build Mailchimp audience segments for targeted campaigns.

Is there a cost for the Mailchimp integration?

No. Mailchimp integration is included in Hykmah Professional ($50/month AUD), Premium ($350/month) and Enterprise tiers at no additional cost. No per-contact fees or sync volume limits.

Contacts not appearing in Mailchimp after sync

Mailchimp audience not selected during setup, contact missing email address in Hykmah, or contact already unsubscribed in Mailchimp.

Fix: Verify the Mailchimp audience is configured at Settings → Mailchimp → Audience. Ensure all Hykmah contacts have a valid email address. Check if the contact is already marked as unsubscribed in Mailchimp — unsubscribed contacts cannot be re-added via API.

Mailchimp automations not triggering from Hykmah events

Mailchimp plan does not include automations (requires Essentials or higher), automation trigger not mapped to the Hykmah event, or automation is paused in Mailchimp.

Fix: Confirm your Mailchimp plan includes Customer Journey automations (Essentials or higher). Check event trigger mapping at Settings → Mailchimp → Event Triggers. Verify the automation is active and not paused in Mailchimp.

Duplicate contacts in Mailchimp

Contacts in Hykmah have inconsistent email addresses across products, or contact was created manually in Mailchimp before the integration was set up.

Fix: Verify contact matching is set to email at Settings → Mailchimp → Contact Matching. Hykmah uses email as the primary key — contacts with matching emails will update the existing Mailchimp record. Use Mailchimp's audience management tools to resolve any existing duplicates.

Unsubscribes not syncing back to Hykmah

Mailchimp webhook not configured, or Hykmah endpoint URL not registered in Mailchimp.

Fix: Check the Mailchimp webhook configuration at Settings → Mailchimp → Webhooks. Verify Hykmah's unsubscribe webhook endpoint URL is registered and active in Mailchimp. Manually flag any unsubscribes that occurred before the webhook was active.

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Connect Hykmah to Mailchimp and turn operations events into email campaigns automatically. No CSV exports, no manual list management, no missed follow-ups. Setup in 5 minutes.

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Customer sync with no CSV exports — automatic from day one

Australian support — Mon–Fri 9am–5pm AEST

$50/month — Mailchimp integration included, no add-on fees

5-minute setup — connect via Mailchimp OAuth2

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Mailchimp Integration

How to Connect Hykmah with Mailchimp

How Businesses Use Hykmah + Mailchimp

Post-Job Follow-Up Emails Automated follow-up from every completed field service job

Recuron Subscription Lifecycle Emails Subscription events driving Mailchimp automation sequences

Purchase-Based Segmentation Sellwise orders driving Mailchimp audience segments

Email Marketing Driven by Real Operations Data

No More CSV Exports or Manual Imports

Operations Events Trigger Campaigns Automatically

Audience Segments Built From Real Behaviour

Unsubscribes Respected Automatically

What Syncs Between Hykmah and Mailchimp

Contacts

Contact Tags

Event Triggers

Subscription Status

Unsubscribes

Audience Segments

How the Integration Works

Event Occurs in Hykmah

Mailchimp Updated Automatically

Mailchimp Sends the Right Email

Technical Architecture

Sync Frequency

Security & Compliance

System Requirements

Connect Mailchimp to Hykmah in Under 5 Minutes

Connect via OAuth2

Map Audiences and Contact Fields

Configure Event Triggers

Enable and Test