ViralSweep is a 3rd party app that lets you run sweepstakes, contests, giveaways, competitions, and other engaging promotions. In this article, we explain how you can integrate your ViralSweep account with Omnisend and what benefits you'll gain.
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Benefits
Sync new subscribers and the information they submit to ViralSweep
Trigger Welcome automation (optional) or Segment based workflow based on the submitted data
Use the information you have collected to send more targeted communication to your customers
Setup process
Step 1. Create an API Key. In Omnisend, go to → Apps → Search for "ViralSweep" → Click on "Connect Now" → Copy an API Key.
Step 2. When building your campaign in ViralSweep, go to the Integrations section, and choose to Connect Email Service.
Step 3. Then click on the + Add Service option and find Omnisend.
Step 4. In the next window, you should:
enter the API key generated in your Omnisend account;
add a tag that can be unique for each of the campaigns you create in ViralSweep;
choose if you want to trigger Welcome automation.
Step 5. In Omnisend, check the box that all the steps are done and confirm the changes.
That's it! Your ViralSweep account is connected to Omnisend.
Syncing your contacts and their data
When the integration with Omnisend is complete from the ViralSweep side, your entrants will be added to Omnisend almost immediately. However, apart from the email address, you may also collect the following data:
First Name firstName string
Last Name lastName string
Email Address email identifier
Address 1 address array of strings
Address 2 address array of strings
City city string
State state string
Postal Code postalCode number
Country country string
Phone phone identifier
Birthday birthdate date
Referral Link refer_link custom property
Promotion ID promo_id custom property
A tag you've added tag array with 1 tag
Keep in mind, to pass a phone number with 'subscribed' subscription status, SMS consent box is required to be checked. If your ViralSweep form doesn't have SMS consent box at all or it's not checked by the customer, the phone will be passed with 'non-subscribed' status.
Let's look into the customer profile:
Later the information passed by ViralSweep can be used to target your communication and personalize the content of the messages.
If you still have any questions or need any assistance, feel free to contact us at [email protected].