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Integration Guide

How to Add Referral Links to Campaign Monitor Emails

Square-bracket personalization tags put each subscriber’s own referral link into one campaign.

Want the full setup walkthrough?

Use these docs for exact setup steps, supported fields, and troubleshooting.

GrowSurf Campaign Monitor tutorials Campaign Monitor custom field personalization

Once GrowSurf syncs to your Campaign Monitor list, each subscriber’s referral link and progress are custom fields. Campaign Monitor resolves them with square-bracket tags, in campaign content and in subject lines.

Campaign Monitor also supports a fallback inside the tag, which is the cleanest way to keep a sentence readable for subscribers who have not referred anyone yet.

Integration Steps

Confirm the fields are populated

The Campaign Monitor integration card in GrowSurf
Campaign Monitor lives in Program Editor > 4. Options > Integrations.

Open a synced subscriber in Campaign Monitor and check the GrowSurf fields before you build the campaign around them.

Put the link above the fold

Use [GrowSurfShareURL] as the href and the visible text. A URL people can see is a URL they can paste.

Use a fallback for counts

Campaign Monitor lets you supply a fallback inside the tag, so a subscriber with no referrals yet still reads a complete sentence instead of a gap.

Personalize the subject line

Campaign Monitor lets you insert personalization into the subject line and the preview text, not just the body. “You are two referrals away” in the subject is visible before the email is opened.

Code Snippets

The referral link

<p>Share your referral link:</p>
<a href="[GrowSurfShareURL]">[GrowSurfShareURL]</a>

Progress with a fallback

<p>You have made [GrowSurfTotalReferralCount,fallback=0] referrals so far.</p>

Next milestone

<p>[GrowSurfNextMilestone]</p>

Use [GrowSurfNextMilestone] only on programs that have milestone rewards with Next Milestone text configured.

Tips

No spaces inside the brackets

[GrowSurfShareURL] resolves; the same name with spaces does not.

Fallbacks beat empty lines

A count of zero reads better than a missing number, and it keeps the layout from shifting.

Preview against a real subscriber

Campaign Monitor’s preview uses subscriber data. Pick one who has already synced.

Recommended Guides

How to Sync GrowSurf Referral Data to Campaign Monitor

Authorize once, choose a client and a list, and every subscriber carries their referral link as a custom field.

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How to Add Referral Links to Constant Contact Emails

Custom field variables give every contact their own referral link from a single Constant Contact email.

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How to Build Mailchimp Referral Email Campaigns with GrowSurf

Sync GrowSurf merge tags into your Mailchimp Audience so every referral email can show the right share link, progress update, and reward message.

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FAQ

What is the tag syntax?

Square brackets with no spaces, for example [GrowSurfShareURL].

Can I set a fallback value?

Yes. Campaign Monitor supports a fallback inside the tag, which is worth using on every count.

Do tags work in the subject line?

Yes, and referral progress in the subject line is one of the higher-yield changes you can make.

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