Automate Unique Coupon Codes in ActiveCampaign
Generate and deliver single-use coupon codes by applying a tag in any ActiveCampaign automation. Enhance your welcome series, re-engage contacts, and recover sales with personalized, secure discounts.
The Problem with Static Discount Codes
Why Generic Codes Hurt Your Margins
Generic codes like "WELCOME10" often get shared on coupon sites and create no purchase urgency, leading to unnecessary discounts and lost revenue.
- No Urgency
Generic codes never expire, training customers to wait for a sale. Unique, time-sensitive codes create real urgency, boosting conversion rates.
- Profit Loss
Once a static code is public, it can be used by anyone, anytime. Unique codes ensure only your intended recipient can use the discount, protecting your margins.
- No Tracking
It's impossible to know who used a generic code. We track every unique code from delivery to redemption, giving you clear ROI on your campaigns.
Power Up Your ActiveCampaign Automations
Combine ActiveCampaign's powerful automation builder with Coupon Carrier's unique code engine to create highly personalized marketing that converts.
- Welcome New Contacts
Trigger a welcome automation when a new contact subscribes. Add a tag, wait for Coupon Carrier to populate a custom field with a unique code, and send a compelling first impression email.
- Recover Abandoned Carts
Use ActiveCampaign's Deep Data integrations to trigger an automation for abandoned carts. Tag the contact to have Coupon Carrier generate a time-sensitive discount, then send a perfectly timed email to close the sale.
- Reward and Re-engage
Delight your best customers with a surprise discount or win back inactive contacts with a special offer. Simply create an automation, apply a tag, and let Coupon Carrier handle the code delivery.
Built for Automations
Reliable Delivery, Every Time
Our integration is designed to work perfectly within the ActiveCampaign automation builder, ensuring a seamless and reliable handoff between our services.
- 1. Apply a Tag.
- In your ActiveCampaign automation, add a step to apply a tag to the contact, like `add_welcome_code`.
- 2. Generate Code.
- Coupon Carrier detects the new tag and instantly assigns a unique code to that contact.
- 3. Update Custom Field.
- We immediately write the code back to an ActiveCampaign custom field you specify, like `COUPON`.
- 4. Wait & Send.
- Add a "Wait" step in your automation until the `COUPON` field "is not blank". This guarantees the code is ready before you send your email with the `%COUPON%` tag.
Go Beyond E-commerce
Deliver Scannable Vouchers
Connect with your offline customers by sending digital vouchers and scannable QR codes through your ActiveCampaign emails. Ideal for retail stores, restaurants, and events.
- Dynamic QR/Barcodes.
- Insert a dynamic, scannable QR code image directly into your ActiveCampaign emails. Staff can validate codes on-site using our simple web-based scanner app.
- Digital Vouchers.
- Use our Redeem Link feature to send customers to a landing page with their offer. The "Mark as Used" button allows for easy, hardware-free redemption in person.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I prevent sending an email before the code is ready?
This is simple to solve within your ActiveCampaign automation. After the "Add Tag" action, you add a "Wait" action with the condition: `Custom Contact Field > [Your Coupon Field] > is not blank`. This pauses the automation until Coupon Carrier has added the code, guaranteeing it's available before the email sends.
- What triggers Coupon Carrier to add a code?
The primary trigger is applying a specific tag to a contact. You choose the tag name in Coupon Carrier, and whenever that tag is added to a contact in ActiveCampaign, we get to work. You can also trigger codes for all new subscribers added to your account.
- Where do the codes come from? Do I have to import them?
You have both options. You can import your own list of pre-generated codes (like software licenses or POS codes). Or, if you use Shopify, WooCommerce, or Stripe, you can connect an Autogenerated List that creates unique, time-sensitive discount codes in your store on-demand.
- Can I send codes to contacts without using an automation?
Yes. Since the integration is based on tags, you can trigger a code delivery at any time by simply applying the configured tag to a contact or a group of contacts manually. They don't need to be in an active automation.
Ready to Automate Your ActiveCampaign Coupons?
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