I’ve created a simple API wrapper for the LastFM API written in PHP which has been made available for public download on Github. It is a simple class that will allow you to access all endpoints within the LastFM API. Download it here! For more info about last.fm please visit [...]

I’ve created a simple API wrapper for the Ticketfly API written in PHP which has been made available for public download on Github. It is a simple class that will allow you to access all endpoints within the Ticketfly API. Download it here! For more info about Ticketfly please visit [...]

When using dynamic content within emails on the ExactTarget platform it is often useful to pull data from Data Extensions in order to populate content. Since the Retrieve function is not available within emails, therefore, developers are forced to use the Lookup function. At first glance, the ExactTarget wiki sample [...]

Many times it is very useful to see hidden characters in a text file and Vi is a simple tool to view/edit files. So here is the command to display hidden characters: :set list And then to turn them off: :set nolist

Fanmail Marketing has released GetMore, a WordPress plugin for subscriber opt-in. The plugin places a tab on the side of your site with a call to action that, when clicked, displays a lightbox for visitors to enter their contact information. Upon submission the data is inserted into the ExactTarget list [...]

Fanmail Marketing has released SayMore, a WordPress plugin for subscriber opt-in. Whenever, a follower comments on a post or page on your site they are added to a list within your ExactTarget account. From there a welcome email can be sent to confirm that the follower would like to join [...]

Although having the ability to wrap the entire SOAP API would be nice I found it nearly impossible. However, I’ve made a simplified version that allows one to act on ExactTarget objects. It allows for Create, Update, Delete, Retrieve, and Upsert of an object. Again, it is simple but it [...]

This piece of code allows one to add a Portfolio item to an ExactTarget account.

This is an example of how to execute a triggered send within the ExactTarget platform. $wsdl = ‘https://webservice.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl’; try{ //Create the Soap Client $client = new ExactTargetSoapClient($wsdl, array(‘trace’=>1)); // Set username and password here $client->username = ‘username’; $client->password = ‘password’; //Define the subscriber $subscriber = new ExactTarget_Subscriber(); $subscriber->EmailAddress = ‘test@test.com’; [...]

try { $wsdl = ‘https://on.exacttarget.com/etframework.wsdl’; $client = new ExactTargetSoapClient($wsdl, array(‘trace’=>1)); $client->username = ‘username’; $client->password = ‘password’; //Define the query definition $query = new ExactTarget_QueryDefinition(); $query->ObjectID = ‘QueryID’; $sql = “SELECT TOP 10 FROM table”; $query->QueryText = $sql; //Set the targeted data extension $ibo = new ExactTarget_InteractionBaseObject(); $ibo->CustomerKey = ‘Target DE’; [...]