Marketing Cloud Programmatic Languages
Retrieve client IP address and geolocation in CloudPages
There are many reasons for checking the client IP address, most common include tracking and personalization. What can you find out about the visitors of a webpage from their IP address? You can identify their ISP, figure out approximately where they’re located and see how often they (or someone else sharing their router) visit your … Read more
Send a triggered email using WSProxy
Triggered sends allow you to automatically send personalized and timely messages to your subscribers. They are sent to an individual subscriber in response to a subscriber action. If you would like to find out more about creating a Triggered Email Message Interaction, check out my other article here. TriggeredSend object The TriggeredSend object represents a … Read more
Find a Data Extension and it’s folder path using SSJS
If you work with a lot of Data Extensions in multiple folders, you know the pain of using the built-in search feature. It only searches the folder that you’re in, with the exclusion of any sub-folders, which is simply impractical. There is a free tool available that enables you to search for data extensions, called … Read more
Unsubscribe and Log an UnsubEvent with a LogUnsubEvent Execute Call
The LogUnsubEvent provides a convenient way of handling unsubscribes when you create your own landing page or profile center functionality. This call allows you to unsubscribe a subscriber and log an UnsubEvent that is tracked against a specific Job, which means that you will be able to track from which email they unsubscribed and see… Read more
Salesforce Marketing Cloud API Authentication using Server-Side JavaScript
In order to interact with Salesforce Marketing Cloud APIs you need to create an installed package in your Marketing Cloud account first. Marketing Cloud uses installed packages to help authenticate users and API requests. To create and install packages you must have the Administrator or Marketing Cloud Administrator role assigned to your profile. Marketing Cloud… Read more
Create a Sales Cloud-integrated lead capture form using AMPscript
SmartCapture forms provide a quick, user-friendly way to create simple forms and use them in Salesforce Marketing Cloud journeys, but they are not very versatile and often can create more problems than they actually solve. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a form using HTML and AMPscript and include functions that will… Read more
Send a triggered email using AMPscript
Triggered sends allow you to automatically send personalized and timely messages to your subscribers. They are sent to an individual subscriber in response to a subscriber action. Common use cases include sending welcome emails to new subscribers, service case notifications or post-purchase thank you notes to clients. They can be personalized just as any other… Read more
Create a SmartCapture form prefilled (prepopulated) with Salesforce data
Smart Capture allows you to easily create forms on your Cloud Pages to collect information about your subscribers and then use that data for future sends and campaigns. While creating a Smart Capture form doesn’t require any coding skills and can be done using only the drag-and-drop editor, adding a simple script to your form… Read more
Make a simple API call in Salesforce Marketing Cloud using AMPscript
In this tutorial, I would like to show you how to make a simple API call using the HTTPGet function. In AMPscript, there are three HTTP functions used to interact with third-party APIs (HTTPGet, HTTPPost, HTTPPostTo). The HTTPGet function retrieves content from a publicly accessible URL. In the ampscript.guide, you can see an example of… Read more
Debugging AMPscript
Debugging AMPscript in Salesforce Marketing Cloud can be a pain, as there is no built-in feature that would show script errors in CloudPages. The idea to add a debugging feature to CloudPages has been hanging in the Traiblazer Community’s “Ideas” section for two years now and haven’t yet reached the point threshold set by Salesforce… Read more
Marketing Cloud Data Management
Query Studio for Salesforce Marketing Cloud
The ability to write and automate SQL queries in Automation Studio is an indispensable feature when it comes to working with data in Salesforce Marketing Cloud. The current SQL query editor in Automation Studio is very rudimentary and makes it almost impossible to debug SQL queries. It can be very time consuming and frustrating to… Read more
Data Views in Salesforce Marketing Cloud
Data Views are a powerful feature of Salesforce Marketing Cloud. They store subscriber information and the last six months of tracking data for your account. While they cannot be accessed or viewed from the UI, they can be used like any other data extension: you can write a query against a data view in Automation… Read more
Marketing Cloud APIs
Unsubscribe and Log an UnsubEvent with a LogUnsubEvent Execute Call
The LogUnsubEvent provides a convenient way of handling unsubscribes when you create your own landing page or profile center functionality. This call allows you to unsubscribe a subscriber and log an UnsubEvent that is tracked against a specific Job, which means that you will be able to track from which email they unsubscribed and see… Read more
Salesforce Marketing Cloud API Authentication using Server-Side JavaScript
In order to interact with Salesforce Marketing Cloud APIs you need to create an installed package in your Marketing Cloud account first. Marketing Cloud uses installed packages to help authenticate users and API requests. To create and install packages you must have the Administrator or Marketing Cloud Administrator role assigned to your profile. Marketing Cloud… Read more
Send a triggered email using AMPscript
Triggered sends allow you to automatically send personalized and timely messages to your subscribers. They are sent to an individual subscriber in response to a subscriber action. Common use cases include sending welcome emails to new subscribers, service case notifications or post-purchase thank you notes to clients. They can be personalized just as any other… Read more
Marketing Cloud Connect
Troubleshooting Journey Builder Integration with Debug Logs
If you have a Salesforce Data Entry Event set up in Journey Builder that is not injecting records as intended, it is necessary to look into Debug Logs to determine what the cause may be. Here is a step-by-step guide to setting up and initiating Debug Logs for Journey Builder. The whole process takes part … Read more
Troubleshooting Marketing Cloud Connect
Marketing Cloud Connect integrates your Salesforce Marketing Cloud instance with Salesforce Sales, Service, and Community Clouds. It’s an easy-to-configure set of functionality that can bring great benefits to your organization. There is an official Marketing Cloud Connect troubleshooting guide available, but I’ve decided to share a few tips and tricks that usually solve most common… Read more
Create a Sales Cloud-integrated lead capture form using AMPscript
SmartCapture forms provide a quick, user-friendly way to create simple forms and use them in Salesforce Marketing Cloud journeys, but they are not very versatile and often can create more problems than they actually solve. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a form using HTML and AMPscript and include functions that will… Read more
Create a SmartCapture form prefilled (prepopulated) with Salesforce data
Smart Capture allows you to easily create forms on your Cloud Pages to collect information about your subscribers and then use that data for future sends and campaigns. While creating a Smart Capture form doesn’t require any coding skills and can be done using only the drag-and-drop editor, adding a simple script to your form… Read more
Other
Preparing for the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer certification
Last week I passed the Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer exam. Afterwards, I received a lot of questions about preparing for it and the test itself. That’s why I’ve decided to share how I prepared, what helped me pass it on the first attempt and hopefully will help you too. Resources First, familiarize yourself with the… Read more
Testing email load (download) speed
The size of an HTML email can impact both deliverability and subscriber engagement. An email that requires long time to load can lead to lost interest, that’s why it’s important to optimize your emails for better performance. Acceptable email download speeds according to Email on Acid are: 3G connection: Less than 4 seconds 4G connection: Less than … Read more
