Re: How does one get a custom record object into a program?
Use "Custom Object Record Services" (formerly called "Data Card Services). Just go to Contacts-> Custom Objects and select the custom object set you want. Then from the "Custom Object" menu on the...
View ArticleAny work-arounds for SFDC tasks failing when assigned to queues?
When the SFDC lead/contact owner is a queue (instead of an actual user), the task-creation external call fails (with an Assigned To ID: id value of incorrect type error). We are writing the task with...
View ArticlePulling Campaign Activity History by Day
I see where I can subscribe to an Insights Campaign Activity by Date report daily to get daily data. That solves my needs going forward, but not for history...at least that is what I think. I'd like...
View Articlededupe users in multiple campaigns
I'm working on a number of campaigns that are running simultaneously. And users could potentially be sent down multiple campaigns. As we don't want to overwhelm them with emails, does anyone have...
View ArticleRe: dedupe users in multiple campaigns
I bet there are several ways to do this. One we've used in the past is to create a contact field (a checkbox called "in nurturing" or something like that) and set the field to 1 when they enter such a...
View ArticleRe: How can I add a drop Shadow to the main content wrapper of a landing page?
Hi Jeremy, I was looking for the same thing! Are willing to share the CSS code you used to add the drop shadow? I know this is bad form to link a Marketo page, but I keep trying to figure out how they...
View ArticleRe: Mass remove all contacts from a Program Builder step?
Many thanks - I had two emails from the same requester, got my wires crossed and put 55,000 contacts into the wrong program. Now I don't have to spend my weekend clicking!
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Re: Custom Data Object Mapping
Mike, Did you ever find a good way of syncing your webinar datacards to the campaign member record in SFDC? We are starting to gather a lot more information during the Webinar using ReadyTalk's cloud...
View ArticleRe: How do I randomly pick winners for email campaign contest?
I usually load them into SQL and use a random select query.
View ArticleRe: How do I randomly pick winners for email campaign contest?
That's a good idea, a nice easy way to get a pseudo-random selection, but what about sending them to the correct followup page? That wouldn't work unless... aha! You could pre-select the winners! You...
View ArticleRe: Using a feeder to allow contacts to enter campaign multiple times
Tero Rantaruikka wrote: I really don't feel comfortable about holding potentially hundreds of thousands contacts in a campaign. Why? I mean, I see why that seems like a weird way to do it, but what...
View ArticleUsing Eloqua form for contact info capture at a trade show
Okay, at an upcoming event, we'd like to set up kiosks in the room, encouraging people to update their contact info. (Specifically- it'll be at graduation, encouraging new grads to update). We haven't...
View ArticleRe: Using Eloqua form for contact info capture at a trade show
You could set your form redirect processing rule to route back to the page for the form submit. Not sure how to keep folks from going to other pages, but I'm sure there has to be a browser setting you...
View ArticleRe: How does one get a custom record object into a program?
Thanks Eli! I looked at all the program builder options and form processing steps and couldn't find anything. This looks as if it is going to work!
View ArticleRe: How do I randomly pick winners for email campaign contest?
I wasn't thinking of the SQL randomization in relation to an Eloqua program... my bad .... but your response was pretty funny.
View ArticleRe: How do I randomly pick winners for email campaign contest?
I use MS Access, I create a SQL query to select exactly the number of people I want. There I am sure I didn't play favorite.
View ArticleRe: Using Eloqua form for contact info capture at a trade show
What if you just put the browser in full screen mode and didn't include any links on the form that would navigate away to other pages?
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Is it possible to make a filter condition perform a case-sensitive match?
For example, I'd like to query aBCD but not ABCD.
View ArticleRe: Limitations around use of CDOs?
Thank you Taha,As per our conversation the thing I need to keep in mind is that we can push beyond the soft limits of 30 fields per CDO, 5 million records per CDO Type and 25 million total but, by...
View ArticleRe: Could certain key words in a URL trigger a red flag to mark an email as...
Shouldn't have much if any impact. Delivery is primarily based on sender reputation, not content and there is no accounting for the endless variations of content filters' rules.
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