Any way to integrate a contact form with Vertical Response? We'd like to use FormAssembly forms to capture contact information and then add those contacts to a Vertical Response mailing list.
I don't believe we've had anyone ask about VR before. A quick check of their API makes it seem like it'd need a full blown plugin integration ( their API uses SOAP ).
One thing I couldn't find easily, is how do they create their contact form for you? I assume they provide you with a bit of script to include in your pages.
If you can provide us with that code, I can take a look and see if you could do a fake form submission by using the HTTP POST connector.
Vertical Response can integrate with Salesforce, so you could potentially use the FormAssembly Salesforce connector, and then integrate that with Vertical Response using the app from AppExchange. That might be overkill for your needs though.
Thanks for chiming in, Evan, that sounds like a great solution. I think I'm too connector-centric in my solutions, don't think to let Salesforce take up the slack.
Maybe Lloyd can let us know if that solution can work for him.
Below is their code for a simple, default opt-in form. My preference is to leave SFDC out of it. I don't want to capture these leads in my SFDC account. So hopefully the HTTP POST connector can do the job.
1. Set your POST connector endpoint to: http://oi.vresp.com?fid=abf85ad1ad
2. Add the fields above: email_address first_name last_name as destination fields in the POST connector for the appropriate fields on your form.
3. Test a submission.
At a first glance, I think that should work. Are your VR users forced to do anything further ( say a confirm screen ) after entering their information to sign up on the form snippet you showed above? If so, then the POST connector might not work ( or the users may be entered as 'unconfirmed or some such thing ). If this is the case, there *might* be a way around, but it will probably get complicated.