Responsibilities

• Write bulletproof front-end code for international audiences in PHP, HTML/CSS, and Javascript
• Seamlessly integrate CakeMail with limitless 3rd-party APIs
• Rapidly fix bugs and problem-solve
• Proactively look for ways to make CakeMail a better ESP, globally

Essential ingredients

• You have a strong bias for UX and IA
• Expert JS/HTML/CSS/Ajax coding skills
• Excellent programming skills in C/C++ or PHP
• Disciplined, process-oriented approach to testing and quality assurance
• Experience with character encoding and/or Unicode
• Strong command of web standards, CSS-based design, cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility
• Good understanding of web technologies (HTTP, Apache) and familiarity with Unix/Linux
• Great written communication and documentation abilities

Bonus Points

• Experience with Agile methodologies
• Experience with mobile web development (iPhone/Blackberry/Android)
• Experience with data visualization
• A keen interest in user interface design
• You are multilingual
• You are an active blogger and/or tweeter
• Your left brain is as developed as your right brain
• You like cupcakes

This is a great opportunity for someone ready to make an impact in a highly-competitive and exciting industry. If you feel you are ready for the challenge, then let’s talk.

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Great, how do I get it?

Just like our other contact modules, you first need to activate the module under the ‘Modules’ tab. Then simply login to your account and import a list under the ‘Contact lists’ tab. As you would import a basic .csv file, you can now upload directly from your FormSprings account by clicking the ‘FormSpring’ button as the import source.  Just add your FormSpring API key and the specific form ID you want to pull data from, for example: https://www.formspring.com/admin/form/builder/[Form_ID].  You can even choose to send an automatic welcome email to all new form subscribers, and don’t worry, you can add multiple FormSpring forms for truly-targeted email messages to your subscribers.

By importing your Freshbooks contacts into CakeMail, you can enhance the client-vendor relationship through announcements, service updates, monthly newsletters and more. Keep in touch, stay top-of-mind, and increase revenue by upselling new products or services to past or current clients. As always you can track who opened, clicked and much more using CakeMail’s feature-rich reporting tools.

Great, how do I get it?

Just like our other recent updates, this new feature is available to all CakeMail users. As the account admin, activate the new module under your ‘Modules’ tab, and during the list import process, simply click the ‘Freshbooks’ button. Enter your unique FreshBooks API URL and authentication token (both accessed through the ‘My Account’ link in your own FreshBooks account) and you’re ready to go. You can even choose to send an automatic Welcome email to your newly-imported list, directly from CakeMail.

Used across a wide variety of application domains ranging from web development to gaming and 3D, Python is a hugely popular dynamic programming language that runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, and even Java and .NET virtual machines.  By adding these new libraries, we’ve made it even easier and more accessible for developers to integrate with the CakeEngine API.  If you’re a Python user, head over to the CakeMail Developer Community and download a library to get started.

Our complete list of libraries now includes:

• PHP5
• Ruby
• .NET 1.x
• .NET 2.x
• Java
• Delphi
• Python 2 (new)
• Python 3 (new)

Visit the CakeMail Developer Community to learn more about integrating with the CakeEngine API.

As big fans of Zendesk, we’re really excited about this integration (so much so we’ve got an even bigger one in the works). It’s a great combination offering quality customer service via highly-personalized email marketing.  Send specific product downtime notices, feature upgrades, and other support or service-related messages to your (or your client’s) help desk users, and go a step further and segment mailings by open, pending or solved ticket status.  Deliver the right message to your customers at the right time, and give them that warm fuzzy feeling we all get from a great customer service experience.

Great, how do I use it?

To get started, you need to active the module first, under the ‘Modules’ tab in your CakeMail account.  Once activated, create a list as normal and click the ‘Zendesk’ button at the import list screen.  Enter your Zendesk login and password and select whether you want to send an automatic welcome email to your list.  Once set up, you can easily import your Zendesk contacts for use in your CakeMail campaigns whenever you choose to. Trust us, your customers will love you for it.

The new CKEditor has a shiny new interface and all the great features you’d expect, including ‘paste from Word’ support, image uploading, advanced linking easy tables and spell check to name a few.  This time round it’s even bundled with CK Finder - a great, simple-to-use and intuitive AJAX-powered file manager that makes organizing and managing your images a breeze.

Great, how do I access it?

As the account administrator, login to your account and activate the module under the ‘Modules’ tab. When you create a new mailing in your account, you’ll be able to use all of the new features and upload images easily using the CK Editor.

Note that this new version of CKEditor is a separate module from the existing FCK HTML Editor.

We’ve just added a new import module to your CakeMail accounts allowing you to quickly and easily import your vCards straight into CakeMail -with just one click.  Now you can market to your business contacts using our email delivery engine, and send targeted, personalized email messages as thank you notes, follow ups, and announcements.

Great, how do I access it?

Just like our latest import module releases, simply activate this module under your ‘Modules’ tab.  Then go to import a list as normal, and click the ‘vCard’ button at right.  Simply browse to your vCard’s location, and presto!  You can also elect to send a welcome email to all newly-imported vCard contacts.

Wufoo is a great application for helping non-techies collect, analyze and organize customer and survey information from their websites - all without needing to write a single line of code. Your submission and respondent data is stored in a secure Wufoo account, and now, thanks to our latest integration, you can send welcome emails and targeted email campaigns to that data from CakeMail. From basic newsletter signups to advanced lead generation forms, whatever you use Wufoo for, you can now use CakeMail to close the loop.

Great, how do I access it?

You first need to activate this module from the modules page. Then to access this new feature, simply login to your account and import a list under the ‘Contact lists’ tab. As you would import a basic .csv file, you can now upload directly from your Wufoo account. Select the ‘Wufoo’ button as the import source and you will be prompted to add your Wufoo subdomain and API key, as well as the particular form you want to pull the data from. You can even choose to send a Welcome email (delivered by CakeMail) to all new submissions.

As part of our v2.3 upgrade, we’ve made it easy to import your contacts from Google, without leaving your CakeMail interface.  Many businesses choose to use Google Contacts as a centralized location for all of their contacts, and with CakeMail’s new integration, you can now send targeted, personalized and effective email marketing campaigns to those contacts quickly and easily.

Great, how do I access it?

To access this new feature, simply login to your account and import a list under the ‘Contact lists’ tab.  As you would import a basic .csv file, you can now upload directly from your Google Contacts account by selecting the ‘Google Contacts’ button as the import source.  A Google Accounts window will open prompting you to grant access to your CakeMail account.  Once access it granted you can go back to your CakeMail interface and import your contacts as normal.

If you’re a user of the popular Highrise CRM, you can now use CakeMail to contact your customers, deals and leads via a new and exclusive Import Contact module.

Email is crucial to facilitating dialogue with your client base, and fundamental to your company’s CRM strategy. The Highrise + CakeMail integration allows you to quickly and easily import your existing Highrise contacts into your CakeMail subscriber lists - allowing you to send targeted, highly-personalized HTML or text emails to your leads and/or customers. Use CakeMail’s comprehensive reporting tools to track who opened, clicked or forwarded, who unsubscribed, and much more. Plus, by activating our new CakeMail and Google Analytics module, you can even track what your customers do on-site after receiving your mailing.

Great, how do I access it?

To access this new feature, as the account administrator simply login to your account and activate the module under the Modules tab. To import your Highrise contacts, select ‘import from Highrise’ under your list import section. You’ll need to add your Highrise login credentials (site name and authentication token) and Voila - you can start sending mailings to your CRM contacts! This module is available free to all CakeMail and Highrise accounts.