public static function addNew($data) { $mailing_recipient = new MailingRecipient(); $mailing_recipient->first_name = $data['first_name']; $mailing_recipient->last_name = $data['last_name']; $mailing_recipient->email_address = $data['email_address']; $mailing_recipient->mobile_number = $data['mobile_number']; $mailing_recipient->save(); return $mailing_recipient; }