Email Marketing Conferences 2023: A Must-Attend List
Email marketing is a constantly evolving field, and, if you want to stay ahead of the curve , you have to adapt and stay up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices. Attending conferences and events is a great way to learn from industry experts, network with other professionals, and gain new insights into the world of email marketing.
In this article, we’ve compiled a must-attend list of the most noticeable email marketing conferences of 2023, which will provide you with the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in this rapidly-changing industry.
MailCon Email Conference
When: April 17-19, 2023
Where: Las Vegas, USA
How much: starting from $849
What you’ll learn: MailCon Las Vegas 2023 by Phonexa is a three-days email marketing conference packed with networking sessions, workshops, panel discussions, and expert presentations. During these three days, you’ll learn powerful insights on using AI in digital marketing, email deliverability, lead generation, marketing automation, gamification in email marketing, and much more.
Who will speak: Dmitry Kudrenko (Stripo), Radek Kaczynski (Bouncer), Christine Duque (IBM), Brian Minick (ZeroBounce), and many others.
How to register: https://mailcon.com/
Activate Summit
When: April 17-19, 2023
Where: San Francisco, USA and Virtual
How much: $799 for the Full Pass and Free for visiting online. If you wish to attend one of the three workshops, you’ll have to pay $100 for each one.
What you’ll learn: during the first day of the summit, you can attend one of these three-hour workshops:
- Foundations workshop that will teach you all the basics
- Interactive Deliverability workshop in the form of roundtables
- Advanced workshop for those who know the basics and want to dive deeper into the topic
On April 18-19, you can visit numerous educational sessions and networking events. Some of the topics include:
- Converting customers to loyalists
- Increasing customer LTV
- Maximizing customer engagement
- Including AI in your marketing team
Who will speak: Aaron Cort (ClickUp), Samantha Carmer (NBCUniversal), Denys Kapush (Columbia Business School), and lots of other experts (some of them are to be announced soon).
How to register: https://iterable.com/activate/summit/
Brighton SEO
When: April 20-21, 2023
Where: Brighton Centre, Brighton, UK
How much: starting from £270 + VAT
What you’ll learn: this conference will be a blessing for everyone who wants to broaden their SEO horizons (and not only). If you’re interested in such things as:
SEO automation
Generating SEO test ideas on a scale
Automated link building
Making content planning easier
GA4 reports for SEOs
Maximizing your website’s conversion rate, etc.
then you’ll love this conference. There’s no final schedule yet, but the topics are quite intriguing.
Who will speak: Toju Duke (Google), Brenton Thomas (Twibi), Greg Gifford (SearchLab Digital), Patrick Stox (Ahrefs), and other influential speakers.
How to register: https://brightonseo.com/
Strategic Marketing 2023
When: May 8-9
Where: San Diego, USA
How much: starting from $2,199 (+VAT) for an End User and from $2,699 (+VAT) for a Vendor, Solution Provider, or an Agency
What you’ll learn: At Strategic Marketing 2023, you can choose from 30+ sessions to attend.
The first half of Day 1 is dedicated to brand loyalty, community, and purpose. All the panels and presentations will focus on this topic.
The second half of Day 1 is divided into two tracks:
- Engaging content and innovative storytelling
- Data connectivity & creativity
The first part of Day 2 is divided into two tracks too:
- Strategic leadership and growth
- Data connectivity & creativity
The second part of Day 2 is fully dedicated to brand loyalty, community, and purpose.
Apart from educational sessions, there are networking events, panel discussions, and fireside chats.
Who will speak: Shannon Watkins (Nike), Adrian Fung (eBay), Janet Lee (Samsung Electronics America), Matthew Schuyler (Hilton), and many other experts from the world’s top brands.
How to register: https://events.reutersevents.com/marketing/marketing-san-diego
Gartner Marketing Symposium | Xpo
When: May 22-24, 2023
Where: Denver, CO, USA
How much: starting from $3,850 (Public-sector price). A standard ticket starts from $4,075.
What you’ll learn: in comparison to other email marketing conferences, this one is pretty expensive. However, it gives you plenty of educational sessions to choose from. The conference is divided into 7 different tracks running at the same time, so you should study the agenda to plan your schedule. Each of the tracks concentrates on one general topic:
- Build and energize a winning function
- Drive value through strategic and operational agility
- Lead multichannel marketing through changing times
- Optimize the power of customer experience during unpredictable economic times
- Driving growth through commercial coordination
- Demonstrate performance and value
- Managing media and brand
Who will speak: this email marketing conference is hosted by Gartner, so the vast majority of speakers are Gartner experts. Some guest speakers include Sekou Andrews (Award-winning Poetic Voice and Entrepreneur), J.R. Martinez (Actor, Best-selling Author), Haben Girma (Disability Rights Lawyer and Author), and more
How to register: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/marketing-symposium-us
Email Innovations Summit North America 2023
When: June 19-21, 2023
Where: Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, USA
How much: starting from $1,095
What you’ll learn: at Email Innovations Summit hosted by Only Influencers and Rising Media you’ll get access to various workshops, educational and networking sessions, and get insights from numerous industry experts. The first day of the conference is dedicated to workshops only: Jeanne Jennings will share her wisdom on innovating performance testing and Paul Airy will tell the participants about the advanced level of HTML typography.
During June 20-21, you’ll learn more about:
- AI in email
- Email marketing audits: how to find hidden issues
- Email visualization
- Lead automated journeys
- Legal regulations in email marketing in 2023
- Complex personalization, and so on
Who will speak: Jeanne Jennings (Only Influencers), Luke Glasner (Glasner Consulting), Matthew Dunn (Campaign-Genius), Kath Pay (Holistic Email Marketing), and many others.
How to register: https://emailinnovationssummit.com/
Growth Marketing Summit 2023
When: June 22nd, 2023
Where: Frankfurt, Germany
How much: starting from €599
What you’ll learn: Growth Marketing Summit is a one-day event made in the form of 12 TED talks, one following another. Some of the topics are:
- CX in times of Web3 and Metaverse
- Data-Driven Copywriting
- Hacking Growth
- Stakeholder Management
Apart from the educational sessions, you can attend workshops and networking sessions as well.
Who will speak: some of the speakers are still to be announced, but you’ll have an opportunity to listen to Colin McFarland (Netflix), Morgan Brown (Instagram), Marianne Stjernvall (Coop), and other industry experts.
How to register: https://www.growthmarketingsummit.com/en
Marketing 2.0 Conference
When: July 10-12, 2023
Where: Las Vegas, USA
How much: $2000
What you’ll learn: most of this email conference is done in the form of panel discussions where industry experts will share their knowledge. Some of the panel discussions you can attend include:
- Advertising during a recession
- From traditional to digital marketing
- Embracing GA4
- Inclusive & Intuitive customer experiences
- AI in advertising, and much more.
Apart from panel discussions, you can also take part in recognition sessions and networking hours and listen to 3 keynote presentations. The topics of keynote presentations are:
- Less Is More: Why Brevity In Advertising Is So Powerful
- How To Embrace AI-Powered Predictive Modeling To Forecast Customer Behavior?
- How Gamification Is Taking Over The Internet And Why You Should Care
Who will speak: Dylan Vanas (Agency Box), Michael Graziano (Mindful Media PR), Lauren Tickner (Impact School), and many other industry experts.
How to register: https://www.marketing2conf.com/
B2B Marketing Expo
When: September 20-21, 2023
Where: LA Conventional Center, California, USA
How much: starting from $99
What you’ll learn: The conference is held at 5 places at the same time: one Keynote Theater and four Theater Halls. All the sessions are different, so you are to choose which Theater you want to attend. There will be numerous panel discussions and expert lectures on all the topics possible. Among many other things, you’ll learn about:
- B2C channels for growth
- SEO game-changers
- Using conversational AI to scale sales
- Dating your customers
- Digital marketing vs. Traditional marketing
Who will speak: Ryan Ross (Twitch), Nikolas Eristavi (Meta), Tim Natividad (Tiktok), Jake Konner (Amazon Prime), and lots of other industry experts.
How to register: https://www.b2bmarketingexpo.us/
Content Marketing World
When: September 26-29
Where: Washington D.C., USA
How much: starting from $799 for a digital pass and from $1,099 for an in-person access
What you’ll learn: The Content Marketing World is divided into 3 parts:
- Workshops on September 26
- Conference on September 27-28
- Networking on September 29
This way, you may plan your schedule to get the maximum results. The topics are to be announced soon, but the categories range from everything related to analytics & data and search engine optimization to content creation & development.
Who will speak: Jessica Bergmann (Salesforce), Tequila Burt (LinkedIn), Ravi Theja Yada (Microsoft), Lenox Powell (Semrush), and many others.
How to register: https://www.contentmarketingworld.com/
Guru 2023
When: November 8-9, 2023
Where: Virtual
How much: free
What you’ll learn: GURU is probably one of the biggest email marketing conferences online, and their motto is “Enter a Marketer, Leave a Guru.”
There are no exact topics yet, however, it’s been announced that all the sessions will be divided into 7 tracks:
- Quick tips, tactics, and pitfalls to avoid
- Email deliverability
- Design Trends
- B2B
- B2C
- Exploring platforms and emerging tools
- The future: what’s next?
And if you want to share your knowledge with thousands of attendees, there’s still time to apply for a speaking opportunity.
Who will speak: Daymond John (ABC’s Shark Tank), Ann Handley (MarketingProfs), Steffen Schebesta (Sendinblue), Marting Kihn (Salesforce), and many other experienced email marketing geeks.
How to register: https://guruconference.com/
Bottom Line
These were the most awesome email marketing conferences in 2023. Stay tuned and save our article for later as we’re regularly updating the list!
If you want to learn more about other email marketing conferences and expos, read our recap of the Litmus Live and how to keep your design relevant.