As an email marketer, finding an email marketing conference that strikes the right chord is frustrating.
Most digital marketing conferences touch on it, but don't dig deep enough into the strategies and tools that can make a difference.
But with email marketing boasting a 3,600% ROI, we should never sleep on staying current. It’s part of the job!
With my experience and connections in the industry, I can tell you which ones are worth your time and company resources.
Here’s a list of 17 email marketing events you need to tell your colleagues and managers about:
Top Email Marketing Events to Attend
1. Dreamforce 2024
Date: September 17 to 19, 2024
Location: Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA, USA
Cost: $2,499 (early bird tickets went for $1499 and $1999)
What’s it about?
Salesforce’s Dreamforce 2024 conference will explore AI technology and its impact on every nook and cranny of a business. It has over 1,500 sessions, with a handful dedicated to email marketing.
What to look out for:
For email marketing professionals, these three sessions sound promising:
- Explore Einstein Content Creation for Account Engagement (hands-on training)
- Put your Data and AI into Action (workshop)
- Designing for the Inbox: Creative Strategies for Scale
The first two are designed to build on each other, focusing on using Einstein and Data Cloud for segmentation, prompts, and email content creation. I’d definitely recommend attending both!
There are also plenty of sessions for Salesforce users on how to make the most of Marketing Cloud, including its email tools.
How to sign up for Dreamforce 2024? Register here.
2. Inbound 2024
Date: September 18 to 20, 2024
Location: Boston, MA, USA
Cost: Tiered pricing
For General Admission: $675.00 (Tier 1), $899.00 (Tier 2), $1,199.00 (Tier 3), $1,499.00 (Tier 4)
For VIP: USD $1,699.00 (Tier 1), $1,899.00 (Tier 2)
What’s it about?
Hubspot’s Inbound 2024 is a forum for discussing the latest trends and tactics in AI, sales, and marketing. While it’s not purely an email marketing event, there’s no shortage of valuable sessions for email marketers.
What to look out for:
A few presentations email marketers should look forward to are those by SubjectLine.com and GURU Media Hub Founder Jay Schwedelson:
- The Everything Email Marketing Session—The promise of “’I’ve never tried that before” ideas is a big hook.
- Email Teardown Live (with Pierce Ujjainwalla), where they’ll critique attendee-submitted emails—no holds barred.
Hubspot is also hosting two key sessions.
The first is Game of Emails: Compliance Is Coming, which will cover things related to deliverability, compliance, and other factors that can ensure your emails land where you intended them to.
Then there’s Transforming Email Marketing, where you can learn how The Hustle gained a following of 2.5M email subscribers from its managing editor, Ben Berkley.
How to sign up for Inbound 2024? The event’s sold out as of writing, but some sessions are available for live-streaming and on INBOUND Studio’s YouTube channel.
3. Email Camp 2024: MessageMania
Date: September 24 to 26, 2024
Location: Virtual
Cost: Free
What’s it about?
Email Camp: MessageMania is a three-day virtual event from Sinch (the powerhouse behind Mailgun and Mailjet) which is focused on email marketing. It features 30+ industry experts across dozens of sessions. The event covers everything from email deliverability to omnichannel strategies, with live Q&A sessions and networking opportunities for attendees.
What to look out for:
This year's sessions are divided into themed days:
- Day 1: Deliverability Domination – Learn how to overcome common deliverability challenges, including tips for list cleaning and avoiding scammers and spammers.
- Day 2: Email Geek Supershow – Dive into email marketing strategies, A/B testing, and cutting-edge design trends.
- Day 3: Omnichannel Smackdown – Explore how to integrate channels like AI and SMS into your email strategy for a more cohesive communication plan.
And if you can’t attend live, no worries – all sessions will be recorded and available for registrants.
How to sign up for Email Camp 2024? Register here.
4. The Canadian Email Summit
Date: October 11, 2024
Location: Toronto, Canada
Cost: $395 (CAD)
What’s it about?
The Canadian Email Summit brings together industry experts to explore the latest trends, strategies, and technologies in email marketing. The summit will include presentations, panel discussions, and networking opportunities.
What to look out for
Key sessions include:
- Harnessing AI and Personalization: The New Frontier in Email Marketing
- Deliverability AMA with four deliverability experts
- Unmasking Dark Patterns in Email Marketing: Ethical Strategies for Success
How to sign up for Canadian Email Summit 2024? Register here.
5. GURU Conference
Date: October 16 to 17, 2024
Location: Online
Cost: Free!
What’s it about?
GURU Conference is a virtual email marketing summit—the largest one, according to their page. Focus areas include actionable, data-driven strategies, email deliverability, and trends shaping email marketing.
What to look out for:
The stellar speaker lineup.
Ann Handley, chief content officer of MarketingProfs and Everybody Writes author, is one of the keynote speakers.
Micki Howl of Marigold (Campaign Monitor’s parent company) and Alex Lieberma, founder of the highly successful business newsletter Morning Brew will also be present to share their experiences and expert insights.
How to sign up for GURU Conference? Register here.
6. DMWF Europe
Date: November 26 to 27, 2024
Location: RAI, Amsterdam
Cost: Tiered Pricing
Two Days All-Access Pass: €699 (til Sep 6), €799 (til Oct 24), €849 (til Nov 14), €899 (til Nov 24), and €999 (Nov 26)
1-Day Conference Pass: €549 (til Sep 6), €649 (til Oct 24), €721 (til Nov 14), €749 (til Nov 24), and €849 (Nov 26)
What’s it about?
The first event on my side of the pond, Digital Marketing World Forum (DMWF) Europe will dive into innovative ways of marketing for the modern consumer, including email marketing.
What to look out for:
Day 1 is packed for email marketers. There’s a track on “Customer Experience, Email & Automation.”
Marketing managers and customer experience (CX) professionals from brands like Levi’s and Bayer will talk about topics like: The Power of Automation and Personalization and Enhancing Customer Journeys across Their Purchasing Lifecycle.
How to sign up for (DMWF) Europe? Register here.
7. Email Insiders Summit
Date: December 8 to 11, 2024
Location: Deer Valley, UT, USA and Online
Cost: $4995 (Conference Pass) and $495 (Virtual Pass)
What’s it about?
MediaPost’s Email Insider Summit covers a lot of ground—from differentiation to data analytics.
This 4-day email marketing conference is jam packed with panel discussions and roundtables, bringing together marketing and CRM professionals from United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Paramount +, and Marriott.
What to look out for:
These panels have caught my attention:
- Beyond Open Rate: What Metrics Actually Matter?
- So Many Tests, So Little Time: Unlocking Innovation in Email.
These sessions are bound to uncover fresh insights and strategies.
How to sign up for Email Insiders Summit? Register here.
8. Advanced Email Conference
Date: January 23, 2025
Location: Manchester, UK
Cost: £449 +VAT Early bird rate for brands and in-house employees and £749 +VAT for agencies and suppliers:
Early bird rates (£150 discount) apply only to tickets purchased before October 10, 2024
What’s it about?
The Advanced Email Conference kicks off the email marketing event calendar for 2025.
It’s a brand-driven gathering featuring email, CRM, and marketing experts from companies and organizations like Boots, University of Cambridge, Tesco, and Ted Baker.
The focus? AI real-world use cases and actionable, customer-centric strategies.
What I'm looking forward to:
The panel Q&A sessions on AI and Automation and how to make email stand out as a key component of your omnichannel marketing strategy. I’m expecting them to spark interesting discussions and new ideas.
How to sign up for Advanced Email Conference? Register here.
9. Digital Marketing Europe 2025
Dates: March 18, 2025 (workshops) and March 19 to 20, 2025 (conferences)
Location: Vilnius, Lithuania
Cost: Tiered pricing, with best prices if you book ahead. Super Early Bird rates, excluding VAT: €560 (3-day full conference), €1070 (+ 4-star hotel), €1240 (+ 1 day extended hotel stay)
What’s it about?
Digital Marketing Europe is an annual summit that assembles European industry leaders and experts to give marketers the inside scoop on the latest techniques and strategies.
What to look out for:
I had the chance to go through the track list, and saw a workshop on gamified emails—I feel like interactive emails are not talked about much. It’s nice to see them being thrust into the spotlight.
Plus, Stefan Chriascescu of eCommerce Today is also going to be there to give a hands-on workshop on email automation evaluation and enhancement, and how to leverage AI in email marketing from start to finish.
How to sign up for Digital Marketing Europe? Register here.
10. Utterly Content Global Festival
Date: March 18 to 19, 2025
Location: Online
Cost: £159.00 (individual ticket), £449 (small team pass), £1,499.00 (organizational pass—up to 50 pax)
What’s it about?
Utterly Content Global Festival 2025 is an online learning event revolving around all things content—strategy, design, and marketing.
What to look out for:
At present, no specific topics or speakers have been announced yet. But I’m glad to hear that their 90-minute intensive learning blocks are back in action.
Each block includes a forward-thinking talk, a tool suggestion, and a peer-to-peer discussion.
How to sign up for Utterly Content Global Festival 2025? Registration isn’t available yet, but you can learn more about the event here.
11. Email Innovations World
Date: June 2, 2025 (Workshops) and June 3 to 4, 2025 (Conference)
(There is also a separate European event in Munich, which will primarily be in German, taking place from March 18 to 19, 2025.)
Location: Sheraton Phoenix Downtown Hotel, Phoenix, AZ
Cost:
- Workshop-only pass starts at $465
- Workshop-only x 2 pass starts at $830
- 2-day conference pass starts at $995 (Summer Special pricing)
- All-access pass starts at $1,275
*Rates are part of Summer Special, which ends on September 24, 2024
What’s it about?
Email Innovations World dives into the future of emails, covering tech and trends.
What to look out for:
The main conference agenda isn’t out yet, but some of the workshops have already been rolled out. It looks like there’s something for everyone involved in email marketing.
There’s a pre-conference workshop on mastering AI in email marketing and a hands-on training session on email coding–both good ways to keep an email marketers’ skills sharp!
How to sign up for Email Innovations World? Register here.
That wraps up the list of the email marketing events officially announced for late 2024 and early 2025!
Some of the best email marketing events have come and gone early this year, but I’m including them on the list to keep you in the loop for 2025.
12. Inbox Expo
Inbox Expo is considered one of the most prestigious email marketing events.
The 2024 event was its first on US soil, and it was a big hit. It didn’t just tackle email marketing trends, but also touched on topics like the life of an email marketer today and how to leverage social media for a campaign boost.
How to stay updated on Inbox Expo 2025 announcements? Join the waitlist here.
13. MailCon
MailCon is a one-day email marketing conference that also covers trends surrounding mobile, affiliate, and omnichannel marketing, and marketing automation.
It invites some of the biggest names in the industry. Some of the speakers at their 2024 event are experts from Email Industries, Namecheap, Google Workspace, GetResponse, and more.
How to stay updated on MailCon 2025 announcements? Contact them here.
14. Unspam
Unspam is Really Good Email’s 2-day email marketing event for non-conformist marketers.
The most recent one concluded on April 16, 2024, and was held in Greenville, SC, USA. Keynote speakers included Ryan Heafy, the co-founder and COO of 6AM City, a successful newsletter that had just received $10 million in funding.
How to stay updated on Unspam 2025 announcements? Sign up for notifications here.
15. From Here to There
From Here to There is Mailchimp’s flagship email marketing event, filled with informative talks, panels, Q&A sessions, and networking opportunities.
Past speakers include big names like Steven Bartlett (The Diary of the CEO) and Mark Ritson (mini MBA in marketing).
How to stay updated on From Here to There 2025 announcements? Join the waitlist here.
16. Litmus Live
Litmus Live is a virtual email marketing event that was previously held in-person. The first multi-day virtual conference was held in early 2024—completely free. Topics covered include email design key principles and tips.
How to stay updated on Litmus Live 2025 announcements? Sign up for updates here.
17. Deliverability Summit
Deliverability Summit is the only email marketing event that zeroes in on email deliverability. Adrian Patel (MailMonitor), Daniel Thorpe (Splotler Group Head of Deliverability) and Ralph Dolmans (Proton’s Engineering Manager) spoke at previous events.
How to stay updated on Deliverability Summit 2025 announcements? Contact them here.
Final Words
I know from experience how valuable it is to learn from industry leaders and expand your network—regardless of whether you’re a newbie or a pro in email marketing.
So I hope this list of email marketing events will help you find growth opportunities that are relevant to your business and skills.
Share this to your network, or ask the boss if you can sign up for one!
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