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NEW Email Newsletter Strategies That *Actually* Work
presented by Ann Handley
Wednesday, September 11 | 12:00pm–1:00pm ET
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It's Simple: If They Can't Understand It,
They Won't Read It.
Marketing writing is everywhere. But if your message isn't clear, your audience won't spend time figuring out what you meant. They're busy—and they'll look for answers elsewhere.
That's why your writing needs to be easy to read and easy to understand.
Writing clearly enhances your ability to communicate ideas. But it's not a natural skill for most people.
However, it is a skill you can develop!
At Marketing Writing Bootcamp, ten writers spill their secrets to clear, effective writing. Discover how to clarify your content, polish your product descriptions, upgrade your UX, and more. You'll wrap this series with new ways to write that you'll use every day for the rest of your career.
Cut the confusion and sharpen your skills. Join us at Marketing Writing Bootcamp!
Livestreams every Wednesday
September 4–November 6
Agenda
Wednesday, September 4
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
Transforming Writing for Businesses with AI, presented by Bruce Clay Inc.
Speaker: Bruce Clay
Overview
Join us for an enlightening opening session on how AI tools are reshaping how we write.
AI is often touted as a revolutionary service, promising near-instant document preparation and automated content creation. But it's crucial to understand that while AI can assist you in drafting and optimizing content, it's still a tool—not a complete solution. While AI can streamline and enhance the writing process, human expertise is indispensable for crafting truly effective and engaging material.
In this webinar, SEO pioneer Bruce Clay will explore the practical applications of AI content tools, from persona identification and keyword selection to broad topic research and pre-writing stages. You'll learn how AI can accelerate the mechanics of content creation, reducing the time from hours to minutes and leaving writers to focus on what humans do best— refining voice, style, and compliance. He'll also discuss using AI to create a polished final product, including multimedia and formatting.
You'll learn...
- How AI can be a powerful ally in producing high-quality writing efficiently
- How to use AI for competitor analysis, keyword optimization, and content enhancement
- How AI can serve as an invaluable assistant in your content workflow, offering tools to manage and optimize various content types—from articles and emails to videos and presentations
![Headshot of Bruce Clay](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/bruce-clay.jpg)
Bruce Clay
Founder and President | Bruce Clay Inc.
Bruce Clay is the founder and president of Bruce Clay Inc., a global digital marketing optimization firm. He's the author of Search Engine Optimization All-In-One For Dummies, now in its fourth edition, and Content Marketing Strategies for Professionals. He wrote the first webpage-analysis tool, created the Search Engine Relationship Chart®, and is credited as the first to use the term "search engine optimization."
![Bruce Clay Inc. logo](/events/mwb24/images/logos/bruce-clay-logo.png)
Since 1996, Bruce Clay Inc. (BCI) has helped websites rank highly in search engine results, driving online visibility, organic traffic, and increased revenue. Today, BCI is a leading search marketing company providing SEO services, consulting, training, tools, pay-per-click (PPC) advertising management, content development, and social media marketing services.
Wednesday, September 11
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
NEW Email Newsletter Strategies That *Actually* Work
Speaker: Ann Handley
Overview
Think you're up-to-date on the latest email newsletter trends and insights...?
Welp, think again.
Our own Ann Handley, Chief Content Officer at MarketingProfs, will guide you through the latest and brightest newsletter tips, trends, and tactics to help you write and launch, re-tool, or tweak your email newsletter.
You'll learn...
- How you can get more value out of your email newsletter, as both a writer and for your audience
- What metrics to focus on for long-term success
- Reader engagement tips to make your open rate soar as high as Mount Everest
- And... bonus! Answers to pesky questions you always wonder about... like: Should I also publish a LinkedIn newsletter? How long should a newsletter be?
It's time you got more joy from writing your newsletter, and better results, too. Who's in?
![Headshot of Ann Handley](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/ann-handley.jpg)
Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer | MarketingProfs
Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author who recently published Everybody Writes 2. She speaks worldwide about how businesses can escape marketing mediocrity to ignite tangible results. IBM named her one of the seven people shaping modern marketing. Ann is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, a LinkedIn Influencer, a keynote speaker, mom, dog person, and writer. She publishes a popular biweekly newsletter all about writing, Total Annarchy.
Wednesday, September 18
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
The Ultimate Positioning and Messaging Guide for Homepages
Speaker: Anthony Pierri
Overview
You probably know your homepage is confusing. But you're probably not sure how to fix it.
You've got multiple stakeholders who want different things on it. Your product is complicated and has lots of features. Your company serves lots of different types of customers.
How do you take all this information and organize it into a clear and concise homepage?
Anthony Pierri and his partner Rob Kaminski have helped over 200 companies with their positioning, messaging, and homepage creation. Their value proposition frameworks have been used by hundreds of marketers, from pre-seed startups to publicly traded enterprises.
In this session, Anthony will cover their framework and approach, including...
- How to position your product
- How to craft your key value propositions
- How to translate these outputs into a clear and compelling homepage
![Headshot of Anthony Pierri](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/anthony-pierri.jpg)
Anthony Pierri
Co-founder | FletchPMM
Anthony Pierri is the co-founder of FletchPMM, a product marketing consultancy that helps early-stage B2B startups sharpen their positioning, better articulate their value propositions, and then translate those outputs into a rewritten homepage. Since Fletch started, Anthony and his partner Rob Kaminski have worked with over 200 venture-backed startups.
Wednesday, September 25
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
But Wait, There's More! 7 Captivating B2B Copy Tips You Can Learn From Infomercials
Speaker: Heather Lloyd-Martin
Overview
You won't believe your eyes!
Writing and evaluating B2B content is easy with powerful copywriting tips inspired by popular infomercials.
This interactive, fun, and fast-paced session is perfect for non-copywriters needing high-level, expert ways to make their B2B copy sing. You'll walk away with a checklist for ensuring your B2B web copy is engaging, highlights your value, encourages conversion, and makes you money.
At the end of this session led by Heather Lloyd-Martin, a 25+ year copywriting expert, you'll be able to...
- Identify copywriting opportunities that transform your content from "meh" to "marvelous"
- Write B2B copy that clicks with your target reader and spotlights your value
- Appraise existing content for "what's missing," and confidently outline what to do next
Act now! Don't delay!
![Headshot of Heather Lloyd-Martin](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/heather-lloyd-martin.jpg?v2)
Heather Lloyd-Martin
Copywriter and Fractional CMO | SuccessWorks SEO Copywriting
Forbes Magazine called Heather Lloyd-Martin "The pioneer of SEO copywriting." Over 25 years ago, Heather helped set SEO best practices with a core group of brilliant colleagues. Since then, she's traveled the world helping in-house and freelance writers create sustainable SEO content writing strategies. Her coaching business, Charisma Boost, helps Gen X women confidently build their personal brands, sharpen their communication skills, and build businesses.
Overview
Your awesome marketing campaign has enticed your audience to explore your product. Now, how do you ensure they make it through to the next stage without getting stuck in the weeds?
Good UX writing is essential to ensuring users, both new and returning, understand their next steps. By using plain language and UX writing essentials, we can connect our organization's goals to our users' needs.
When we consider a situation from our user's point of view, we can clear the path for where they are going and help them reach their destination.
In this session with content designer and UX writer Shannon Geis, you'll learn how to...
- Think about your user needs, including identifying pain points, tasks, and possible roadblocks
- Use simple language to provide users with a clear path to accomplish their goals
- Identify places where UX writing can improve your digital products
![Headshot of Shannon Geis](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/shannon-geis.jpg)
Shannon Geis
Content Designer | CVS Health
Shannon Geis is a content designer at CVS Health. She has a decade of UX writing and content design experience spanning Fortune 50 companies and nonprofits, as well as a background in marketing and B2B design. She believes in the power of user-centered experiences to build brand loyalty.
Wednesday, October 9
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
Creative Compliance: Effective Writing for Regulated Industries
Speaker: Ahava Leibtag
Overview
Bound by rules? That doesn't mean your content has to be dull.
Just ask Ahava Leibtag. With 20 years of experience writing for regulated industries, she knows how to make compliance engaging.
In this webinar, learn practical strategies for aligning your marketing efforts with both regulatory requirements and business objectives while crafting clear, accessible content that captivates your audience.
You'll learn...
- How to transform regulatory limits into creative expression opportunities
- The importance of aligning your content with business and compliance goals
- Methods to create content that engages your audience, using plain language and various distribution methods
![Headshot of Ahava Leibtag](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/ahava-liebtag.jpg)
Ahava Leibtag
President | Aha Media Group
Ahava Leibtag has more than 20 years of experience in writing, messaging, and marketing. She's consulted with some of the world's largest firms to attract and grow their audiences. Ahava is the president and owner of Aha Media Group, LLC, a copywriting, content strategy, and content marketing consultancy. In 2020, Ahava was inducted into the Healthcare Internet Hall of Fame as an Innovative Individual. She is the author of The Digital Crown: Winning at Content on the Web.
Overview
It's 2024 and email has changed. Your subscribers are receiving more marketing emails than ever before, which means your emails need to work harder than ever before.
Subscribers' standards are higher, and their patience for poor-quality, half-hearted email copy taking up space in their inboxes is lower.
But if you can get email right, these same subscribers are ready, willing, and excited to spend money with you.
Eman Ismail, an email strategist and copywriter who's helped her clients make millions of dollars combined, is here to teach you how to write better emails.
Emails that develop connections, emails that engage, and emails that convert.
You'll learn how to...
- Get opened
- Develop connections with your audience
- Convert your subscribers into customers and sales
![Headshot of Eman Ismail](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/eman-ismail.jpg)
Eman Ismail
Conversion Strategist and Copywriter | emancopyco.com
As an email conversion strategist and copywriter at emancopyco.com, Eman Ismail helps online business owners, creators, and personal brands fire up their conversions, evergreen their sales, and turn fans into Superfans. She also hosts the multi-award-winning podcast Mistakes That Made Me, a Hubspot podcast that asks extraordinary business owners to share their biggest business mistakes. Collectively, her strategy and copy have helped generate millions of dollars for her clients.
Wednesday, October 23
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
People, Data & Content: The 5-Step Content System to Pinpoint What Motivates Your Audience
Speaker: Anne Popolizio
Overview
Join Anne Popolizio for a step-by-step walk-through of her agency Social Squib's process for creating and A/B testing social media content. Learn how to identify what exactly drives your customers' behavior, optimize your writing and content performance, and maximize ROI.
You'll learn...
- A repeatable system to create and test content so you can improve your writing performance
- How to apply A/B testing to messaging
- What the metrics are telling you and how you can use them to optimize your funnel to generate more leads or sales
![Headshot of Anne Popolizio](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/anne-popolizio.jpg)
Anne Popolizio
Owner | Social Squib
Anne Popolizio owns the digital marketing agency Social Squib. In school, Anne was the nerdiest and most creative of the nerds. This balance serves her well in social media. She focuses on specific storytelling for your ideal client through the written word, video, and sound, but she's obsessed with analytics so you can measure the results of your efforts.
Wednesday, October 30
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
Marketing Forecast: Master the Triple Crown of B2B Marketing Writing
Speaker: Sarah Greesonbach
Overview
What do webinars and educational events, original research, and thought leadership have in common? They're the top three kinds of marketing writing you'll need to master for a successful 2025.
Using Andrew Davis' "The Pyramid of Audience Influence," writer Sarah Greesonbach, founder of the B2B Writing Institute, will make the case for why developing your strategy and skills with these three asset types is key to keeping up career momentum.
You'll learn...
- Which of these formats will work best for you
- How to ideate effective ideas for your audience
![Headshot of Sarah Greesonbach](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/sarah-greensonbach.jpg)
Sarah Greesonbach
Founder | B2B Writing Institute
Sarah Greesonbach is a teacher and business coach and the founder of B2B Writing Institute. Since 2013, Sarah has operated B2B Content Studio and invoiced more than $1.5 million as a freelance writer. Writing for agencies and Fortune 500 technology companies in the HR, retail and e-commerce, and higher education space, Sarah develops B2B content marketing assets like original research, white papers, and more.
Wednesday, November 6
12:00pm–1:00pm ET
Author to Author: Ann Handley Talks to Geraldine DeRuiter
Speakers: Geraldine DeRuiter & Ann Handley
Overview
Join Ann Handley as she speaks with acclaimed author Geraldine DeRuiter in an engaging fireside chat about writing, creativity, and what it means to be an author and creator in 2024.
Geraldine is a James Beard Award-winning writer best known for her books and blog, "The Everywhereist," which chronicles her travels and experiences around the world with her husband, Rand Fishkin, marketer and co-founder of Moz. During this special keynote session, she'll chat with Ann about the things that make writing so rewarding and essential: the love, the fun, and the sense of purpose it brings to our lives.
They'll discuss the joys and challenges of the creative process, the importance of storytelling, and the power of the written word to connect, inspire, and transform—regardless of topic or industry. (That means marketing writing, too.)
Plus, you'll hear Geraldine's thoughts on the future of writing and reading in a constantly evolving world.
Join us to explore what it means to be human in today's world, how writing can help us make sense of it all, and how we as writers can build meaningful connections with our audiences through social media and other platforms.
Together let's mark the end of Marketing Writing Bootcamp with a session celebrating the joy and power of the written word. You might also win a copy of Geraldine's fantastic and hilarious new memoir If You Can't Take the Heat. But you have to be present to win!
Don't miss this closing keynote for inspiration on your own writing journey.
![Headshot of Geraldine DeRuiter](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/geraldine-deruiter.jpg)
Geraldine DeRuiter
James Beard Award-Winning Blogger and Bestselling Author
Geraldine DeRuiter is the James Beard Award-winning blogger behind "The Everywhereist" and the author of All Over the Place: Adventures of Travel, True Love, and Petty Theft and the national bestseller If You Can't Take the Heat: Tales of Food, Feminism, and Fury. She's been called "hilarious, clever, profound and poignant at the same time" by Bookpage and "loud and irrational" by The New York Times. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The New Yorker's Daily Shouts, Marie Claire, and Refinery 29.
![Headshot of Ann Handley](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/ann-handley.jpg)
Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer | MarketingProfs
Ann Handley is a Wall Street Journal bestselling author who recently published Everybody Writes 2. She speaks worldwide about how businesses can escape marketing mediocrity to ignite tangible results. IBM named her one of the seven people shaping modern marketing. Ann is the Chief Content Officer of MarketingProfs, a LinkedIn Influencer, a keynote speaker, mom, dog person, and writer. She publishes a popular biweekly newsletter all about writing, Total Annarchy.
Meet the Speakers
![Headshot of Bruce Clay](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/bruce-clay.jpg)
Bruce Clay
Founder and President | Bruce Clay Inc.
![Headshot of Geraldine DeRuiter](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/geraldine-deruiter.jpg)
Geraldine DeRuiter
James Beard Award-Winning Blogger and Bestselling Author
![Headshot of Shannon Geis](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/shannon-geis.jpg)
Shannon Geis
Content Designer | CVS Health
SESSION
Clear the Way with UX Writing
![Headshot of Sarah Greesonbach](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/sarah-greensonbach.jpg)
Sarah Greesonbach
Founder | B2B Writing Institute
![Headshot of Ann Handley](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/ann-handley.jpg)
Ann Handley
Chief Content Officer | MarketingProfs
![Headshot of Eman Ismail](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/eman-ismail.jpg)
Eman Ismail
Conversion Strategist and Copywriter | emancopyco.com
SESSION
How to Write Better Emails
![Headshot of Ahava Leibtag](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/ahava-liebtag.jpg)
Ahava Leibtag
President | Aha Media Group
![Headshot of Heather Lloyd-Martin](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/heather-lloyd-martin.jpg?v2)
Heather Lloyd-Martin
Copywriter and Fractional CMO | SuccessWorks SEO Copywriting
![Headshot of Anthony Pierri](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/anthony-pierri.jpg)
Anthony Pierri
Co-founder | FletchPMM
![Headshot of Anne Popolizio](/events/mwb24/images/headshots/anne-popolizio.jpg)
Anne Popolizio
Owner | Social Squib