Event marketing learning environment

4 modules that turn concepts into campaigns

This program walks through the mechanics of building event marketing campaigns from scratch. You'll work through targeting decisions, messaging frameworks, channel selection, and measurement systems that matter when budgets and timelines are real.

How the program breaks down

Foundation Strategy

Define your event goals, identify audience segments, and map the customer journey from awareness to registration. You'll learn to set measurable objectives and build a strategic framework that guides all downstream decisions.

5 weeks

Message Development

Craft positioning statements, value propositions, and campaign messaging that resonates with specific personas. Includes exercises in writing headlines, CTAs, and email sequences that actually get opened and clicked.

4 weeks

Channel Execution

Navigate paid social, email marketing, content distribution, and partnership channels. Learn to allocate budget across platforms, set up tracking parameters, and optimize campaigns based on early performance data.

6 weeks

Measurement Systems

Build dashboards that track registration sources, conversion rates, and cost per attendee. Understand attribution models, set up UTM structures, and create reports that inform decisions rather than just fill spreadsheets.

3 weeks

What you'll actually do

Campaign Brief Writing

Draft complete campaign briefs for fictional events, including audience profiles, messaging hierarchies, and channel recommendations. Get feedback on clarity and strategic alignment.

Email Sequence Design

Write 5-email nurture sequences with subject lines, body copy, and CTA variations. Test your sequences against benchmarks from real campaigns across different industries.

Budget Allocation Exercise

Distribute a fixed budget across channels for events with different goals and audiences. Defend your allocation decisions based on expected ROI and risk tolerance.

Performance Analysis

Review anonymized campaign data from actual events, identify optimization opportunities, and recommend tactical adjustments based on conversion funnel analysis.

Tech Conference Launch

Plan a marketing campaign for a 500-person developer conference with a 12-week runway and modest budget. Navigate speaker announcements, early bird pricing, and sponsor integration.

B2B Webinar Series

Market a quarterly webinar program targeting enterprise buyers. Handle registration optimization, reminder sequences, and post-event nurture to convert attendees into sales opportunities.

Retail Product Launch

Promote an in-store launch event for a consumer brand with limited digital presence. Balance online awareness building with foot traffic generation across multiple locations.

Educational Workshop Campaign

Drive registrations for a hands-on training workshop with certification. Address pricing sensitivity, demonstrate ROI, and build trust with first-time attendees through content marketing.

Campaign Planning Spreadsheet

Pre-built Excel template with tabs for budget allocation, timeline management, channel performance tracking, and ROI calculation. Includes formulas for common marketing metrics.

Messaging Framework Template

Structured document for defining value propositions, pain points, positioning statements, and proof points. Helps maintain message consistency across all campaign assets.

UTM Parameter Generator

Simple tool for creating consistent tracking URLs across campaigns. Ensures proper attribution in analytics platforms and maintains naming conventions at scale.

Launch Checklist Library

Comprehensive checklists covering pre-launch, launch week, and post-event activities. Includes timeline recommendations and responsibility assignments for team coordination.

Who teaches this

Viktor Sokolov

Viktor Sokolov

Campaign Strategy Lead

Spent eight years running event marketing for SaaS companies and agencies. Built registration systems for conferences ranging from 200 to 5,000 attendees across Europe and North America.

Olena Petrova

Olena Petrova

Performance Marketing Specialist

Manages paid acquisition channels for event clients with budgets from $5K to $500K. Focuses on attribution modeling and conversion optimization across social and search platforms.

Iryna Kovalenko

Iryna Kovalenko

Content & Messaging Strategist

Writes campaign copy and builds content calendars for B2B and consumer events. Background in journalism helps translate technical event details into compelling narratives that drive action.