Webinar: Findings: The 2025 State of ESP Functionality Survey

When: Tuesday, July 8, 2025

Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM ((UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada))

If you’ve followed Chris Marriott’s career or read his posts on the Only Influencers blog, then you know that he knows the Email Service Provider (ESP) landscape.
Join us for this webinar and you’ll get an overview of key findings from the 2025 State of ESP Functionality Survey, sponsored by Email Connect, Email Innovations World, Email Optimization Shop, and Only Influencers. 

Even better, you’ll get Chris’ expert thoughts on what email industry professionals told us about their ESP challenges, goals, and desires. Even if you aren’t in the market for a new email marketing platform, this is a must-attend event. 

You’ll leave knowing… 

  • Which platforms are top of mind for email marketers
  • The biggest challenges email marketers have with their ESPs
  • What tactics email professionals are looking to leverage to improve their ROI
  • Which capabilities are most important to email professionals in choosing an ESP
  • And more! 

We’ll also have time for questions – so bring yours! Hope to see you there! 
 

Speakers

IMPORTANT: A unique and valid email address is required for each individual attendee.

Jeanne Jennings
CEO, Email Optimization Shop

General Manager, Only Influencer

Jeanne Jennings is General Manager of the Only Influencers community of email marketing professionals and Chair of their annual Email Innovations World
She is also a recognized expert in the email marketing industry and Founder and Chief Strategist at Email Optimization Shop, a boutique consultancy helping medium- to enterprise-sized companies make their email marketing efforts more effective and more profitable.

Her direct response approach has helped B2B, B2C, government and non-profit clients including AARP, Hasbro, Network Solutions, New York Times, Privacy Analytics, Scholastic, UPS, Verizon, and Vocus (now Cision).

Jeanne is based in Washington, DC, she earned her MBA from Georgetown University (Hoya Saxa!), and she is an avid hockey fan (Let’s Go Caps!).

Follow Jeanne on social media:

X: @JeaJen, @EmailOpShop, @OnlyInfluencers
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Chris Marriott
President & Founder
Email Connect

Chris Marriott is the President & Founder of Email Connect, a consultancy that for the last 10 years has focused exclusively on guiding brands through the ESP and CDP vendor selection process. A 25-year veteran of digital marketing, including well over a decade in email marketing, Chris is a recognized expert in the martech vendor landscape and vendor evaluation process.

Prior to founding Email Connect, Chris served as a tenured executive at Acxiom, building and leading its Global Digital and Email Agency Services team into one of the industry’s top agency services providers.

Additionally, he is a regular speaker and columnist on the changing martech landscape and the RFP process, and is an adviser to several emerging marketing technology companies including AudiencePoint and Shotzr. He holds a BA from Dartmouth College.

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Email Innovations World on social media: LinkedIn | Group | X: @InnovateEmail

Only Influencers on social media: LinkedIn | Group | X: @OnlyInfluencers