About Insights Marketing Day
Insights Marketing Day has grown into a deep-dive event for marketers of every stripe — in-house teams, agency folks, consultants, founders — who want real frameworks, not just conversations, for putting AI, content, and strategy to work.
This isn’t a conference where you sit through slides and leave with a tote bag. It’s a working day with people who’ve actually done the thing they’re teaching, built around four things:
- Learning how real marketers are putting AI to work
- Discovering emerging tools and frameworks
- Networking with forward-thinking insights and marketing pros
- Walking away with practical strategies you’ll actually use
Who it's for
IMD draws a mix you don’t always find in one room, including (but not limited to) in-house marketing leads, agency owners, consultants, and founders. Attendees show up because they’re responsible for actual marketing results, not just marketing opinions. Some run six-person shops. Some run departments at companies you’ve heard of. What they have in common is low patience for theory and a real appetite for frameworks they can use Monday morning. If that’s you, you’re in the right room.
Who's on Stage
If you love boring PowerPoint presentations with monotone speakers, this isn’t your event. IMD’s lineup brings together agency founders, consultants, in-house marketing leaders, and practitioners across industries. People who’ve actually done the thing they’re teaching. This year: Andy Crestodina (Orbit Media), Paul Kirch (Askology), Heidi Dickert (Heidi Dickert Consulting), Kristi Zuhlke (SevenArrows), Marc Hans (Tango), and Priscilla McKinney (Little Bird Marketing).
What People are Saying
Past Event Highlights
Past Speakers
Adam Gray
Andy Crestodina
Ann Handley
Ashley Le Blanc
Bianca Pryor
Bob Ferro
Brentney Hutchinson
David Paull
Dino Delic
Emily Soccorsy
Franzi Zukale
Hannibal Brooks
Iosetta Santini
Jamin Brazil
Jeffrey Hayzlett
Jenn Vogel
Joanna Lepore
Johanna Walker
Kingsley Aikins
Kristin Luck
Len Herstein
Lucy Davison
Marc Hans
Matt Gershner
Michelle Gansle
Miles Rote
Natalia Tomaszewska-Lumpkin
Patricia Houston
Priscilla McKinney
Rob Biesenbach
Ryan Barry
Sarah Kotva
Simon Dunn
Stephanie Douglass
Steve Henke
Susan Casserly Griffin
Tim Hughes
Val Geisler
Ready for 2026?
We built this thing to be the day you actually look forward to, not another badge in a lanyard drawer. Come find us, tell us who you are, and let’s talk marketing over a real conversation instead of a business card exchange.
Join us September 18th, 2026 at the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) in Chicago.