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SendGrid Delivered Goes International
After presenting in 6 cities across the US (NYC, San Francisco, Denver, Austin, Seattle, and Boston) we are thrilled to be taking our SendGrid Delivered tour across the pond in June. Our travels will bring us to London (June 4) Berlin (June 7) and Paris (June 11). So why should you join us on this leg of the tour? Here are the Top 10 Reasons you should become an Inbox Insider and join us at SendGrid Delivered in Europe next month. Top 10 Reasons to Attend SendGrid Delivered International 1. Get the inside scoop on all things email from top…
READ MORE »SendGrid Supports Hack4Colorado
The following is a guest post from SendGrid’s Events Team. We’re excited to be sponsoring and providing mentorship at the upcoming inaugural Hack4Colorado (part of the National Day of Civic Hacking) this May 31-June 2nd at Galvanize. We’re always looking for the next great idea, app, or startup to spring forth from the great minds of the Colorado entrepreneurial community, and this hackday presents the perfect storm for that discovery. On June 1st and 2nd over 5,000 hackers will be participating in 87 events across the country to “collaboratively create, build, and invent using publicly-released data, code, and technology to…
READ MORE »Devs Battle in Amsterdam to be Kings of Code
Following on from Tim’s post about our hackathon adventuring in Europe over the past week, it’s my turn to highlight some of the excellence that came out of our time at the Kings of Code ‘Hack Battle’ during The Next Web conference that took place last week in Amsterdam. After taking the rather scenic train from Paris, Tim and I arrived in Amsterdam to discover that I’d booked myself into a hotel 120 miles away from where we were supposed to be. Several confused minutes later Spotify Hacker Advocate, and fellow Hack Battle supporter, Andrew Mager rocks up with some local…
READ MORE »SendGrid Greets Fellow Inbox Insiders at SendGrid Delivered Seattle
After a successful run in Austin, TX in February, the SendGrid Delivered Tour made its second stop of the season out in Seattle. The nine towering stories of books at the Seattle Public Library served as the perfect backdrop for this round of email deliverability chats. We had a full day of engaging sessions, real-time demos, and great conversations with our attendees. We had a great turnout—a perfect mix of engaged developers and marketers. SendGrid CEO Jim Franklin and Director of Marketing, Carly Brantz kicked off the event with a background on SendGrid and the state of email today. They…
READ MORE »Hackpacking Around Europe: Music Hackday Paris and The Next Web Hack Battle
This week, we’re hacking in some of the best cities of the EU – Paris and Amsterdam. Jealous? Well, you should be; and here’s why… Last Friday, I arrived in the City of Light, to meet my pal and SendGrid Developer Evangelist, Martyn Davies, for Music Hackday Paris. The geekery that has ensued since then has been nothing short of awesome. The best part: we’re not done yet! First, a little background: Martyn is Central Coordinator of Music Hackday, and one of the visionaries of the event, which provides an environment for “programmers, designers and artists to come together and…
READ MORE »Email Deliverability + Austin, TX = SX SendGrid 2013
Last week, SendGrid descended on Austin for SXSW Interactive. From the minute we reached Startup Village, we were off and running. Our schedule included meeting with our partners and customers, demoing, speaking on panels, throwing our annual wrap-up party at The Tap Room, and soaking up all the sights, sounds, color, and character of the most anticipated digital event of the season. We kicked things off on Friday by sponsoring a FoundersCard event at the W Hotel. It was a great opportunity to mingle with founders and to learn about what companies they’ve started. It was an inspring way for…
READ MORE »Is Your Email Campaign Seeing a 4,000% ROI?
Did you know that according to Return Path’s Email Intelligence report, email, on average, drives a 4,000% return on investment? With a number like that, it’s no wonder email is still the channel companies dedicate a lot of resources to. Unfortunately, many email marketers don’t see any ROI anywhere near the average and resort to strategies like purchasing lists which can ultimately doom their campaigns by landing them in the spam folder or on a blacklist. On March 20th, 1:00PM EST, SendGrid email experts Ken Apple and Jesse McCabe will give you all the tools you need to breathe life…
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