Digital Marketing is an ocean full of opportunities! It does not end at an online marketing strategy making or at the use of a latest social media advertising tool. It is an array that reflects data metrics, digital platforms, social media trends and tools, creative approach, eCommerce, tech, entrepreneurial abilities, learnings and more.
Every year, top digital agencies and leaders gather at various conferences around the world to share and gain tidbits about the happenings beneath their digital world! Recollecting few of the emerging trends and talks from the 2018 conferences, the shifts that come to mind are increased focus on Voice Search in this era of Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa, local search, and ephemeral content.
Latest trends emerge every now and then, and innovations take place to cater a better customer service. It is from such digital marketing events where one can discuss and gain insights. So for the ease, we’ve compiled some 15+ top-rated Digital Marketing Conferences and Events happening around the world in 2019. Make calendar entries for the list of events you’re going to attend and never miss out on opportunities that help in understanding digital marketing best practices and evolving consumer trends.
February 2019
Social Media Week Austin
Social Media Week (SMW) brings together media, marketing, and technology professionals from more than 50 countries with a curiosity and passion for new ideas, innovations and emerging trends in social media. Social Media Week Austin (SMWATX) is designed to empower brands and professionals with a deeper understanding of the strategies, tactics, and tools they need to advance themselves and their organizations in the ever-evolving fields of social media and digital marketing.
Date: February 20th, 21st, and 22nd
Location: Austin, TX
Who Should Attend: Social media strategists, content designers, tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Curt Mali, Ryan Levesque
Digital Summit
Digital Summit is one of the most trusted platforms for digital nerds. It is best suited to fill your brain and a professional toolkit with thought leadership and practical solutions designed to supercharge the customer strategies. Every year, they conduct a series of digital gathering events at various places. The conferences that are going to take place this year, stand alone in the United States are already planned. Between February to December 2019, there are 20+ conferences happening with many expert speakers. The topics that they cover include sessions on content, search, email, mobile, designing, social media and strategies. February 2019 is happening in Seattle, WA. Get more details about Digital Summit 2019 from the official website.
Date: February 26th and 27th
Location: Seattle, WA
Who Should Attend: Digital marketers, content marketers, digital and content strategists, SEO, SEM, designers, social media enthusiasts, and tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Blake Pappas, John Triplett
March 2019
inOrbit 19
inOrbit 19 summit is a chance to learn what’s working now and what are the hottest trends for 2019 and beyond from some of the smartest and most successful digital marketers in the world. You can connect with the very best in digital marketing, in a chill atmosphere when you decide to be a part of this conference. Join industry-leading speakers, panel discussions, and workshops for the elite behind-the-scenes growth discussions. You’ll get a new way of looking at your business challenges, and ideas on how to tackle them.
Date: March 14th and 15th (Special event on 13th March)
Location: Portoroz, Slovenia
Who Should Attend: Social media strategists, content designers, tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Lee Odden, Douglas Cook
Adobe Summit
The Adobe Summit comprises knowledge sharing and insights on current and future digital marketing trends. You can See what’s ahead for experience marketing and how you can get there. Hear from top brands that are creating breakthrough experiences. Gain insights, tools, and techniques for putting the experience first.
Date: March 26th, 27th, and 28th (Pre-conference on 24th and 25th March)
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Who Should Attend: Advertisers, Analysts, Campaign managers, Content managers, Digital marketers, Marketing executives, Publishers, Social marketers, eCommerce marketers
Speakers at the event: Satya Nadella, Drew Brees
April 2019
MDMC – Midwest Digital Marketing Conference
The Midwest Digital Marketing Conference is the largest digital marketing conference in the Midwest. Last year MDMC18 set attendance records with nearly 2,000 marketers and friends. There were over 130 speakers including BuzzFeed, Pandora, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Refinery29, Pinterest, GoDaddy, Under Armour, LinkedIn, HubSpot, Google, Yahoo, Nielsen and more. MDMC18 featured over 100 sessions across nine tracks: Data, Digital, Social Media, Creative, E-commerce, Innovation, academic/student, Tech and entrepreneurial.
Date: April 16th,17th, and 18th 2019
Location: St. Louis, MO
Who Should Attend: Digital marketers, people from the eCommerce industry, educators, social media enthusiasts, content strategists, and other tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Rebecca Achen, Alex Allemand
Content Marketing Conference
The Content Marketing Conference is one of the premium conferences in the digital marketing world. You can expect A to Z content hacks, tactics, and techniques at this event. The fifth annual conference in 2019 will cover what’s new, what’s next, and what’s essential for content marketing success. The whole event is divided into the sessions of 70 speakers, 20 keynote presentations, 12 workshops, and a lot of networking breaks. This 4 days long conference will be focussed on content planning, creation, optimization, distribution, performance metrics and more. Be sure to grab the early bird rates on time!
Date: April 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th
Location: Boston, MA
Who Should Attend: Content marketers, content strategists, social media enthusiasts, digital marketers
Speakers at the event: Arnie Kuenn, Shana Sullivan
May 2019
DigiMarCon 2019
DigiMarCon East 2019 is a part of Premier Digital Marketing Conference & Exhibition for all the online marketing nerds out there. You can expect bold talks and big ideas when you decide to be here. They are covering all the digital marketing topics that can possibly be there. Data science & big data, geo-targeting, programmatic advertising, mobile marketing & retargeting, SEO, growth marketing tools, sustainable growth strategies, and video marketing are few of the topics that this conference is going to include.
Date: May 9th and 10th
Location: New York City, NY
Who Should Attend: Advertisers, Analysts, Campaign managers, Content managers, Digital marketers, Marketing executives, Publishers, Social marketers, eCommerce marketers
Speakers at the event: Yet to be decided
Brand Marketing Summit
Incite group’s Brand Marketing Summit & Social Media Marketing meet ensures the most current, relevant and ultimately useful digital marketing agendas possible. Emotive Creative and Engaging Storytelling, Understanding & Personalizing Customer Journeys, Impactful Influencer Marketing, and Innovation Social Content, and Automated Personalization & AI are few of the topics that this conference is going to offer.
Date: May 30th and 31st
Location: San Francisco, CA
Who Should Attend: Digital marketers, people from the eCommerce industry, educators, social media enthusiasts, content strategists, and other tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Karin Timpone, Penny Baldwin
June 2019
SMX Advanced
SMX Advanced is a conference designed exclusively for experienced search marketers. Sessions are fast-paced, Q&A-packed, always informative and don’t stop to cover the basics. This once-a-year event is your place to learn advanced SEO and SEM tactics. For over 10 years, SMX has helped thousands of marketing practitioners from across the world succeed in their search marketing endeavors.
Date: June 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Location: Seattle, WA
Who Should Attend: SEO, SEM, PPC, Social Media Enthusiasts
Speakers at the event: Yet to be decided
IRCE Internet Retailer
IRCE Internet Retailer is a one-stop-shop for all your e-commerce needs. This conference and trade show offers you everything your business needs to stay ahead of your competition, in one simple location. IRCE’s conference offers strategic educational sessions on the topics that matter to you most. With over 130 sessions covering various topics and trends. Our agenda is created in part with the editorial experts from Internet Retailer magazine, so you know all the latest and greatest in the e-commerce industry will be covered here. With multiple tracks and in-depth workshops covering topics that matter to you, your perfect agenda yet is waiting.
Date: June 25th, 26th 27th, and 28th
Location: Chicago, IL
Who Should Attend: eCommerce marketers and business owners
Speakers at the event: Chip Conley (Airbnb), Andy Dunn (Walmart)
July 2019
MozCon
MozCon needs no introduction! They organize one-track conference full of forward-thinking, tactical sessions in SEO, growth marketing, the mobile landscape, analytics, content marketing, and more. At MozCon, you can connect with the amazing community of industry leaders, chat with the speakers and Moz staff, pick up some cool swag, and even get a hug from their friendly robot, Roger.
Date: July 15th, 16th, and 17th
Location: Seattle, WA
Who Should Attend: SEOs, Content Marketers, Agencies and consultants, executives, and marketers of all stripes
Speakers at the event: Stephanie Briggs, Ashley Greene
August 2019
IMPACT Live
At IMPACT, over the course of two, fully immersive days with the team, along with invited experts, will teach you the digital marketing and sales playbook that the most successful companies use to drive significant revenue growth and become true “inbound organizations.” You will learn how to embrace an inbound culture of creating industry-leading content and video, making you the most trusted voice in your space.
Date: August 6th and 7th
Location: Hartford, CT
Who Should Attend: SEOs, Content Marketers, Agencies and consultants, executives, and marketers of all stripes
Speakers at the event: Marcus Sheridan, Mari Smith
September 2019
INBOUND
INBOUND 2018 featured almost 300 breakout sessions from some of the biggest names and brightest minds in sales and marketing. INBOUND 2018 was packed with dozens of new tactics to take your business to the next level—and 2019 will be too.
Date: September 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th
Location: Boston, MA
Who Should Attend: Digital marketers, people from the eCommerce industry, educators, social media enthusiasts, content strategists, and other tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Yet to be decided
REACH
REACH is all set to make its mark in the industry with its first-ever, one of its kind tech marketing conference. If you’re a business enthusiast, entrepreneur, or any tech-savvy person, you should probably consider visiting this conference.
Date: September 11
Location: Revel Fulton Market, Chicago
Who Should Attend: Especially for people who sell and market software, technology enthusiasts, and other tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Neil Patel, Steve Galanis (CEO of Cameo), Eric Yuan (Founder & CEO of Zoom), Ryan Bonnici (CMO at G2) and many more influential speakers.
Search Marketing Summit 2019
Australia’s #1 Search Marketing Summit enters its 12th year. The gathering is all about refreshing and updating the key marketing agendas for the upcoming days of advanced consumer satisfaction and conversions. The leading 4-day event offers Online Marketing practitioners in Australia, New Zealand & Asia Pacific the best place to update their skills.
Date: September 26
Location: Sydney, Australia
Who Should Attend: SEO, SEM, PPC, Social Media Enthusiasts
Speakers at the event: Mike Grehan
October 2019
ANA Masters of Marketing Conference 2019
The ANA Masters of Marketing Conference is a four-day program including various digital marketing agendas to focus on. You can expect marketing webinars, marketing lectures, training programs and more at this event.
Date: October 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th
Location: Orlando, FL
Who Should Attend: Digital marketers, people from the eCommerce industry, educators, social media enthusiasts, content strategists, and other tech-savvy entrepreneurs
Speakers at the event: Yet to be decided
Social Media Strategies Summit
The Social Media Strategies Summit 2019 – New York has a lot to offer to marketers and entrepreneurs. You could learn the tidbits of a successful social media strategy to position your brand in the market, access, and audit your current social media initiatives and much more. Over the last 10 years, they have fine-tuned how to build a compelling, relevant agenda that can become the most informative and inspirational for the attendees.
Date: October 15th, 16th, and 17th
Location: New York City, NY
Who Should Attend: Advertisers, Analysts, Campaign managers, Content managers, Digital marketers, Marketing executives, Publishers, Social marketers, eCommerce marketers
Speakers at the event: Yet to be decided
Wrap up
The things you learn by attending these digital marketing conferences help you and your business grow. While these types of trends can help guide your 2019 digital marketing efforts, the road shouldn’t end there. Looking for opportunities to further educate yourself on these trends, as well as best practices and emerging tools, is what will make your business thrive in the digital marketing world. Visit this place for updated events that might be added afterward.
