The digital marketing industry is evolving. It is becoming even more critical for companies and digital marketing professionals to stay up with new developments in the marketing and advertising industry. One of the most effective ways to stay relevant is to attend digital marketing conferences. Let’s have a look at top events and conferences and discover what we can in the world of digital to expect in the year 2020.
Why you should attend digital marketing conferences?
According to the 2019 Event Marketing Report by Bizzabo, 47% of Vice President and C-level executives agree that attending events can have an impact on their company’s success. If we talk about the B2B scenario, 68% of B2B marketers use in-person events for lead generation.
According to the same report, 41% of marketers believe that events are the single-most effective marketing channel compared to other means of digital marketing. Hence, it is very beneficial for professionals to attend such events and conferences.
1. SEMrush – One of the best digital marketing conferences of 2019 in India
SEMrush Marketing Show is one of the widely known international digital marketing conferences. Leading professionals will be attending the event as guest speakers and share their best practices.
What you can expect:
The event is divided into four tracks; Growth Marketing, SEO, Online Ads, and dedicated workshops. Facebook and Google will provide workshops. From the daylong event, you can expect actionable learning and productive networking.
- Event Name: SEMrush Marketing Show
- Date: 5th December 2019
- Location: Bangalore, India
Who should attend:
If you are a social media marketer, consultant, marketing manager, network marketer, and corporate marketer, this event will be relevant and meaningful for you. Click here to register for the event. Use coupon code AmitPanchal to get a 35% discount.
2. World Digital Marketing Congress
This event is organized to recognize and share exceptional work done by the marketing professionals for their brands. The event will cover recent happenings in digital marketing, e-Payments, and smart money.
What you can expect:
Experts will be speaking on insights on digital marketing trends and how to build a brand digitally. A panel is also held on how artificial intelligence and machine learning are transforming modern marketing.
- Event: World Digital Marketing Congress
- Date: March 1 – 3, 2020
- Location: San Diego, CA
Who should attend:
If you are a digital marketing professional wanting to enhance skills in SEO, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Performance Marketing, and Local Marketing, you can attend the event. Click here to register for the event.
3. Social Media Marketing World
This event is for people who want to discover the latest social media marketing strategies from the experts. Leading marketing experts and social media influencers of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn will be attending the event as speakers.
What you can expect:
The event will include training in 16 tracks. The conference will consist of topics such as Facebook ads strategy, Instagram marketing, content marketing, video marketing, analytics, and local business marketing.
- Event: Social Media Marketing World
- Date: March 1 – 3, 2020
- Location: San Diego, California
Who should attend:
People who own a digital marketing agency with less than 100 employees. If you are a social media marketer, consultant, marketing manager, network marketer, and corporate marketer, this event will be relevant and meaningful for you. Click here to register for the event.
4. MKGO 2020
MKGO 2020 is a single-track one-day conference focused on four domains. The conference will cover automation, optimization, content and paid advertising. Nine leading digital marketing experts will be speaking on these topics.
What you can expect:
You will get an opportunity to connect with industry-leading digital marketing experts to gain new knowledge and level up your skills about cutting-edge automation, optimization, content and paid advertising.
- Event Name: MKGO 2020 Conference
- Date: 20th March, 2020
- Location: Milton Keynes, England
Who should attend:
MKGO 2020 is a relevant event for content marketers and all types of digital marketing professionals. However, in the overall agenda, the focus will on automation, optimization, content and paid advertising. Click here to register for the event.
5. Pubcon Pro
Pubcon offers educational sessions for SEO, SEM, Social Media and OmniChannel Marketing. The goals of the conference are to educate, to inspire, and do networking.
What you can expect:
The agenda and schedule of the event are divided into multiple tracks. You can expect experts sharing their knowledge on SEO, Linking, Advertising, Branding, Public Relations, Analytics, Measurement, and the Convergence of Online Marketing.
- Event: Pubcon Pro Florida
- Date: March 24th to March 26th, 2020
- Location: Miami, Florida
Who should attend:
This event is relevant for people who want to gain more knowledge and skills in the domain of social media marketing and search engine optimization. Click here to register for the event.
6. Social Media Week
Social Media Week event is attended by digital marketing professionals from more than 50 countries. Experts share their ideas, insights, and strategies and help attendees understand how they can advance their businesses and brands.
What you can expect:
The agenda and schedule of the event are divided into eight tracks. You can expect experts speaking on the topic such as Content, Influencer Marketing, Measurement & Reporting, Storytelling, Messesnging, Commerce, Paid Media, and emerging technologies.
- Name: Social Media Week
- Event 1: May 5-7, 2020 in New York City
- Another Event: June 17 – 18, 2020 in Santa Monica, CA
Who should attend:
This event is relevant for marketing managers and senior-level executives who work in the digital marketing domain. 71% of the people who attend this event work in a company that has more than 500 employees. Click here to register for the event.
7. MozCon
Unlike single-day multitrack conferences, MozCon is a single-track three-day conference focused on search marketing. The experts will be sharing their knowledge on SEO, conversion optimization, and local search. Besides, you can take full benefit of Monday night welcome party and Wednesday night closing party to build new connections.
What you can expect:
As Moz is one of the global leaders when it comes to SEO, you will get a chance to connect with industry-leading SEO practitioners and learn tactical bits of advice and tips about SEO, mobile, conversion optimization, and local search.
- Event Name: MozCon
- Date: 6th to 8th July 2020
- Location: Seattle, Washington
Who should attend:
MozCon is a highly relevant and essential event for SEO specialists, content marketers, all types of digital marketing professionals. However, in the overall agenda, the deep focus will on SEO, link building, and local ranking opportunities. Click here to register for the event.
8. Youth Marketing Forum
Youth Marketing Forum a platform for youth-obsessed brands. If your brand’s target audience is the young generation and if you are willing to get into hyperactive youth to beat the competition, this event is highly relevant for you.
What you can expect:
Attending this event will help you to resonate your brand with today’s youth culture. In this event, brands that belong to Fashion, Music, Technology, and Lifestyle will be present at this event.
- Event Name: Youth Marketing Forum 2020
- Date: 13th Feb 2020
- Location: Delhi, India
Who should attend:
Young digital marketers, people who work as youth experts and digital marketing professionals should attend the Global Youth Marketing Forum. This event is mainly for people who work in youth-obsessed brands. Click here to register for the event.
9. Ad:tech New Delhi
Ad:tech event is about trending topics in the digital ecosystem. In the event, technology and media communities share trends, insights that are shaping the digital economy.
What you can expect:
Attending this event will help you discover what’s trending in the digital eco-system. You will get the opportunity to connect and network with thought leaders, technology innovators, visionaries and technology enthusiasts.
- Event Name: Ad:tech New Delhi
- Date: 19th and 20th March 2020
- Location: Haryana, India
Who should attend:
This event mainly focused on advertising, marketing, and technology. Digital marketing professionals who want to discover latest trends in AdTech and MarTech should attend this event. Click here to register for the event.
10. India Affiliate Summit 2020
India Affiliate Summit is a premier event in the affiliate marketing space. Affiliate marketers and industry influencers collaborate with one another to explore new opportunities.
What you can expect:
The day of the summit will be filled with sessions, thought-provoking presentations for affiliate marketers. Besides, attendees will get an opportunity for networking
- Event Name: India Affiliate Summit 2020
- Date: 17th-18th Sept 2020
- Location: Gurugram, India
Who should attend:
Establishes and experienced affiliate marketers and people who aspire to become an affiliate marketer should attend this summit. Click here to register for the event.
10. CXL Live 2020
Unlike other digital marketing events, attending CXL Live 2020 will give you a different and unique experience. They have fully booked a resort for the event, everyone will stay together during the 3-day event. Besides, all the speakers are true practitioners from whom you can learn various best practices.
What you can expect:
Learning from experiments and using those learning to optimize is the main focus of the event. Experts from companies such as Airbnb, Shopify and MailChimp will be speaking on how they achieved growth and scale though experiments. You can also choose to attend workshops on Google Analytics, optimization, and A/B testing at an additional cost.
- Event: CXL Live 2020
- Date: April 5th to 7th, 2020
- Location: Austin, Texas
Who should attend:
This is an ideal event for Digital marketing professions who are responsible for driving growth via optimization and experimentation in their organizations. Click here to register for the event.
Attending conferences lead to big ideas and new opportunities
With many developments, the world of digital marketing continues to progress at a rapid pace. As a digital marketing professional, you should keep evolving and adopt new marketing methods to stay relevant and attract the high-quality audience (or clients) in the digital world. Attending top digital marketing conferences gives you new opportunities to reach and engage with more people in your industry.
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