April 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Apr 2 | eCOM360 | Retail | online | €99 |
Apr 6-8 | Content 360 Week (Singapore) | Content | online | $599 |
Apr 7-8 | MarketingProfs B2B Forum | B2B | online | $595 |
Apr 10 | Email Marketing Virtual Expo | online | $50 | |
Apr 12-23 | Digital City Festival | Digital | online | ? |
Apr 12-May 11 | #MarTechFest Dial Up | MarTech | online | £99 |
Apr 13 | Fashion and Apparel eCommerce Summit ![]() | Retail | online | not yet |
Apr 15 | Boost (by TNW) | Digital | online | €100 |
Apr 20-21 | Conductor C3 | SEO | online | $0 ? |
Apr 20 | Similarweb Digital Edge 2021 ![]() | Digital | online | free |
Apr 20 | Ad Age Next: Retail ![]() | Retail | online | $75 |
Apr 20-21 | MediaPost’s Email Insider Summit ![]() | online | $495 | |
Apr 21-22 | EiQ: The Intelligent Email Gathering | online | $0 to $175 | |
Apr 21 | DigiConf | B2B | online | free |
Apr 21-23 | Digiday Modern Retail Summit Live | Retail | online | $199 |
Apr 26 | Midwest Digital Marketing Conference (MDMC) | Digital | online | $99 |
Apr 26-27 | SearchLove New York | Search | New York, NY | $1,299 |
Apr 26-29 | Digital Marketing Europe 2021 | Digital | online | free |
Apr 27-28 | Adobe Summit | Digital | online | free |
Apr 27-29 | Content Marketing Conference | Content | online | $799 |
Apr 27-29 | Digital Summit at Home: Associations, Non-Profits + Community Marketing ![]() | Digital | online | $175 |
May 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
May 3-5 | Ad World 2021 | Advertising | online | $799 |
May 4-7 | Social Media Week – New York | Social | online | $299 |
May 5-7 | Confab | Content | online | $1,095 |
May 5-7 | ANA Email Evolution Conference | Bonita Springs, FL | $1,549 | |
May 5 | Social Media Camp Summit ![]() | Social | online | $59 |
May 11-12 | C3 (Conductor) | Search | New York, NY | $599 |
May 11 | Advanced Email Conference | London, UK or online | £599 | |
May 11-13 | PI LIVE Global | Affiliate | online | not yet |
May 12 | Health, Wellness & Beauty eCommerce Summit ![]() | Retail | online | not yet |
May 12-13 | Social Media Summit for Government | Social | online | $699 |
May 17 | Localogy Place ![]() | Retail | online | $149 |
May 17-18 | Interact 21 | Digital | Columbus, OH | $460 |
May 17-19 | Digiday Programmatic Marketing Summit Live | Advertising | online | $199 |
May 17-19 | iMedia Online Retail Summit: New Zealand | Retail | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | invite |
May 18 | Pharmaceutical Social Media Conference | Industry | London, UK or online | £619 |
May 18-20 | eTail Asia Virtual Summit | Retail | online | not yet |
May 25-27 | Digital Summit at Home: B2B Marketing ![]() | B2B | online | $145 |
May 25-27 | eCOM365 ![]() | Retail | online | €60 |
May 25-26 | eTail Europe ![]() | Retail | online | free |
May 25-27 | Programmatic Pioneers Summit | Advertising | online | free |
May 27 | E-Commerce Berlin Expo | Retail | Berlin, Germany | not yet |
June 2021
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Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Jun 1 | Digital Travel Summit APAC | Travel | online | not yet |
Jun 2-3 | HeroConf: Austin | PPC | Austin, TX | $1,200 |
Jun 2-3 | #DMWF Global 2021 | Digital | London, UK and online | £999 / £200 |
Jun 7-9 | iMedia Online Retail Summit: Pure Play | Retail | Gold Coast, Australia | invite |
Jun 8-11 | Social Media Strategies Summit | Social | online | $799 |
Jun 8-10 | ContentTech Summit | Content | online | $799 |
Jun 9-11 | Advanced Search Summit | Digital | Napa, CA | $899 |
Advanced Search Summit discount code: MT200 for $200 off | ||||
Jun 9-11 | Digiday: Amazon Strategies Virtual Forum | Retail | online | $249 |
Jun 10-13 | PodFest 2021 | Podcasting | Orlando, FL | $247 |
Jun 10-11 | MediaPost’s Publishing Insider Summit ![]() | Industry | online | $295 |
Jun 10-12 | Digital Elite Camp | Digital | Laulasmaa, Estonia | not yet |
Jun 15-16 | SMX Advanced ![]() | Search | online | $199 |
Jun 15 | Programmatic Pioneers Connect ![]() | Advertising | online | invite |
Jun 15-17 | Web a Quebec 21 | Digital | Canada, Quebec | not yet |
Jun 16-18 | Social Fresh ![]() | Social | online | $497 |
Jun 17 | Email Innovations Summit: North America ![]() | online | $495 | |
Jun 18 | MNSearch Summit | Search | St. Paul, MN | not yet |
Jun 21-25 | NRF Retail Converge ![]() | Retail | online | $495 |
Jun 22-23 | Grow New York | Retail | New York, NY | invite |
Jun 22-23 | The MarTech Summit: Singapore | MarTech | Singapore | $795 |
Jun 23 | Homegoods eCommerce Summit ![]() | Retail | online | free* |
Jun 28-29 | Ecom World 2021 | Retail | online | $799 |
Jun 29-Jul 1 | eTail Virtual Summit ![]() | Retail | online | free |
Jun 29-Jul 1 | Social Media Week: Los Angeles ![]() | Social | online | $119 |
Jun 30-Jul 1 | Social Media Day: Philadelphia | Social | online | $50 |
Jun 30-Jul 3 | London Affiliate Conference | Affiliate | London, UK | not yet |
July 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Jul 7-9 | brightonSEO ![]() | Search | Brighton, UK | £235 |
Jul 7-8 | Affiliate World Europe | Affiliate | Barcelona, Spain | €1,200 |
Jul 12-14 | MozCon Virtual | Search | online | $149 |
Jul 14 | Electronics and Technology eCommerce Summit ![]() | Retail | online | not yet |
Jul 15-17 | NamesCon Europe | Domain | Budapest, Hungary | €590 |
Jul 19-21 | ANA Digital and Social Media Conference | Social | Carlsbad, CA | $,1549 |
Jul 19-20 | Affiliate Summit: East ![]() | Affiliate | New York, NY | $249 |
Jul 22-23 | brightonSEO: Summer ![]() | Search | online | not yet |
August 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Aug 3-6 | Podcast Movement | Podcasting | Nashville, TN | $175 |
Aug 5-6 | Engage Conference 2021 | Digital | Portland, OR | $579 |
Aug 9-11 | iMedia Online Retail Summit Australia | Retail | Gold Coast, Australia | invite |
Aug 17 | SMX Convert ![]() | Search | online | not yet |
Aug 18-19 | #DMWF Asia 2021 | Digital | Marina Bay Sands, Singapore | not yet |
Aug 18-19 | The MarTech Summit: Hong Kong | MarTech | Hong Kong | $795 |
Aug 24-25 | State of Social ’21 ![]() | Social | Perth, Australia | A$495 |
Aug 27 | Utah DMC Digital Marketing Conference | Digital | Salt Lake City, UT | $499 |
September 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Sep 2 | Growth Marketing Summit | Digital | Frankfurt, Germany | €799 |
Sep 6-7 | DeepSEO Conference | Search | Ensenada, Mexico | $150 |
Sep 8-10 | Ragan’s Social Media Conference | Social | Disney World, FL | $1,649 |
Sep 8-10 | brightonSEO ![]() | Search | Brighton, UK | £235 |
Sep 9-11 | Indie Pod Con 7 | Podcasting | Swedesboro, NJ | $199 |
Sep 13-15 | Traffic & Conversion Summit | Conversion | San Diego, CA | $1,995 |
Sep 13-15 | NRF NXT ![]() | Retail | online | not yet |
Sep 14-15 | MarTech Conference ![]() | MarTech | online | not yet |
Sep 14-15 | Savant eCommerce: Stockholm ![]() | Retail | Stockholm, Sweden | €699 |
Sep 20-22 | Localogy 2021 | Local | Hollywood, CA | $1,299 |
Sep 22-23 | #DMWF North America West | Digital | Santa Clara, CA | not yet |
Sep 22-25 | FinCon 2021 | Industry | Austin, TX or online | $250 |
Sep 27-29 | Litmus Live | (not yet) | not yet | |
Sep 28-Oct 1 | Content Marketing World | Content | Cleveland, OH or online | $1,599 / $799 |
Sep 29-30 | Ecommerce Expo | Retail | London, UK | free |
October 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Oct 11-12 | Hero Conf London | PPC | London, UK | not yet |
Oct 12-14 | INBOUND 2021 ![]() | Digital | online | $69 |
Oct 12-13 | Savant eCommerce Amsterdam ![]() | Retail | Amsterdam, Netherlands | not yet |
Oct 13-14 | eTail Australia ![]() | Retail | not yet | |
Oct 14 | 3XE Social ![]() | Social | Dublin, Ireland | €195 |
Oct 14-15 | ADworld Experience | PPC | Bologna, Italy or online | not yet |
Oct 19-20 | PI LIVE London | Affiliate | London, UK | not yet |
Oct 20-21 | Social Media Strategies Summit ![]() | Digital | online | $699 |
Oct 20-21 | The MarTech Summit: Bangkok | MarTech | Bangkok, Thailand | $595 |
Oct 21-22 | Leadscon ![]() | Conversion | Las Vegas, NV | $795 |
Oct 22 | #MarTechFest Global | MarTech | London, UK | not yet |
Oct 25-27 | iMedia Programmatic & Digital Ad Summit: Australia | Advertising | Gold Coast, Australia | invite |
Oct 26-27 | Savant eCommerce Berlin ![]() | Retail | Berlin, Germany | not yet |
November 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Nov 1-2 | State of Search ![]() | Search | online | not yet |
Nov 1-4 | Web Summit | Misc. | Lisbon, Portugal | not yet |
Nov 2-4 | Affiliate Summit West | Affiliate | Las Vegas, NV | not yet |
Nov 2-3 | AM Days ![]() | Affiliate | Las Vegas, NV | not yet |
Nov 2-4 | Social Media Week: London ![]() | Social | not yet | |
Nov 7-8 | DMIEXPO: Digital & Affiliate Conference | Digital | Tel-Aviv, Israel | $695 |
Nov 11-12 | SMXL Milan ![]() | Search | online | €190 |
Nov 11-12 | iMedia Programmatic & Digital Ad Summit: New Zealand | Advertising | Lake Taupo, New Zealand | not yet |
Nov 13-15 | Youpreneur Summit | Digital | London, UK | not yet |
Nov 16-17 | Savant eCommerce Barcelona ![]() | Retail | Barcelona, Spain | not yet |
Nov 16 | Friends of Search: Amsterdam ![]() | Search | Amsterdam, Netherlands | €561 |
Nov 17 | Friends of Search: Brussels ![]() | Search | Brussels, Belgium | €345 |
Nov 17-18 | The MarTech Summit: London | MarTech | London, UK | £595 |
Nov 17 | 3XE Search ![]() | Search | Dublin, Ireland | €195 |
Nov 23-24 | #DMWF Europe | Digital | Amsterdam, Netherlands | €699 |
December 2021
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Dec 7-8 | MediaPost’s Email Insider Summit | online* | not yet | |
Dec 8-9 | ANA Influencer Marketing Virtual Conference | Influencer | online | $399 |
Dec 14-15 | MediaPost’s Search & Performance Insider Summit | Search | online* | not yet |
January 2022
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Jan 16-18 | NRF 2022: Retail’s Big Show ![]() | Retail | New York, NY | not yet |
February 2022
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Feb 2-5 | iGB Affiliate London ![]() | Affiliate | London, UK | not yet |
March 2022
Dates | Event Name | Category | Location | Price* |
Mar 14-16 | Social Media Marketing World | Social | San Diego, CA | $1,697 |
Mar 27 | Shoptalk ![]() | Retail | Las Vegas, NV | $4,500 |
Q & A
about this page…
What makes this conference list different/better?
We show up every week, usually multiple times per week, year after year. This has many implications:
- We are the first to list many conferences, so you can plan more efficiently and catch more early-bird deals.
- We don’t publish in January and walk away, so you won’t be stuck with an outdated resource mid-year.
- We also don’t hold back next year’s listings until next year, so you’re free to make longer-term plans.
What are the criteria to be included on this list?
At a high level, we’re looking for events that are relevant and noteworthy.
- Relevant means being primarily about digital marketing or some aspect of digital marketing. There are a few exceptions, events that are more general but that many people plan around (i.e. SXSW), but we try to keep them to a minimum.
- Noteworthy means a conference of a decent size that is primarily for learning and networking. This typically does not include smaller workshops, meetups, and company-specific events that are unlikely to be of interest to a wider audience.
Why the ads?
This is one of those rare times when ads add to the content. Many ads include MT-specific discount codes.
Who is the author?
Sean O’Rourke, publisher of MarketingTerms.com and owner of Cleanup Interactive. I don’t publish as many posts as when blogging was new, but on key resources like this, I go obsessively deep.
popular topics…
What are the best digital marketing conferences to attend?
There is no one best conference for everyone, it depends on who you are and what you want. Here are some ways to think about your preferences:
- General vs. Focused – do you want a variety of digital marketing topics, or would you rather go deep into one topic?
- Strategy vs. Tactical – do you respond more to inspirational and big-picture talks, or do you prefer more practical?
- Bigger vs. Smaller and Multi Track vs. Single Track – for you, does more = more opportunities, or more overwhelming?
- Speaker Lineups – how many speakers do you know are good, also how many are high-level/celebrity vs. practitioners?
How can I find the best digital marketing conferences for me?
Here’s how to narrow down 400+ events to a more manageable short list of candidates:
- First, focus on the variable that will eliminate the most conferences. Often this will be the location (city, region or country) or specialty topic (PPC, email, analytics etc.)
- Next, focus on non-negotiable disqualifiers. For many people, this include a price limit.
- Once you have a short list of events, get all the info you can from the official websites. Also look at social media accounts, hashtags or other conversation about the brand.
These events can get expensive. How can I save money?
We hear you! Here are 5 ways to get more for your conference cash.
- Pay attention to the price column above, where each currency symbol represents a $500 range, i.e. $ = $500 to $999.
- Take advantage of early-bird discounts! These can often save 50% of the door price.
- Look for discount codes, many conferences have them. We have listed several MT-specific codes here. Other discounts may be found on MarketingDiscounts.io or carefully-constructed Twitter searches.
- If you are not self-employed, try to get work to pay for it. There are many articles available on how to justify the cost.
- If needed, get scrappy. For example, see if the conference needs any volunteers.
for organizers…
How can I submit my conference for consideration?
Go to this form and enter the relevant information about your event.
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