Taking the time to attend industry conferences is very important for so many reasons. Here are a few:
First of all, you get to sharpen your skills with new ideas, tips and tactics from the greatest experts and influencers out there. Share your own experiences with others and you may get feedback on your work that gives you new insight.
Second, you’ll be among the first to learn about the latest trends, news and releases in your industry. Not only that, chances are you will learn a few things outside your area of expertise as well.
Third, it’s all about the people you meet! You’ll get the chance to meet your business idols and make great new connections or strengthen existing ones.
We could go on and on. Ultimately, attending events is all about getting expertise, energy and good vibes from like-minded people. It’s an investment in your professional growth and will tremendously help your career as well as the company you work for.
To make it easier for you to keep track of the events that best meet your needs, we’ve compiled a calendar of the most influential digital marketing events and conferences across the globe, covering everything from eCommerce to CRO and Affiliates to Social Media. Make sure to block your calendars for at least one of these conferences, so you can help your business grow. We’ve even included a couple of online events that are totally free to attend, as well as quotes from attendees about what made these events so great.
Did we miss any major events? Let us know in the comments and we will make sure to update the list!
90+ Can’t-Miss eCommerce & Digital Marketing Events in 2017
JANUARY
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
January 5-8
CES
Tech
Las Vegas, NV
January 15-17
Affiliate Summit West 2017
Affiliate
Las Vegas, NV
January 25
Learn Inbound
Digital Marketing
Dublin, Ireland
January 30 – February 3
SUPERWEEK
Digital Marketing
Budapest, Hungary
FEBRUARY
“In just its 1st edition DigitalOlympus has established itself as the must attend online event in the industry! What an amazing initiative to allow any marketer in the world to attend for free and watch some of the best known professionals share their knowledge. Congrats!” – Aleyda Solis, International SEO Consultant
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
February 2
E-commerce Berlin Expo
eCommerce
Berlin, Germany
February 6
Digital Olympus
Digital Marketing
Online
February 23-24
SearchLove San Diego
Digital Marketing
San Diego, CA
February 27 – March 2
Mobile World Congress
Mobile
Barcelona, Spain
February 27-28
MozCon Local
Digital Marketing
Seattle, WA
February 27-28
Customer Success Summit
eCommerce
San Francisco, CA
MARCH
“Within minutes, I knew I had made a great decision by joining Social Media Marketing World. The speakers and attendees were some of the most distinguished people in social media sharing knowledge gleaned first-hand. The connections I made and the information in the sessions have paid off tenfold for me and my team.” – Noah Stanley, CBS Interactive
“C3 was a light bulb moment for me. It changed my career. I walked away understanding how to create the right message for the right customer at the right time, and how to be quantifiably accountable for that.” – AJ Mcdonald, Bandwidth.com
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
March 1-2
C3
Digital Marketing
New York, NY
March 3
Online Marketing Rockstars
Digital Marketing
Hamburg, Germany
March 7-8
Internet world – The E-Commerce Fair
eCommerce
Munich, Germany
March 7-10
SCOE
eCommerce
Philadelphia, PA
March 8-9
Dx3
Digital Marketing, eCommerce
Toronto, ON
March 9
Engage Conference
Digital Marketing
Portland, OR
March 9-10
CONVERSION WORLD
Conversion
Online
March 10-12
Traffic & Conversion Summit
Digital Marketing
San Diego, CA
March 19-22
Shoptalk
eCommerce
Las Vegas, NV
March 19-23
InterConnect
Tech
Las Vegas, NV
March 20-22
LeadsCon
Digital Marketing
Las Vegas, NV
March 20-24
CeBIT
Tech
Hannover, Germany
March 22-24
Social Media Marketing World
Social Media
San Diego, CA
APRIL
“CXL Live is THE best marketing conference out there. Not only is it packed with great information and amazing speakers but the way the conference is organized you actually get to know the speakers and bond with your fellow attendees. Last year I met my now business partner over a round of mini-golf. “ – Sujan Patel, Co-founder at WebProfits
Thank u @marketo ! Had THE BEST time speaking at ur INCREDIBLE event & will NEVET forget it. #MKTGnation #Honored pic.twitter.com/lPO3hkqwcx
— Alison Levine (@Levine_Alison) May 12, 2016
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
April 3-6
hostingcon
Cloud
Los Angeles, CA
April 4-5
DigitalSummit
Digital Marketing
Los Angeles, CA
April 5-7
ConversionXL Live
Conversion
San Antonio, TX
April 7
BrightonSEO
SEO
London, UK
April 10-13
MarketingSherpa Summit
Digital Marketing
Las Vegas, NV
April 11-13
Content Marketing Conference
Content Marketing
Boston, MA
April 18-20
Hero Conf Los Angeles
PPC
Los Angeles, CA
April 19-20
Conversion Conference Las Vegas
Conversion
Las Vegas, NV
April 19-21
MARKETING UNITED
Digital Marketing
Nashville, TN
April 23-26
Marketing Nation Summit
Digital Marketing
San Francisco, CA
April 25-26
WEBIT
Business
Sofia, Bulgaria
April 26-27
Social Media & Web Analytics Innovation
Social Media
San Francisco, CA
MAY
“There is really only one conference that provides top-notch strategies and information for Affiliate Management professionals, and that is AM Days. After going to the conference, I left with proven strategies, ideas, and tips to help my current and future affiliate programs. Really, I have never seen another event that leaves the participants with so much good knowledge.” – Taylor Barr, Affiliate Program Manager, A Small Orange
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
May
The Inbounder
Digital Marketing
TBD
May 1-2
Seamless Middle East 2017
eCommerce
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
May 3-4
Social Media Camp
Digital Marketing
Victoria, BC
May 9-10
Nordic eCommerce Summit
eCommerce
Stockholm, Sweden
May 9-11
MarTech San Francisco
Marketing
San Francisco, CA
May 9-11
PULSE
eCommerce
Oakland, CA
May 10-12
Gartner Digital Marketing Conference
Digital Marketing
San Diego, CA
May 15-17
amDays
Affiliate
San Francisco, CA
May 15-19
Interop
Tech
Las Vegas, NV
May 18-19
TNW Conference
Tech
Amsterdam, Netherlands
May 18-20
Sellers Summit
eCommerce
Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
May 23-24
Incite Marketing Summit West
Digital Marketing
San Francisco, CA
May 24
GrowthHackers Conference
Digital Marketing
Los Angeles, CA
May 31
eCommerce Live!
eCommerce
Amsterdam, Netherlands
JUNE
Thank you everyone who came to #CTAConf – that was a mind-blowing experience. Won’t ever forget it. See you tonight! pic.twitter.com/5qPBhc5RQ3
— Oli Gardner (@oligardner) June 22, 2016
“Distilled events cut through all of the industry hype to focus on sensible and practical advice that i can use in my business right now.” – Ade Lewis, Teapot Creative
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
June 5-6
SearchLove Boston
Digital Marketing
Boston, MA
June 6-8
Cloud Expo
Cloud
New York City, NY
June 6-9
IRCE
eCommerce
Chicago, IL
June 12-14
Global E-commerce Summit
eCommerce
Barcelona, Spain
June 13-15
Salesforce Connections
Digital Marketing
Chicago, IL
June 16-18
DIGITAL ELITE CAMP
Digital Marketing
Tallinn, Estonia
June 20-22
eTail Europe
eCommerce
London, UK
June 25-27
CALL TO ACTION CONFERENCE
Conversion
Vancouver, Canada
JULY
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
July 11-14
Amsterdam Affiliate Conference
Affiliate
Amsterdam, Netherlands
July 25-27
Fórum E-Commerce Brasil
eCommerce
São Paulo, Brazil
July 30 – August 1
AFFILIATE SUMMIT EAST
Affiliate
New York City, NY
AUGUST
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
August 21-23
LeadsCon New York
Digital Marketing
New York, NY
August 31
Growth Marketing summit
Digital Marketing
Frankfurt, Germany
SEPTEMBER
Awesome couple of days at #ECE16. Great speakers, awesome stands and ecommerce booming! pic.twitter.com/F1DdgZd6qO
— Marc Mckeown (@marcmac56) September 29, 2016
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
September 5-8
CMWorld
Content Marketing
Cleveland, OH
September 13-14
dmexco
Business & Innovation
Cologne, Germany
September 14-15
Confluence
Digital Marketing
Oklahoma City, OK
September 20-22
SEOktoberfest
SEO
Munich, Germany
September 24-26
Bits & Pretzels
Digital Marketing
Munich, Germany
September 25-28
Inbound
Digital Marketing
Boston, MA
September 27-28
eCommerce Expo
eCommerce
London, UK
September 27-28
Technology for Marketing
Digital Marketing
London, UK
OCTOBER
“It was a great opportunity to meet other like-minded marketers, companies and customers, and to hear from reputable speakers such as Sir Martin Sorrell and Steve Wozniak.” – Omar Janabi, Festival of Marketing Attendee.
“Hero Conf is THE conference to attend if you care about digital advertising. I know I’m going to get expert-level focus on PPC, & it will be undiluted by channels that are less of a focus for me. I’m hooked & will be attending again!” – AJ Wilcox, Ads Evangelist of LinkedIn.
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
October
Marketing Festival
Digital Marketing
Czech Republic
October
Influencer Marketing Days
Affiliate
New York City, NY
October
Digital Commerce Summit
eCommerce
TBD
October 2-4
Spredfast Summit
Social Media
TBD
October 3-6
B2B Marketing Forum
Digital Marketing
Boston, MA
October 4-5
IMWorld
Tech
Bucharest, Romania
October 4-7
Festival of Marketing
Digital Marketing
London, UK
October 9-10
State of Search
Digital Marketing
Dallas, TX
October 11-12
Conversion Conference London
Conversion
London, UK
October 16-17
SearchLove London
Digital Marketing
London, UK
October 17-18
Converted
Conversion
Minneapolis, MN
October 22-25
Money 20/20
Payments
Las Vegas, NV
October 24-26
Mobile Shopping
Mobile
Indian Wells, CA
October 24-26
Hero Conf London
PPC
London, UK
NOVEMBER
“Attending the Web Summit hasn’t just led us to get a larger number of users, but a greater international visibility in both the media and business worlds.” – WebSummit attendee
.@Dreamforce
Inspiring
Educational
Exhilarating
Inclusive
Impactful
Fun
Diverse
Mindful
Powerful #DF16 @salesforce @Benioff
— Tiffani Bova (@Tiffani_Bova) October 6, 2016
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
November
GPEC SUMMIT
eCommerce
Bucharest, Romania
November 1-2
MarTech Europe
Marketing
London, UK
November 6-9
Pubcon
Social Media
Las Vegas, NV
November 6-9
Web Summit
Tech
Lisbon, Portugal
November 6-9
Dreamforce
Cloud
San Francisco, CA
November 15-16
Integrated Live
Digital Marketing
London, UK
November 16-17
Internet Summit
Digital Marketing
Raleigh, NC
DECEMBER
Dates
Event Name
Category
Location
December 6-8
Advocamp
Digital Marketing
San Francisco, CA
We hope this event calendar helps you organize better and don’t forget to let us know in the comments if we missed anything else!
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