Written by: Beth Smedinghoff
A new year brings a fresh start and new opportunities to grow as a marketer.
From setting personal goals to making professional resolutions, there are numerous ways to one-up your 2016 self.
One of the best ways to get inspired, stay on top of marketing trends, and meet fellow marketers is to get in the same room as digital marketing’s brightest minds.
Digital marketing conferences allow you the opportunity to learn, network, and learn some more. But with limited time (and budget) to devote to conference hopping, it’s important to do your homework before you print more business cards and pack your bags.
To help you kick off your research, we’ve compiled a list of 2017 digital marketing conferences you should check out.
THE CONNECTED MARKETER SUMMIT
Website | #TCMISummit
Dates: January 23-24
Location: San Francisco, CA
Price range: $1 – $999
Topics: MarTech, Brand Marketing
Speakers include: Behzad Soltani, Robert Chin, Alessandra Ghini, Torchlite’s own Susan Marshall
MARKETING SHERPA SUMMIT 2017
Website | #Sherpa17
Dates: February 13-16
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Price range: $2,000 and up
Topics: Email, Digital, Mobile, Content
Speakers include: Scott Dikkers, Catharine Hays, Flint McGlaughlin, and Dan Briscoe
SEARCHLOVE
Website | #SearchLove
Dates and locations: February 23-24 in San Diego, June 5-6 in Boston, and October 16-17 in London
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: Search, Analytics, Content, Paid
San Diego speakers include: Rand Fiskin, Will Critchlow, Annie Cushing, Greg Gifford
C3 2017
Website | #C3NY
Dates: March 1-2
Location: New York City, NY
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: SEO, Content, Digital Marketing Leadership
Speakers include: Linda Boff, Jason Miller, Robert Rose, Adam Singer
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING WORLD
Website | #SMMW17
Dates: March 22-24
Location: San Diego, CA
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: Social, Content, Measurement, Social Customer Service
Speakers include: Guy Kawasaki, Mari Smith, Scott Monty, Jay Baer
ADOBE SUMMIT
Website | #AdobeSummit
Dates: March 19-23
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: Cross-Channel Marketing, CX, Data-Driven Marketing, Mobile
Speakers include: Peyton Manning, Kate McKinnon, Shantanu Narayen, Brad Rencher
INTELLIGENT CONTENT CONFERENCE
Website | #intelcontent
Dates: March 28-30
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Price range: $2,000 and up
Topics: Content
Speakers include: Fran Lebowitz, Katrina Neal, Andrea Ames
SPARK
Website | #TMSpark
Date: May 18
Location: Washington, D.C.
Price range: $1 – $999
Topics: Technology, Creativity, Action
Speakers include: Allen Gannett, Ari Issacman Bevacqua, Ross Martin, Nick Panayi
CONNECTIONS
Website | #CNX17
Dates: June 13-15
Location: Chicago, IL
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: Email, Advertising, Social, Mobile
2016 speakers included: Rep John Lewis, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, Scott Kelly
MOZCON
Website | #MozCon
Dates: July 17-19
Location: Seattle, WA
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: SEO, Content
2016 speakers included: Alex Stein, Rand Fiskin, Kristen Craft, Wil Reynolds
CONTENT MARKETING WORLD
Website | #CMWorld
Dates: September 5-8
Location: Cleveland, OH
Price range: $1,000 – $1,999
Topics: Content, Demand Gen, Email, Social Media
2016 speakers included: Mark Hamill, Michael Jr., Lars Silberbauer, Ann Handley