Marketers are just as in love with the permanent distraction machine—the Internet—as anyone else. (Probably more.) The availability of webinars, virtual events, social media discussions, Slack, and Google Hangouts is terrific. We still gain a lot of value from good old fashioned in-person interaction at an event however. Being able to press the flesh and respond to someone else’s body language is invaluable for creating strong relationships. In fact, events are one of the top five B2B content marketing tactics in use today. They’re certainly one of the best tools available for generating more leads. That said, we’re still very cautious about where we allocate our time for in-person content marketing conferences.
To help decide, we’ve created a list of content marketing conferences and events featuring the date, location, estimated number of attendees, conference owner and broad category each falls in. These are all important factors for assessing the value of an event, so it’ll be an invaluable resource as you plan your conference schedule for 2017-2018. This list was updated as of February 08, 2017.
When available, we’ve included where to keep track of the event on Twitter, even if you aren’t able to attend.
You might also be looking to write previews or recaps about these events. Be sure to download Curata’s editorial calendar template to align all content with your upcoming schedule.
Feedback Welcome
If you think we’ve missed an event, or if you’d like to add insight about your experience with one of these events, please do so below in the comments section. All dates are in the format: month/day/year.
| Conference | Date | Location | Est. #of Attendees | Conference Owner | Where to Keep Track on Twitter | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content2Conversion | 2/20 to 2/22/17 | Scottsdale, AZ | 400+ | Demand Gen Report | @Content2Convert, #B2BMX | B2B Marketing |
| Digital Marketing Innovation Summit | 3/8 to 3/9/17 | New York, NY | 200 | Innovation Enterprise | @iegroup, #DigiMarketing | Digital Marketing |
| Social Media Marketing World | 3/22 to 3/24/17 | San Diego, CA | 3000 | Social Media Examiner | @smexaminer, #SMMW16 | Social Media |
| Intelligent Content Conference | 3/28 to 3/30/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 400 | Content Marketing Institute | @intelcontent, #intelcontent | Content Marketing, Technology |
| ConversionXL Live 2017 | 4/5 to 4/7/17 | San Antonio, TX | ~600 | ConversionXL | @conversionxl | Lead Generation |
| Forrester's Forum for Consumer Marketing | 4/6 to 4/7/17 | New York, NY | 750 | Forrester | @forrester | Consumer Marketing |
| Content Marketing Conference | 4/11 to4/13/17 | Boston, MA | WriterAccess | @cmca2z, #CMCa2z | Content Marketing | |
| DIGIMARCON Cruise | 4/16 to 4/23/17 | Orlando, FL | Search Experiences | @digimarcon, #DIGIMARCON | Digital Marketing | |
| Conversion Conference | 4/19 to 4/20/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 1,300+ | Rising Media, Ltd. | @ConvCon, #convcon | Lead Generation |
| The Marketing Nation Summit 2017* | 4/23 to 4/26/17 | San Francisco, CA | 6000+ | Marketo | @marketo, #MKTGNATION | Digital Marketing |
| The Marketing Nation Summit 2017* | 4/23 to 4/26/17 | San Francisco, CA | 6,000+ | Marketo | @marketo, #MKTGNATION | Marketing Automation, Digital Marketing |
| Modern Marketing Experience | 4/25 to 4/27/17 | Las Vegas, NV | Oracle | @Oracle, #mme17 | Digital Marketing | |
| ICON | 4/25 to 4/27/17 | Phoenix, AZ | InfusionSoft | @Infusionsoft, #ICON17 | Sales and Marketing Automation | |
| Social Media Strategies Summit | 4/26 to 4/28/17 | Chicago, IL | GSMI | @GSMIOnline, #SMSsummit | Social Media | |
| MarTech | 5/9 to 5/11/17 | San Francisco, CA | Chief Marketing Technologist | @MarTechConf, #MarTech | Technology | |
| Gartner Digital Marketing Conference | 5/10 to 5/12/17 | San Diego, CA | Gartner | @GartnerDigital, #GartnerDMC |
Digital Marketing, CMO | |
| SEJ Summit | 5/11/17 | Chicago, IL | 200 | Search Engine Journal | @sejournal, #SEJSummit | Search Engine Marketing |
| eMetrics, San Francisco | 5/15 to 5/18/17 | San Francisco, CA | Rising Media | @emetrics, #eMetrics | Marketing Analytics | |
| Sirius Decisions Summit 2017* | 5/16 to 5/19/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 2,300+ | Sirius Decisions | @siriusdesisions, #SDSummit | B2B Sales, B2B Marketing |
| Sirius Decisions Summit 2017* | 5/16 to 5/19/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 2,500+ | Sirius Decisions | @siriusdesisions, #SDSummit | B2B Sales, B2B Marketing |
| Spark | 5/18/17 | Washington, D.C. | 400 | TrackMaven | @TrackMaven, #Spark17 | Digital Marketing |
| Lavacon - Dublin | 5/22 to 5/24/17 | Dublin, Ireland | Lavacon | Content Marketing | ||
| The Incite Summit: West | 5/23 TO 5/24/17 | San Francisco, CA | 200 | Incite Group | @incitegrp, #incitesummit | General Marketing |
| The Marketing Forum USA | 6/4 to 6/6/16 | Miami, FL | Richmond Events | @MKTForum, #MKTForum | Digital Marketing | |
| The Marketing Forum USA | 6/4 to 6/6/17 | Scottsdale, AZ | Richmond Events | @MKTForum, #MKTForum | Digital Marketing | |
| searchlove | 6/5 to 6/6/17 | Boston, MA | Disilled | @distilled, #SearchLove | Search | |
| Confab Central | 6/7 to 6/9/17 | Minneapolis, MN | 650+ | Confab | @ConfabEvents, #ConfabMN | Content Marketing |
| DIGIMARCON West | 6/14 to 6/14/17 | Santa Monica, CA | Digimarcon | @digimarcon, #DIGIMARCON | Digital Marketing | |
| AMPlify | 6/15 to 6/16/17 | Boston, MA | 150 | GaggleAMP | @GaggleAMP, #amplifysocial | Social Media, Digital Marketing |
| Digital Publishing Innovation Summit | 7/12 to 7/13/17 | New York, NY | The Innovation Enterprise | @IE_Digital, #DigiPub |
Publishing | |
| Mozcon 2016 | 7/17 to 7/19/17 | Seattle, WA | 1,400 | Moz | @Moz, #MozCon | Digital Marketing, SEO |
| Affiliate Summit East 2015 | 7/30 to 8/1/17 | New York, NY | AffiliateSummit | @AffiliateSummit | Lead Generation | |
| Big 4 Social Media Summit | 8/9 to 8/10/17 | San Francisco, CA | PRNews | #social17 | Social Media | |
| LeadsCon | 8/21 to 8/23/17 | New York, NY | 2,000+ | Chief Marketer | @B2BLeadsCon, #B2BLeadsCon | Lead Generation |
| Content Marketing World* | 9/5 to 9/8/17 | Clevland, OH | 3,500+ | Content Marketing Institute | @CMIContent, #CMWorld | Content Marketing |
| AMA Annual Marketing Conference | 9/11 to 9/13/17 | Las Vegas, NV | AMA | @AMA_Marketing | Digital Marketing | |
| Digital Customer Experience Strategies Summit | 9/19 to 9/20/17 | Chicago, IL | The Strategy Institute | @DigitalCustX #DCXUS16 |
Digital CX (customer experience) | |
| Inbound 2016 | 9/25 to 9/28/17 | Boston, MA | Hubspot | @Hubspot, #INBOUND17 | Content Marketing | |
| Brand ManageCamp | 9/26 to 9/27/17 | Las Vegas, NV | 400-500 | ManageCamp | @BrandManageCamp, #BMCvegas | General Marketing |
| MarketingProfs' B2B Marketing Forum* | 10/3 to 10/6/17 | Boston, MA | 600+ | MarketingProfs | @marketingprofs #MPB2B | B2B Marketing |
| Digital Transformation 2016* | 10/5 to 10/6/17 | Austin, TX | Forrester | @forrester, | B2B Marketing | |
| Social Media Strategies Summit - New York | 10/17 to 10/19/17 | New York, NY | GSMI | @GSMIOnline, #SMSsummit | Social Media | |
| Ad: Tech | 10/18 to 4/19/17 | New York, NY | Ad:tech | @adtech, | Marketing Media Technology | |
| The Incite Summit: East | 10/27 to 10/28/17 | New York, NY | 350-450 | Incite | @InciteMC, #InciteMC | CMO |
| Sirius Decisions Technology Exchange* | 11/1 to 11/3/17 | Austin, TX | Sirius Decisions | @siriusdecisions, SDTechX | Technology | |
| LavaCon | 11/5 to 11/8/17 | Portland, OR | Lavacon | @LavaCon, #LavaCon | Content Marketing | |
| Dreamforce | 11/6 to 11/9/17 | San Francisco, CA | 75,000+ | Salesforce.com | @Dreamforce, #Dreamforce | sales automation |
| DX Summit | 11/13 to 11/13/17 | Chicago, IL | CMSwire | @thedxsummit, #DXS17 | Technology | |
| Digiday Content Marketing Summit | August 2017 | Park City, UT | Digiday | Content Marketing | ||
| Digital Summit Phoenix | February 2017 | Phoenix, AZ | Digital Summit | @DigSumPHX | Digital Marketing | |
| 404 Conference | TBA | Las Vegas, NV | Kentico | #404conference | Digital Marketing and Website Development | |
| Growth Marketing Conference | TBA | San Jose, CA | Startup Socials | Marketing | ||
| Forbes CMO Summit | TBA | Dana Point, CA | Forbes | @Forbes, #ForbesCMOSummit | CMO | |
| MarTech Europe 2016 | TBA | London, UK | Chief Marketing Technologist | @MarTechConf, #MarTech | Technology | |
| Marketing.FWD Summit | TBA | San Francisco, CA | VentureBeat | @VentureBeat, #GrowthBeat | CMO | |
Share.Like.Buy. Marketing + Millennials 2016 |
TBA | Austin, TX | Share.Like.Buy | @ShareLikeBuy | Marketing |
Are you unable to attend one of these content marketing conferences, but still looking for content marketing advice? Download Curata’s free eBook The Content Marketing Pyramid. It features a comprehensive framework to help develop and execute an effective content marketing strategy.
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