2020 is finally here! Not only is it a new year, but it’s also the start of a new decade… which means it’s a wonderful time to reset and adapt a fresh perspective on your marketing goals. What do you really want to accomplish for your business over the next ten years? Which new marketing channels do you plan on giving a try, or in what ways will you improve your current strategies?
No matter what your answers are to the questions above, attending some marketing conferences, summits or expos is a great way to get familiar with all the up-and-coming industry trends. Marketing professionals looking to get ahead of the game in 2020 and beyond will want to check out our list of the best events below. There are many exciting opportunities all over the globe to learn about new tools and techniques, as well as get together with some inspiring thought leaders from the most successful companies in the industry today. Get ready to mark your calendars!
January
- MailCon : January 26 in in Las Vegas, NV
- Affiliate Summit West : January 27-29 in in Las Vegas, NV
- SUPERWEEK : January 27-31 in Budapest, Hungary
February
- Friends of Search : February 4 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Social Media Strategies Summit : February 4-6 in in San Francisco, CA
- Keys to Digital Marketing Success : February 6 in Lisle, IL
- iGB Affiliate London : February 5-8 in London, England
- Pubcon Austin : February 6 in Austin, TX
- Mobile Growth Summit : February 12-13 in San Francisco, CA
- Axis Innovation : February 11 in Tel Aviv, Israel
- Startup Grind Global Conference : February 11-12 in Silicon Valley, CA
- Digital Relaunch : February 17-18 in Berlin, Germany
- SMX West : February 19-20 in San Jose, CA
- Digital Marketing Summit : February 20 in Manila, Philippines
- B2B Marketing Exchange : February 24-26 in Scottsdale, AZ
- eTail West : February 24-27 in Palm Springs, CA
- Mobile World Congress : February 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain
- Forward Marketing Summit : February 26-27 in Sydney, Australia
- Global Online Marketplaces Summit Bangkok : February 26-27 in Bangkok, Thailand
March
- Social Media Marketing World : March 1-3 in San Diego, CA
- Industry Impact Orlando : March 3 in Orlando, FL
- Advertising Week LATAM : March 3-5 in Mexico City, Mexico
- eTail Asia : March 3-5 in Singapore
- eTail Germany : March 9-11 in Berlin, Germany
- Gartner Data and Analytics Summit London : March 9-11 in London, England
- X4 Summit : March 10-13 in Salt Lake City, UT
- Engage Marketing Conference : March 12-13 in Portland, OR
- SXSW : March 13-22 in Austin, TX
- Advertising Week Europe : March 16-19 in London, England
- I Love Marketing : March 17-20 in Warsaw, Poland
- Search Marketing Summit : March 17-20 in Sydney, Australia
- SMX Munich : March 18-19 in Munich, Germany
- inOrbit20 : March 18-20 in Portorose, Slovenia
- ad:tech New Delhi : March 19-20 in New Delhi, India
- Smart Data Summit : March 23-24 in Dubai, UAE
- Super Niche Media Event : March 23-25 in San Antonio, TX
- Gartner Data and Analytics Summit : March 23-26 in Grapevine, TX
- Pubcon Miami : March 24-26 in Miami, FL
- B2B Marketing Expo : March 25-26 in London, England
- The Marketplace Conference : March 26 in San Francisco, CA
- LeadsCon : March 30 – April 1 in Las Vegas, NV
- Adobe Summit : March 29 – April 2 in Las Vegas, NV
- Traffic & Conversion Summit : March 31 – April 2 in San Diego, CA
April
- Digital Sales & Marketing World : April 5-7 in Hartford, CT
- Conversion XL : April 5-7 in Austin, TX
- Email Insider Summit : April 5-8 in Amelia Island, FL
- HeroConf : April 8-9 in Austin, TX
- Web & Digital Marketing Expo : April 8-10 in Tokyo, Japan
- Email Evolution Conference : April 13-15 in Nashville, TN
- MarTech West : April 15-17 in San Jose, CA
- B2B Online : April 20-22 in Chicago, IL
- ContentTECH Summit : April 20-22 in San Diego, CA
- Content Marketing Conference : April 21-23 in Boston, MA
- Marketing Festival : April 22-24 in Prague, Czech Republic
- AdWorld Experience : April 23-24 in Bologna, Italy
- PLF Live : April 24-26 in Orlando, FL
- Beyond Tellerrand Dusseldorf : April 27-29 in Dusseldorf, Germany
- Atomicon : April 28 in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Influencer Marketing Strategies Summit : April 28-30 in Chicago, IL
- Social Media Strategies Summit : April 28-30 in Chicago, IL
- EiQ: The Intelligent Email Gathering : April 30 in Atlanta, GA
May
- SiriusDecisions Summit : May 3-6 in Austin, TX
- eTail Canada : May 4-6 in Toronto, Canada
- IBM THINK : May 4-7 in San Francisco, CA
- DigiMarCon East : May 7-8 in New York, NY
- Programmatic I/O : May 11-12 in San Francisco, CA
- Experiential Marketing Summit : May 11-13 in Chicago, IL
- I-COM Global Summit : May 11-14 in Cadiz, Spain
- C3 : May 12-13 in New York, NY
- Online Marketing Rockstars : May 12-13 in Hamburg, Germany
- The Social Shake-Up : May 12-14 in Atlanta, GA
- DigiMarCon Canada : May 13-14 in Toronto, Canada
- The Incite Marketing Summit : May 14-15 in San Diego, CA
- Confab : May 17-20 in Minneapolis, MN
- Industry Impact Nashville : May 18 in Nashville, TN
- Marketplace Risk Management Conference : May 18-19 in San Francisco, CA
- SMX London : May 19-20 in London, England
- B2B Marketing Leaders Forum APAC : May 20-21 in Sydney, Australia
- DigiMarCon South : May 20-21 in Houston, TX
- DigiMarCon Cruise : May 23-28 in Baltimore, MD
- World Business Forum : May 27-28 in Sydney, Australia
- Digital Marketing World Forum : May 28-29 in London, England
- Afiliados Brasil : May 28-30 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
June
- Digital Growth Unleashed : June 1-3 in Las Vegas, NV
- Email Innovations Summit : June 1-3 in Las Vegas, NV
- Programmatic Pioneers Summit : June 1-3 in London, England
- SocialWest : June 3-5 in Calgary, Canada
- Mumbrella360 : June 2-4 in Sydney, Australia
- Affiliate Summit Europe : June 3-4 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Contra : June 4-5 in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Fifteen Seconds Festival : June 4-5 in Graz, Austria
- Web Marketing Festival : June 4-6 in Rimini, Italy
- SearchLove : June 8-9 in New York, NY
- Israel Mobile Summit : June 10 in Tel Aviv, Israel
- DigiMarCon West : June 10-11 in Los Angeles, CA
- DigiMarCon Midwest : June 17-18 in Chicago, IL
- Social Media Week : June 17-18 in Los Angeles, CA
- Global Online Marketplaces Summit Miami : June 17-19 in Miami, FL
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity : June 22-26 in Cannes, France
- eTail Europe : June 23-24 in London, England
- Mobile Connect : June 22-24 in San Diego, CA
- Collision Conference : June 22-25 in Toronto, Canada
- DigiMarCon Australia & NZ : June 24-25 in Sydney, Australia
July
- Digital Elite Day : July 2 in London, England
- MozCon : July 6-8 in Seattle, WA
- Affiliate World : July 8-9 in Barcelona, Spain
- iGB Affiliate Amsterdam : July 14-17 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- MAICON : July 14-16 in Cleveland, OH
- Affiliate Summit East : July 27-29 in New York, NY
- CommerceNext : July 28-29 in New York, NY
August
- Turing Fest : August 4-6 in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Traction Conference : August 5-6 in Vancouver, Canada
- Impact Live : August 5-7 in Hartford, CT
- Industry Impact San Jose : August 18 in San Jose, CA
- eTail East : August 10-13 in Boston, MA
- Inbound : August 18-21 in Boston, MA
- B2B Marketing Leaders Forum Asia : August 19-20 in Singapore
- Beyond Tellerrand Berlin : August 24-27 in Berlin, Germany
September
- DigiMarCon UK & Ireland : September 3-4 in London, England
- DigiMarCon Europe : September 10-11 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Brand ManageCamp : September 15-16 in Las Vegas, NV
- Product Marketing Summit : September 15-16 in San Francisco, CA
- B2B Marketing Expo : September 16-17 in Los Angeles, CA
- Content Jam : September 16-17 in Chicago, IL
- DigiMarCon Asia Pacific : September 16-17 in Singapore
- Connect To Convert : September 16-18 in Boston, MA
- DMEXCO : September 23-24 in Cologne, Germany
- Call to Action Conference : September 29 – October 1 in Vancouver, Canada
- ad:tech London : September 30 – October 1 in London, England
October
- Advertising Week : October 5-8 in New York, NY
- MarTech East : October 6-8 in Boston, MA
- DigiMarCon India : October 7-8 in New Delhi, India
- Festival of Marketing : October 7-8 in London, England
- REACH : October 7-8 in Chicago, IL
- DX Summit : October 12-14 in Huntington Beach, CA
- Pubcon Pro : October 12-15 in Las Vegas, NV
- Incite Marketing Summit : October 13-14 in New York, NY
- Content Marketing World : October 13-16 in Cleveland, OH
- DigiMarCon Africa : October 14-15 in Johannesburg, South Africa
- DigiMarCon Middle East : October 20-21 in Dubai, UAE
- Email Innovations Summit : October 20-21 in London, England
- Programmatic I/O : October 20-21 in New York, NY
- Digital First : October 21-22 in Brussels, Belgium
- eTail Nordic : October 21-22 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- LavaCon : October 25-28 in New Orleans, LA
- State of Search Conference : October 26-27 in Dallas, TX
- Digital Growth Unleashed : October 27-28 in Munich, Germany
- ad:tech Mumbai : October 27-28 in Mumbai, India
- ad:tech Tokyo : October 29-30 in Tokyo, Japan
November
- Beyond Tellerrand Munich : November 2-4 in Munich, Germany
- Web Summit : November 2-5 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Customer Relationship & Marketing Meetings : November 3-5 in Cannes, France
- MarketingProfs B2B Marketing Forum : November 3-6 in San Francisco, CA
- Global Online Marketplaces Summit Madrid : November 6-9 in Madrid, Spain
- Dreamforce : November 9-12 in San Francisco, CA
- SMX East : November 11-12 in New York, NY
- Product Marketing Summit : November 11-12 in Chicago, IL
- Industry Impact Austin : November 17 in Austin, TX
- DigiMarCon Latin America : November 17-19 Live & On Demand
- Internet Summit : November 17-19 in Raleigh, NC
- SMX Paris : November 24-25 in Paris, France
December
- Affiliate World : December TBD in Bangkok, Thailand
- Growth Marketing Conference : December 9-10 in San Francisco, CA
- An Event Apart : December 14-16 in San Francisco, CA
If you are organizing or know about another great event that we should add to our list, please leave us a comment below!
