What does 2018 have in store for the digital marketing? Marketers everywhere are asking this question, just like they do at the beginning of every new year. With an industry that’s always on the move, its up to marketing professionals to stay on top of all the latest trends in order to discover which ones will be important for their business in the year ahead.
One of the best ways that we have found to do this is by networking at marketing events. Not only do these events allow you to meet and interact with experts in the digital marketing industry, but they are also a great opportunity to learn new skills or brush up on some old ones. There are a variety of conferences, trade shows, expos, summits, and workshops available today for almost every area of digital marketing you can imagine, so you are sure to find something interesting!
Continue below for our list of the best events taking place around the world in 2018:
February
- Email Insider Summit Europe : February 5-8 in Grindelwald, Switzerland
- Affiliate Summit Europe : February 6-7 in London, UK
- Friends of Search : February 8 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Pubcon : February 21 in Austin, TX
- Traffic & Conversions Summit : February 26-28 in San Diego, CA
- eTail West : February 26 – March 1 in Palm Springs, CA
- Mobile World Congress : February 26 – March 1 in Barcelona, Spain
- Mobile Innovation Summit : February 27-28 in New York, NY
- Prolific North Live : February 28 – March 1 in Manchester, UK
- Social Media Marketing World : February 28 – March 2 in San Diego, CA
March
- LeadsCon : March 5-7 in Las Vegas, NV
- Super Niche Media Event : March 5-7 in Louisville, KY
- eTail Asia : March 6-8 in Singapore
- C3 : March 7-8 in New York, NY
- DX3 Canada : March 7-8 in Toronto, Canada
- ad:tech : March 8-9 in New Delhi, India
- SXSW : March 9-18 in Austin, TX
- eTail Germany : March 13-14 in Berlin, Germany
- Intelligent Content Conference : March 20-22 in Las Vegas, NV
- Storynomics : March 22 in Los Angeles, CA
- ad:tech : March 22-23 in Sydney, Australia
- Adobe Summit : March 25-29 in Las Vegas, NV
- SearchLove : March 26-27 in San Diego, CA
April
- Storynomics : April 4 in Washington, DC
- Email Evolution Conference : April 4-6 in New Orleans, LA
- Marketing United : April 9-11 in Nashville, TN
- Pubcon : April 10-11 in Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Storynomics : April 11 in New York, NY
- Clever Content Conference : April 11-12 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- Digital Marketing World Forum : April 16-17 in London, UK
- HeroConf : April 16-18 in Austin, TX
- Dotmailer Summit : April 19 in London, UK
- EiQ : April 19 in Atlanta, GA
- Email Insider Summit : April 22-25 in Captiva, FL
- MarTech West : April 23-25 in San Jose, CA
- The Inbounder Global Conference : April 25-26 in Madrid, Spain
- Marketo Marketing Nation Summit : April 29 – May 2 in San Francisco, CA
- Collision Conference : April 30 – May 3 in New Orleans, LA
May
- The Social Shake-Up : May 7-9 in Atlanta, GA
- Experiential Marketing Summit : May 14-16 in San Francisco, CA
- eTail Canada : May 15-17 in Toronto, Canada
- Ad Summit : May 16-17 in Kjiv, Ukraine
- Email Innovations Summit : May 16-17 in Las Vegas, NV
- Programmatic Pioneers Summit : May 16-17 in London, UK
- Marketing Analytics Conference : May 16-18 in Atlanta, GA
- Mobile Marketing Innovation Days : May 17-18 in Vienna, Austria
- Confab Central : May 21-23 in Minneapolis, MN
- C2 Montreal : May 23-25 in Montreal, Canada
- Afiliados Brasil : May 24-26 in Sao Paulo, Brazil
- World Business Forum : May 30-31 in Sydney, Australia
June
- eMetrics Summit : June 4-7 in Las Vegas, NV
- Internet Retailer Conference & Exhibition : June 5-8 in Chicago, IL
- Fifteen Seconds Festival : June 7-8 in Graz, Austria
- SearchLove : June 7-8 in Boston, MA
- Mobile Connect : June 11-13 in San Diego, CA
- Mumbrella360 : June 12-14 in Sydney, Australia
- SocialWest : June 13-15 in Calgary, Canada
- Contra : June 14-15 in Düsseldorf, Germany
- Storynomics : June 15 in Boston, MA
- Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity : June 18-22 in Cannes, France
- eTail Europe : June 19-21 in London, UK
- Web Marketing Festival : June 21-23 in Rimini, Italy
- Email Insider Summit Europe : June 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain
July
- K5 Conference : July 3-4 in Berlin, Germany
- MozCon : July 9-11 in Seattle, WA
- Amsterdam Affiliate Conference : July 17-20 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Affiliate World Europe : July 18-20 in Barcelona, Spain
- CommerceNext : July 25-26 in New York, NY
- ANA Digital & Social Media Conference : July 25-27 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA
- Affiliate Summit East : July 29-31 in New York, NY
August
- eTail East : August 6-9 in Boston, MA
- Impact Live : August 7-8 in Hartford, CT
- Traction Conference : August 8-9 in Vancouver, Canada
- The Content Experience : August 21-22 in Toronto, Canada
- SuisseEMEX : August 28-29 in Zurich, Switzerland
September
- Expo Digitalks : September 4-5 in São Paulo, Brazil
- Content Marketing World : September 4-7 in Cleveland, OH
- Inbound : September 4-7 in Boston, MA
- America Digital : September 5-6 in Santiago, Chile
- Opticon : September 11-13 in Las Vegas, NV
- DMEXCO : September 12-13 in Cologne, Germany
- Digital Analytics Hub : September 17-19 in Austin, TX
- Confluence : September 20-21 in Oklahoma City, OK
- Brand ManageCamp : September 25-26 in Las Vegas, NV
- ad:tech : September 26-27 in London, UK
- Technology for Marketing : September 26-27 in London, UK
- FinCon : September 26-29 in Orlando, FL
October
- MarTech East : October 1-3 in Boston, MA
- eTail Nordic : October 2-3 in Copenhagen, Denmark
- LeadsCon : October 3-5 in Boston, MA
- ad:tech : October 4-5 in Tokyo, Japan
- &THEN : October 7-9 in Las Vegas, NV
- Content Jam : October 9-10 in Chicago, IL
- SearchStars : October 10 in Malmo, Sweden
- Luxury Interactive : October 15-17 in New York, NY
- Digital First : October 17-18 in Brussels, Belgium
- Email Innovations Summit : October 17-18 in London, UK
- INC. 5000 : October 17-19 in San Antonio, TX
- ad:tech : October 18-19 in Shanghai, China
- RD Summit : October 18-20 in Florianópolis, Brazil
- HeroConf : October 22-24 in London, UK
- Mobile Shopping Conference : October 24-26 in Rancho Mirage, CA
November
- Web Summit : November 5-8 in Lisbon, Portugal
- Customer Relationship & Marketing Meetings : November 7-8 in Cannes, France
- DX Summit : November 12-14 in Chicago, IL
- B2B Marketing Forum : November 13-16 in San Francisco, CA
- Internet Summit : November 14-15 in Raleigh, NC
- Conversion Hotel : November 16-18 in Texel, Netherlands
December
- Big Data & Analytics for Marketing Summit : December 6-7 in New York, NY
- Growth Marketing Conference : December 11-12 in San Francisco, CA
This list was compiled based on our research into which events would most likely have the greatest impact on marketers in 2018. If you think we missed any, be sure to let us know by adding a comment below!