If you’re looking for awesome digital marketing conferences in 2016, then this comprehensive event list is for you.

It covers all areas of digital marketing: content creation, digital technology, search engine optimization, publishing, mobile, local marketing, web design, conversions, big data, affiliate marketing, and more.
Whether you want to seek out help or inspiration from SEO experts, exchange ideas with peers, or discover some new tactics that you can implement once you’re back in the office, there are plenty of SEO conferences to choose from.
The following conferences have been confirmed for 2016. Some digital marketing conferences I will be speaking at, while attendees at other conferences I’ve attended have hyped others up.
My tip is to purchase your ticket early. You don’t want to miss the special early bird rates.
January 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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International CES | JAN 6 – 9 | Las Vegas | Technology |
Affiliate Summit West | JAN 10 – 12 | Las Vegas | Affiliate Marketing |
SocialMedia.org’s Brands Only | JAN 25 – 27 | Orlando | Social Media |
Social Recruiting Strategies | JAN 26 – 28 | San Francisco | Social Media |
Digital Marketing Strategies Summit | JAN 26 – 28 | Las Vegas | Digital Marketing |
2016 Carnegie Conference | JAN 28 – 29 | Orlando | Digital Marketing |
February 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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ANA Brand Masters | FEB 3 – 5 | Hollywood, FL | Digital Marketing |
Connect by SEW | FEB 4 – 5 | Miami | Digital Marketing |
WordCamp Paris | FEB 5 – 6 | Paris | WordPress |
Digital Summit Phoenix | FEB 8 – 9 | Phoenix | Digital Marketing |
ClickZ Live London | FEB 8 – 10 | London | Digital Marketing |
Social Media Strategies Summit | FEB 9 – 11 | Las Vegas | Social Media |
Traffic & Conversion Summit | FEB 9 – 11 | San Diego | Digital Marketing |
ConveyUX | FEB 9 – 11 | Seattle | User Experience |
Retail Traffic & Conversion Summit | FEB 10 – 12 | Orlando | Ecommerce |
DeveloperWeek 2016 | FEB 12 – 18 | San Francisco | Technology |
B2B Content 2 Conversions | FEB 15 – 17 | Scottsdale | Content Marketing |
Code Media | FEB 17 – 18 | Dana Point | Technology |
Mozcon Local | FEB 18 – 19 | Seattle | Local Marketing |
WordCamp Miami | FEB 19 – 21 | Miami | WordPress |
CMO Exchange 2016 | FEB 21 – 23 | California | Digital Marketing |
MarketingSherpa Email Summit | FEB 22 – 24 | Las Vegas | Email Marketing |
eTail West | FEB 22 – 25 | Palm Springs | Ecommerce |
SFIMA Summit | FEB 24 – 25 | Ft Lauderdale | Online Marketing |
Brand Forum | FEB 24 – 25 | Sydney | Brand Marketing |
March 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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Digital Summit Charlotte | MAR 1 – 2 | Charlotte | Digital Marketing |
SMX West | MAR 1 -3 | San Jose | Online Marketing |
eTail Asia | MAR 1 – 3 | Singapore | Ecommerce |
High Five Conference | MAR 2 – 3 | Raleigh | Marketing |
Pressnomics | MAR 3 – 4 | Phoenix | WordPress |
WordCamp Dayton | MAR 4 – 5 | Dayton | WordPress |
Digital Book World | MAR 7 – 9 | New York | Digital Publishing |
Intelligent Content | MAR 7 – 9 | Las Vegas | Content Marketing |
Ecommerce Innovation | MAR 9 – 10 | Seattle | Ecommerce |
Chief Marketing Officer Summit | MAR 9 – 10 | Seattle | Digital Marketing |
Social Media for PR & Corporate | MAR 9 – 11 | Disney World | Social Media |
SearchFest | MAR 10 | Portland | Search Marketing |
Mobile Innovation Summit | MAR 10 – 11 | New York | Digital Marketing |
Digital Marketing Innovation Summit | MAR 10 – 11 | New York | Digital Marketing |
Digital Strategy Innovation Summit | MAR 10 – 11 | New York | Digital Marketing |
SXSW Interactve | MAR 11 – 15 | Austin | Technology |
An Event Apart | MAR 14 – 16 | Nashville | Website Design |
LeadsCon | MAR 15 – 17 | Las Vegas | Direct Response |
CIO Forum | MAR 16 – 17 | Sydney | Technology |
ClickZ Live Jakarta | MAR 16 – 17 | Jakarta | Digital Marketing |
eTail Canada | MAY 16 – 19 | Toronto | Ecommerce |
SMX Munich | MAR 17 – 18 | Munich | Online Marketing |
WordCamp Atlanta | MAR 18 – 20 | Atlanta | WordPress |
Marketing United | MAR 18 – 20 | Nashville | Digital Marketing |
Adobe Summit 2016 | MAR 20 – 24 | Las Vegas | Digital Marketing |
MarTech Conference | MAR 21 – 22 | San Francisco | Marketing |
Email Evolution | MAR 30 – APR 1 | New Orleans | Email Marketing |
ConversionXL Live | MAR 30 – APR 1 | Austin | Conversions |
Social Media Tulsa Conference | MAR 31 – APR 1 | Tulsa | Social Media |
Funnel Hacking Live | MAR 31 – APR 2 | San Diego | Online Selling |
April 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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Affiliate Management Days | APR 3 – 5 | San Francisco | Affiliate Management |
eMetrics Summit | APR 3 – 6 | San Francisco | Big Data |
MicroConf | APR 3 – 6 | Las Vegas | Startups |
Predictive Analytics World | APR 3 – 7 | San Francisco | Big Data |
An Event Apart | APR 4 – 6 | Seattle | Website Design |
Digital Summit LA | APR 5 – 6 | Los Angeles | Digital Marketing |
Digimarcon Cruise | APR 10 – 17 | Houston | Digital Marketing |
ClickZ Live New York | APR 11 – 13 | New York | Digital Marketing |
Social Tools Summit | APR 12 | Boston | Social Media |
F8 2016 | APR 12 – 13 | San Francisco | Facebook Developers |
Chief Digital Officer Forum | APR 13 – 14 | London | Digital Marketing |
Mobile Innovation Summit | APR 13 – 14 | London | Mobile |
Canadian IM Conference | APR 14 – 15 | Squamish | Internet Marketing |
WordCamp Nurnberg | APR 16 – 17 | Nurnberg | WordPress |
NAB Show | APR 16 – 21 | Las Vegas | Content Marketing |
Social Media Marketing World | APR 17 – 19 | San Diego | Social Media |
Conversion World | APR 18 – 20 | Online | Conversions |
New Media Expo | APR 18 – 21 | Las Vegas | Content Marketing |
YTH Live | APR 24 – 26 | San Francisco | Technology |
Hero PPC Conference | APR 25 – 27 | Philadelphia | PPC |
Forrester’s Marketing 2016 | APR 26 – 27 | New York | Digital Marketing |
Collision | APR 26 – 28 | New Orleans | Technology |
Oracle Marketing Cloud | APR 26 – 28 | Las Vegas | Digital Marketing |
May 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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SearchLove Boston | MAY 3 – 4 | Boston | SEO |
Experiential Marketing Summit | MAY 4 – 6 | Denver | Online Marketing |
IA Summit | MAY 4 – 8 | Atlanta | Digital Marketing |
99U | MAY 5 – 6 | New York | Creative Ideas |
Social Media Camp | MAY 5 – 7 | Victoria BC | Social Media |
Build Grow Scale Live | MAY 5 – 7 | Orlando | Conversions |
Marketing Nation Summit | MAY 9 – 12 | Las Vegas | Online Marketing |
Salesforce Connections | MAY 10 – 12 | Atlanta | Digital Marketing |
ad:tech | MAY 11 – 12 | San Francisco | Digital Marketing |
Digital Marketing in Healthcare | MAY 11 – 12 | Philadelphia | Digital Marketing |
SocialBakers Engage | MAY 11 – 13 | Prague | Social Media |
Spark | MAY 12 | Washington DC | Digital Marketing |
Digimarcon East | MAY 12 – 13 | New York | Digital Marketing |
Technical Communication Summit | MAY 15 – 18 | Anaheim | Tech Comm |
An Event Apart | MAY 16 – 18 | Boston | Website Design |
Conversion Conference | MAY 17 – 19 | Las Vegas | Conversions |
Content Marketing Conference | MAY 17 – 19 | Las Vegas | Content Marketing |
Gartner Digital Marketing | MAY 17 – 19 | San Diego | Digital Marketing |
Inc. GrowCo | MAY 17 – 19 | Las Vegas | Business Development |
SMX London | MAY 18 – 19 | London | Online Marketing |
Confab Central | MAY 18 – 20 | Minneapolis | Content Strategy |
Digimarcon Canada | MAY 19 – 20 | Toronto | Digital Marketing |
How Design Live | MAY 19 – 23 | Atlanta | Website Design |
Digital Summit Atlanta | MAY 24 – 25 | Atlanta | Digital Marketing |
C2 Montréal | MAY 24 – 26 | Montréal | Commerce Creativity |
SiriusDecisions 2016 | MAY 24 – 27 | Nashville | B2B Marketing |
Search Marketing Summit | MAY 30 – JUN 3 | Sydney | Online Marketing |
Code Conference | MAY 31 – JUN 2 | Rancho Palos | Technology |
UXPA 2016 | MAY 31 – JUN 3 | Seattle | User Experience |
June 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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SMX Paris | JUN 1 – 2 | Paris | Online Marketing |
BMA Masters of B2B Marketing | JUN 1 – 3 | Chicago | B2B Marketing |
Content Marketing Academy | JUN 2 – 3 | Edinburgh | Content Marketing |
LavaCon Dublin | JUN 5 – 7 | Dublin | Content Strategy |
Mumbrella | JUN 7 – 9 | Sydney | Media Marketing |
Internet Retailer Conference | JUN 7 – 10 | Chicago | Ecommerce |
And Conference | JUN 13 | Indianapolis | Digital Marketing |
MM&C Conference | JUN 14 – 15 | Washington DC | Digital Marketing |
Digimarcon West | JUN 15 – 16 | Santa Monica | Digital Marketing |
Cannes Lions | JUN 18 – 25 | Cannes | Advertising |
eMetrics Summit | JUN 20 – 23 | Chicago | Big Data |
Predictive Analytics World | JUN 20 – 23 | Chicago | Big Data |
SMX Advanced | JUN 21 – 22 | Seattle | Online Marketing |
Call to Action | JUN 23 – 24 | Vancouver | Conversions |
The Lead Developer | JUN 23 – 24 | London | Lead Generation |
UnGagged London | JUN 23 – 24 | London | Digital Marketing |
WordCamp Europe | JUN 24 – 25 | Vienna | WordPress |
MN Search Summit | JUN 26 | Minneapolis | Search Marketing |
GIANT Conference 2016 | TBD | TDB | User Experience |
July 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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Podcast Movement | JUL 6 – 8 | Chicago | Podcasting |
Digital Publishing Innovation | JUL 13 – 14 | New York | Digital Publishing |
ANA Digital & Social Media | JUL 20 – 22 | Colorado Springs | Digital Marketing |
Digital Summit Minneapolis | JUL 25 – 26 | Minneapolis | Digital Marketing |
An Event Apart | JUL 25 – 27 | Washington DC | Website Design |
Affiliate Summit East | JUL 31 – AUG 2 | New York | Affiliate Marketing |
August 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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BlogHer | AUG 4 – 6 | Los Angeles | Content Marketing |
World Domination Summit | AUG 11 – 15 | Portland | Community |
eTail East | AUG 15 – 18 | Boston | Ecommerce |
Social Fresh East | AUG 18 – 21 | Orlando | Social Media |
An Event Apart | AUG 29 – 31 | Chicago | Website Design |
September 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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Content Marketing World | SEP 6 – 9 | Cleveland | Content Marketing |
Digital Design & Web Innovation | SEP 7 – 8 | Los Angeles | Website Design |
Mozcon | SEP 12 – 14 | Seattle | Online Marketing |
Digital Strategy Innovation | SEP 14 – 15 | Sydney | Digital Marketing |
ANA Masters of Measurement | SEP 14 – 16 | Naples | ROI |
Brand ManageCamp | SEP 15 – 16 | Las Vegas | Brand Management |
Confab Intensive | SEP 19 – 20 | Seattle | Content Strategy |
Agents of Change | SEP 23 | Portland | Digital Marketing |
SiriusDecisions 2016 Europe | SEP 26 – 27 | London | B2B Marketing |
SMX East | SEP 27 – 29 | New York | Online Marketing |
October 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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An Event Apart | OCT 3 – 5 | Orlando | Website Design |
Dreamforce | OCT 4 – 7 | San Francisco | Digital Marketing |
Festival of Marketing | OCT 5 – 6 | London | Digital Marketing |
AMA Annual Conference | OCT 5 – 7 | Orlando | Digital Marketing |
InboundCon | OCT 6 | Toronto | Inbound Marketing |
PubCon Las Vegas | OCT 10 – 13 | Las Vegas | Digital Marketing |
Conversion Conference | OCT 12 – 13 | London | Conversions |
OnBrand | OCT 13 | Amsterdam | Digital Marketing |
Digital Commerce Summit | OCT 13 – 14 | Denver | Ecommerce |
Converted Conference | OCT 18 – 19 | Minneapolis | Conversions |
B2B Marketing Forum | OCT 18 – 21 | Boston | B2B Marketing |
ANA Masters of Marketing | OCT 19 – 22 | Orlando | Digital Marketing |
eMetrics Summit | OCT 24 – 27 | New York | Big Data |
Revolve | OCT 26 – 28 | Charleston | Digital Marketing |
LavaCon Las Vegas | OCT 26 – 29 | Las Vegas | Content Strategy |
An Event Apart | OCT 31 – Nov 2 | San Francisco | Website Design |
Adobe MAX | OCT 31 – NOV 4 | San Diego | Website Design |
November 2016
Event | Date | Location | Focus |
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Social Media Strategies Summit | NOV 2 – 3 | Boston | Social Media |
ANA Multicultural Marketing | NOV 6 – 8 | Los Angeles | Digital Marketing |
Inbound 2016 | NOV 8 – 11 | Boston | Inbound Marketing |
EventTech | NOV 14 – 16 | Las Vegas | Technology |
UnGagged Las Vegas | NOV 14 – 16 | Las Vegas | Digital Marketing |
Internet Summit | NOV 16 – 17 | Raleigh | Digital Marketing |
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