Longing to learn something new from like-minded people, and be in the know of new trends and powerful approaches in digital and email marketing? Conferences are the best way to do that.
Therefore, we’ve compiled top marketing conferences for you to attend in 2022.
Conferences on email marketing
All the events here are put in chronological order.
1. MailCon Las Vegas 2022
Why attend: You will meet professionals in eCommerce, B2B, and SaaS businesses. They will share insights, powerful strategies, and personal experiences in boosting businesses with email marketing.
You will also learn what email marketing trends of 2022 are and how to use them right to get the most out of them. And of course, networking is another good reason to attend this email marketing event.
Keynote speakers: Nicolas Garnier from Mailjet, Mark Robbins from Salesforce, Udeme Ukutt from LinkedIn, Matthew Montoya from Constant Contact, Scott Shou from OB Media, Parry Malm from Phrasee, etc.
And Stripo will run a workshop “Gamification in Email” on Jan 13. The workshop starts at 9.15 AM PST. Be sure to attend it if you are there. Or just meet us at any time for lunch.
Date: Jan 11-13, 2022.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Host: Phonexa.
2. Unspam: Email’s Big Ideas
Why attend: Email marketing professionals will show you how to stick to email accessibility, how to communicate with customers better, and will explain how your personality affects your brand.
Keynote speakers: Gregg Blanchard from SendView, Megan Boshuyzen from Pathwire, Annett Forcier from Spotify, Mike Nelson, and Matthew Smith from Really Good Emails.
Date: Jan 26-28, 2022.
Location: Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
Host: Really Good Emails.
3. ANA Email Evolution Conference
Why attend: This year’s topics are TBA.
Last year’s reports were dedicated to customer data collection and analysis, email getting to the Spam folder and ways to avoid that (I’m sure representatives of one of the most popular email clients have something to say about it), customer acquisition and ways to make it easier in the long run, email planning, and more.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
In 2021, they were: Marcel Becker from Verizon Media, Daryl Butler from HP, Justine Jordon from Wildbit, Matthew Stith from Spamhaus Technology Ltd, Udeme Ukutt from LinkedIn, and other experts.
Date: May 16–18, 2022.
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA and virtual.
Host: ANA (Association of National Advertisers).
4. Advanced Email Conference
Why attend: Speakers all share secrets of their success. At this email marketing conference, you will learn how powerful customer-focused email campaigns can be, how to utilize email personalization right, and how to automate email marketing. Put simply, they will show you how to use email marketing right so that it increases your ROI.
Keynote speakers: Seema Kumari from Elle, Pierluigi Bosco from Shell, Hayley Pryde from Domino’s, Jakob Mølgaard Holm from Pandora, Soco Núñez de Cela from Burger King, and many others are among the speakers.
Date: Jun 7, 2022.
Location: London, UK.
Host: Global Insight Conferences.
5. Litmus Live
Why attend: This year’s reports are TBA.
However, in 2021, attendees learned about the importance of storytelling in email marketing and the right ways to use it, about the importance of agile marketing, and learned about interactive content in emails.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
In 2021, they were: Ann Handley from MarketingProfs, Andrea Fryrear from AgileSherpas, Angela Connor from Change Agent Communications, Paul Airy, the founder of Beyond the Envelope, and Chad White from Oracle Marketing Consulting.
Date: TBA.
Location: TBA.
In 2020 and 2021 the event was held virtually.
Host: Litmus.
Conferences on digital marketing
All the events here are put in chronological order.
6. Marketing 2.0 Conference
Why attend: You’ll hear insights on how to create a perfect customer persona, learn new powerful ways to use AI in retail, will hear secrets of customer-generated content and secrets of building loyalty, and much more.
Keynote speakers: Abdelrhman Atef from ArabyAds, Abigail Laguidao from Pixel Parlour, LLC, Ann Gray from Ann Gray Consulting, Korena Keys from Key Media Solutions, and other experts in digital marketing.
Date: Mar 21-23, 2022.
Location: Dubai, UAE.
Host: Marketing 2.0 Conference.
7. B2B Forum Online
Why attend: You will learn new ways to run social media, ways to build first-party data strategies for content marketing, experts will share their thoughts on B2B influencer marketing, positioning, and so much more.
Keynote speakers: Oli Gardner from Unbounce, Keith Reynold Jennings from Jackson Healthcare, Mitch Joel from Six Pixels Group, Sydni Craig-Hart from Smart Simple Marketing, and many other experts.
Date: Apr 6-7, 2022.
Location: Online.
Host: MarketingProfs.
8. Ad World
Why attend: Speeches on diverse topics: Email marketing, social media, lead generation, growth marketing, content marketing, etc. And of course, networking is another great reason to attend this online marketing conference 2022.
Keynote speakers: Tatiana Holifield from Disney, Brandon Smithwrick from Squarespace, Shay Howe from ActiveCampaign, Simon Morris from Amazon, and other experts in marketing.
Date: May 2-3, 2022.
Location: Online.
Host: Strata Virtual Events.
9. E-Commerce Berlin EXPO
Why attend: This is the exhibition and conference for eCommerce service providers. There you’ll find new clients, will get honest feedback about your services, and strengthen relations with existing clients.
Keynote speakers: Ben Harmanus from HubSpot, Ralph Hünermann from ODOSCOPE GmbH, Peter Hartmann from Henkel, Corinna Hohenleitner from Criteo, Jason Weißbach from EXCONCEPT, and many other experts.
Date: May 5, 2022.
Location: Berlin, Germany.
Host: E-commerce Capitals.
10. Collision
Why attend: This year’s topics are TBA.
Collision is a tech conference. It’s not dedicated to marketing. Then why attend it? How can we stay ahead of the competition or at least up-to-date if we do not track innovations/tech trends and do not implement them ASAP?
Keynote speakers: TBA.
There were 600 speakers last year. Among them: Ryan Reynolds — actor and CEO of Mint Mobile, Fidji Simo from Facebook, Geoff Ralston from Y Combinator, Nick Tran from TikTok, Radhika Jones from the Vanity Fair magazine, Chris Jaffe from Youtube, and many other experts in the tech industry.
Date: Jun 20-23, 2022.
Location: Toronto, Canada.
Host: Web Summit.
11. Influence Marketing World & DMWF
Why attend: TBA.
In 2021, reports were on eCommerce growth, digital and content marketing strategies, digital marketing technologies, etc.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
Last year’s speakers are Omer Waysman from Danone, Monica Hu from Twitch, Rochita Dua from Google, David Cuen from Booking.com, Mark Crompton Airbus Services, and other opinion leaders.
Date: June 23-24, 2022.
Location: London & Virtually.
Host: #DMWF.
12. INBOUND
Why attend: TBA.
Last year, experts shared their experience in online selling, tips on running virtual & hybrid events, shared their thoughts on the importance of customer education, and so much more.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
Last year’s speakers were: Oprah Winfrey, Brian Halligan from HubSpot, Spike Lee from 40 Acres and a Mule Filmworks, Judith Heumann, the disability rights activist, Dawn Ostroff from Spotify, and many other opinion leaders.
Date: TBA.
Location: Online.
Host: HubSpot.
13. Digital Summit
Why attend: TBA.
In 2021, there were 40 in-depth sessions dedicated to advanced digital analytics strategies and tactics, ways to use social media to drive traffic, SEO strategy for 2022, gamification in digital and email marketing, and so much more. All attendees have post-event access to session recordings. And of course networking.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
In 2021, the speakers were: Jon Youshaei, Brittany Ward from Create Collabs, Juntae DeLane from DIGITAL DELANE, Taylor Kurtz from Crush the Rankings, and many other email and digital marketing professionals.
Date: TBA.
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Host: Naylor Association Solutions.
14. Web Summit
Why attend: This year’s topics are TBA.
In 2021, 42 000 attendees from 128 countries learned how to do social media marketing right, how AI is changing fashion and entertainment, how to make chatbots better, and so much more.
Those who were willing to could try themselves in pitching.
Wladimir Klitschko shared his way of investing in tech. And Garry Kasparov gave a chess masterclass.
In this marketing event, you learn a lot about innovations and new approaches in running businesses and in marketing. However, networking opportunities, for many people, are the main reason why they attend this event.
Keynote speakers: TBA.
700 speakers in 2021, among them you will find: Wladimir Klitschko — former world heavyweight champion and now founder Klitschko Ventures, Garry Kasparov — former chess grandmaster & Avast security ambassador, John Witherow from The Times, Jen Wong from Reddit, Craig Federighi from Apple, Brad Smith from Microsoft, Horacio Gutierrez from Spotify, Nick Clegg from Meta (Facebook), Tom Taylor from Amazon, Stephen Kaufer from Tripadvisor, and many other famous people.
Date: Nov 1-4, 2022.
Location: Lisbon, Portugal.
Host: Web Summit.
If you make it to this event, let us know. We’ll be happy to catch up over a coffee.
Final thoughts
This is our line-up of the best marketing conferences for 2022. Attend them to stay up-to-date and learn more about powerful ways to boost your business with digital and email marketing.
