10 Social Media Events Not to Miss in 2016

Hello 2016, goodbye 2015!

Want to stay ahead of your competitors? Need to improve your social media strategy? Struggling to measure your content ROI? Have no worries. In 2016, you will have plenty of chances to hear from the brightest and the most experienced minds in the industry to copy-paste their strategies into your business! Check out the list of the top 10 Social Media Events Not to Miss in 2016. Don’t miss the industry’s greatest opportunities to connect with the biggest names the in social media industry, soak up their priceless tips and meet up with the like-minded peers from around the globe!

1. Social Media Marketing World 2016 (April 17-19, 2016, San Diego, California)

Except for practical social media marketing workshops with the biggest names and brands (you can pick up from 100+sessions), you will have a historic opportunity to make connections with like-minded peers from around the globe at the opening-night party as well as at extensive structured networking opportunities. Lots of fun and practical knowledge guaranteed. Definitely recommended.

2. Digiday Content Marketing Summit (Feb 10 – 12, Austin, TX)

We have talked here a bit already about the secrets of creating and distributing engaging content. The truth is that stakes have never been so higher when it comes to creating right content and maximizing its ROI. Digiday Content Marketing Summit delivers a brilliant group of experts in content marketing to explore how leaders are shaping their content marketing strategy to maximize return. Unique learning and networking opportunity. We are thrilled.

3. MarTech: The Marketing Technology Conference (March 21-22, San Francisco, CA)

MarTech is the largest conference for growing community of senior level, hybrid professionals who are both tech and marketing – savvy. Learn from the top industry marketing technologists, creative technologists, growth hackers, data scientists, and digital strategists on how effectively integrate marketing technologies into your marketing strategy. Want to keep ahead of your competitors? This gathering is certainly not to be missed.

4. Periscope Community Summit 9 (January 14-17, 2016, San Fransisco, CA)

PCS is a mixture of TEDx event, social media convention, summer camp and high school reunion! Want to connect and learn from the world’s most powerful and engaging social media experts? Then join the PCS for the largest single location streaming event in the world.

5. Social Media Strategies Summit – Las Vegas (Feb 9-11, 2016, Las Vegas, NV)

SMSS is gathering the top minds in the social media industry to explore how leaders are establishing brand trust through content creation and storytelling, optimizing key social channels to engage their audience and harnessing the most powerful technologies to stay ahead of the pack. Eager to fuel your social media strategy with the latest techniques that will make a real difference in your job? Then this conference is just right for you!

6. #DMWF London (June 20-21, 2016, London, UK)

Calling all digital marketers! #DMWF with its editions in Singapore (February 29 – March), Amsterdam (April 13-14, 2016) and New York (October 18-19,2016), is a digital and social marketing conference that brings together the worldwide marketing community to address the challenges that the digital future presents. Want to know how to manage the explosion of customer data that digital and social provide?  Dreaming about a digital strategy that understands and exploits new digital channels and devices? Then join leading experts from organizations  like Adidas Group, GSK, Gov. UK, BBC Worldwide at #DMWF’ s case-studies, interactive debates, and structured innovation labs.

7. eTail Asia (March 1-3, 2016, Singapore)

eTail Asia is the leading platform in Asia, made by Retailers for Retailers, designed to help online retailers build a successful e-commerce business. The conference program is dedicated to update attendees on the latest trends and growth of innovation and investment in the retailing channel with the aim to help them better understand the online customer’s behaviour and achieve consistent growth and drive conversions. An interesting option indeed.

8. SMX West (March 1-3, 2016, San Jose, CA)

SMX is the only conference devoted entirely to SEO and SEM. Whether you are an advanced search marketer or a beginner just learning the ropes, do not miss this unique and tempting opportunity to master performance-driven tactics in search SEO, paid search, mobile, analytics, and conversion optimization to improve your search marketing efforts! Soak up the countless tips from industry top leaders and enjoy extensive networking opportunities at SMX West.

9.  Intelligent Content Conference (March 7-9, 2016 Las Vegas, NV)

If you are serious about content marketing, this is an event for you. ICC is the 8th annual gathering of the top content professionals on the planet. Produced by the Content Marketing Institute, ICC is aimed to help content-heavy organizations find better ways to create, manage and deliver content. Brilliant opportunity to hear from content strategy leaders from IBM, Google, Cisco Systems, 3M, Content Marketing Institute, and Ogilvy, Cognifide among others. Tickets are going fast.

10. Digital Marketing for Financial Services Summit West (February 18-19, 2016, San Francisco, CA)

DMFSSW is the North America’s largest digital marketing forum dedicated just for financial services. Inviting all CMOs and financial marketing executives to fast-track their success with a bunch of practical strategies that will help to convert digital channels into profit. Benefit from the collective wisdom of the best of the West FS innovators! If not now, when?

Have we missed any important social media event that comes into view with approaching 2016? Want your social media event listed? Give us a shout in the comments sections.