Where to Be in 2021: Conferences & Events to Improve Your Local Marketing
There is no shortage of marketing conferences, webinars, and workshops to attend to help grow your skill set, stay current, and advance your knowledge to drive more sales. It can be hard to find conferences that address the ever-changing local SEO landscape, and focus on the issues facing local business owners.
Despite setbacks in 2020 we’re already seeing an increase in both virtual and in-person conferences and events for 2021. We’re excited for all of the learning and growth to be had this year, which is why we’ve updated our list of events and resources that focus on local search marketing or that feature some local SEO expertise within a broader range of topics like SEO, content marketing, reputation management, and more. Take a look below for the list of events that’ll keep you in the loop.
| Name | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Local Search Summit | TBA | VIRTUAL |
| Name | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| DMC Digital Marketing Conference | August 27 | Sandy, UT | 8/27/2021 |
| Localogy 20/21 | September 20 - 22 | Hollywood, CA | 9/20/2021 |
| Whitespark's Local Search Summit | TBA | VIRTUAL | |
| LocalU Advanced | TBA | VIRTUAL |
| Name | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pubcon Pro | January 20 | VIRTUAL | 1/20/2021 |
| Digital Summit At Home Series - Digital Summit GO! | January 27 | VIRTUAL | 1/27/2021 |
| Digital Summit At Home Series - Content, Social & Creativity | February 24 | VIRTUAL | 2/24/2021 |
| Semrush - 5 Hours of Local SEO | March 23 | VIRTUAL | 3/23/2021 |
| Digital Summit At Home Series - SMB / Solopreneurs | March 29 | VIRTUAL | 3/29/2021 |
| Digital Summit At Home Series - Associations & Community Marketing | April 27 | VIRTUAL | 4/27/2021 |
| Digital Summit At Home Series - B2B Marketing | May 25 | VIRTUAL | 5/25/2021 |
| Local Marketing Institute Summit | TBA | VIRTUAL | |
| LocalU | TBA | VIRTUAL |
| Name | Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BrightonSEO | March 25 - 26, September 9 | Brighton, UK | 3/25/2021 |
| Search Marketing Summit | April 20 - 23 | Sydney, AU | 4/20/2021 |
| SearchLove - NYC | April 26 - 27 | New York City, NY | 4/26/2021 |
| Conductor | May 11 - 12 | New York City, NY | 5/11/2021 |
| Interact | May 17 - 18 | Columbus, OH | 6/17/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Kansas | June 2 - 3 | Kansas City, MO | 6/2/2021 |
| MN Search Summit | June 18 | Saint Paul, MN | 6/18/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Portland | June 22 - 23 | Portland, OR | 6/22/2021 |
| MozCon | July 12 - 14 | VIRTUAL | 7/12/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Atlanta | July 21 - 22 | Atlanta, GA | 7/21/2021 |
| SEMPDX - Engage | August 5 - 6 | Portland, OR | 8/5/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Minneapolis | August 5 - 6 | Minneapolis, MN | 8/5/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Philadelphia | August 18 - 19 | Philadelphia, PA | 8/18/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Washington | September 9 - 10 | Washington, DC | 9/10/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Detroit | September 15 - 16 | Detroit, MI | 9/15/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Chicago | October 27 - 28 | Chicago, IL | 10/27/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Miami | November 2 - 3 | Miami, FL | 11/2/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Raleigh | November 17 - 18 | Raleigh, NC | 11/17/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Dallas | December 8 - 9 | Dallas, TX | 12/8/2021 |
| Digital Summit - Phoenix | December 8 - 9 | Phoenix, AZ | 12/8/2021 |
| SearchLove - London | POSTPONED | London, UK | |
| SearchLove - San Diego | POSTPONED | San Diego, CA | |
| State of Search | TBA | Dallas, TX | |
| Zenith Digital Marketing Conference | TBA | Duluth, MN | |
| Digital Sales & Marketing World | TBA | Hartford, CT | |
| Pubcon Miami | TBA | Miami, FL | |
| Engage | TBA | Santa Clara, CA | |
| Next 10X | TBA | Boston, MA |
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Whitespark 😉 | Video Series - There's a lot of good information & stay tuned for new videos in 2021! |
| Local Marketing Institute | Training Videos & Webinars |
| Duck Tape Marketing | Podcast |
| LocalU | Last Week In Local - Video Series |
| LocalSEOCommunity | Forum |
| Local Search Forum | Forum |
Start prepping your 2021 marketing conference circuit, and local search learning endeavors, and make the coming year your best one yet.
Did we miss any amazing local conferences or events that are a must add for our lists? If yes, please share in the comments below!
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Delon Rajphangthong
After completing a degree in Applied Linguistics at the University of Victoria in 2018, Delon decided to live in Japan to do some soul searching. While reflecting on his next course of action, he discovered a deep desire to engage in the synthesis of technology and humanity. Upon returning to Canada in 2020, he decided to use his ability to help others succeed in digital marketing; where he can assist businesses in reaching their goals. Off the clock, Delon is all about getting outside and immersing himself in nature, enjoying a glass of wine, and/or getting lost in Spotify’s algorithm to find new music to listen to.
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One comment on “Where to Be in 2021: Conferences & Events to Improve Your Local Marketing”
I’m a bit biased, but the podcast Last Week in Local by LocalU is pretty good!