As I write this publish originally of 2022, we’re nonetheless within the midst of the coronavirus pandemic which is stopping many people assembly for giant conferences in-person.

That being mentioned, there are an rising variety of advertising conferences which can be planning to maneuver forward this 12 months in hopes that the state of affairs improves, so this would be the first 12 months since 2019 that so many conferences are deliberate.

Nobody can predict what is going to occur within the subsequent few months, however ought to issues drastically enhance, I anticipate extra conferences to be slated for the second half of 2022. In any other case, even among the ones I’m writing about right here have a risk of being canceled..

That’s my disclaimer for this publish, however if you happen to nonetheless have hopes attending an in-person social media convention this 12 months, you’ll need to try these social media conferences!

Whereas there are lots of respected conferences which can be doing it just about this 12 months that might be talked about right here, I solely need to weblog about people who plan to satisfy in-person.

It goes with out saying that social media is all the time altering. There isn’t a higher strategy to faucet into the collective knowledge of consultants than by attending social media conferences the place you possibly can:

• study from subject material consultants, equivalent to company practitioners, well-known bloggers, authors, and audio system, within the subject
• community with different company practitioners and professionals to match notes on finest practices
• uncover new social media instruments that may make it easier to do extra with much less
• keep forward of the curve!

Somewhat than create a complete record of all the advertising and social media conferences that exist, I present you my annual record of conferences that I’ve vetted from both presenting at, attending, or figuring out first-hand of the experiences from others who’ve attended. Social media conferences with a robust monitor document clearly are featured on this record, however I additionally went out of my manner so as to add new and promising occasions to the record in addition to another main conferences that I might need omitted from earlier lists.

This 12 months’s record I additional narrowed down the social media conferences to solely these which can be planning to have it in-person.

If you wish to hold your finger on the heart beat of digital  and social media advertising, these are the must-attend social media conferences in 2022! Social media conferences are introduced in chronological order to your comfort with details about the date and occasions venue metropolis. 

Observe that there are nonetheless many conferences the place dates have been introduced however audio system haven’t been. Be sure to bookmark this web page and examine again usually as audio system shall be added as they’re introduced.

February 28-March 2, 2022, Scottsdale, AZ

B2B Advertising and marketing Alternate is a big convention held yearly to convey B2B entrepreneurs collectively to judge the most effective in up and coming enterprise advertising options. B2B is exclusive amongst a lot of its friends, in that it focuses on creating private connections via one on one classes and mentorship alternatives. Attendees can even dig deeper into particular topics via hand on schooling and smaller classes, along with bigger speaker classes. 

These are the classes I like to recommend you try if you happen to have been planning on attending:

• Jay Baer: How Social Tokens, NFTs, and Crypto Will Change Your Enterprise Mannequin Perpetually
• Marcus Sheridan: Good To GREAT B2B Digital Advertising and marketing In 2022 & Past: From World-Class Web site Content material To Self-Service Instruments, How To Attain A New Degree Of Belief, Site visitors, Leads & Gross sales On-line (Marcus Sheridan)
• Pam Didner: How To Create A Excessive-Efficiency Group Amongst Gross sales/Ops/Advertising and marketing
• Amisha Gandhi: Creating A Related Buyer Journey To Ship An Expertise That Converts

B2B Advertising and marketing Alternate is geared towards enterprise to enterprise entrepreneurs, and is finest for many who need to get a extra hands-on, private schooling about new advertising methods.

March 14-16, 2022, San Diego, CA

Having spoken at each Social Media Advertising and marketing World (to date!), I can personally attest to the wonderful audio system and content material that you could study from.

These are the audio system and classes that I like to recommend you try if you happen to have been inquisitive about attending.

• Michael Stelzner: Social Media Advertising and marketing in 2022: What the Latest Analysis Reveals
• Joe Pulizzi: How Social Tokens, NFTs, and Crypto Will Change Your Enterprise Mannequin Perpetually
• Mari Smith: The Final Fb Success Formulation for Higher Leads and Extra Gross sales
• Ann Handley: The Artwork of Storytelling: The way to Create Higher Content material With Tales
• Marcus Sheridan: The Most Trusted Voice: 7 Keys to Making Magical, Belief-Constructing Content material
• Robert Rose: Content material Advertising and marketing In 2022: The way to Ship Differentiated Worth
• Tim Schmoyer: The way to Use Story to Enhance Your YouTube Progress
• Luria Petrucci: The way to Create Skilled High quality Stay Video With out Blowing Your Price range
• Pat Flynn: The way to Begin a Podcast from Scratch and Attain an Fully New Viewers
• AJ Wilcox: Superior LinkedIn Promoting for the B2B Marketer

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April 27-29, 2022, Orlando, FL

The Affiliation of Nationwide Advertisers is having its first-ever convention to go over social media methods. Though it’s no stranger to in-person occasions, the authorities on content material advertising on the ANA have acknowledged the necessity for a extra sturdy format with which to debate content material advertising and the various completely different facets of content material advertising–together with blogs, e mail advertising, video advertising, and influencer advertising–with a concentrate on buyer expertise, customer support, and actionable takeaways to assist your organization or model’s content material advertising really shine. 

This specific convention is designed for senior entrepreneurs who play a extra substantial function in content material creation, as in-person occasions just like the ANA’s convention place a heavy concentrate on concept era, creativity, and creating sturdy content material methods to push companies and types additional of their content material advertising efforts. Though it isn’t billed as one of many hybrid occasions being supplied this 12 months, the ANA’s convention does have choices for many who will not be capable of attend the occasion in-person however nonetheless need to benefit from all of the ANA has to supply. 

With audio system together with the VP of Advertising and marketing for Subaru and Marriott Worldwide, the ANA’s convention isn’t one you’ll need to miss. 

Might 2-3, 2022, On-line

OK – I lied. That is truly NOT an in-person occasion, however the speaker lineup is so spectacular, I needed to share it!

Billed because the world’s largest digital advertising occasion held on-line, Advert World 2022 gives social technique data for individuals, manufacturers, and companies of all sizes and kinds. Advert World gives a considerable panel of consultants together with famend names like Arianna Huffington, to assist social technique professionals develop the instruments and methods wanted to make digital advertising campaigns succeed and construct rapport with followers and clients. 

Confirmed audio system embody: 

• Arianna Huffington, Thrive World and The Huffington Publish
• Seth Godin, creator and thought chief
• Rand Fishkin, Co-Founder & CEO, SparkToro
• Kipp Bodnar, Chief Advertising and marketing Officer, Hubspot
• Eric Siu, Founder & Chairman, Single Grain

Though it might sound that changing into a content material advertising ninja is inconceivable by way of an internet convention, the format of Advert World 2022 makes it potential for extra individuals to attend the digital advertising occasion and there are networking alternatives inbuilt. From connecting with {industry} professionals who concentrate on social advertising to chatting with entrepreneurs who’ve tackled among the commonest digital advertising challenges, attendees can anticipate to study loads of instruments to take their digital advertising efforts to the following stage. 

Might 2-4, 2022, Phoenix, AZ

CEX – Creator Financial system Expo is a brand new convention that helps content material creators develop viewers, drive income, sharpen up content material operations and study Web3 (social tokens, NFTs, and so on.) enterprise fashions. The occasion is Might 2-4, 2022 on the Arizona Grand Resort and is proscribed to 500 content material creators. The lineup is already wonderful, together with audio system like:

• Dan Pink
• TikTok/Twitch star Leesh Capeesh
• Ann Handley
• Joe Pulizzi
• Brian Clark
• Roberto Blake

Merely put, it is a can’t miss occasion. I’ll be there, and if you happen to can be part of me perhaps we are able to hit the city for some sushi collectively. Be a part of me and get a $150 low cost to attend.

Why am I SO enthusiastic about this occasion? You’ll simply have to look at Joe Pulizzi’s interview with John Lee Dumas to seek out out!

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June 8-9, 2022, Toronto, Canada

The Canada-based summit is exclusive among the many different choices on this record, in that it focuses all of its consideration on monetary companies and the completely different digital advertising campaigns and methods which can be required inside that specific area of interest. The place many advertising conferences concentrate on providing a variety of topics and pursuits, the digital and social advertising efforts discovered within the Canada summit supply a really slim scope in an effort to dive as deeply as potential into this space. 

Confirmed audio system embody: 

The Canada summit is being hosted by senior-level entrepreneurs, however is on the market to the skilled marketer and novice alike, supplied that you simply work inside the monetary {industry}. The summit’s technique framework will assist individuals on this {industry} construct up, flesh out, and discover their digital advertising efforts, whether or not these efforts are newly developed or have been in place for years. 

The Canada summit has not but introduced its full record of audio system, however digital tickets can be found for anybody wishing to attend this hybrid occasion in an effort to benefit from the knowledgeable trainers anticipated to be in attendance. 

June 8-10, 2022, Atlanta, GA

As its title suggests, the Social Shake-Up is a social media advertising convention designed for senior-level, cross-industry entrepreneurs and basic advertising groups alike, who’re in want of some modifications to their day-to-day social routines. The convention covers a spread of subjects with knowledgeable trainers, although all will converge on one worthwhile level: the worth of enhancing buyer relationships via compelling and interesting social media technique. 

The speaker lineup for this 12 months’s convention embody: 

• Beverly Jackson, a advertising VP for Twitter
• Sabrina Merritt, the founder and CEO of October Social Media
• Dwayna Haley, Chief Model and Communication Officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce

The Social Shake-Up isn’t your common social convention, in that it gives actionable insights on an arsenal of instruments you would possibly but be utilizing. As a part of ensuring your advertising campaigns are on the forefront of your {industry}, the Social Shake-Up tackles subjects equivalent to utilizing up-and-coming social platforms, connecting extra successfully together with your viewers, and even leveraging current methods and successes to increase your finances and attain. 

June 10, 2022, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Social Media Day Halifax is taken into account Canada’s high convention for consideration in case you are in search of a convention that focuses its digital advertising dialog on social media advertising, particularly. In contrast to lots of the different conferences on the market, Social Media Day is a one-day convention, and packs in a number of digital progress instruments and sensible expertise to enhance your video advertising efforts, in addition to your content material and picture creation efforts, all for social media advertising. 

Confirmed audio system embody: 

Halifax’s social media occasion is designed to concentrate on Canadian companies, and may be attended and utilized by individuals of all ranges, from the very newbie within the social media advertising scene to social media consultants. Particular classes on this convention will attend carefully to learn how to implement social media technique in a manner that reinforces your small business, and helps you establish how finest to fuse your small business’ objectives and wishes together with your current or upcoming social media campaigns.

June 14, 2022, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Associates of Search is amongst Europe’s largest search conferences, with over 600 attendees anticipated every year. Associates of Search brings collectively companies, entrepreneurs, and consultants collectively to dig deep into advertising’s handiest and up-and-coming methods. Annually, Associates of Search accepts advertising plan submissions, and delivers awards to the people or companies who current probably the most progressive advertising methods. 

Confirmed audio system embody: 

Associates of Search is designed for people and companies who’re skilled within the realm of selling—significantly search engine optimization and search engine advertising. The occasion is finest suited to people who find themselves least partly accustomed to search engine advertising, and isn’t designed for rookies. 

June 15, 2022, Frankfurt, Germany

The Progress Advertising and marketing Summit in Frankfurt is one other one-day convention with a concentrate on rising digitally. From viewers progress to content material technique, the Progress Advertising and marketing Summit locations a heavy emphasis on studying learn how to successfully and constantly develop your person base and develop stronger relationships via your advertising campaigns. In contrast to many different conferences providing a number of knowledge in a couple of brief days, Progress Advertising and marketing Summit emphasizes actionable gadgets to maximise your optimization practices, and expertise the expansion your organization must thrive. 

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

• Dan Ariely, Behavioral Economist
• Joost de Schepper, of Spotify
• Morgan Brown, of Shopify
• Sandra Wu, of himalaya

This convention is finest for firms or manufacturers that need to scale. If you’re snug the place you’re, this is probably not the best match for you. If, nonetheless, you need to develop–and accomplish that in a manner that’s measurable and sustainable–Progress Advertising and marketing Summit might be a wonderful match to your wants.

June 21-23, 2022, Charlotte, NC

Social Contemporary payments itself as the one convention only for Social Media Managers. Social Contemporary has been creating coaching and schooling to assist manufacturers grow to be leaders in social since 2009 and this shall be their first in-person convention since 2019. Having attended a previous Social Contemporary in San Diego, I can attest to the truth that this convention really focuses on primarily having company audio system on stage who generously share real-life experiences from managing social media for his or her manufacturers.

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

• Saad Khan, Shopify – Senior Social Lead
• Tatiana Holifield, Hulu – Head of Model Social
• Ted Harrison, Twitter – Head of Manufacturing, ArtHouse
• Karianne Stinson, Microsoft – Sr. Supervisor, Floor

Social Contemporary is the place you’ll learn to create higher content material (sooner), improve natural engagement, develop your viewers, enhance your content material course of, and extra, jam full of 20+ {industry} consultants and model leaders into 3 days of no-fluff, instructional classes.

August 23-26, 2022, Dallas, TX

Podcast Motion is a convention particularly designed for podcasting professionals who need to enhance their very own podcast and community with others within the podcast enviornment. Podcast Motion is the most important podcasting conference in existence, and every year, strives to convey collectively individuals from all backgrounds and pursuits to enhance advertising methods, podcast content material, and podcasting gear to range, increase, and assist the worldwide podcasting neighborhood.  

I attended Podcast Motion for the primary time in 2021 and extremely suggest this occasion for newbie or superior podcasters. Nice classes, nice audio system, nice individuals!

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

This occasion is geared towards podcast creators of all expertise ranges. If you happen to haven ot but began, or have had a podcast for years, yow will discover a spot at Podcast Motion, and profit from the huge variety of {industry} professionals obtainable to supply panels, networking alternatives, and workshops. 

September 27-29, 2022, San Diego, CA

The Site visitors and Conversion Summit is designed to be an intensive summit, completely stuffed with  actionable content material that may readily take your advertising methods from sub par to constant, efficient, and explosive. 

I attended Site visitors and Conversion Summit in 2021 for the primary time and was blown away by the standard and amount of audio system.

Confirmed audio system embody: 

Site visitors and Conversion Summit is finest for many who are in search of easy, simple, and highly effective steps to extend advertising leads and take their enterprise to the following stage. Networking can also be a big characteristic of Site visitors and Conversion Summit, and is efficacious for anybody in search of to make connections in advertising. 

September 13-16, 2022, Cleveland, Ohio

The Content material Advertising and marketing World conference is a component conference and half expo, designed to convey the most effective content material advertising professionals collectively to create a dynamic and informative conference. Conference options embody classes, workshops, and boards tailor-made to content material creators and entrepreneurs. Giant manufacturers, particular person entrepreneurs, and everybody in between are anticipated to attend Content material Advertising and marketing World’s conference, every of them searching for more practical instruments to generate a bigger viewers and assist enterprise progress.  

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

Content material Advertising and marketing World is an open-call occasion, created to welcome advertising, public relations, and communications professionals. Attendees will learn to extra successfully talk with goal audiences, ship compelling advertising supplies, and create partaking, actionable advertising plans of motion. 

July 1, 2022, London, England

Previously often called MarTechFest World, AntiConLX is a self-described pageant that focuses on all issues advertising expertise. AntiConLX prides itself on making a relaxed, welcoming environment, and losing no time in getting all the way down to the nitty gritty of the most recent in advertising expertise. 

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

AntiConLX is good for entrepreneurs who’re in search of a laid-back environment, with no frills or workshops. This specific summit is a single day, making it an excellent alternative for anybody with a restricted period of time and a vested curiosity in advertising expertise.

November 1-4, 2022, Lisbon Portugal

Internet Summit is a large-scale web-related summit that provides six completely different themes from which to study. These embody commerce, advertising and media, society, builders and knowledge, way of life, and enterprise improvement. Inside these themes are skilled keynote audio system, workshops, and panels, all of that are designed to ship progressive concepts for enhancing enterprise practices throughout all facets of selling, creation, and administration. Internet Summit has been recognized because the world’s finest expertise convention, and strives to dwell as much as its popularity. 

Confirmed Audio system Embrace: 

Because of the nature of Internet Summit’s concentrate on expertise, professionals and amateurs in all areas of expertise and web-based enterprise are inspired to attend. Attendees will study more practical advertising technique, the affect enterprise has on society and the world at massive, and the duties companies and entrepreneurs tackle. 

Are there any should attend 2022 social media conferences that are lacking from the record? Please contact me and let me know!