MarketingConferences

Web Analytics Base Camp Workshops

The Web Analytics Association (WAA) base camp workshops will offer attendees a firm foundation of web analytics knowledge. These workshops will educate you whether you are an experienced practitioner of web analytics or a newbie to the industry. This workshop will give you the web analytics insight you need to add value to your company's website on areas such as online campaign optimization, on-site traffic analysis, and conversion optimization. Not only will you learn the wide variety of metrics tools available and how to assemble your metrics team, but you will also learn to indentify the most valuable metrics to your organization: Here are some upcoming locations:
Los Angelos: Sept 24-25
Chicago: Sept 24-25
Las Vegas: Oct 12
Washington DC: Oct 20
Vancouver: Dec 1
Atlanta: Dec 2
Seattle: Dec 4
Cost: $695 early bird/$795 regular price
Presented by: eMetrics Marketing Optimization Summitt

ad:tech China Returns to Shanghai in November

The two-day ad:tech Shanghai conference and expo will allow marketers to gather to share ideas, insights, best practices, and new technologies in the world of digital media. In recent years, China has seen an explosion of growth in the online market. New technologies have reached rising numbers of users thus demanding new marketing strategies. Day 1 keynote will be Robin Li, MD & CEO, Baidu. This conference will include speakers diving into such topics as SEM, SEO, Mobile Marketing, Creativity, Web TV, RSS, Metrics, and much more.

Date: November 25 & 26, 2008
Location: Shanghai International Convention and Expo Center
Cost: $695 USD full conference before 11/2, $895 USD after
Presented by: ad:tech

ad:tech New York - The Event for Digital Marketing

Each November, ad:tech New York gathers an impressive collection of industry leaders to educate and inform attendees on all aspects of digital media. This year is no exception. On Election day, Nov. 4, Jonathan Klein, President CNN US, will open ad:tech with a keynote address. Shelly Lazarus, Chairman & CEO of Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide will share her insights into the digital media world in a keynote on Wednesday, Nov. 5. The list of speakers is outstanding and too numberous to name here. Check out all the ad:tech NY speakers. In addition to the topic specific sessions, this conference will host a large exhibit hall beneficial to all marketing industry professionals. "How digital is transforming all media" is the focus of this event.

Date: November 3-6, 2008
Location: New York Hilton, NYC
Cost: $1495 full conference
Presented by: ad:tech

Web 2.0 Expo Comes to New York

Web 2.0 Expo will gather the East Coast web community to share ideas, techniques, and tools for what works and what doesn't work in the exploding world of 2.0. Connecting the brightest minds in web design, development, marketing strategy, and venture capital, this expo will prove to be a powerful experience to "learn, share, and network." Tracks at Web 2.0 New York inlcude Landscape & Strategy, Design & UX, Development, Media & Marketing, 2.0 at Work, Finance, and Performing & Scaling. Attendees will hear from the most innovative and successful industry leaders in the next generation of web development including Jay Adelson from Digg, Dion Almaer from Google, Ariana Huffington from The Huffington Post, and many, many more.
Date: September 16-19, 2008
Location: Javits Center, New York City
Cost: $1695 conference and workshop, see other pricing
Presented by: TechWeb and O'Reilly Media

2008 Canadian Marketing Association B2B Marketing Conference

The 2008 CMA B2B Marketing Conference will showcase "innovative and relevant concepts" in the B2B marketing field. The conference will include topics on integrating enviromental issues into marketing plans, the impact of emerging technologies, optimizing senior management's needs, and more. Guest speakers include David Ceolin, founder of Digital Cement; Patrick Hart,Director Field Marketing for SAP Canada; and Guylaine Lavoie, Director Marketing Innovations for Air Canada.

Date: February 28, 2008
Location: InterContinental Toronto, ON, Canada
Cost: $745
Presented by: Canadian Marketing Association

"Let's connect, share, and inspire...let's mesh" in Canada

Mesh is Canada's premier web conference that attracts professionals from marketing, public relations, media, investors, entrepreneurs, politicians, and social activists. In short, it appeals to anyone integrated (meshing) with the web. This year the conference will introduce MeshU - small, focused workshops led by web experts. Mesh aims to be Canada's part of the Web 2.0 conversation. Mesh is being run by Mark Evans-b5media inc., Mathew Ingram-Globe & Mail, Mike McDerment-FreshBooks Online Invoicing, Rob Hyndman-Hyndman/Law, and Stuart MacDonald-founder Expedia.ca

Date: May 21-22, 2008
Location: MaRS Collaboration Centre, Toronto, Canada
Cost: TBD

Advertising Age Digital Marketing Conference

With the wide array of option available to marketers today, Ad Age's Digital Marketing two-day conference will focus on bringing digital technology "down to earth." It will help marketers weed through the crowded field of technology to see what is truly effective. The conference has a host of speakers and panelist to engage attendants in real life case studies. Speakers include Michael Barrett-Fox Interactive, Pete Blackshaw-Nielsen Online, Jerry Courtney-Target, Colleen Decourcey-TBWA, Mike Geiger-Goodby Silverstein and Partners, and other leaders in the field of digital marketing.

Date: March 18-19, 2008
Location: Time and Life Building, New York City, NY
Cost: $895 before Feb. 26
Presented by: Ad Age

MarketingTech: Tailormade London

The MarketingTech: Tailormade conference will offer 16 brand-led case studies and 16 interactive master classes. It will focus on new media and technology and how you can incorporate them into your marketing campaigns. The conference will cover hot topics such as mobile marketing, web 2.0, email campaigns, and more. Speakers include Andy Mihalop from DoubleClick Performics, Barry Holloway from uSwitch and UpMyStreet, and Carey Bunks from Yell.com to name a few.

Date: March 31, 2008
Location: The Grange City Hotel, London
Cost: £504
Presented by: Haymarket Events

2008 Media Summit - New York

Media Summit New York is an international conference on media, advertising, television, cable and satelilite, broadband, mobile, publishing and radio magazines, news media, motion pictures and marketing. The keynote speakers are Robert A. Iger, President and CEO of the Walt Disney Comany and Leslie Moonves, President and CEO of CBS Corporation. This conference is packed with interesting speakers and sessions.

Date: March 11-12th, 2008
Location: McGraw-Hill Building, New York City, NY
Cost: $875
Presented by: Digital Hollywood

SXSW Interactive Conference and Festival 2008

SXSW (South by Southwest, INc.) Interactive is a 5-day festival attracting content developers, web designers, programmers, bloggers, wireless innovators, gamers, tech entrepreneurs, investors, and educators. This event focuses equally on creativity and technology and attracts industry experts each year. The gaming component of the festival is called ScreenBurn which showcases new innovations in the video game industry.

Date: March 7-11, 2008
Location: Austin, Texas
Cost: $400 Interactive badge, see other prices
Presented by: South by Southwest