UK Digital Marketing Conferences for 2015

With 2015 upon us, we thought that it would be useful to put together a guide of the most popular digital marketing conferences in the UK. As the digital marketing terrain rapidly adjusts and develops, conferences are a great way to discuss latest developments, share strategies and enhance your skills. Locations and prices vary, but the following conferences are all recommended based on their previous successes.

SES London

This is a paid conference run by Click Z and Search Engine Watch. The first day, 9th February, involves interactive training workshops in certain areas of online marketing, whereas the 10th and 11th February involve a series of speeches and presentations. Prices start at £599 but this event is 3 days long and offers some great tips for digital marketers.

Date:

9th – 11th February 2015

Location:

Park Plaza Victoria, London

URL:

http://sesconference.com/london/

Brighton SEO

Brighton SEO is a free conference for online marketers. The free event is a one day event on the 10th April where some industry specialists will discuss core topics that are generating interest in the search community. On the 9th April, there will be a series of training workshops but this is a paid conference. Tickets start at £350 but are great for those interested in expanding their SEO skill set. The hosts of Brighton SEO also host the Content Marketing Show later in the year but at the time of writing, information about this conference was limited.

Date:

9th – 10th April 2015

Location:

Brighton Dome, Brighton

URL:

http://www.brightonseo.com/

Future of Web Design

A three day event for web designers and developers. This is an international event but lands in London in April.

Date:

27th – 29th April 2015

Location:

Etc Venues, London

URL:

https://futureofwebdesign.com/london-2015/

Marketing Week Live

Marketing week is an annual event that has attracted big brands and offered even bigger business advice. 2014 saw speeches from Adobe, Honda and the BBC.

Date:

29th – 30th April 2015

Location:

Olympia Grand, London

URL:

http://www.marketingweeklive.co.uk/

SMX London

SMX London is a conference put together by the search marketing authorities behind Search Engine Land. This event if for anyone in the digital marketing industry and is guaranteed to provide some great industry insights.

Date:

20th – 21st May 2015

Location:

Etc Venues, Bishopsgate, London

URL:

http://searchmarketingexpo.com/

Thinking Digital

At the time of the writing the agenda hadn’t been released for this conference but judging by the success of previous years, this event will offer some useful predictions and insights for the industry.

Date:

20th – 21st May 2015

Location:

The Sage, Gateshead

URL:

http://www.thinkingdigital.co.uk/

SMWF

This conference is pretty self-explanatory and for those who rely on social media for their business. This is the core event for social media specialists interested in learning new strategies.

Date:

8th – 9th June 2015

Location:

Vinopolis, London

URL:

http://www.socialmedia-forum.com/europe/

SAScon

This 2 day conference focuses on Search, Analytics and Social areas of marketing and will feature over 30 of the UK and Europe’s leading SEO and PPC professionals.

Date:

11th – 12th June 2015

Location:

MMU Business School, Manchester

URL:

http://www.sascon.co.uk/

Ecommerce Expo

This conference is for anyone with an ecommerce website and/or anyone works with an ecommerce website. This has attracted big name brands in the past with the likes of Clarks, Debenhams, Tesco and Sony all listed as previous attendees.

Date:

30th September – 1st October 2015

Location:

Olympia, London

URL:

http://www.ecommerceexpo.co.uk/

Predictive Analytics World

Predictive analytics is a worldwide conference that visits the UK in October 2015. Visit this if you want to learn about business data and how using past data can help your business with future forecasts.

Date:

October 2015

Location:

Olympia, London

URL:

http://www.predictiveanalyticsworld.com/london/2014/

Search Love London

Search Love London is brought to you by Distilled. A two day event based in London that shares thoughts on the latest topics being discussed in the search marketing industry.

Date:

Autumn 2015

Location:

TBA, London

URL:

https://www.distilled.net/events/searchlove-london/