
SEO is one of the most powerful digital marketing tools, creating traffic to the business’s website, thus increasing sales and revenue. Nevertheless, it is not a precise science and novel SEO trends continuously appear in a short period.
Whether you are a CEO or a digital marketer, you need to be aware of the new SEO trends if you want your business to remain competitive in the ever-evolving market.
Conferences dedicated to digital marketing are a great way to listen to experienced speakers in the field and learn new insights.
We have created a list of top 10 SEO conferences of 2021, which you should keep in mind. Given the COVID-19 risks and precautions, some of these events will be held virtually.
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Benchmark Search & Digital Conference
Content Marketing World Conference and Expo
- Search Love Conference
Distilled, an online marketing agency organizes the Search Love Conference, which will cover topics such as SEO and WEB marketing trends, integration of PR and SEO, Google algorithm updates and much more.
The previous speakers of the past Search Love Conference were founders and marketing specialists of other firms. One of the prominent speakers was Rand Fishkin, the CEO and co-founder of SEO Moz and SparkToro.
Details about the conference:
When: April 26 & 27, 2021
Where: New York Tickets: Fees range from $999 to $1299, depending on the ticket type
- C3 Conductor
C3 Conductor is an annual marketing event bringing together about 700 bright speakers from around the world. The conference is presented by Conductor, a tech company creating and optimizing content for its customers.
As a participant of the conference, you will get the chance to get a free consultation on your SEO strategy at Conductor’s Innovation Lab.
The conference has a number of awards to those marketers who had outstanding achievements in organic marketing.
In the scope of SEO, C3 nominates the “Best Global SEO” award to the business which has transcontinental organic influence. Winning one of the awards can drastically improve your company’s image.
The 2020 C3 Conductor was held online because of COVID-19. They have uploaded some parts of the conference on YouTube. You can watch their talk about SEO tips and tricks for free here:https://bit.ly/38yIMTx
Details about the conference:
When: May 11 & 12, 2021
Where: New York
Tickets: General Attendee fee is $599.00
- MozCon 2021
Prominent SEO software company Moz organizes MozCon Virtual. This will be a great opportunity to connect with the SEO community and learn from one of the industry-leading companies.
Some of the conference’s important topics are SEO & content strategy, SEO testing, link building metrics, and evergreen backlinks.
Apart from regular learning sessions, MozCon gives great importance to networking events. You will join the MozCon Facebook Group and connect to fellow attendees, speakers and event organizers.
If you are starting your SEO career, the conference may help you find a job or an internship. On the contrary, if you are an executive of a marketing agency, you may meet bright minds at MozCon, who you would like to hire.
Details about the conference:
When: July 12-14, 2021
Where: Virtual
Tickets: Fee for Moz customers is $129 and fee for general admission is $149
- Engage
Engage annual marketing conference is going to be held virtually, this time.
The event organizer is the non-profit organization SEMpdx, which aims to support and enhance the digital marketing community.
SEMpdx members get special prices for the organization’s conferences and are engaged in collaborative marketing groups. You can research the membership options here: http://bit.ly/3hgwG5z
The Engage Conference is designed for students, business owners and in-house marketers.
Other than SEO, the conference will cover technological advancements in digital marketing, paid media, social media, advertising and more!
Details about the conference:
When: August 5 & 6, 2021
Where: Portland, Oregon
Tickets: To be announced
- Learn Inbound
Learn Inbound is an online platform for teaching digital marketing through events and courses.
It will hold a two-day conference that will bring together 20 bright-minded speakers to share their digital marketing strategies.
The main topics of the conference will be SEO, PPC, SRO, PR and content marketing.
One of the speakers for Learn Inbound 2019 was Ross Simmonds, a digital marketing strategist and the founder of Foundation Marketing, a B2B content marketing agency.
You can check out Ross’s talk on content ideas and keywords during the past Learn Inbound conference.
By attending this conference, you will get to know the best SEO strategies by experts like Ross, who reached massive traffic for their own websites.
Details about the conference:
When: September 2021, the dates will be announced
Where: Dublin, Ireland
Tickets: To be announced
- Benchmark Search & Digital Conference
Benchmark Conference has become famous for attracting the best marketing speakers from global brands, who cover topics across SEO, PPC, content marketing and social media.
Click Consult is the conference organizer, which in 2020 has been crowned SEO Agency of the Year by the UK Agency Awards.
Previous year’s speakers included experts from companies like Google, Ikea, Microsoft, Ahrefs and other notable brands.
During the panel sessions, you will learn how to visualize data in SEO, excel at site speed optimization, create Google data studio dashboards for SEO, and start link building campaigns without spamming.
Details about the conference:
When: September 2021, the dates will be announced
Where: Manchester, UK
Tickets: Information about offers will be available, after registering your interest
- Digital Marketing Europe
Digital Marketing Europe is another tech-savvy conference with full-day workshops, keynotes and sessions, exhibitions filled with networking opportunities.
The sessions will be at least in 4 languages: Polish, Russian, Lithuanian and English. International and local experts will share tactics and insights on SEO & SEM, SEO for e-commerce, social media, data analysis, content and email marketing.
In addition to the sessions, you will have the chance to participate in a virtual expo, and get to know the industry’s innovations.
You will meet authors of various digital marketing books during the expo—a great chance to develop life-long relationships.
You can see the confirmed list of talks for the conference here: http://bit.ly/34ESYsw
Details about the conference:
When: April 26-29, 2021
Where: Virtual
Tickets: To be announced
- UnGagged London
UnGagged London Conference aims to connect marketers who want to learn the latest digital marketing strategies and trends.
Initially, the conference was planned to take place in 2020; however, due to COVID-19 it has been postponed and most probably will be held in 2021.
Talks at UnGagged will uncover tricks and tactics of SEO, technical SEO and link building.
Besides, you will learn about local SEO, which will help you leverage effective localized content for your business.
Watch some highlights from the past years and see what the participants and speakers say about the conference.
Details about the conference:
When: 2021, the dates will be announced
Where: London, UK
Tickets: To be announced
- Content Marketing World Conference and Expo
Content Marketing World (CMW) Conference has a large community of marketing professionals. The conference is organized by Content Marketing Institute, a leading content marketing education and training organization.
The conference is mainly going to be about content marketing. However, you can customize your experience because the speakers are going to cover other aspects of digital marketing.
The SEO workshop for CMW 2020 virtual was conducted by Andy Crestodina, the co-founder and strategic director of Orbit Media Studios.
The speakers and coaches at CMW have valuable experience, who can provide you with new insights on SEO.
Details about the conference:
When: Sept 28 – Oct 1, 2021
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
Tickets: Fees range from $899 to $1599, depending on a ticket type
- SEM Rush Webinars
SEMrush Webinars are online conferencing for marketing specialists of all levels.
The great thing about these web conferences by SEMrush is that you can attend them for free. At this moment, there are 13 scheduled webinars for 2021, 4 of which are on SEO.
During the webinars, you will not only listen to the speakers, but you are also highly encouraged to get involved in the discussions.
You can get personalized free SEO consultation from an expert who will help you grow your site’s traffic and revenue. Don’t miss this opportunity!
Details about the conference:
When: Jan – March, 2021
Where: Virtual
Tickets: Free through registration
Conclusion
We presented 10 SEO conferences planned for the year 2021, some of which are virtual and in-person. Please take the opportunity to attend at least one of these events.
You will develop professionally and will make new connections, contributing to your future career!
Leave a comment below and let us know which one of these events interested you the most.