

There are an increasing number of conferences that are available for those wishing to expand their knowledge of search marketing, web 2.0, online advertising and interactive marketing. Conferences are not only great for gaining knowledge, but especially for networking, recruiting, business development and lead generation.
With so many conferences available, how can you choose the right one? There are a number of considerations ranging from topics to location to cost and even venue. Referrals and word of mouth recommendations are a great source of information as well. To stimulate some conversation on the best conferences to attend and the different reasons why, please vote below for your favorite conference and we’d love to hear why in the comments.
What is your favorite marketing conference?
- Search Engine Strategies (48%, 29 Votes)
- WebmasterWorld Pubcon (26%, 16 Votes)
- ad:tech (7%, 4 Votes)
- eTail (7%, 4 Votes)
- eMetrics Summit (3%, 2 Votes)
- Affilliate Summit (3%, 2 Votes)
- Web 2.0 Expo (2%, 1 Votes)
- Shop.org (2%, 1 Votes)
- Search Insider Summit (2%, 1 Votes)
- ACCM (2%, 1 Votes)
- OMMA (0%, 0 Votes)
- MIXX Conference (0%, 0 Votes)
- iMedia Summit Conferences (0%, 0 Votes)
- DM Days (0%, 0 Votes)
- DMA Annual Conference (0%, 0 Votes)
- Internet Retailer Conference (0%, 0 Votes)
Total Voters: 61
If your favorite marketing or search engine marketing conference is not listed above, leave it in the comments and we’ll add it to the list being compiled.
Note: Danny Sullivan’s Search Marketing Expo isn’t on the list because it hasn’t happened yet. ![]()


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I vote for eTail.
Search Engine Strategies
Gee Dan, you didn’t have to hide your name.
[...] Best SEM Conferences: [Online Marketing Blog] Lee Odden is starting a discussion on which SEM conferences are the best to attend. There are several conferences that I hadn’t even heard of. My favorite is Pubcon. I’m going to be at Affiliate Summit later this week for the first time so we’ll see how that goes. I’d like to hit a Search Engine Strategies in ‘07 as well. [...]
[...] Josh, a friend of mine works for the company that puts on the eTail conference series. eTail 2007 is arriving soon so I thought I would mention it here for anyone who is interested in attending. I can’t make it this year but do plan to attend next year(as a speaker right Josh?). The conference was voted in the top 4 SEO conferences on Top Rank Blog last time I checked. [...]