B2B Marketing Events Around The World - May 2011
The changing nature of our industry propels us to stay on top of the latest trends. Meeting and learning from other professionals helps us do our jobs better. Here's what's on tap for marketing industry events for March.
May 4, BlogWell
Washington, DC: Learn how big brands like ConAgra Foods, United Health Group and the U.S. Navy use social media.
May 5, Social-Loco
San Francisco, CA: Leading executives and investors will discuss what the convergence of social and mobile web technologies mean for SMB, big brands and consumers.
May 5, DIGIDAY: TARGET
New York, NY: Take a deep dive into the issues brands and agencies face as they enter the next stage of advertising and marketing to improve their bottom line.
May 9,
TEDxEast 
New York, Ny: Don’t miss the largest independently organized TEDx event in NYC. Now accepting applications for the next conference, themed “Tinker, Noodle, Obsess.”
May 9-11,
WOMMA Chicago, IL: The Word of Mouth Marketing Association’s annual spring conference will provide marketers with in-depth knowledge on WOM and social media marketing.
May 9-11,
Confab: The Content Strategy Conference Minneapolis, MN: The conference will consist of real-world case studies, hands-on workshops, and the industries’ best.
May 10-11,
Customer Response Summit Hollywood, FL: Learn how corporate America is responding to emerging customer response channels through social media, web 2.0 and mobile applications.
May 10-12,
Internet World 2011 London, UK: The industry event for digital marketing and online business, including speakers from Facebook, Google and eBay.
May 11-12,
iStrategyAmsterdam: This digital media conference is aimed at senior executives who believe that the success of their business requires a sound digital strategy.
May 12, BMA Atlanta: Creating Awareness Using Experiential Marketing Tactics
Atlanta, GA: Hear from Georgia Pacific's Nicole Lipson how new marketing strategies and new media are helping Georgia Pacific connect with its business customers and develop new markets.
May 12-14, unGeeked Elite Retreat
Chicago, IL: This “open discussion” retreat brings together 24 speakers speaking on topics that focus on enhancing, positioning and leveraging both the internal and external brand.
May 12-14, Mashable Connect
Orlando, FL: This invite-only conference will bring together leaders from the digital world for a weekend of connecting offline.
May 16-18, The Future of Web Design
London, UK: Essential web learning: in-depth workshops followed by a two day conference covering all the hottest topics on two stages.
May 16-17, Digital Summit 2011
Atlanta, GA: Join conversations on topics such as social media, cloud computing, online advertising, analytics, search and more.
May 17-19, Social Media Legal Risks and Strategies Summit
Boston, MA: Learn the practical strategies for staying compliant with regulations and safeguarding against legal risks.
May 18-20, DemandCon
San Francisco, CA: Don't miss out on the world's first conference dedicated to managing the complete sales funnel.
May 19, How to Acquire More Customers: The Killer Business Strategy
Atlanta, GA: Ken Robbins, President & Founder of Response Mine Interactive will be speaking at May’s DMA Atlanta luncheon.
May 20-22, SheCon’s 2011 New Media Expo
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: This conference brings together a diverse group of exhibitors that will be focusing on brand integration, rather than forced brand interaction.
May 23, Social Media Marketing & Monitoring 2011
San Francisco, CA: All things social media will be discussed here: community management, blogger outreach, Twitter marketing, geo-location marketing and much more.
May 23-24, Socialize Media Optimization Conference
San Francisco, CA: Dedicated to social media optimization and social advertising, this conference will teach you to boost search engine visibility, increase linkability and more.
May 24-26, BlogWorld & New Media Expo
New York, NY: The first and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event dedicated to blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, internet TV and radio.
May 25, Today’s Online Advertising
Atlanta, GA: Bring your questions and prepare to challenge the assumptions about online privacy and advertising at this event.
May 29-30, Social Media Marketing – They Way Forward
Dubai, UAE: Gain insights to maximize your usage of social media to establish and maintain a good relationship with consumers.
Sources: Mashable, aima, BMA Atlanta, DMA Atlanta
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Elizabeth Baker is an account coordinator for MLT Creative, an Atlanta advertising agency which specializes in B2B marketing.

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