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I spend most of my days sitting in front of a screen, buried in a Google Doc. (You probably do\u00a0too.)<\/p>\n
And while I enjoy deep work, a few times a year I get the urge to leave my desk and go socialize with other human beings\u2014ideally on my employer\u2019s dime\u00a0\ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n
Conferences are a great excuse to hang out with other content marketers, talk shop, learn some new tricks, and pretend that we\u2019re all really excited <\/em>about generative AI.<\/p>\n Without further ado, here are the biggest and best content marketing conferences happening throughout the rest of\u00a02024.<\/p>\n Dates: <\/strong>May 5\u20137 CEX is designed with content entrepreneurs in mind (\u201ccontenpreneurs\u201d<\/em>? Did I just coin an awesome new word?)\u2014people that care as much about the business of content as they do the\u00a0craft.<\/p>\n In addition to veteran content marketers like Ann Handley and Joe Pulizi waxing lyrical about modern content strategy, you\u2019ll find people like Justin Welsh and Alexis Grant exploring the practicalities of quitting your job and becoming a full-time content creator.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a trailer for last year\u2019s event:<\/p>\n Sessions include titles like:<\/p>\n (And yes\u2014Ryan from The Office <\/em>is giving the keynote.)<\/p>\n Dates: <\/strong>Jun 3\u20134 Software company Moz is best known in the SEO industry, but its conference is popular with marketers of all stripes. Amidst a lineup of 25 speakers there are plenty of content marketers speaking, like Andy Crestodina, Ross Simmonds, and Chima\u00a0Mmeje.<\/p>\n Check out this teaser from last year\u2019s event:<\/p>\n This year\u2019s talks include topics like:<\/p>\n Dates: <\/strong>Sep 18\u201320 Hosted by content marketing OG HubSpot, INBOUND offers hundreds of talks, deep dives, fireside chats, and meetups on topics ranging from brand strategy to\u00a0AI.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s the recap\u00a0video:<\/p>\n I\u2019ve attended my fair share of INBOUNDs over the years (and even had a beer with co-founder Dharmesh Shah), and always enjoy the sheer choice of events on\u00a0offer.<\/p>\n Keynotes are a highlight, and this year\u2019s headline speaker has a tough act to follow: Barack Obama<\/em> closed out the conference last\u00a0year.<\/p>\n
Prices:<\/strong> from $795
Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/cex.events\/<\/a>
Location:<\/strong> Cleveland, OH
Speakers: <\/strong>B.J. Novak<\/a>, Ann Handley<\/a>, Alexis Grant<\/a>, Justin Welsh<\/a>, Mike King<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Location: <\/strong>Seattle, WA
Speakers:<\/strong> Wil Reyolds<\/a>, Bernard Huang<\/a>, Britney Muller<\/a>, Lily Ray<\/a>
Prices:<\/strong> from $1,699
Website:<\/strong> https:\/\/moz.com\/mozcon<\/a><\/p>\n\n
Location:<\/strong> Boston, MA
Speakers:<\/strong> TBC
Prices:<\/strong> from $1,199
Website: <\/strong>https:\/\/www.inbound.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n