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Planning your marketing roadmap for 2025 in Jacksonville, Florida? Known for logistics, banking, healthcare, and a budding tech scene. Here are 10 events:
1. Digital Summit Jacksonville
Description: An extension of the Digital Summit series, focusing on digital marketing, social media, SEO, analytics, and more, tailored for North Florida.
Date (2025): Likely early or mid-year
Location: Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center or major downtown venue
Website: Digital Summit (check if JAX is on the schedule)
Who Should Go: Digital marketers, social media managers, e-commerce teams, and local agencies.
Past Speakers: Experts from Google, Moz, Facebook, and local Jacksonville-based brands.
2. Jacksonville AMA Marketing Summit
Description: Hosted by the American Marketing Association’s Jacksonville chapter, highlighting regional success stories, branding, and digital strategies.
Date (2025): Often Spring or Fall
Location: Downtown Jacksonville hotels or conference venues
Website: AMA Jacksonville
Who Should Go: Marketers, agency professionals, students, and local business owners.
Past Speakers: Executives from CSX, Southeastern Grocers, local ad agencies, and nonprofits.
3. Jacksonville Startup Week (Marketing & Growth Track)
Description: A festival for JAX entrepreneurs, featuring marketing, branding, and growth hacking sessions, plus networking opportunities.
Date (2025): Likely Fall
Location: Co-working spaces, downtown innovation hubs, or local universities
Website: Startup Week (search Jacksonville)
Who Should Go: Founders, marketers, VCs, tech enthusiasts, and small business owners.
Past Speakers: Local startup CEOs, marketing experts, investor panels, and community mentors.
4. Social Media Day Jacksonville
Description: Part of the global Social Media Day celebrations, focusing on social platform strategies, influencer campaigns, and content creation.
Date (2025): Around June 30
Location: Downtown JAX event venues or coworking spaces
Website: Look for local social media groups or Eventbrite
Who Should Go: Social media managers, content creators, small businesses, and digital strategists.
Past Speakers: Local influencers, brand managers, tourism marketers, and PR professionals.
5. Visit Jacksonville Tourism Marketing Conference
Description: A local tourism-centric event addressing hospitality marketing, destination branding, and visitor engagement for Jacksonville’s beaches and attractions.
Date (2025): Likely mid-year
Location: Convention centers or beachside resorts
Website: Visit Jacksonville (industry resources)
Who Should Go: Hotel managers, tourism boards, event planners, and hospitality marketers.
Past Speakers: Local DMO reps, beach/resort brand managers, social media specialists.
6. JAX Tech & Innovation Summit (Marketing Track)
Description: A broader tech event that may include marketing innovation sessions, digital transformation, and startup growth strategies.
Date (2025): TBA
Location: Downtown Jacksonville or JAX Chamber offices
Website: JAXUSA or local event boards
Who Should Go: Marketers in tech, startup founders, product managers, and local investors.
Past Speakers: Local SaaS founders, marketing automation experts, JAX civic leaders.
7. PRSA North Florida Conference
Description: PR-focused but includes integrated marketing topics, brand reputation management, social media, and communications best practices.
Date (2025): Often annually, TBA
Location: Jacksonville-area hotels or conference centers
Website: PRSA North Florida
Who Should Go: PR pros, marketing comms staff, nonprofit communicators, and corporate brand managers.
Past Speakers: Local journalists, PR agency founders, government comms officials.
8. JAX Chamber Small Business Marketing Expo
Description: Workshops and sessions on digital marketing, social media, branding, and lead gen specifically for small to mid-sized businesses.
Date (2025): Various
Location: JAX Chamber building or local business centers
Website: JAX Chamber
Who Should Go: SMB owners, freelancers, marketing consultants, local entrepreneurs.
Past Speakers: Chamber mentors, local brand storytellers, social ad specialists.
9. Financial Services Marketing Forum (Jacksonville Edition)
Description: Given Jacksonville’s banking/insurance presence (e.g., Fidelity, Florida Blue), this event focuses on financial marketing, compliance, and digital transformation.
Date (2025): TBA
Location: Downtown bank HQs or hotels
Website: Check local financial associations or Eventbrite
Who Should Go: Financial services marketers, bank product managers, insurance comms teams, and regulatory specialists.
Past Speakers: Bank marketing directors, fintech startups, compliance experts, and marketing automation vendors.
10. University of North Florida (UNF) Marketing & Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
Description: UNF often hosts guest lectures, panel discussions, and mini-conferences on marketing trends, branding, and entrepreneurial ventures.
Date (2025): Various
Location: UNF campus auditoriums
Website: UNF events or business school pages
Who Should Go: Students, local entrepreneurs, marketers, and community members.
Past Speakers: Professors, local business owners, marketing professionals, and tech innovators.
