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Planning your marketing roadmap for 2025 in St. Louis, Missouri? The Gateway City is home to several major corporations and a growing startup scene. Here are 10 events:
1. Digital Summit St. Louis
Description: A popular stop for the Digital Summit series, covering SEO, social, email marketing, analytics, and more.
Date (2025): Likely Spring or Summer (Exact date TBA)
Location: America’s Center Convention Complex or a downtown hotel
Website: Digital Summit St. Louis
Who Should Go: Digital marketers, social media managers, agency professionals, and content strategists.
Past Speakers: Experts from Moz, Mailchimp, Salesforce, and local STL-based companies.
2. St. Louis Startup Week (Marketing Track)
Description: A city-wide celebration of entrepreneurship, featuring marketing, branding, and growth-hacking sessions for startups and small businesses.
Date (2025): Likely Fall
Location: Innovation hubs, coworking spaces, and downtown venues
Website: St. Louis Startup Week (search as it may vary)
Who Should Go: Founders, marketing leads, VCs, local entrepreneurs, and students.
Past Speakers: St. Louis-based startup CEOs, marketing automation experts, local angel investors.
3. AMA St. Louis Annual Conference
Description: Hosted by the St. Louis chapter of the American Marketing Association, focusing on marketing trends, brand strategy, and digital best practices.
Date (2025): Often Spring
Location: Downtown STL hotels or suburban conference centers
Website: AMA St. Louis
Who Should Go: Local marketers, agency pros, brand managers, and marketing students.
Past Speakers: Marketing directors from Anheuser-Busch, Panera Bread, Enterprise, and local agencies.
4. MDMC (Midwest Digital Marketing Conference) in St. Louis
Description: One of the largest digital marketing conferences in the Midwest, often hosted at the University of Missouri–St. Louis (UMSL).
Date (2025): Typically Spring (Exact date TBA)
Location: UMSL campus or nearby venue
Website: MDMC
Who Should Go: Digital marketers, agency owners, brand strategists, and students.
Past Speakers: Reps from BuzzFeed, Purina, Bayer, Google, and local marketing tech firms.
5. St. Louis Women in Digital & Marketing Summit
Description: Spotlighting women leaders in marketing, advertising, PR, and tech, fostering mentorship and networking.
Date (2025): Likely mid-year
Location: Conference spaces or coworking venues in STL
Website: Check local women-in-business groups or Women in Digital chapters
Who Should Go: Female marketers, agency owners, PR pros, and supporters of women in tech.
Past Speakers: Local female entrepreneurs, marketing directors from major STL brands, and startup founders.
6. Gateway to Innovation (Marketing & Tech Tracks)
Description: While primarily an IT/tech conference, it may include sessions on digital marketing, data analytics, and innovation for enterprise.
Date (2025): Usually Spring
Location: America’s Center or downtown hotel venues
Website: Gateway to Innovation
Who Should Go: Enterprise IT leaders, marketing technologists, data analysts, and solution providers.
Past Speakers: Executives from Edward Jones, Mastercard, local healthcare systems, and big tech.
7. St. Louis Ad Club (AAF) Events & Awards
Description: AAF St. Louis organizes various events throughout the year, including an awards show highlighting creative advertising campaigns.
Date (2025): Awards typically in early year; other events TBA
Location: Local agencies, event spaces, or theaters
Website: AAF St. Louis
Who Should Go: Advertising professionals, creative directors, brand managers, and design enthusiasts.
Past Speakers: Local agency founders, creative leads, brand executives from St. Louis-based companies.
8. Social Media Club St. Louis Summit
Description: Periodic meetups and potential larger summit focusing on social media strategies, case studies, and platform updates for local markets.
Date (2025): TBA
Location: STL coworking spaces or smaller conference venues
Website: Social Media Club (check St. Louis chapter)
Who Should Go: Social media managers, small business owners, content creators, and brand reps.
Past Speakers: Local influencer marketing experts, St. Louis news media professionals, and agency strategists.
9. STL Startup Marketing Bootcamp (Arch Grants / Accelerators)
Description: Local accelerators like Arch Grants or Capital Innovators sometimes host intensive workshops on branding, digital marketing, and growth.
Date (2025): Various throughout the year
Location: Incubators in downtown STL or Cortex Innovation District
Website: Check Arch Grants or Capital Innovators
Who Should Go: Early-stage founders, marketing interns, local entrepreneurs, and mentors.
Past Speakers: Marketing professionals from local startups, agency consultants, and investor panels.
10. University of Missouri – St. Louis (UMSL) Marketing Speaker Series
Description: UMSL often hosts speaker events or mini-conferences featuring marketing, social media, and digital transformation topics.
Date (2025): Ongoing
Location: UMSL campus
Website: UMSL (check College of Business for event postings)
Who Should Go: Students, academics, marketing professionals, and alumni.
Past Speakers: Professors, local industry experts, and visiting entrepreneurs.