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2026
Anaheim, CA Apr 28 - 30
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Join the Largest Gathering of Marketing Pros!

At Social Media Marketing World, you’ll rub shoulders with top marketing pros.

Imagine gaining insight that could propel your marketing efforts.

Each presenter is carefully recruited based on their experience and integrity in the industry.

These speakers won't disappear behind a curtain, never to be seen again! Instead, they'll spend time with you. This means you can get your questions answered.

“This was by far one of the best conferences I've ever attended. All of the sessions I attended were full of specific, useful content, NOT generic advice or case studies,” said Lindsay Nyquist.

Here’s a partial list of experts presenting at Social Media Marketing World 2026, covering organic and paid social marketing, AI and marketing, marketing strategy, and marketing workshops covering messaging strategy, conversion optimization, email marketing, and more!

Keynotes

Michael StelznerThe Future of Marketing: How to Thrive When AI Changes Everything
Instructor: Michael Stelzner; Topic: Marketing Trends

Michael is the founder of Social Media Examiner. He's also host of the popular Social Media Marketing and AI Explored podcasts. There’s nothing he loves more than unpacking industry trends and revealing how they will impact marketers.

Organic and Paid Social Marketing

Want to master marketing across the social platforms? Let our expert trainers show you precisely how to get more exposure, leads, engagement, and sales.

Mari SmithStop the Scroll, Start the Connection: New Rules of Facebook Marketing That Deliver Results
Instructor: Mari Smith; Topic: Facebook Marketing

The undisputed “Queen of Facebook” and the world’s foremost expert on organic Facebook, Mari shows marketers exactly how to develop winning strategies—without running ads—on Facebook.

Tara ZirkerWinning Strategies for Facebook and Instagram Ads in 2026
Instructor: Tara Zirker; Topic: Facebook and Instagram Ads

Tara helps marketers achieve massive returns on their advertising, even with a small budget. She’s built a successful online program, Successful Ads, that helps marketers and business owners take the pain out of online advertising with play-by-play training, no matter their experience level.

Sean CannellEmbracing the New Rules of YouTube for More Views, Greater Trust, and Proven Results
Instructor: Sean Cannell; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Sean is a CEO, YouTube sensation, speaker, co-author of YouTube Secrets, and video expert helping marketers build influence and income through video. With over 3 million subscribers and 359 million views across his portfolio, Sean is THE video marketing expert to watch if you want to do more with video.

Pat FlynnThe YouTube Shorts Formula for Building Lifelong Fans
Instructor: Pat Flynn; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Pat is the author of Superfans and Will it Fly. His YouTube channels, Deep Pocket Monster and Short Pocket Monster have had more than 2 billion views! He's also host of the Smart Passive Income podcast. He's a serial entrepreneur who prides himself on being truthful, transparent, and authentic in everything he does.

Ben JonesHow to Safely Scale Your YouTube Channel with Ads That Actually Work
Instructor: Ben Jones; Topic: YouTube Ads

Ben is a YouTube Ads strategist and co-founder of Titan Marketer, an agency that has spent millions on YouTube ads to help clients across a wide range of industries scale to six and seven figures in sales. His proven strategies have helped businesses turn YouTube Ads into a reliable and consistent growth engine.

Salma Jafri

The YouTube Authority Playbook: Positioning Yourself as the Go-To Expert
Instructor: Salma Jafri; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Salma is a video strategist and YouTube coach who specializes in helping other coaches, consultants, and online entrepreneurs grow their income with YouTube. She’s also the founder of the YouTube Entrepreneur Society, a membership that helps creators grow their business.

Liz GermainYouTube Strategy: How to Turn Viewers Into Buyers
Instructor: Liz Germain; Topic: YouTube Marketing

Liz, founder of Vidfluence LLC, helps online businesses grow and monetize YouTube channels organically. She has generated over 100 million organic YouTube views and tens of thousands of leads for clients across industries, and personally holds a handful of YouTube awards. Liz teaches cutting-edge YouTube organic marketing strategies that have generated millions in sales online.

Aleric Heck

How to Create Value Driven AI Video Ads That Consistently Convert
Instructor: Aleric Heck; Topic: Video Ads 

Aleric is author of Video Authority: The Art and Science of Converting Viewers Into Clients. He’s a video ads expert and the founder of AdOutreach—a consulting business that helps marketers leverage video ads for more lead and sales. His podcast is the Marketing Minds With Aleric Heck.

Nicky SaundersFrom Idea to Instagram Post in Minutes: The AI Content Assembly Line
Instructor: Nicky Saunders; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Nicky is a personal branding specialist with a unique focus on video editing and live performance. She is best known for her work with motivational speaker Eric Thomas, but is an agency owner and considers her agency the one-stop-shop for building an online presence for personal brands.

Eden Hazan

How to “Stop The Scroll” with Short Form Videos
Instructor: Eden Hazan; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Eden is a content strategist who specializes in short-form video. He's co-founder of Social Drop, an agency that helps quick-service restaurants with their social marketing. He also runs The Reel Coach to help creators and business owners level up their content strategy. His membership is the REEL Creators Club.

Shannon McKinstrieThe New Instagram Playbook: Winning with Personalized Content
Instructor: Shannon McKinstrie; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Shannon is an engaging social media strategist, trainer, and mentor. She guides small business owners into making a big splash online and growing their accounts through proven, organic, and sustainable strategies. She's host of the Good Content podcast, and her membership is The Reels Lab.

Michelle Gifford

Building a Million Dollar Instagram Marketing Funnel: From Viewers to Customers
Instructor: Michelle Gifford; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Michelle is an Instagram expert, social strategist, and podcaster. She is the CEO of a marketing agency specializing in women-owned, personality-led businesses. She is passionate about creating content for her community of more than 240k followers and using her expertise to teach them strategies and tactics for succeeding on social media.

Brock Johnson

The Ultimate Formula for Growing More and Working Less on Instagram
Instructor: Brock Johnson; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Brock is an Instagram strategist who helps creators and small businesses succeed with Instagram. His InstaClub Hub is a membership that helps marketers and creators grow and monetize on Instagram. He's host of the Build Your Tribe podcast.

Elizabeth Marberry

Instagram Reels to Revenue: The Content Funnel That Drives Connection and Conversion
Instructor: Elizabeth Marberry; Topic: Instagram Marketing

Elizabeth is an Instagram marketing strategist who helps small businesses drive more organic leads and sales. Her podcast is Strut It: Bold Visibility Through Instagram Marketing, and her membership is Hot Reels: The 12 Month Instagram Content Lab.

Allie BjerkProfitable on Day One: How to Create Ad Campaigns That Generate Buyers and Scale Fast
Instructor: Allie Bjerk; Topic: Self-Liquidating Offers

Allie is a demand generation strategist who helps marketers and entrepreneurs skip launches and build profitable and automated systems that scale. She’s host of the Start Tiny show. Her forthcoming book is called Tiny Offers: How to Build-Low Ticket Products That Build an Impactful Business.

Keenya KellyTikTok Money Machine: Live Shopping, Shoppable Content, and the Blueprint for Business Dominance
Instructor: Keenya Kelly; Topic: TikTok Marketing

Keenya is a social media and video marketing expert who helps entrepreneurs grow their businesses online. As an accomplished entrepreneur with multiple six-figure businesses under her belt, she has a gift for helping people find their voice in video.

Mike Yanda

How to Grow a Loyal and Engaged Following on TikTok
Instructor: Mike Yanda; Topic: TikTok Marketing

Mike is a TikTok growth expert who helps business owners build engaged audiences and scale their revenue. He's built multiple seven-figure businesses including Laptop Empires and Red Dirt Marketing. A former lawyer turned digital entrepreneur, Mike teaches proven strategies for growing email lists, creating courses, and mastering organic social media.

AJ WilcoxAdvanced LinkedIn Ads: The B2B Marketer's Secret Weapon
Instructor: AJ Wilcox; Topic: LinkedIn Ads 

The world’s leading LinkedIn ads expert, AJ teaches businesses to drive high-quality B2B leads at scale. He's a self-diagnosed LinkedIn ads fanatic, the founder and CEO of B2Linked and host of the LinkedIn Ads Show podcast.

Louise BroganShow Up and Stand Out: A LinkedIn Video Framework for B2B Success
Instructor: Louise Brogan; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Louise runs a boutique marketing agency that helps established businesses develop their LinkedIn presence. She’s host of the LinkedIn with Louise podcast. She also runs a VIP Intensive to help people increase their LinkedIn visibility.

Judi FoxHow to Build a Long-Lasting LinkedIn Marketing Strategy
Instructor: Judi Fox; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Judi is a LinkedIn Business Accelerator who specializes in helping marketers generate more sales on the platform. She works with well-known brands on LinkedIn, oftentimes generating a 10x increase in sales in as little as 6 months. Judi makes getting better results on LinkedIn fun!

Michelle J RaymondLinkedIn Company Pages That Convert: The 5 Strategies Everyone Else Misses
Instructor: Michelle J Raymond; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Michelle coaches B2B organizations to achieve growth with LinkedIn. A Company Pages specialist, she's host of the Social Media for B2B Growth podcast, co-author of The LinkedIn Branding Book and Business Gold. Her company B2B Growth Co offers multiple LinkedIn courses to empower teams.

Mandy McEwen

From Likes to Leads: Turning LinkedIn Posts into Pipeline with AI
Instructor: Mandy McEwen; Topic: LinkedIn Marketing

Mandy is a LinkedIn expert and founder of Mod Girl Marketing, a consultancy that helps marketing teams increase their exposure on LinkedIn. Her LinkedIn live show is called Ambitious Outcomes, and she's the top B2B marketer according to LinkedIn.

Brent Csutoras

Success With Reddit: The Future of Online Conversations
Instructor: Brent Csutoras; Topic: Reddit Marketing

Brent Csutoras is a Reddit marketing strategist and CEO of OGs Media, a consultancy that helps businesses succeed on Reddit. He's also the managing partner of Search Engine Journal.

AI and Marketing

Know AI could transform your marketing but not sure where to start? Wondering how to move from experimenting to actually implementing?

Here's a sampling of the 20 tactical sessions you'll experience:

Chris Penn3 AI Workflows That Take You From AI-Curious to AI-Confident
Instructor: Chris Penn; Topic: AI Workflows

Chris is a data scientist and author of AI for Marketers. He co-founded Trust Insights, a consultancy that helps brands with analytics and AI, and the Trust Insights Academy. He hosts the Marketing Over Coffee podcast and his newsletter is Almost Timely. His course is Generative AI for Marketers.

Dan Sanchez15+ AI Tools You Can Easily Implement to Transform Your Marketing
Instructor: Dan Sanchez; Topic: AI Tools

Dan is an AI strategist who helps marketers prepare for the future. He hosts the AI-Driven Marketer podcast and is the Senior AI Marketing Strategist for Social Media Examiner. He teaches inside the AI Business Society.

Molly MahoneyScale Your Business With AI Agents (Without Hiring More Staff)
Instructor: Molly Mahoney; Topic: AI Agents

Molly is the author of Performance Power and Choose Confidence. She's also founder of the AI Content Club, a membership that helps coaches, course creators, and creative entrepreneurs use AI in their content to generate qualified leads. Her podcast is called Authentically Awesome.

Noelle RussellAutomate Your Lead Nurturing: 21 AI-Powered Touches That Convert
Instructor: Noelle Russell; Topic: AI Agents

Noelle is an AI business strategist and author of Scaling Responsible AI. She’s also the founder of the AI Leadership Institute—where she helps marketers and entrepreneurs increase revenue and reduce costs with AI. Her podcast is Good Morning AI.

Wendy BreakstoneHow to Build Custom GPTs That Save Hours and Generate Revenue
Instructor: Wendy Breakstone; Topic: Custom GPTs

Wendy is an AI strategist who’s known as the Custom GPT Gal. She helps seasoned coaches, creators, and service-based businesses embrace AI to increase their revenue and free their time.

Dr. Nici Sweaney

Design Your AI Operating System: Double Your Output Without Doubling Your Hours
Instructor: Dr. Nici Sweaney; Topic: AI Operating Systems

Nici is the founder of AI Her Way. Her mission is to drive ethical AI use for a better world. Her membership is AI for Impact Hub. Her mastermind is the AI Growth Machine.

Anik Singal

AI Social Content at Scale: Grow Your Reach, Regain Your Time
Instructor: Anik Singal; Topic: AI Video & Writing

Anik Singal is the founder of Ugentic AI, a software company that’s building a suite of AI tools focused on agentic AI for marketing and sales. He is building the world's largest agentic AI incubator, acquiring 100+ startups and scaling them through a centralized ecosystem.

Alicia Lyttle

Build Your AI Team: Creating Custom AI Assistants That Scale Your Business
Instructor: Alicia Lyttle; Topic: AI Assistants 

Alicia is an AI enthusiast and author of ChatGPT Made Easy. She's the founder of the AI Experts Club, a membership for business owners looking to improve with AI. She's also founder of the International Association of Artificial Intelligence Consultants.

Kinsey Soderberg

3 AI Systems That Automate Repetitive Tasks and Reclaim Your Calendar
Instructor: Kinsey Soderberg; Topic: AI Automation

Kinsey Soderberg is the founder of Authentic AI, a company designed to help women entrepreneurs put AI to work. Her course is called Brand Blueprint for ChatGPT, and she hosts the Authentic AI podcast.

Andy CrestodinaUsing Top AI Prompts to Enhance Each Stage of the Lead Generation Funnel
Instructor: Andy Crestodina; Topic: AI and Content Marketing

Andy is co-founder and strategic director of Orbit Media, a digital agency that helps B2B businesses develop and optimize websites. He’s author of Content Chemistry: The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing.

Jonathan Mast

Leveraging AI to Create Helpful and Engaging Content Your Audience Loves
Instructor: Jonathan Mast; Topic: AI Content

Jonathan is an AI coach and founder of White Beard Strategies, a consultancy that uses AI to help businesses save time, deliver more value, and become more profitable. His course is AI Prompting Mastery, and his newsletter is the AI Prompting Insider.

Michael HyattWrite Better Newsletters in 1/8 the Time: Automate Your Content Like a Publishing Pro
Instructor: Michael Hyatt; Topic: AI Content

Michael is the founder of Full Focus, a business focused on helping people win at work and succeed at life. He's the author of numerous books, including Your Best Year Ever, Free to Focus, and Platform. His latest project is the AI Business Lab, a mastermind program that helps business owners leverage artificial intelligence to grow their companies.

Rachel WoodsAI Operations: How the Fastest Teams Are Building Systems That Scale Themselves
Instructor: Rachel Woods; Topic: AI Operations

Rachel is an AI strategist and founder of DiviUp, an agency that helps agencies develop their AI operations. She's the founder of The AI Exchange, a membership for AI ops professionals and consultants. Her courses are Prompting for AI Operations and an Intro to AI Operations.

Brian PiperAI Content Optimization: Using Data to Maximize the Impact of Your Content
Instructor: Brian Piper; Topic: AI Content

Brian is director of content strategy at the University of Rochester. He's also the co-author of Epic Content Marketing. He has created training programs and workshops for hundreds of companies including Xerox, Volvo, and Harvard.

Erika StanleyBuilding an AI CMO That Becomes Your Strategic Marketing Partner
Instructor: Erika Stanley; Topic: Custom GPTs

Erika is an AI strategist who helps women entrepreneurs leverage AI to scale their businesses without burnout. She's founder of AI Queens Society and CEO of Mile End Digital, a brand and web agency. Her podcast is AI Queens.

Jeff SiehAI-Powered Image Creation: Create Professional Visuals in Minutes
Instructor: Jeff Sieh; Topic: AI Images

Jeff is a content strategist who helps creators get more from their existing content and host of Creator News Live. He also offers a free AI Artistry for Entrepreneurs course.

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Marketing Strategy

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Brenna McGowanApplying Pre-Selling Strategies That Prime Buyers to Say Yes
Instructor: Brenna McGowan; Topic: Anticipation Marketing

Brenna is a copywriter and launch strategist who specializes in helping coaches, course creators, and consultants exceed their sales goals—in an authentic way. Her Prelaunch Plan Program is for entrepreneurs and includes coaching and training. Her online event is called Behind the Launch.

Dr. J.J. PetersonMessaging With Heart and Authority: How to Use Vulnerability as a Brand Advantage
Instructor: Dr. J.J. Peterson; Topic: Storytelling

J.J. is author of Marketing Made Simple: A Step-by-Step StoryBrand Guide for Any Business. He helps businesses clarify their stories. J.J. hosts the Marketing Made Simple podcast. He also teaches the Master of Marketing program at Vanderbilt University.

Brooke SellasBeyond Content: Winning Customers Through Conversation
Instructor: Brooke Sellas; Topic: Social Listening

Brooke is the CEO & founder of B Squared Media, a digital marketing agency focusing on social media customer service. She's author of Conversations That Connect. She also teaches two Digital Marketing courses at University of California, Irvine.

Lou MongelloThe Disney Difference: Marketing Lessons From the Happiest Place on Earth
Instructor: Lou Mongello; Topic: Lessons from Disney

Lou is a former attorney who turned his Disney passion into WDW Radio, a podcast with 1000+ episodes and tens of millions of downloads. He's also founder of the Dream Team Project, raising $550,000+ for Make-A-Wish, and helps creators achieve success through coaching and keynotes.

Melanie DezielFrom Ideas to Production: The Complete Content Marketing System
Instructor: Melanie Deziel; Topic: Content Marketing

Melanie is a sought after speaker and award-winning branded content creator who is passionate about helping individuals, teams, and organizations unlock their creative potential and organize their creative efforts. She is the co-founder of The Creator Kitchen mastermind for creators, and the author of two books.

Workshops

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Katelyn BourgoinEmbracing Buyer Psychology to Find Profitable Problems That Earn Bigger Paydays
Instructor: Katelyn Bourgoin; Topic: Messaging Strategy 

Katelyn is a buyer psychologist and founder of Why We Buy, a company designed to help businesses grow by embracing behavioral science. Her main products include the Painkiller messaging system and Wallet Opening Words.

Tamsen WebsterFundamentals of Message Design: Increasing The Chances You Get a Yes
Instructor: Tamsen Webster; Topic: Messaging Strategy

Tamsen is a message strategist who helps founders and experts gain more attention and make a larger impact. She's the author of Find Your Red Thread: Make Your Big Ideas Irresistible and Say What They Can't Unhear: The 9 Principles of Lasting Change.

Talia WolfConversion Rate Optimization 2.0: Leveraging the Power of Emotion for More Impact, Leads, and Sales
Instructor: Talia Wolf; Topic: Conversion Optimization 

Talia is a conversion rate optimization strategist who helps marketers drive more leads and sales, and the founder of GetUplift, an agency that specializes in CRO for websites and landing pages. She is the author of Emotional Targeting: Win Hearts. Boost Sales. Own the Market.

Joel KlettkeFrom Story to Sales: The Repeatable Case Study Playbook
Instructor: Joel Klettke; Topic: Customer Success Stories

Joel is a conversion copywriter and consultant who helps B2B brands develop go-to-market strategy and customer story programs. He runs Business Casual Copywriting and is the former co-founder of Case Study Buddy—a customer testimonial agency.

Jessica BestEmail Marketing for Content Marketers: Driving High ROI
Instructor: Jessica Best; Topic: Email Marketing

Jessica, founder of BetterAve, is an email marketing strategist and speaker who helps marketers mine their customer data to deliver better results for their company or clients.

Goldie ChanPersonal Branding for Marketers and Entrepreneurs
Instructor: Goldie Chan; Topic: Personal Branding

Goldie is founder of Warm Robots, an award-winning social media strategy agency based in Los Angeles with global clients. She’s also a Senior Contributor at Forbes for an internationally-recognized column, Personal Branding and Storytelling in the Digital Age.

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