Social Media Marketing World:
Sponsorship Opportunities

Social marketers come to Social Media Marketing World for education, strategy, and solutions. Being in front of this audience with meaningful messaging, insights and education can help you reach and influence those marketers.

We offer two types of opportunities for your business:

Booths (limited quantity)
Experiences

Below you will find event demographics, sponsorship options, and pricing details.

Click here to contact our sponsor team

Who Attends?

Thousands of marketers travel from around the globe each year to learn from the pros at Social Media Marketing World.

Nearly all attendees are experienced social media marketers who work in or for small to medium-sized consumer businesses. Whether they're a consultant, agency, or in-house, they're always on the lookout for tools, training, and solutions that will make their lives easier and make them look like a rockstar.

Most often, attendees want to learn more about options that will help them save time, be more consistent, and generate more ROI.

Sponsors from 2024 include Accrete, Cloud Campaign, Dash Hudson, Emplifi, HighLevel, Hootsuite, Invideo AI, Justworks, Metricool, OpusClip, Social Pilot, The Futures, VistaSocial and Zoho.

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Why sponsor Social Media Marketing World?

Thinking about sponsoring Social Media Marketing World?

Year after year attendees, speakers, and sponsors alike return to Social Media Marketing World. Why? The content is bursting with value, relationships formed are priceless, and new business opportunities are forged, multiple masterminds are created and so much more.

Here are four strong reasons to sponsor:

#1: Increase brand awareness: Your brand is front and center among thousands of social media and business marketers who are seeking to take their marketing to the next level.

Attendees come to Social Media Marketing World looking for solutions. With your sponsorship, your investment puts you top of mind with the world’s leading social marketers.

“We closed business on-site at SMMW, which never happens. Overall, we were very happy and will be back next year!” said Laura Lilley, Hootsuite.

#2: Generate better leads: Imagine your ideal prospects, all in one location. No calling, no emailing, you simply smile at the line of people who want to talk to you.

If your goal is to directly reach social media and business marketers, you’ll find the most qualified audience at Social Media Marketing World.

How can we make this claim?

Attendees are Social Media Examiner fans: Social Media Examiner attracts the industry’s largest and most loyal fans via its very large blog (nearly 2 million people a month) and podcast (500,000 monthly downloads).
Quality speakers draw quality attendees: All speakers are carefully recruited based on their expertise and ability to teach. Often called the “Super Bowl” of social media conferences, we draw the largest quantity of deep domain experts.

#3: Develop stronger influencer relationships: You’ll connect with high-profile influencers and deep domain experts who can accelerate your awareness in the industry.

Getting discovered by the right influencer can be an accelerant that fuels your business growth. Among our world-class speakers and attendees, you’ll find influencers in every major industry and on every major social platform. Getting in front of a large gathering of influencers and developing new relationships will never be easier.

#4: Meet your customers in person: Imagine meeting your best customers, face-to-face.

Come join us for an amazing experience!

“What we like most about the conference is the ability to talk to our target audience, clients, and industry leaders, plus the overall experience of built-in networking,” said Kate Skavish, Wave.video.

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Conference Experience

The Conference Experience at Social Media Marketing World has become a hallmark of this event hosted for nearly a decade. Thousands gather from diverse industries and a multitude of locations to meet like-minded marketers and business partners, break bread, catch sessions, and meet sponsors. It’s where business learning and professional development takes place and deals get done.

We offer a limited number of targeted sponsorship opportunities, including:

10×10 Booths
Parties, Badges, and more!

This year, sponsors are centrally located on the upper level of the Convention Center in the midst of the action for maximum exposure and traffic flow.

Wondering who sponsors?

If your solution falls into any of these categories, Social Media Marketing World IS for you:

Agencies
Social analytics
Social media management
Social media monitoring
Influencer marketing/management tools
Social advertising apps
Specialty social media apps/tools
Photo/video/audio equipment manufacturers
Visual apps
Video or live video apps
Customer support software
Community management
Marketing automation/email management
Social sharing plug-ins
WordPress plugins

Social Media Marketing World attendees are also interested in:

Business productivity solutions
Communication/workflow solutions
WordPress and hosting companies/domain registries
Financial services/digital payment solutions
Design services
Agencies
Directory listings
Local business apps

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Your brand is part of the action happening on the upstairs level of the Convention Center as attendees travel to keynote sessions, track sessions, food and beverage, networking, and more!

Main Stage Sponsor (1 available)
All sessions in the Keynote room are brought to you by your brand. You are the sponsor of 4 of the most-anticipated content sessions delivered from the Main Stage over the course of two days.

Brand Recognition: Your brand is the sponsor of 4 Keynote sessions plus breakouts and includes your brand on stage. Your company receives top billing as a sponsor and includes mentions in marketing materials, i.e. printed map/schedule and emails to attendees.
Stage Mentions: Live 30-second read by room leader prior to introducing the speakers for each session. Script includes your special call-to-action.
Chair drop: We place your promotional material on the seats before one keynote (sponsor provided materials).
Tickets: Four (4) All-Access conference tickets. (Value $6,788).
Booth: 10’ x 10’ exhibit space (premium spot) all 3 days of event with furnishings, Wi-Fi, and power.
Lead retrieval: Technology for scanning badges to collect leads.
Event mobile app: Company listing as a sponsor with a link to your special offer.
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page with a link to your offer.
PRICING: $45,000

Sessions Stage Sponsor (4 available)
All sessions in a breakout room are brought to you by your brand. You are the sponsor of all content sessions delivered on this stage over the course of two days of sessions.

Brand Recognition: Your company receives premium billing as a sponsor and includes mentions in marketing materials, i.e. printed map/schedule and emails to attendees.
Stage Mentions: Live 30-second read by room leader prior to introducing the speakers for each session. Script includes your special call-to-action.
Tickets: Two (2) All-Access conference tickets. (Value $3,394)
Booth: 10’ x 10’ exhibit space (premium spot) all 3 days of event with furnishings, Wi-Fi, and power.
Lead retrieval: Technology for scanning badges to collect leads.
Event mobile app: Company listing as a sponsor with a link to your special offer.
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page with a link to your offer.
PRICING: $35,000

10×10 Booth Space (3 of 14 available)
Your business has a dedicated booth in a prime location upstairs adjacent to session rooms.

Booth: 10’ x 10’ exhibit space (prime location) all three days of event.
Furnishings: Draped table (4’ x 2.5’), one stool, and black pipe-and-drape.
Internet: Sponsor-only Wi-Fi access provided. Hard-line Internet available at an added.
Power: Dedicated 5 AMP power line and power strip.
Tickets: Two (2) All-Access conference tickets. (Value $3,394).
Lead retrieval: Technology for scanning badges to collect leads.
Event mobile app: Company listing as a sponsor with a link to your special offer.
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page with a link to your offer.
PRICING: $18,000

~~Official Lanyard Sponsor (1 available)~~ SOLD
Your business has a dedicated booth in a prime location upstairs adjacent to session rooms.

Tickets: One (1) All-Access conference ticket. (Value $1,997)
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page with a link to your offer.
PRICING: $22,000

Official Badge Sponsor (1 available)
Imagine your brand and special offer on the back of every attendee name badge, which is the official pass to all activities at Social Media Marketing World.

Tickets: One (1) All-Access conference ticket. (Value $1,997)
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page with a link to your offer.
Includes all printing. Sponsor must provide a design meeting the required specifications.
PRICING: $22,000

Sunset Cocktail Party Sponsor
You become the official sponsor of the opening night cocktail party at the San Diego Convention Center post-workshops where you get to connect with attendees and kick-off the conference on Sunday, March 30th, 2025.

Party: Your brand is the exclusive sponsor of our meetup. Host a two-hour cocktail party for all attendees. Limited beverage selection via drink tickets. Cash bar for premium. Food not included.
Signage: Your brand will be prominently displayed on signage at the event.
Event mobile app: Company listing as a sponsor with a link to your special offer.
Logo recognition: Your logo listed as sponsor on the event page and on signage in the venue.
PRICING: $22,000

Speaker Party Sponsor
Host the exclusive experience where Speakers get to relax with peers prior to the big karaoke party! Food and beverage provided. Enjoy connecting and share a brief intro about your solution.
CONTACT SALES FOR PRICING

Social Karaoke Party Sponsor
Be the life of the party and host live band karaoke on stage at a nightclub on Monday night. This is the must-go party for All-Access attendees. You won't believe our talent!
CONTACT SALES FOR PRICING