About SocialNext

Eleven years of putting Canada's marketers in the same room.

Six cities and more than 3,500 attendees a year. 44% of them are director level or above.

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Our story

Canada's marketing conference series, built for senior marketers.

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The series

Canada's largest independent marketing conference series

SocialNext runs Canada's largest independent marketing conference series: six cities and more than 3,500 senior marketers every year. These are the people who run the campaigns and decide where the budget goes.

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2026

Back in person, coast to coast

In 2026 we are in Toronto, Calgary, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver and Halifax. The format has not changed: practitioners on stage, senior marketers in the seats, and sessions you can act on the week you get back. 82% of the audience comes back the next year.

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The founder

Mike Morrison

Mike Morrison founded SocialNext. He started SocialWest, Canada's largest marketing conference, along with the events in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Halifax and Montreal. He also runs Marketing News Canada and the SocialNext Marketing Alliance, the year-round community for Canadian marketers.