AIMCLEAR and the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce are excited to host the 12th annual Zenith Marketing Conference on Thursday, April 10, 2025. If you’re interested in speaking, please use this form to pitch your topic to our team. A limited number of slots are available, and we’d love to hear what you could bring to the agenda for this year’s event. The deadline for speaker proposals is the close of business on Friday, January 24.
The Zenith Conference program will be expansive, covering integrated marketing, PR & communications, the latest in AI and marketing technology, and SEO. Zenith is designed for businesses and non-profits of all sizes, and this year will include a don’t-miss exploration of the profound impact AI is having on our industry.
Building A Bridge to Duluth from the World
Zenith Conference has been cited by thought leaders and publications as a “must-attend” regional marketing conference, on par with events hosted in cities 10X Duluth’s size. Keynotes and panel speakers have included luminaries working with companies such as Microsoft, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Airbnb, Uber, hundreds of small businesses, startups, and growth-stage companies. We expect between 250-300 attendees this year.
As our AIMCLEAR teammates traverse the globe on the conference speaking circuit, we’re regularly approached by speakers for an invitation to present. Zenith is known from London, Netherlands, Poland, and Germany to Sydney, San Francisco, Austin, New York, Minneapolis, and in between. To some marketing professionals, Zenith has become Duluth’s most known calling card.
Zenith speaking opportunities have helped regional marketing thought leaders get their start or continue their speaking careers right here at home. Several (now) internationally known speakers presented for the first time at Zenith and others scored their first keynote. Areas of focus frequently include:
- Integrated digital marketing, PR, communications, businesses of all sizes, and nonprofits
- SEO’s transformation into holistic brand marketing
- Adapting to AI search environments and LLM discoverability
- Agentic AI and dramatic evolution of consumer behavior and workforces ahead
- Multi-index attention strategies in overloaded AI content spaces, authority and trust building
- Marketing for quick Returns, Rapid Growth, Hyper-Aggressive Goals, Long Term Brand Profitability
- Integrated Paid and Organic Marketing
- Handing Zero Click Organic Search Engine Results Pages
- Ads, Organic Visibility, UX, Creative, PR, Small Business
- Vertical AI Agents and On-Site AI UX Customization and Wayfinding Tools
During this year’s conference, we will celebrate the 20th anniversary of FUSE Duluth. AIMCLEAR donates our time and energy each year out of love for our community, with proceeds from Zenith going to support this impactful organization. Established in 2005, FUSE Duluth is the young professionals’ program of the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce, dedicated to connecting and empowering emerging leaders in the community. Committed to professional development, networking, and community involvement, FUSE Duluth aims to cultivate the next generation of business leaders in Duluth.
We’re proud to help Duluth retain talent, raise awareness about Duluth, and position the city as a growing hub for marketing thought leadership.
Designed for marketing pros of all levels who want to engage in more meaningful marketing programs, #Zenith2025 will bring innovative marketing thinkers to Duluth, to provide attendees strategies, tactics and tools necessary to make more money. Attendees will gain actionable knowledge they can use right away to help them sell more, generate valuable leads, boost online engagement, increase social market share and avoid wasteful online spend.
AIMCLEAR is proud to have founded and helped grow Zenith, as well as our association with the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce. Looking forward to seeing you in April.
If you would like to attend Zenith or learn how to sponsor the event, visit this page for information and registration links. Early bird discounts apply for those who register by February 28.
