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Maine-Stay 2025

Maine’s All-Business Marketing Conference

October 22 – 23, 2025 | Bangor, ME

See what everyone was talking about at Maine-Stay 2024!

Twenty Speakers. Two days. One goal. 

To make your business the place customers go and employees stay. 

Join us for two days in October, where national quality meets local expertise. Be one of Maine’s business owners and marketing professionals who dig in for new ideas to ignite your brand, captivate your market, and secure your business’s future.


Here’s why you don’t want to miss it:

Expert Insights & Strategies

Gain insights from experts and actionable strategies in marketing and sales tailored for today’s changing business landscape.

Tactical & Practical Solutions

Obtain hands-on tactics and practical advice, focusing on efficient digital marketing, PR, and social media strategies.

Tech and Innovation

Learn how to leverage the latest in AI and technology to significantly enhance your marketing efficiency and impact

2024 Speakers & Presenters Include

Pete Roberts

Pete Roberts
Founder
Origin USA

Karley Cunningham

Karley Cunningham
Big Thinker & Growth Strategist 
BIG BOLD BRAND

Chris Brogan

Chris Brogan
Chief of Staff
Appfire

Susan Baier
Founder/President
Audience Audit

Jason Harkins

Jason Harkins
Executive Dean and Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship
Maine Business School, University of Maine

Ethan Levesque

Ethan Levesque
Co-Founder
Northern Oak Media

“The Mainah Man”


2024 Topics Include

  • Digital Marketing Tactics: Building productive and profitable customer-creating systems.
  • PR & Crisis Management: Best practices for what to do – and what not to do – for your brand.
  • Start-ups & Entrepreneurship: Planning and scaling to get the most from your ideas.
  • Social Media Strategy: What to say, post, and create to find and build your audience.
  • Non-Profit Innovation: Finding sponsors, donors, and members through today’s challenges.
  • A.I. & Chat GPT for Marketing: Best practices and powerful tips to grow impact and efficiency.
  • Personal Branding: Capitalizing on the authentic power and promise within you.
  • Inbound Marketing: Learn content creation secrets to finding endless customers.

Practical & Tactical Keynotes and Breakout Sessions

Maine-Stay 2024 provides business leaders and key marketing staff with two days of in-depth knowledge and planning tools designed to shape their marketing strategy for the coming year.

And when you head home, rest easy knowing what you’ve learned will help your business stay ahead of inflation and economic concerns by developing smart strategies for attracting and retaining customers for your business.


Discover Your Future Success

Your Satisfaction Is Our Mission

We’re so confident that the Maine-Stay Marketing Conference will provide you with the insights, tools, and strategies you need to elevate your business that we offer a no-questions-asked, money-back guarantee.

Previous Speakers

We’re thrilled to present an exciting lineup for the 2024 Maine Stay Conference! Take a moment to revisit some of the incredible speakers we’ve had in the past, or head over to our Agenda for a taste of what’s to come.

Marcus Sheridan
Author, They Ask, You Answer

Susan Baier
Founder/President, Audience Audit

Alex Sheridan
Founder/CEO, Impaxs Marketing

Russell Walters
President, Northern Outdoors Adventure Resort

Annie Tselikes
Director of Business Development, Slade Gorton & Co.

“Timber” Tina Schee
The Great Maine Lumberjack Show

Jason Clay
Chief Executive Officer, Governor’s Restaurant & Bakery

Nicole Mahoney
CEO, Break the Ice Media

Luke LaBree
CMO, Dennis Food Service


Community & Networking

At Maine-Stay, every handshake has the potential to spark a new idea or partnership. After all, they say your network is your net worth — let’s make it both substantial and fun!

Connect and collaborate with fellow industry leaders at Maine-Stay. Our networking opportunities go beyond mere business card exchanges; they’re about forging enduring connections, celebrating shared successes, and exchanging stories from the front lines of business.

Prepare to mingle with industry innovators and perhaps your future collaborator or mentor.

The Location

Maine-Stay is hosted at the Cross Insurance Center in Bangor, Maine