Barry Adams
- Founder at Polemic Digital
Barry Adams is the founder of Polemic Digital, a specialist SEO consultancy for news publishers, and has worked in SEO since 1998. He co-founded the News & Editorial SEO Summit (NESS), writes the SEOforGoogleNews newsletter and lectures at Ulster University.
Barry Adams's Upcoming SEO Conference Appearances
Catch Barry Adams on stage at these upcoming events.
Barry Adams's Past Talks
10 conferences since 2024, in 5 countries.
2026
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18 Sept 2026
Belgrade SEO Conference 2026
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Belgrade, Serbia
- 25 Mar 2026 SEO for Paws – March 2026 💻 Online
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12 Mar 2026
Friends of Search 2026
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Amsterdam, Netherlands
2025
- 9 Dec 2025 SEO Foresight 2026 💻 Online
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23–24 Oct 2025
News Reach Con 2025
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Dortmund, Germany
- 21–22 Oct 2025 NESS 2025 💻 Online
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15 May 2025
HiveMCR May 2025
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Manchester, United Kingdom
… and 3 more conferences across 2 countries since 2024