We give you the tools to become a smart and capable player on the digital stage. When you’re done, you’ll be able to create a powerful digital marketing strategy all by yourself. The modules are building blocks – of knowledge, of your career, of the brand new Certified Digital Marketing Professional that is you. Here is what you need to know:
1. Introduction to Digital Marketing
What’s it all about? How do you reach customers? How can traditional and digital media work together to create a water-tight campaign that speaks its truth across any and every channel? This module takes you through all the basics, helps you explore the buyer journey and stays rooted in practice. The goal is always to keep things clear and actionable.
2. Content Marketing
Digital marketing is fascinating and powerful because it’s person-orientated, yet also data driven – you get to engage with how people think and also see how and what they do. This module is about creating content that speaks to people, but also about sending it out into the big wide digital world at the right time and via the right channels. Best of all, you get the ability to see what works.
3. Social Media Marketing
It’s not just social media marketing it’s a big, warm, pleasurable social media experience for your audience. Your brand needs to ring loud and clear through all the right platforms and we’re going to show you how. Learn how to grow and engage a community around your offering. Give these people more to care about. Reach further with paid marketing and get deeper insights.
4. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
You must be found. Which means you must make yourself found. Search Engine Optimisation is all about getting on that first Google page, staying top of the list and top of mind. Learn the tricks of the trade such as keywords, what kind of content attracts, how to create more engagement and the magical art of conversion. There is so much to ‘like’.
5. Paid Search (PPC) Using Google Ads
Pay-Per-Click campaigns using Google Ads, bid auctions, how to squeeze every drop of value out of paid search campaigns, the tracking of successful conversions, Google Analytics and more – this is turbo-charged marketing practice with pinpoint precision.
6. Display and Video Advertising
YouTube. Because we have eyes to see. Learn how to set up, manage, analyze and optimise a channel worthy of much viewing. Also release the sales power of Google Display Network and more. Visual is where it’s at.
7. Email Marketing
Are email lists still relevant? Oh yes. An email is a post sent to your virtual home address so it’s important - but do it right so that email gets opened and starts your target on a click-through journey of discovery. Also see how it can all be automated for max efficiency. And let’s not forget the all important regulatory stuff.
8. Website Optimization
What makes a winning website? This module gives you the skills to create a simple, well-designed, optimised WordPress site that not only looks good but also delivers for your business – goals and solutions stay lined up, nice and clear. Also, let’s get user-centric with best practice UX and go deep with data; activity tracking means insight - and insight is power.
9. Analytics Using Google Analytics
Be all seeing, all knowing. This module helps you unleash the awesome capability of data. Discover what you customer wants, likes, needs and does. Go deep inside their journey so you can perfect their seamless path to purchase and beyond. This is not just great power, it is a super power. And we also cover the legal stuff because with that thrilling, addictive power comes responsibility
10. Digital Marketing Strategy
We give you capability, influence, reach, data, insight and tools, tools and more tools. But you still need solid objectives, otherwise you are drunk on power, driving a high-performance sports car round and round in circles on your way to the corner shop. That’s why we tie it all together with a strategy module. Have a big and clear vision of where you really want to go, and make it actionable with budget, channel and media plans, Key Performance Indicators and more.
