Digital Marketing Certification Training

LEARN PROVEN STRATEGIES  TO INCREASE YOUR SALES AND GROW YOUR BUSINESS ONLINE.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARNMODULE 1:

 Internet Marketing Foundations

How will you make your Web campaigns count? MODULE One explains the ways in which Internet marketing can be more measurable, targeted, and cost-effective, than print, radio, and TV ads. You’ll read case studies on companies that have successfully leveraged online advertising and examine reasons that companies succeed or fail in this space. You’ll explore the critical issue of how to identify and attract your target audience through thematic, language, technology, and even color choices. You’ll also learn the importance of an expansive Web presence that includes social media. In the exercise, you’ll conceptualize a product, company, or service (this could be your own entrepreneurial project), analyze its target market, and design a home page targeted to this market.

MODULE 2: Content Strategy and Email Marketing

On the Web, content is king—and having a content strategy is key to any site’s success. MODULE Two explores the important role of Web content. You’ll look at how to develop and cycle content to attract visitors to your site and ways of sharing content with partners. Strategies for harnessing user generated content will be examined with reference to successful case studies. Finally, you’ll learn about ways to promote fresh content through email marketing campaigns. Topics will include how to generate a quality list, write an effective campaign, schedule appropriately, and craft compelling subject lines. In the exercise, you’ll put together a content development strategy and map out a one-year email marketing campaign.

MODULE 3: Search Engine Optimization

A billion users on the Web, but does anyone know you’re there? MODULE Three focuses on search engine optimization (SEO), the art of making sure your site’s pages are well ranked by search engines such as Google. You’ll learn the major dos and don’ts of site optimization and explore current trends for getting noticed on searches. An overview of search engine technologies, HTML meta tags, tips for structuring your page design, and how the submission process works will prepare you for quality SEO. By reading case studies on SEO, you’ll learn how link popularity and optimized content like press releases can affect your positioning. In the exercise, you’ll develop and carry out an SEO plan for your course project.

MODULE 4: Social Media and Community Building

The most successful online businesses have developed a strong sense of community around their brands, and much of this stems from their social media presence. MODULE Four examines how to integrate social media into your marketing campaign. You’ll read case studies about successful Web sites that have developed a strong sense of community, and explore specific platforms like Facebook fan pages, Twitter accounts, blogs, and niche social networks. Ways to build internal communities are also discussed, with a focus on features like message boards and service chat. Finally, creative ideas for working with business partners are examined. In the exercise, you’ll develop a Facebook fan page for your course project, focusing on how to design effective and attractive content that will encourage a robust community.

MODULE 5: Managing Social Presence and Advertising

Once you establish your social presence, how do you maintain it? MODULE Five gives you a practical orientation to today’s social environment. You’ll learn tips and tools for cutting down on the amount of time you spend maintaining various accounts, and you’ll learn how to generate community content versus mere buzz. You’ll also gain insight into strategies for converting negative feedback into brand loyalty through case studies and practical advice. Finally, advertising strategies—including keyword ad buys and social ads—are examined as a component of your Web presence. In the exercise, you’ll craft a plan for dealing with challenging social media situations through responses to three hypothetical scenarios, and you’ll design a landing page for a social media ad campaign.

MODULE 6: Lead Conversion, Sales, and Other Metrics

How will you measure the success of your Web presence? No Internet marketing strategy is complete without some well-defined success metrics and a sales/lead conversion plan. MODULE Six begins with a discussion of how to obtain and interpret site visitor metrics, including a look at social media analytics. You’ll look at creative ideas and technological solutions for increasing lead conversion and sales. Lead collection software options and shopping carts do’s and don’ts are addressed, with a focus on turning online shoppers into buyers. In the final project, you’ll round out your studies by developing a complete Internet marketing campaign, from start to finish.