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Data and Digital Strategy Execution

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What you'll learn

  • Understand how to cultivate a data-driven mindset, manage data effectively, and use insights to improve marketing actions and ROI.

  • Gain expertise in developing a digital marketing strategy using key frameworks such as SWOT, PESTEL, and SOSTAC, and setting SMART objectives.

  • Learn how to execute and track digital marketing strategies, address customer journeys, and evaluating key performance metrics

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There are 3 modules in this course

Digital Marketing Institute is the global standard in Digital Marketing Certification. Our mission is to give our students the confidence and knowledge they need to advance in their careers through this specialization.

This course covers data-driven decision-making, digital marketing strategy development using key frameworks, and the practical execution of strategies, focusing on performance metrics, challenges, and techniques to drive growth. After completing this course, you will be able to: - • To identify how good quality data and web analytics are used by organizations to inform decision-making • Understand the fundamentals of data, the characteristics of the different types of data and how it is all managed • To demonstrate an understanding of how data and insights from data can be turned into valuable marketing actions that generate a higher ROI • To select the correct tactics and channels to use based on objectives and target audience • To demonstrate an understanding of how the new customer journey, marketing technology, omnichannel strategy, and the strategy control process can enable effective digital strategy execution and guide organizations towards achieving long-term goals and objectives • To demonstrate an understanding of how digital strategy and activities can support business strategy and drive the growth of an organization The first module covers the importance of cultivating a data-driven mindset, focusing on data collection, management, and the ethical use of data to improve decision-making and generate higher ROI. In the second module, learners will explore various techniques for developing a digital marketing strategy, including SWOT analysis, PESTEL, and key frameworks such as SOSTAC, RACE, and SMART objectives. These tools will enable learners to create a solid foundation for their digital strategies. The final module dives into the practical aspects of executing and tracking digital marketing strategies using action plans, addressing challenges such as complex customer journeys, marketing technologies, and data privacy regulations. Learners will gain expertise in evaluating performance metrics, including SEO visibility, PPC conversion rates, and Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC), and will explore techniques to drive growth and expansion. This course provides both the strategic frameworks and practical tools needed to succeed in today’s digital marketing landscape.

This module begins by looking at how, by effectively collecting and analyzing data, and becoming digital-first, organizations can cultivate a data-backed mindset and minimize the guesswork in their decision-making. It then moves onto the characteristics of different types of data and best practices for data management. The module then delves into how organizations also need to be mindful of their obligations when using data, how to ensure it is collected in a transparent and ethical manner, and how to take steps to protect it. The module concludes by discussing how data and insights from data can be turned into valuable marketing actions that generate a higher ROI.

What's included

17 videos15 readings6 assignments6 discussion prompts3 plugins

17 videosTotal 82 minutes
  • Using Data to Drive Business Decisions4 minutes
  • What Is Web Analytics?4 minutes
  • Data Basics6 minutes
  • Good Data and Bad Data7 minutes
  • First Party and Other Types of Data5 minutes
  • Big Data7 minutes
  • Digital Challenges and Risks4 minutes
  • What Is Cybersecurity?6 minutes
  • Data Ethics and Protection4 minutes
  • Personally Identifiable Information (PII)4 minutes
  • Data Storage6 minutes
  • Comparative Data3 minutes
  • Forecasting Spend5 minutes
  • Avoiding the Average Trap2 minutes
  • Converting Data Into Financial Value3 minutes
  • Data Collection and Analysis for AI6 minutes
  • AI for Data-Driven Decision-Making for Marketing5 minutes
15 readingsTotal 75 minutes
  • Welcome to the course!2 minutes
  • Glossary of Digital Marketing Terms1 minute
  • Module Introduction2 minutes
  • The Data-backed Decision-making Process4 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • Data Management Systems and Tools21 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • Hackers2 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • GDPR and Marketing12 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • Data-Driven CRO17 minutes
  • CRO Tactics4 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • Additional Resources0 minutes
6 assignmentsTotal 45 minutes
  • Practice Quiz3 minutes
  • Practice Quiz9 minutes
  • Practice Quiz2 minutes
  • Practice Quiz6 minutes
  • Practice Quiz10 minutes
  • Graded Quiz15 minutes
6 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes
  • Who are you? What are your expectations?2 minutes
  • The Data-Backed Mindset 2 minutes
  • Understanding Data 10 minutes
  • Online Safety and Cybersecurity 2 minutes
  • Ethics, Data Protection, and Data Privacy 2 minutes
  • Approaches to convert data into financial value2 minutes
3 pluginsTotal 42 minutes
  • Zero-Party Data: Benefits, Uses and Strategy10 minutes
  • The Definitive GDPR Checklist for Marketers17 minutes
  • The Ethical Use of AI in Digital Marketing15 minutes

This module begins by identifying tactics and techniques for developing a digital marketing strategy. It explores techniques including SWOT analysis and PESTEL to develop an external situational analysis, and the frameworks associated with implementing a digital strategy including SOSTAC, RACE, the 4 C’s, and AAAR. It also examines how to develop, document, and plan a digital strategy using SMART objectives.

What's included

10 videos7 readings5 assignments4 discussion prompts

10 videosTotal 54 minutes
  • Strategy Scope and Planning4 minutes
  • Assessing Internal Capabilities6 minutes
  • Situational Analysis, Swot and Pestel Analysis6 minutes
  • Benchmarking Against Competitors3 minutes
  • Target Audience Definition8 minutes
  • Audience Research Dimensions7 minutes
  • Crafting Strategy Objectives8 minutes
  • Defining Value for a Digital Strategy2 minutes
  • Digital Strategic Frameworks6 minutes
  • Tactics and Target Channels3 minutes
7 readingsTotal 18 minutes
  • Module Introduction2 minutes
  • Audience Analysis8 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Additional Resources0 minutes
5 assignmentsTotal 26 minutes
  • Practice Quiz5 minutes
  • Practice Quiz2 minutes
  • Practice Quiz2 minutes
  • Practice Quiz2 minutes
  • Graded Quiz15 minutes
4 discussion promptsTotal 8 minutes
  • Situation and Audience Analysis 2 minutes
  • Defining Your Target Audience 2 minutes
  • Defining Strategy Objectives 2 minutes
  • Selecting Digital Channels 2 minutes

This module begins by how to use a digital marketing action plan template to develop, communicate, and track the implementation of the digital marketing strategy. The module then explores and digs deep into a range of contemporary challenges facing effective strategy execution, including complex customer journeys, the marketing technology stack, and data privacy regulations. You will evaluate the digital marketing performance metrics that inform long-term strategic decisions, including SEO visibility, PPC conversion rates, social media engagement rates, and Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC) across all channels. The module concludes by exploring digital techniques and marketing tactics to drive growth and expansion in an organization.

What's included

9 videos5 readings4 assignments3 discussion prompts2 plugins

9 videosTotal 54 minutes
  • Evaluating Tactics5 minutes
  • Implementing Tactics and Action Plan6 minutes
  • The New Customer Journey4 minutes
  • The Five Core Digital Customer Behaviors8 minutes
  • Managing Strategy Execution5 minutes
  • Linking Results to Business Objectives5 minutes
  • Digital Strategies and Growth5 minutes
  • Digital Strategy and Growth Hacking4 minutes
  • Marketing Strategy and International Expansion12 minutes
5 readingsTotal 8 minutes
  • Module Introduction2 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Summary 2 minutes
  • Summary2 minutes
  • Additional Resources0 minutes
4 assignmentsTotal 26 minutes
  • Practice Quiz3 minutes
  • Practice Quiz4 minutes
  • Practice Quiz4 minutes
  • Graded Quiz15 minutes
3 discussion promptsTotal 6 minutes
  • Defining an Action Plan 2 minutes
  • Implementing Effective Omnichannel Marketing2 minutes
  • Driving Business Performance and Growth2 minutes
2 pluginsTotal 31 minutes
  • Implementing Digital Strategy: How To Ensure It Doesn’t Fail10 minutes
  • HSBC: Driving Digitization in Banking21 minutes

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