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6 hours to complete
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
6 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

Build your subject-matter expertise

This course is part of the Advanced Digital Marketing Specialization
When you enroll in this course, you'll also be enrolled in this Specialization.
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  • Gain a foundational understanding of a subject or tool
  • Develop job-relevant skills with hands-on projects
  • Earn a shareable career certificate

There are 4 modules in this course

In the Digital Marketing Capstone, you will synthesize what you have learned from previous courses to develop a comprehensive digital marketing strategy tailored to real-world business objectives. Over two intensive weeks, students will create, analyze, and refine a data-driven marketing plan that targets a specific audience and is optimized across multiple digital channels. The course emphasizes advanced digital marketing analytics to uncover actionable insights, guiding strategies toward measurable success. Participants will design integrated online advertising campaigns, spanning social media, search, and display channels, and develop customer acquisition and retention tactics aimed at maximizing customer lifetime value. By the end of the course, students will produce a peer-reviewed, professional-quality digital marketing strategy, demonstrating their ability to make data-driven decisions, engage the right audiences, and deliver impactful marketing results. This capstone serves as the final step in the Digital Marketing Specialization, allowing students to showcase their skills and prepare for success in the digital marketing industry.

In the first module, you will be introduced to the Digital Marketing Capstone and its objectives. We will briefly review the key concepts covered throughout the Digital Marketing Specialization before transitioning to hands-on projects. These projects are designed to help you create integrated campaigns, optimize customer acquisition and retention strategies, and develop a professional-quality digital marketing plan that demonstrates your expertise across various channels.

What's included

18 readings1 assignment

18 readingsβ€’Total 48 minutes
  • Welcome to the Digital Marketing Capstoneβ€’5 minutes
  • Getting Helpβ€’1 minute
  • Digital Marketing Strategyβ€’2 minutes
  • Multi-sided Platforms and Social Mediaβ€’3 minutes
  • Outbound Marketingβ€’2 minutes
  • Multi-Channel & Attributionβ€’3 minutes
  • SEO, Paid Search & Web Analyticsβ€’2 minutes
  • Online Testing and Recommendation Systemsβ€’2 minutes
  • Machine Learningβ€’2 minutes
  • Big Data and Artificial Intelligenceβ€’2 minutes
  • Online Advertisingβ€’2 minutes
  • Big Data and Social Mediaβ€’2 minutes
  • Customer Value, Firm Value, and Valuing Marketing Investmentβ€’3 minutes
  • Models for Acquisition and Retentionβ€’2 minutes
  • Selecting the Right Customer, B2B and B2Cβ€’3 minutes
  • Channel Decisionsβ€’2 minutes
  • AI Impact on Digital Marketing β€’5 minutes
  • AI and Social Engagement β€’5 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Check Your Learningβ€’10 minutes

In this module, you will advance your digital marketing expertise by analyzing complex data and strategies to uncover actionable insights. You’ll evaluate campaign performance metrics, critique the digital marketing approaches of leading industry players, and apply these learnings to develop innovative strategies for competitive advantage. By combining analytical rigor with strategic creativity, this module will prepare you to tackle real-world challenges and refine your approach to customer engagement and conversions across digital channels.

What's included

2 readings1 assignment1 discussion prompt

2 readingsβ€’Total 10 minutes
  • Introduction to Module 2: Advanced Digital Marketing Analysis and Strategyβ€’3 minutes
  • Introduction to Analyzing Competitor Digital Marketing Strategiesβ€’7 minutes
1 assignmentβ€’Total 7 minutes
  • Apply Your Learningβ€’7 minutes
1 discussion promptβ€’Total 20 minutes
  • Analyzing Competitor Digital Marketing Strategiesβ€’20 minutes

This module focuses on creating a comprehensive digital marketing plan that synthesizes learned concepts into actionable strategies. Learners will craft a professional draft, develop customer acquisition and retention proposals, and refine their work through self-assessment and peer feedback.

What's included

3 readings2 discussion prompts

3 readingsβ€’Total 49 minutes
  • Introduction to Crafting a Comprehensive Digital Marketing Planβ€’4 minutes
  • Intructions: Digital Marketing Plan Draftβ€’30 minutes
  • Self-Assessment Criteriaβ€’15 minutes
2 discussion promptsβ€’Total 35 minutes
  • Self-Assessment Reflectionβ€’5 minutes
  • Customer Acquisition and Retention Strategy Proposalβ€’30 minutes

Welcome to the culminating module of your Digital Marketing Capstone Course, where you will bring together all the knowledge and skills you’ve developed throughout the specialization. This final module focuses on synthesizing strategic insights, designing actionable marketing frameworks, and demonstrating your ability to create a comprehensive, realistic, and impactful digital marketing plan. As you complete this capstone project, you’ll not only solidify your expertise but also showcase your ability to craft strategies that drive customer acquisition, engagement, and retention in the dynamic world of digital marketing.

What's included

3 readings1 peer review

3 readingsβ€’Total 82 minutes
  • Introduction to the Final Capstone Projectβ€’3 minutes
  • Instructions and Project Overviewβ€’75 minutes
  • Congratulations!β€’4 minutes
1 peer reviewβ€’Total 90 minutes
  • Final Capstone Project Peer Reviewβ€’90 minutes

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University of Maryland, College Park
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