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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level
Some related experience required
1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Learn deeply about customers and identify ways to deliver additional value.

  • Develop a customer-focused team by empowering employees.

  • Appraise market data to research target customers and foster a marketing orientation across the organization.

  • Formulate and implement a marketing plan that aligns the marketing mix to reach global customers.

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March 2026

Assessments

4 assignments¹

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This course is part of the Leadership for Everyone Specialization
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There are 3 modules in this course

By putting customers front and center, can companies pull ahead—and stay ahead—of their rivals? Understanding who your customers are and how their needs change allows you to deliver superior value that competitors cannot easily copy. By mastering the way you communicate that value, you ensure your products and services resonate deeply and win over your target audience.

In this course, you’ll explore how to learn about your customers to better meet their needs and use customer knowledge to deliver additional value. You’ll find out how to build a customer-focused team and foster a marketing orientation that shifts your mindset from selling products to solving problems. Finally, you’ll develop the skills to research and identify target customers, develop a marketing strategy, and implement a marketing plan that effectively reaches both local and global customers.

Only by putting customers front and center can companies pull ahead—and stay ahead—of their rivals. Learn how to identify your key customers, their changing needs, and the actions you can take to improve their experience.

What's included

4 videos18 readings1 assignment

4 videosTotal 9 minutes
  • Train Your Team to Put Customers First2 minutes
  • Delight Customers with Personalized Experiences3 minutes
  • Create Good Friction for Customers2 minutes
  • Personalization Done Right3 minutes
18 readingsTotal 180 minutes
  • Compete with Customer Focus10 minutes
  • What is customer focus?10 minutes
  • Why customer focus matters10 minutes
  • Make every role customer-centric10 minutes
  • Collaborate across functions10 minutes
  • Learn About Your Customers10 minutes
  • Take customers’ point of view10 minutes
  • Tap into customers’ wants and needs10 minutes
  • Apply insights to create value10 minutes
  • Anticipate changing needs10 minutes
  • Enhance the Customer Journey 10 minutes
  • Gain insights into your customers' journeys10 minutes
  • Create meaningful touchpoints 10 minutes
  • Earn trust and loyalty10 minutes
  • Win Customers with AI-Driven Insights 10 minutes
  • Harness data for richer insights10 minutes
  • Supercharge personalization10 minutes
  • Guard against common pitfalls10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Customer Focus Assessment30 minutes

No matter how good your product or service is, the way you communicate with your customers can determine its success. Discover the forces that influence the purchasing habits of your customers and learn how to win them over with an effective marketing strategy.

What's included

16 videos35 readings1 assignment

16 videosTotal 44 minutes
  • A Drop of Water3 minutes
  • Conduct First-Hand Market Research3 minutes
  • Simplify Customer Metrics3 minutes
  • Change the Product, Not the Customer3 minutes
  • Word of Mouth3 minutes
  • Don’t Be Afraid to Rethink Your Services3 minutes
  • Build More Than a Loyalty Program3 minutes
  • Use Inclusive Marketing to Reach New Customers2 minutes
  • Cashing In on Category Creation3 minutes
  • How Google Markets with Emotion3 minutes
  • Find Your Ideal Market3 minutes
  • Refresh Your Marketing to Drive Sales3 minutes
  • Define Success Up Front2 minutes
  • Emerging Markets1 minute
  • Adapt to the Market3 minutes
  • Building a Global Brand 3 minutes
35 readingsTotal 350 minutes
  • Cultivate a Marketing Orientation10 minutes
  • Marketing is everyone’s job*10 minutes
  • Marketing’s multiple roles10 minutes
  • Internal vs. external marketing10 minutes
  • Push vs. pull*10 minutes
  • Develop your team’s marketing orientation10 minutes
  • Understand Your Customer10 minutes
  • Research your customer*10 minutes
  • Understand needs10 minutes
  • What influences buying?10 minutes
  • How companies buy*10 minutes
  • The buying journey*10 minutes
  • Create a Marketing Strategy10 minutes
  • Elements of a marketing strategy*10 minutes
  • Differentiate your product10 minutes
  • Identify your target customers10 minutes
  • Decide the marketing mix10 minutes
  • Analyze the competition*10 minutes
  • Focus on communication10 minutes
  • Product life cycles10 minutes
  • Create and Implement a Marketing Plan10 minutes
  • Write a marketing plan*10 minutes
  • Establish the objective*10 minutes
  • Describe the opportunity*10 minutes
  • Detail your strategy10 minutes
  • Provide financial information10 minutes
  • Add a conclusion10 minutes
  • Implement your marketing plan*10 minutes
  • Global Marketing10 minutes
  • Is the opportunity right?10 minutes
  • Develop a cross-border strategy10 minutes
  • Evaluate your product10 minutes
  • Set the price*10 minutes
  • Choose distribution*10 minutes
  • Tailor promotion*10 minutes
1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes
  • Marketing Essentials Assessment30 minutes

What's included

2 assignments

2 assignmentsTotal 60 minutes
  • Course-End Assessments30 minutes
  • Course-End Projects30 minutes

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