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How to Create a Successful Digital Marketing Strategy

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How to Create a Successful Digital Marketing Strategy

Madecraft

Instructor: Madecraft

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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

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3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
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Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level

Recommended experience

3 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Map marketing strategy and tactics to each phase of the customer journey and sales funnel.

  • Identify the right channels, KPIs, and tactics to drive awareness, conversion, and retention.

  • Communicate your marketing strategy and results to earn buy-in from stakeholders.

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May 2026

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This course is part of the Digital Marketing Essentials Specialization
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There are 6 modules in this course

The strongest marketing strategies aren't built on instinct — they're built on a clear understanding of your product, your pricing, your channels, and the customers you're trying to reach. In this module, you'll apply the 4 P's of marketing, write SMART objectives tied to the customer journey, craft a value proposition using a proven formula, and use segmentation to focus your spend on the customers most likely to convert.

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5 videos1 reading1 assignment

Your customers don't follow a straight line from discovering your brand to buying your product, and the more clearly you understand their path, the more precisely you can meet them at every turn. In this module, you'll map the full sales funnel across awareness, consideration, conversion, and retention, matching the right metrics and tactics to each stage.

What's included

5 videos3 readings1 assignment

Knowing which tactic to deploy, and when, is what separates a reactive marketer from a strategic one. In this module, you'll apply SEO and SEM to the awareness phase, content marketing to consideration, website optimization to conversion, and email campaigns to retention, building a full tactical toolkit aligned to the customer journey.

What's included

4 videos2 readings1 assignment

A marketing campaign without measurement is just an educated guess, and your stakeholders deserve better than that. In this module, you'll calculate and interpret KPIs mapped to each funnel stage, analyze drop-off to identify where customers are lost, and apply the ROI formula to evaluate whether your marketing spend is paying off.

What's included

3 videos1 reading1 assignment

The best strategy in the world only matters if you can communicate it clearly and earn the buy-in to act on it. In this module, you'll build a customer-centered action plan by defining objectives, audience, and a measurable call to action, then practice presenting it in a way that compels your team to move forward.

What's included

1 video1 assignment

You've covered the full arc of digital marketing strategy — from foundational concepts and the customer journey to tactical execution, measurement, and communication. In this conclusion, you'll bring it all together, reflect on the capabilities you've built, and leave with a clear first step for putting your strategy into practice.

What's included

1 video1 reading1 assignment

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