This specialization takes a critical look at digital advertising tactics for small business. Students will learn how to generate and launch ad campaigns on small budgets with limited-to-no design skills. These courses include: 1) search (Google Ads), 2) social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and 3) native advertising (Taboola). Students who complete our search course will also gain a résumé credential through the official Google Ads Search Certification and a certification through programmatic advertising leader, The Trade Desk.
Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising Specialization
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Concepts, Strategies, and Analytics in Performance Marketing and Digital Advertising Specialization
Instructors: Chris J. Vargo
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Understand the major advertising platforms, including: display, video, audio, sponsored, native, social media, search and programmatic.
Execute tailored digital advertising campaigns on: Google Ads (Search), Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Taboola.
Interpret ad performance metrics for most popular advertising types and develop measurement plans for a business given an objective.
Earn the Google Ads Search Certification.
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Specialization - 4 course series
Introduction to Digital Advertising
Course 17 hours4.5 (382 ratings)
What you'll learn
Identify key digital advertising types in digital advertising
Understand key terms and metrics in digital advertising
Comprehend the advertising lumascape, including: advertising agencies, DSPs, DMPs, and SSPs.
Be critical of pros and cons of various digital platforms, and how to be critical of claims made by demand side platforms
Search and Display Advertising
Course 28 hours4.5 (91 ratings)
What you'll learn
Understand why search can be a powerful part of any marketing campaign
Plan a search campaign, including: setting economic goals, defining targeting parameters, and aligning a campaign with business goals
Build a search campaign from start to ongoing optimization
Leverage Google’s tools including optimization score, campaign planner, and automated bidding
Social Media Advertising
Course 36 hours4.6 (307 ratings)
What you'll learn
Identify social media advertising types that are likely to succeed
Understand the different types of social media ads
Implement effective social media targeting parameters to match desired audiences
Execute social media advertising campaigns
Programmatic Advertising
Course 411 hours4.5 (57 ratings)
What you'll learn
Execute native advertising campaigns in Taboola
How to target native ad campaigns to desired audiences
Use free tools to actively gather news coverage for native advertising
Develop content seeding strategies through incentive programs
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Frequently asked questions
This specialization should take about 20 weeks to complete.
Prospective learners in this specialization should have strong web skills and be curious when it comes to digital ads.
No. It's recommended that prospective learners complete the first course, "Introduction to the Digital Advertising Landscape", first. The next three courses are deeper dives in three particular types of digital advertising: search, social, and native. Learners can take these courses in order or pick and choose depending on interest.