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Digital Campaign Management & Optimization Specialization

Digital Campaign Optimization and ROI Management. Build, optimize, and measure multi-channel digital campaigns with data-driven performance analysis.

Hurix Digital
John Whitworth

Instructors: Hurix Digital

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Intermediate level

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4 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Launch and optimize multi-channel campaigns across Google Ads and Meta while implementing systematic tracking for cross-channel attribution.

  • Reduce advertising costs through Quality Score optimization, negative keyword strategies, and data-driven budget allocation decisions.

  • Design KPI frameworks and implement measurement systems that connect campaign performance to business outcomes and demonstrate ROI.

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January 2026

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Specialization - 7 course series

What you'll learn

  • Consistent UTM tracking and campaign structure are foundational to meaningful performance analysis across multiple advertising platforms.

  • Data-driven budget allocation decisions require systematic comparison of key performance indicators like CPA and ROAS across channels.

  • Multi-channel advertising success depends on coordinated execution, accurate measurement, and continuous optimization based on performance insights.

  • Effective campaign management involves both front-end setup excellence and back-end analytical rigor to maximize return on advertising spend.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Media Buying
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Budget Management
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Analysis
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Cost Benefit Analysis
Category: Campaign Management
CPC & Keyword Research

CPC & Keyword Research

Course 2 2 hours

What you'll learn

  • Quality Score directly impacts advertising costs and campaign efficiency - higher scores reduce CPC and improve ad placement.

  • Systematic keyword research using industry tools provides data-driven foundation for budget planning and competitive analysis.

  • Proper documentation and data export processes are essential for maintaining organized campaigns and client reporting.

  • Understanding the relationship between keyword competition, search volume, and cost enables strategic campaign planning.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Keyword Research
Category: Sales Presentation
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Marketing Budgets
Category: Marketing
Category: Pay Per Click Advertising
Category: Advertising
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Google Ads
Category: Paid media

What you'll learn

  • Successful paid search needs aligned keywords, ad copy, and landing pages for high relevance and better ad performance.

  • Quality Score optimization is an iterative process that combines data analysis with strategic refinements to keywords, match types, and ad creative.

  • Cost-effective advertising performance depends on understanding the relationship between bid strategies, Quality Scores, and user experience metrics.

  • Sustainable campaign success comes from continuous monitoring and optimization rather than one-time setup activities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Ads
Category: Copywriting
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Bidding
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Pay Per Click Advertising
Category: Quality Improvement
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Quality Assessment

What you'll learn

  • Brand-lift measurement proves ad impact beyond performance metrics, optimizing budget and strategy with data-driven insights.

  • Systematic control group analysis removes market noise, ensuring accurate attribution of campaign effects to specific ad initiatives.

  • Platform-native tools and analytical frameworks create scalable systems for ongoing campaign effectiveness evaluation.

  • Rigorous statistical survey design and audience segmentation determine the reliability and actionability of brand-lift insights.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Brand Awareness
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Brand Management
Category: Branding
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Customer Insights
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Analysis
Category: Target Audience
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Advertising
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Psychology
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Survey Creation

What you'll learn

  • Visual project management creates transparency and accountability that prevents campaign delays and miscommunication.

  • Systematic retrospectives transform project outcomes into actionable process improvements for future campaigns.

  • Structured workflows enable marketing teams to scale campaign execution while maintaining quality and meeting deadlines.

  • Continuous evaluation and learning cycles are essential for evolving marketing processes in dynamic digital environments.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Process Improvement
Category: Sprint Retrospectives
Category: Project Management Software
Category: Agile Methodology
Category: Project Planning
Category: Prioritization
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Project Management
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Timelines
Category: Workflow Management
Category: Organizational Skills
Category: Process Analysis
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Project Schedules
Category: Marketing Effectiveness

What you'll learn

  • KPIs must map directly to strategic objectives.

  • Centralized documentation builds accountability and transparency.

  • Regular KPI evaluation prevents underperformance.

  • Analytical rigor converts data into strategic action

Skills you'll gain

Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Root Cause Analysis
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Goal Setting
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Statistical Hypothesis Testing
Category: Business Metrics
Category: Gap Analysis
Category: Performance Metric
Category: Benchmarking
Category: Performance Management

What you'll learn

  • Channel-specific metrics drive strategy. Understanding unique indicators from email open rates to social engagement enables targeted optimization.

  • Consistent tracking ensures reliable data. UTM standardization creates clean analytics that reveals true performance and attribution paths

  • Campaign attribution transforms budgets. URL tracking bridges marketing activities to outcomes, enabling data-driven resource allocation decisions.

  • Foundation knowledge accelerates specialization. Mastering channel fundamentals provides the foundation for advanced marketing roles

Skills you'll gain

Category: Google Analytics
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Performance Measurement
Category: Performance marketing
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing

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Hurix Digital
Coursera
236 Courses 10,949 learners
John Whitworth
Coursera
20 Courses 342 learners

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