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Digital Marketing Specialization

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Digital Marketing Specialization

Drive Customer Behavior Online. A six-course overview of the latest digital marketing skills, taught by industry experts.

Vishal Sachdev
Nathan Yang
Mike Yao

Instructors: Vishal Sachdev

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Specialization - 7 course series

What you'll learn

  • Understand the key differences between Analog and Digital and the implications of these differences for marketing

  • Understand the four ways in which the Analog is being affected by the Digital Revolution

  • Develop and apply critical thinking skills regarding the role of both the Analog and the Digital upon both firms and consumers

  • Learn several real-world examples of various strategies for successful marketing of Analog products and services in an increasingly Digital World

Skills you'll gain

Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Case Studies
Category: Marketing
Category: Business Transformation
Category: Innovation
Category: Marketing Management
Category: Global Marketing
Category: Business Strategy
Category: Customer experience improvement
Category: MarTech
Category: Marketing Channel
Marketing in a Digital World

Marketing in a Digital World

Course 2 29 hours

What you'll learn

  • Obtain a rich understanding of the foundation of marketing and how this foundation is being shifted due to the rise of the digital revolution.

  • Apply critical thinking skills regarding the role of digital tools and their impact upon both firms and consumers.

  • Learn several real-world examples of how digital tools are being applied to enhance and enrich a variety of marketing activities.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Customer Engagement
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Marketing
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Digital Transformation

What you'll learn

  • Understand how digital technologies, data, and consumer behavior jointly shape modern marketing strategy

  • Learn to design content that is discoverable, shareable, and optimized for both humans and algorithms

  • Analyze the role of influencers, communities, and creators in building brand authenticity and trust

  • Examine how artificial intelligence transforms customer experience, personalization, and service delivery

Skills you'll gain

Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Digital Advertising
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Analytics
Category: Data Collection
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Digital Transformation
Category: Data Analysis
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Marketing Effectiveness
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
Category: Generative AI
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing
Category: Content Creation
Category: Social Media

What you'll learn

  • Understand how modern recommendation systems personalize content and balance accuracy, fairness, and user trust

  • Learn to analyze visual and multimodal data to detect cultural, behavioral, and design trends

  • Explore how blockchain technologies enable transparency, authenticity, and secure value exchange in marketing ecosystems

  • Evaluate data integrity, governance, and measurement frameworks that ensure reliability in complex digital environments

Skills you'll gain

Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Data Analysis
Category: Data Collection
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Business Analytics
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Analytics
Category: Information Privacy
Category: MarTech
Category: Case Studies
Category: Marketing
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Web Analytics
Category: Trend Analysis
Category: Fraud detection

What you'll learn

  • Develop an overview of the digital marketing communication landscape.

  • Examine various marketing activities from a communication perspective

  • Discuss the roles and functions of both traditional and digital media channels in marketing communication.

  • Align your marketing goals with various digital marketing strategies and the appropriate media channels.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Social Media
Category: Emerging Technologies
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Customer experience strategy (CX)
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Augmented Reality
Category: Digital Media Strategy
Category: Marketing Communications
Category: Integrated Marketing Communications
Category: Target Audience
Category: Strategic Communication
Category: Marketing Channel
Category: Data-Driven Decision-Making
Category: Data Ethics
Category: Artificial Intelligence
Category: Personalized Service

What you'll learn

  • Strategically develop a digital marketing communication plan.

  • Appropriately relate your marketing goals with the communication strategies and the channels.

  • Effectively employ the right tools and strategies to amplify the impact of your digital campaign through digital and social media.

  • Identify the key performance indicators and analyze the return on investment of a digital campaign.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Search Engine Optimization
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Social Media Strategy
Category: Brand Management
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Software
Category: Content Marketing
Category: Content Strategy
Category: Marketing Automation
Category: Customer experience strategy (CX)
Category: Cross-Channel Marketing
Category: User Experience
Category: AI Personalization
Category: Social Media Marketing
Category: Marketing Planning
Category: Search Engine Marketing
Category: Driving engagement
Category: Social Media
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Marketing Strategy and Techniques
Digital Marketing Capstone

Digital Marketing Capstone

Course 7 18 hours

What you'll learn

  • Apply the process of analyzing a client to setup a basis for a digital campaign.

  • Map out the Consumer Decision Journey.

  • Apply the Plan, Collect, Analyze, Report framework to focus your campaign.

  • Create a content and channel strategy to support the campaign objectives.

Skills you'll gain

Category: Web Content
Category: Keyword Research
Category: Web Analytics and SEO
Category: Data Collection
Category: Marketing Strategies
Category: Advertising Campaigns
Category: Online Advertising
Category: Digital Marketing
Category: Consumer Behaviour
Category: Marketing Analytics
Category: Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Category: Performance Analysis
Category: Customer Analysis
Category: Campaign Management
Category: Email Marketing
Category: Search Engine Optimization

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Instructors

Vishal Sachdev
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses 55,413 learners
Nathan Yang
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
2 Courses 189,860 learners
Mike Yao
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
5 Courses 189,257 learners

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