Digital Marketing Intensive (Online)

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Key Takeaways

When you complete the Digital Marketing Intensive (Online) Program, you will be equipped to develop a robust digital marketing strategy and online presence for your company, enabling it to remain relevant and in-demand. Throughout the program, you will learn to:

  • Master the essentials of digital marketing channels like display, search, and social media, and deep dive into the world of content marketing

  • Explore the impact of key technologies and trends in the digital marketing industry, including AI and automation

  • Discover statistical techniques you can use to implement, test, and measure the outcomes of your digital marketing campaigns (mainly using Excel)

  • Learn to collect and use data to enable accurate consumer profiling and targeting, and explore data privacy to understand its potential impact on the future of digital marketing

Who Is This Program For?

  • Early- to mid-level marketing professionals looking to broaden their understanding of digital marketing, get hands-on experience with the latest digital marketing tools and techniques, manage the marketing strategy in their organization, and learn to improve the customer experience or how analytics can be used to understand consumer behavior. Titles may include marketing manager, marketing analyst, brand manager, communications manager, and sales and marketing assistant.

  • Career switchers seeking to move into a career in digital marketing and get a hands-on understanding of the latest tools and techniques. Titles may include professionals both within and outside of the marketing field.

  • Consultants aiming to develop their knowledge of digital marketing tools and strategies to offer better solutions to their clients, gain a deeper understanding of marketing analytics and consumer behavior, and learn how to build a comprehensive digital road map for their clients. Titles may include principal consultant, digital marketing consultant, marketing consultant, and digital strategy consultant.

  • Business owners in search of digital strategies and frameworks that they can incorporate into their marketing efforts to enhance their results.

Program Topics

  • Week 1: Digital Marketing Introduction, Trends, and Key Ideas

  • Week 2: Marketing Funnel and Customer Journey

  • Week 3: Data: The Enabler of Digital Marketing

  • Week 4: Display Advertising: The Programmatic Ecosystem

  • Week 5: Display Advertising: Metrics and Targeting

  • Week 6: Running Statistical Experiments to Measure Return on Investment (ROI) on Advertising Spend

  • Week 7: Search Engine Marketing: Search Engine Optimization

  • Week 8: Search Engine Marketing: Sponsored Search Advertising

  • Week 9: More Statistical Methodologies for Measuring Return on Investment (ROI) on Advertising

  • Week 10: Social Media Marketing: Creating Content

  • Week 11: Social Media Marketing: Engaging Consumers

  • Week 12: Viral Marketing

  • Week 13: Email Marketing and Affiliate Marketing

  • Week 14: Content Marketing and Inbound Marketing

  • Week 15: Data-Driven Marketing Attribution Analysis

  • Week 16: Data-Driven Techniques to Optimize Channel Budget Allocation

  • Week 17: AI, Automation, and Ethics in Implementing a Digital Marketing Program

  • Week 18: Business-to-Business Marketing

  • Week 19: Brand Management in Digital Marketing

  • Week 20: Challenges and Risks in Executing a Digital Marketing Program

  • Week 21: Capstone Project

External Certifications

In tandem with this digital marketing program, participants will also complete the following three Google digital marketing certifications:

Google Analytics IQ Certification

Google Analytics IQ Certification

Confirm your mastery of basic and advanced Google Analytics concepts, including planning and principles; implementation and data collection; configuration and administration; conversion and attribution; and reports, metrics, and dimensions.

Google Ads Display Certification

Google Ads Display Certification

Validate your expertise in using Google Display for display advertising by demonstrating your ability to develop effective display strategies and campaigns that achieve specific marketing goals.

Google Ads Search Certification

Google Ads Search Certification

Prove your ability to build and optimize Google Search campaigns and leverage automated solutions, such as smart bidding and audience solutions, to boost campaign performance for specific marketing objectives.

Program Experience

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World-Renowned Faculty

Learn from accomplished faculty, and industry experts whose diverse backgrounds encompass a broad range of disciplines

Guest Speakers
Guest Speakers

Accomplished academics and experts offer unique perspectives and the opportunity to put learning into practice

Peer Interaction
Peer Interaction

Stimulating discussions with like-minded global peers expand your professional network and build a supportive community

Case Studies
Case Studies

Through exploratory sessions, examine practical examples and find innovative solutions to strategic challenges

Live Faculty Sessions
Live Faculty Sessions

Get actionable insights in live online interactions with faculty who are recognized leaders in their fields

Engaging Assignments and Activities
Engaging Assignments and Activities

Hone business acumen and executive skills with try-it activities that help you redefine your potential

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Capstone Project

Engage in a multifaceted experience where you apply program learnings to a real-world case

Capstone Project

The program’s final project enables participants to put the digital marketing knowledge they’ve gained to work via three mini-projects completed during the final weeks. Participants will choose three options from a given list of scenarios and work to develop their own real-world marketing campaign or solution for each.

Case Studies

In tandem with this digital marketing program, participants will also complete the following three Google digital marketing certifications:

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Star Digital

This multichannel video service provider conducted an experiment to measure the effect of display ads on sales conversion. Analyze spreadsheet data to answer questions about the experiment’s effectiveness.

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Measuring ROI on Sponsored Search Ads

In this case scenario, an organization is using search engine advertising, running paid search ads on two major search engines: Google and Bing. Use weekly traffic data for both search engines to perform an ROI analysis for the organization.

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Ford Fiesta

Learn about Ford’s experiment in relying on social media to target its 2010 Fiesta to a younger market. Then, assess how much control the company should have ceded to their influencers and analyze social media metrics to determine whether they made the right moves to succeed.

Past Participant Profiles

Past participants of the Digital Marketing Intensive (Online) program come from diverse backgrounds, industries, and experiences.

Average years of work experience:

  • Less than 10 years: 47%

  • 10 to 14 years: 18%

  • 15 to 19 years: 13%

  • More than 20 years: 22%

Top industries

  • Advertising

  • Banking and Financial Services

  • Consulting

  • Ecommerce

  • Education

Top functions

  • Consulting

  • Customer Support / Service

  • General Management

  • Marketing / Communications / PR

  • Sales and Business Development

Top countries

  • United States

  • India

  • Canada

  • United Kingdom

  • United Arab Emirates

Note: Data from across previous cohorts

Career Preparation and Guidance

Maintaining a successful career in digital marketing requires a variety of skills, both hard and soft. This professional digital marketing certification program offers guidance for navigating a career path in this evolving industry, including crafting your elevator pitch and communication tips.

These services are provided by Emeritus, our learning collaborator for this program. The program support team includes course leaders to help you reach your learning goals. The primary goal is to give you the skills needed to be prepared for a job in this field; however, job placement is not guaranteed. Participants who complete the career content component will receive one-to-one career coaching for up to six months after the program concludes.

  • Navigating your job search

  • Resume and cover letters

  • Interview tips and preparation

  • Crafting your elevator pitch

  • One-to-one career coaching

  • Negotiating salary

  • Mentoring by industry professionals

  • LinkedIn profile guidance

Meet the Faculty

Faculty Member Kinshuk Jerath
Kinshuk Jerath

Professor of Business, Columbia Business School Marketing Division

Guest Speakers

Faculty Member Adam Heimlich
Adam Heimlich

Cofounder of Chalic Custom Algorithms and Scientist

Faculty Member Adam Rivietz
Adam Rivietz

Cofounder and Chief Strategy Officer, #paid

Faculty Member Christine Alemany
Christine Alemany

CEO, TBGA

Faculty Member Damian Bazadona
Damian Bazadona

Founder, Situation

Faculty Member Esohe Omoruyi
Esohe Omoruyi

EVP, Consumer Marketing and Digital Commerce, Knoll

Faculty Member Jon Chang
Jon Chang

Global Head of Shopping Growth, Klarna US Adjunct Faculty of Social Media and Web Analytics, New York University

Faculty Member Michael A. Cohen
Michael A. Cohen

Data Product Executive and Scientist

Faculty Member Obioma (Oby) Enyia
Obioma (Oby) Enyia

Brand Director of Consumer Marketing, Samsung Electronics

Faculty Member Tim Reis
Tim Reis

CEO, Act 3 LLC

Certificate

Certificate

Upon completion of the Digital Marketing Intensive (Online) program, you will receive a certificate of participation from Columbia Business School Executive Education. This certificate also awards two credits towards the Certificate in Business Excellence, which grants select alumni and tuition benefits. Learn More

Your digitally verified certificate will be issued in your legal name and emailed to you, at no additional cost, upon completion of the program, including all modules of the program (online, in person, or live online, inter-module). All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of Columbia Business School Executive Education.

FAQs

Financing Options

We offer flexible and transparent payment options through our partners—Climb Credit and Sallie Mae. Schedule a call with a Program Advisor to learn more.

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Monthly payments as low as US$1,166. Click here to learn more.

You can opt for any one of the financing options to cover up to the full cost of the program tuition. If you are considering financing your program through one of our partners, the enrollment process can only be completed with the assistance of your program advisor.

*Due to processing time, the loan application should be submitted no later than four business days prior to the enrollment deadline.

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