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Digital Marketing Strategies

Course CodeMKTG-747
Lecture hours per week3
Lab hours per week0
Course AvailabilityOpen
Description

This course focuses on those digital marketing strategies which are widely regarded as key to effectively communicating with today’s online customers. Digital marketing, as examined in this course, is based on the imperatives of ubiquitous access, consumer engagement and the democratization of media. The course concentrates on three interrelated components, digital marketing and its foundations in direct marketing (e-commerce) and relationship marketing. The first part of the course focuses on the history, foundation and application of direct marketing campaigns, with particular emphasis on the creation and utilization of customer databases. Additionally, students learn how to create an organization-wide customer-centric approach to the marketplace along with specific strategies for building long-term relationships with customers (customer lifetime value). The remainder of the course focuses on digital marketing and e-commerce. Students learn how to develop a digital marketing strategy; use digital marketing tools, acquire implementation skills in the form of an introduction to digital project management and practice how to present their ideas and plans. They will also learn how to understand online consumer behavior and how to use digital marketing tactics to achieve measurable business results.

Key topics include:

  • Content marketing
  • Web property analysis (strategy, design, and navigation), including SEO and SEM
  • Social media marketing – choosing the right tool and measuring success
  • Mobile marketing
  • Web advertising; web analytics (Google™ and others) – leveraging business marketing intelligence
  • E-commerce and web business models – customer acquisition and conversion
  • Case-based learning – Consumer and B2B
  • Digital marketing’s relationship to entrepreneurship
  • Global marketing considerations in the digital world – culture, infrastructure, ethics

Key learning outcomes

  • Analyze how CRM and marketing automation platforms support integrated digital marketing strategies, including segmentation, personalization, and customer journey mapping.
  • Use CRM and marketing tools to manage campaigns across SEO, SEM, email, and social media channels, tracking lead qualification, conversion, and ROI metrics.
  • Design and execute multichannel digital marketing campaigns, incorporating content strategy, mobile optimization, and e-commerce conversion funnels.
  • Build and evaluate digital marketing strategies using platforms such as Google Ads, email marketing tools, and Google Analytics, using data to optimize performance and make evidence-based improvements.

Prerequisites

  • Earned a minimum grade of D in each of the following:
    • MKTG-716: Foundations of Digital and Integrated Marketing
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