Explore how to use online display advertsing across the user journey

Online display advertising is changing quickly with new ad networks, formats, and targeting options, all competing for attention.

On this two-week course, developed by The Open University with digital marketing experts, Target Internet, you’ll learn how to use online display advertising effectively across the user journey.

Discover how to create customer-centric online display advertising

You’ll learn about the role of online display advertising in the user journey and setting advertising objectives to achieve your goals. You’ll discover how your campaigns can be more successful when you focus on understanding your audience and their online journey.

To ensure your advert is seen in the right place, at the right time, by the right person, you’ll learn how to plan, implement, and measure high-performing display advertising campaigns. You’ll also hear about ad blockers, online advertising volumes, ad networks, creative and targeting options, as well as the common pitfalls of online advertising, such as poor targeting and repetition.

Explore essential building blocks for effective online display advertising

You’ll delve into the essential building blocks to carry out your campaign activity, including tools, techniques, and metrics, as well as what to avoid when planning and why it’s important to measure and optimise your campaigns.

Gain online display advertising skills to boost your career

By the end of this course, you’ll know how to apply a user-centric approach to online display advertising, helping you create customer-centric media plans that align with your audience objectives and business goals.

You’ll learn from digital marketing experts Target Internet who have worked with brands including the BBC, Sony, L’Oreal and Warner Bros.

What topics will you cover?

The role of online display advertising in the user journey
Ad blockers and online advertising volume
User journey mapping and online display advertising
Ad networks and creative options
Online display advertising targeting options
Keeping iteration and measurement at the core of online display advertising activity

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Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

Explore how online display should be used differently at each stage of the user journey
Identify the role of online display advertising in achieving your digital objectives
Demonstrate how to take a user-centric approach to online display advertising that will align your audience and organisational objectives
Explore what should be avoided when planning online display advertising activity

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for those who are interested in increasing their understanding of online display advertising as part of their overall approach to digital marketing.

It will be of particular interest to anyone wishing to further their studies and practical skills in marketing, communications, and business.

Who will you learn with?

Daniel Rowles

MD TargetInternet.com - helping upskill the world's leading organisations in Digital Marketing & Digital Transformation.

Host of the Digital Marketing Podcast, a global top 20 business podcast.

Who developed the course?

The Open University

As the UK’s largest university, The Open University (OU) supports thousands of students to achieve their goals and ambitions via supported distance learning, helping to fit learning around professional and personal life commitments.

Established
1969
Location
Milton Keynes, UK
World ranking
Top 510Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2020

Target Internet

Target Internet delivers digital training to some of the world’s leading organisations, as well as building online learning that is used in over 100 countries worldwide. As publishers of the global Digital Marketing Skills Benchmark and the Digital Marketing Podcast, they have unrivalled access to market insights and expertise.

About this ExpertTrack

Gain the skills to create, manage and optimise successful online display advertising campaigns that deliver results.

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