This course is part of the Master Digital Marketing Strategy ExpertTrack
Master Digital Marketing: Marketing Fundamentals
Learn how to optimise your customer’s journey as they move through the sales funnel with these effective marketing tactics.
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
6 hoursIncluded in an ExpertTrack
Course 2 of 4
Master Digital Marketing: Marketing Fundamentals
This course has been certified by the CPD Certification Service as conforming to continuing professional development principles. Find out more.
Use the marketing mix to anticipate customer behavior
To create a successful marketing strategy, an organisation must consider their marketing mix – the set of actions used to promote a brand or product.
On this three-week course, you’ll explore case studies from top brands like Adidas to see the marketing mix in context and examine the use of its core elements.
You’ll also investigate the sales funnel to understand where to use different strategies through each part of the customer’s journey. With this knowledge, you’ll help optimise customer experience and sales, as well as minimising expenditure.
Refine your processes with marketing automation
You’ll look at the different ways you can generate interest in a brand or product such as the use of emails.
To help with this, you’ll explore tactics for building and managing email databases efficiently with automation.
Learn how to improve your customer journey
To improve your lead generation and conversion, you’ll gain an understanding of the whole customer journey to examine where you can improve.
Your customer is at the heart of everything you do, so getting their experience right can lead to increased sales and enhanced brand reputation.
By the end of this course, you’ll have mastered the fundamentals of the marketing mix and customer experience, giving you the skills to start implementing effective strategies right away.
Syllabus
Week 1
Introduction to the marketing mix
Getting started
Let's set ourselves up for success over the next four weeks.
The marketing mix
Let's take a look at the 4 core elements of the marketing mix and explore how the work in the context of the Adidas brand.
Review, reflect and prepare
Review what you have learned this week and check your knowledge before moving on to the next week in your course.
Week 2
Customers and sales funnels
Welcome to week 2
What to expect in Week 2 as we explore the digital marketing fundamentals.
The sales funnel and the customer
Explore the role of the sales funnel in marketing and the importance of identifying the potential customers most likely to convert.
Review, reflect and prepare
Review what you have learned this week and check your knowledge before moving on to the next week in your course.
Week 3
The customer journey
Welcome to week 3
What to expect in Week 3 as we explore the digital marketing fundamentals.
The customer journey
Gain an understanding of the customer journey to improve your lead generation and conversiton.
Review, reflect and prepare
Review what you have learned this week and check your knowledge before moving on to the next week in your course.
Prove you're job ready
Highlight the new, job-relevant skills you’ve gained and supplement existing qualifications with a hard-earned, industry-specific digital certificate – plus one for every course within your ExpertTrack.
- Learn the latest in your chosen industry or subject.
- Complete each course and pass assessments.
- Receive certificates validated by the educating organisation.
- Impress employers with learning outcomes you can add to your CV.
- Make your career dreams a reality.
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Who is this accredited by?
The CPD Certification Service was established in 1996 and is the leading independent CPD accreditation institution operating across industry sectors to complement the CPD policies of professional and academic bodies.
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...
- Understand the sales funnel and the role of marketing in sales conversion
- Apply different strategic approaches based upon customer personas
- Apply key tips for effective email marketing
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone looking to move into marketing.
It may be particularly useful if you have your own business and you’re looking to boost sales through small and cost-effective strategies.
Who developed the course?
The Left Bank
Master Digital Marketing and get #FutureReady Left Bank ensures tomorrow’s Digital Marketing experts learn from the best, and master all aspects of Digital Marketing.
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