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Digital Marketing Courses for Beginners

Beginner digital marketing courses can help you learn SEO basics, social media strategies, content creation, and email marketing techniques. You can build skills in audience targeting, analytics interpretation, and campaign optimization. Many courses introduce tools like Google Analytics, Hootsuite, and Mailchimp, showing how to effectively measure performance and engage with customers.

Popular Beginner Digital Marketing Courses and Certifications


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    Google

    Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Media Planning, Social Media Marketing, Google Ads, Email Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Order Fulfillment, Paid media, Social Media Management, Online Advertising, Search Engine Optimization, Performance Measurement, Spreadsheet Software, Client Services, Campaign Management, E-Commerce, Loyalty Programs, Marketing, Web Presence, Interviewing Skills

    4.8 stars, 51K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (51K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Google

    Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce

    Skills you'll gain: Data Storytelling, Performance Measurement, Digital Media Strategy, Performance Metric, Search Engine Marketing, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Data-Driven Decision-Making, Search Engine Optimization, Branding, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Customer Engagement, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Marketing, E-Commerce, Email Marketing, Brand Awareness, Marketing Analytics, Performance marketing

    4.8 stars, 32K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (32K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Meta

    Meta Social Media Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Meta Ads Manager, Social Media Management, Social Media Content, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Target Audience, Social Media Campaigns, Paid media, Social Media Strategy, Customer Analysis, Content Creation, Marketing Effectiveness, Persona Development, Marketing Analytics, Advertising Campaigns, Social Media Analytics, Instagram, Presentations, Digital Marketing, Brand Management

    4.8 stars, 23K reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.8 (23K) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • A

    Adobe

    Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Marketing Strategies, Promotional Strategies, Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Marketing, Adobe Express, Target Audience, Promotions and Campaigns, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Marketing Effectiveness, Product Promotion, Driving engagement, Lead Generation, Content Marketing, Marketing Automation, Customer Relationship Management, Advertising, Diversity Marketing, Target Market

    4.8 stars, 345 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (345) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
  • U

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Brand Strategy, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Customer Engagement, Journey Mapping, Digital Marketing Tools, Direct Marketing, Driving engagement, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, MarTech, Data Architecture, Strategic Marketing, Social Media Marketing, Consumer Behaviour, Customer Insights, Emerging Technologies, Experimentation, Data Visualization

    4.7 stars, 23K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (23K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Trending right now
    Trending right now
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial

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    IBM

    Generative AI for Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Responsible AI, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Prompt Patterns, Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Digital Advertising, Email Automation, Prompt Engineering Tools, Email Marketing, ChatGPT, Content Performance Analysis, Data Ethics, AI literacy, Multimodal Prompts, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Personalized Campaigns, Marketing Automation, Content Optimization

    4.7 stars, 12K reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (12K) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Top AI program
    Top AI program
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Google

    Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Search Engine Optimization, Digital Marketing, Keyword Research, Digital Advertising, Target Audience, Search Engine Marketing, Online Advertising, Persona Development, Customer Analysis, Conversion Funnel Analysis, Content Optimization, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Advertising Campaigns, Marketing Strategies, Customer Engagement

    4.8 stars, 7.9K reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.8 (7.9K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    LearnKartS

    Full Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Google Analytics, Email Marketing, Google Ads, WordPress, LinkedIn, Content Creation, Facebook, Content Marketing, Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Search Engine Marketing, Social Media Content, Web Analytics and SEO, Advertising Campaigns, Email Automation, Social Media Campaigns, Analytics, Keyword Research, ChatGPT, Bidding

    4.3 stars, 37 reviews, Beginner, Specialization, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.3 (37) · Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    IBM

    Introduction to Digital Marketing

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Digital Analysis, Content Performance Analysis, Content Development and Management, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing Tools, Data-Driven Marketing, Digital Content, Social Media Analytics, Growth Strategies, Social Media, Pay Per Click Advertising

    4.7 stars, 89 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.7 (89) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    IBM

    IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking with GenAI

    Skills you'll gain: Responsible AI, Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), Social Media Management, Social Media, Social Media Content, Social Media Marketing, Google Ads, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Content Scheduling, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Media Strategy, Online Advertising, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Retention, Search Engine Optimization, Content Performance Analysis, Generative AI

    4.7 stars, 242 reviews, Beginner, Professional Certificate, 3 - 6 Months

    ★ 4.7 (242) · Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

    Category: Job skills
    Job skills
    Status: Free trial
    Free trial
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    Coursera

    Google Ads for Beginners

    Skills you'll gain: Google Ads, Keyword Research, Target Audience, Pay Per Click Advertising, Search Engine Marketing, Advertising Campaigns, Campaign Management, Advertising, Online Advertising, Digital Advertising, Paid media, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Return On Investment

    4.4 stars, 6K reviews, Beginner, Guided Project, Less Than 2 Hours

    ★ 4.4 (6K) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
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    Digital Marketing Institute

    Social Media and Digital Marketing Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Content Scheduling, Digital Media Strategy, Social Media Marketing, Content Marketing, Digital Marketing, Marketing, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Social Media Content, Social Media, Content Creation, Digital Content, Social Media Strategy, Digital Marketing Tools, Integrated Marketing Communications, Consumer Behaviour, Business-To-Consumer, Digital Transformation, Content Strategy, Customer Engagement

    4.6 stars, 422 reviews, Beginner, Course, 1 - 4 Weeks

    ★ 4.6 (422) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free trial
    Free trial

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular digital marketing courses

  • Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce: Google
  • Foundations of Digital Marketing and E-commerce: Google
  • Meta Social Media Marketing: Meta
  • Digital Marketing: Adobe
  • Digital Marketing: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Generative AI for Digital Marketing: IBM
  • Attract and Engage Customers with Digital Marketing: Google
  • Full Digital Marketing: LearnKartS
  • Introduction to Digital Marketing: IBM
  • IBM Digital Marketing and Growth Hacking with GenAI: IBM

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