This course is part of the Digital Advertising Strategy Specialization

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Digital Advertising Strategy SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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Social media platforms are driven by digital advertising. As a result, social media advertising is affordable and can be purchased at almost any budget. Targeting options in social media advertising are also sophisticated. It is possible to tailor ads around a user’s behaviors (e.g., likes, posts and clicks). This course unpacks small business use cases of Facebook, Instagram and Twitter advertising. From basic campaigns, to advanced techniques including lookalike modeling and audience retargeting, this course shows how to effectively advertise on three major social media platforms.

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What you will learn

Identify social media advertising types that are likely to succeed
Understand the different types of social media ads
Implement effective social media targeting parameters to match desired audiences
Execute social media advertising campaigns

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Digital Advertising Strategy Specialization

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Approx. 10 hours to complete

English

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Chris J. Vargo

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College of Media, Communication and Information

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Case Study

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 21 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

5 videos

City Shopping Center, Objectives5mObjective 1 - Increase Sales6mObjective 2 - Increase Value2mObjective 3 - Increase Traffic2mObjective 4 - Grow and Engage4m

5 readings

Wired Magazine - Online Ad Targeting Does Work as Long as it's Not Creepy15mPPC Hero - Pros and Cons of Top Social Media Advertising Platforms15mThe Next Web - The complete beginner’s guide to social media benchmarks15mIMPORTANT: A Note about Course Assessments10mOptional Assignment #1: Conceptual Strategy Practice10m

1 practice exercise

Case Study Quiz15m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Facebook

Facebook is the largest and farthest reaching social media platform. Facebook offers robust location and interest based social media targeting. Facebook collects a lot of data about consumers, for the primary aim of serving more relevant advertising. A wide variety of ad types on Facebook exist, each suited to specific objectives. Basic campaign and ad creation in the Twitter ads platform is covered. This module also touches on budgeting, limitations and current trends in Facebook advertising.

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 62 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

What is Facebook?9mTargeting Parameters14mFacebook Pixel10mPayment Models and Ad Elements8mBudgeting and Trends5mIntroduction to Facebook Ads Manager46sChoosing an Objective1mAd Set Creation7mAd Creation4m

5 readings

What is a Facebook pixel?15mFacebook advertising cost15mHow to use Facebook offer ads to drive sales15mWhat is a Facebook split test?15mOptional Assignment #2: Targeting Parameters10m

1 practice exercise

Facebook

Week3

Week 3

1 hour to complete

Instagram

Instagram advertising provides the option to capture audiences and engage them with compelling photos and short videos. Instagram is home to many influencers, and as a result consumers of Instagram use it to digest high quality content based on interests. In recent years, many startups and small businesses have had luck directly selling products on Instagram. This module goes from campaign advice to pro-tips and shows how basic Instagram campaigns are set up in the Facebook Ads manager.

1 hour to complete

7 videos (Total 27 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

Week4

Week 4

2 hours to complete

Twitter

2 hours to complete

9 videos (Total 76 min), 4 readings, 1 quiz

9 videos

What is Twitter?9mInterests8mAd Types8mCampaign Types8mCreative Best Practices12mTargeting Failures and Limitations8mUnpacking Click Results9mCreating a Twitter Campaign9mAds Manager, Tweet Analytics and Customer Insights56s

4 readings

Get Started with Twitter Ads10mTwitter Ad Options10mAvailable Targeting Options on Twitter10mOptional Assignment #4: Twitter Case Study10m

1 practice exercise

Twitter15m

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TOP REVIEWS FROM SOCIAL MEDIA ADVERTISING

by ISJul 29, 2020

Really learned a lot from this course. The concept of lookalike audiences and twitter campaigns was new to me and I'm feeling pretty confident in it now.

by YYOct 4, 2020

that was an amazing and helpful course it helped me a lot to understand the right advertising techniques that can boost my targeted audience

by MOJan 2, 2021

Useful for beginners and even experienced users could find some interesting things :)

by CMAug 10, 2020

Great content. Lectures provide a good overview of Social Media Advertising with clear examples that illustrate the concepts.

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About the Digital Advertising Strategy Specialization

This specialization takes a critical look at digital advertising tactics for small business. Students will learn how to generate and launch ad campaigns on small budgets with limited-to-no design skills. These courses include: 1) search (Google Ads), 2) social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) and 3) native advertising (Taboola). Students who complete our search course will also gain a résumé credential through the official Google Ads Search Certification and a certification through programmatic advertising leader, The Trade Desk.

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