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Think Outside the Inbox: Email Marketing is the fourth of eight courses in the Google Digital Marketing & E-commerce Certificate. This course will explore how to execute a successful email marketing campaign. Email marketing is one of the oldest and most proven digital marketing channels, and it is an essential component of an overall digital marketing strategy. Email is a primary channel for many businesses in reaching existing customers, encouraging interaction with the business, driving purchases, and building loyalty. In this course, you’ll explore email marketing and cover topics like: creating an email marketing strategy, executing email campaigns, and measuring the results of those campaigns. You’ll also learn how to use mailing lists and utilize automation and workflows.
Google employees who currently work in the field will guide you, providing hands-on activities and examples that simulate common digital marketing and e-commerce tasks while showing you some of the best tools and resources used on the job.
Learners who complete the eight courses in this program will be equipped to apply for entry-level jobs in digital marketing and e-commerce. No previous experience is necessary.
By the end of this course, you will be able to do the following:
- Write effective preview text and subject lines using best practices
- Create email marketing automation and workflows
- Build and maintain email lists
- Write effective email copy
- Conduct contact management and list segmentation
- Employ best practices to handle personally identifiable information, or PII, and user data safely
- Measure and analyze email campaign results
You will explore what email marketing is, how it works, and why it’s useful. You’ll also learn the importance of email marketing to meet business goals. Then, you’ll use the PESTLE and SWOT frameworks to set SMART email marketing goals. To wrap up module 1, you’ll learn best practices in email marketing and how to apply them.
What's included
10 videos6 readings3 assignments1 plugin
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10 videos•Total 36 minutes
Introduction to Course 4 •2 minutes
Welcome to module 1 •2 minutes
What is email marketing?•5 minutes
Taylor - Entry-level email marketing jobs and tasks•3 minutes
Miriam - Imposter syndrome•3 minutes
Conduct PESTLE and SWOT audits•7 minutes
Set SMART goals •6 minutes
The do's and don'ts of email marketing•4 minutes
Aaron - Do's and don’ts for email marketing•3 minutes
Wrap-up •2 minutes
6 readings•Total 42 minutes
Course 4 overview•8 minutes
Helpful resources to get started•8 minutes
Learn more about conducting PESTLE and SWOT audits•8 minutes
Create an email marketing strategy •8 minutes
Ethical email language•8 minutes
Glossary terms from module 1•2 minutes
3 assignments•Total 83 minutes
Consider the email lists you’re subscribed to•23 minutes
Test your knowledge: PESTLE, SWOT, and setting SMART goals•10 minutes
Module 1 challenge •50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
Identify: Elements of SMART goals•30 minutes
Types of email marketing
Module 2•3 hours to complete
Module details
You will examine the most common types of marketing emails. First, you’ll learn about emails that greet customers, like acquisition emails and welcome emails. Next, you’ll learn about emails that entice subscribers, such as newsletters and promotional emails. You’ll focus on emails that keep customers, known as retention emails. Then, you’ll explore how to craft catchy email copy, write sample subject lines, and create preview text for marketing emails.
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7 videos5 readings5 assignments1 plugin
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7 videos•Total 25 minutes
Welcome to module 2 •1 minute
Types of email marketing: Acquisition emails •4 minutes
Types of email marketing: Welcome emails•4 minutes
Types of email marketing: Newsletters •5 minutes
Types of email marketing: Promotional emails•4 minutes
Types of email marketing: Retention emails •5 minutes
Wrap-up•2 minutes
5 readings•Total 32 minutes
Craft catchy newsletter copy•8 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Write subject lines and preview text•4 minutes
Create accessible emails •8 minutes
Spamming: When not to send emails•4 minutes
Glossary terms from module 2•8 minutes
5 assignments•Total 106 minutes
Test your knowledge: Types of emails•8 minutes
Test your knowledge: Newsletters and promotional emails•10 minutes
Activity: Write subject lines and preview text•30 minutes
Test your knowledge: Retention emails•8 minutes
Module 2 challenge •50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
Identify: Types of email attributes•30 minutes
Useful tools for email marketing
Module 3•6 hours to complete
Module details
You will learn about useful tools for email marketing. You’ll determine how to create and segment email lists. You’ll also learn how to write effective emails that engage with customers. After that, you'll explore email marketing tools like HubSpot and Mailchimp and learn how they work. Then, you’ll explore crisis management and how to correct mistakes in email marketing.
What's included
8 videos11 readings7 assignments1 plugin
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8 videos•Total 30 minutes
Welcome to module 3 •2 minutes
Build your mailing list •7 minutes
Segment your mailing list•5 minutes
Write effective emails •5 minutes
Helpful tools for effective email marketing•2 minutes
How to choose an email marketing tool •3 minutes
Mistakes in email marketing•5 minutes
Wrap-up•2 minutes
11 readings•Total 62 minutes
Segment lists using Constant Contact•8 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Segment an email list with Constant Contact•4 minutes
More tips on writing effective emails•8 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Write an effective retention email•4 minutes
Send emails in HubSpot•8 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Create an email in HubSpot•4 minutes
Send emails in Mailchimp•12 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Optional - Set up a Mailchimp campaign•4 minutes
How to fix email marketing mistakes•4 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Write an apology email•4 minutes
Glossary terms from module 3•2 minutes
7 assignments•Total 208 minutes
Activity: Segment an email list with Constant Contact•30 minutes
Activity: Write an effective retention email•30 minutes
Activity: Optional - Create an email in HubSpot•30 minutes
Activity: Optional - Set up a Mailchimp campaign•30 minutes
Activity: Write an apology email•30 minutes
Test your knowledge: Email marketing tools and mistakes•8 minutes
Module 3 challenge •50 minutes
1 plugin•Total 30 minutes
Practice: Segment your mailing list into target audiences•30 minutes
Collect and analyze email campaign data
Module 4•3 hours to complete
Module details
You will learn about the key metrics in email marketing, such as open rate, click-through rate, unsubscribe rate, complaint rate, conversion rate, bounce rate, and more. You’ll examine how to measure, track, and analyze email campaign results. Then, you’ll learn how to effectively present email campaign results to stakeholders by creating an email marketing campaign report.
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9 videos5 readings4 assignments
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9 videos•Total 29 minutes
Welcome to module 4•1 minute
Useful concepts in email marketing results •5 minutes
Ivana - Leverage data and insights in email marketing•4 minutes
Common email marketing metrics •3 minutes
Common email marketing metrics: Part 2 •3 minutes
Common email marketing metrics: Part 3•3 minutes
Create an email marketing report •4 minutes
Karan - Tips for presenting to stakeholders•4 minutes
Wrap-up •1 minute
5 readings•Total 30 minutes
Use metrics in email marketing•8 minutes
Learn more about common email marketing metrics•8 minutes
Tips on presenting•8 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Present email marketing data to stakeholders•4 minutes
Glossary terms from module 4•2 minutes
4 assignments•Total 96 minutes
Test your knowledge: Types of metrics•8 minutes
Activity: Present email marketing data to stakeholders•30 minutes
Test your knowledge: Present to stakeholders•8 minutes
Module 4 challenge •50 minutes
Run your own email marketing campaign
Module 5•4 hours to complete
Module details
You will create, manage, track, and complete a mock email marketing campaign. You’ll be given a fictional business to build the email campaign around, and you’ll employ all the strategies, tools, and tricks you’ve learned during this course to complete the campaign. First, you’ll set SMART goals for your campaign. Then, you’ll segment your email list and complete an email series. Finally, you’ll complete the campaign and end the course by analyzing the results of the campaign and presenting them to stakeholders.
What's included
4 videos11 readings6 assignments
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4 videos•Total 5 minutes
Welcome to module 5 •1 minute
Set the scene for your email marketing campaign •2 minutes
Wrap-up •1 minute
Course wrap-up •1 minute
11 readings•Total 46 minutes
Prepare to complete an email marketing campaign•4 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Create SMART goals for an email campaign•4 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Segment an email list•4 minutes
How did segmentation go?•4 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Complete an email series•4 minutes
Revisiting presentations•4 minutes
Activity Exemplar: Create a presentation for stakeholders•4 minutes
Glossary terms from module 5•8 minutes
Reflect and connect with your peers•4 minutes
Course 4 glossary•2 minutes
Get started on Course 5•4 minutes
6 assignments•Total 200 minutes
Activity: Create SMART goals for an email campaign•30 minutes
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This course has provided me with the best of Email Marketing and I will recommend everyone who has interest in email marketing to grab this opportunity of learning and getting more skills.
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Great beginner course for those looking to learn digital marketing and email marketing. You will learn the fundamentals and get working knowledge of email marketing. I recommend this course.
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Reviewed on Nov 11, 2022
Excellent materials. I have not mastered it all but I have so far gained in-depth foundational knowledge for my professional growth as a digital marketing and e-commerce professional. Thank you
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Digital marketing and e-commerce specialists perform a variety of tasks related to advertising and selling online. Different companies define these roles in various ways, but there is often overlap between them. Some common responsibilities include planning and creating ads and other content for websites, social media, and email; optimizing content for search engines; analyzing data to gain marketing insights; managing online stores; and creating and updating product listings.
Why start a career in digital marketing and e-commerce?
During the pandemic, hiring for digital marketing and e-commerce related jobs boomed as more businesses moved online—between February and April 2020, e-commerce grew more than it had in the previous decade. Research shows that there were 40,000+ digital marketing and e-commerce job openings in the past 12 months in the U.S., and the number of available roles is projected to grow in the coming years. The rise of automation, machine learning, and new technologies in e-commerce and digital marketing means candidates will be expected to demonstrate knowledge in the use of digital technologies, which is currently a skills gap that leaves roles unfilled. People can prepare for jobs in these fields through this new entry-level Google Career Certificate.
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By the end of this certificate, learners will be equipped with the skills required for the following entry-level roles, among others: Digital Marketing Coordinator, Marketing Assistant/Associate/Specialist, Marketing Manager, Search Engine Optimization Specialist / Analyst, Search Engine Marketing Specialist/Analyst, Paid Search Specialist, Content Specialist,Media Coordinator, Media Planner, Email Marketing Specialist, E-commerce Associate, and E-commerce Analyst.
What tools and platforms are taught in the curriculum?
Digital marketing and e-commerce share many of the same tools. Learners will be able to gain knowledge in tools and platforms including Mailchimp, HubSpot, Hootsuite, Constant Contact, Canva, Shopify, Twitter, Google Ads, Google Analytics, Google Search Console, Google Sheets, Google Trends, and Google Spreadsheets.
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Why enroll in the Google Digital Marketing and E-commerce Certificate?
You’ll learn these job-ready skills in our program through interactive content (discussion prompts, quizzes, and activities) in under six months, with less than 10 hours of flexible study a week. Along the way, you’ll work through a curriculum designed with input from top employers and industry leaders. You’ll even have the opportunity to complete a portfolio that you can share with potential employers to showcase your new skill set. After you’ve graduated from the program, you’ll have access to career resources and be connected directly with employers hiring for open entry-level roles in digital marketing and e-commerce.
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